Is leadership an art or a science? This is a debate that’s raged across the centuries. Turns out, it’s neither. Instead, leadership is a process that occurs when shared values foster collaborative relationships that lead to collective action intended to elevate (or create positive change) in an organization, cause, or community. How, then, do you do leadership? It is a collection of behaviors, t innate abilities. It is what you do, t who you are, and can be learned and practiced. APWA’s leadership framework defines those behaviors into five practices, and this session will dive into what those are and how to implement them into your own experience. The five practices are: Model the way Inspire a vision Challenge the process Enable others to act Encourage the heart Presented by the chair of APWA’s Leadership & Management Committee, the Committee’s year-long article series for 2021 introduced APWA’s new leadership framework to the readers of the APWA Reporter. This consistent theory will shape all leadership education delivered by APWA for years to come. This session turns the framework into a live event. The research-based framework recognizes that leadership is a set of behaviors and can be learned and demonstrated by all, t just people in a “leadership position,” as is frequently the case with discussions of leadership. Attendees will be presented the five practices of exemplary leadership in plain language with plenty of examples.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be better able to:
• Identify the behaviors that create positive change in an organization, cause, or community.
• Build a plan for demonstrating leadership behaviors.
• Mentor subordinate leaders to build leadership skills in the workforce.

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Mr. Jonathan Ga

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