Zoom Professional Development Trainings
| The Office of Organizational Development is offering a variety of professional development training via Zoom from December through February 2021.
Please register in MyCompass in advance for each meeting you’d like to attend.
Remaining class dates for January and February will be available in My Compass by Dec. 15, 2020.
For questions, please contact OrganizationalDevelopment@uams.edu
Building and Sustaining Trust
Date: December 1
Time: 11:30am-12:30pm
Description: This course introduces the Trust Builders, actions we can take to build and sustain trusting relationships, as well as common Trust Breakers that can quickly erode or break trust. Applying these skills to build trusting relationships enables people to take risks, identify and solve problems, and collaborate to achieve results.
Presenter: Lisa Wymer
DiSC
Date: December 3
Time: 10am-11am
Description: DiSC is non-judgmental tool that helps people become aware of and discuss their behavioral differences. In this short online workshop you will learn to work more effectively with others. Through personal insights into their own behavioral strengths and challenges, participants in DiSC trainings learn to better relate to others. This workshop provides an overview of the styles and does not include the validated assessment.
Reported benefits of DiSC:
- Creates a common language to help teams understand one another and work better together
- Acts as a springboard for conversation and team building
- Improves employee and workplace communication
- Helps you to understand people who aren’t like you…. or are too much like you
- Reduces conflict and avoids misunderstandings
Presenter: Lisa Wymer
Active Listening
Date: December 16
Time: 11am-12pm
Description: Have you ever had to tell someone to repeat themselves? Do you find yourself forgetting what was discussed in meetings? You may have a listening dilemma then! Join us for tips and tricks on how to become an active listener in the workplace!
Presenter: Shelby Fray
What in the World is Change Management
Date: December 17
Time: 10am-11am
Description: If there’s one thing all organizations in today’s economy have in common, it’s that they are undergoing change. But change can only be effective if the employees embrace it. Their ability to adapt will determine the competitiveness and success of your organization. In this workshop you will learn about the phases of change that many people experience and are introduced to best practices that will enable them to tackle and overcome the new business challenges of today and tomorrow.
Presenter: Eric Balbo
Crucial Conversations Introduction
Date: January 7
Time: 1pm-2pm
Description: Having trouble creating dialogue with risky topics? Join us for an inside sneak-peak at Crucial Conversations. This session will cover one of the many topics from the Crucial Conversation!
This Zoom Training is not the full Crucial Conversations course
Presenter: Shelby Fray
What in the World is Change Management
Date: January 11
Time: 2pm-3pm
Description: If there’s one thing all organizations in today’s economy have in common, it’s that they are undergoing change. But change can only be effective if the employees embrace it. Their ability to adapt will determine the competitiveness and success of your organization. In this workshop you will learn about the phases of change that many people experience and are introduced to best practices that will enable them to tackle and overcome the new business challenges of today and tomorrow.
Presenter: Eric Balbo
Foundations of Communication Part 1: The Foundations
Date: January 12
Time: 11am-12pm
Description: Learn the communication principles! This course covers misconceptions about communication practices and looks at what communication looks like in our busy world.
It is not required to take these classes in order- please join as you can!
Presenters: Lisa Wymer, Shelby Fray
Presentation Skills 101
Date: January 18
Time: 9am-10am
Description: This course focuses on enhancing your presentation skills! From Powerpoint “do’s and don’ts” to structuring your presentation to be a more effective speaker, join us to learn how to make your presentation stand out!
Class size limit: 300
Presenter: Lisa Wymer, Shelby Fray
Foundations of Communication Part 2: Ladder of Abstraction
Date: January 20
Time: 10am-11am
Description: Do you or someone you know struggle with finding the truth in situations? Do your emotions get in the way sometimes? Do you ever wonder why? This course focuses on the stories we create and how they can cloud our visions!
It is not required to take these classes in order- please join as you can!
Presenters: Lisa Wymer, Shelby Fray
Time Management
Date: January 26
Time: 9am-10am
Description: This course is designed to help increase your time management skills to stay organized, keep a clear mind, and be more productive—in work and life. We will cover the general principles behind most time-management systems so that you can apply the principles to meet your specific needs. Effective time management can help increase productivity and reduce stress.
Presenter: TBA
Foundations Communication Part 3: Ethical Feedback
Date: January 28
Time: 10am-11am
Description: Sometimes it’s not what you say- but HOW you say it! Join us to learn best practices when giving feedback!
It is not required to take these classes in order- please join as you can!
Presenters: Shelby Fray, Lisa Wymer
Building and Sustaining Trust
Date: February 3
Time: 10am-11am
Description: This course introduces the Trust Builders, actions we can take to build and sustain trusting relationships, as well as common Trust Breakers that can quickly erode or break trust. Applying these skills to build trusting relationships enables people to take risks, identify and solve problems, and collaborate to achieve results.
Class size limit: 40
Presenter: Lisa Wymer
DiSC
Date: February 9
Time: 11am-12pm
Description: DiSC is non-judgmental tool that helps people become aware of and discuss their behavioral differences. In this short online workshop you will learn to work more effectively with others. Through personal insights into their own behavioral strengths and challenges, participants in DiSC trainings learn to better relate to others. This workshop provides an overview of the styles and does not include the validated assessment.
Presenter: Shelby Fray
Learning Styles
Date: February 16
Time: 11am-11:45
Description: A learning style is an individual’s approach to learning based on strengths, weaknesses, and preferences. And knowing yourself as a learner is important if you want to achieve to the best of your ability. This short workshop helps you to understand your own learning styles as well as others and how to adapt in order to better meet the learning styles of others.
Presenter: TBA
What in the World is Change Management
Date: February 17
Time: 11am-12pm
Description: If there’s one thing all organizations in today’s economy have in common, it’s that they are undergoing change. But change can only be effective if the employees embrace it. Their ability to adapt will determine the competitiveness and success of your organization. In this workshop you will learn about the phases of change that many people experience and are introduced to best practices that will enable them to tackle and overcome the new business challenges of today and tomorrow.
Presenter: Eric Balbo
Generational Differences
Date: February 24
Time: 10:30am-11:30am
Description: This course focuses on the workplace preferences of differing generations! Learn how to navigate these differences but also to see how we all may be more similar than you think!
Presenter: Shelby Fray/TBD