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Supervisor Excellence

How to Motivate, Inspire, and Ignite Your Team

Supervisors are critical to organizational effectiveness. They directly influence goal achievement, team performance, employee engagement, and retention—factors that drive organizational success and profitability. By fostering strong relationships and guiding their teams, supervisors translate organizational strategies into actionable outcomes, ensuring both people and performance thrive. Their ability to adapt to change and cultivate a positive work culture makes them essential drivers of organizational growth.

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Statistics about the Critical Importance of Supervisors:

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Employees with good supervisors are 15.4 times more likely to be high performers

(Gardner Research)

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70% of the variance in team engagement is determined by immediate managers

(Gallup)

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50% of people who leave their jobs do so because of direct management

(DDI Consulting Group)

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Managers who have developed high levels of talent contribute 48% higher profit to their companies than average managers do

(Gallup)

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE SKILLS TO BECOME A GREAT SUPERVISOR ARE TEACHABLE.

The Supervisor Excellence: How to Motivate, Inspire, and Ignite Your Team workshop is a half-day, in-person interactive session that equips participants with actionable strategies and insights to lead their teams with confidence and impact.

C U R R I C U L U M

Understanding the Supervisor Role

  • Driving outcomes

  • Building team and individual trust

  • Balancing high expectations with strong support

  • Effective decision making

  • Building relationships with stakeholders

  • Effective time management

Team Leadership Dynamics

  • Purpose and productivity

  • Creating a psychologically safe environment

  • Communication strategies

  • Culture and norms that promote an effective team environment

  • Attributes that promote belonging

  • Promoting diverse opinions and work styles

  • Empower an ideation culture

  • Leading effective meetings

  • How to avoid common team leadership mistakes

Individual Leadership Dynamics

  • Setting clear and actionable expectations

  • Fundamentals of inspiration/motivation

  • Keys to being a great coach

  • One-on-one feedback tactics

  • Impactful individual feedback

  • Autonomy and micromanagement

  • Empowering professional growth

  • Governing relational dynamics

  • How to avoid common employee leadership mistakes

  • Recognizing warning signs of stress, burnout, and frustration

Testimonials

  • "Frank is a charismatic and engaging facilitator who effortlessly captivates audiences of all sizes. His approach combines insight, clarity, and energy, making complex topics both accessible and persuasive. His ability to connect with people and encourage meaningful discussions is genuinely inspiring. Frank can remarkably communicate with multifaceted levels of people and still maintains interests at all levels."

    Nancy Brown,
    Executive Director, KYAPEX Accelerator 

  • “Frank is a positive and engaging speaker who genuinely seeks to inform his audience. He follows through after his presentations with engagement and resources to support his clients for success.” 

    Chris Wooldridge,
    Director, Center for Economic and Entrepreneurial Development, Murray State University

  • “Frank is a wonderful mentor and facilitator. His natural ability to draw on adult learning principles is one of the reasons for his success in this field. He is able to engage and educate participants with an uncanny skill.”

    J. Christopher Watkins,
    Department Head, Training and Technical Assistance Services
    Western Kentucky University (retired)

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

When: Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 8:30am - 11:30am

Where: The Commerce Center Paducah Bank Community Room, 300 South 3rd Street, Paducah, Kentucky, 42001

Certification: You will receive The Leadership Center Supervisor Excellence workshop attendee certificate of participation.

Cost: $89

Seating is limited

Have questions about the workshop or other programs that The Leadership Center offers?

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About the Facilitator

Frank Bennett MBA, SBSP, CPP
The Leadership Center, Executive Director