Supervision Series Workshop

Description

Are you new to supervision and looking to brush up your management skills? Do you have questions or situations you’d like to test with others in a similar role?  

This three-part, interactive series will explore the foundations of supervision and how to be an effective supervisor. Each two-hour session will include a wide range of activities and modes of learning, including short training sessions, small group breakouts, time to practice tools, and opportunities for peer-to-peer feedback. We will also provide post-session resources to explore topics more deeply. Participants will walk away with more confidence in the vital aspects of supervision in addition to proactive management strategies and tools to set you and your staff up for success. The full schedule and session descriptions are below. 

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

Participants will learn

• Vital aspects of supervision and proactive management, strategies and tools to set you and your staff up for success.

Who this is for

• Supervisors who are currently supervising staff.
• Managers who are currently supervising staff.
• Directors who manage staff.

Session Details

Session 1: Foundations of Management

In this session, we will start with the essential elements of management, why it matters, and what effective management requires of us. We will explore how to create processes that will set staff up for success and have time to practice tools to establish mutual accountability and set clear expectations. 

Session 2: Leadership, Decisiveness, and Decision-Making

In this session, we will define inclusive culture, how it supports management, and how to put it into practice. We will discuss four basic leadership styles and how each can support effective and inclusive leadership. Participants will practice using decision-making tools and learn about the five-step delegation process.

Session 3: Effective Communication and Feedback

In this session, we will explore a key foundational element of management – feedback. We will define what feedback is, why it matters, and when to give it. Using the Results Model, we will learn how to communicate effectively to get achieve positive results and build stronger relationships with staff. Participants will learn about the concept of turning complaints to requests and have time to practice giving feedback using various tools like Stop, Challenge, Choose and the COIN model.