Annual Conference Highlight: Essential Skills You Didn't Know You Needed
Did you enjoy the Leadership Series? Because we're bringing the band back together! Bring your notebooks, we’re talking about all things you didn’t know you needed to know about leadership, turning your vision into action, aligning resources, and more. This lightning round style (7-8 minutes each) professional development session will give you a taste of different topics that will boost your knowledge about how to be a better leader from wherever you are in your organization or career. Learn from experienced WLIA members as they share their favorite tip, trick, or lesson learned. See what we have in store for you below! (Order of the presentations has not been established. These are in alphabetical order.)
Look a Bunny! Keeping on Track with a Neurorodivergent Brain
Jennifer Borlick - Rock County
Have you tried every digital and paper planner out there and just can't get any of them to work? Do you have lists and post it notes everywhere and forget to do something because you aren't looking at the right one? This talk will examine a way to use the Bullet Journal Method and a personal Kanban board to create your own system of project planning, note-taking and task lists to keep you on track.
Developing a Value Proposition
Larry Cutforth - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Describe and document the value that you add to different target audiences. This will be especially important as agency budgets tighten.
Working With your Elected Officials
Eric Damkot - Washington County
Presenting to your elected officials doesn’t have to be intimidating. This talk will include some of the mistakes I’ve made and the lessons I’ve learned in 20+ years of committee presentations. It is my hope you will leave this lightning talk with specific tips you can use to increase the effectiveness of your communication with your elected officials.
Building Your Professional Toolbox
Adam Dorn - Winnebago County
This framework helps you to organize and access professional skills when needed. Just like a skilled tradesperson, you can build a toolbox of skills to navigate your career.
Stay Cool Under Pressure
Jeremiah Erickson - Monroe County
Is an angry customer at your office or on the phone? Did you make a mistake? Deadline is tomorrow? Stay cool under pressure.
Essential Skills You Didn’t Know You Needed and Wish I Had Known Earlier
Andy Faust - North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
This presentation underscores the significance of preparing thoroughly for job interviews, gaining hands-on experience through internships and projects, mastering essential skills such as databases and technology, and broadening your expertise. It highlights the value of enhancing programming abilities, time management, goal setting, and networking, while stressing the importance of starting early with financial planning for retirement. and.... "Never let anyone tell you that you can't achieve something!"
Collaboration Among Land Records Departments
Kelly Felton - Sauk County
Collaboration with County Surveyor, Treasurer, Land Resources, Planning and a myriad of other folks takes work to tear down data silos between departments and create a more centralized system. Get things done when there are people issues, differences of philosophies, and fear of change.
Knowing When to Lead and When to Step Back
Mike Koutnik - Retired
These are really two different ideas, rather than opposites. But they both involve working with teams, groups and partners. Taking the lead can be a good strategy when there seems to be numerous strategies being considered and none emerging as a consensus. This may feel risky but can be productive. Sometimes it just takes confidence in presenting a clearly articulated position to catalyze consensus. Conversely, when a group decision process is fraught with uncomfortable tension, it may be best to take a break from the process, assess where you and the group are. Take time to develop a new or revised approach. And then re-engage.
Common Elements of a High Performing Team
Kim Meinert - Waukesha County
Learn the components of leading a high performing team and especially those points when you need to look inward. These tips can be used even when you're not in leadership (and can even help you at home with the kids and partner!).
Negotiation - There's Nothing to Fear
Zach Nienow - Ayres Associates
Ever find yourself wanting something but were afraid to ask? It could be better benefits at work, buying a car, or asking a stranger for something. We will discuss why it can be hard to get off the sidelines and get into the game. Plus a few easy tips to get you started.
Lead when You Can, Manage when You Have To
Jon Schwichtenberg - GRAEF, USA
Leadership is very important and to be a leader is a definite part of managing staff. Managing in something you have to do but do it with a purpose and it becomes leadership. The key is to know when to do both. I will discuss what I have learned.
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