Practical Leadership Essentials: Cultivating Thriving Supervisory Relationships (In-Person)

Effectively carrying out a supervisor role is more “art” than science. Often, people leaders are left on their own to try and figure out how to implement their supervisor duties. Unskilled supervision can create organizational cultures that are ineffective at best, and causing harm at worst. When people leaders understand the expectations of their role, they are able to supervise in a way that fosters healthy working relationships with each employee that reports to them. This, in turn, builds psychological safety and creates thriving, inclusive organizational cultures.

This is a highly interactive training provides participants with immediately implementable tools and strategies.

This is a shortened version of the full Practical Leadership 1.0. If you would like the more complete version, please see the virtual options available.

Topics

• Cultivating self-awareness and brain/body response to stress
• Feedback conversation skills
• Using the Platinum Rule in supervision
• One-on-One check-ins and Supervising Framework

Learning Objectives

• Better understand the competencies of the supervisor roles and have improved confidence in implementing the role
• Cultivate self-awareness and accountability for fostering positive organizational culture and avoiding destructive behaviors in the workplace
• Increase comfort at holding a range of conversations, including developmental feedback
• Learn strategies for helping employees solve their own challenges

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Event Details

The date and time of this in-person event is: April 16, from 8:30 – 12:30 p.m.

Refreshments: Coffee, tea, and a light snack will be provided.

Travel: Driving directions, transit options, and parking instructions are available on MCN’s website.

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Doors will open 30 minutes before the event start time.

Masks will be optional at this event.

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Speaker Information

Lisa Negstad consults with a diverse clientele of nonprofits, philanthropies, and government in leadership and organizational development. Believing anyone can be a leader, Lisa lives in two worlds: traditional hierarchies, where she helps managers excel in their role, and collective teams, where she helps groups think systemically and improve their shared leadership skills. Before starting her own consulting firm, Lisa held senior leadership and management positions in several international and U.S.-based nonprofit organizations. Lisa has an MBA from Yale and a B.A. in psychology from Luther College and is certified as a human systems dynamics professional. Lisa, an ongoing learner of cultural agility, brings a strong value of inclusion and participatory processes to her training.