This is a great time to broaden your professional profile to help advance your career. The U-M Staff Development Philosophy supports your learning and growth opportunities and we in Organizational Learning are committed to your professional and career development and have put together a list of offerings to help.

Define Your Development Journey

The Development Journey is a continuous professional development cycle that connects learners with developmental opportunities. It's the perfect place to start.

Begin with a Self-Assessment to define your unique path.

Take a Class

Professional and Career Development

• Microlearning Goal Setting Workshop: How to use SMART Goals, Oct. 26

• Microlearning: Impactful Development Conversations, Dec. 14

• Microlearning: Take Your Professional Development to the Next Level with the U-M Development Journey and LinkedIn Learning, Feb. 6

Leadership Development

Leadership 101 Curriculum

• Leadership 101: Introduction to Leadership at U-M, Nov. 17

• Leadership 101: Transitioning from Peer to Supervisor, Nov. 1

• Business Administration 101: Introduction to Financial Resources, Nov. 4

• Business Administration 101: Understanding the Administrative Services Offered by the Shared Services Center, Nov. 8 (NEW course)

• People Management 101: Introduction to Payroll, Nov. 9

Advanced Leadership Development

• Leadership and Culture: Creating a Positive Work Environment, Oct. 26

Culture Change and DEI

• LGBTQIA+: An Introduction to Inclusive Language, Oct. 25

• Leadership and Culture: Creating a Positive Work Environment, Oct. 26

• Change it Up!, Nov. 8

• Understanding Privilege, Nov. 15

• Leadership and Culture: Strategies to Prevent Workplace Issues and Retaliation

  • Michigan Medicine Faculty/Staff sessions

  • Campus Faculty/Staff sessions

  • Join the course interest list to be notified when more sessions are scheduled

• Culture Change Foundations: Improving Workplace Climate, Dec. 5

• Anti-Racism Primer, self-guided course or weekly email options

• Unconscious Bias Learning Suite, online, self-paced module

Learning and Development Support Resources

• Check out free courses on LinkedIn Learning, custom LinkedIn Learning Collections or Michigan Online.

• Engage your team in a discussion with our Conversation Club instructions and recommended video collection to get you started.

• Support your team members’ development with the Manager's Companion Guide 

• Learn about the university’s Culture Journey: a commitment to establish, support and maintain a culture where all U-M community members feel safe and supported. 

• Learn and develop your own culture change skills through these events and activities. 

• Incorporate learning into the flow of your workday. Learn more in this article from Harvard Business Review.