Learn skills and tools to make you a better supervisor to your employees and a contributor to overall organizational effectiveness.

Role of the Supervisor helps participants understand the important role of the supervisor in an organization.  It teaches skills and delivers practical tools to improve competency and bring immediate benefit to the participant and organization.

Key Learning Outcomes

• Better understand the Role of the Supervisor
• Appreciate the Role’s Realities
• Understand change and how it affects your role
• Be challenged to examine what you do
• Enhance your personal plan to become a more effective Supervisor

Course Duration: 1 day | Continuing Education Contact Hours: 7 | Price: $600 *Subject to change when scheduled.

Course Endorsements & Partnerships

This course qualifies as credits toward the International Association of Business Communicators' (IABC) professional certifications.

When applying to sit for either the exam for Communications Management Professional (CMP)(R) or Strategic Communication Management Professional (SCMP)(R) or to apply for recertification, Gardiner Centre courses can be an integral part of your application package.

To learn more about this global standard certification, visit: . To inquire about sitting for a certification exam, contact the local IABC NL chapter at iabcnl@gmail.com, or visit: .

Past Participants Said:

"The session was very valuable. I learned more about myself and my new role than I thought I would. Fantastic!"

"Very nice getting into groups and being in place you felt safe!" - Winter 2023 Participant 

"Instructor delivery was amazing. Applied course material to real life situations." - Winter 2023 Participant 

"Solid material, great instruction and enough breakouts and breaks throughout the day to stay engaged." - Winter 2023 Participant 

"The content was clear and understandable, and was a good mix of interactive activities as well as theory. It covered all of the key points expected, as well as more." - Custom Training Participant

"Practice sessions, videos, the instructor’s lively personality and professionalism [were course strengths]." - Custom Training Participant

Instructor(s)

Lynn Morrissey (she/her)

Lynn Morrissey has over 25 years' of experience as a facilitator, consultant, and educator.  She has taught academic courses in communications, organizational behaviour, and human resources at the Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University, in St. John’s, NL.  She has received many awards for her contributions including the Dean’s Teaching Award, the Dean’s Service Award, the Dean’s Citizenship Award, the President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching, and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Lynn has a long-standing relationship with Gardiner Centre, instructing professional development seminars that focus on various fields of workplace culture and communications, and facilitation skills. Lynn consults in organizational effectiveness and human resource management and works regularly with organizations on a variety of strategic initiatives. Her experience includes leading performance review processes, writing harassment prevention strategies, conducting workplace culture reviews, facilitating strategy sessions, and executive coaching.