1. Level-Up Your Leadership Skills聽
FranklinCovey聽is a world leader in helping organizations achieve transformational workplace results. By taking advantage of the courses offered through Human Resources (HR) you get to attend them at a significantly discounted rate.聽The聽first聽FranklinCovey聽course you take after Sept.1, 2021 is $150聽(cost includes聽the聽All Access Pass聽鈥� an online Franklin Covey Training website and digital course materials). Any virtual/online course through HR in the FranklinCovey series over the next year can be done at no additional cost. Any in-person course through HR can be done at a discounted rate of $35聽(materials fee). Here are a few coming up that we recommend:聽
4 Essential Roles of Leadership
Every day leaders are making countless decisions and facing problems they鈥檝e never encountered before. What worked yesterday can change overnight. The rewards are great for those who can lead a team to consistently achieve extraordinary results. So how can leaders stay ahead of the curve and differentiate themselves and their teams when so much is changing so quickly? The 4 Essential Roles of Leadership develops the roles leaders play that are highly predictive of success.
- Virtual/Online:聽Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17; 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. each day; Zoom
- In-Person:聽Oct. 19, 26聽Nov. 2, 9; 9:00 -11:30 a.m. (Oct. Dates)/ 2:00 -4:30 p.m. (Nov. Dates); Administrative & Research Center (East Campus) 346
The 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team
Supervisors and managers make a significant impact on employee productivity and engagement, innovation, and performance. They are the creators and carriers of culture for their teams and directly influence whether top talent stays or leaves. Their role has always been tough and today鈥檚 realities make the role even tougher. Both new and experienced supervisors and managers can struggle when it comes to excelling at leading teams in today鈥檚 workplace.聽The program is ideal for supervisors and managers who need to transition successfully from individual contributors to leaders of others. It also applies to leaders who have been in their roles for some time, and are looking for practical and relevant guidance on how to effectively lead and manage their teams.
- 痴颈谤迟耻补濒/翱苍濒颈苍别:听Oct. 5, 7, 12; 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. AND 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. each day; Zoom
- In-Person:聽Nov. 16 & 18; 9:00 - 12:30 p.m. each day; Administrative & Research Center (Each Campus) 346
Leading at the Speed of Trust
Trust is not merely a soft, social virtue; rather, trust is a pragmatic, hard-edged, economic, and actionable asset that you can create. There is a compelling business case for trust. Teams and organizations that operate with high trust significantly out-perform teams and organizations with low trust. This has been proven in dozens of studies, across a multitude of industries and sectors.The Speed of Trust Practice helps organizations better manage change and create high-performing teams that are agile, collaborative, innovative, and engaged.
- 痴颈谤迟耻补濒/翱苍濒颈苍别:听Oct. 19, 25, 26 & Nov.1; 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.; Zoom
- In-Person:聽Dec. 14, 15 & 16; 9:00 - 1:00 p.m.; Administrative Research Center (East Campus) 346
2. Cultivate Life's Big Moments
The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) provides聽efficacious clinical care delivered with a sense of respect, inclusivity, warmth, and honesty. Their mission is to improve the mental health of University of Colorado Boulder employees and the campus community they聽serve. In addition聽to individual counseling services, FSAP delivers no cost wellness and work-life workshops to faculty and staff.聽
Beyond the Traditional Mortgage Seminar
By refinancing your mortgage, you may be able to lower your monthly payments, get a better interest rate or a reduced term for your loan, or even eliminate the cost of鈥痯rivate鈥痬ortgage鈥痠nsurance (PMI). In this seminar,鈥痺e鈥檒l鈥痙iscuss refinancing in depth, including鈥痺hat options may be available to you鈥痑nd when a refinance may make sense. There is not cost to attend this program.聽
- 痴颈谤迟耻补濒/翱苍濒颈苍别:听Oct. 6; 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.; Zoom
Cultivating and Maintaining Healthy Relationships Workshop
Relationships--we all have聽them聽and they are not always easy.聽These can be relationships with your family, friends, significant others, co-workers, neighbors, and with yourself. We may have been聽lead聽to believe that relationships take a lot of work, but in this聽workshop聽we will learn quick techniques to stay in healthy relationships with those around us, and with ourselves.聽聽
- 痴颈谤迟耻补濒/翱苍濒颈苍别:听Oct. 20; 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.; Zoom
Register for Relationships Workshop
3. Diversify Your Development
There are many different ways to develop and grow beyond traditional training and development courses. Here are few we recommend:聽
Join a聽Resource Share Discussion聽with the Ombuds Office聽
Join Kirsi Aulin, Director of the University of Colorado Boulder Ombuds Office, in a discussion and resource share of Adam Grant鈥檚 new book, Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know. She will be covering interesting research-based findings on human behavior as presented in this book. You might think of this as 鈥淭hings are not always as they seem, Part 2.鈥� Much of Dr. Grant鈥檚 work builds on the work of Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahnemann. Prepare to have preconceived notions questioned!
- 痴颈谤迟耻补濒/翱苍濒颈苍别:听Oct. 26; 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.; Zoom
Curl up with this year's Buffs One Read聽
The 抖阴旅行射 Boulder Buffs One Read fosters intellectual community and cultural exchange among students, faculty, and staff.聽It establishes a unifying theme for the year that serves as a basis for classroom discussion, programming, social and civic development, and connection to campus.All members of the 抖阴旅行射 and Boulder communities are invited to join in reading this year's title, American Like Me.
Learn More about Buff One Read
University Libraries hosts events for One Read participants such as American Like Me Poem Station: Culture Crawl 补苍诲听Identity, Legacy, and Food: Connecting Culture and Community. Visit the Buff One Read program page to learn more.聽