Annual Conference
Conference Session
2013-11-16
"It is not your Broccoli Leadership"Key Areas: Administration & Leadership Development
Session: Session C - Saturday, November 16th: 8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
- Mesquite C
Speaker(s): Valerie Hansen, SNS - Coordinator, Point of Sale Operations , Volusia County
Description: Think you're not a leader? Think again! Whether you are the boss or not, everyone is a leader of something and we all encounter similar leadership opportunities on some level. This witty presentation focuses on what it takes to be an effective leader at work and in your everyday relationships to get things done and get along with others. You will learn the key behaviors of effective team-based leaders and how you can use personal strategies to easily deal with difficult people, avoid conflict and foster teamwork. It's-Not-Your-Broccoli Leadership features Kermit the Frog, quotes to make you think, a flock of geese and, of course, broccoli.
Speaker Bio(s):
Valerie Hansen, SNS - Volusia County
Speaker Bio:
Valerie Hansen is a graduate of the University of Central Florida. With a background in Humanities, she had no knowledge of careers in the school food service industry until she was hired as a temporary employee to install computer systems in the school cafeterias in Volusia County.
Twenty years later, after advancing in the department to her current position as Coordinator for Point of Sale Operations, she currently supervises 10 high schools, 7 elementary schools and 2 charter schools, as well as managing the program accountability software and hardware for the school nutrition department.
Valerie considers her job 'a calling' and loves working with cafeteria managers and school staff; her personal mission is to Nurture, Encourage, Inspire and Lead them to success.
Twenty years later, after advancing in the department to her current position as Coordinator for Point of Sale Operations, she currently supervises 10 high schools, 7 elementary schools and 2 charter schools, as well as managing the program accountability software and hardware for the school nutrition department.
Valerie considers her job 'a calling' and loves working with cafeteria managers and school staff; her personal mission is to Nurture, Encourage, Inspire and Lead them to success.
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