The Management Skills Facilitator Guide is a collection of step-by-step instructions for teaching 31 employment skills activities (675 minutes) to groups of youth and adults.
The position of Manager can be divided into two parts: Leadership and the mechanics of getting the job done. Leadership skills shape the behavior and attitudes of the workers. Building team spirit, creating enthusiasm, sharing vision for the future, and developing camaraderie are all leadership skills necessary for building morale and excitement within a group. The mechanics of getting the job done include organizing, planning, providing, coordinating, distributing materials, training, making assignments and meeting deadlines. Activity Titles
- A Position of Responsibility
- Too Marvelous for Words
- Noting Your Leadership Style
- Leadership Styles that Boomerang
- Important Criteria
- Organizing Things
- Concepts of Time
- Mismanaging Time
- Meetings, Meetings, Meetings
- Bored to Tears
- Planning a Meeting
- Making an Agenda
- Other Points of View
- Friday Afternoon at 4:00
- Enjoyable Meetings
- Conducting a Meeting
- Skillfully Handling Conflict
- Reprimands
- Praise and Encouragement
- Here’s the Door
- Employee Gripes
- Hiring Retired Folks
- Motivators
- Motivating Employees
- Satisfy Personality Style Needs
- Voice Inflection
- Evidence of Job Dissatisfaction
- The Company Owes Me
- Alarming Facts
- Employee Theft
- Whistleblowers