Leadership places many special demands on the newly promoted leader.
The most common challenge is how to performance manage and discipline
the people who were formerly peers. This From Mates to Manager
workshop teaches leaders and managers strategies to walk the line
between friendship and leadership and be able to move forward in their
new position. Leaders will learn how to think through the challenges
of managing friends and former peers while still getting the job done,
thus helping them to walk the leadership line with style with humour
and grace. Workshop Content Understand the differences between
friendship and leadership while continuing to manage performance Learn
a useful model for delegating projects and tasks Understand how to
think through constructive responses to the challenging situations you
are currently dealing with Develop an Action Plan to bring the lessons
from this workshop back to your workplace Who will benefit Managers,
team leaders and people wanting to have good and productive relations
with their staff and needing to negotiate the line between being a
friend while managing performance. This workshop will be excellent for
newly promoted leaders or those in acting roles who now need to
supervise their former peers. Lunch and Morning & Afternoon tea will
be provided for all attendees. This workshop is limited to 12
participants only