We are able to offer a variety of leadership/supervisory courses. If you are interested in a particular course listed below that is not currently on the schedule, we are able to run the course with 5 people. Call us to learn more and schedule a customized training, 419-408-5540.
Conducting Annual Employee Reviews
An annual review can help you keep your employees happy, engaged, and focused. It is human nature to want to succeed. Giving your employees feedback on their positive and negative attributes is part of the pathway to success. A poorly designed annual review can have the reverse effect.
With our Conducting Annual Employee Reviews workshop, your participants will discover how to conduct a well-designed employee review. By determining the categories for an annual review and understanding how it affects employee compensation, an overall increase in performance should be seen throughout your organization.
Workshop Objectives:
- Understand the process of conducting an annual review.
- Determine the categories for an annual review.
- Know the mistakes managers make during an annual review.
- Understand the concept of pay for performance.
- Know how to tie employee compensation to firm-wide returns.
- Know the value of employee communication.
- Gauge employees’ happiness.
Location: Fostoria Learning Center
Date: Feb 26th
Time: 8:30 am - Noon
Cost: $129 per person, individual course ( $100 per course FEDC/Chamber Member Discount)
Full Series Discount Price: (must be same registered participant) $599.00 / $499.00 FEDC/Chamber Member Discount
Refund/Cancellation Policy: You can withdraw from any class up to 3 days before its start.
No refunds are issued for no-shows
Millennial Onboarding
Onboarding new employees is a secure investment that will assist newly hired employees in developing their skills, knowledge, and value within your company. It will help match the technically skilled Millennial workforce with new and emerging needs of your company, offering a competitive advantage.
Millennial Onboarding is a specialized type of employee onboarding. With Millennials, we are seeing a need to tweak the onboarding process to better suit the needs of the company and new hires. It will increase productivity and produce a happier and more skilled workforce. The new hire phase is a critical time for the employee and the company; having a structured procedure will make this time run smoother and produce a greater chance of success.
Workshop Objectives:
- Define onboarding
- Discuss the characteristics of Millennials
- Create an onboarding process for Millennials
- Develop action plans for working with Millennials
- Learn from introspection
Location: Fostoria Learning Center
Date: Feb 7th
Time: 8:30 am - Noon
Cost: $129 per person, individual course ( $100 per course FEDC/Chamber Member Discount)
Full Series Discount Price: (must be same registered participant) $599.00 / $499.00 FEDC/Chamber Member Discount
Refund/Cancellation Policy: You can withdraw from any class up to 24 hours before its start.
No refunds are issued for no-shows
Goal Setting & Getting Things Done
Goal Setting is one of the most basic and essential skills to develop. What makes a good goal? We touch on goal characteristics, time management, making a to do list, and what to do when setbacks occur. This workshop will provide the knowledge and skills for your participants to complete more tasks and get things done.
Our Goal Setting and Getting Things Done workshop will cover strategies to help your participants overcome procrastination. These skills will translate into increased satisfaction in their professional and personal lives. Your participants will learn about the goal setting characteristics of successful people and how they too can become happier and more productive individuals.
Workshop Objectives:
- Overcome procrastination
- Manage time effectively
- Accomplish important tasks
- Self-motivate
- Create SMART goals
Location: Fostoria Learning Center
Date: Feb 12th
Time: 8:30 am - Noon
Cost: $129 per person, individual course ( $100 per course FEDC/Chamber Member Discount)
Full Series Discount Price: (must be same registered participant) $599.00 / $499.00 FEDC/Chamber Member Discount
Refund/Cancellation Policy: You can withdraw from any class up to 3 days before its start.
No refunds are issued for no-shows
Conflict Resolution
Acquire the tools needed to recognize conflict and deal with it quickly and effectively. By understanding the signs of conflict and getting to the root cause, managers can eliminate the issues and minimize the impact. Facing conflicts head-on, allows managers to demonstrate a commitment to individual performance and growth.
Location: Fostoria Learning Center
Date: Feb 21st
Time: 8:30 am - Noon
Cost: $129 per person, individual course ( $100 per course FEDC/Chamber Member Discount)
Full Series Discount Price: (must be same registered participant) $599.00 / $499.00 FEDC/Chamber Member Discount
Refund/Cancellation Policy: You can withdraw from any class up to 3 days before its start.
No refunds are issued for no-shows
Accountability in the Workplace
Accountability helps to ensure that every employee will take responsibility for their performance and behaviors, and continue to manage this responsibility. When we implement goals and communicate with one another, we can achieve powerful results. Building an accountable workplace requires strong teamwork and collaboration. Every team member must have a strong understanding of the values of the company and recognize the importance of their dedication, in order to attain success.
This course will provide you with informative tools and practical strategies that can be used to help empower the team to work towards achieving the benefits of accountability. Accountable employees will fuel performance and productivity, and generate an enhanced workplace.
Workshop Objectives:
- Define accountability and personal accountability
- Differentiate between ownership and accountability
- Use feedback as a tool to enhance performance
- Understand the barriers of workplace accountability
- Focus on building accountability leadership
- Effectively set SMART goals
- Identify the components of the cycle of accountability
- Work towards achieving the benefits of accountability
Location: Fostoria Learning Center
Date: March 11th
Time: 8:30 am - Noon
Cost: $129 per person
Refund/Cancellation Policy: A 24 hour notice must be given for a withdraw to receive a refund. No refunds are issued for no-shows
Developing New Managers
Management must be effective for the success of any business. Unfortunately, it is all too easy to overlook the training and development of new managers. When you provide your managers and employees with the skills and tools they need, you will greatly boost morale and strengthen your organization.
With our Developing New Managers workshop, your participants will understand the value of investing in employees and developing management. By focusing on development opportunities, your participants will establish a culture that retains top talent and improves succession planning.
Workshop Objectives:
• Discuss strategies for developing new managers
• Understand the importance of defining a clear management track
• Determine core roles and competencies for managers
• Understand the importance of continuous development for managers
• Apply the principles of manager development to your own organization
Location: Fostoria Learning Center
Date: March 6th
Time: 8:30 am - Noon
Cost: $129 per person, individual course ( $100 per course FEDC/Chamber Member Discount)
Full Series Discount Price: (must be same registered participant) $599.00 / $499.00 FEDC/Chamber Member Discount
Refund/Cancellation Policy: A 24 hour notice must be given for a withdraw to receive a refund. No refunds are issued for no-shows
Change Management
Change is a constant. All around us, technologies, processes, people, ideas, and methods change, affecting the way we perform daily tasks and live our lives. Having a smooth transition when change occurs is important in any situation and your participants will gain some valuable skills through this workshop.
The Change Management workshop will give any leader the tools to implement change more smoothly and to have those changes more easily accepted. This workshop will also offer participants a clearer understanding of how change is implemented, as well as some tools for managing their reactions to change.
Workshop Objectives:
- List the steps necessary for preparing a change strategy and building support for the change
- Describe the WIFM – the individual motivators for change
- Use needed components to develop a change management and communications plans, and to list implementation strategies
- Employ strategies for gathering data, addressing concerns and issues, evaluating options and adapting a change direction
- Utilize methods for leading change project status meetings, celebrating a successful change implementation, and sharing the results and benefits
- Describe the four states of Appreciative Inquiry, its purposes, and sample uses in case studies
- Use strategies for aligning people with a change, appealing to emotions and facts
- Describe the importance of resiliency and flexibility in the context of change.
Location: Fostoria Learning Center
Date: March 25th
Time: 8:30 am - Noon
Cost: $129 per person
Refund/Cancellation Policy: A 24 hour notice must be given for a withdraw to receive a refund. No refunds are issued for no-shows
Other leadership and supervisory courses are available upon request with a minimum of 5 enrollees.
Courses available:
Accountability in the Workplace
Budgets & Financial Reports
Change Management
Communication Strategies
Conducting Annual Employee Reviews
Conflict Resolution
Creative Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Customer Service
Developing New Managers
Employee Recruitment
Generation Gaps
Goal Setting & Getting Things Done
Handling Difficult Customers
Leadership & Influence
Leadership Development for Women
Meeting Management
Millennial Onboarding
Negotiation Skills
Organizational Skills
Supervising Others
Supply Chain Management
Teamwork & Team Building
Train the Trainer
Train the Trainer
Whether you are preparing to be a professional trainer, or you are someone who does a bit of training as a part of their job, you'll want to be prepared for the training that you do. Your participants will begin the process of becoming trainers themselves, and understand that training is a process where skills, knowledge, and attitudes are applied. The Train-The-Trainer workshop will offer various types of trainer's tools to create and deliver engaging, compelling workshops that will encourage trainees to come back for more. Skills such as facilitating, creating a needs analyses, understanding participant’s needs, and managing tough topics, will give your trainees what they need to become a trainer themselves.
Workshop Objectives:
• Define training, facilitating, and presenting
• Understand how to identify participants’ training needs
• Create a lesson plan that incorporates the range of learning preferences
• Create an active, engaging learning environment
• Develop visual aids and supporting materials
• Manage difficult participants and tough topics
Location: Fostoria Learning Center
Date: March 20th
Time: 8:30 am - Noon
Cost: $129 per person
Refund/Cancellation Policy: A 24 hour notice must be given for a withdraw to receive a refund. No refunds are issued for no-shows
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