LEADERSHIP SERIES                Training Opportunities Home                                                                                5 Dysfunctions of a Team/Board How are your key leaders functioning?  How about your board?  Assess and learn how your team can make the next step toward effective interpersonal management and communication that can spread through your entire organization. The Difficulty with Delegating Is it time to review whether or not you should delegate more?  Have you tried to delegate only to have projects not completed like they need to be?  Let’s review the process and look for improvement! Generational Differences You may have four different generations in your workforce.  How are they getting along?  Are any of the conflicts they have related to their generational perspective?  Knowing how to manage between the different generations (i.e.   Traditionalists, Baby Boomers) represented in your workforce can improve all aspects of your business. Harassment/Workplace Violence Remind your staff about the importance of a fair and safe workplace environment.  This training provides an opportunity to review legal cases, different types of harassment, and what can happen if guidelines are not followed.   If you wish, a review of your own policy, as well as an examination, can be included in the training. Is Image Everything? How are you being perceived by your staff?  Everything from your voicemail greeting on your phone to the voice you use to greet others should be reviewed periodically.  Take time to evaluate how you are perceived and what changes you wish to make. Last One Standing:  Managing Layoffs         When your employees are losing their jobs it is hard to focus on the intense pressure you are going through as a leader.  You are human too!  Take a moment and consider how you are doing. Managing Conflict:  How Can We Be Friends? Are you too aggressive or too passive in managing conflict?  Do you find yourself avoiding conflict? Come and assess your conflict style and develop a plan to improve your skills so that the next conflict you have you can feel like you handled it productively. Middle Management:  The Big Squeeze If you are in middle management and are just about ready to implode…get to this training!  Take this opportunity to develop a plan to address the areas where your staff and your boss get into a shoving match with you in the middle. The New Employee What is it like for your new employee?  Is there adequate training or support?  Do they understand your mission?   Review your training programs and determine what measureable improvements you will make. Performance Review:  Receiving Yours/Writing Theirs Whether you’re writing or receiving a PR, take this opportunity to review several effective methods of managing the meeting itself.  Review rating and monitoring of performance methods.  Do you want to implement incentive based compensation into the PR?  Can you implement your mission into the PR?  Take time to review this extremely important aspect of your company’s bottom line? Team Building 101/201 Bring your team or department to improve communication and trust Basic team dynamics will be explained and explored through activities and preliminary goal setting. TB 201 focuses on helping your team overcome challenges by problem solving and developing a accountable action plan. For Further Information: Telephone:  (605) 336-1974 fsisd@msn.com