The Basics of Leadership Workshops

Each workshop is two to three hours in length and can be tailored specifically for your organization. You can individually select the workshops that meet your training and development needs, or take the entire series. See below the list of workshops and the topics covered in each course.

Basics Workshop I: Orientation to Leadership (3 hours)

• Understanding the nature of leadership
• Determining the role of supervision/management today
• Identifying key skills for effectiveness / Recognizing characteristics of effective leaders
• Assessing personal skills
• Contrasting leader/follower behaviors
• Assessing leadership style and power
• Choosing the appropriate style to motivate employee performance
• Understanding typical workplace policies and when/how to enforce them

Basics Workshop II: Interpersonal Communication (2 hours)

• Determining communication impact on leadership role
• Communicating effectively on all levels (verbal, nonverbal, symbolic)
• Removing barriers to effective communication
• Listening as a key skill
• Sharing best practices for effective communication

Basics Workshop III: The Hiring Process (3 hours)

• Identifying the skills required to round out your team
• Developing a clear job description and measurements of performance
• Developing a strategy to recruit top employees
• Identifying recruiting resources that will produce an ROI
• Evaluating resumes and applications
• Planning the interview / Understanding the different methods of interviewing
• The legal do’s and don’ts of interviewing
• Diversity and EEO
• Checking references and backgrounds legally
• Preparing for the 1st day / New Hire Orientation
• Required forms
• Resource

Basics Workshop IV: Dealing with Unacceptable Behavior/Conflict Management (3 hours)

• Defining acceptable and unacceptable behavior and the causes for behavior
• Defining conflict and what or who causes it
• Tools to create a positive work environment
  • Avoiding blame
  • Developing a process to identify the problem, determine the cause and create a solution.
  • Plan to identify, address, and improve the work environment through “changed behaviors”
• Supervisory personalities
  • Use of a profile system – strengths and weaknesses
  • 360 assessments
• Types of conflict
• Manager – Employee
• Manager – Supervisor
• Employee – Employee
• Employee - Company
• Employee – Customer

Basics Workshop V: Planning and Organizing Work / Time Management (3 hours)

• Understanding the impact of planning
• Identifying time robbers and time wasters at work / Assessing time usage
• Seeing planning as part of the “big picture” at work
• Setting goals and strategies
• Understanding effective time management techniques
• Exploring best time management practices / Developing a time management strategy
• Using planning tools for efficiency
• Involving others in projects and assignments
• Do you have too many goals? How to not over-commit
• Measuring goals and achievement

Basics Workshop VI: Employee Discipline (2.5 hours)

• Identify and investigate the problem
• Eliminating emotions – gathering facts
• Adequate and legal documentation (what you really need to know)
• Using progressive discipline process
  • Verbal warning
  • Written warning
  • Suspension
  • Termination
• Effective coaching
• Termination
• Tools and “must knows” for protecting yourself & the organization

Basics Workshop VII: Leadership & the Law (2.5 hours)

• Understanding employment laws and your role in compliance
• The HR role you play and how it can help to improve performance & increase profitability
• Knowing when to ask for help
• Overview of all current laws that impact you and your employees
  • American’s with Disabilities
  • Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Occupational Safety and Health Act
  • Immigration (I-9’s)
  • Sarbanes Oxley
  • and More…
• How the laws change as your company and workforce change

Basics Workshop VIII: Performance Management & Appraisals (3 hours)

• Steps for assisting employees with goal setting & achievement
• Developing and tracking goals for each employee
• Creating the basis for the annual appraisal / Establishing objectives of performance appraisal
• Implementing processes that create positive reviews
• Giving performance feedback
• Managing the future development of employees
• Maintaining performance records
• Preparing and presenting the appraisal
• Coaching and Correcting for improved performance

Basics Workshop IX: Problem-Solving and Decision Making (3 hours)

Problem Solving

• Identifying problems/issues in the workplace / area
• Understanding the problem-solving model
• Gathering and analyzing data using problem-solving tools
• Creating and selecting alternative solutions
• Planning a course of action
• Evaluating the decision and the results

Decision Making

• Understanding managers and the role they play in the decision making process
  • How managers earn their role
  • How do they prepare for the role
• The basics in decision making
  • Easy decisions
  • More difficult decisions
  • Very difficult decisions
• Effective tools and procedures for managers to utilize when addressing workplace issues and decisions

Basics Workshop X: Building an Effective Team (2 hours)

• Establishing a shared vision
• Understanding how groups develop
• Defining the key team roles
• Conducting effective team meetings
• Dealing with team conflict
• Maintaining personal and team performance momentum

To inquire about HRedge Solutions' Basics of Leadership Workshops, click here or call 913-859-9284.

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