Managing at UF: The Supervisory Challenge
All courses held in Room 120, HRS Building
CORE COURSES
SCS010 HR 101: A Practical Guide to Fair and Legal Supervision
Also counts toward Pro3 Certification
Wednesday, January 27, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Thursday, March 4, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Thursday, April 22, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Instructor: Kim Czaplewski
Explore the legal side of supervisory decision-making by examining how federal laws affect employment decisions, what you can and can’t ask applicants and employees, and UF policies and procedures.
SCS020 Coaching for Success
Tuesday, February 16, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Thursday, March 11, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Bob Parks
This workshop combines group discussion, case study reviews, and other activities to introduce ideas and techniques that can help you become a more effective coaching manager. This is a great core course for supervisors who want to learn the basics of leadership skills in order to encourage and guide their employees toward accomplishing goals in the work environment.
SCS030 Power of Feedback
Wednesday, February 17, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 14, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Jodi Gentry
Learn how to deliver effective feedback about job performance and work-related behavior. You’ll also review how to formalize your feedback using UF’s appraisal process, including how to conduct the appraisal interview.
SCS040 Interviewing and Hiring
Also counts toward the Pro3 HR/Payroll Certification
Tuesday, January 12, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Instructor: John Sun
Thursday, March 25, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Melissa Curry
Using group participation, interactive exercises, and a video presentation, “The Right Person for the Right Job” will show you how to take the guesswork out of hiring so that you can hire not just “an” employee, but “the right” employee. Get tips on screening and interviewing plus ways to make a good job/person match.
SCS060 Relationship Strategies
Also counts toward Pro3 Certification
Tuesday, January 5, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Wednesday, March 17, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Ronda Mitchell
This workshop offers guidelines for understanding and adjusting to the differences in people through behavior observation.
SCS070 Teamwork: Together Everyone Wins
Thursday, January 28, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Tanya Fitzgerald
Many organizations today use teams to identify and solve problems, and while groups can't be transformed into teams by the wave of a magic wand, they can transform themselves by learning the essential elements of team development. In this interactive program, you’ll experience teamwork dynamics while you learn about:
- Teamwork basics: This workshop will cover four building blocks for successful teams: purpose, process, position, and people skills.
- Team process: What's the difference between a group and a team? It's the process. Learn about the informal and formal processes that effective teams follow.
- Conflict: Conflict is natural—and effective teams know that. By learning how to identify their interests, rather than positions, team members can learn to manage conflict effectively and work toward the ever-important consensus.
SCS080 Making Meetings Work
Tuesday, April 20, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Instructor: Tanya Fitzgerald
How many meetings have you attended or conducted that just seemed like wasted time? Well, no more! Attend this workshop to learn techniques for planning and facilitating effective meetings. This workshop counts as an elective in the Supervisory Challenge certificate program.
SCS090 Powerful Public Speaking
Friday, February 19, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Instructors: Kim Kirkup and Marianne Preisler
Have you ever been in a meeting or making a presentation and wished you had prepared more fully? Has stage fright ever had an impact on your effectiveness? This program can help! Attend this program and learn how to:
- Reduce stage fright
- Deliver with professionalism
- Apply the basics of public speaking by focusing on situation, purpose, audience, and methods
SCS100 What to Do First When Everything Is Important: Planning, Priorities, and Delegation
Wednesday, February 3, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Instructor: Bob Parks
Thursday, April 1, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Tanya Fitzgerald
Attend this session and learn the basic ways to use your time wisely, the difference between importance and urgency, and the benefits of delegation.
SCS200 From Manager to Motivator
Tuesday, March 16, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Instructor: Bob Parks
This workshop helps supervisors focus on what really matters when it comes to employee motivation. Participants will learn to communicate in a way that builds committed, self-confident employees; focus on what really motivates people; and reward employees in effective ways.
SCS300 Surviving the Challenge of the Problem Employee
Tuesday, March 30, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Instructor: Kim Czaplewski
Difficult employees take up a lot of their supervisors’ time and can create serious morale problems within departments. Supervisors who need to analyze and manage problem employees will learn how to get the workplace back on track to productivity.
GET021 Ages and Stages: Generations in the Workplace
Thursday, April 15, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Instructor: Bob Parks
For the first time in history, four separate generations are represented in the workplace, each with its own distinct set of values and priorities. Through developing understanding and appreciation for how generations differ, members of each generation are empowered to enhance communications and interactions for working together more effectively. Differences between generations then become harnessed as strengths to increase productivity, creativity, problem solving, and learning.