Course Description
The Conference for Managers, Supervisors & Team Leaders
One-Day Conference
How do you handle management challenges that come your way?
What are you doing to prepare for your future? How are you guiding your team in
a new era of diversity and unparalleled change?
Discover answers to the most critical issues YOU face — by
designing your own customized Conference agenda.
Get ready for an amazing day of insightful leadership
training where you’ll hear all about the latest leadership strategies and
techniques. This Conference delivers real-world solutions for the issues you
face today, including how to:
- Manage difficult employees — from bad attitudes
to under-performers
- Stay ahead of projects and priorities
- Create employee development plans that deliver
results
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Keep people motivated when the budget is super
tight
We've designed this Conference in a tracked format that
allows you to select sessions that spark your interest and suit your needs. Mix
and match dynamic sessions from Overcoming Challenging Employee Issues and
Leadership Success Builders.
Count on a transformational day away from your routine.
Think for a minute how refreshing it will be to put your job
responsibilities aside for a day and have the uninterrupted time to focus on
how your team is functioning now, where you want to lead your people tomorrow —
and exactly what it’s going to take to get there.
You’ll leave this Conference with a renewed sense of
commitment to leading your team, armed with new tools and solutions you’ll use
right away to build a more cohesive, productive team.
There’s never been a better opportunity to take your
leadership skills to the next level.
Agenda
Opening Session:
Essential Skills of Today’s Extraordinary Leaders: Times are
changing — rapidly. We don’t have to tell you that. You need cutting-edge
leadership skills that address evolving business circumstances and a changing
work force. This session discusses the skills today’s top leaders have that are
helping them excel in this ever-changing landscape.
TRACK ONE: Overcoming
Challenging Employee Issues
Session A: Handling Difficult Employees: Bad Attitudes,
Nonperformers, and Poor People Skills
Handling problem employees is rated as the No. 1 challenge
for managers, according to research. This powerful session will teach you how
to:
- Deal with a variety of difficult employees and unproductive
behaviors
- Create performance improvement plans
- Deliver constructive feedback that results in positive
change
Session B: Lighting Fires — Rewards and Motivators That
Really Work!
If you think that throwing money at your employees is the
best way to motivate them to excel, think again! Attend this session and you’ll
discover:
- Low-cost, no-cost rewards that encourage productivity
- At-risk areas where people are most likely to check out
- How to motivate employees in high-pressure and difficult
times
Session C: Managing Change for Positive Results
Change is inevitable in today’s fast-paced, high-tech work
environment, but that doesn’t mean your team is ready for it. You’ll discover:
- Keys to overcoming employee resistance to change
- Strategies for implementing changes that employees will
embrace
- How to overcome common traps that cause change to fail
Session D: Team Building and Collaboration
Personality clashes and stressed-out work teams can cut into
productivity and sink morale. This session will teach you how to build
collaboration so everyone wins. You’ll:
- Understand how personality affects the way people act and
react
- Discover team-building tactics that promote understanding
and cooperation
- Get ideas for getting a group of diverse employees to collaborate
as one united team
TRACK TWO: Leadership
Success Builders
Session A: Project and Priority Management: Take Control of
Your Time and Schedule
Effectively managing projects and priorities is crucial to
your success, yet many leaders acknowledge this area as a weakness. This
practical how-to session shows you:
- Tips and techniques for taking control of projects
- New technology applications that keep you on track
- How to stop time-wasters in your days (meeting marathons and
unnecessary interruptions)
Session B: Compliance: Today’s Newest Legal Discriminations
When one mistake could cost your organization hundreds of
thousands of dollars, it’s essential to ask — is your team protected from
today’s newest discrimination and harassment? You’ll learn:
- Legal updates on obesity ... religion ... age ... bullying
and more
- How to help your employees learn to stop an incident before
it starts
- The difference between illegal and inappropriate and why its
important to your team
Session C: Communication Secrets of Highly Effective Leaders
If you’re looking for better results, start with better
communication. You’ll learn how to:
- Talk so your team listens
- Use active listening to understand what your team is telling
you
- Give clear feedback and instructions so you get the results
you expect
Session D: The Essentials of Employee Development
If your employees’ skills aren't growing, they’re losing
ground. This popular session will teach you:
- What belongs in an employee development plan
- How to align individual needs with organizational needs
- How to communicate the plan
- Closing Session: Survival Skills for Leaders — Today and
Tomorrow:
- Office politics. Changing technology. Limited budget.
Unlimited expectations. Pressure from above — and below. Unpopular
organizational changes. These days, stress levels can reach all-time highs and
with good reason. This powerful session teaches you what you need to know to
survive (and enjoy) being a leader.
Comments
Cancelation Policy: If you cannot attend an event, you may send someone else in your place. If that isn’t an option for you, cancellations received up to five working days before the event are refundable, minus a registration service charge ($10 for one-day events; $25 for multiple-day events). After that, cancellations are subject to the entire seminar fee, which you may apply toward a future seminar. Please note that if you don’t cancel and don’t attend, you are still responsible for payment.