Transitioning to Supervisor Agenda
Seminar: ID# 1003661
Agenda
Managing Your New Employees
- Ways to transition from coworker to authority figure without seeming domineering or "bossy"
- How to deal with the person who wanted the job you just got
- Strategies for managing people who have more experience than you do
- How to thrive when your success is based on the accomplishments of your team, not your individual work
- Why you must honestly assess your own behavioral and communication styles — and modify them if necessary
- The key differences between communicating up and down the corporate ladder
- Critical listening skills every successful supervisor must master
- 5 steps for building trust and gaining respect — even among less-than-cooperative employees
- Tips and tools for managing the people you inherited
- Essential skills for building your own "dream team"
- Delegation: why it's not your chance to give others the jobs you don't like
- How to set positive examples without seeming saintly
- The secret of success: achieving results through others
- What your employees want from you — and what you can give them
- The art of appreciation — when, where, and how to praise
- How to recognize and motivate underachievers
- The right way to discipline
- From buddy to boss — can we still be friends?
Managing Yourself
- What do you do now? (The skills that got you here won't necessarily keep you here)
- How to identify and eliminate your own personal roadblocks to success
- 4 of the most common pitfalls in the transition to management
- The language of supervision — performing a SWOT analysis
- Ways to change your focus from "depth of knowledge" to "breadth of understanding"
- How to manage others successfully when you're in the dual role of worker and supervisor
- Hiring and firing: what every new supervisor must know about these hot-button topics
- More work, responsibility, and pressure — how to stay on top of everything without losing your cool
- Tips that keep meetings on time, on track, and on target (it isn't hard if you follow our guidelines!)
- How to develop your own personal plan for professional growth — and stick to it for the long term
