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March & April Workshops from the OSU Leadership Center - OABA Member Service Partner
The Ohio AgriBusiness Association is pleased to partner with The Ohio State University Leadership Center, granting members access to outstanding professional development workshops. Check out the upcoming offerings from the OSU Leadership Center.
March 4 - Leading Multiple Generations (Online)
How well are you managing the multi-generational workplace? Each generation has different views of how the workplace should operate, which offers businesses both opportunities and issues. By understanding the historical events that occurred during each generation, employees can gain a better understanding of generational work values and how to work together to achieve the greatest results. Join Dr. Kathy Lechman, of the OSU Leadership Center for this March 4th workshop. For more information, click here.
March 5 - Clifton Strengths (Online)
According to the Gallup Organization, "we spend too much time focusing on our weaknesses, trying to make them stronger rather than recognizing our strengths." When you focus on your weaknesses, you miss out on utilizing what you do best for your organization. Join Jenny Cox of the OSU Leadership Center for this March 5th workshop and learn about your strengths, and how to use them to increase your effectiveness as a leader. To register, or for more information click here.
March 11 - Leading Self and Others Through Change (Online)
Change, For Better or Worse? Change is both inevitable and frightening, but can also help increase a team’s efficiency if handled correctly. Are you equipped with the necessary tools to effectively handle change within your team? Register for our March 11th workshop to discover your change style preference and learn how to recognize and understand others’ change preferences to achieve more success in times of flux. For registration or to learn more, click here.
March 26 - Applying Your Personality Type to Build Your Leadership Skills (Online)
Moving from recognizing and understanding to appreciating and effectively using differences is a challenge because we all have a natural bias. for our own way of seeing things and making decisions. It can be hard to recognize our own biases, especially when they are reinforced by the cultural attitudes within which we live and work. Taking the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) inventory will help you identify your unique gifts. The information enhances understanding of yourself, your motivations, your natural strengths, and your potential areas for growth. To register, click here.
April 16 - Problem-Solving, Creativity and Teamwork for Success
Teamwork can be hard! Have you ever been frustrated with a team member and how they approach a task? Why they problem solve differently than you? Why some people think “inside the box” and others can’t even “see the box”? This training will enhance your understanding of team dynamics in problem solving and increase group cohesion, effectiveness, and team building. Join Dr. Mary Rodriguez for this April 16th OSU Leadership Center workshop. Click here for more information or to register.
April 23 - Clifton Strengths
According to the Gallup Organization, "we spend too much time focusing on our weaknesses, trying to make them stronger rather than recognizing our strengths." When you focus on your weaknesses, you miss out on utilizing what you do best for your organization. Join Jenny Cox of the OSU Leadership Center for this April 23rd workshop and learn about your strengths, and how to use them to increase your effectiveness as a leader. To register, or for more information click here.
April 29 - Communication and Conflict Management
How well do you manage conflict? Conflict is a part of our daily lives. How we manage conflict impact has a direct impact on the quality, our work. Effectively dealing with and using conflict as a positive tool is a major component of success in current or future leadership roles. Register today for this April 29th workshop. For more information, or to register, click here. Dr. Jeff King, of the OSU Leadership Center is facilitating this workshop.
April 30 - Engaging Multiple Voices and Ideas in Effective Facilitation
A good facilitator makes the difference between the success and failure of a group. Have you ever left a meeting where the group’s decision still didn’t feel right or where everyone still wasn’t on the same page? Attend this April 30th OSU Leadership Center workshop to learn how to be effective at facilitating people through processes that provide useful information and data in making decisions and developing ownership over those decisions. For more information, click here.
If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Beth Flynn at flynn.61@osu.edu or 614-292-3114. Requests made 10 days prior to the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.
The Ohio AgriBusiness Association is pleased to offer its members a wide variety of leadership opportunities, like our partnership with the OSU Leadership Center, through the Advancing Modern Professionals for Tomorrow Program. The program offers leadership opportunities at all levels to prepare leaders to take the next step in their professional careers. Learn more here.
