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Month: July 2018
You Should Actually Send That Thank You Note You’ve Been Meaning to Write
New research showed the recipients of an emailed expression of gratitude felt much more “ecstatic” than writers expected. Dear reader, We want to let you know that we are grateful that you are taking the …
HBR article reinforces the power of asking good questions
A recommended reading piece from Kathleen A. Paris, last year’s Campus Supervisors Network Book Club author, about asking questions. Being able to listen and ask the right questions can help you in conflict, management of …
Lynda.com Overview at the Middleton Public Library
Last year CSN put on a session covering the Lynda.com training site, which all UW staff have free access to. Lynda.com is a leading online learning platform that helps learn business, software, technology and creative …
Do you grant employees autonomy and let them take ownership of work outcomes?
As a leader, do you grant employees autonomy and let them take ownership of work outcomes? Doing so shows you appreciate their contributions and trust their decision-making ability. Demonstrating these traits to your employees builds …
Our first request for a CSN Library Book came in!
Dan from DoIT’s Academic Technology asked to borrow The Clover Practice from our CSN Library today (our featured book club reading last year). He’s the first to take advantage of the program we now have …
Links to resources regarding Early to Mid-Career Retirement Planning
CSN hosted an Early to Mid-Career Retirement Planning session on July 17. Some of the topics covered: Introduce you to the UW-Madison Benefits Services office Review shared retirement resources and process (UW & ETF) And …
Nominations for the ELIZABETH S. PRINGLE AWARD are open!
Nominations for the ELIZABETH S. PRINGLE AWARD are open, and will remain open until 17 August. This Award is made possible due to a generous endowment which was provided in order to create an award …
How do you appreciate and recognize your staff?
CSN presented a session this week on recognition and appreciation practices for managers. We discussed some strategies and methods of recognizing staff, above and beyond their paycheck. Some topics covered: • Intrinsic motivation – autonomy, …
Recognition and Appreciation resources available to download
CSN recently held its second session about Fostering a Culture of Employee Appreciation and Recognition. If you were not able to attend but want to look over the outline, materials and handouts, go to https://uwmadison.box.com/v/Recognition …