Public Workshop: Supervisor Bootcamp
Date: February 7, 2024
Time: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Memorial Union, Trails Room
Price: $165.00 (Hays Chamber and FHSU Alumni discount available)
Overview
Participants will learn about the Five Effective Supervisory Skills: Guiding the Work, Organizing the Work, Developing Your Staff, Managing Performance, and Managing Relations. While each topic will be covered at an introductory level, we will more specifically dive into three applicable topics. First, we will dive deeper into Organizing the Work, and specifically, the five conflict styles & how to handle conflict effectively. Second, participants will take a deeper look at Developing Your Staff, which includes learning about the differences between Leadership & Management. And finally, the group will focus on Managing Relations by learning about the four different communication styles & how to work most effectively with each. To close out the training, the facilitator will ask participants to put the five supervisory skills to work with a hands-on, competitive activity. This provides the opportunity to highlight each of the supervisory skills with real-time examples.
Learning Objectives
- Define the five effective supervisory skills.
- Compare & contrast the five conflict management styles.
- Identify the differences between a leader and a manager and how they are complementary.
- Develop internal/external relations with effective communication skills.
- Demonstrate comprehension of the five effective supervisory skills by participating in a hands-on activity.
Facilitator Bios
Dr. Seth Kastle
Dr. Seth Kastle is a retired U.S. Army first sergeant who during his 16 year military career served two combat tours in the Middle East in both Afghanistan and Iraq. His many military honors include the Bronze Star for his service in Iraq, in addition to having his uniform permanently displayed in the 95th Infantry Division Museum in Fort Sill, OK.
Seth graduated from Fort Hays State University (FHSU) in 2005 with a B.S. in Organizational Leadership, earned an M.S. in Leadership from Southwestern College in 2009, and completed a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership at Baker University in 2017. He is an Associate Professor of Leadership and the Director of Military Program Innovation at FHSU. In 2016 he was selected as a Tillman Scholar through the Pat Tillman Foundation and is currently serving as a scholar in the Stand-To Veterans Leadership Program through the George W. Bush Institute. Seth is also active in his community and serves on the USD208 Board of Education.
He is the author of the children’s books, Why Is Dad So Mad, and Why Is Mom So Mad, both of which address how military families can cope with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Seth Kastle and his wife, Julia have two daughters, Raegan and Kennedy.