Supervisors Boot Camp is a one-day conference specifically designed for:
The Fall 2023 program will feature presentations from UNH Professional Development & Training instructors Debra Schuler and David Lee. Here is what you will learn:
David Lee
Preparing Your Mindset for Constructive Conversations
How you prepare yourself for an important conversation largely determines how well that conversation will go. Whether it’s giving feedback, finding out why a direct report isn’t performing as they should, or resolving conflict with a colleague, “getting your head and heart right” before the conversation dramatically increases your ability to engage people in constructive conversations.
Conversely, if you go into a challenging conversation unprepared, or with annoyance, combativeness, or judgment, no “proven” communication technique will work.
In this session, we will discuss practices that enable you to go from “furious to curious,” anxious to confident, and annoyed to compassionate. We will also discuss how to get clear on what you want to accomplish in the conversation, and how to start off the conversation in a way that fosters receptivity and a productive dialogue.
Deb Schuler
Confidently and Skillfully Conducting Constructive Conversations
Once your head and heart are in the right place and you are clear on your communication goal, the next step is to actually have the important conversation, right? Right, but not until you have done a bit more planning and preparation to effectively structure and guide the conversation.
Conversations with your direct reports are just as if not more important than leading meetings and giving presentations, yet too often significantly more time and effort is invested in planning and preparing for these types of communications than having meaningful dialogue with your own people.
In this session, you will be provided with a set of “conversation planner” tools to help you confidently and skillfully initiate, conduct and conclude any type of important conversation you need to have with your direct reports. You will also have the opportunity to practice having a real-life conversation of your choosing in our safe and supportive learning environment.
David Lee
Preparing Your Mindset for Constructive Conversations
How you prepare yourself for an important conversation largely determines how well that conversation will go. Whether it’s giving feedback, finding out why a direct report isn’t performing as they should, or resolving conflict with a colleague, “getting your head and heart right” before the conversation dramatically increases your ability to engage people in constructive conversations.
Conversely, if you go into a challenging conversation unprepared, or with annoyance, combativeness, or judgment, no “proven” communication technique will work.
In this session, we will discuss practices that enable you to go from “furious to curious,” anxious to confident, and annoyed to compassionate. We will also discuss how to get clear on what you want to accomplish in the conversation, and how to start off the conversation in a way that fosters receptivity and a productive dialogue.
Deb Schuler
Confidently and Skillfully Conducting Constructive Conversations
Once your head and heart are in the right place and you are clear on your communication goal, the next step is to actually have the important conversation, right? Right, but not until you have done a bit more planning and preparation to effectively structure and guide the conversation.
Conversations with your direct reports are just as if not more important than leading meetings and giving presentations, yet too often significantly more time and effort is invested in planning and preparing for these types of communications than having meaningful dialogue with your own people.
In this session, you will be provided with a set of “conversation planner” tools to help you confidently and skillfully initiate, conduct and conclude any type of important conversation you need to have with your direct reports. You will also have the opportunity to practice having a real-life conversation of your choosing in our safe and supportive learning environment.
Debra Schuler, B.S., Management is a leadership development facilitator, coach and consultant who helps adults and youth lead themselves with more clarity and purpose to achieve greater fulfillment and success. Her work with individuals and organizations incorporates the research-based principles and evidence from neuroscience and positive psychology, as well as more than 20 years of corporate learning and development experience in large, global technology companies. Debra is a certified Professional Trainer (Association for Talent Development) and earned a Certificate in Positive Psychology from Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. She is a certified CoreThemes™ career consultant and certified instructor for “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” https://www.ensolifebydesign.com/
About David Lee: David Lee is the author of over 100 articles and book chapters and the books Dealing with a Difficult Co-Worker, and the Add Powerful Storytelling Techniques to Your Training published by ASTD Press (out of print). David has been using and teaching storytelling for over 25 years.
Before focusing his work on how to use storytelling in business, teaching, and coaching, he practiced and taught hypnosis and therapeutic storytelling in the field of mind/body medicine throughout North America and abroad.
His work in therapeutic storytelling was featured in the clinical book Tales of Enchantment: Goal-Oriented Metaphors for Adults and Children in Therapy.
Supervisors Bootcamp
AGENDA | Friday, November 3, 2023
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8:30– 9:00am | Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:15am | Welcome
9:15- 10:30am | Part I-Preparing Your Mindset for Constructive Conversations| David Lee
10:30-10:45am | Break
10:45-12:00pm| Part II- Preparing Your Mindset for Constructive Conversations| David Lee
12:00-1:00pm| Buffet Lunch
1:00-2:00pm|Part I- Confidently and Skillfully Conducting Constructive Conversations | Deb Schuler
2:00-2:15pm | Break
2:15-3:15pm |Part II- Confidently and Skillfully Conducting Constructive Conversations | Deb Schuler
