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Managing & Supervising

Lead your staff with confidence, purpose, and authority.
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Course: On-Demand
Essential Provider Barbara Khozam  17 Lessons ·  1h 40m  in Arabic, English 

Course Description

Supervising people is not easy. Being a manager is a challenging responsibility that begins with learning how to manage yourself and understanding human behavior. In this course, “Managing and Supervising,” you’ll learn the difference between managers and leaders. You’ll also learn critical behavior skills in the workplace and how to manage a team effectively. You’ll gain an understanding of the key to successful communication and ten tips for leading successful meetings. You’ll become a better manager with the knowledge of how to deal with poor performance, and best practices for delegation. Finally, you’ll learn important strategies to cope with stress.

How do effective leaders manage teams? Why is time management important? You'll learn the answers to these questions in this course, as well as how to use the Personality Quadrant to get a better outcome from employees, and ways to deal with poor performers. By completing this training course you’ll gain successful communication techniques, strategies to cope with stress, tips to delegate better, and an understanding of the difference between managers and leaders.

What You'll Learn

  • Distinguish the difference between a manager and a leader
  • Manage yourself and master the critical behavioral skills managers must develop
  • Communicate with and motivate different personality styles using the Personality Quadrant
  • Confront and manage poor performers effectively
  • Apply best practices for time management and delegation
  • Manage meetings and apply strategies for managing stress

Key Takeaways

  • Effective supervision begins with learning how to manage yourself and understanding human behavior.
  • Successful communication and motivation depend on adapting to different personality styles, which the course addresses through the Personality Quadrant.
  • The course covers practical management challenges including dealing with poor performance, delegation, and leading successful meetings.
  • Learners gain strategies to cope with stress alongside core management and leadership skills.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this course about?

Managing and Supervising teaches the difference between managers and leaders, critical behavior skills in the workplace, how to manage a team effectively, successful communication, leading meetings, dealing with poor performance, delegation, and strategies to cope with stress.

What skills will I gain from this course?

You will gain delegation skills, supervision, team leadership, team management, unit management, and staff management, along with communication techniques and strategies to cope with stress.

What topics do the lessons cover?

Lessons include Managing Ourselves, The Success Cycle, Critical Behavioral Skills, Managing Team Members, Communication, the Personality Quadrant, Nonverbal communication, Managing Poor Performers, Managing Time, Delegation, Managing Meetings, and Managing Stress.

Who is this course for?

It is for people in or moving into supervisory and management roles who want to manage themselves, understand human behavior, and lead and manage a team effectively.