To ensure staff and faculty are aware of professional development opportunities that Learning and Organization Development offers, L&OD will highlight some of its Leadership Education and Development classes and other offerings in this newsletter each month. Please register for one or more of the professional development opportunities below and visit the L&OD website to discover more learning opportunities.

Enhancing Interpersonal Communication

• Class time: Thursday, Oct. 1, 9 a.m.- noon
• Short class description: Discover how using a few key interpersonal strategies, techniques and practices can help foster a strong community and set the stage for success.
• Audience: Faculty and staff
• Registration link: Register

Managing Staff Through Stressful Situations

• Class time: Thursday, Oct. 1, 2-3 p.m.
• Short class description:  When facing heightened stress, employees react in diverse ways. This workshop will help you plan for the expected and the unexpected and provide practical tools for dealing with both positive and negative employee behaviors during stressful times. 
• Audience: Faculty and staff, including managers and supervisors
• Registration link: Register

Increase Engagement and Accountability Through Effective Feedback

• Class time: Tuesday, Oct. 13, 9 a.m.-noon
• Short class description: Feedback is one of the top engagement drivers in the workplace. Learn how to give and receive effective feedback in order to increase engagement and accountability.
• Audience: Faculty and staff, including managers and supervisors
• Registration link: Register

Collaborating Across Generations

• Class time: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1-3 p.m.
• Short class description: Today, the typical workforce includes five distinct generations. By learning to leverage the talents and strengths of all generations, we can make the workplace more collaborative and productive for everyone. 
• Audience: Faculty and staff
• Registration link: Register

Leading Collaborative and Productive Meetings

• Class time: Thursday, Oct. 15, 1-3:30 p.m.
• Short class description: This session is based on meeting best practices from best-selling author Patrick Lencioni’s book Death by Meetings. Participants will discuss the characteristics of effective and ineffective meetings and review best practices for structuring and implementing the right meeting that aligns with their needs.  
• Audience: Faculty and staff, including managers and supervisors
• Registration link: Register

Preventing Employee Burnout

• Class time: Thursday, Oct. 15, 1-2 p.m.
• Short class description: Participants will learn what to watch for and strategies to help them prevent burnout.
• Audience: Faculty and staff
• Registration link: Register

Overcoming Groupthink With Collaborative Decision-Making

• Class time: Friday, Oct. 16, 9 a.m.-noon
• Short class description: Explore collaborative decision-making as a solution to combat groupthink. This class will delve into the advantages of teamwork and the obstacles that can hinder a team’s success.
• Audience: Faculty and staff
• Registration link: Register

Strengthening Your Ability to Empathize

• Class time: Monday, Oct. 19, 2-3 p.m.
• Short class description: This course will address ways to improve your capacity to demonstrate empathy.
• Audience: Faculty and staff
• Registration link: Register

Self-Care Tips for Managers

• Class time: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1-2 p.m.
• Short class description: This training offers tools to help managers cope with stress and thrive in their organizations. 
• Audience: Faculty and staff, including managers and supervisors
• Registration link: Register

A Way of Life or a Fact of Life?

• Class time: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2-3 p.m.
• Short class description: This workshop will help you to understand more about stress, identify your stressors and learn ways to cope with and manage high stress levels. 
• Audience: Faculty and staff
• Registration link: Register