Supervision can spark lots of questions—join a community of supervisors to help sharpen your unique approach.
Overview
Whether you are new to supervision or you have been doing it for years, there are a few truths that all supervisors come to know: You won’t have the answer in every situation, the work can be isolating, and doing it well is time-consuming. Supervision is also rewarding, and it affords you the opportunity to influence other’s growth and success, and the success of your department/institution. As you progress on your supervisor journey, this discussion circle offers you a community with which to share wins, challenges, and questions.
Who Should Attend
If you supervise other people, this discussion circle is for you. If you’re completely new to the role, you’ll gain invaluable information and perspective from others facing some of the same challenges. If you have some supervision experience, you’ll brush up on some best practices, add new tools to your toolkit, and be among a community of other supervisors.
How It Works
This supervision discussion circle will consist of monthly discussions. Each month will feature a new topic (see agenda below), and all sessions are discussion-based. They are not comprehensive trainings—meaning that we will anchor the discussion with a framing piece of content—but will rely on the collective experiences and participation from the group to build our capacity as supervisors.
We encourage participation in as many monthly sessions as possible, but participation in each one is not required—join as many as you’d like. This discussion circle is meant to supplement the learning of our foundational supervision certificate programs, though it is not a prerequisite to consuming either offering in any particular order.
Due to the intended value of the live discussions, these sessions will not be recorded or included in our library.
Discussion Series Sessions
SESSION 1
How You Want to Show up as a Supervisor
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SESSION 2
The Mindset Shift in Becoming a Supervisor
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SESSION 3
Making 1:1 Check-Ins More Effective
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SESSION 4
Managing Up, Down, and Across
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SESSION 5
Making It Work When You Don’t Get Along with a Direct Report
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SESSION 6
Flexing Your Approach with Different Direct Reports
November 20, 2024 | 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm ET
If you support more than one person, you’ve likely already learned that what might work with one person, might not work for another. In this discussion, we’ll explore what “flexing your approach” looks like with different direct reports. For example, some might respond better to direct communication, others might need time to process a new idea, or some might benefit from more brainstorming space, etc. We’ll give you the space to think through your own unique context.