Supervising Others

Supervising others can be a tough job. Between managing your own time and projects, helping your team members solve problems and complete tasks, and helping other supervisors, your day can fill up before you know it. The Supervising Others workshop will help supervisors become more efficient and proficient, with information on delegating, managing time, setting goals and expectations (for themselves and others), providing feedback, resolving conflict, and administering discipline.

Topics covered in this course

Setting Expectations

Defining the Requirements, Identifying Opportunities for Improvement and Growth, Setting Verbal Expectations, Putting Expectations in Writing.

Setting Goals

Understanding Cascading Goals, The SMART Way, The Three P’s, Helping Others Set Goals.

Assigning Work

General Principles, The Dictatorial Approach, The Apple-picking Approach, The Collaborative Approach.

Degrees of Delegation

Level One: Complete Supervision, Level Two: Partial Supervision, Level Three: Complete Independence.

Implementing Delegation

Deciding to Delegate, To Whom Should You Delegate, Providing Instructions, Monitoring the Results, Troubleshooting Delegation.

Providing Feedback

Characteristics of Good Feedback, Feedback Delivery Tools, Informal Feedback, Formal Feedback.

Managing your Time

The 80/20 Rule, Prioritizing with the UrgentImportant Matrix, Using a Productivity Journal, Using Routines and Rituals to Simplify your Workday.

Resolving Conflict

Using a Conflict Resolution Process Maintaining Fairness Seeking Help from Within the Team Seeking Help from Outside the Team

Tips for Special Situations

What to do if you’re Promoted Within the Team, What to do if you’re Leading a Brand New Team, What to do if you’re Taking on an Established Team.

A Survival Guide for a New Supervisor

Ask the Right Questions of the Right People, Go to Gemba, Keep Learning!

The Extended DISC ModelUnderstanding the DISC behavioural styles (D, I, S and C) and their attitude toward teamwork

Identifying your style and the styles of others in your team.

Team Exercise Identifying styles in your teamInterpretation of the Extended DISC Team Assessment

What is CultureTeam Types DISC Style Team Cultures

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This course is ideal for

Anyone looking to learn how to operate in a supervisory position