CSAC Institute to Hold Classes in Conjunction with Annual Meeting
The CSAC Institute for Excellence in County Government will be conducting classes immediately before and after the upcoming CSAC Annual Meeting. This is a great opportunity to start or end conference experience with some professional development. Separate registration is required; course participants do not have to be registered for the Annual Meeting to attend.
Pre-Annual Meeting
Bridging Contentious Communities: Fostering Catalytic Leadership in Counties
Monday, Nov. 27, 2017 - 10:00 to 3:30 – Sacramento Campus
Join former Nebraska State Senator Dave Landis for this engaging and entertaining discussion of how to work with others to solve community and organizational problems, particularly in this era of divisiveness. The course examines problem solving and negotiation practices which will improve the likelihood of achieving your desired objectives. Case examples demonstrate application of ideas and challenge participants to consider alternative approaches in dealing with community problems and opportunities. Participants gain hands-on experience with tools and exploring application to real world situations. This is a class and instructor you will not forget. Instructor is David Landis, former long-time Nebraska state senator who has successfully brought together opposing sides to find common ground on difficult policies and issues.
Post-Annual Meeting
Drama at the County: Acting Techniques to Improve Your County Performance
Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 - 10:00 to 3:30 – Sacramento Campus
Leadership and acting have a lot in common. Both crafts require practitioners to be aware of and manage their emotions and those of people around them. They evoke different emotions – leaders generally don’t try to get people to cry and actors generally don’t get people to work through difficult workplace changes – but their crafts overlap nonetheless. In this lively, interactive class, participants learn and practice classic theatrical training techniques they can apply to their work as county leaders. Learn how to add passion and meaning to your communication. Instructors are Stacy Corless, Mono County supervisor and founding member of Sierra Classic Theatre in Mammoth Lakes; and John Gioia, Contra Costa supervisor, Vice Chair of the California Counties Foundation and founding board member of CSAC Institute.
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