In order to read or print these files, you must install a free Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader . 3 hours The day begins with a welcome from the Commissioner of the Department of Employee Relations. Expectations for progressing through the Core training are reviewed. The changing role of supervisors in the public sector is examined, and a job performance model is introduced.
Participants have an opportunity to assess their own leadership skills.
A Key to Workplace Relationships 3 hours This module focuses on how leadership styles and individual personality differences affect the way we relate to each other and work together. The MBTI is utilized to reveal our strengths based on type and to recognize development needs in the areas of communication, learning, work styles, and interpersonal conflict. Supervisors will learn about the statewide affirmative action program, and equal opportunity laws, requirements for hiring affirmatively and non-discriminatorily, bias subtleties hidden in the hiring process, barriers to state employment for protected group members and opportunities for increasing inclusiveness in the workplace. Attitudes affecting employment and public access are examined. Issues regarding essential functions, interviewing do's and don'ts, and work accommodations are addressed, and support and resources are provided for supervisory decisions.