The document summarizes the agenda and key topics from a two-day Illinois LeaderCorps leadership training. The training covered introductions, defining leadership, building a team to achieve goals, committees and their procedures, and networking. It emphasized empowering others, clear vision and goals, communication, and working as a team to accomplish more through partnerships.

1. Welcome To Illinois LeaderCorps November 12-13, 2009 Leadership Training Springfield, Illinois

2. A View of The Day Introductions Leadership Defined Building A Team Know Your Mission-It’s Possible Vision and Goals The Committee

3. Getting To Know You Who Are You? Where Have You Been? Where Did You Come From? What Are You Good At? Why Are You Here? Where Are You Going? When Were You The Most Happy?

4. Group Work Define Leadership Attributes of a Leader Leaders from the Past and Why Current Leaders and Why

5. Leadership Defined A Person Who People Follow Influence “Nothing More Nothing Less” Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated The process of influencing the behavior of other people toward group goals in a way that fully respects their freedom."

6. Leaders Empower Others The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers." - Ralph Nadar " As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." - Bill Gates "The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership." - Harvey S. Firestone "The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind in others the conviction and will to carry on." - Walter Lippman

7. Dimensions of Sustaining Leadership Past Success The capacity to create or catch vision A willingness to take responsibility A completion factor Mental toughness A quality that makes people listen to them Always learning Willing To share

8. Quotes on Leadership Character Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing." - Albert Schweitzer "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr. "Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." - John F. Kennedy

9. LUNCH BREAK

10. The Group Harvest Communication Vision Persistent Charismatic Motivator Servant Results oriented

11. Building A Team Clap It Up Size It Up I Know Your Birthday

12. Know Your Mission It’s Possible The AmeriCorps Pledge I will get things done for America - to make our people safer, smarter, and healthier. I will bring Americans together to strengthen our communities. Faced with apathy, I will take action. Faced with conflict, I will seek common ground. Faced with adversity, I will persevere. I will carry this commitment with me this year and beyond. I am an AmeriCorps member, and I will get things done.

13. Clearly Stated Vision The faculty of sight; eyesight Something that is or has been seen. Unusual competence in discernment or perception; intelligent foresight: a leader of vision. The manner in which one sees or conceives of something. A mental image produced by the imagination. The mystical experience of seeing as if with the eyes the supernatural or a supernatural being. A person or thing of extraordinary beauty. To see in or as if in a vision; envision.

14. Clearly Stated Goals The terminal point of a journey or race Team Sports, other than specified Sport a. a successful attempt at scoring "dream with a deadline," a goal is an observable and measurable end result having one or more objectives to be achieved within a more or less fixed timeframe.

15. The Committee A committee: is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly—which when organized so that action on committee requires a vote by all its entitled members, is called the “Committee of the Whole.

16. Common Committee Procedures It is common for a chairperson to organize a committee meeting through an agenda , which is usually distributed in advance. The chairperson is responsible for running meetings: keeping the discussion on the appropriate subject. The chairperson being responsible for deciding how formal the committee processes will be. Chairperson reports to the committee of the whole.

17. Eat The Elephant One Bite at a Time Committees Partnerships Logistics Public Relations Program Evaluation Thank You Letters and Calls

18. What’s Next Reflection On The Day Drum Circle Tonight

19. Networking The 411 Know Your Mission Keep a Card and Pen at The Ready Be Here Now Listen and Hear Follow-Up…phone call preferred Say Thank You Find The Mutual Benefit

20. Power Partnerships That Demand Media Attention

21. The Power of Words The six most important words: "I admit I made a mistake." - Author unknown The five most important words: "You did a good job." The four most important words: "What is your opinion." The three most important words: "If you please." The two most important words: "Thank you," The one most important word: "We" The least important word: "I"

22. Our Work Here Is The End of a New Beginning Social Network Vision Goals Planning Phone Calls Building Memories-Intentionally