Title Details

It's Okay to Be the Boss

The Management workshop

Facilitator's Guide

Bruce Tulgan

Author of managing Generation X & not everyone gets a trophy

Fight the Under-management Epidemic

Too many of today's supervisors, managers, and leaders are failing their staff and their organizations by "undermanaging." They don't take charge on business basics, spell out expectations, keep track of performance measurements, correct mistakes nor reward success.

It's Okay to Be the Boss The Management Workshop offers expert guidance for conducting a dynamic workshop that will give anyone who manages (from seasoned executives to new supervisors) the information they need to become a great boss who is highly engaged when leading, managing, and supervising employees.

In this highly interactive program, author Bruce Tulgan—one of the world's leading management trainers—explains the common obstacles to becoming an engaged manager and reveals which ones can be controlled and shows managers specific techniques on how to control them. He also spells out strategies for working around the workplace issues and human nature that cannot be controlled. The workshop explains eight back-to-basics techniques that clearly show managers at all levels how to become stronger and more highly-engaged, and to develop the confidence and skills to

Manage every day and conduct effective regular one-on-ones with direct reports and other

Talk like a performance coach and communicate clearly and effectively

Work effectively with each direct report individually and acknowledge their strengths and weaknesses

Create an environment that holds employees accountable

Make expectations of employees clear by spelling things out in vivid detail

Monitor, measure, and document employee performance

Solve small problems before they become big problems

Tie rewards to performance

It's Okay to Be the Boss: The Management Workshop contains everything you need to conduct a full-day, back-to-basics training session including background information and a thorough introduction to the model, a detailed script for training delivery, a PowerPoint® slide deck, short instructional videos, and an interactive Participant Workbook.

Praise for Bruce Tulgan

"Managing employees well is a skill, not an art. Bruce Tulgan provides a clear guide to all the important techniques needed to be an effective manager."
—Peter Cappelli, George W. Taylor Professor of Management, The Wharton School

"In an era in which so much of business teachings are focused solely on leadership, Bruce Tulgan makes it safe again to be a hands-on manager. It's Okay to Be the Boss presents a clear plan to become the manager who will help your team thrive."
—Mike Archer, President and COO, T.G.I. Friday's USA