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MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR SUPERVISORS TOPICAL OUTLINE

PART I - INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Topics - Day 1 

  • Intergroup Communications
  • Resolving Win/Lose Situations
  • The Effect of Perception and Climate on Communication
  • Perception and Facts
  • The Use of Feedback in Communication
  • Giving Instructions
  • Communicating Effectively With Different Styles
  • Managing Workplace Triangles

Topics - Day 2

  • Non-Verbal Communication
  • Self-Disclosure and Feedback
  • Informal Interview Practice
  • Questioning Techniques and Listening Skills
  • Fact-Finding Interview
  • Coaching Interviews

Topics - Day 3

  • Practice with the Coaching Role
  • Problem Solving and Communications
  • Assertiveness Techniques in the Problem-Solving Interview
  • Decision-Making Case Studies

Topics - Day 4 

  • Force Field Analysis
  • Decision-Making Process - consensus
  • Problem-Solving Model
  • Management Decision-Making Roleplay

PART II - TEAM BUILDING SKILLS

Topics - Day 1 

  • Organizational Structure: Communication Patterns
  • Management Philosophy
  • Motivation - Inventory and Ranking Studies
  • Styles of Management
  • Effect of Communication on Motivation

Topics - Day 2 

  • Power Strategies
  • Choosing Leadership patterns - case studies
  • Motivation and Job Enrichment
  • Leadership Effectiveness
    • matching employee needs to leadership behaviour

Topics - Day 3 

  • Team Building
    • the leader's role
    • the member's roles
    • setting goals
    • assessment tools
    • guidelines
  • Change and Stress in the Workplace
  • Leadership Style and Group Dysfunction
  • Effect of the Organization on Performance

Topics - Day 4 

  • Developing Group Skills
    • the manager as facilitator
  • Running Successful Meetings
  • Effect of Leadership Style on Motivation

PART III - ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS

Topics - Day 1 

  • Performance Appraisal - Effect on Employees
  • Job Breakdown and Task Analysis
  • Supervisor's Expectations and Employee Behaviour
  • Orienting the Employee
  • The Supervisor's Role in Dealing with Harassment Issues

Topics - Day 2 

  • Delegation
  • Managing Change
  • Task Analysis and Instructional Design
  • Training Techniques for Supervisors

Topics - Day 3

  • Analysis of Effective Employee Appraisal
  • Performance Appraisal Interview Practice
  • Time Management
  • Hiring

Topics - Day 4

  • Dealing with the Troubled Employee (Substance Abuse)
  • Program Analysis and Review
  • Functions of the Supervisor
  • Motivation, Goals, and Achievement

For further information call The Management Centre at 250-371-5579 or 250-828-5060

Each part costs $750.00