Course Description

Ever wonder if you’re getting this whole management thing down? Maybe you got promoted because you’re really good at what you do technically but realized that the people-side of things is a whole different animal. In this workshop, we’ll highlight the central themes all managers (no matter your level of experience) should incorporate in their practice to build productive and effective teams.  

Audience: Managers (or aspiring Managers)
Duration: 2 hours

Learning objectives include:

  • Understand the mindset shift of a manager and where to allocate your time wisely

  • Build a positive and inclusive team culture to increase employee productivity and performance

  • Establish specific and measurable goals that excite employees with meaningful work  

  • Hold effective 1:1 meetings that focus on coaching and development

  • Effectively prioritize your team’s workload and delegate where necessary

 
To the employee.. You(the manager) = the company

The Focal Point

What is your role as a manager? To the employee, you equal the company. Nobody affects the employee’s experience of work more than their manager—that’s why you often hear that employees don’t leave the company, they leave their boss.

This management training centers around how managers can establish a culture of trust and psychological safety before being able to effectively manage a team. We discuss the importance of transparency and managing expectations. If the employee’s expectations of work have been met, then they’ll have a positive experience at work. Furthermore, if they have a strong experience at work, then they’ll become more productive at work.

 
Learning Agenda: 1st and 2nd hour breakdown

Learning Agenda

  • Building a Positive Culture: create a team culture where employees can thrive, be productive, and contribute fully

  • The 101 on 1:1’s: learn how to make the best use of these recurring meetings by focusing on coaching and development

  • To Delegate or Not to Delegate: optimize your output by leveraging your team’s expertise

  • The Foundations of Feedback: make quick adjustments to your feedback style to make it more effective

  • What Would You Do?: apply what you’ve learned in these real-world scenarios

*Note 1: This training can be modified to match the needs of your team. Please contact hello@feedlearning.com if you have any special requests.

*Note 2: We also have a Delivering Feedback training course that discusses specifically how to provide positive feedback, constructive feedback, and coaching to your team. We recommend offering Delivering Feedback as a supplement to Manager Essentials.

 
What to expect: Growth mindset, confidentiality applies, participate & have fun

What to Expect

  • Growth Mindset: We’re all here learning together. We’re all going to make mistakes. Great news! This is a safe space to try things out!

  • Confidentiality Applies: Feed Learning will facilitate the training but the richness of the learning will come from the learners as they share their experience. We encourage you to share as much as you feel comfortable.

  • Participate & Have Fun: There will be plenty of activities throughout the training using Zoom annotations, open discussion, chat, self-reflection, role-playing, and breakout sessions (2 total). All participants will receive an Activity Handout and an abbreviated version of the training deck.


Interested in learning more?

Contact us at hello@feedlearning.com.