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A Different Kind of Leadership,
A Different Kind of Workplace

Carpe Diem Associates

Steve Greenblatt, Esq.,  Principal

What to Expect: Workshop Outlines

Managing People

DAY ONE 

INTRODUCTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS 

Introduction to “Managing People” and The Locus of Control 

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP? Mindset Shift and The Paradox of Influence

Communications Model and Quiz      

Critical Moments:  The Essence of Leadership

Identifying Critical Moments      

Managing Critical Moments      

A New Supervisor I       

A New Supervisor II: Group Role-Play      

DAY TWO

Supervisor as Coach

A Performance Model and Questions about Performance      

Employee Morale and Its Effects on Work       

Creating Clear Performance Expectations

Writing Clear Performance Expectations      

Tool Box      

Giving Frank Feedback      

Rewarding Frank:  Positive Reinforcement      

DAY THREE 

Employee Misconduct      

Conducting a Counseling Session-Part I:  A Novel Approach

Conducting a Counseling Session-Part II:  

Role-Plays with Cooperative and Uncooperative Employees       

Questions about Discipline      

Handout:  Standards Hearing Officers Apply to Disciplinary Cases      

“You Make the Call!” 

The Road to Employee and Supervisor Satisfaction: Employee Engagement and The Psychological Contract

 

DAY ONE MODULES 

 

Learning Goals and The Fundamental Concepts We Will Explore  

  1. Taking Stock of My Own Engagement   
  2. Why Engagement?   
  3. My Personal Action Plan    
  4. Performance Model and PC Tools   
  5. Taking Stock of Our Workforce
  6. Am I in Touch with the Needs and Interests of My Employees?
  7. What’s In It for Me?

DAY TWO MODULES

  1. The Relational Nature of the Supervisor-Employee Association
  2. How the PC Affects the Organization and the Employee
  3. A (Very) Brief History of Employee Motivation 
  4. Breaches, Violations and Anchoring Events 
  5. The PC and the Power Differential 
  6. Is the Psychological Contract a “Contract”?
  7. How is the PC Created and How Does It Change?

DAY THREE MODULES

  1. Critical Moments and the PC 
  2. Breaches and Violations as Critical Moments
  3. Change The Conversation to Change the Relationship (and the PC)
  4. Reasons for STAY Interviews vs. EXIT Interviews
  5. Action Plan
  6. Letter to My Manager 
  7. Evaluation