Making the Transition from a Technical Staff Position to Manager

Develop the necessary skills and attitude that it takes in today’s workplace to manage others

Course Description

This program will prepare you and give you the confidence needed to make a complete change of responsibilities. It will definitely help you face the challenges that you have ahead of you. You will realize what the role of the successful manager is and you will learn the crucial skills needed for today’s manager. Emphasis will be placed on the three phases of change that everyone goes through when they are making a transition from staff to manager and what not to do during this change process.

Learning Objectives

As a result of successful completion of this one-day workshop participants are expected to:

• Understand what motivates their team members, their peers and their bosses.
• Establish clear goals and standards for their team members.
• Build credibility with everyone they encounter.
• Learn how to flex their personal management and communication style in order to work effectively with all team members, peers, and bosses.
• Gain awareness of basic laws that managers need to be aware of.
• Learn the key strategies for letting go of your former role.

Course Details

• Length: 1 day
• Audience: Individuals currently in the transition period or just starting out as managers
• Optimum Class Size: 15-20
• Prerequisites: none

Facilitator

Gary S. Topchik is the managing partner of SilverStar Enterprises, a consulting firm specializing in management and leadership development, organizational change, and team building retreats. Gary has worked with a wide variety of organizations including Dolby Laboratories, Sony Pictures, Harman Becker, Oracle, Western Digital, American Airlines, Aramco, Batelco, AT&T, Honeywell, Apple Computer, and Disney, as well as many smaller organizations, educational institutions and governmental organizations.

He has articles published in the leading professional journals and has written five books: The First-Time Manager; Equity Checking: Managing Assumptions to Achieve Organizational Success; The Accidental Manager; Managing Workplace Negativity; and The First-Time Manager’s Guide to Team Building. He has appeared on many radio and cable shows discussing his work.

Gary has an MBA in Organizational Behavior and advanced certification from Cornell University and is a Registered Organizational Development Executive Coaching Consultant.

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