Supervision
- So, You’re Ready to be a Supervisor? How to Make a Smooth Transition
- Quick Start for Supervisors: An Overview of Essentials for Your New U-M Role
- Foundations of Supervision
So, You’re Ready to be a Supervisor? How to Make a Smooth Transition
Making the move from peer to supervisor can be complicated if some things are not considered. If you are not yet a supervisor, but feel you are ready to make the transition to a supervisory role, or if you are a new supervisor this course will walk you through the process.
You will learn to:
- Describe changes that inhibit or adversely impact working relationships when promoted from colleague to supervisor
- Practice techniques for using your particular supervision style to build effective and motivating relationships with your employees, peers, and managers
- Recognize how personalities and basic communication styles will affect your supervision style
- Examine various ways to approach inherent or inherited issues in your department related to: resources, employee satisfaction and motivation, skills, performance issues, etc.
- Recognize typical new supervisor mistakes and ways to avoid common management pitfalls
You will benefit by:
- Identifying successful professional practices to begin building a great management reputation
- Raising your awareness to making the transition smoothly from colleague or co-worker to supervisor
- Avoiding common pitfalls often made by new supervisors
- Learning how to build effective management-employee relations early in your supervision career
- Learning how best to communicate with others in your new role as a supervisor
Audience:
Individuals wishing to consider a career in supervision or those very new to the role
Program Note:
Attend the Elements of Leadership, Quick Start for New Supervisors: An Overview of Essentials for Your New U-M Role or Foundations of Supervision courses prior to or following this presentation to continue developing your supervision skills.
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Cost: $149 |
Dates & Times: Wed. 1/27/10, |
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Quick Start for Supervisors: An Overview of Essentials for Your New U-M Role
If you are new to supervision, new to supervising at U-M, or if you are a long-time U-M supervisor wanting a refresher course—this class is for you! This course provides a fast-paced in-class overview of topics that all supervisors need to know coupled with post-session material to expand the learning potential.
Audience:
Those new to supervision at U-M who have not yet taken Foundations of Supervision or Foundations for Successful Leadership at the UMHS and/or supervisors who want a refresher course
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Cost: $79 |
Dates & Times: Wed. 9/16/09, |
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Foundations of Supervision
The University of Michigan’s Foundations of Supervision (FOS) program is a two-part comprehensive program that includes two six-week sessions where participants learn practical skills and knowledge that enable them to increase their leadership effectiveness. Foundations of Supervision I: Leading and Working Successfully With Others is designed primarily to meet the needs of a new supervisor, or those in a team leader role. Foundations of Supervision II: Maximizing Performance is designed to address the needs of supervisors responsible for performance and fiscal management.
FOS learning experiences include case studies, guest speakers, simulations, panel discussions, lectures, online learning opportunities, discussion groups and participant presentations. One of the key elements of both programs is that participants become members of a learning team where they have an opportunity to take a deeper dive into the subjects being presented, reflect upon their own experiences, and then apply the concepts to their unique work settings.
Note:
UMHS employees should visit www.med.umich.edu/Leadership/index.htm for information on the Foundations for Successful Leadership program which is offered at no charge to UMHS employees and is customized for that audience.
You will learn to:
- Explore the roles, responsibilities and key competencies of a supervisor in the University environment
- Develop an appreciation for the importance of effective communication and feedback strategies and how to apply them in the workplace
- Explore the value and challenges of collaboration in the workplace, including how to handle issues centered around diversity, trust and conflict
- Analyze legal and U-M standard practice guide implications before making policy decisions and implementing procedures
You will benefit by:
- Improving communication and listening skills to increase your overall competence
- Sharpening overall knowledge of U-M policies and procedures
- Increasing your productivity and efficiency as well as your ability to work collaboratively
- Learning from wisdom shared through networking with other supervisors and managers
Audience:
Relatively new supervisors or leaders that supervise team activities with little or no formal training in the core competencies of supervision
Program Recommendation:
Quickstart for Supervisors: An Overview of Essentials for Your New U-M Role
Schedule Selection(s)
Cost: $189
Location: HRD
Presenter(s): Varied
Competencies: AM BI CO CS DO LA
Dates & Times: Thu. 10/8 & 11/12/09,
8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., 10/15 - 11/5/09, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Code: FOS951Dates & Times: Tue. 1/19 & 2/23/10,
8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., 1/26 - 2/16/10,
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Code: FOS004Dates & Times: Tue. 4/13 & 5/18/10,
8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., 4/20 - 5/11/10,
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Code: FOS005
You will learn to:
- Develop an understanding and awareness of effective recruitment and selection practices and U-M resources available for these purposes
- Describe the tools and techniques that support and enhance employee performance, clarify who is responsible for performance issues and problems and develop awareness of additional valuable resources
- Identify the financial responsibilities of University supervisors and explain effective resource management and its impact on department budgets
You will benefit by:
- Developing a performance strategy and learning skills such as selecting, hiring, coaching, counseling and disciplining employees
- Decreasing staff complaints and litigation
- Learning from wisdom shared through networking with other supervisors and managers
Audience:
Relatively new supervisors or managers that are responsible for supervising the work of others but may not have had formal training in the University’s supervision guidelines
Program Prerequisite:
Program Recommendation:
Quickstart for Supervisors: An Overview of Essentials for Your New U-M Role
Schedule Selection(s)
Cost: $189
Location: HRD
Presenter(s): Varied
Competencies: AM BI CO CS DO LA
Dates & Times: Tue. 9/22 & 10/27/09, 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., 9/29 - 10/20/09, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Code: FOS952
CANCELLED*
Dates & Times: Tue. 6/8 & 7/13/10,
8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., 6/15 - 7/6/10,
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Code: FOS006