July 1, 2024
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Making a successful transition to new manager, supervisor or team lead

Organization:
Ontario Municipal Leadership Institute (OMLI)
Location:
5 WEEKLY WEBINARS (3pm - 4pm EST), Ontario, Canada
Start Date:
January 24, 2023
End Date:
February 21, 2023
Description
This 5-part mini webinar training program developed for NEWLY appointed Managers, Supervisors, Team Leads or anyone aspiring to a leadership role. 

Webinar #1 - Making a Successful Transition to Manager, Supervisor or Team Lead

Overview:  What’s next and how to survive and thrive!

  • What got you here won’t keep you there! - Identifying and discussing the important skills you will need to be successful in your new role
  • Understanding the all-important HR function and your role within it - Hiring, evaluating, coaching, and unfortunately sometimes terminating.  Putting the pieces together to understand the big picture
  • The unionized work environment – what does it meant to you?
  • Universal Supervisory Principles

Webinar #2 - Effective Communication & Understanding Emotional Intelligence

Understanding the importance of communication and how you can use it effectively.

Overview: Putting your communications skills to the test and how well do you interpret/understand your emotions? 

  • Communication is a critical tool – How to be an effective communicator 
  • Understanding our perceptions and biases – and how they influence our communication
  • Dealing with Gossip and Office politics
  • How to navigate difficult conversations and delivering constructive feedback!
  • Employee engagement is about effective communication (listening and responding)
  • What is Emotional Intelligence (EQ)? Understanding how it impacts our conversations.
  • Building your success through relationship management  https://events.eply.com/DSM_WJAN23

Webinar #3 - Time Management, Planning & Organizational Skills Development; and the Importance of Integrity; and Problem Solving Using Data

Where does the time go? Setting the stage to make better decisions using the right data.

Overview: Understanding what is consuming your time.  Where is your moral compass pointing you? Are you solving the right problems - How do you know?

  • Using the WADE FORMULA to keep things straight
  • Improving Planning and Organizational Skills
  • Getting your priorities straight.  Moving from “Micro-Manager” to “Skilled Delegator” 
  • Ethics and Integrity – searching your soul!
  • Diagnosing and Solving Problems - Data driven decision making  - what are you measuring?

Webinar #4 - Working With & Developing Your Team - Producing Results

Most of your challenges will be based upon getting your team to perform and produce results.

Overview: Making the most effective use of your TEAM!

  • What makes a TEAM successful?
  • Patrick Lencioni’s “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team”, and we might overcome them.  
  • The Feedback Continuum – Having those Difficult Conversations
  • Putting your Emotional Intelligence (EQ) to work with your TEAM!
  • Understanding how TEAMS DEVELOP – Bruce Tuckman model
  • Remote and Hybrid Workplaces – The Challenges they pose to us
  • Celebrating the “WINS” to build “COMMITMENT”.
  • POWER AND INFLUENCE – What’s in your Toolbox?

Webinar #5 - BECOMING ORGANIZATION READY: Strategic Planning & Change Management

Once you step into a new management role you need to develop an understanding of how the organization works – what’s important, why and how to navigate through the complexities related to it.

Overview: Knowing how to navigate the organization is key to your future success! 

  • Did you know that your perspective needs to adapt and change to meet a new reality? 
  • Managing isn’t just a one-way street – Learn to Manage UP!
  • Understanding the Culture of the Organization and Why is it so important?
  • Tips on building your TEAM Culture
  • Strategic Planning – Why it’s important to understand where your organization is headed!
  • Dealing with Failure Problem Solving in your organization
  • The political fishbowl effect – working in local government – the politics
  • Drivers for Change – Change Management – Building Commitment for Change or anyone who aspires to advance to a leadership role within their organization.
Additional information

REGISTER TODAY!

5 Weekly Webinars/ 3pm - 4pm (EST)

Contact info@omli.ca for more informaition.

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