Trainer’s Guide
Best Practice
53
Best Practice: Delegation
Have faith in
your people and accept
the risk of having things done
differently—and sometimes wrong.
An experienced DFCS County Director
Present OH 53 (Best Practice).
Transition: We said earlier that
delegation promotes teamwork, which is
another important responsibility of leadership. Let’s focus on teamwork now.
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Trainer’s Guide
Teamwork
54
Given:
As County Director, as
a leader,
it is your responsibility to
create an atmosphere that
fosters teamwork.
Present OH 54 (Given...).
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Question: How?
55
Question:
How?
“Foundation for
Teamwork”
Show OH 55 (Question: How?).
Say:
To begin, you can build on many leadership characteristics and skills
that have already been discussed in the New County Director Curriculum.
Ask: What has been discussed so far that would provide the foundation for
an atmosphere that is conducive to teamwork?
¾ Board responses on a flip chart.
¾ Goal responses:
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Trust
-
Credibility
-
Delegation
-
Conflict
resolution skills
-
Retention
Transition: There are several ways for a leader to contribute to a culture of
teamwork. I would like to challenge your groups to brainstorm specific
strategies County Directors can use to create
and support a culture of
teamwork in their counties. We’ll do this in small groups, because an activity
on teamwork
should be done in teams, right?
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