People are promoted because they are good at their jobs. Being in a leadership position is a very different job, for which most are not trained. This presentation dispels myths associated with effective leadership and provides common sense approaches that supervisors and managers can immediately apply. Attendees will learn what works and what doesn't and leave with enhanced communication and motivational skills. In keeping with the topic, the session will be both didactic and experiential.
Please note that each student is getting the" The Duh! Book of Management and Supervision: Dispelling Common Leadership Myths" book. The book price is included in your tuition.
Gerri King, Ph.D., a former psychotherapist who worked with students, is a social psychologist and organizational consultant, who consults, trains, and speaks nationally and internationally to healthcare, corporate, industrial, educational, non-profit, and governmental clients throughout the US and abroad.
As a seminar presenter, trainer, frequent conference presenter/keynoter, and consultant, Dr. King offers a wide range of topics, including supervisory skills, team building, resolving conflicts through effective communication, motivating workforces, the dynamics of change, why adults and students avoid success, creating a blame-free and gossip-free work environment, facilitating the multi-generational workforce, and the changing role of leadership. She also facilitates conflict and consensus, strategic plans, and team building.
Gerri, a former adjunct professor at the graduate and undergraduate levels, is a founding partner and President of Human Dynamics Associates, Inc., a consulting and counseling firm in Concord NH. She holds a BA, Masters, CAGS, and Ph.D. and is the author of The Duh! Book of Management and Supervision: Dispelling Common Leadership Myths.
More information can be found on http://www.gerriking.com
