Leadership/Management Curriculum

Femilab Management Practices Seminar (FMP)
The Fermilab Management Practices Seminar (FMP) provides managers and supervisors with the tools for effective human resource management. The seminar includes an overview of current human resource laws; how to select and interview candidates for employment using behavioral interviewing techniques; and how to implement the performance management cycle from goal setting to performance review. FMP also includes information on functional areas of the Lab that are important to all managers and supervisors. The FMP seminar consists of the five courses described below.

1.  Managing within the Law
Managing within the Law provides you with a current overview of the laws relating to human resource management.  In this course, you will gain an understanding of employees' rights and managers' responsibilities under the law; develop skills and learn best practices for managing employees within the law; and learn when to seek expert assistance. Topics include: EEO laws, fair employment practices, harassment prevention, successful performance management, FMLA, ADA, and FLSA.  This course is designed for managers, supervisors, and team leaders.

2.  Behavioral Interviewing
Behavioral Interviewing will provide you with the tools to select and hire employees who have a high probability of success.  You will learn how to: assess the business and personal impact of selection decisions; identify and reduce bias and error in the selection process; plan a selection strategy to efficiently hire the right candidate; identify the skills needed for the job and the Laboratory and develop interview questions based on those skills; conduct a structured, legally defensible, behaviorally-based interview to gain information about job skills; make selection decisions by rating candidate skills; and, sell the opportunity to the candidate.  This course is designed for managers, supervisors, and team leaders who conduct selection interviews.

3.  Interaction Management
Interaction Management provides you with the skills needed for effective performance management.  You will learn the essential skills and discussion guidelines for effective coaching through practice and feedback in four modules:
1. Core Skills for Building Commitment: Learn interaction skills that help you achieve critical objectives; understand how feedback can be an effective leadership tool; practice interaction skills and receive feedback.
2. Coaching for Success: Recognize opportunities to build your work group's knowledge, skills, and confidence by providing proactive coaching that prepares people for success. Learn the elements of ongoing coaching: observing performance and measuring results, and providing timely feedback and support.
3. Coaching for Performance Improvement: Use a discussion planner to prepare a step-by-step approach for discussing improvement. Use the STAR technique to provide specific, balanced feedback to improve performance.
4. Managing Performance Problems: Learn how to coach employees who have chronic performance problems and how Fermilab policies and procedures can assist you in this process.
This course is designed for managers, supervisors, and team leaders who provide performance feedback.

4.  Performance Review
Learn the elements of an effective performance review; learn how to prepare for an interactive performance review discussion. Practice the following: communication skills that encourage two-way communication; the steps for conducting a performance review discussion; and, handling difficult situations. Topics include: what works and what doesn't work; preparing for the discussion: the preferred scenario; ensuring a fair review; how to handle gaps in preparation; questioning skills; the bumpy review; and documenting the performance review and assigning the rating.  This course is designed for managers and supervisors who conduct performance reviews.

5.  Fermilab Functions
Subject matter experts throughout the Lab provide you with an overview of their functions, roles and responsibilities, and discuss your complimentary role and responsibilities as a supervisor. Topics include: Compensation, Employment, ES&H, Medical, Site Security, Computer Security, Procurement, Budgeting, Audit and Project Management.  This course is designed for managers and supervisors.

 

Sexual Harassment Training for FNAL Managers and Supervisors
Become more proactive in eliminating sexual discrimination from the workplace. This course includes a discussion of sexual harassment discrimination, examples of sexual harassment behavior, and a review of Fermilab's policy on sexual harassment.

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