Supervisor Symposium Sessions

We all have the capacity to be great leaders. Whatever your role is in your organization, you have an impact in reaching its vision. How do you lead from your position and how do you grow as a leader? Learn to embrace your authentic leadership capacity as an open learner grounded in humility. From here, you can lead anywhere. Learning Objectives: 1. Leadership implies direction. Participants will learn how to find it within their organization and how to lead towards it across teams and structures. 2. Participants will consider the role of culture, coaching, collaboration and creativity in building exceptional teams working towards shared objectives. 3. Participants will be able to identify their authentic capacity to be an exceptional leader.

Discuss how novel approaches to learning can promote positive results within your team. Explore examples that demonstrate what this looks like in practice, and develop an approach for incorporating this into your leadership strategy. Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will hear about facilitating various learning experiences to enhance team engagement. 2. Participants will understand how to incorporate learning into their own team practices. 3. Participants will create an action plan for implementing at least one new learning strategy with their teams.

Outstanding trainings create outstanding staff. Park Districts and Special Recreation Associations rely on hundreds of part-time and seasonal staff to provide safe, inclusive, and fun programming for the community. Supervising, training, and mentoring are all job responsibilities that are rarely taught to us. We must figure it out as we go along. Or do we? This session will explore how to organize, overhaul, and revamp staff training for your part-time recreational staff and day camp counselors. We will address training content and delivery methods and provide you with tools and resources to use at your next staff training. Learning Objectives: 1. Identify three new training activities to implement at a staff training. 2. Understand the different learning styles and how to differentiate instruction. 3. Learn how to structure, organize, and evaluate a staff training.

Are you new to a leadership role? Are you a seasoned manager with a leadership challenge? Somewhere in between? The best leaders are constantly learning and adapting as they support the teams they serve. This session features experienced leaders from a variety of industries. Between them they have faced almost every leadership challenge and are ready to help you navigate yours! Learn about their unique paths to leadership, different leadership strategies, and discuss your biggest leadership challenges and questions in this interactive session. Learning Objectives: 1. Understand different leadership strategies. 2. Identify new ways to support your employees. 3. Discuss leadership challenges and ideas for proactively addressing those challenges

This session aims to equip participants with the necessary tools, techniques, and mindset to become impactful teachers and mentors, fostering a culture of learning, growth, and collaboration within the organization. Learning Objectives: 1. Identify and apply tailored teaching and mentoring strategies. 2. Cultivate effective communication. 3. Foster a culture of continuous learning and development.

This session will focus on appreciating and motivating staff, exploring strategies for fostering a positive work environment and enhancing employee engagement across different management levels. Perspectives from senior, mid-level, and entry-level management will be discussed. Key themes will include recognition, effective communication, professional development, and fostering a sense of belonging. Learning Objectives: 1. Personalized recognition: Understand the importance of tailored recognition efforts to acknowledge individual contributions and milestones, fostering a culture of appreciation. 2. Effective communication: Develop strategies for providing constructive feedback, active listening, and fostering open dialogue to motivate staff. 3. Inclusive motivation practices: Implement methods for fostering inclusivity among all staff, ensuring equal access to opportunities for growth and development, and creating a supportive work environment.

This workshop is designed to provide essential insights and strategies to help recently appointed supervisors in the field of Parks and Recreation achieve a healthy equilibrium between their professional and personal lives. The workshop will address the unique challenges faced by new supervisors, emphasizing the importance of effective time management, stress reduction techniques, and fostering a supportive work environment. Participants will walk away with skills to develop a personalized action plans, enabling them to navigate the demands of their roles while maintaining a fulfilling work-life balance. Learning Objectives: 1. Understanding the Importance of Work-Life Balance: Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the significance of work-life balance, recognizing its impact on job satisfaction, productivity, and overall well-being. Through case studies and discussions, they will learn to identify potential imbalances and their consequences. 2. Time Management and Prioritization Skills: The workshop will equip new supervisors with practical tools and techniques to enhance.their time management and prioritization skills. Throughout this workshop, participants will develop strategies for effective task organization, delegation, and goal setting to optimize their professional and personal responsibilities. 3. Creating a Supportive Work Environment: Participants will explore the role of leadership in fostering a positive and supportive work environment. They will learn communication and team­building strategies to promote a healthy workplace culture, encouraging open dialogue about work-life balance and providing resources to support their team members in achieving it.

The first years of this decade were about plugging holes in the boat. Now it's time to triage the passengers. Being amazing comes at a cost. If we don't learn to recognize burnout in ourselves and our staff, we run the risk of losing great people, or worse, keeping people who have lost their will to be great. Learning Objectives: 1. There are three main types of burnout. Learn to recognize them in our staff and yourself. 2. Learn to create structures that accommodate the ebb and flow of intensity and rejuvenation. 3. The long game to avoid burnout is about more than deep breathing. Create policies that support your staff.

A vision board serves as a dynamic tool that extends beyond personal aspirations to play a pivotal role on both the individual and business fronts. Individually, it empowers people to visualize and pursue dreams across various life facets- relationships, career, family, hobbies, and travel - instilling purpose and direction. Simultaneously, in the realm of recreational programming, visionary leaders leverage these boards as strategic instruments to shape the future trajectory of their organizations. On a personal level, vision boards facilitate the articulation of pursuing dreams and fostering a profound sense of purpose. For business leaders in recreation programming, these boards become an internal map for the desired state of their divisions or offices in the upcoming year. The boards serve as connectors, aligning the big-picture vision with tangible goals that encompass innovative program offerings, marker expansions, and customer engagement strategies. Distinguishing themselves from traditional written plans, vision boards uniquely blend artistic elements with strategic thinking. Through a fusion of images and words, these collages convey not just the logical steps for success but also the emotional connection to the mission and values they support. Whether displayed in personal spaces or within offices, vision boards stand as constant reminders, aligning collective efforts toward achieving shared objectives. In the vibrant realm of recreation programming, they foster a dynamic and growth-oriented environment, both personally and professionally. Learning Objectives: 1. Clarity of Vision: Participants will gain a heightened clarity regarding their leadership vision, articulating specific goals and aspirations for their role. This outcome focuses on the ability to define and communicate a clear direction for their leadership journey. 2. Strategic Thinking and Goal Setting: Individuals will develop strategic thinking skills by aligning their vision with concrete and achievable goals. This outcome emphasizes the importance of setting realistic milestones and creating a strategic plan to turn the vision into actionable steps. 3. Communication and Visualization Skills: Participants will enhance their communication skills by effectively translating their leadership vision into a visual collage. This outcome underscores the ability to convey complex ideas, values, and aspirations through a combination of images and words, fostering better understanding and engagement. These top three learning outcomes capture the essence of the leadership vision board activity, focusing on clarity, strategic planning, and effective communication as essential skills for aspiring and current leaders.

Throw out the dated, prehistoric, got these from a supervisor from 2003 interview questions! Jump into the new googling of 'interview questions' to ask Al assistance in developing challenging and in-depth interview questions. Step out of the 'this is the way' mentality to create your own superstar staff through out-of­the-box onboarding ideas. Blending all this information together, resulting in you leading a new and improved team! (The future is now! -George Allen.) Learning Objectives: 1. Gain insight for actionable ideas and creative thinking to improve management skills. 2. Enhance part-time and full-time onboarding processes through different perspectives. 3. Learn how Al can improve your interview questions.