University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: November 2017

QPR Suicide Prevention Training

QPR Suicide Prevention Training – December 11, 2017 Employee Assistance (EAO) has an ambitious goal: to reduce the number of suicides that take place in Wisconsin each year. How will this be accomplished? By offering evidence-based, effective training to as many employees as possible. Just as committed employees already save lives by donating blood, signing …

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it? Act now.

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward Are there people at the UW that you want to thank? Has someone gone above and beyond in their actions in the past year for you? CSN wants to help you express your gratitude this season; …

Lab Management Exercise

Today, members of CSN facilitated an exercise at the Lab Management Community of Practice meeting. Our discussion was focused around what great managers do or provide to ensure a safe, effective work environment for employees and students to work in and thrive. There was a lot of great conversation around experiences people have had with …

7 Tips For Helping Remote Employees

Working remotely is a highly sought-after job perk. Having the flexibility to live and work where you please, regardless of corporate headquarters, often draws people to take one job over another. But while popular and convenient, the latest research from VitalSmarts shows that not everything comes up roses when working remotely. Often, “out of sight” …

Invite Employees to Register for Job Family Listening Sessions

A message from Chief Human Resources Officer Wayne Guthrie: Dear Managers/Supervisors, You play a strategic role engaging employees in the Title and Total Compensation Study. The study results will provide clear career paths for employees and upgrade titles and pay ranges to make them comparable and competitive with similar organizations. Please invite employees to register …

Confirmed: CSN Members helping facilitate another CoP’s exercises

Later this month, Campus Supervisors Network members will facilitate an exercise at the Lab Manager Community of Practice meeting to help them work through some questions they have about leading staff effectively. Kevin Galles, a senior research specialist at Klein Lab, asked CSN’s planning committee to partner with his group and talk about the “accidental …