Building and Sustaining Your Credibility and Influence as a New Supervisor

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Building and Sustaining Your Credibility and Influence as a New Supervisor
July 19, 2019
Facilitator: Marion Langford, M.Ed.
This training is suitable for: New supervisors, or those who hope to take over a supervisory position in the future. It is also suitable for experienced supervisors who would like to fine-tune their supervisory abilities.

This workshop is designed to take participants through the how-to and strategies that can be used to meet the common credibility and influence challenges facing new supervisors. Participants will learn how to establish their credibility and authority in the role in a respectful and confident way, while building new supervisory relationships and collaboration capacity with the team. Ms. Langford will provide practical advice on establishing a support network and mentoring relationships to sustain ongoing development. Conflict management strategies for the new supervisor will also be covered.

Description: A challenge for stellar performers who are promoted to be supervisors in that while they are on a learning curve for new supervisory skills, they must concurrently build their personal credibility and influence with staff, peers and their managers. This workshop is designed to take you through the how-to and strategies you can use to meet the common credibility and influence challenges for new supervisors.

You will learn to:

• Establish your credibility and authority in the role in a respectful and confident way
• Establish new supervisory relationships or repair existing ones (if you're supervising former team members), to ensure maximum influence and trust with the team on a go forward basis
• Build your capacity for collaboration with peers while also acting in the best interests of both your team and the organization
• Increase our political acuity and communication skills for managing up and navigating priorities and organizational changes
• Build a support system and mentoring in your new role
• What to do if you're the person in the conflict
• Real strategies for any current conflicts that you may be addressing

This is Learning Module 4 of the Certificate for New Supervisors. This module may be taken separately from the certificate program as a stand-alone workshop.

Marion Langford, M.Ed.

Marion is an experienced and certified coach, facilitator, and organizational change specialist with over 25 years experience. Marion specializes in the practical how-to of difficult and transformational conversational methods and questions. Her focus is on supporting leaders in the creation of positive change in their relationships with staff, community partners, and funders, while operating from a deeply empathic set of values, skills, and premises. She specializes in innovative leadership development, team and group dynamics, workplace communications, mind/body integration, and career transitions and decisions.