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Supervising Others

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Course description

This course, Supervising Others, will provide you with the best way of understanding the intricacies of supervising new employees. You will learn about setting expectations for those working under your supervision. You will be able to explain what is expected of the team you are supervising so everyone understands. You will also learn about setting goals to use as milestones along the path to long term success.

This course then explains the process of assigning work to others. You will learn about the various degrees of delegation. You will also learn about how to implement the delegation of tasks. Delegating tasks is a crucial tool for supervising others.

This course then wraps up by explaining how to provide feedback. You will learn the best ways to provide feedback to team members in regard to their performance reviews in a professional way. By taking this course you will learn how to best manage your time, resolve conflict when conflict arises, as well as tips for special situations. This course will finish with tips for creating a survival guide for the new supervisor. So why wait? Start learning today.

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Training content

Getting Started

Description: In this module, Getting Started, students will learn about getting started. Supervising others can be a tough job. Between managing your own time and projects, helping your team members solve problems and complete tasks, and helping other supervisors, your day can fill up before you know it. This module will help supervisors become more efficient.

  • Getting Started
  • Assessment: Review Quiz

Setting Expectations

Description: In this module, Setting Expectations, students will learn about setting expectations. Your employees need to know what you expect of them in order to succeed. In this module, we will work through the four steps of setting expectations; define the requirements, identify opportunities for improvement and growth, discuss the requirements, and put it all in writing.

  • Setting Expectations
  • Demo 1
  • Assessment: Review Quiz

Setting Goals

Description: In this module, Setting Goals, students will learn about setting goals. Goal setting is the single most important life skill that, unfortunately, most people never learn how to do properly. Goal setting can be used in every single area of your life, including financial, physical, personal development, relationships, or spiritual growth.

  • Setting Goals
  • Demo 1
  • Assessment: Review Quiz

Assigning Work

Description: In this module, Assigning Work, students will learn about assigning work. Allowing employees to have a say in what tasks they perform and how they perform them can increase job satisfaction and performance exponentially. However, there are often situations where tasks need to be assigned quickly, or you may require menial tasks that no one really wants to do, to be completed.

  • Assigning Work
  • Demo 1
  • Assessment: Review Quiz

Degrees of Delegation

Description: In this module, Degrees of Delegation, students will learn about degrees of delegation. Many supervisors feel that by giving tasks to others, they're giving their power away. This simply isn't true! Delegation is one of the most valuable skills you will ever learn. By delegating the tasks that you don't really need to do, you free up time for those high-reward projects.

  • Degrees of Delegation
  • Demo 1
  • Assessment: Review Quiz

Implementing Delegation

Description: In this module, Implementing Delegation, students will learn about implementing delegation. At first sight, delegation can feel like more hassle than it's worth. However, by delegating effectively, you can hugely expand the amount of work that you can deliver. When you arrange the workload so that you are working on the tasks that have the highest priority, and other people are working on meaningful and challenging assignments, you have a recipe for success.

  • Implementing Delegation
  • Demo 1
  • Assessment: Review Quiz

Providing Feedback

Description: In this module, Providing Feedback, students will learn about providing feedback. There are many types of feedback that we can deliver. In turn, delivering the appropriate type of feedback increases the chance that the receiver will hear, understand, accept, and act on that feedback. This module will cover the various types of feedback.

  • Providing Feedback
  • Demo 1
  • Assessment: Review Quiz

Managing Your Time

Description: In this module, Managing Your Time, students will learn about managing your time. Supervisors often find that between helping their colleagues, managing their staff, and performing their own tasks, there are not enough hours in the day. This module will give you some tools to plan and prioritize effectively and make the most of the time that you have.

  • Managing Your Time
  • Demo 1
  • Assessment: Review Quiz

Resolving Conflict

Description: In this module, Resolving Conflict, students will learn about resolving conflict. Supervisors are often called in to help mediate conflicts within their team, or sometimes within other teams. Although many people dislike dealing with conflict, when it is managed properly, it can be a positive thing. With the proper tools, people are able to air their ideas and their issues, share information in a constructive manner, and work towards resolving their differences.

  • Resolving Conflict
  • Demo 1
  • Assessment: Review Quiz

Tips for Special Situations

Description: In this module, Tips for Special Situations, students will learn tips for special situations. Becoming a supervisor can happen in many ways. You may be hired from outside the company to take on a team. You might be assigned to create a brand new team. Or, you might be promoted from within the team. Each situation requires some special skills for success. In this module, we will cover those special skills and situations.

  • Tips for Special Situations
  • Demo 1
  • Assessment: Review Quiz

A Survival Guide for the New Supervisor

Description: In this module, A Survival Guide for the New Supervisor, students will learn about a survival guide for the new supervisor. Being a new supervisor can be intimidating. How will you know what to do? What if you make mistakes? What if you don't know the answer? In our final module, we will give you some tips to get you on the path to becoming a great supervisor.

  • A Survival Guide for the New Supervisor
  • Demo 1
  • Assessment: Review Quiz

Course assessment

  • Assessment: Supervising Others - Course Assessment

Certification / Credits

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Discuss setting expectations
  • Outline setting goals
  • Identify degrees of delegation
  • Explain implementing delegation
  • Paraphrase tips for special situations

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