Most teams do not fail because they have conflict. They fail because they have the wrong conflicts and/or avoid the right conflicts. The highest-performing teams learn how to:
Today's workplace asks leaders and team members to handle tough conversations, build trust and help others grow. This hands-on session teaches a coaching mindset that anyone can use.
You will learn key skills like:
These skills lead to more positive, open conversations.
Using Liberating Structures, this workshop will introduce practical approaches to:
Leaders will engage in highly interactive activities to surface diverse perspectives, identify opportunities and move toward practical next steps.
Every leader at the University of Michigan today is having to navigate new challenges and changes. The ability to adapt, inspire, and mobilize others while staying steady in action is key to moving an initiative forward. Michigan Medicine Faculty Development and Organizational Learning have designed a five-month immersive leadership development program built on the Adaptive Leadership framework originating from the Harvard Center for Leadership.
This practice-based lab is a follow-up to the Giving and Receiving Feedback course. It offers a dynamic environment to build confidence while applying feedback skills. You will practice using realistic scenarios and the IDEA model.
This lab is a sequel to Communication Styles in the Workplace. In this session, you'll adapt your communication style using real-world scenarios. We will engage in role-plays to elevate your skills and spark peer feedback. Plus, you will build your confidence using the powerful Straight Talk® framework.
Success in the workplace is tied to emotional intelligence. Research shows that it is twice as important as technical skills. This session will:
Explain what emotional intelligence is
Provide examples to show how you can benefit from it
Offer some skills to help you build your emotional intelligence
Define emotional intelligence
Explain the benefits of emotional intelligence
Determine when you need to shift your emotional response
The role of a virtual moderator is vital to any online presentation or meeting and ensures a seamless experience for the participants. In this session, you will learn how to manage participants in your sessions while providing a positive interactive experience.
As a manager, you lead your new employee’s onboarding process. You have an opportunity to provide the new employee with the information, tools and resources they need to be successful as quickly as possible in their new role. This module is designed to provide you with the information you need to ensure your new employee has a positive experience during their first weeks and months in their new role.
This online orientation module focuses on welcoming new staff to the university community. It equips new employees with tools to navigate our decentralized institution.
Define which U-M policies apply in various situations
Utilize employee support resources and optional benefits
Identify the benefits available to new employees
Select benefits plans appropriate to individual needs
Determine career and professional development resources that are available to employees
