Revolutionizing Leadership Development for Nebraska’s Rural Communities

Jordan Rasmussen - Extension Educator - Rural Prosperity Nebraska Author

10/30/2023 Added

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What does the leadership landscape look like in your rural community? Are there people stepping forward to chair the planning committee for the local summer festival, to serve as the volunteer fire department chief, or to run for the school or village board? What is needed to develop community leadership in your rural town?

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[00:00:02.169]What does the leadership landscape look like in your rural community?
[00:00:05.500]Are there people stepping forward to chair the planning committee
[00:00:08.640]for the local summer festival, to serve as the volunteer
[00:00:11.256]fire department chief, or to run for the school or village board?
[00:00:15.176]What is needed to develop community leadership in your rural town?
[00:00:18.749]Nebraska Extension’s Rural Prosperity Nebraska program
[00:00:22.399]is leading the charge on revolutionizing leadership
[00:00:25.099]development for Nebraska’s rural communities by hosting
[00:00:27.690]a leadership Chautauqua on Wednesday, Nov. 8 in Kearney,
[00:00:31.284]which kicks off a multi-step revisioning of traditional
[00:00:34.878]leadership development programs.
[00:00:37.528]Funded by a grant from the North Central Regional Center
[00:00:40.005]for Rural Development, Rural Prosperity Nebraska
[00:00:42.435]has teamed up with the Department of Agricultural Leadership,
[00:00:45.357]Education and Communication at at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
[00:00:49.357]the Heartland Center, Iowa State University, and the
[00:00:52.270]Nebraska Community Foundation to host the Chautauqua.
[00:00:55.819]The event brings together leadership professionals,
[00:00:58.629]economic development directors, university scholars and individuals
[00:01:02.229]who support local leaders to engage in conversation that
[00:01:05.532]rethinks community leadership development.
[00:01:07.752]The long-term goal is to arrive at a consensus
[00:01:10.222]on the most effective methods of developing leaders and
[00:01:13.745]leadership capacity within communities.
[00:01:16.943]The term “Chautauqua” refers to a meeting in 1874 at Lake Chautauqua, New York,
[00:01:22.778]that brought together Sunday-school teachers to discuss biblical studies.
[00:01:27.041]The word, however, has evolved to include
[00:01:29.602]any meeting that brings together diverse voices and
[00:01:32.272]perspectives to arrive at a consensus on a topic.
[00:01:35.143]The Chautauqua approach for leadership development
[00:01:37.877]will concentrate on creating community-based systems
[00:01:40.427]that support community members in increasing their
[00:01:43.117]efficacy and capacity for leading change.
[00:01:46.129]“That’s the idea behind this project - bringing together diverse voices
[00:01:49.623]to revolutionize how we do community leadership development,” said
[00:01:53.453]Dr. Lindsay Hastings, ALEC professor and event co-organizer.
[00:01:57.893]The Chautauqua will include guided conversations
[00:02:00.503]that address the concerns of local leaders.
[00:02:02.763]Topics will include common assets of
[00:02:04.713]leadership, communities’ successes and challenges,
[00:02:08.103]what leadership research looks like in practice,
[00:02:10.914]how to think differently about community leadership systems,
[00:02:14.114]curriculum delivery methods between individuals and cohorts,
[00:02:17.458]mentoring structures and the most effective locations for leadership training.
[00:02:21.980]Interactive discussions will cover inclusive methods of delivering
[00:02:25.609]these programs to those typically excluded, such as
[00:02:28.289]those who work late shifts or have limited transportation.
[00:02:31.992]Key findings of the Chautauqua will be shared through publications and
[00:02:35.656]presentations to leadership organizations in Nebraska’s
[00:02:39.166]communities and across the nation.
[00:02:41.346]A policy brief is also planned, which will offer recommendations
[00:02:44.344]for communities and leaders as they work to bridge the gap
[00:02:47.084]between leadership development education and implementation.
[00:02:51.084]The leadership Chautauqua is from noon to 7pm, Wednesday, Nov. 8
[00:02:55.884]at the Younes Conference Center-North, in Kearney, Nebraska.
[00:02:59.314]For more information, please visit ruralprosperityne.unl.edu.
[00:03:05.039]For Nebraska Extension, I am Rural Prosperity
[00:03:07.899]Nebraska Extension Educator, Jordan Rasmussen.

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