CSAC Institute Courses
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Long-Term Impacts of the Drought
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Monday, Nov. 30
The extensiveness and duration of the drought is posing long-term policy decisions for counties related to land use, economic development, and human services.
This conversation will explore how State and local policy decisions could have long-term impacts on agriculture and ranching; sale or transfers of ag water to urban uses; loss or conversion of ag lands; and how drought-caused changes may impact the food availability. The broader economic and employment impacts to communities and to county human services programs will also be discussed. Local perspectives beyond the immediate water shortages will be examined to assess the potential consequences and responses to these and other drought-related impacts.
Facilitators: Napa County Supervisor Diane Dillon and San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson.
Inteprersonal Relations: Why Won’t They Change for Me?
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Thursday, Dec. 3
The key to interpersonal effectiveness – and improving your interaction with others – is to better understand yourself. Effective elected officials and senior managers have discovered the more they understand their reactions to others, know how to capitalize on their personal strengths, are able to exude an air of confidence, and have the ability to adopt their behavior to meet the needs of others – the more effective they become in achieving results. Learn how in this lively and insightful class. Course features the DiSC personal profile instrument.
Instructor: Bill Chiat, Dean of the CSAC Institute and an expert in organizational development with over 35 years of experience in city, county and state government.