Next Steps Series – Development: Moving From Employee to Manager to Leader

Overview

First-time supervisors face unique challenges as they transition to management. This course will give new supervisors, managers, and leaders the skills and understanding needed to successfully navigate the transition.

Highlights

Key Topics

• The differences between being an employee versus a manager or leader
• New skills needed
• Letting go of your old role
• Building a coaching culture
• Motivating people
• Goal setting
• Leader credibility
• Delegating tasks
• Handling feedback
• Managing friends
• Aligning Leadership with Strategy

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Who Will Benefit

• Professional staff moving into a leadership role.

Objectives

Learning Outcomes

• Recognize the new roles of Manager and Leader from a beginning point of employee
• Understand how to set SMART goals and communicate them up and down the organizational chain.
• Recall the elements of leader credibility
• Identify successful and unsuccessful techniques used for motivating people
• Identify challenging factors when managing friends