Dfcs training for New County Directors Workshop No. 1 Leadership Trainer’s Guide

Trainer’s Guide 
Ground Rules / Housekeeping 
Prepared 
“Ground Rules” 
flip chart 
Prepared 
“Parking Lot” 
flip chart 
Personal 
Development 
Plan 
Refer participants to the prepared “Ground Rules” flip chart.
Present ground rules / housekeeping items, such as:
¾ Confidentiality agreement 
¾ Class start and end times 
¾ Breaks, meals 
¾ Policies (smoking, cell phone and pagers to silent or vibrate) 
¾ Contact phone numbers for participants during training 
¾ Evacuation procedures, location of restrooms, etc. 
¾ Place cell phones on vibrate or silent. 
Ask participants to suggest additional “ground rules” for the training (e.g., 
maintain confidentiality, provide constructive feedback, etc.) and add their 
responses to the flip chart. Post it prominently. 
Refer to the prepared “parking lot” flip chart (title only at this point). Invite 
participants to note any relevant concerns during class that are outside the 
scope of the training on Post-it notes and put them in the parking lot. We’ll 
discuss them at the end of the course. 
Transition: We’re ready to begin, and where else to begin but at the 
beginning. What 
is
leadership? 
Remind / inform participants that, as in the other workshops, participants 
will have an opportunity to create a “Personal Development Plan,” a tool to 
take out of the workshop, on which they can identify future areas of work / 
focus. The Personal Development Plan form for Leadership can be found on 
Pages 41-43 of the Participant Guide. 
 
 
Workshop 1 for New County Directors
9 
Rev/Dec., 2006 

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Trainer’s Guide 
What is Leadership? 
7
What is Leadership?
Take a few moments 
to consider several 
definitions of 
leadership in your