Seminar helps staff transitioning to supervisor positions
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — A seminar set for March 2 at Wallace State Community College is aimed at helping employees who are transitioning from the role of staff member to that as a supervisor or manager. “Making the Transition from Staff to Supervisor Seminar” will be held on Thursday, March 2, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., in room 511 of the James C. Bailey Center.
Conducted by trainers from Fred Pryor Seminars/Career Track, the seminar qualifies for 6 CPE credits. The seminar will prove useful to anyone who is moving into a manager or supervisor role, or has been a manager or supervisor for a year or less. Team leaders, department heads, and those making the move to senior positions within their departments will also benefit.
The seminar aims to show attendees how to:
- Identify personal roadblocks to leadership success and be rid of them forever
- Take on a new position of authority without coming across as bossy, smug or domineering
- Master six critical steps that will help shift mental focus from staff member to supervisor
- Avoid the most common pitfalls involved in this type of transition
- Recognize and manage the different work/personality styles of your employees
- Build trust and gain respect through new work relationships
- Hone communication skills – essential for every effective manager.
Other key learning points include developing a managing style, getting results, handling uncomfortable situations, time management, and more.
Registration for the seminar is $199 per person. Alumni Association Corporate Members receive at least one free registration for the seminar, with Advocate Members receiving two and Statesman and Lion Members each receiving one.
For more information about the seminar and/or corporate membership, please contact LaDonna Allen at 256.352.8071 or ladonna.allen@wallacestate.edu. To register visit www.wsccalumni.org/supervisor3217.