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The 7 Habits for Managers

Lead Your Team into the 21st Century...

Whether you supervise a few people or run the whole organization, you can become a "highly effective manager" by attending The 7 Habits for Managers, an exciting workshop based on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®—"the most influential business book of the century."

The 7 Habits for Managers workshop is leadership education for the 21st Century. This two-day experience will help you unleash the limitless potential of your team. The result? A breakthrough to sustained superior performance.

Learn from the stories of some of the most effective business leaders in the world, from world-class video illustrations of the concepts, and from the experience of other participating managers.

Join us for this powerful training event!

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Description

This two-day workshop focuses exclusively on the management applications of the 7 Habits, giving managers the tools to take initiative, resolve conflicts, and unleash the talents and passions of their teams.

What You Learn

• How to resist overreacting to difficult situations
• The importance of responsibility, accountability, and commitment
• Skills for building real trust among coworkers
• How to become a resourceful, effective manager who quickly accomplishes goals
• How to manage yourself
• How to lead others
• How to unleash the potential of your team

What You Will Get

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Audio CD
• The concepts from this best-selling CD provide the basis for this workshop.
• Participant Guidebook
• This 81-page manual is filled with examples and exercises that continue to enhance the learning process after the workshop is over.
• Management Essentials book
• A 132-page book of resources for dealing with management challenges.
• A world-class Facilitator 

Notes: This workshop is a two-day event. Lunch will be provided, along with morning and afternoon refreshments. Parking is free. 
 

Testimonials

• I appreciate the friendly and fun atmosphere and the genuine caring expressed for each person's unique situations. - Michelle W.
• Not only was this workshp beneficial to me professionally - I wish I had taken the course in graduate school to prepare me for my professional career. I believe that this workshop should be a required course in all graduate programs. - Mike F.
• Open, honest, and safe environment to share. ... discussions reviewed practical and real world examples. - Laura H.
• The group participatsion was great! The tools are good for centering your thoughts. The flexibility in the layout of the two days allowed for discussion among the participants. - Gerald F.
• I enjoyed the workshop and will use my information in my daily work and working with co-workers. This helps me to be a better manager as well as more efficient.

Facilitator Bio

Jan Richards
Franklin Covey Certified Facilitator
Phone: (979) 845-4370
email: j-richards@tamu.edu

Jan Richards is a Franklin Covey Certified Facilitator in select programs including: Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, FOCUS, First Things First, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students, and The 7 Habits for Managers. Richards has 20 years of teaching experience, which includes being certified in vocational education by the Texas Education Agency and she holds a certification as a United States Parachute Association skydiving instructor and jumpmaster. She received a business administration degree from Corpus Christi State University and a master in education from Texas A&M University. She has worked in higher education for over 20 years.

Currently, she is the assistant director of the Office of Distance Education at Texas A&M. She lives with her husband, Jimmy on the outskirts of College Station with four cats and a big dog named Tiki. The Richards enjoy going for long drives in their 1974 Triumph TR6s - one red and the other purple - which Jimmy restored himself. They both belong to the Brazos Brits Car Club. Jan also is an avid bird watcher, book club member, Bunco player and scrapbooker. She traded-in her clock for a compass over ten years ago.

Cancellation and Payment Policies

Cancellation

Participants are expected to complete their program of study. If for any reason, the participants are unable to fulfill their obligations, written notification must be submitted to the program director within 30 days of a scheduled module and/or class. A non-refundable cancellation fee will be assessed after payment due dates if written notification is not on file in the Continuing and Professional Studies Office, Texas A&M University. If notice is received thirty days before the scheduled class, participants will receive their fees minus a cancellation fee of 3% of the original fee. If notice is received less than thirty days prior to scheduled module, the students will receive their fees minus a cancellation fee of 10% of the original fee. Once a class has commenced, there are no refunds.

The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone its programs in the event of insufficient registrations, instructor illness, severe weather, or natural disaster. In the event of program cancellation, registrants will be notified immediately and all fees will be returned in full.

Payment

If a module/class payment is not received on scheduled due date, your registration will be subject to cancellation. In addition, a late fee will be assessed for all registrations past the scheduled due date for payment.

Contact

 For details about FranklinCovey workshops, contact Jan Richards at (979) 845-4370 or j-richards@tamu.edu.