Individual Contributor to Leader Workshop
Too often, organizations promote people into supervisory positions because they are excellent individual contributors and technically proficient in their roles without providing training on how to be effective people managers. Given that the effectiveness of a manager is absolutely vital to retaining people, the need to invest in preparing them to take on additional management responsibilities is critically important. This workshop covers many of the topics of our two-day Emerging Leaders Workshop, but is designed for individuals who only have one day of time to invest.
NOTE: We ask that organizations send up to two individuals to this workshop. If your organization is interested in having more individuals participate, we can work with you to create a customized solution to meet your needs and goals.
About the workshop
Target Participants
New supervisors/managers
Learning Outcomes
- Better understand their individual leadership style, focusing on natural strengths
and opportunities for growth, while learning how to identify the style those they’re
leading respond best to
- Practice tactical preparation steps to deliver meaningful and specific feedback, keeping an eye toward the impact on team morale and overall culture
- Learn techniques for effectively and clearly communicating expectations of direct-reports
Key Themes
- An overview of a variety of leadership styles and the advantages and
disadvantages of each - The importance of self and social-awareness in fostering an open, trust-based communication
style
- Acknowledging growth and vulnerability by responding with “I don’t know, but I will
work to find out” when asked a question to which they don’t have the answer
- Understanding the role of emotion in communicating transparently and clearly
- Seeking to understand and asking questions is a critical component of building high-trust relationships
