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Supervisory Essentials

Businesses frequently invest in technical skills training while overlooking the equally critical leadership competencies that help supervisors manage people, navigate conflict, and drive change. Supervisory Essentials bridges that gap — giving current and aspiring supervisors a structured, practical foundation in behavioral science, HR knowledge, productivity tools, and communication skills that makes them more effective from day one.

Behavioral Styles & Extended DISC

  • Explain the four DISC behavioral styles and identify your own through a personal analysis assessment
  • Recognize DISC style indicators in others and adapt communication accordingly
  • Leverage your behavioral style as a leadership asset while managing its limitations

Big-Picture Business Operations

  • Describe how core business functions interrelate and how supervisory decisions affect the broader organization
  • Connect your team's daily work to organizational goals and communicate that context effectively

Productivity Tools & Performance Management

  • Apply prioritization frameworks, delegation strategies, and goal-setting tools to improve team output
  • Conduct effective performance conversations, identify gaps, and implement improvement plans

Upcoming Classes

Class Dates
Time
Location
Cost
  • Jun 11, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Thursdays
Richmond
$750

Supervisory Essentials

Ivy Tech Richmond
2357 Chester Blvd.
Richmond, IN 47374

In Person, Instructor-Led
Contact: Eddie Wigginton, 463-308-1771, ewigginton@ivytech.edu

Costs may vary by location given differences in the cost of supplies and class provider.

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