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LeadershipPlenty LeadershipPlenty Mississippi:Mississippi:
Transforming Potential Into Transforming Potential Into ActionAction
Southern Region Community Southern Region Community Development Educators ConferenceDevelopment Educators Conference
May 19, 2004 • Tampa, FloridaMay 19, 2004 • Tampa, Florida
Equipping Citizensto Take
Civic Action
Communities have PLENTY of leaders
An Idea...
The Dilemma ...
People and Communitieshave deficiencies & needs.
Individuals andCommunities haveskills and talents.
Access Availability Assets
A Set of Core Values...
Finding leaders within Identifying community assets Managing groups
Assembling Community Assets…
••• FORMING •••PHASE ONE
Making meetings work Managing conflict Building partnerships
Managing Group Dynamics…
••• STORMING •••PHASE TWO
Talk to action Valuing evaluation Communicating for
change
Doing the Work…
••• NORMING/PERFORMING •••PHASE THREE
Phase OneAssembling
Community Assets
Phase TwoManaging Group
Dynamics
Phase ThreeDoing the
Work
1 Finding Leaders Within
2 Identifying Community Assets
3 Managing Groups
4 Making Meetings Work
5 ManagingConflict
9 Communicatingfor Change
8 ValuingEvaluation
7 Talk toAction
6 BuildingPartnerships
FromForming
ToStorming
ToNorming/
Performing
The LeadershipPlenty Group Process
The Benefits…
New way of thinking “Vision to action” plan People working together
Who Can Participate?
People from all walks of life:
–Civic, volunteer, neighborhood groups
–Faith-based, educational organizations
–Social service agencies
–Business associations
–EVERYONE!
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If We Can Help…
Chance L. McDavid, Extension Associate Community Resource Development
Mississippi State University Extension ServicePH: 662-325-3144 • E-mail: [email protected]
Shelaine Wise, Area Extension Agent Enterprise and Community Resource Development
Mississippi State University Extension Service PH: 662-534-1917 • E-mail: [email protected]
Mississippi State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status.
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Equipping Citizensto Take
Civic Action