Course Outline
Module One: Getting Started
- Icebreaker
- Housekeeping Items
- The Parking Lot
- Workshop Objectives
Module Two: Setting Expectations
- Defining the Requirements
- Identifying Opportunities for Improvement and Growth
- Setting Verbal Expectations
- Putting Expectations in Writing
Module Three: Setting Goals
- Understanding Cascading Goals
- The SMART Way
- Helping Others Set Goals
Module Four: Assigning Work
- General Principles
- The Dictatorial Approach
- The Apple-Picking Approach
- The Collaborative Approach
Module Five: Degrees of Delegation
- Level One: Complete Supervision
- Level Two: Partial Supervision
- Level Three: Complete Independence
Module Six: Implementing Delegation
- Deciding to Delegate
- To Whom Should You Delegate?
- Providing Instructions
- Monitoring the Results
- Troubleshooting Delegation
Module Seven: Providing Feedback
- Characteristics of Good Feedback
- Feedback Delivery Tools
- Informal Feedback
- Formal Feedback
Module Eight: Managing Your Time
- The 80/20 Rule
- Prioritizing with the Urgent-Important Matrix
- Using a Productivity Journal
- Using Routines and Rituals to Simplify Your Workday
Module Nine: Resolving Conflict
- Using a Conflict Resolution Process
- Maintaining Fairness
- Seeking Help from Within the Team
- Seeking Help from Outside the Team
Module Ten: Tips for Special Situations
- What to Do If You’ve Been Promoted from within the Team
- What to Do If You’re Leading a Brand New Team
- What to Do if You’re Taking on an Established Team
Module Eleven: A Survival Guide for the New Supervisor
- Ask the Right Questions of the Right People
- Go to Gemba
- Keep Learning!
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
- Words from the Wise
- Review of Parking Lot
- Lessons Learned
- Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations