Empowering Work Relationships

Managers are often hired with the expectation that they are skilled in establishing and maintaining good working relationships that bring out the best in their reporting employees. But if you ask any manager, what management system they use, they will most likely look at you with a blank stare. Most managers “manage”! They get by using their own personal style of management. Some managers are naturally better at this than others. And no matter how gifted a manager is, there is an advantage to having all managers in an organization using a consistent management “system” that clearly states expectations and standards for delivering work.

Managers benefit when there is an explicit “system” that backs up their personal management style, because it creates clarity for all involved about how things will work and what to expect when things don’t go as planned. Employees benefit because they know from the start what they’ve signed up for and how to get help if they need it.

A good management system allows a degree of autonomy for employees, who are expected to deliver as promised unless they run into something unexpected. Then the manager is the one to call on for help. This system allows managers to focus on their strategic work, while still being available to their team to offer support and problem-solving as needed, without micromanaging.

The Empowering Work Relationships Seminar offers managers the know-how to cultivate a consistent style of company-wide management that:

• promotes trust
• assists in effective workload management
• lessens stress
• maximizes the potential and enhances the productivity of company staff
• reduces turnover and training costs
• establishes an environment of shared expectations, accountability and predictable results

The Empowering Work Relationships Seminar is a complete seminar offering with Participant Binder and complete Facilitator Guide with detailed description, timing and logic behind the concepts and activities in hard copy format.

Composed of packaged know-how, methods, templates, activities, take-aways in the following subject areas:

• Establishing the Ground for Healthy Relationships
• Relationships that Thrive and Serve Everyone
• The Principles of People Management
  • The Principle of Self Management
  • The Principle of Accountability
  • The Principle of Shared Expectations

Learning Outcomes

Managers will learn:

• Skills and process for initiating healthy relationships with employees
• How to build a foundation of trust and safety that will facilitate honest communication and maximize an employee’s contribution to the organization
• How to deliver the full range of feedback, (what’s working and what’s not working,) in a way that supports the continuing improvement and professional development of employees
• Techniques and process to maintain healthy ongoing work relationships that produce effective results
• Other key take aways

The Empowering Work Relationships Seminar can be bought as a standalone product that can be delivered by your in-house HR or training staff. Or, it can be delivered off-site in a 1 or 2 day format by an Intentional Leaders Seminar Facilitator.

Call 877.998.8488 (toll free) or 707.887.8488 to schedule your facilitated seminar.

(Also offered in Toolkit format supported by Implementation Coaching along with Work Flow Documentation Services. Customization available upon request.)