Managing and
Supervising Effectively

Making the Transition from Staff Member to Supervisor

Series: Essential Supervisory Skills

Course: Making the Transition from Staff Member to Supervisor

Effectively and smoothly manage the change in your role and your responsibilities!

This seminar will prepare you for a complete change of responsibilities and help eliminate the anxiety that can accompany it. You’ll come away with a better understanding of what your boss, peers, staff and company expect from you. Plus, you’ll take home an invaluable set of tools/skills that will prepare you to assume that all-important first supervisory role.

"Committed to continually improving management, team, and organization performance."

  • Understand your new role—from your perspective and that of your boss, peers and subordinates
  • Establish a presence as a new supervisor
  • Build credibility as you establish new relationships
  • Adapt your individual style to those with differing styles
  • Delegate tasks to others, focusing on clear quality standards
  • Implement a feedback system
  • Tailor training to meet the needs of adult learners
  • Distinguish what motivates peers, employees and superiors
  • Gain awareness of basic laws and regulations as they apply to performance reviews, including EOE and ADA
  • Avoid potential litigation with your new legal awareness
  • Prioritize your new task more effectively
  • Protect your time from infringement by others
  • Your greatest challenges and knowing the pitfalls to avoid
  • What your boss and peers expect from you
  • Defining Your Personal Behavioral Style
  • How to best communicate with bosses, peers or employees with different style preferences
  • How to set SMART goals that allow you to measure progress accurately
  • Project delegation and the potential barriers
  • Legal Consideration for Supervisors
  • Giving and Receiving Feedback
  • How to develop your employees effectively and assess your training resources
  • Using motivation to handle workplace issues
  • Managing your time and clarifying your priorities

Making the Transition from Staff Member to Supervisor

  • Understand Your New Role—from Your Perspective and That of Your Boss, Peers, and Subordinates
  • Establish a Presence as a New Supervisor
  • Build Credibility as You Establish New Relationships
  • Adapt Your Individual Style to Those with Differing Styles
  • Delegate Tasks to Others, Focusing on Clear Quality Standards
  • Implement a Feedback System
  • Tailor Training to Meet the Needs of Adult Learners
  • Distinguish What Motivates Peers, Employees, and Superiors
  • Gain Awareness of Basic Laws and Regulations as They Apply to Performance Reviews, Including EOE and ADA
  • Avoid Potential Litigation with Your New Legal Awareness
  • Prioritize Your New Task More Effectively
  • Establish Your Overall Objectives for the Course
  • Describe Three Phases of the Change Process
  • Identify the Greatest Challenges for New Supervisors and the Pitfalls to Avoid
  • Discuss What Your Boss, Employees, Peers and Senior Management Expect from You in Your New Roll
  • Recognize What You Have to Let Go of and What You Have to Learn, and Develop Strategies for Doing So
  • Identify Your Own Behavioral Style Preferences
  • Demonstrate the Best Way to Communicate with Bosses, Peers, or Employees Whose Style Preferences Differ from Yours
  • Build Better Working Relationships with Others by Identifying and Adjusting to Their Personal Behavioral Styles
  • Set SMART Goals for Yourself and Others
  • Delegate Tasks with Focus on Quality Standards
  • Complete a Delegation Worksheet
  • Discuss the Criteria for Giving Effective Feedback
  • Deliver Both Supportive and Corrective Feedback Using the Instant Feedback Device
  • Demonstrate How to Receive Feedback Effectively
  • Discuss Your Obligation to Train Your Employees
  • List the Particular Needs of Adult Learners
  • Demonstrate a Five-Step On-the-Job Training Model
  • Meet the Needs of Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Learning Styles
  • Demonstrate How to Use the Needs Theory of Motivation to Handle Workplace Issues
  • Relate Motivation Theory to Personality Style, Goal Setting, and Communication Preferences
  • Distinguish Urgent from Important
  • Use a Prioritizing Tool to Clarify Your Priorities
  • Practice Specific “Quick Hits” for Managing Time Effectively
  • Demonstrate Techniques for Protecting Your Time from Infringement by Others
  • Select Three SMART Goals for Yourself
  • Develop a Personal Action Plan for Continuing Supervisory Development

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United States of America

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