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3-Hour Virtual SprintCommunication / InfluenceConflict / Negotiation
Difficult Conversations: A manager's guide to the toughest workplace and employee challenges
with Margaret Morford
Date May 25, 2023
Time 11am - 2pm EST | 10am - 1pm CST | 8am - 11am PST
Format Live on Zoom
Registration $395 (US) per person
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Overview
This program is based on Margaret's book, "Management Courage: Having the Heart of a Lion". With years of experience as a Chief Human Resources Officer, Margaret Morford has created this unique course which teaches three essential skills that every manager needs to succeed. Learn proven strategies to tackle the most challenging workplace and employee issues.
This program is based on Margaret's book, "Management Courage: Having the Heart of a Lion". With years of experience as a Chief Human Resources Officer, Margaret Morford has created this unique course which teaches three essential skills that every manager needs to succeed. Learn proven strategies to tackle the most challenging workplace and employee issues.

What You'll Walk Away With
UNDERSTANDING THE FIVE PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT COURAGE
INTERPERSONAL STRATEGIES AND TOOLS
COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS SUCH AS ADDRESSING THE EMPLOYEE THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY PROMOTABLE
TO EVALUATE YOUR CURRENT MANAGEMENT COURAGE
INSTILLING MANAGEMENT COURAGE IN YOUR DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES
You'll also receive
CPE Credits
SHRM / PDC Credits
Certificate of Completion
Shareable LinkedIn Badge
A 60-Minute Practice Lab
30 Days of AI Coaching
Access to 3,000 Microlessons
Session Page With Discussion Board

Topics Covered

COURAGE AS A LEADER

  • Defining Management Courage
  • Understanding the Three Principles of Management Courage
  • Evaluating your current Management Courage

INTERPERSONAL STRATEGIES AND TOOLS

  • Adjusting your communication to the person with whom you are dealing
  • Going beyond the facts to get better outcomes
  • Verbal scripts for tough business conversation

COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS

  • Addressing the employee that is not currently promotable
  • Dealing with the employee that is constantly critical and negative of everything you do
  • Handling employee mistakes without destroying morale

About Our Expert
Margaret Morford
MARGARET MORFORD

Margaret N. Morford is the CEO and Owner of The HR Edge, Inc., a global management consulting and training firm specializing in leadership development and human resources strategies. With extensive experience as a former Vice President of Human Resources and Senior Vice President of Human Resources Consulting, she has worked with high-profile clients such as Lockheed Martin, Chevron, Time Warner, and the U.S. Secret Service. She has also earned a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Law and has worked as an attorney specializing in employment law.

Margaret is the author of two impactful books: Management Courage – Having the Heart of a Lion, which provides leaders with the tools to make tough decisions with confidence, and The Hidden Language of Business – Workplace Politics, Power & Influence, which uncovers the often-overlooked dynamics of workplace politics and how to navigate them for success.

Her expertise is frequently sought after, and she has been quoted in major publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today. Margaret also appears regularly on local television, sharing her insights on leadership and organizational dynamics.

 

Program Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based (Zoom platform)
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Participants will earn 3 CPE credits or 3 PDC credits
Field of Study: Personal Development
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