Fall 2019
Advancement and Fund Raising for Academic Leaders
Do you know how to navigate the world of advancement and fundraising? Would you like to understandbetter the Office of Advancement, AND what you can do to help increase funding for your unit? Want to know practical things like how to interface with companies or help court donors? Do you know who you can reach out to, and who you should not? These questions and information about how to partner with Advancement and prospect management guidelines will be shared by experts in the Office of Advancement.
Presenter: Anne Shoup, Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement, Office of Advancement
September 27, 2019, 12-1:30 pm
De-escalating Conflict
In this hour we will explore how effective engagement with conflict can provide opportunities for growth. We will look at factors that contribute to escalation in conflict as well as tools for de-escalation and address specific questions about conflict management.
Presenter: Devin Cramer, Director of Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution
October 3, 2019, 3:30-4:30 pm
Performance Management for Staff
You have responsibility to provide coaching conversations, for direct and constructive feedback, typically done during this month. This will help YOU align work and resources to your unit goals. Effective supervision means building relationships and working collaboratively, and these sessions will help you achieve this. Please join us for an informative dialogue about:
- helping employees and supervisors set clear expectations of each other
- documenting both noteworthy accomplishments and, if necessary, inappropriate behavior or performance concerns
- delivering performance evaluations that require difficult messages
- the possibility of using CU’s new online tool for performance management – Cornerstone—and connecting performance to the competencies we expect all staff to demonstrate
- Learn about your responsibilities in the performance management process and how to set up your staff employees and your department for success.
Presenter: Mike Murray, MLIR, Director, Strategic Initatives, Human Resources, and Kelly Leandro, Principal Employee Relations Consultant
October 9, 2019, 12-1:30 pm
Diagnosing Organizational Politics
Let’s get real on outing the political games around us i.e. Machiavellian, narcissist, …
In this session you will learn:
- Your political style
- Why play the workplace politics game
- How to diagnose the political games in your organization
- How you respond in organizational political situations
- How to deal with people who play organizational politics
This is NOT theory based, it is a nitty, gritty look at the something we all know, but don’t openly talk about. Learn how to diagnose the games played by individuals in your organization, and what to do. The session is case-based and interactive.
Presenter: Merna Jacobsen, PhD, SPHR, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Deputy Chief HR Officer • Director, Organizational and Employee Development, Human Resources
November 14, 2019, 12-1:30pm
How to Respond to Someone Who Discloses a Traumatic Experience
Traumatic experiences happen every day - faculty, staff, and students at CU Boulder are not exempt. Build skills on how to respond to someone after they disclose a traumatic or life-disrupting event. After a traumatic experience, usually friends, mentors, and family are the first to hear about it, and this includes faculty too. How we respond matters and impacts healing and whether the survivor will seek additional support. Will including information on trauma informed mandatory reporting for supervisors.
Presenter: Jessica Ladd-Webert, LPC, Director Office of Victim Assistance
November 18, 2019, 3-4:30 pm
Productive Happy Department Meetings
In this hour we discuss how to structure and conduct the meeting effectively to meet your objectives, while still keeping everyone happy and engaged!
Presenter: Gil Vondrasek, MBA, Organizational Development Consultant, Organization and Employee Development, Human Resources
Handout: Meeting Job AID
December 4, 2019, 3-4 pm
Spring 2020
Dealing with Porcupines
Need to calm a combative conversation? Consider BIFF. No, this is not about the Boulder International Film Festival. Rather, it refers to the High Conflict Institute’s highly effective method of responding to difficult people, personal attacks, hostile email and meltdowns. Ombuds will introduce the BIFF approach and provide an opportunity to practice during this Innovate Hour!
Facilitated by Liz Hill, J.D., Co-OP*, Associate Director, Ombuds Office
January 22, 2020, 3-4 pm
Your Role in Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure
You will be soon preparing for next year’s tenure and promotions cases, and NOW is the time to learn how to do this. Come and learn:
- What is the chair's and dean’s role in supervising the reappointment and promotion process?
- How do I constitute a PUEC, arrange for letters from external reviewers, and keep the process on track?
- How can I as chair or dean protect the confidentiality of the review process?
- If a case receives an affirmative vote in your department but a negative vote from the Dean's Advisory Committee, what are the chair’s responsibilities in managing the process at that point? What is the role of the dean?
Presenter: Michele Moses, Vice Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs
January 27, 2020, 12-1:30 pm
Maintaining your Scholarship and Creative Activities while Serving as an Academic Leader
It’s possible! Hear from colleagues who have successfully navigated the challenge of maintaining research and creative work productivity while serving as an academic leader.
Panel of Academic Leaders M. Deane Bowers (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), Bud Coleman (Theatre & Dance), Keith Molenaar (Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering), Anne Schmiesing (Germanic & Slavic Languages & Literatures)
Febuary 12, 2020, 3-4 pm
Faculty Evaluations: Practical Advice
Time for Faculty Performance Ratings. This is also a great time to start planning for your coaching of Faculty in general. Are you wondering how to have a crucial and perhaps difficult conversations about these reviews? Learn some practical advice of what to do in challenging situations, and ask your questions, as we hear from a panel of current chairs and directors. We will discuss:
- What to say to encourage improvement to a faculty member in the year ahead (both towards P&T and merit evals)?
- What are the rights faculty have to grieve the evaluation? If a faculty member asks you on the spot, could you explain their rights?
- If you are having disagreements with a faculty member and anticipate a difficult review, what can you do to help make this go smoother?
Panel: Balaji Rajogopalan (Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department Chairperson), Lorrie Shepard (School of Education Dean Emerita), Paul Sutter (History Department Chairperson)
February 25, 2020, 2-3:15 pm
Communicating and Leading Respectfully
Modeling civility, mutual respect, and showing common courtesies are foundational to strong leadership. Yet fostering mutual respect is trickier than simply following etiquette advice from Emily Post. This session will explore how communication can be used to create strong workplace relationships and some of the dilemmas associated with civility, conflict, and the cultural differences all leaders must navigate. You’ll leave thinking more deeply about your own and others’ communicative practices, and how to better understand and manage interactional difficulties.
Facilitated by Leah Sprain and Jamie Skerski (Faculty in the Department of Communication, CMCI)
March 10, 2020, 3:30-4:30 pm