Greer County Extension Leadership Program A year in review By T.A. Allen
Dec 28, 2015
Rural Economic Development
• An opportunity and challenge for;Oklahoma,Oklahoma State University, The Oklahoma Cooperative
Extension Service, andThe Citizens of Greer County
Greer Countyready to act
• Many meetings with wonderful ideas
• Lots of want to– No economic development skills– Deficient leadership ability– Lack of developmental resources
• Abundance of negativity
The Initiative for the Future of Rural Oklahoma
• Leadership Development – Training– Experience
• Community Assessment
• Community Pride and Attitudes
• Strategic Planning
The Training
• Governor’s Conference on Tourism
• Initiative for the Future of Rural Oklahoma Super Retreat
The Training
• Government Finance and Economic Development Authorities– Responsibility– Organization Structure
• Greer County Leadership Retreat– Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”
The Training
• Community Economic Development 101– Familiarization and Expectations– Community vs. Economic Development– Assessment
• Community Economic Development 102– Marketing– Retention and Expansion– Site Identification
• Community Economic Development 103– Tourism Development
• Nature and Agricultural Tourism• Festivals and the Arts
Greer County has Oklahoma PRIDE
• Offered twice for convenient employer scheduling
• 3 hours of customer service training– To Greer County Front Line Employees
• 2 hour PRIDE Tour– Of some of our finest destinations