Post on 18-Jul-2015
Taking Good to Great
How?
• Phase One
– From Competency Assessment to Professional
Development Self-Assessment
• Phase Two
– Defining Professionalism in Extension
• Image
• Attitude
• Behavior
• Communications
Definition of Professionalism
• The invisible and underlying foundation supporting
all organizations.
• Judged by behavior, image, communications and
attitude.
Team Approach
• Charlie, Jodi and Bill: 2008 NELD Team
• 10 state review of best practices
• Feedback Team meeting in Carrington (30 people)
• Fall MPU Meetings
• Fall Conference
Purpose of Self-Assessments?
• Professional Development is YOUR responsibility
– Invest in yourself to become a ‘great’ Extension professional
• Providing professional development opportunities
is the ORGANIZATION’S responsibility
– Invest in the organization to become a ‘great’ Extension
system
• Program assessment is the PROGRAM
PLANNING TEAM’S responsibility
– Help program planning teams understand what is needed
for NDSU Extension to have ‘great’ programs.
What do we need?
• Method for employees to assess their needs and
have dialogue with supervisors
• Method for organization/program leaders to get
feedback from employees and create learning
opportunities that meet your needs
What’s Changed?
Competency Assessment
1. Subject Matter
2. Communications
3. Information and Technology
4. Personal and Organizational
Management
5. Professional Development and
Educational Design
Professional Development
Self-Assessment
1. Subject Matter
2. Communications
3. Technology
4. Personal Development
5. Organizational Management
6. Program Development and
Educational Design
Check
it out!
Assessments: Getting Started
• Moodle system: Log into eXtension at:
http://pdc.extension.org
• Select category - State Specific/North Dakota
• Select and complete assessment
• Print out report
– Individual Summary
– Program Planning Team Chairs’ / District Directors’ /
Program Leaders’ summary
Getting Started: 2010
1. Select two
assessments to
complete in January
– Complete your subject
matter assessment
– Complete one other
category of your choice
– Review your choices with
your District Director and
complete them in January
2. Discuss the results at
your performance
review in 2010
3. Use results to create
your professional
development plan for
2010
Expectations in 2010
• The NDSU Extension will shift toward more
emphasis on professional development
– This is a work in progress.
– Feedback will be encouraged.
– Feedback on today’s system is welcome to any of the
team members. Deadline for feedback is November 30.
• And Phase Two is….
Extension Professionalism:
Making a Difference
• Defining Professionalism in Extension
• Image Behavior
• Attitude Communications
• Develop Targeted training for:
• County Staff Specialists
• Support Staff REC Staff
• Need new team to work on this phase -
volunteers are welcome
Are you up for the Challenge?
• What are the challenges?
• Change
• Transparency
• Bottom up effort
• Meeting the identified needs
Pick Up the Card on the Table and Go Home to Try It!