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All webinars are delivered live at the time listed and are not recorded for later viewing. Times are listed for Eastern time zone.
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Supervisor as Coach Foundations: Moving Beyond Performance Management
Presenter: Michelle Doerr
2-hour webinar | $55
Nov. 4th, 2026, from 1:00-3:00pm Eastern
Many supervisors take on leadership roles because of their technical skills and are expected to coach and develop employees while managing demanding operational responsibilities. This interactive webinar introduces practical coaching strategies and supervisory tools that help leaders move beyond simply overseeing work to intentionally develop their team.
Participants will explore the differences between supervising and coaching, examine communication methods that boost accountability and employee growth, and learn practical strategies for enhancing one-on-one conversations, feedback sessions, and daily supervisory interactions. Examples and practice scenarios are based on typical leadership situations in Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration-supported programs, such as project coordination, partner collaboration, onboarding, and operational decision-making.
The session focuses on strengthening supervisory effectiveness, employee development, and workforce continuity while supporting successful program delivery.
Core Question: How do supervisors move beyond directing work to intentionally developing people?
Participants Will Walk Away With:
- A clear understanding of the difference between supervising and coaching.
- A practical framework for moving from directing work to developing people.
- Coaching strategies that strengthen accountability, employee development, and workforce effectiveness.
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Supervisor as Coach: Coaching in Complex Operational Environments
Presenter: Michelle Doerr
2-hour webinar | $55
Nov. 10th, 2026, from 1:00-3:00pm Eastern
Coaching becomes more difficult when supervisors juggle competing priorities, workload demands, staffing pressures, and rising operational complexity. This interactive workshop examines practical ways to support developmental supervision while ensuring accountability and operational efficiency.
Participants will explore how operational demands affect coaching conversations, communication, employee growth, and problem-solving. Through realistic conservation-based scenarios, participants will learn strategies for adjusting coaching approaches to meet different employee needs while promoting accountability, professional development, and effective program delivery.
The workshop begins with a short review of basic coaching concepts before moving on to more advanced coaching techniques aimed at complex operational environments typically encountered within agencies supported by Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration.
Core Question: How do supervisors continue developing people when operational demands compete for their attention?
Participants Will Walk Away With:
- Increased ability to recognize how operational realities influence supervisory coaching conversations and employee development.
- Strategies for adapting coaching approaches to different employee needs, experience levels, and workplace situations.
- Practical tools for sustaining developmental supervision while balancing accountability and operational responsibilities.
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AFWA IsAmerica’s fish and wildlife belong to all of us. Conserving and preventing the exploitation of these vital resources—on both public and private lands and waters within our borders—is critical to the well-being of our nation and beyond.
AFWA ActsThe AFWA Mission: To advocate for the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of our member agencies to manage fish and wildlife as public trust resources for current and future generations.
AFWA InformsThe AFWA Vision: Providing conservation leadership for a sustainable, publicly supported future for fish and wildlife.
AFWA InspiresWorking towards achieving our combined vision for healthy fish and wildlife populations and habitats that are managed by state, provincial and territorial members for long-term public benefit, use and support.