Start Date: 4/16/2024 9:00 AM CDT
End Date: 4/16/2024 4:00 PM CDT
Venue Name: Florian Gardens Conference Center
Location:
2340 Lorch Avenue
Organization Name:
Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association
Contact:
EVENT LOCATION (April 16) We do not have a room block for the April event, but WECA has a Local Negotiated Rate (LNR) with the Holiday Inn South for approx. $125/night. To get this rate, contact the Holiday Inn South directly by calling (715) 830-9889 and note WECA or Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association Local Negotiated Rate and book your room. Be sure to talk to the front desk in Eau Claire and do not connect with their reservations line. If you have any issues, contact Wendy Fassbind for assistance with booking a room. Executive Leadership Development Series 3-1/4 Skill Builder Credits for Full Series (no a la cart option available)
April 16, 2024 | Florian Gardens Conference Center | Eau Claire
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October 10, 2024 | The Lodge in Mauston | Mauston
When senior leaders of the cooperative function effectively as a team, the organization thrives. We’ve all heard the phase, “It starts at the top.” When the team at the top of the organization establishes trust and accountability, alignment throughout the organization is likely. As senior leaders we need to be skilled at handling conflict, working with people we don’t necessarily like, establish strong communication, being creative, being flexible, managing change at the right pace, and supporting the needs of our employees and members using active listening.
This experience is designed for your cooperative leadership team to attend as a group. Although not required, your outcomes will benefit by attending together.
Having Difficult Discussions Around Performance
Establishing trust, consistency, credibility, and respect
Measuring the cost of poor performance versus the challenge of having a difficult discussion
Leading and driving the desired culture, employee engagement and organizational productivity
Recognizing pro and cons of cooperative practices – past, present, and future. Determining what to let go of and what to hold tight to.
Developing Culture
Assessing your current culture objectively.
Working with your team to identify the characteristics of your ideal culture
Using assessment tools to measure your progress.
Building culture building vocabulary and skill sets using assessment data to drive relationships in groups and individuals
Making decisions and strategy choices that do not conflict with your culture
Strategies for changing the culture including changing individual behaviors
Responding to Management Concerns in the Work Environment
Establishing methods to identify and escalate issues appropriately
Giving managers the right amount of space to address issues without giving them too much space
Understanding when your management team needs you to be directive and when it needs you to be supportive
Looking for and detecting trends instead of managing by incident response
The content and additional interactive experiences of this program will take place in person. In addition, each cooperative will be scheduled for two online coaching sessions (1-hour each), which will include additional activities for your team to complete for each of the sessions.
