[SESSION FULL] Supervision Essentials I

Description

What’s the hardest part of leading a team? For many of our clients, the answer is clear: supervision.  

Over the years, TREC has offered a variety of high-impact supervision trainings. Now, for the first time, we’ve combined all of our experience—along with up-to-date research and content—into our most comprehensive program yet: Supervision Essentials I.  

What You Can Expect  

Earn your TREC Supervision Certification and leave this three-part virtual training with a strong foundation in the essential practices and skills every supervisor needs to succeed. Through TREC’s practical tools, ready-to-use templates, and real-time practice with peers, you’ll build both confidence and fluency in:  

• Setting clear expectations and fostering mutual accountability  
• Delivering and receiving effective feedback  
• Strengthening self-awareness as a leader  
• Making sound decisions and delegating effectively  
• Navigating and solving workplace challenges  

Participants must be able to attend all three sessions of the workshop series to qualify for Certification. 

Who this is for

• Participants must currently supervise at least one person 
• Wilburforce Grantees 
• CLF Partners 

Registration deadline September 1st, 2026: REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY CLOSED

Please note that to preserve confidentiality and due to the interactive nature of these workshops, the sessions will not be recorded or archived on TREC’s website.  

Can’t make these sessions but still want management training support? Take a look at our Supervision Essentials Collection available on our website anytime.  

Training Modules Details

Foundations of Management  

• Build the core competencies and skills to become an effective supervisor  
• Understand why trust is central to both your leadership and the health of your organization  
• Develop flexibility in your supervisory style—adapting your leadership to meet employees where they are  
• Learn how to set employees up for success through clarity, consistency, and mutual expectations  
• Access TREC’s ready-to-use templates for supervision meetings, workplans, and development plans  

Feedback & Communication  

• Master the essentials of giving and receiving feedback with confidence  
• Deepen your understanding of the critical role feedback plays in effective supervision  
• Practice using TREC’s proven tools and techniques to strengthen self-awareness and build feedback skills  
• Gain practical communication strategies to shift yourself and your team from reactivity to creativity  

Power Awareness 

• Increase your understanding of power dynamics in the workplace  
• Recognize the power you hold and apply it thoughtfully and wisely  
• Engage in personal reflection and small-group dialogue to strengthen insight and accountability  

Decisiveness & Decision Making  

• Identify the factors that shape your confidence and comfort in making key decisions  
• Overcome the pitfalls of indecisiveness and lead with clarity  
• Break down the “anatomy” of a decision to make your process more intentional  
• Apply decision-making modes that fit the moment and context  

Delegation  

• Embrace delegation as a core supervisory skill that empowers your team  
• Anticipate and address common roadblocks to delegation  
• Implement the five steps of effective delegation to increase accountability and results