Slacker Manager

Become the Manager You Always Wanted to Have

by Phil Gerbyshak on November 10th, 2008

Golden Slacker winner Wayne Turmel is putting on an amazing conference in Chicago the 15th and 16th of December. Called “Become the Manager You Always Wanted to Have,” for the low cost of just $450, you can spend 2 days with Wayne and learn many things that will help you become a better manager.

Topics include:

• Delegation and Assigning Tasks
  You will learn how to delegate assignments to get buy-in and maximum results. One of the most important things is deciding what tasks to do and which to let go of. How do you define/assign them to your team to get max buy-in and ultimately peak performance.
• One on Ones
  Give your direct reports your time and attention, and they will go to the wall for you. We will discuss the elements of effective one-on-ones, including what should be on the agenda, how to schedule them, and where to have them, then put these ideas into practice via role-playing exercises.
• Performance Reviews
  End-of-year performance reviews can become an empty ritual, or a source of needless angst. Learn how to design and implement an ongoing review process that will provide your employees with useful, actionable feedback throughout the year.
• SWOT Analysis
  You’ll learn a structured technique for identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for any given project. SWOT is an excellent tool for evaluating business opportunities such as starting a new line of business, entering a new market, pursuing a new development project, or allocating resources.
• Delivering Effective Feedback
  Giving feedback to direct reports is one of the most important parts of a manager’s job, yet many managers feel uncomfortable talking to individuals about their performance, be it positive or negative. You’ll learn a simple system for giving effective and efficient feedback.
• Active Listening
  Managers who listen well are trusted more, experience less conflict, and are listened to in return. Active listening techniques can increase your own clarity of understanding and improve the quality of your team’s overall communication.
• Develop an action plan for your own success
  Becoming a great manager is an on-going process. You will leave this course with personalized action plan for taking your management skills to the next level. Build on the momentum… You will identify strengths and weaknesses… Take the course experience.. So that you can apply the course experience immediately…

The only reason Become the Manager You Always Wanted to Have is only $450 is because this is the first time Wayne is putting on this great course. The price goes up to $1000 every time after this first time, so now is the time to sign up and become the manager you always wanted to have! I’m sharing this with you because Wayne is covering the basics of management that we all need to understand to become more effective.

Can’t attend? Pick up a copy of Wayne’s new book 125 Quotes for Whacking Weasels, the perfect (anonymous) gift for the micromanager you know you hate.

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