Supervisory Management Skills Program: Functional Responsibilities of the Supervisor

Monday, Sept. 23, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Gardiner Centre, Signal Hill

To register, please visit: https://www.mun.ca/gardinercentre/professional-development-schedule/

This course occurs from September 23 to 27, 2024.

Manage diversity in the workplace, problem-solve more effectively and increase your leadership efficiency.

Supervisors advocate the goals of the organization while managing competing priorities and diverse staff. This module addresses the challenges facing supervisors and builds skills in problem-solving, organizational efficiency and leading a multigenerational workforce.

This is a module in the Supervisory Management Skills Program.

Module Content

The Role of the Supervisor
Master the skills, knowledge and competencies needed to thrive in a supervisory or management role.

Better understand the Role of the Supervisor
Appreciate the Role’s Realities
Understand change and how it affects your role
Be challenged to examine what you do
Enhance your personal plan to become a more effective Supervisor

The Critical Thinking Approach for Better Problem Solving
Develop critical thinking skills to make better decisions and rationally apply information to get the best possible results.

Understand the benefits and pitfalls to making decisions, both individually and in teams
Recognize the decision-making shortcuts and errors that plague poor decisions
Evaluate information using critical thinking skills
The types of information to gather and key questions to ask in problem solving
Evaluate potential solutions against criteria to understand the consequences and trade-offs of each choice
How to identify the tasks and resources necessary to implement solutions
Learn how to implement decisions so that they are perceived as fair

Leading an Age-Diverse Workforce
Learn how to work with the differences in attitudes and behaviours, and develop them into organizational strengths.

The attitudes, values and expectations of the different generations
What motivates each generation
How various leadership styles work to motivate and engage
How to create an environment that is accepting and respectful of generational differences
Building on the strengths that different perspectives bring to your organization
The critical steps in leading a multigenerational organization to success

Managing Projects and Events
Develop skills in building, managing and executing successful events and projects of varying sizes.

Define the criteria for a successful event or project, as well as common challenges to success
Apply skills to think like an event or project manager
Assess the nature of an event or project and its environment.
Develop project plans and event scenarios that can be managed and executed
Manage stakeholder expectations
Review the process for event or project initiation and closure

Time Management & Workload Balance
Learn how to ease your workload by organizing and executing your priorities while managing other influences that impact your time and ability to get things done.

Develop an understanding of the difference between efficient time management and effective time management.
Develop strategies to effectively organize work priorities.
Develop goals to make the most of your time.
Create the template for a Time Audit to identify inefficiencies and ineffectiveness in your day.
Improve personal efficiency.
Develop an understanding of the human biological factors that aid or hinder your effective and efficient use of time.

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Event Listing 2024-09-23 8:30:00 2024-09-23 16:00:00 America/St_Johns Supervisory Management Skills Program: Functional Responsibilities of the Supervisor To register, please visit: https://www.mun.ca/gardinercentre/professional-development-schedule/ This course occurs from September 23 to 27, 2024. Manage diversity in the workplace, problem-solve more effectively and increase your leadership efficiency. Supervisors advocate the goals of the organization while managing competing priorities and diverse staff. This module addresses the challenges facing supervisors and builds skills in problem-solving, organizational efficiency and leading a multigenerational workforce. This is a module in the Supervisory Management Skills Program. Module Content The Role of the Supervisor Master the skills, knowledge and competencies needed to thrive in a supervisory or management role. Better understand the Role of the Supervisor Appreciate the Role’s Realities Understand change and how it affects your role Be challenged to examine what you do Enhance your personal plan to become a more effective Supervisor The Critical Thinking Approach for Better Problem Solving Develop critical thinking skills to make better decisions and rationally apply information to get the best possible results. Understand the benefits and pitfalls to making decisions, both individually and in teams Recognize the decision-making shortcuts and errors that plague poor decisions Evaluate information using critical thinking skills The types of information to gather and key questions to ask in problem solving Evaluate potential solutions against criteria to understand the consequences and trade-offs of each choice How to identify the tasks and resources necessary to implement solutions Learn how to implement decisions so that they are perceived as fair Leading an Age-Diverse Workforce Learn how to work with the differences in attitudes and behaviours, and develop them into organizational strengths. The attitudes, values and expectations of the different generations What motivates each generation How various leadership styles work to motivate and engage How to create an environment that is accepting and respectful of generational differences Building on the strengths that different perspectives bring to your organization The critical steps in leading a multigenerational organization to success Managing Projects and Events Develop skills in building, managing and executing successful events and projects of varying sizes. Define the criteria for a successful event or project, as well as common challenges to success Apply skills to think like an event or project manager Assess the nature of an event or project and its environment. Develop project plans and event scenarios that can be managed and executed Manage stakeholder expectations Review the process for event or project initiation and closure Time Management & Workload Balance Learn how to ease your workload by organizing and executing your priorities while managing other influences that impact your time and ability to get things done. Develop an understanding of the difference between efficient time management and effective time management. Develop strategies to effectively organize work priorities. Develop goals to make the most of your time. Create the template for a Time Audit to identify inefficiencies and ineffectiveness in your day. Improve personal efficiency. Develop an understanding of the human biological factors that aid or hinder your effective and efficient use of time. Gardiner Centre, Signal Hill Gardiner Centre