Note:

The pre-registration is currently closed. If you would like to attend this event, please come to the NWPPA registration desk at the hotel, and our onsite coordinator will be happy to help you.

Who Should Attend:

Supervisors and managers, and employees who will be transitioning to a supervisory or managerial role in the future.

Course Overview:

This is the first in a series of four sessions leading to a Credential in Leadership Skills from NWPPA; it is also the pre-requisite for Leadership Skills Series Session #3 - Personalities & Attitudes in the Workplace.

Participants will be introduced to situational leadership as taught by the Ken Blanchard Companies and will evaluate their own leadership styles through a self-evaluation. They will learn a common vocabulary for leadership and understand the differences between successful and effective leadership.

Course Objectives:

• Diagnosis, flexibility, and partnering for performance
• How to measure a person's competence and commitment to a specific goal or task
• New skills for diagnosing and addressing the development level of employees
• The leadership behaviors that are supportive and directive
• The attributes of the following leadership styles: directing, coaching, supporting, and delegating
• How to adapt their leadership style to different situations
• The impacts of under-supervision and over-supervision

Course Instructor:

Jim Atwood, The Ken Blanchard Company

Course Schedule:

Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. on the first day, and the class will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on both days. Lunch, as well as morning and afternoon breaks, will be provided both days.

Course Location & Hotel Information:

Hilton Garden Inn Redding
5050 Bechelli Lane
Redding, CA 96002
(530) 226-5111

Room rate: $124 for a standard guest room

Please book your room as soon as possible, but no later than January 31, 2017, to secure this rate. Mention that you are with the Northwest Public Power Association when booking your reservation. Or use this link to book online. 

Course Fees:

Utility Member Early Bird (ends 1/22/2017): $1,390
Utility Member Standard: $1,465

Associate Member Early Bird (ends 1/22/2017): $2,085
Associate Member Standard: $2,160

Non-member Early Bird (ends 1/22/2017): $4,170
Non-member Standard: $4,245

This program has been approved for 12.5 (General) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.

The use of this seal confirms that this activity has met HR Certification Institute’s® (HRCI®) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.