The CU Grow Management and Leadership Series, offered by the Office of Organizational and Employee Development (OED), provides CU-Boulder supervisors, managers and leaders with current, influential and critical topics in the fields of management and leadership.
CU Grow is starting its second year in 2016 and we are pleased to announce our spring and summer seminars. Programs are offered free of charge to CU-Boulder employees. Space is limited and sessions are filling up fast.
CU Grow: Leading Groups through Conflict
- Date: March 30
- Time: 9 a.m. – noon
- Location: UMC 247
- Presenter: Merna Jacobsen, director of Organizational and Employee Development, Human Resources
Effective groups harness the constructive and transformational properties of conflict to enhance decision-making, strengthen relationships and improve performance. This interactive seminar will provide tools for diagnosing and analyzing conflict, and implementing strategies for making progress within conflicts. Participants will apply course concepts to a conflict with which they are familiar. Participants will also practice framing conflict issues and will learn the ‘language of resolution’ appropriate for each stage in a conflict resolution model.
To register, please visit the Office of Organizational and Employee Development registration website or call 303-492-8103.
CU Grow: Manage Change, Maximize Performance
- Date: April 27
- Time: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
- Location: UMC 247
- Presenters: Mike Murray, management consultant, and Jannette Noonan, associate director, Office for Performance Improvement
Change management is the process, tools and techniques used to manage the people side of change to achieve required business results. When combined with effective project management and effective leadership, change management serves as a powerful approach to realizing a desired future state.
Participants in this session will leave with a deeper understanding of what change management is and begin to understand how they can apply change management principals and techniques to real world projects to ensure success at both the individual stakeholder and organizational levels.
To register, please visit the Office of Organizational and Employee Development registration website or call 303-492-8103.
CU Grow: Using Goal Setting and Feedback to Maximize Leader Effectiveness
- Date: June 21
- Time: 1 to 4 p.m.
- Location: UMC 247
- Presenter: Stefanie Johnson, assistant professor, Leeds School of Business
Goal setting has proven to be the most effective organizational intervention across leaders and organizations. In this presentation we will focus on the steps in applying goal setting to your own goals and setting goals for others. In addition, effective feedback processes are essential for ensuring employee motivation and success. We will cover one approach to feedback that has been linked to improved employee outcomes.
To register, please visit the Office of Organizational and Employee Development registration website or call 303-492-8103.
Organizational and Employee Development is available for department or unit trainings and facilitations. Call 303-492-8103 to discuss your training needs.
To learn more about the programs and services offered by Organizational and Employee Development, we encourage you to visit the Human Resources Training website.
