Crash course young leads old

Leading experienced employees with confidence

This webinar is held in German.
Cooperation between different generations not only shapes everyday working life, but also has an impact on your entry into management. In this crash course, we focus on managing older employees: You will gain confidence in leading your older colleagues by knowing and using the keys to successful collaboration and good communication with the more experienced. You will also learn how to deal with and resolve any conflicts that arise with confidence.

Contents

Intergenerational leadership

  • Characteristics and values of the different working generations.
  • Analysis of the motivation of older Employees.
  • Becoming aware of what is expected of you as a new manager.
  • Seeing and embracing diversity as an opportunity.
  • Recognizing and using the strengths of older Employees .

Emotional intelligence & empathy as the key to working with older employees

  • Strengthen self-confidence.
  • Self-regulation when working with older Employees.
  • Develop and express empathy.
  • Building and maintaining relationships between managers and older Employees .

Communication & Leadership

  • Team portfolio and skills matrix (delegation) - identify strengths in the team and use them for delegation.
  • Active listening.
  • How do I give constructive feedback to experienced employees and how do I express criticism?

Dealing with difficult situations

  • Dealing with possible challenges.
  • Resolving conflicts in the day-to-day management of different generations.
  • Communication in change processes.

Individual practical case work, the use of tools and peer case consultation.

Learning environment

Once you have registered, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services relating to this training course in your online learning environment.

Your benefit

This crash course will help you,

  • gain an overview of the characteristics, values, expectations and challenges of different generations.
  • to gain self-confidence and lead older employees with self-assurance.
  • recognize and utilize the strengths of your older Employees .
  • improve communication between you and your experienced colleagues .
  • to face and resolve conflicts with confidence.

Methods

The training is based on a balanced mixture of trainer of the essential technical basics, best practice examples and the lively exchange between the participants and the trainer.

Recommended for

Junior managers who have just taken on management tasks or want to prepare themselves for the role of manager.

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Seminar evaluation for "Crash course young leads old"

4.7 from 5
with 3 ratings
training content:
4.6
Content comprehensibility:
5
Practical relevance:
4.1
Trainer expertise:
5
Participant orientation:
5
Method variety:
4.6
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€ 890,- plus VAT
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