Effective Supervision

November 5, 2009, November 17, 2009, and April 29, 2010*

This workshop is full-day, and lunch is included.
* Due to demand, a new session in April, 2010, has been added to this year's Training Series.

Workshop Presenters: Lyn Freundlich, Director of Administration and Human Resources, and Joanne Horgan, Sr. Human Resources Manager, Third Sector New England

Cost: $99

Workshop Description: Effective supervision contributes directly to mission effectiveness for your nonprofit. It is critical to maintaining a productive staff in the face of shifting and competing priorities. Strong supervision creates a culture of mutual respect in which employees and supervisors communicate regularly and clearly about job-related expectations, tasks and overall performance.

Through this highly participatory training designed for supervisors with all levels of experience, you will:

  • Identify your preferred supervisory style
  • Learn to recognize what supervisory approaches are most effective under different conditions
  • Consider when to adapt your style and practice doing so
  • Strengthen a variety of critical forms of supervisory communication

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Presenter Bios: Lyn Freundlich oversees the operational and personnel aspects of TSNE, ensuring that internal customers receive the support and services they need in order to meet their mission-driven goals. In addition, she provides employee relations and other human resources-oriented consultation to TSNE clients. Lyn has 20 years of experience in the non-profit sector, primarily in volunteer and human resources. She also served as the executive director for Countdown to Kindergarten, a Boston-based community collaborative. Lyn has a B.A. from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in organization and management from Antioch University of New England.

Joanne Horgan has over 15 years of experience in a wide range of HR functions, including employee relations, training, performance management, policies and procedures development, and legal compliance. She currently supports 18 non-profit clients, each with varied missions, staffing and programs. 

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