Introduction As a Rudolph Kwanue University College Leadership and Organization Development teaching and Research and Extension agent or community citizen, you have many opportunities to promote leadership development as specific leadership programs, as parts of other educational programs, or in working with other professionals or volunteers. This LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT Resource book provides a variety of materials to assist you in your leadership development work. The acronym LDAs’ refers to ―Leadership Excellence and Dynamic Solutions,‖ expressing the RKUC Research and Extension vision of actionoriented programming to address Leadership and community issues. Background information, teaching methods, learning activities, and evaluation tools are provided for a wide range of topics. Materials can be tailored for beginning and experienced audiences, youth, adult, or combinations. The purpose of this resource book is to help you become more aware of possibilities for initiating and conducting leadership programs in your community, to learn how to do this with a minimum of confusion, to feel comfortable about working in the leadership field, and to become excited and motivated to make use of it. Community may be a specific locality (such as a neighborhood, town, or county), a school, a work site … any place where there are some common needs, interests, or opportunities.
