Leadership and Management Training

Whether you’re new to the role or have been doing it for years, it’s not easy being a manager – especially if you’ve never had the chance to experience formal management training.

There are countless challenges to navigate ranging from developing and retaining a strong team, managing delicate people-related issues, and maintaining HR Compliance – all while meeting your performance objectives and goals. You need to have the right training and tools to be successful in your multi-faceted role.

Why Choose Our Management Training?

Our training instructors leverage years of experience serving as human capital business advisors and management coaches in a broad range of industries, including both public and private.

We understand the training needs of managers will differ depending on your years of experience and the work environment in which you lead. We provide two distinctly different management courses open to the public to meet your needs no matter where you are in your career. See our upcoming training session dates.

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Looking for a more customized approach? Contact us today for a free Training Needs Assessment to address your organization’s specific needs.

Foundations of Management:

Essential Skills for Supervisors, Team Leads, and Managers

Upcoming Training Dates

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Overall Learning Objective: To provide a foundation of management skills for those new to supervising others, experienced supervisors who have not attended formal supervisor skills training, or experienced supervisors who wish to receive a refresher on the basics.

Targeted Audience: Managers / Supervisors who have not received formal management training

Length: Half-day session (Choose between in-person or virtual session)

Topics Covered:

Making the Transition from Peer to Manager: Understanding the complexities that come with a new management position, including communication expectations, handling the changes in relationships, building trust, recognizing your influence, and more.
HR Compliance Management: The basic employment law every manager needs to know to mitigate liability and demonstrate managerial consistency.
Coaching & Providing Feedback: How to give and receive feedback with different learning and communication styles, including the leadership mindset necessary to provide high-quality feedback with recognition. Plus, how to address performance and maintain effective documentation.

Benefits to You: Our training sessions are led by savvy HR professionals sharing years of practical experience to help you more effectively lead your team. Leveraging our experience working with leaders just like you, our training focuses on interactive dialogue and experiential learning, so you leave with tangible takeaways to make an immediate impact on your team.

Seven Essential Skills for Effective Leaders

Phpto of a Female Executive Raising Hand in Advanced Management Training Course

Upcoming Training Dates

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Overall Learning Objective: To help develop your leaders to improve retention, engagement, and productivity.

Targeted Audience: Team leads, supervisors, and managers who are looking to deepen their management knowledge and skills

Length: Options range from two-hour targeted topic sessions to four half-day sessions for all topics

Topics covered:

Building Trust: Establishing credibility and influence with your team.
Feedback: Giving effective positive and constructive feedback.
Engaging Your Team: How managers can integrate learning styles, emotional intelligence, and appropriate motivation to empower and engage their teams. Also includes the difference between empowering and delegating as a leader.
Continuous Improvement: How to empower employees to solve problems, improve processes, and maintain that creative momentum.
Conflict Management: Identifying what causes conflict, when it is time for the supervisor to get involved, and techniques for dealing with challenging employees.
Developing Your Employees: Understanding the types of employee development, how to structure development opportunities, and the action steps to put into place.
Change Management: Understand how all people react to change and how to use change management tools to help employees deal with change.

Customized Management Training offered at our location or yours!

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Use Link(s) Below to Register for Upcoming Training Sessions:

January 22, 2025 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

CS Strategic HR Presents: Foundations of Management – Essential Skills for Managers, Team Leads, and Supervisors

Clark Schaefer Strategic HR, Cincinnati, OH

February 04, 2025 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Clark Schaefer Strategic HR Presents: Trust Building for Effective Leadership (VIRTUAL)

February 05, 2025 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

CS Strategic HR Presents: Foundations of Management – Essential Skills for Managers, Team Leads, and Supervisors (VIRTUAL)

March 05, 2025 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Clark Schaefer Strategic HR Presents: The Coaching Leader: Techniques for Effective Feedback (VIRTUAL)

April 02, 2025 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Clark Schaefer Strategic HR Presents: Delegation and Empowerment: Keys to Leadership Excellence (VIRTUAL)

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Reviews From Training Attendees…

“Thank you for all the information provided. Being a first time supervisor is scary, but your training today has provided me with some great ideas to make me successful.”

Regina PastorHealthcare Connection

“I think this class is great for first time supervisors or those of us who have been “winging” it for years without any formal training.”

Heather AndersonAlba Manufacturing

“Very good program, good refresher course for those in management already, good practical information/direction that works in the real world for new supervisors.”

Craig BarnhillAlba Manufacturing

“Class has a great collaborative structure. It allows everyone to learn from each other and the instructors.”

Kyle CameronLOTH

“I liked the class and learned a lot from all this. I hope I can take this all in to be a better supervisor to my employees.”

Brandon AsherAlba Manufacturing

“Training was very well taught and informative. I learned a lot that I never even considered or thought about.”

Mike O’BrienUnity Financial

“Really like the coaching part of the program. I feel this will help me be a better supervisor in handling difficult situations.”

Mike CollierOlberding Brands

“Good tools to build on and modify to work at my job.”

Ashley NeyerKao Collins

“Great content, will be back for more sessions! Presenters gave expert advice.”

Alison MeyerL-3 Fuzing Ordinance

“The interactive exercises were relevant from the real-life scenarios and feedback from the other attendees.”

Rhonda Grissinger Health Carousel

“I enjoyed the Effective Communications for Supervisors course. There was some important information that I will be able to bring back to my office and use.”

Jenny Brielmaier Dental Center of Florence

“I really enjoyed the learning exercises.”

Ashley McIntosh Dental Center of Florence

“Greatly enjoyed the Effective Communications for Supervisors training. The day went by super fast!”-

Ryan Brueggen Cincinnati, Inc.

“Great info on reviewing laws, how to address issues and concerns with employees, and how to be an effective manager.”

Randi Osteroo Oxford Physical Therapy

“They provided good examples of how to handle current situations with employees.”

LisaOxford Physical Therapy

“Great! Good ideas on opening up lines of communication.”

TinaOxford Physical Therapy

“The program did a good job of identifying legal considerations, providing information for handling difficult situations, and tips for developing positive relationships with employees.”

Brian HuffmanOxford Physical Therapy

“Good overall introduction to handle several supervisor/employee challenges! Immediate helpful information to take back to the clinic.”

Jason PrivettOxford Physical Therapy

“Being a new supervisor, it was great to learn some of the un-spoken things.”

Holly HubbleQ Laboratories

“I feel that this program was very beneficial because it covered a wide but specific range of topics for managers.”

Erin CaseQ Laboratories

“Instructors were great and very interactive.”

Terrell RussellChristian Village

“Really needed this program. Got a lot of insight on managing.”

Doretha PhillipsChristian Village

“The instructors delivered an outstanding training session. The knowledge relayed was very helpful to a new manager and told in a fun/interactive way. I’m looking forward to future training sessions.”

Chad StewartTop Gun Sales Performance

“The information presented was informative and very helpful.”

Shannon GourleyApex Eye

“I appreciated learning more about how to effectively communicate with my employees.”

Jessica McCabeApex Eye

“Everyone in a management role can use it.”

Jesse BakerZimmer Motors

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