Supervisor's Conference 12/8/2016
This one-day conference teaches people the knowledge and skills that will enhance their effectiveness as supervisors.
Thursday, December 8, 2016
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (check-in, 8:30 a.m.)
Husson University Southern Maine Campus
340 County Road, Westbrook, ME 04092
Registration Information
- Early Bird Registration: $220 (through November 17)
- Regular Registration: $270 if registered after November 17)
- Lunch Included
- Download & Print the Conference Brochure
Agenda
This one-day conference is designed for individuals who wish to gain knowledge and skills that will enhance their effectiveness as supervisors.
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 a.m. Conference Welcome
Session 1
9:10 -10:30 a.m.
The Duh! Approach To Management and Supervision: Dispelling Common Leadership Myths
People are promoted because they’re good at their jobs. Being in a leadership position is a very different job, for which most are not trained. This presentation dispels myths associated with effective leadership and provides common sense approaches. Participants will be encouraged to assess and re-think commonly held beliefs and will leave with immediately applicable skills that they can incorporate into their management and supervisory styles. Attendees will learn what works and what doesn’t and will be offered ways to enhance communication and increase motivation. They will be encouraged to accept what makes sense, throw out what doesn’t, and put on the shelf what they want to take down some day. It promises to be a transforming experience.
Presenter: Gerri King
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break
Session 2
10:45 a.m. – Noon
Creating a Blame-Free and Gossip-Free Environment
Efforts to create a blame-free and gossip-free environment are easy to understand but hard to do. Once accomplished, however, the workplace is a safer and more trusting environment, and productivity and motivation increase. It doesn’t matter who is to blame. What matters is that what’s not working gets fixed.
When the environment is not punitive, people are much more willing to own up to mistakes and take responsibility when something goes wrong. Gossip-free means that people talk to each other rather than about each other. At the outset, both of these concepts seem impossible to implement. “It’s not natural,” you might say. But, it is worth a try! Consider the benefits of a work environment where fear, worry, resentment, and suspicion are absent.
A place where the work flows because the avenues previously cluttered with destructive chatter have been cleared, and the people doing the work become a team. In this session, you’ll look at ways to break through work cultures where blame and gossip are part of the norm. You’ll look at how to deal in a positive way with mistakes that are made; and you’ll look at how you can help create a work environment where every worker is respected, and where gossip is minimized, if not eliminated entirely.
Presenter: Gerri King
Lunch
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Buffet Lunch
Book signing with Gerri King: The Duh! Book of Management & Supervision: Dispelling Common Leadership Myths
Session 3
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Now You’re in Charge: Building and Establishing Credibility With Your Employees
As a leader, establishing credibility is the cornerstone of your effectiveness. Leaders who are credible are better able to build relationships, control and manage work, and get things done. What is credibility? How do you develop it? And just as important, who needs to believe you are credible? In this session you’ll discover how others define credibility. You’ll learn eight strategies for gaining the trust of your boss, your employees, and key members of your organization.
Presenter: Lynne Richards, MBA
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Break
Session 4
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Workteams and the Wizard of Oz
Since 1939, MGM’s film, The Wizard of Oz, has delighted and entertained audiences of all ages and backgrounds. “I have a feeling we are not in Kansas anymore,” Dorothy tells Toto with awe. Not so different from our own experiences in today’s changing organizations, where we find ourselves in unfamiliar territory and are asked to perform the impossible. Learn how this timeless story depicts the most basic framework of teamwork and team member roles.
Recognize the seven keys to effective teamwork and how we too can achieve the impossible with creative thinking, courage and heart and that the most powerful “Wizard” of all, lives within us.
Presenter: Lynne Richards, MBA
Register Now!About the Presenters
Gerri King, PhD, Organizational Consultant, Author
Gerri King, Ph.D., is a social psychologist and organizational consultant to corporations, nonprofits, governmental agencies, and educational and healthcare institutions.
She works throughout the U.S., Asia, and Canada with a focus on Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Planning, Leadership and Supervisory Training, Conflict Resolution, Managing Change, and Enhancing Teams. Based in Concord, NH, she is a founding partner of Human Dynamics Associates. Gerri also has a new book out, available on Amazon.com, called “The ‘DUH’ Book of Management and Supervision–Dispelling Common Leadership Myths”. For more information, please see her website at: http://www.gerriking.com.
Lynne Richards, MBA, Author, Speaker, Consultant
Lynne M. Richards, MBA, is a noted and respected trainer, facilitator, and coach.
She is a past president of Maine ATD and a member of the National Speaker’s Association. As a former Department Head Director and manager combined with her 25 years of experience, she brings a wealth of hands-on, real world experience to her workshops and presentations. Her unique blend of humor, energy and practical approach, makes her an invaluable resource for organizations and individuals interested in expanding their skills ‘toolkit’ and enhancing performance. For more information, please see her website at http://www.lynnerichards.com
Fees and Refund Policies
Take advantage of the Early Bird Discount!
The cost of the conference is $220 if registered by November 17, and $270 after November 17.
Refunds, less a $25 processing fee, will be given if written cancellation is received at least 10 business days prior to the conference.
What Cost Includes:
The conference fee includes all materials and handouts, continental breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks and parking. Parking is available to the right and rear of the building.
Download the Conference Brochure.
Register Now!
For More Information
Phone: Call (207) 772-3711
Email: lynne@lynnerichards.com
© 2016 Lynne Richards