YES,THIS IS THE LEADERSHIP SESSION VINZ KOLLER, KRISTIN WOLFF & YOU SOCIAL POLICY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

SPRINGFIELD PROSPERITY PRIZE COMMUNITY RESPONSE BRIEFING VINZ KOLLER, KRISTIN WOLFF & YOU SOCIAL POLICY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

Your briefing should address the following questions: 1. In your view, what is the most

essential workforce challenge this initiative could help us address in the next five years?

2. How would you invest foundation resources to maximize our impact on this challenge? How will you know if we’re successful?

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SOCIAL POLICY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

THINGS WE’VE LEARNED ABOUT WORKFORCE LEADERSHIP

THE FUTURE OF WORKFORCE LEADERSHIP:

WEADERSHIP

Leaders build skills and share knowledge in �������������� ���������������������������in their communities.

6. CULTIVATE NEXT GENERATION LEADERS

Leaders share the role of leadership with staff, partners, and the public. They use social tech-nologies to listen, inform, and collaborate.

3. EMBRACE OPENNESS

Leaders look for new ways to apply their re-sources and expertise. They focus on commu-nity problems, not just workforce problems.

1. ADOPT A WIDE-ANGLE POINT OF VIEW

Leaders know workforce development needs new ideas, and new ideas need testing.

4. ENCOURAGE EXPERIMENTATION

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5. ADD UNIQUE VALUE

Leaders collaborate with partners creatively, using informal networks alongside traditional boards or policy councils.

2. BUILD DIVERSE NETWORKS

1

ADOPT A WIDE-ANGLE

POINT OF VIEW

2

BUILD DIVERSE

NETOWORKS

3

EMBRACE OPENNESS

4 ENCOURAGE

EXPERIMENTATION

5

ADD UNIQUE VALUE

5 ADD UNIQUE

VALUE

6

CULTIVATE NEXT

GENERATION LEADERS

STRATEGY INFORMATION& ANALYSIS

PEOPLE

NARRATIVE

US Department of Labor, National Association of Counties, National Association of Workforce Boards, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Governors Association, National League of Cities, US Conference of Mayors, California Workforce Association, 102 Individual Workforce Leader Contributors (to Date)

SPR Research Team: Vinz Koller, Kristin Wolff, Trace Elms, Alison Gash, Ricki Kozumplik, with assistance from Annie Nyborg and Miloney Thakrar

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Enhancing Workforce Leadership is a project of:

Seeded with support from:

The US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration