Learning Objectives
- Provide tools to grow as individuals and leaders.
- Learn to communicate effectively, manage and work with teams, and about behaviors that drive high performance.
- Understand how to handle difficult conversations and conflict.
Schedule Details
Unless otherwise noted, all classroom courses will be held at the University of Nebraska at Omaha Mammel Hall.
Foundations of Leadership
Building skills and understanding not only benefits direct reports, but also strengthens the organization. In this course, you will learn the differences between leadership and management and how in leadership, it is your behavior that is what will make you successful.
Managing Difficult Conversations
Being able to manage difficult conversations effectively is an essential business skill for anyone, especially leaders. Disagreements, conflicts, difficult situations don’t go away, they tend to fester unless they are dealt with in an appropriate way. In this class, you will learn valuable techniques and strategies that will make it easier to handle difficult conversations successfully.
Changing Conflict into Collaboration
Conflict is natural in the workplace and is as much a part of working with others as is, however, unresolved conflict negatively affects morale, motivation, communication, and productivity. Handled appropriately, your conflict can lead to positive, cooperative situations.
Transitions to Management
As you move into a supervisory or management position, you are facing one of the most challenging leadership experiences. As a leader, you must now add to the task of being an individual contributor, the responsibility of directing, motivating and coaching others. During this session, you will explore issues facing supervisors who must now get work done through others, including former peers.
Managing Teams Effectively
This course will focus on equipping those who lead teams with the knowledge and tools necessary to manage group dynamics, coaching team members to encourage peak performance, and communicating effectively with your team and company stakeholders.
Work Smarter, Not Harder
As you attempt to maximize your productivity, make a conscious effort towards planning and scheduling activities of the day into periods. This effort and the result is referred to as time management. Through effective time management you will increase the probability of getting priority tasks done and completed.
Managing Employee Behavior
Based on the book People Styles at Work, this course will give you a deeper understanding of behaviors associated with different work styles for better communication and a foundation for effective leadership practices.2024 Dates
Series Fee: $1,199
Individual Course Fee: $199
We will be holding each class in the morning (8:30 am - 12 noon) and afternoon (1 - 4:30 pm).
The morning session is now full - all future registrations will be for the afternoon (1 - 4:30 pm). If you are unable to attend the afternoon session, please reach out to Kim Harter at kkharter@unomaha.edu to see if a morning spot opened up.
| Courses | Fall ' 24 |
|---|---|
| Transitioning to Supervision | Sep 10 |
| Foundations of Management | Sep 24 |
| Work Smarter, Not Harder | Oct 8 |
| Changing Conflict Into Collaboration | Oct 22 |
| Managing Difficult Conversations | Nov 5 |
| Managing Teams Effectively | Nov 19 |
| Managing Employee Behavior | Dec 3 |