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SUPERVISORY SKILLS
Leader-Manager Profile
Second Edition
James P. Eicher
Assessment and Workshop, 1.5 hours
What does it take to be an effective
leader and an effective manager?
Leadership and management are two different
yet complementary skill sets. The problem is,
it’s not always clear what distinguishes these
competencies — or how they should be applied.
The Leader-Manager Profile is different.
Unlike many leadership tools that emphasize
leadership to the exclusion of management
skills, this assessment addresses the necessity of
developing skills in both areas and demonstrates
how they contribute to success.
TheLeader-Manager Profile is based on the works
of several well-known management experts
including Bennis, Kotter, Kouzes, Posner, and
others. The model for the assessment exemplifies
both leadership and management skills and
competencies.
L E A R N I N G O U T C O M E S
• Measure competence as a manager and
leader
• Clarify the differences between leading and
managing
• Pinpoint the skills needed to be effective in
each role
• Understand how to balance and improve the
two skill sets
Facilitator Set Includes facilitator guide, workshop instructions, sample participant materials, and
PowerPoint presentation $181
Paper Self Assessment $17.90
Observer Form $9
Flight From Savo
Take Off on a Supervisory Skills Adventure
HRDQ Research and Development Team
Game, 2 hours
Flight from Savo, a hands-on adventure game,
provides supervisors with a fun and interactive
way to experience and practice the five key
skills addressed in HRDQ’s Supervisory Skills
Questionnaire. The journey begins when an
airplane carrying a team of scientists crashes on
a remote island. To get the team to safety, the
supervisor must utilize the key supervisory skills
in guiding the construction of an escape plane.
The ability to balance the goals of the
organization with the needs of the work group
is the common thread that runs through five
key supervisory skill dimensions. This exciting
simulation game demonstrates how a supervisor
puts the five key supervisory skills to work.
Presented with a predetermined set of toy parts
and charged with building an escape plane,
each group elects a supervisor who guides the
construction project using the five supervisory
skills. A series of “Setbacks” and “Lucky Breaks”
both complicates and facilitates the group’s work,
and challenges the supervisor. The simulation
ends when the reconstructed plane is deemed
airworthy.
After the models are completed (approximately
60 minutes later), participants take part
in a group discussion on the use of the five
supervisory skills used during the activity.
L E A R N I N G O U T C O M E S
• Learn five fundamental supervisory skills
• Practice the five skills in a “live” project
• Receive direct feedback on skill strengths
and weaknesses
Complete Game Materials to train up to 3 groups of 5–7 participants at one time $599
Participant Guide $11