LEAD21– The primary purpose of LEAD21 is to develop leaders in land grant institutions and their strategic partners who link research, academics, and extension in order to lead more effectively in an increasingly complex environment, either in their current position or as they aspire to other positions. This national program, housed at the University of Georgia and advised by the APLU, assists in the leadership development of high quality faculty by instilling leadership competencies over a year-long program. LR Brand was chosen to serve as the evaluator for this prestigous program. Services provided by LR Brand include developing programmatic objectives, establishing a strategic plan, consulting with lead program management team and facilitators to ensure proper assessment, development of 16 quantitative instruments, data collection, data analysis, and leading discussion surrounding future alterations with the LEAD21 board to ensure programmatic success.
Colorado 4-H Foundation Cowboy Ethics Program – The United States is experiencing the largest and longest economic slowdown since the great depression of the 1930’s. Many believe the unethical behavior of business people on Wall Street and the housing market’s easy credit process caused the meltdown. Personal gain became more important than what was good for the economic health of the country. To avoid future financial meltdowns, people need to be taught ethic’s (right from wrong) and to behave ethically (doing what is best for society not just themselves). The Colorado 4-H Foundation is working to instill ethical behaviors in youth ages 8-18 through the Cowboy Ethics curriculum. LR Brand assisted the Colorado 4-H Foundation in developing a logic model for their program, creating measureable objectives, and establishing a solid evaluation plan which allowed them to secure funding for the program from the Daniel’s Fund. Pre/Post-test data, focus groups, and tracking logs will be collected and analyzed throughout programmatic implementation.
Wedgworth Leadership Institute Learning Management – “The Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources develops and refines the leadership capabilities of leaders in Florida agriculture and natural resources.” LR Brand is proud to work with this organization by designing, developing, implementing and hosting a robust learning management system (LMS) for all the program’s learning administration needs. The LMS was established in response to the changing “always on” nature of learning and development. The LMS allows for content posting, participant led discussion boards, director moderated activities, and other learning interactions. A robust learning platform will ensure all participants obtain maximum benefit from the program, and will provide the program director with metrics and reportable program level data.