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Spring Leadership/Supervision Session #4 Finding Paths through Conflict
Session #4: Finding Paths through Conflict Leaders know that conflict is inevitable, but many lack the skills necessary to utilize conflicts to strengthen the team rather than derail it. This workshop will provide a framework for understanding how conflict develops, ways in which a supervisor can intervene to resolve issues, and strategies to empower employees to address potential conflicts as they arise. Covers the decision model to select a conflict management strategy while holding people accountable: Handling Conflict with Style:…
Find out more »Spring Leadership/Supervision Session #6 Coaching and Correcting Job Performance
Session #6: Coaching and Correcting Job Performance Supervisors have many opportunities to coach their workers to be more skillful. Opportunities arise when an employee needs to learn and practice better job skills or better interpersonal skills and when a worker needs to stop certain actions as well (managing anger, for example). This workshop will focus on helping supervisors define what specific behaviors need to be changed, teach staff how to increase or stop these behaviors, set time tables, and evaluate…
Find out more »Spring Leadership/Supervision Session #7 Generations in the Workplace
Session #7: Generations in the Workplace The 75 million baby boomers who make up 45 percent of the workplace are now starting to retire. Our workplace will change! We may understand and be accustomed to the beliefs and values of the baby boomers, but we now need to be able to understand the characteristics of successive generations. The difference in values and beliefs, views on authority, career goals, and work-life balance can be confusing and we may unintentionally harbor judgments…
Find out more »Summer Drug & Alcohol Education and Reasonable Suspicion
This training focuses on educating supervisors, managers, and union representatives about alcohol and drug use in the workplace. The importance of using performance indicators to facilitate early intervention is emphasized. Participants will be involved in identifying potential behavioral indicators and will learn how to plan intervention strategies. Communication and supervisory skills are enhanced via direct constructive feedback and other useful techniques. Classes are from 3:00pm to 5:00pm in the Deschutes Room at 2650 Suzanne Way, Suite 130.
Find out more »Spring Leadership/Supervision Session #8 Leadership in Times of Organizational Change and Transition
Session #8: Leadership in Times of Organizational Change and Transition Contemporary leaders face challenges that were unimaginable even a few short years ago. The future promises even greater changes and challenges within the workplace and in the world at large. Leaders are in the unique position to find opportunities amidst changes and help others successfully navigate them. This workshop will focus on identifying these future challenges and utilizing tools such as creativity, networking, and empowerment necessary for success in this…
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