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Prepare to Lead

Get ready for a role in leadership! If you are a team leader, front-line supervisor or stepping into a new supervisory role, you will gain skills and tools to help set your course as a leader.

When many of us are promoted into a leadership position, what’s often missing is how to make the shift from being one of the team members to the new leader. This workshop will reveal the essential behaviors that you will need to adopt in order to fill the role of a new leader.

YOU WILL LEARN:

  • The traits of a good leader
  • The essentials of communication
  • The process of setting and guiding employee work assignments
  • The traits of a good coach
  • The process for executing a work project

SO YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:

  • Set an example as a leader
  • Improve lines of communication with employees, peers and supervisors
  • Establish clear expectations
  • Guide employees to meet their work expectations
  • Facilitate a work project

Enroll in Prepare to Lead

Dates & Times

Thursday, August 8, 2024, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Fees

$299 per person

Location

Boise State Ron and Linda Yanke Research Park, room 510. 220 E Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, ID 83706

Benefits of Prepare to Lead

By applying the skills and tools presented in this session, you will be able to set clear work expectations for employees, help guide them toward successfully meeting those expectations and work with them to plan and implement important team assignments.

Who Should Attend

New supervisors, team leaders, and anyone preparing for a front-line leadership position.

Presenter

Tricia Burns, MBA, is an adjunct instructor for Boise State University’s interdisciplinary professional studies program. She also provides leadership training through Boise State’s Professional and Continuing Education.

Tricia has worked in training capacities for most of her professional career and is known for her engaging approach to workshop facilitation. In addition to higher education, Tricia has experience in healthcare and government agencies, providing training, needs analysis, program development, program management, grant writing and grant management. In addition, she has facilitated on-site custom training for PACE clients in city, county, state and federal agencies. Tricia’s life-long experience in small business brings a unique view and expertise to her leadership and business classes.

Tricia earned her BS and MBA from Boise State University; the latter included elective courses in Grantsmanship and Instructional and Performance Technology.