Strengthening Leadership in a Changing Minnesota

These are exciting and demanding times for communities in rural, suburban, and urban Minnesota. U-Lead programs help your workforce, community, or volunteers own and strengthen local leadership to meet challenges of these changing times. U-Lead provides research-based training, local civic leadership assessments, long-term cohort programs, and skill-building workshops. We foster the competence and confidence that allow leaders take informed action on public issues.

U-Lead works with local governments, chambers of commerce, nonprofit organizations, foundations, business associations, economic development initiatives, the natural resources sector, and others.

	Features
	How can communities grow rural leadership? Research: Published articles about Community Leadership - How to get results; how to teach leadership.
	HORIZONS — Extension mobilizes communities for poverty reduction Helping rural Minnesota communities of 500 to 5,000 address decline in population, income and resources.

	Educational Offerings
	Our Educators can provide customized trainings and workshops for your organization or community. Whatever your needs are, we can help. Contact an Educator near you. U-Lead covers these core topics Leadership in the 21st Century Exceptional Personal Leadership Visionary Leadership Civic Leadership Assessment Ethical Leadership Communication and Conflict Team Building and Team Assessment Effective Committees and Public Boards Leadership for the Common Good

Contact Information

Mary Ann Hennen Area Program Leader Leadership & Civic Engagement 456 Coffey Hall, 1420 Eckles Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55108 Email: henne011@umn.edu Phone: 612-624-4226 Fax: 612-625-1955

Program Team Find a Leadership and Civic Engagement Regional Educator near you.