Naomi Deutscher - Training Manager

This program helps new managers understand their new role and responsibilities as they move from super-doers to managing others to excel. They will be encouraged to develop the interpersonal and planning skills needed to set expectations and give feedback clearly and positively.

	Customization Workshop can be customized to address specific needs of the participants and the organization’s culture.		Manager as a Developer Gain comfort in a leadership role, especially when managing peers or coming from another company. Represent the company culture positively to new employees. Focus on ways to develop others and share responsibility appropriately.
	Continuous development of staff talent and decrease in unnecessary turnover.		Situational Leadership Use a practical model to determine your leadership style. Assess your groups development needs. Practice and plan to use styles to match their needs.
	Thought-provoking prework and readings to encourage stimulating class discussions.		Open Communications Actively listen to typical staff situations to promote understanding, handle defensive reactions, provoke thinking and help others solve their own problems. Practice asking clarifying questions for accuracy and learn nonverbal signals to get the whole message.
	Practice sessions in class and application assignments between sessions to reinforce skills.		Speaking Assertively Practice being clear, direct, concise, and specific to communicate expectations and directions. Prevent defensiveness and promote mutual respect by speaking tactfully and diplomatically in practice situations.
	Results Increased employee motivation, involvement, responsibility, and commitment.		Working Well with Different Types of People Assess different communication styles. Learn why some people can be difficult. Strategies for dealing with different behavioral styles positively.
	Features Interviews with supervisors to get relevant examples and learn about their work situations.		Managing Performance Start the performance cycle by setting clear expectations and gaining commitment. Use performance standards to measure results. Meet regularly to review goals.
	Confidence to confront negative behaviors early.		Coaching for High Performance Provide regular feedback by practicing the guidelines of giving praise and constructive feedback. Use a coaching model to problem solve with employees how to improve substandard and sustain high performance.
	Naomi's not afraid to ask tough questions. Cognex managers seek out her advice in dealing with management situations. She is able to immerse herself in Cognex culture to understand the challenges and she is passionate about the subject which is contagious. -JoAnn Woodyard, Executive Director Corporate Employee Services, Cognex Corporation		Motivation, Delegation and Team Building Motivate people by learning what they want and need, and what is in your control. Delegation as a gradual process with stages appropriate to different levels of employee development. Group exercise determining the norms to build an effective team.