Preparing Collaborative Leaders: A Facilitator's Guide. Resources and Materials.

This facilitator's guide offers tools for training leaders to solve problems in new and collaborative ways. It distinguishes between having knowledge about a subject and being able to use that knowledge effectively. The guide offers 15 units designed to meet the following objectives: (1) draw on each participant's work experience; (2) engage learners through a variety of training approaches; (3) build on group process and team-development skills; and (4) use current research and resources on collaboration and leadership. Part 1 outlines the first four meetings of a 12-month program. Its goals are: becoming acquainted with the program, team members, and collaboration basics; establishing learning goals; and planning a community needs and resources map. Part 2 emphasizes the twin targets of the program--leadership training and collaborative skills. Theory and activities are presented for learning the following skills: connecting with people, envisioning change, conducting a leadership retreat, managing conflict, building cross-cultural awareness, building teams, leading change, understanding power and politics, and examining organizational cultures. The third part shows participants how to use their newly acquired skills and apply them in a collaborative initiative. It targets the "nuts and bolts" of building and maintaining a collaborative effort, such as planning for program implementation, financing collaboratives, and selling change. (Contains 177 references.) (LMI)