Current L&D Workshops

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Learning & Development workshops provide skill building and professional enrichment for University staff/faculty, through a variety of methods.

Workshops are divided into three categories to help you decide on the best course to meet your needs.

Fall 2024 Workshops by Category

Develop Yourself

Workshops to grow your self-management capabilities and increase your personal effectiveness.

Building Effective Relationships Up, Down, and Across the University

OCTOBER 3 | NEW WORKSHOP
Enhance relationship-building skills with key stakeholders, for more effective collaboration & conflict management.

Navigating Difficult Conversations

OCTOBER 9 | NEW WORKSHOP
Develop the skills and confidence needed to handle challenging interactions effectively.

Working with Different Behavior Styles Using PACE

OCTOBER 16
Uncover new ways to understand yourself, and in return enhance how you interact with and relate to others.

Elevate Team Culture with Trust

OCTOBER 22
Learn how to use trust to drive organizational performance and productivity.

Staying Calm & Confident in High-Stress Conversations

OCTOBER 23 | NEW WORKSHOP
Focus on strategies to manage and navigate intense interactions effectively.

Outside In: Mindfulness & Connection

OCTOBER 24 | NEW WORKSHOP
Unlock problem-solving, creativity, and connection within you and your team.

Breaking Bad Communication Habits

OCTOBER 31 | NEW WORKSHOP
Journey through a process of self-reflection, enabling you to communicate with more clarity and confidence.

Staying Resilient Through Change and Chaos

NOVEMBER 6 | NEW WORKSHOP
Learn actionable planning strategies to navigate and thrive amidst uncertainty.

Managing Expectations and Elevating Your Effectiveness

NOVEMBER 21 | NEW WORKSHOP
Explore the impact of uncommunicated expectations on relationships and outcomes.

Develop Your Skills

Workshops to help you fine-tune your skills and expand your professional toolbox.

Time Management and Priority Setting

SEPTEMBER 25
Learn best practices for prioritizing tasks, overcoming procrastination and dealing with frequent distractions.

Microsoft Office – Excel 2019 Lvl 1

SEPTEMBER 26
Learn to create and edit basic Microsoft Office Excel 2019 worksheets and workbooks.

Articulate Storyline

OCTOBER 17 | NEW WORKSHOP
Build Storyline projects from scratch, including: interactive elements, quizzes, and publishing projects.

Microsoft Office – Excel 2019 Lvl 2

OCTOBER 24
Learn advanced formulas and work with various tools to analyze data in spreadsheets.

Business Writing Skills: Successful Emails

OCTOBER 31 | NEW WORKSHOP
Practical tips & techniques for writing, editing, and proofreading emails to ensure they are clear, concise, and effective.

The Five Choices to Extraordinary Productivity®

NOVEMBER 13
Help better manage decisions, attention, and energy to consistently make choices that make the most of your time.

Improv for Better Communication

NOVEMBER 19
Learn cognitively and physically engaging strategies for communicating your ideas with greater clarity and confidence.

Designing Your Time and Mastering Your Choices

NOVEMBER 21 | NEW WORKSHOP
Take ownership of your choices and time by developing a personalized approach to work-life balance.

Speaking with Presence

DECEMBER 5
Promote your expertise and impact by developing your leadership presence.

Project Management Essentials for the Unofficial Project Manager

DECEMBER 12
Develop the mindset, skillset, and toolset to consistently deliver successful projects to completion.

Develop Your Team

Workshops to enhance skills in effective leadership & management, including strategic thinking, decision-making, and team management.

Managing Unionized Staff

OCTOBER 8
Understand the processes and procedures of managing unionized staff at Columbia and CUIMC.

Performance Management for Managers

OCTOBER 10
Learn Columbia guidelines to manage and assess performance, set goals, coach staff, and provide feedback.

Leading a Diverse, Multigenerational Workforce

OCTOBER 23 | NEW WORKSHOP
Develop strategies and understanding to lead a cohesive, inclusive, productive team across the generational divide.

Columbia's Background Check Program

NOVEMBER 7 & 14
Learn the laws, policies, and processes to run effective background checks at Columbia.

Leave Management

NOVEMBER 12 & 19
Learn about Columbia-specific policies as well as the application of federal, state and local laws with regard to leave management.

Essentials to Managing at Columbia University

NOVEMBER 20
Better manage your staff, with support from key University offices & administrative resources.

Inclusive Leadership: Practical Ways to Build a Better Team

DECEMBER 3 | NEW WORKSHOP
Discover ways to develop yourself as a leader and inspire a sense of belonging in each member of your team.

Advanced Labor Relations Training

DECEMBER 4
Gain insights and strategies to navigate complex labor situations with confidence and compliance.

Situational Leadership for Managers®

DECEMBER 11
Learn an action-oriented framework to lead, motivate, coach and develop staff.

L&D offers a combination of in-person and virtual workshops. Virtual sessions are held via Zoom, and simulate an in-person classroom experience, featuring individual and group activities. While most workshops include a fee, many are free of charge. Descriptions, including price and location are noted in the Fall 2024 Snapshot of L&D Workshops below, as well as in each course in ELM.

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