Extension
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Leadership Ballard
Ballard County Leadership, Community and Economic Development
PJ, TM, SD
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD): Developing Core Leadership Skills
Leadership
Research shows that effective leadership is one factor necessary for success within today’s communities and organizations. Knowing one’s own leadership skills and characteristics is a critical starting point; without intrapersonal leadership knowledge, it is difficult to understand what effective leadership looks like within an interpersonal, organizational or community context. While there are many leadership development programs in Kentucky, few, if any, are based on theoretically-grounded models of leadership development. There is a need to provide both resources and research –based leadership curriculum regarding personal leadership knowledge and skills for today’s local community members and their groups. The KELD curriculum provides Extension educators with research based leadership development resources focused on the individual, and to utilize with stakeholder groups within local communities and organizations.
*The base of potential community or organizational leaders will be broader and more diverse (e.g., age, race, gender)
* The number of locally initiated projects will increase over a defined period of time
*Program participants serve as leadership trainers and/or mentors for others
*Extension agents are equipped to empower clientele by conducting leadership development programs
*Participants are more active as informal community leaders
*Participants take on formal organizational leadership roles
*Participants take on formal community leadership roles
*Participants initiate collaborations and coalitions with other leaders
* Increased implementation of leadership development practices by Extension agents within county programming.
*Basic understanding of the foundations of leadership development and its applications in intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational and community contexts
*Skills and knowledge on becoming more effective leaders
*Develop more adequate perceptions of leadership due to training opportunities for organizational and community leaders
*Extension agents develop a basic understanding of how to implement leadership development into county programming
Initial Outcome: Participation in BCMS Leadership Ballard Class
Indicator: number of participants
Method: series of lessons on team building, leadership styles, task/social style and stages of group development; manners and etiquette
Timeline: September through March
Intermediate Outcome: Improve the overall understanding of leadership and provide the tools to do so.
Indicator: knowledge has improved, confidence has improved, leadership skills have improved, more knowledgeable of generational differences and their own personality as a leader; improved social, manners and etiquette skills
Method: KELD questionnaire; etiquette and manners practice and discussion
Timeline: 1 month following the end of the leadership program.
Long-term Outcome: More young people in leadership roles in the county and communities.
Indicator: newly elected officials, others in leadership roles
Method: election results
Timeline: ongoing
Audience: Teens
Project or Activity: Leadership Ballard
Content or Curriculum: Step Up To Leadership, Unlock Your Leadership Potential
Inputs: Lessons, community business sponsorship
Date: September through May
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Author: Paula Jerrell
Major Program: Leadership
The Ballard County MIddle School reached out to 4-H and wanted to renew the Leadership Ballard Program in the school. Eighteen students were peer elected for their leadership abilities. They have been having lessons on Team Building, Communications, Leadership Styles and Manners and Etiquette. They will be traveling to Frankfort in February, our county courthouse in March and Lacenter in April or May. The focus will be on elected leadership, volunteer leadership and networking or org
Author: Paula Jerrell
Major Program: Leadership
According to research, middle school is a time where young people find their place in this world, they are exploring where their strengths and interests align (Fagell. P.L., 2019). Therefore, it is impreative to provide positive experiences where young people may explore the world in a safe environment. Historically, there is a decline in enrollment numbers throughout the middle school years in 4-H programming, Kentucky 4-H hosts the Kentucky 4-H Summit Leadership Conference for middle schoolers
