Management Seminar Newsletter
February 2023
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS
The Art of Retention
Retention of staff has taken on a whole new meaning due to the reduced applicant pool. Managers can impact retention in many ways. This seminar will look at ways to increase retention and performance through culture, reflection and team management.
Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2023
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Facilitator: Dion Killingsworth, HR Employee Relations Director & Vanessa Hoffman, PD Coordinator
Registration LINK
LEADERSHIP
Develop Go-To Phrases to Build the Kind of Team Culture You Want
How often have you heard leaders talk about having a great team culture (“We love bold new ideas!”), while their words and actions say otherwise? As a manager, everything you say and do impacts your team’s culture. Are you using daily interactions with your team to promote the culture you want — or unintentionally speaking in ways that undermine it?
Read the full article from Franklin Covey HERE
New Neuroscience Reveals the Best Way to Structure Your Workday
Research shows decision fatigue involves an unavoidable physical component.
200+ great interview questions
Use this list of behavior- and situation-based questions to spark ideas for what to ask candidates in your hiring interviews.
Read the full article from Franklin Covey HERE
No More Managing Around Difficult Employees
Lovable underperformers and despicable landmine employees make a manager's job challenging. Here's how to handle them.
Read the full article from the Association for Talent Development HERE
SHARPEN THE SAW
Want to Be Happier? Use the 3-Minute Method to Dramatically Increase Feelings of Contentment, Satisfaction, and Well-Being
Want to be happier? Research shows incorporating a different nighttime ritual can make all the difference.
Read the full article from Inc. HERE
The 7 Levels of Busy Will Tell You Just How Close You Are to Breaking Your Brain
This breakdown of the different levels of busyness may help you take action before you are at the breaking point.
Read the full article from Inc. HERE
Professional Development Department
Email: vlhoffman@dcsdk12.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/dcsdk12.org/professional-development-support-staff/management-seminar