A program presented by Mid American Ag and Hort Services in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency
This two to four hour workshop will provide basic training in supervision for recently promoted agricultural and horticultural supervisors and workers about to be promoted to their first supervising positions. At the conclusion of the workshop, new and near-supervisors will: (1) Have an overall understanding of the important differences between being a worker and being a manager. (2) Be able to describe the expected characteristics of highly successful and mediocre managers. (3) Understand that their success as a supervisor will depend on their attitudes and skills and not on luck. (4) Have an overview of the basic human resource management practices most likely to immediately affect their success and satisfaction as a supervisor.
The curriculum for this program was developed by Dr. Bernie Erven of Erven HR Services, LLC. Workshops will be conducted by Dr. Bernie Erven and John Wargowsky, MAAHS executive director.
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Workshop Handout 
Additional Resources for new supervisors - articles and presentations by Bernie Erven
Becoming Your Employer's MVP - Most Valued Person
Buddy or Boss? An Important Choice
Cultivating Culture
Designing Positions that Motivate and Challenge Employees
Discipline and Termination
Dos and Don'ts in Interviewing Applicants
Good Human Resource Management in Bad Times
How to be Successful with Young Employees
How to Conduct Performance Evaluations
Issues and Challenges in Determining Pay Rate
Managing
Conflict
Motivating Employees to Improve Efficiency
Orientation Dos and Don'ts
Orienting and Training New Employees
Removing Communication Barriers
Tools for Team Building
Using Coaching and Mentoring to Help Young Employees
Contact John Wargowsky of MAAHS at 614-246-8286 or labor@ofbf.org if you are interested in this program for your business or educational event.