The 7 Habits for Managers: Essential Skills and Tools

National workplace surveys conducted among thousands of employees reveal important insights: while many people work diligently, they often express concern about their overall effectiveness. Survey findings show concerning trends:

1. Less than 50 percent of team time is devoted to the company's most critical objectives and initiatives

2. Only 14 percent of employees believe they are directly contributing to company success

3. Fewer than half of team members know what the company's key goals are

Survey results from xQ Surveys conducted by Harris Interactive

These challenges are not limited to particular industries, geographic regions, economic groups, or age demographics. They affect organizations everywhere. Workers juggle too many assigned tasks alongside competing priorities. Employees struggle to identify key goals and therefore cannot deliver excellent results. Individuals and entire departments lack open communication. Crises trigger fast, less-than-ideal decisions. However, the positive news is transformative: changing ineffective behaviors to effective ones benefits everyone in your organization. The 7 Habits approach can help you manage yourself more effectively, lead others successfully, and unleash untapped team potential. Attend this powerful 2-day workshop to discover the same foundational principles that have guided the world's foremost business leaders to achieve the professional and business success they envisioned.

Ideal participants for this workshop:

Managers who seek to become more effective leaders build stronger relationships with their teams and help their organization achieve greater success.

How you will benefit from this course:

• Define the contribution you want to make and what you want to accomplish as a manager
• Enhance your overall leadership abilities and reach your full potential as a leader
• Judge and prioritize the goals your efforts should be focused on, using daily and weekly planning tools
• Communicate effectively and raise the levels of trust and fulfillment within your team

Core content and topics you will cover:

• Habit 1: Be Proactive; Become a resourceful, innovative manager who quickly accomplishes goals and motivates team members to take action
• Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind; Have a clear vision of what you want your contribution as a manager to be and shape your own future
• Habit 3: Put First Things First; Focus on top priorities and become known for follow-through and organizational excellence; eliminate the unimportant
• Habit 4: Think Win-Win; Cultivate enthusiasm with performance measurements that satisfy both employee and employer goals; share recognition and success
• Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then Be Understood; Give honest, accurate feedback that develops trust and understand all the physical components of communication and how they impact your message
• Habit 6: Synergize; Understand how differences can contribute to innovative solutions; maximize opinions, perspectives, and backgrounds
• Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw; Maintain and increase your effectiveness by renewing yourself mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually

Pre-course requirement:

Before attending this workshop, you will receive The 7 Habits for Managers Warm-Up materials, which should be completed and brought to the seminar session.

Materials and resources for attendees:

• Participant Guidebook: a comprehensive manual filled with practical examples and hands-on exercises
• Management Essentials; a resource book for addressing common management challenges and situations