for topic ideas, and the most requested topics were chosen for the first set. The topics include effective communication, recruiting new employees, managing personalities, managing conflict, good disciplinary practices, and interview objectives. ICN’s Chat and Learn Series is a monthly 30-minute virtual conversation live streamed from the Child Nutrition Leadership Site. Hosted by ICN Education and Training Specialists, Dr. Danielle Barret and Patrick Butler, every third Thursday of each month at 3:00 p.m. CT. For each Leadership Job Aid topic, ICN will have a corresponding Chat and Learn session. These sessions will connect ICN and child nutrition professionals by empowering, educating, and elevating the leadership discussion. This innovative approach connects ICN and child nutrition professionals by empowering, educating, and elevating the leadership discussion. Peer-to- peer conversations promote active learning from others in the field, networking opportunities, and information sharing.
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Leadership is the ability to influence others toward a common goal. A child nutrition leader can be anyone who aspires to lead their team in meeting the goal of feeding our nation’s children. Anyone can be a leader!
The Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) is here to educate and cultivate child nutrition professionals by providing accurate, up-to-date, high-quality leadership resources. ICN has launched the Child Nutrition Leadership Site this month! On this site,you will find leadership-driven resources that provide applicable and practical guidance for child nutrition programs. Along with the launch of the Child Nutrition Leadership Site, we are excited to provide two new leadership resources: ICN’s Leadership Job Aid Series and ICN’s Chat and Learn Series. The ICN Leadership Job Aid Series consists of fact sheet-style resources focusing on child nutrition leaders’ knowledge and skills to perform their job duties. In 2022, ICN surveyed child nutrition professionals to identify the leadership topics to be developed for the Leadership Job Aid Series. The ongoing survey yielded overwhelming responses
In other leadership news, the Institute of Child Nutrition’s Leadership Academy is hosting its first cohort starting September 1, 2022. Leadership Academy is a hybrid course designed to help participants learn and practice leadership concepts applicable in the school
nutrition setting. Hybrid learning combines online educational materials with traditional training methods. The course includes six lessons with pre- meeting resources to review and online discussion boards followed by a one-and-a-half-hour group discussion with activities. Read On
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