Set your own agenda! Our unique tracked format allows you to attend only those sessions that interest you and meet your needs. Following the opening session, you'll choose 4 of these information-packed one-hour sessions.
Opening Session:
The Creativity Edge: What the Very Best Managers Do so Much Better Than the Rest
What separates exceptional leaders from the followers? What do the country’s most successful managers know about leadership that everyone else doesn’t? Attend this lively opening session to find out how the “best of the best” managers are using “outside the lines” thinking to lead their employees to amazing achievement and productivity. Learn how you can use the same innovative management methods to gain that all-important competitive edge. Borrow some phenomenal ideas on how to reap the extraordinary benefits of creative leadership by applying it in your organization!
Track 1: Team Time
Session 1A: Developing “Team Think”: How to Move from “I” to “We”
When teams fail to produce results, it’s often because team members are working as individuals instead of as a unit. This session offers you techniques for nurturing collaboration, trust and respect to build a rock-solid team. Learn how-to’s for fostering a cooperative, supportive environment where teamwork thrives.
Session 1B: Catchers Make Lousy Shortstops! How to Capitalize on Each Team Member’s Strengths
One of the trickiest aspects of team building is determining which team member will perform best in which role. This insightful session shows you how to structure your team to capitalize on the strengths and talents of each individual. Assign the right roles and watch as your team becomes more cohesive and productive!
Session 1C: Hiking Beyond “The Way We’ve Always Done It”
Are your team members stuck like super glue inside their comfort zones, clinging to “the way we’ve always done it”? Join us to learn how to encourage exploration, creative thinking and risk-taking. You’ll discover dozens of ideas for coaxing your team into new ways of thinking that can lead to real innovation.
Session 1D: Playing Nice in the Sandbox: Creative Ways to Get Your People to Get Along
Does employee bickering and team in-fighting have you wanting to pull out your hair? This session delivers hope! You’ll learn creative ways to transform whiners, chronic complainers, know-it-alls and the terminally unenthused into productive, positive-thinking, “get-along-in-the-sandbox” team players!
Track 2: Hiking Into Supervision
Session 2A: The Buddy System: Finding the Fine Line Between Being a Boss and a Pal
Is your relationship with your employees too close, or not close enough? Join us for an insightful look at how to determine that fine line between being the boss and being a friend. Find out how other successful leaders
establish friendly working relationships with employees while still maintaining some boundaries.
Session 2B: The 50 Best Nonmoney Rewards for Motivating the Troops
Time and again, research shows that employees tend to perform better when money isn’t the primary incentive. Come discover fun, imaginative ways to boost morale and productivity through no-cost rewards. You’ll learn creative ideas for getting employees energized and eager to excel — without breaking the bank!
Session 2C: Presto, Chango! Proven Techniques for Transforming Nonperforming Employees
Did you know that standard forms of criticism most often serve only to further crush the morale of nonperformers? True! Put aside your preconceived notions and learn a completely different — and much more effective — strategy for encouraging improvement in your nonperformers. The results will amaze you!
Session 2D: Winning at the Obstacle Course: How to Sidestep the Top 10 Mistakes Supervisors Make
Are you making common supervisory blunders without even realizing it? Most managers are! Discover the 10 top supervisory mistakes and how to avoid making them. Find out which behaviors, habits and mind-sets may be holding you back from achieving your potential as a supervisor — and the success you deserve!
Track 3: The Ropes of Leadership
Session 3A: You Can’t Do It All! Whittling Your Tasks Down to Priorities
As a leader, it’s easy to get pulled in too many directions and to try to “do it all,” which never works. This crucial session gives you proven tools for setting leadership priorities. You’ll learn how to determine — and focus on — the things that will make the greatest, most immediate impact on your supervisory results.
Session 3B: Helloooooo? How to Talk So Others Will Listen and Understand
Managers who communicate effectively enjoy far greater success than those who don’t. Come learn dozens of tips proven to make you a stronger, more credible communicator. Find out how to get your point across fast, be direct without being seen as pushy and deliver crystal-clear instructions and feedback every time.
Session 3C: Thinking Outside the Lines: A Crash Course for Leaders
Ready to tap into every ounce of idea power you possess to come up with better ideas, fresh solutions and sound decisions? This freewheeling, highly interactive session is packed with exercises that will squeeze your creative juices and challenge your assumptions about “the right way” to get your job done as a leader.
Session 3D: Can’t See the Forest for the Trees? How to See the Big Picture Without Losing Sight of the Day-to-Day
Are you so bogged down with the day-to-day duties of supervision that you can no longer see “the big picture”? This enlightening session shows you how to bring your vision of what you want to accomplish as a leader into sharper focus so you can meet your goals — without losing sight of your daily responsibilities.
