Reflection ~ findings and evaluation comments from the UC Davis workshop "The Effective Leader" & for Napa County HHSA professionals held in Napa, CA, Full Day Workshop.
UC Davis Instructor: Joe Tassinari
Reflection is offered to give power to voice, to promote understanding among team members and bring light to the findings from the workshop.
Monday 6/29/15 23 Participants
Reflection: Napa County HHSA
Workshop: The Effective Leader
June 29, 2015 Full Day
Findings
What makes a good leader?
- Stays calm & collected in stressful situations
- Oldest of six children, no choice
- Remains internally calm, good leader
- Approachable
- Values ideas and discussion
- Willingness
- Caring
- Fostering independence
- Sharing information
- Calm and understanding
- Knowledgeable
- Good at discussing things in groups and motivating people to make decisions
- Good listener
- She's considerate of others. Even if she disagrees she considers how they feel first.
- Trustworthy
- Open door policy/Approachable
- Build effective teams
- Enjoys teaching
- Excellent people skills
- Very patient
- Makes decisions
- Great listener/patient/trustworthy
- Listens to employees
Each participant thought of someone they knew who is a good leader and mentioned why:
- Humble
- Delegates effectively
- Innovative
- Caring
- Shares knowledge
- Gives clear directions & expectations
- Empowering
- Encouraging
- Accountable & kind!
- Promotes excellence
- Humble
- Accepting, open
- Patient, positive, kind
- She devises tools to build independence
- Listens, clarifies, compassionate. Delights in others' successes
- Truly passionate about work, walks-along-side, fun
- Fair, kind, fun, inclusive
- Knowledgeable and kind
- Approachable
- Fair and honest
- Inclusive & fun
- Visionary "look toward future"
Evaluation Comments
What were the strengths of the course? What did you value most?
- Helpful to share w/ others. I enjoyed the sincere comments from my peers.
- The activity at the end was a great way to end the day.
- I liked the activities.
- Interaction.
- Positivity and the exercises that allowed us to share with others.
- Exercises – Group sessions
- Energy of the trainer. Good exercises, lots of fun!!
- Activities and stories.
- I believe the strengths were all the cards we made. Rather than looking and receiving definitions – we as a group defined the words (meaning) ourselves.
- I value the different take on what it is to be a leader. I love the focus on how to make people comfortable with each other.
- The focus on positivity & giving it in order to receive it.
- Joe's ability to lead us towards one another in how we lead instead of theory.
- All of the energizers were activities I could bring back and use.
- All the information, suggestions, practice and ice breakers were good!
- Interactive discussions.
- Demonstrations of practical ways to be positive leaders.
How could this course be improved?
- Include more workday examples of these leadership styles in action and how to overcome resistance implementing them.
- Provide this training to staff on leadership yearly – (vary in training issues).
- Allowing more time for people's examples individually.
- More time.
- A little more time would have been good.
- To short and basic, need more how too … & steps.
- Longer.
- In the beginning I was a little confused about the goal. Maybe more clarification showing what we are building or definitions.
- Go more in depth on how to practice positivity in the workplace.
- Should be taken by all HHSA staff.
- Longer.
- I liked it all.
- A little more time.
How will you apply what you learned?
- Focus on strengths of others.
- I will consider using some of the handouts and activities.
- With my staff.
- At unit meetings.
- At work and at home.
- Using some handouts & materials.
- Each day at work with students and co-workers. Also at home with child.
- Through everyday interactions w/ staff, agency partners, and the community.
- I will, along with my supervisors, use the tools provided to make our unit more of a team.
- By being the change I want to see.
- In my daily life as a leader at work and in my personal life where I also lead.
- Take back the energizers.
- Letting people take turns at meetings. Trying to be more positive.
- Practice.
End of 6/1/15 PM Reflection Napa County Human Services
reflections from other workshops contact instructor Joe Tassinari