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FRONT LINE LEADERSHIP
 Why We're Unique

Imagine your supervisors, team leaders, lead hands and front line leaders acting as a consistent leadership team.
This two-day or four half-day leadership training program is for supervisors, team leaders, lead hands, work leaders and front line leaders. The course can be delivered on-site exclusively for your organization or we offer it as a public workshop (see dates below). A video version is also available if you prefer to teach the course yourself.

It covers the following information:

Leadership Expectations for Lead Hands, Team Leaders and Supervisors

  • Four step management process: Plan, Organize, Lead & Control and specific tasks performed by team leaders, lead hands and supervisors.
  • 7 responsibilities of team leaders, lead hands and supervisors that support the company mission.
  • Your role in the company’s leadership team.

Leading

  • Leadership Characteristics of a Team Leader, Lead Hand, Work Leader, Front line leader and Supervisor.
  • How to lead by example.
  • Creating a vision for your workgroup/department to be more proactive instead of reactive.

Understanding People, Motivation and Performance

  • How our beliefs about others influence their performance.
  • Reasons employees don’t perform and how to correct and prevent them.
  • Motivating factors - 3 things a lead hand, team leader and supervisor can do to create a motivational climate.
  • Different types of motivation
  • How the leadership style and approach of the lead hand, team leader or supervisor impacts productivity & morale.

Effective Communication for Lead Hands, Team Leaders and Supervisors

  • Thinking before you speak – what you want to communicate.
  • The impact of words, tone & emphasis and body language.
  • Improving inter-shift communication between fellow team leaders, lead hands and supervisors.
  • Five step verbal communication process.

Assigning Work Tasks and Accountability

  • How to assign work tasks effectively as a Lead Hand, Team Leader or Supervisor.
  • Getting your work group to take responsibility for results.

Coaching, Confronting or Commenting on Performance Issues

  • Understanding your role as Lead Hand, Team Leader or Supervisor in the coaching, confronting and correcting process.
  • How to comment on a performance, safety or quality issue.
  • Leading your peers and 'friends'.
  • When to involve your supervisor or manager.

Training

  • Identifying the training needs of your work group.
  • Six step process for on-the-job training.

Upcoming Training Dates

  • September 29th and 30th, 2010 - London, Ontario, Canada. Highland Country Club. If this isn't convenient, please ask us how to bring this workshop on-site
  • Enrolment fee is $795 - $100 discount for 3 or more from same company.
  • Hotel accommodations are available if you are coming from out of town.

Three Ways to Register

  • Online: Register Online Now
  • Fax: Download course outline and registration form.
  • Telephone: Toll free 1-866-700-9043 or local in London, Ontario 519-685-2116

This course can also be delivered on-site, exclusively for your Team Leaders, Lead Hands and Supervisors.

Please contact us to inquire about on-site training.

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