{"id":25208,"date":"2020-05-11T14:16:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T18:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/?page_id=25208"},"modified":"2024-05-24T09:26:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T13:26:23","slug":"s1-planting-seeds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4807e\/s1-planting-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulletin #4807, Farm Coaching to Support Farm-Team Communication: Session 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>S1: Planting Seeds<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Goal of S1: <\/strong>Understand the opportunities and challenges and begin to organize thinking.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Opening: Welcome everyone and review goals of S1, expanding on each concept: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create trust and safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage voice and choice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a responsive process and aim for flexibility. Coaches will:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Flex with childrens\u2019 needs (e.g. crying toddler)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen to farmer feedback about forms, tools, homework<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask about farmers\u2019 willingness\/access to videoconferencing technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask if there are any questions about the coaching sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hand out a resource binder to each farm team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3698d4\">\u21d2<\/span> Activity: <span style=\"color: #3698d4\">SWOC <\/span><\/strong>(<span style=\"color: #3698d4\"><strong>S<\/strong><\/span>trengths,<span style=\"color: #3698d4\"><strong> W<\/strong><\/span>eaknesses,<span style=\"color: #3698d4\"><strong> O<\/strong><\/span>pportunities and<span style=\"color: #3698d4\"><strong> C<\/strong><\/span>hallenges)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Review and record individuals\u2019 S &amp; W on one large SWOC doc (flipchart)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each person holds their own S &amp; W list<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each person narrates what they want to share and coaches record (in different colors for each farmer) on one large, combined SWOC document<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coaches notice and name resonance and dissonance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coaches acknowledge when farmers recognize strengths in self or others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review and record individuals\u2019 O &amp; C on the same large SWOC doc (flipchart)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each person holds their own O &amp; C list<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each person narrates what they want to share and coaches record (in different colors for each farmer) on one large, combined SWOC document<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coaches notice and name resonance and dissonance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coaches acknowledge when farmers recognize opportunities in self or others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once combined SWOC is complete, farmers circle one S or W that has particular heat or importance to them.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Discuss as a group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Farmers circle one O or C that has particular heat, weight or importance to them\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Discuss as a group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3698d4\">\u21d2<\/span>&nbsp;Activity: Introduce Eisenhower Box <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Introduce, use and model future use of the Eisenhower Box. Use the O &amp; Cs identified in previous activity to populate as an example.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3698d4\">\u21d2<\/span>&nbsp;Activity: Introduce Action Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose an action item\/urgent need from the Eisenhower Box and chart it all together in the Action Plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Homework:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>See University of Maine Cooperative Extension Bulletin #4808, <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4808e\/\">Appreciation Feedback<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the Eisenhower Box for home, personal and\/or farm priorities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personality\/Style Inventory\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DISC (Dominance-Influence-Steadiness-Conscientiousness) or Leadership Compass activity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Another inventory can be selected based on the coach&#8217;s experience and familiarity with the tool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plan a farm meeting with an agenda.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mission\/Vision alignment (Do you have one? Does it need to be revised? Do you need to write one?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the Action Plan to chart a few farm or home priority activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Closing: Self-evaluation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coaches model answering the question \u201cHow did I do?\u201d Expressing appreciations and correcting any gaffs, oversights, unintentional harms, etc. that may have occurred. Farmers are invited to do the same.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expressing appreciation bulletin: <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4801e\/\">Bulletin #4801, Why \u201cThank You\u201d Matters: Expressing Appreciation Toward Partners and Family Members Farming Together<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Closing: Plan next meeting time and place<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Send out S1 Notes 5-7 days after S1 meeting<br>Send out S2 Agenda 5-7 days before S2 meeting<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr>\n\n\n\n<p><em>University of Maine Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity institution and provider committed to nondiscrimination. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/nondiscrimination\">extension.umaine.edu\/nondiscrimination<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>S1: Planting Seeds Goal of S1: Understand the opportunities and challenges and begin to organize thinking. 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