Managing Under Pressure Details

Budgets are slashed. Resources are thin. People are stressed. The pressure is on.

What can leaders and managers do to manage effectively under pressure? How can we help them manage themselves, their direct reports, and their organizations?

Scott Wimer will present a model and practical tools for managing under pressure.

In our organizational development (OD) and training roles, we can help managers by providing strategies and techniques for self-management, time management, and people management. In managing people, a key skill is coaching. Under pressure, many managers revert to a less adaptive style, and their coaching skills tend to suffer. Yet that is exactly when people need the most clear communication, guidance and support. In other words, they need excellent coaching.

Scott will set an overarching framework for coaching by presenting the Nowack-Wimer C.O.A.C.H. model. Participants will:

Could the timing for this event be any better? Could there be a better chapter meeting to invite your colleagues (or manager) to attend? This is March Madness, where you can bring a non-member to attend with you at no charge! Yes, bring your boss and he or she will walk away better equipped to manage under pressure.

Scott Wimer is an OD consultant and coach who has more than 25 years of experience consulting to clients in a variety of industries. In addition to coaching leaders and consulting to organizations and workgroups, he teaches classes on coaching skills for managers. Scott has written articles for publications that include T+D, Consultation, the OD Practitioner, Executive Excellence, and the Los Angeles Times. In addition, his work is featured in the Ash-Quarry DVD: "Situational Coaching.”