Attention Enron Leaders!!!!!

Due to an overwhelming response to last year's offerings, we're bringing back 
the Supervisory Leadership Series just in time to address PRC feedback.  
There are 5 topics to choose from, or attend the entire series, it's up to 
you.  The classes are:

Working Styles:  Working with People Effectively     Tuesday, February 27th   
8:00am - 12:00pm in room EB560    $300

This module helps participants understand how they perceive others and how 
others perceive them on the basis of behavioral clues. It also discusses what 
they can learn from those clues about working together effectively. As a 
result of the module, participants will experience less interpersonal tension 
with members of the team, or work unit, as a result of knowing how to adapt 
to others, styles. They will also attain a more collaborative focus at work 
because of energy saved from lack of interpersonal tension.

    - Understand the features of the four basic working styles
    - Understand how others perceive you with regard to working styles
    - Understand the concept of versatility and how it impacts working 
together effectively
    - Practice versatility skills
    - Understand the supervision and leadership issues relating to working 
styles


Motivating for Results     Tuesday, February 27th    1:00pm - 5:00pm in room 
EB 560     $300

This module will explore the supervisor,s or team leader,s role in 
establishing conditions that allow direct reports and team members to 
motivate themselves. As a result of the module, participants will gain new 
models and tools to use in ways that influence employee motivation.

    -  Understand the Performance With Fulfilment module
    -  Define motivation
    -  Relate the five factors of the Leadership and Motivation Model to 
motivation
    -  Apply skills/tools to put the Leadership and Motivation Model into 
practice
    -  Create an action plan for specific direct reports or team members


Communicating Effectively for  Leaders     Wednesday, February 28th    8:00am 
- 5:00pm in room EB 560    $500

Participants will learn the skills that facilitate and promote good 
communication, as well as the behaviors that indicate a willingness to 
communicate with others. As a result of the module, participants will have 
new models and tools that enhance their willingness and ability to 
communicate in the workplace.

    - Understand the reason for, and consequences of, poor communication
    - Apply the tools of good communication: Responsive Listening, 
Questioning, Restating, and Empathy
    - Practice using these communication tools in a work situation
    - Identify behaviors that indicate positive and negative attitudes toward 
communicating with others
    - Develop a strategy for overcoming barriers to using communication 
skills on the job


Delegating and Directing     Thursday, March 1st     8:00am - 12:00pm in room 
EB 560    $300

Participants learn to balance two dimensions of management: delegating 
appropriate responsibility and authority to employees, while maintaining 
sufficient monitoring and control. As a result of the module, participants 
will be able to utilize management practices that enhance efficiency and 
empowerment of employees.

    - Understand the relationship between delegating and directing
    - Understand the task-related and employee-related considerations for 
successful delegating and directing
    - Identify opportunities for increasing and enhancing delegation and 
direction on the job
    - Support the increase of commitment and productivity while reducing 
managerial stress


Meeting Leadership Challenges    Thursday, March 1st    1:00pm - 5:00pm in 
room EB 560    $300

This module introduces the challenges and rewards of managing people and 
helps participants create a plan for successfully meeting leadership 
challenges. As a result of the module, participants will have an 
understanding of the supervisory leadership role, and of their strengths as 
they apply their leadership knowledge and skills.

    -  Recognize three skills needed to survive in times of accelerated change
    -  Review the process of growth and change as explained by the Growth 
Curve
    -  Understand the skills and abilities required of Doers and Managers
   -  Develop a vision of the ideal manager/supervisor/team leader
    -  Do a reality check through self-assessment.
    -  Create an action plan to develop the skills, abilities and confidence 
to make the vision a  reality

Coaching for Performance Friday, March 2     8:00 am - 12:00 pm in room 
EB560     $300

Participants will understand and practice coaching skills for improving and 
maintaining job performance and commitment. As a result of the module, 
participants will learn new approaches and tools to use in the workplace that 
improve job skills, reinforce and increase performance levels, and enhance 
employee job satisfaction and commitment.

    -  Understand the definition and purposes of coaching
    -  Use performance-problem analysis to identify the cause(s) of 
performance problems and determine what the coaching focus should be
    - Practice performance observation and document skills

To register for any of these classes, click here (), or call 713 853-0357.