How Am I Supposed To Be A LEADER?
Take a breath. Don’t worry. We got your back.
Joe Serio, instructor of the Government Supervisor Leadership Workshop, will teach you how to face all of the difficult things that come with being a supervisor and a lot more!
Great leadership starts on the inside, developing more confidence and using proven tools and techniques to get you back in the game when you fall down. We’ll show you ways to deal with the fears and stressors around leadership. Then, we’ll take you outside of yourself and explore effective and even transformational ways to interact with others, whether they’re your co-workers, your boss, or the public. There will be a heavy focus throughout the program on communicating effectively, the most critical skill leaders must develop.
One Day You Decided to Go for A Promotion And Then Someone Said, “You’re Now A Supervisor. Good Luck!” That Was About All The Preparation You Got.
It’s Difficult Being A Supervisor.
“But, but…I have no idea what I’m doing!”
You probably had questions like:
“How do I deal with all these different personalities?!”
“How do I boss my friends around?!”
“How do I deal with conflict?! I’m not good at talking to people!”
“How do I manage Negative Nancy and Pissed Off Peter?!”
There are other, even more profound messages in your head about leadership that you’re going to have to face. Messages like:
“I don’t know how to do this!”
“I don’t think I’m cut out to be a leader!”
“What if I totally screw this up?!”
“I’m too scared!”
THE ACADEMY PROGRAM
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Fear and resistance are the most powerful influences in one’s life. They play a major role in self-awareness and self-perception, decision making, quality of relationships, performance at work, and a lot more.
This module explores fear and resistance as they impact thoughts, beliefs, actions, and consequences, among other things, and illustrates how fear is a decisive factor in shaping your supervision and leadership style. Sections include: the roots of fear; identifying and reducing fear; understanding fear and productivity; and a seven-step success plan for managing fear. And we’ll discuss how fear interferes with your communication.
Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and in others, and to use this awareness to manage behavior and relationships. EI plays a central role in all aspects of supervision and leadership.
A variety of topics will be discussed, including the four pillars of EI, the five components of EI, basic parts and functions of the brain and their role in determining our emotional responses; strategies for effectively controlling those emotional responses; and identifying and improving low emotional intelligence.
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Stress is ever-present in the office. Good stress helps us perform better; bad stress blocks the path to great leadership. Over time, unremitting negative stress takes its toll on attitude, relationships, performance, physical and emotional health, outlook on life, and a lot more. This module includes discussion of the physiology and neuroscience of stress, nutrition, health, exercise, diet, and sleep. It addresses resilience and presents strategies for reducing stress in order to develop more effective supervision and leadership.
Fear, low emotional intelligence, and high stress show themselves frequently in procrastination, perfectionism, absenteeism, lateness, failure to complete paperwork in timely manner, and countless other ways. It’s easy to see how these can impact one’s ability to manage time in an effective manner. This module also helps participants create a system for managing time under any circumstances and shows how to address procrastination, uncover the myth of multitasking, how to set goals and stay on course, and how to handle interruptions.
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Managing conflict is a core function of supervisors. It is not an exaggeration to say that everything depends on it. Poor conflict management impacts attitudes, morale, overtime, sick leave, stress levels, and virtually every other aspect of work and home life.
This session will help you identify your key triggers or conflict hot buttons and cooling strategies; assess an interpersonal conflict from various perspectives; recognize specific destructive behaviors that are ineffective for conflict engagement; and help you develop a 3-month action plan for strengthening your conflict management competency.
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
Each participant will receive:
A bound workbook for each module
Books :
Overcoming Fear: 50 Lessons on Being Bold and Living the Dream
Emotional Intelligence: 50 Lessons on Knowing Who You’re Dealing With
Being Resilient: 50 Lessons on Leaving Chronic Stress Behind
Time Management: 50 Lessons on Finding Time for What’s Important
Public Speaking: 50 Lessons on Presenting Without Losing Your Cool
Scripts for handling a variety of situations
24 hours of training
Program certificate
PROGRAM COST
The Angleton Police Department will fund this training for City of Angleton supervisors, managers, and assistant managers only. Outside attendees will correspond directly with Chief Lupe Valdez for registration via email lvaldez@angletonpd.net.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
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Dr. Joe Serio is a popular and entertaining trainer and conference keynote speaker on leadership and change, time management and organizational skills, strategies for effective communication, and overcoming barriers to improve performance. He is the author of books on fear and resistance, emotional intelligence, time management, and public speaking, among others.
Dr. Serio holds a Ph.D. in criminal justice with a specialization in leadership and organizational behavior from Sam Houston State University (SHSU). SHSU is home to one of the top criminal justice programs in the United States.
Dr. Serio has delivered more than 1000 training classes and conference presentations across the country to a wide variety of government employees, including city council members, mayors, city managers, human resources directors, public safety officers, emergency telecommunicators, adult and juvenile probation, and many others.
Previously, Dr. Serio was the only American to work in the Organized Crime Control Department of the Soviet National Police. He was later director of the Moscow office of the world’s leading corporate investigation and business intelligence firm. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book, Investigating the Russian Mafia, and his most recent book is Vodka, Hookers, and the Russian Mafia: My Life in Moscow.
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PARKING:
The workshop will be held at the Angleton Police Department. Parking is at the front of the building.
CONTACT:
If you need to reach someone the day of training, please call Chief Lupe Valdez at 979-849-2383 ext 3156.