why train supervisors and managers?

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Training your supervisors and managers ... Makes them more competent and more confident Means your staff are better directed and motivated Mean your organisation is more effective and more efficient The alternative just doesn't make sense

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Page 1: Why train supervisors and managers?

Trainingyoursupervisorsandmanagers...

• Makesthemmorecompetentandmoreconfident

• Meansyourstaffarebetterdirected andmotivated

• Meanyourorganisationismoreeffectiveandmoreefficient

Thealternativejustdoesn'tmakesense

Page 2: Why train supervisors and managers?

• Allbusinessesneedtheirpeopletodotherightthingsintherightway

Context

• Frontlinesupervisorymanagers:

o Haveagreatimpactonthebehaviourandengagementoffrontlineemployees

o Areroutinelytrainedintechnicalaspectsoftheirrole

o Butoftennotgiventhe"peopleskills"tosucceed

o Andcanbejust"makingitupastheygoalong"

• Theremustbeabetterway

Page 3: Why train supervisors and managers?

1. Supervisorsandmanagersfeelmoreconfidentifthey:

o Haveaclearideawhattheyarebeingaskedtodo

o Havetheskillstodoit

o Receiveregularfeedbackontheirperformance(positive&negative)

2. Peoplelearnbestbydoing...butthattheyneedtohavesomeguidancefirst,sothattheyaresetuptosucceed.

Then,practicemakesperfect.

Webelievethat

Page 4: Why train supervisors and managers?

Ourprogramme• Isdesignedtocoveralltheskillsyourfrontlinemanagersneed

• Isbasedonwellresearchedandwidelyrecognisedsources

• Givespracticalskillsthatcanbeputintopracticestraightaway

• Hasover40conceptsinallthatformthetoolkitthatparticipantstakeawaytouseatanytime

Page 5: Why train supervisors and managers?

• Managingyourself

• Managinginformation/presentations

• Managingproductivity

Wehavevariousdeliverymodelstofityourbusiness,coveringsuchareasas:

• Managingothers

• Managingrelationshipsandteams

• Managingchange

• Managingprojects...andinstigationofabusinessimprovement

• Managingcollaborationsandsynergy

Page 6: Why train supervisors and managers?

Ourapproach

Plan

Do

ReviewLearningforreal...tomakeareal

difference

Plan• Weexplainaconcept• Weallexplorehowtouseit

Do:• Participantspracticeusingitatwork• Theyteachothers

Review:• Theyevaluatehowitwentandreportback• Weallconsiderhowtodobetter

Page 7: Why train supervisors and managers?

Ourrationale

Theriskisthatasaresultofattendingmostbehaviouraltraining:• Only5%ofparticipantsusethematerialthenextday• Notmanymoredoafterthan

Ourmitigationsforthisuseprovenlawsofinfluenceby:• Usingwellresearched/widelyrenownedmaterials• Translatingtheseintotherealworldofyourcompany• Ensuringtheyareunderstood• Ensuringtheyareused

Usingtheseconceptshelpstheindividualtobemorecompetent,moreconfident...Andtodoabetterjob

Page 8: Why train supervisors and managers?

• Realdevelopmentallearning

• Realbusinessimprovement

• Spreadingthelearningtothesupervisor's/manager'steams

• Deliveryofprojectswhichoffsetthecostsofthetraining

• Creationofalongtermrelationshipbetweenusandourclients

• 100%ofparticipantsonourmostrecentprogramme:

o Activelylookedforwardtothetraining

o Feltitwasagooduseoftheirtime

o Usedandsharedwhattheylearned

Ourresults

Page 9: Why train supervisors and managers?

Ourclientsandadvocates...includealltypesoforganisationfromSMEtolargecorporates,fromFTSE100toGovernmentagencies

"Ilearnedalotaboutmyself,particularlywhatmylimitationsare,alsobrokedownafewbarriers

holdingmeback."

"Ifoundthiscoursetobeextremelyuseful.Ithashelpedmeonadaytodaybasisteachingmenewskillsondealingwithpeopleandmanagingtheir

behaviour aswellasmyown."

"Thecourseoverallwasexcellent,thecontentwasgoodandthepaceandstyleoflearning

superb."

"Tobehonesteveryoneinthecompanywouldbenefitfromthis

typeoftraining."

"Ilovedtherelaxedmannerofthetraining,itreallyhelpedme

tolearn."

"Ifeelthatmyconfidencehasgrownasaresultoftakingpart.Iwilldefinitelybeusingtheconceptsnotonlyatworkbutalsowithinmypersonallife."

Thesequotesallcomefromparticipantsonourmostrecentprogramme

Page 10: Why train supervisors and managers?

IainSmith,Director

Management approaches which are:well researched, ... widely recognised

... and simple to implement

...andclickheretogetintouch

Clickhereforsomegreatthoughtsonmakingchangework