Course Description
This interactive workshop helps managers move beyond status updates to have meaningful one-on-one conversations that build trust, remove roadblocks, and improve performance. Participants will learn how to lead focused, empowering meetings and use delegation to better prioritize their time and their team’s.
Audience: Managers (or aspiring Managers)
Duration: 2 hours
Learning objectives include:
Lead focused, structured one-on-one meetings that build trust, provide clarity, and offer meaningful support
Use tools like the Eisenhower Matrix and Skill/Will Matrix to better prioritize tasks and delegate effectively
Guide conversations with a clear agenda to maximize productivity, impact, and time
Ask powerful questions, give feedback, and turn discussions into opportunities for coaching and development
The Focal Point
What is your role as a manager? To the employee, you equal the company. Nobody affects the employee’s experience of work more than their manager—that’s why you often hear that employees don’t leave the company, they leave their boss.
This management training centers around how managers can establish a culture of trust and psychological safety before being able to effectively manage a team. We discuss the importance of transparency and managing expectations. If the employee’s expectations of work have been met, then they’ll have a positive experience at work. Furthermore, if they have a strong experience at work, then they’ll become more productive at work.
Learning Agenda
Building a Positive Culture: create a team culture where employees can thrive, be productive, and contribute fully
The 101 on 1:1’s: learn how to make the best use of these recurring meetings by focusing on coaching and development
To Delegate or Not to Delegate: optimize your output by leveraging your team’s expertise
The Foundations of Feedback: make quick adjustments to your feedback style to make it more effective
What Would You Do?: apply what you’ve learned in these real-world scenarios
*Note 1: This training can be modified to match the needs of your team. Please contact hello@feedlearning.com if you have any special requests.
*Note 2: We also have a Delivering Feedback training course that discusses specifically how to provide positive feedback, constructive feedback, and coaching to your team. We recommend offering Delivering Feedback as a supplement to Manager Essentials.
What to Expect
Growth Mindset: We’re all here learning together. We’re all going to make mistakes. Great news! This is a safe space to try things out!
Confidentiality Applies: Feed Learning will facilitate the training but the richness of the learning will come from the learners as they share their experience. We encourage you to share as much as you feel comfortable.
Participate & Have Fun: There will be plenty of activities throughout the training using Zoom annotations, open discussion, chat, self-reflection, role-playing, and breakout sessions (2 total). All participants will receive an Activity Handout and an abbreviated version of the training deck.
Interested in learning more?
Contact us at hello@feedlearning.com.