{"id":11512,"date":"2024-07-02T19:47:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T19:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/?p=11512"},"modified":"2024-07-03T16:04:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T16:04:27","slug":"augsburg-university-community-practice-cohort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/02\/augsburg-university-community-practice-cohort\/","title":{"rendered":"Augsburg University Invites Leaders to Develop Their Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Program Director Keri Clifton (second from left) smiles with participants from the first Community Practice Cohort.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Reell Office of Seeing Things Whole (STW) at Augsburg University empowers leaders to positively impact their personal and professional communities. One avenue of empowerment is the Community Practice Cohort<\/a>\u2014an opportunity for anyone who wants to enhance their leadership skills and gain insights around real-life leadership challenges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur inaugural cohort created opportunities for participants to create action in their real-life leadership opportunities. Seeing the spark of passion emerge from each participant was a joy as they moved through the STW process with a community of supporters. These leaders will continue their impact having gained insight and knowledge that revealed their path forward. I am thrilled to continue this impactful work with the next cohort,\u201d Program Director Keri Clifton said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The second Community Practice Cohort is accepting eight members to embark on a 10-month collaborative journey toward effective leadership, starting September 2024. Participants will gain practical skills and knowledge on leadership topics like articulating a problem, communication, team collaboration, and decision making\u2014as well as personalized roundtables to focus on issues and skills directly related to their organization.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI entered into this process in the hopes of exploring new ways to approach challenges I was facing in my current role,\u201d said Michaela Clubb, a national program director and participant in the 2023-24 Community Practice Cohort. \u201cI was able to uncover and consider not just the challenge I presented but all of the parts connected to it. I highly recommend this program for anyone who is looking to create intention and impact through their leadership.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mentorship is also a crucial part of the Community Practice Cohort, for both the mentors and the participants. The communal learning process brings out the best in everyone and helps create collaborative and innovative solutions to current and future challenges. \u201cBeing a mentor in the unique Seeing Things Whole program has been my privilege,\u201d said Michael A. Gregory, author, mediation and negotiation consultant, and professional speaker. \u201cUnlike traditional mentoring, we engage in a two-and-a-half-hour process, listening actively to a leader\u2019s story without offering advice. Instead, we pose open-ended questions to guide the participant in exploring their identity, purpose, and stewardship. This enlightening process benefits the participant and provides mentors with opportunities to discover new and creative approaches.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

There is still time to apply for the 2024-25 Community Practice Cohort. To learn more about this opportunity, contact Program Director Keri Clifton at cliftonk@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1525.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Reell Office of Seeing Things Whole (STW) at Augsburg University empowers leaders to positively impact their personal and professional communities. One avenue of empowerment is the Community Practice Cohort\u2014an opportunity for anyone who wants to enhance their leadership skills and gain insights around real-life leadership challenges.\u00a0 \u201cOur inaugural cohort created opportunities for participants to …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":569,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[4038,1662,2349,4002],"class_list":["post-11512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-staff","tag-community-practice-cohort","tag-leadership-and-vocation","tag-professional-development","tag-seeing-things-whole"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/569"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11512"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11519,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11512\/revisions\/11519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}