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Increasing Influence & Building Board Consensus (952.1) @ AREA -- February 15, 2022

Dates: Feb 15, 2022   2022-02-15 2022-02-15 America/Chicago Increasing Influence & Building Board Consensus (952.1) @ AREA -- February 15, 2022 Electric cooperative boards face new challenges in finance, technology, and energy transition while navigating shifting population demographics. This course provides directors with the skills necessary to successfully meet these complex challenges. Through group discussion and case studies, participants will learn enhanced conflict resolution, negotiation techniques, how to navigate difficult power asymmetries, establishing influence, and the importance of team diversity in avoiding group think. ​KEY TOPICS Navigating power asymmetries on a team and building your authority. Exploring demographic and cognitive diversity in teams and recruiting for diversity. Building consensus through interest-based negotiation. ​Recognize and avoid groupthink in the boardroom​. AREA Alabama Rural Electric Association
Location: AREA

Electric cooperative boards face new challenges in finance, technology, and energy transition while navigating shifting population demographics. This course provides directors with the skills necessary to successfully meet these complex challenges. Through group discussion and case studies, participants will learn enhanced conflict resolution, negotiation techniques, how to navigate difficult power asymmetries, establishing influence, and the importance of team diversity in avoiding group think.

KEY TOPICS

  • Navigating power asymmetries on a team and building your authority.
  • Exploring demographic and cognitive diversity in teams and recruiting for diversity.
  • Building consensus through interest-based negotiation.
  • ​Recognize and avoid groupthink in the boardroom​.

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