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.

Enneagram: Explore the Nine

• Class time: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 9-11 a.m.
• Short class description: Join us as we explore the Enneagram, a personality theory that characterizes nine distinct strategies by which the human psyche develops a worldview. We’ll discuss your predominant personality and ways you can activate it in your personal and professional life. 
• Audience: Faculty and staff
• Registration link: Register

Communicating Across Styles

• Class time: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1- 4 p.m.
• Short class description: This course helps participants improve their interpersonal communication and collaboration skills in the workplace. You’ll discover your preferred communication style or styles, recognize key behaviors in the communication of other styles and more. 
• Audience: Faculty and staff, including supervisors and managers
• Registration link: Register

Cultivating Your Character Strengths

• Class time: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1- 4 p.m.
• Short class description: You’ll discover your signature strengths and learn how to develop and use them to enhance team collaboration, build resilience and maximize your professional potential.
• Audience: Faculty and staff
• Registration link: Register

Increase Your Productivity and Find Time for You!

• Class time: Thursday, Nov. 12, 9- 11 a.m.
• Short class description: Participants will learn techniques to plan and organize work, prioritize tasks and set realistic goals to achieve a healthy work-life integration.
• Audience: Faculty and staff, including managers and supervisors
• Registration link: Register

LEAD Event: Practicing Assertiveness

• Class time: Friday, Nov. 13, 11 a.m.- noon
• Short class description: By the end of this training, you will be better able to advocate for yourself using assertive communication techniques.
• Audience: Faculty and staff
• Registration link: Register

Facilitating Performance Accountability

• Class time: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1- 4 p.m.
• Short class description: Discover how to plan and facilitate an effective accountability discussion to enable and motivate team members to improve their performance and build an ongoing commitment to meeting or exceeding expectations. 
• Audience: Faculty and staff, including managers and supervisors
• Registration link: Register

Leading With Emotional Intelligence

• Class time: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 9 a.m.- noon
• Short class description: Throughout this course, you will hear and learn about the elements of EQ-i, discuss how this plays into your success as a team member, and establish goals in how you can influence your high and low elements.
• Audience: Faculty and staff
• Registration link: Register