Leadership Development

Icebreakers for Adults

Taylor Nash and Megan Stein

Leading Difficult Conversations Series #2: Preparing for the Conversation

Christy C. Chiarelli

Leading Difficult Conversations Series #3: Creating a Safe Conversation Environment

Christy Chiarelli

Leading Difficult Conversations Series #1: Introduction

Christy Chiarelli

Leading Difficult Conversations Series #4: Communication Styles under Stress

Christy C. Chiarelli

This new 3-page publication of the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication focuses on helping leaders better understand their communication style when under stress. Even with adequate preparation, difficult conversations can still be stressful. By understanding their communication style under stress, leaders can better regulate their personal responses to ensure a productive conversation. Written by Christy C. Chiarelli.

Conducting Productive Team Meetings

Carrie N. Baker, Matthew Gold, Sarah A. Bush, Laura L. Greenhaw, and Rachel Biderman

This publication outlines tips and strategies for team leaders running meetings. Written by Carrie N. Baker, Matthew Gold, Sarah A. Bush, Laura L. Greenhaw, and Rachel Biderman, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, August 2024.

The Use of Reflection as an Effective Leadership Practice: An Introduction

Christy Chiarelli

The purpose of this publication is to emphasize the practice and importance of reflection for leaders. By highlighting reflective leadership, this publication aims to provide additional resources for leaders navigating their daily leadership responsibilities. This reflective leadership series discusses the importance of reflection, the benefits and barriers to employing reflective leadership, models of reflective leadership, and finally, suggested practices for implementing reflection into one’s leadership practice.

Action Research: A Methodology for Organizational Change

Dale Pracht, Andrew Toelle, and Brent Broaddus

Change is inevitable. When working within an organization, figuring out what needs to change can be a big issue. Having quality information available for use can make the decision process clearer and more effective. Action research is a methodology that can be used by people internal to an organization to identify what changes need to be made. This new 3-page publication of the UF/IFAS Florida 4-H Youth Development Program was written by Dale Pracht, Andrew Toelle, and Brent Broaddus.

Navigating the Unprecedented: Leading Remotely Unexpectedly

Matthew Sowcik and Megan S. Cantrell

A UF/IFAS numbered peer reviewed Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: ==Special Handling==

From Learning to Teaching: The Journey of Creating Educational Posters

ambernorris

It is that time of year again to start thinking about a topic for our fair educational posters. Have you ever asked yourself, “Why do we do educational posters”? There are two very good answers for this question. Why educational posters The first answer is doing something with content grows your depth of knowledge. Countless […]

New 4-H Year, New Goals: Making the Best Better with SMART Goals

ambernorris

The beginning of a new year is always the perfect time to reflect on past 4-H year and set new goals to truly “make the best better”. Making your goals SMART can help you outline exactly what needs to be done to achieve success. We begin this journey by asking ourselves – What can be […]

Natural Resources Leadership Institute welcomes interim director

Megan Winslow

As members of the 24th UF/IFAS Natural Resources Leadership Institute (NRLI) cohort begin trekking across the state this fall, they do so under the stewardship of a new leader, the first in a decade. Joy Hazell, a state specialized agent in facilitation and conflict management, succeeded Jonathan Dain, and she will serve as interim director […]