Elevate Your Leadership Team with Our Comprehensive Training Program

Empower your leaders with the essential skills needed to guide teams successfully, foster a positive workplace culture, and ensure compliance with legal and organizational policies at Mills Nebraska with our Comprehensive Leadership Training Program. This structured program features sixteen in-depth training modules designed to develop effective leadership across various critical areas. From foundational leadership principles to advanced topics like change management and FMLA compliance, this program provides a holistic approach to leadership development.

1. Fundamentals of Leadership: This foundational course introduces core elements of effective leadership, critical skills for guiding teams, different leadership styles, the importance of emotional intelligence, and methods for inspiring and motivating team members. The learning objectives include identifying key traits of effective leaders, developing trust-building communication strategies, understanding expectation setting and constructive feedback, and learning effective conflict management.

2. Coaching vs. Discipline: This module equips leaders with the ability to distinguish between coaching for employee growth and appropriate disciplinary actions3 . Participants will learn to apply coaching techniques, document disciplinary actions effectively, and create action plans for performance improvement through coaching.

3. Progressive Discipline: As a follow-up to the previous module, this training focuses on implementing progressive discipline fairly and consistently. Leaders will explore the steps involved, from warnings to termination, while ensuring compliance with policies and labor laws. Learning objectives include understanding the concept of progressive discipline, applying each step consistently, documenting actions to minimize legal risks, and developing skills for difficult conversations.

4. Sexual Harassment Prevention: This training provides leaders with the knowledge and skills to prevent sexual harassment by covering legal definitions, types of harassment, and the leader’s role in fostering a respectful environment. Participants will learn to recognize harassing behaviors, understand their responsibilities in prevention, respond to incidents appropriately, and foster a culture of respect and inclusion.

5. Workplace Violence Prevention: This module addresses the importance of recognizing and preventing workplace violence by teaching participants to identify warning signs and de-escalate conflicts6 . The training also covers crisis response and post-incident procedures. Learning objectives include identifying warning signs, learning de-escalation techniques, understanding response and reporting steps, and developing a prevention plan.

6. Emotional Intelligence for Leaders: This session focuses on developing leaders' self-awareness, self-regulation, and empathy to enhance their leadership capabilities. Through exercises, participants will learn to manage emotions and build stronger team relationships. Learning objectives include defining EI and its role in leadership, developing self-awareness and self-regulation strategies, applying empathy in leading diverse teams, and improving decision-making by understanding emotional responses.

7. Building Trust and Accountability: This training helps leaders understand how to foster a culture of trust and hold employees accountable fairly. Participants will learn to create a positive feedback loop that encourages responsibility and teamwork. Learning objectives include understanding the impact of trust and accountability, learning trust-building strategies, developing techniques for positive accountability, and applying these techniques to resolve conflicts and improve collaboration.

8. Conflict Resolution and Difficult Conversations: This session provides strategies for resolving conflicts constructively and teaches leaders how to approach difficult conversations with confidence and empathy. Learning objectives include identifying conflict causes, learning resolution techniques, developing skills for difficult conversations, and creating a conflict management plan.

9. Time Management and Delegation: This training focuses on practical strategies for effective time management and delegating tasks appropriately. Participants will learn to prioritize tasks and improve productivity. Learning objectives include prioritizing tasks, identifying delegable tasks and suitable individuals, communicating delegation expectations clearly, and monitoring delegated tasks with feedback.

10. Managing Change and Transition: This module focuses on understanding the change process, minimizing resistance, and maintaining productivity during organizational changes. Learning objectives include understanding the stages of change and their impact, learning effective change communication techniques, developing strategies to support employees through transitions, and managing resistance to foster a positive attitude.

11. Effective Communication for Leaders: This training focuses on building leaders’ communication skills, including active listening, non-verbal cues, and giving feedback . Leaders will learn to convey messages clearly and confidently. Learning objectives include developing active listening skills, learning to deliver clear messages, using non-verbal communication effectively, and practicing constructive feedback.

12. Team Building and Motivation: This session helps leaders understand team dynamics and develop strategies to foster collaboration and motivate team members. Practical exercises will aid in building trust and camaraderie. Learning objectives include understanding team dynamics and their impact, learning team collaboration techniques, identifying motivation strategies for diverse teams, and building a culture of recognition.

13. Performance Management and Goal Setting: This training focuses on setting achievable goals and managing employee performance effectively. Leaders will learn to conduct performance reviews, provide ongoing feedback, and recognize high performers. Learning objectives include learning to set SMART goals, developing effective performance review techniques, providing ongoing feedback, and recognizing high performance.

14. FMLA Compliance for Leaders: Understanding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is crucial for leaders, and this session covers eligibility, leave types, and the leader’s responsibilities in managing leave requests16 . Leaders will learn to balance employee needs with business continuity. Learning objectives include understanding FMLA basics, managing leave requests and documentation, developing strategies to minimize disruption during absences, and ensuring FMLA compliance.

15. Union Avoidance and Positive Employee Relations: This session provides proactive strategies for fostering positive employee relations and reducing the risk of unionization. It includes an overview of labor laws, employee engagement techniques, and guidelines for handling union activity. Learning objectives include understanding factors leading to unionization, learning effective communication strategies, identifying legal dos and don’ts regarding union activity, and building a culture of engagement and recognition.

The Comprehensive Leadership Training Program is more than just a series of modules — it’s a strategic investment in the future of your organization.

With fifteen targeted sessions, your leaders will build critical skills in areas like emotional intelligence, coaching, discipline, harassment prevention, and legal compliance. Each module is designed to close skill gaps, strengthen team dynamics, and create leaders who drive performance, culture, and accountability.

By investing in leadership development today, you are building a workplace where people thrive, stay engaged, and contribute at a higher level. You are also protecting your business by ensuring your leaders are prepared to handle the complex challenges that come with managing people.

Give your leaders the knowledge, confidence, and support they need to lead with impact.

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