Investing in Others – Corrections Leadership

While the most direct and obvious way of investing in others is through wage increases, there are several other meaningful ways to demonstrate commitment to staff that will lead to improved job satisfaction and employee engagement.

Investing in others means taking the time to help people grow and improve. This can be as simple as being thoughtful in work assignments, or as complex as investing heavily in benefits, and training and development opportunities for employees. These types of investments empower staff, and in turn, staff develop a sense of commitment to the employer and work hard to ensure success. Investing in human capital serves to engage employees but can also build a strong reputation for the organization and help to attract talented employees.

Recommended Courses

These courses are ones recommended by B.C. Corrections to fulfill the competencies for the topic of Investing in Others.

Coaching Approach to Conversations

This workshop supports a coaching approach to conversations that will enhance employee engagement and improve performance (From: Public Service Agency; Mode: In-person, scheduled course; Next offered: TBA).

Fierce Conversations

Upon completion of this course, participants will have been introduced to and practices the five Fierce modules, including Fierce Foundations and the four conversation types (From: Public Service Agency; Mode: In-person, scheduled course; Next offered: TBA).

Delegating

When you delegate to others it frees you up to focus on the big picture and allows you to make the best use of your time and skills. This material will give you an overview of how to correctly delegate a task. (From: JIBC; Mode: Independent learning, downloaded materials; Next offered: ongoing)

Coaching Skills

This courses will help you to understand the problem of being a decision making boss and a coach --it will provide you with a strategy to effectively balance these two inherently conflicting roles (From: JIBC; Mode: Independent learning, online module; Next offered: ongoing)

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Simon Sinek talks Culture with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh

Leadership guru Simon Sinek makes a surprise appearance at Zappos. Simon and CEO Tony Hsieh talk about company culture and Tony shares what he's learned after 20 years of growth at Zappos. (video).

Stop Managing, Start Leading

Entrepreneur, marketer and inspirational speaker Hamza Khan shares in a TEDx Talk how the traditional management model of factory workers will fail for not only the current generation, but this current time and way society operates (video).

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

In this best-seller Daniel Pink shatters the conventional wisdom of motivating workers by offering personal gain. His research and stories demonstrate that people are motivated much more deeply by desires to be in charge of their own lives, to be creative and learn, and to make the world a better place (Book).

Most Leaders Don’t Even Know the Game They Are In

This is visionary leader and speaker Simon Sinek's keynote address at the October 2016 Live2Lead conference. In thirty-five minutes he makes a case for the importance of empathy and perspective as key attributes of successful leaders (video).

Why Being Respectful to your Coworkers is Good for Business

In this TEDx talk, leadership researcher Christine Porath brings a science-based approach to demonstrate the costs of rude behavior and that small acts of respect can improve any company's or organization's success (Video).

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