THE PROGRAM
Practical answers to the toughest daily challenges.
In hundreds of advanced management seminars, Bruce Tulgan has taken experienced leaders through one problem-solving session after another, focusing on one real life case study after another: “Who are the employees you are really struggling with? What are the really tough cases?”
Like clockwork, the same basic cases come up over and over again—the same 27— maybe it’s the superstar the manager is afraid of losing, the slacker the manager cannot figure out how to motivate, the one with an attitude problem, or the two who cannot get along. From decades of research, Bruce has identified the most frequent and toughest challenges managers face and the best step-by-step solutions.
In this program, Bruce draws on decades of research, sharing true stories from real managers, blending humor, insight, and concrete best-practices to show participants how to apply the management fundamentals to the challenges managers most often face.
Participants will learn
- How to identify and avoid the vicious cycle of undermanagement.
- The most common ways that managers spend their management time and techniques for gaining control of that time.
- The back-to-fundamentals approach to high-structure, high-substance communication.
- How to apply the fundamentals to their own daily management challenges.
Techniques and best practices
- Overcoming the challenges unique to new, first-time leaders
- Teaching self-management
- Managing performance, such as productivity and quality
- Managing employee attitudes and interpersonal conflicts
- Motivating and retaining superstars
- Developing new leaders
- Working around resource constraints, logistical hurdles, and rapid change
- Renewing commitment to strong, highly-engaged management
RESEARCH MEETS REAL LIFE
Practical lessons. Delivered by Bruce Tulgan.
Since 1993, Bruce and RainmakerThinking have studied how people work, manage, and succeed. His programs bring that research to life through real-world stories, humor, direct interaction, and practical techniques.
Each engagement is shaped around your audience and the challenges they face.
WHO IT’S FOR
Designed for your people.
Managers and supervisors dealing with recurring performance, behavior, and team challenges.
AVAILABLE FORMATS
Built around your event.
Keynotes · Workshops · Virtual programs
Available in person and virtually. Workshops can be half-day, full-day, or multi-day engagements. RainmakerThinking will help you choose the format and customize the focus for your audience.
BRING THIS PROGRAM TO YOUR EVENT
Let’s talk about your audience.
For program customization and availability, contact RainmakerThinking. Tell us about your audience, event and objectives; we’ll help shape the program and format around your organization.