The Ultimate Supervisor

Ultimately, you're accountable. Your success is measured in terms of the way your employees perform. You have to make sure that the work gets done, costs are controlled, employees work as a team, and upper management is satisfied.

Are your supervisory styles and strategies in sync with what today's work force really wants and needs? So much more is expected of supervisors today — in terms of coaching people, communicating corporate directives, paving the way for change — that it's critical you keep up to date on the skills you need to do your job.

Attend this one day seminar and …

Attention: senior-level management

Whether your supervisory personnel are new, up and coming, or veteran leaders, this training offers a wealth of skills and insights they can begin applying to work situations as soon as they return to the office. This is supervisory training that will positively influence morale and boost your organization's bottom line.

The Ultimate Supervisor — Seminar Overview

The role of the supervisor
Getting it all done
Building a better team
The challenges of change
Into your future

The role of the supervisor

How leading people differs from "being the boss"
The 6 most common pitfalls of the new or untrained supervisor
How to pinpoint your own behavioral style, identify your employees' styles, and use this information to build better workplace relationships and improve performance
The supervisor as coach: the benefits of team building vs. traditional supervision

Getting it all done

Strategies for prioritizing tasks for you and your employees when everything's "due yesterday"
Basic project management skills every supervisor needs to know
How the "4 Rs" can help you tame the paperwork monster once and for all
How to use delegation to empower your people
10 tips for managing your time more efficiently

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Building a better team

How to select, hire and nurture superstars
Understanding motivators and de-motivators
The 5-step coaching model — an effective tool for teaching new skills or improving performance
New recruits vs. established employees — what supervisors should know
Performance appraisals as a motivational tool

The challenges of change

The "3 Cs" of change: constant, cyclical, and cumulative
How to help your people through the basic change cycle
Specific techniques to gain support for change
How to reinforce the need for change — so the right reasons remain foremost in everyone's minds

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Into your future

How to create relationships with other managers and supervisors through informal networking, formal shadowing, and supervisory task teams
Why you must align yourself with your boss's values, goals, image, and vision
How to sell your ideas and solutions to peers and higher-ups to get results
6 ways to make a positive impression on others and gain visibility and influence where you work

To find out more about The Ultimate Supervisor, contact our customer service department at customerservice@pryor.com or by phone at (800) 780-8476.