Learning with Lynda.com: Coaching New Leaders
When a leader starts a new role, they begin to develop their functional skills and leadership skills as they pertain to their new work commitments and the people they lead. As a manager of a new leader, leveraging the leader’s strengths and taking a coach approach supports the new leader to build on their success and ensure a smooth transition. This short Lynda.com video “Coaching and Development” offers strategies for positioning yourself as a coach and focusing on supporting a new leader in developing their unique leadership style.
While this specific course is designed for managers of new leaders, the information could be useful for coaching and supporting the development of existing managers and employees as well.
Visit our lynda.ubc.ca site to learn more about this subject and to find associated resources.
Coaching Internship Program Information Sessions: Oct. 23, 2017
Coaching@UBC is now accepting applications for the 2018 Coaching Internship Program. Successful candidates will receive funding towards the completion of an ICF Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP) at an institution of their choice.
Questions we will address at the Coaching Internship Program Information Sessions:
- Have you ever considered becoming a Coach?
- Wonder what being a Coach Intern entails?
- What are the requirements to apply?
- Why would you want to apply?
- Is this opportunity for you?
Our next session is
Oct. 23, 2017, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Tech Enterprise Facilities III – Rm 610, 6190 Agronomy Road
Register online
Looking For a Coach?
Are you looking for a coach? We have 17 coaches currently available to work with UBC staff and faculty – sign in to our portal at http://www.hr.ubc.ca/coaching/ to get a coach today!
Professional Development Workshops This Fall
We have a number of professional development workshops available this fall at the Vancouver campus:
- Sept. 20: Generating Successful Team Dynamics
- Oct. 4: Navigating Today’s Communication Challenges
- Oct. 30: Thriving in Change (new to UBC)
- Nov. 6: Selection Interviewing: Ensuring Equity
- Nov. 8: Time Management: Planning, Prioritizing & Productivity
- Nov. 15: Focus on Feedback: A Leadership Advantage (new to UBC)
- Nov. 30 & Dec. 1: Practical Project Management
If you are interested in these courses, you may be able to use your professional development funding. Please visit the page for your employee group to learn more.
Learning with Lynda.com: Providing Feedback
Engaging in both positive and improvement feedback conversations in the workplace is an important leadership practice to cultivate. In some situations, giving feedback for improvement can be difficult or challenging, so some people try to avoid it. This short Lynda.com video, “Providing Feedback,” offers a basic feedback model that you can use the next time you need to start a respectful and productive feedback conversation.
Read more at our lynda.ubc.ca site to learn more about this subject and to find associated resources.
Learning with Lynda.com: How to Build Team Performance
Are you familiar with the four common qualities of teams? Watch this week’s Learning with Lynda.com video on “Increasing Team Performance” to learn more about teams and discover a strategy for setting teams up for success.
Be sure to download the exercise files attached to the course for a sample framework!
Read more at our lynda.ubc.ca site to learn more about this subject and to find associated resources.
Troubleshooting with lynda.com
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Five Spots Left in Practical Project Management: Aug. 14-15, 2017
We have five seats left in Practical Project Management, our two-day workshop on Aug. 14-15, 2017. If you’re interested in taking this course, register ASAP!
You may be able to use your PD funding towards this workshop. Learn about PD funding for your employee group.
About the Workshop
Many people are finding projects an increasing part of their workload, yet still have their ‘day job’ responsibilities. Getting your project off to the best possible start is essential for success and tackling today’s project focused environment requires a straightforward, down to earth approach.
This two-day workshop provides practical, effective tools and proven processes that ensure your projects get off to a clear and solid start, ensuring they stay on track, and your deliverables are achieved on time and on budget.
Learning Outcomes
- Establish effective communication lines from the start;
- Develop concise intended outcomes and deliverables;
- Build a Project Charter that is simple, yet effective in getting your projects off to the right start;
- Use the most common tools used in Project Management including Network Diagram Dependency Charts, Gantt Charts and Work Breakdown Structures;
- Sequence tasks to determine start dates, finish dates and milestones;
- Use Critical Path Methodology to ensure projects are completed on time;
- Recognize and prevent common Project Management mistakes;
- Use criteria to measure and track your project;
- Identify and evaluate risks and develop contingency plans
- Effectively determine resource requirements
Audience
This session is designed for anyone who is involved in projects, as either a team member or project manager, and wants to learn the core basics and proven tools to help achieve more consistent project outcomes.
Course information
Practical Project Management
Aug. 14-15, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $550
Tech Enterprise Facilities III, Room 610 [map]
Register online
Community Leadership Program 2017/18 Applications Due Aug. 18
Applications for the 2017/18 UBC Community Leadership Program (CLP) are due by Aug. 18, 2017. This is a great program for emerging leaders at UBC, and one that you may want to recommend to employees in your department as a professional development program.
Visit http://clp.ubc.ca to learn more about the program. If you have questions about the program, please email Stephanie Thorpe.
Learning with Lynda.com: Broadcasting Team Successes
The UBC 2016-17 Annual Report was released this week and it highlighted many achievements of the UBC community. The report features many accomplishments and metrics that are cause for celebration. This week’s Learning with Lynda.com features a short video on “Broadcasting Team Successes” which may inspire new ways of celebrating your team’s various achievements and realized goals.
Read more at our lynda.ubc.ca site to learn more about this subject and to find associated resources.
Troubleshooting with lynda.com
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Continuing Studies is now UBC Extended Learning
As part of UBC’s commitment to expanding career and personal education, UBC Continuing Studies has been renamed UBC Extended Learning.
UBC Extended Learning will build on the strengths of Continuing Studies and continue to provide lifelong learning to a wide range of learners, with an enhanced mission to work with UBC faculties in providing career and personal education opportunities.
Courses and Programs
Extended Learning continue to offer career and personal education courses, programs, and services. You can browse and register for courses as before.
Tuition Waivers
There is no change to how staff tuition waivers are applied towards Extended Learning courses. More information on staff tuition waivers and eligibility can be found here.
Learn More
Learn more about the launch of UBC Extended Learning at https://extendedlearning.ubc.ca/about-us/press/ubc-extended-learning-build-strengths-continuing-studies.
Learning With Lynda: Writing Under a Deadline
It can be a challenge to stay focused when approaching an important deadline. Unnecessary distractions cause frustration, and the completion of projects can be delayed. The short Lynda.com video “How to stay focused on a deadline” offers some useful tips for reducing distractions and creating an environment where you can write and complete other tasks more effectively.
Read more at our lynda.ubc.ca site to learn more about this subject and to find associated resources.
Troubleshooting with lynda.com
Having trouble with lynda.com? Can’t login? Email lynda.support@ubc.ca and we will assist you.
Practical Project Management: Aug. 14-15, 2017
HR is hosting a two-day workshop on Practical Project Management on Aug. 14-15, 2017.
About the Workshop
Many people are finding projects an increasing part of their workload, yet still have their `day job’ responsibilities. Getting your project off to the best possible start is essential for success and tackling today’s project focused environment requires a straightforward, down to earth approach.
This two-day workshop provides practical, effective tools and proven processes that ensure your projects get off to a clear and solid start, ensuring they stay on track, and your deliverables are achieved on time and on budget.
Learning Outcomes
- Establish effective communication lines from the start;
- Develop concise intended outcomes and deliverables;
- Build a Project Charter that is simple, yet effective in getting your projects off to the right start;
- Use the most common tools used in Project Management including Network Diagram Dependency Charts, Gantt Charts and Work Breakdown Structures;
- Sequence tasks to determine start dates, finish dates and milestones;
- Use Critical Path Methodology to ensure projects are completed on time;
- Recognize and prevent common Project Management mistakes;
- Use criteria to measure and track your project;
- Identify and evaluate risks and develop contingency plans
- Effectively determine resource requirements
Audience
This session is designed for anyone who is involved in projects, as either a team member or project manager, and wants to learn the core basics and proven tools to help achieve more consistent project outcomes.
Course information
Practical Project Management
Aug. 14-15, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $550
Tech Enterprise Facilities III, Room 610 [map]
Register online
Community Leadership Program 2017/18 Information Session: July 31
The UBC Community Leadership Program is an opportunity for emerging leaders to explore what leadership means to them, and to build their skills while giving back to the community.
Join us for our second information session on July 31 to learn more about this program. Staff from all employee groups, and graduate students, are welcome to apply for this program. Visit clp.ubc.ca for more information and to learn about the impact of last year’s program.
Course information
UBC Community Leadership Program Information Session
July 31, 2017, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Tech Enterprise Facilities III, Room 610 [map]
Register online
If you can’t attend one of the information sessions and have questions about the program, please email Stephanie Thorpe, Workplace Learning Facilitator.
Finance Support Program (FSP) – Online Training Tool for Administrators
Finance has developed an online training program to help demystify the steps of Staff and Student recruitment and form completion. The training, which is part of the Finance Support Program – Payroll & Positions, is a combination of instructional videos, self-test questions, and an appendix that highlights key documents and useful links. This training tool is beneficial to anyone who is new to an administrator role or who has been in their position for a while.
To create an account on the Edx training platform:
- Go to https://edge.edx.org/login
- Select “Use my institution/campus credentials”
- Enter your CWL username and ID
- Complete the one-time setup
- Go to https://edge.edx.org/courses/course-v1:UBC+FSP11+2016W2/info to enrol in the course.
The ‘Home’ tab in Edx has an orientation video about how to view the training material.
Questions about this training program can be directed to your HR Advisor, HR Associate or to Ray McNichol – FSP Program Manager.
Learn more about the Finance Support Program at https://finance.ubc.ca/training/private/finance-support-program (CWL authentication required).
PD Opportunity for the HR Community of Practice: Appreciative Inquiry: A Way to Generate and Nurture Effective Work Environments: July 28, 2017
HR is hosting a one-day workshop on Appreciative Inquiry: A Way to Generate and Nurture Effective Work Environments, on July 28, 2017.
About the workshop
In our intention to make things better, we very often pick up on the things that don’t work: problems, wrong behaviours, errors, and try to fix them. Our lives become filled with problems to solve, one after the other, and we don’t see the end of them. Meanwhile, it becomes increasingly difficult to notice or appreciate what works well; and because these well-working things don’t need fixing, they simply lose their importance.
With Appreciative Inquiry we learn to shift our approach to change by focusing on creating what we want rather than eliminating what we don’t want. We learn to ask questions (or to inquire) in order to explore creative possibilities (appreciative).
Learning Outcomes
Using a variety of formats such as paired interviews, small group exercises and video, you will:
- Explore the key principles of Appreciative Inquiry
- Learn simple ways to shift from a focus on problem solving to one of possibility creating
- Pay attention to the role of language/words to phrase appreciative questions
- Identify ways to apply the appreciative inquiry approach in your workplace
Audience
The session is designed for individuals who are intrigued by the statement that ‘we give power to the things we pay attention to,’ and are wanting to find practical ways to exercise personal agency to make a positive difference in the workplace.
Course information
Appreciative Inquiry: A Way to Generate and Nurture Effective Work Environments
July 28, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $275
Tech Enterprise Facilities III, Room 610 [map]
Register online
Community Leadership Program 2017/18 Information Session: June 26
The UBC Community Leadership Program is an opportunity for emerging leaders to explore what leadership means to them, and to build their skills while giving back to the community.
Join us for an information session on June 26 to learn more about this program. Staff from all employee groups, and graduate students, are welcome to apply for this program. Visit clp.ubc.ca for more information and to learn about the impact of last year’s program.
Course information
UBC Community Leadership Program Information Session
June 26, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
Tech Enterprise Facilities III, Room 610 [map]
Register online
If you can’t attend one of the information sessions and have questions about the program, please email Stephanie Thorpe, Workplace Learning Facilitator.
Coaching For Personal and Professional Development Information Session: July 10
Join us for an information session at noon on July 10 to learn about Coaching@UBC‘s free professional coaching services for staff and faculty.
In this information session, you will learn:
- What is Coaching?
- How does Coaching work?
- Why choose Coaching for personal or professional development?
- How do I access Coaching at UBC?
Course information
Coaching For Personal and Professional Development
July 10, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
Tech Enterprise Facilities III, Room 610 [map]
Register online
Rehearsing Conflict: A Forum Theatre Performance: June 29
This summer, members of the UBC community have come together to share and act out stories of conflict in order to find solutions, challenge assumptions, and build understanding, in the Rehearsing Conflict: Theatre Workshop Series. Join us for the final performance on June 29, for a unique theatrical experience that will feature the results of this work.
This free show will involve reflection on the difficult conversations we all face in the UBC workplace and there will be space for interactive community dialogue. In forum theatre, some audience members even voluntarily become part of the story by jumping on stage. Everyone is encouraged to attend and interact with the performance at their own comfort level.
Rehearsing Conflict: A Forum Theatre Performance
June 29, 2017, 11:30am-1:30pm
Dorothy Somerset Studio [map]
RSVP via email to conflict.theatre@ubc.ca.
Community Leadership Program 2017/18 Accepting Applications; Info Sessions Coming Up
Applications for the 2017/18 UBC Community Leadership Program (CLP) are now open to all UBC staff and graduate students.
The UBC Community Leadership Program is an opportunity for emerging leaders to explore what leadership means to them, and to build their skills while giving back to the community. Through the program, participants will:
- Enhance their leadership capabilities
- Gain team development and project management experience
- Be involved in a unique learning opportunity where leadership theory can be tested in real-life situations
- Mentor UBC students and engage with the wider community
We are looking for participants who have:
- a desire to gain experience in dealing with uncertainty and changing environments
- interest in working collaboratively with schools or community organizations
- a desire to learn about and challenge their views on leadership and community issues
- interest in working collaboratively with and mentoring students
Join us for a noon-time information session on June 26 or July 31 to learn more about this program. Staff from all employee groups, and graduate students, are welcome to apply for this program. Visit clp.ubc.ca for more information and to learn about the impact of last year’s program.
If you can’t attend one of the information sessions and have questions about the program, please email Stephanie Thorpe, Workplace Learning Facilitator.
Learning with Lynda.com: A Tour of the Photoshop Interface
Have you heard about UBC IT’s recent announcement regarding an increase in available software access for staff and faculty? One of the licenses available is Adobe Creative Cloud, which includes over 20 Adobe apps including Acrobat, Photoshop, and InDesign. To celebrate this announcement, this week’s Learning with Lynda.com will feature a fantastic introductory course to Photoshop. The short “tour of Photoshop’s interface” video is a great place to start if you are new to the application!
Read more at our lynda.ubc.ca site to learn more about this subject and to find associated resources.