Resources & Networking for Supervisors & Aspiring Leaders @ UW-Madison
In August, UW–Madison upgraded from Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning, which combines the same high-quality content and learning experience from Lynda.com with an improved recommendation system powered by insights from the millions of professionals on LinkedIn. In addition, students and staff can connect their LinkedIn profiles to display completed courses and receive course suggestions based on …
I may be biased, but I do think that a large part of the UW–Madison’s success lies within its people that work to keep the lights on, the tables cleared and the roads plowed every day. And those people are managed by excellent leaders and mentors, like YOU. Thanks for all you do to help …
Have you seen Heather Younger’s TED talk yet about turning adversity into opportunity? This was such a great presentation and fabulous subject matter for everyone to learn from. We all face adversity in our work and personal lives — how do you overcome it, rise from it, build upon it or excel in spite of …
UW IT Connects Leadership Improv provides a safe space to practice leadership concepts based on fun, improvisational comedy routines. Their vision is to make everyone aware of the shared core competencies between leadership and improvisational comedy, and how practicing improv skills can help you improve one’s leadership competency. Their approach enables participants to become comfortable …
Some followup reading to the Campus Supervisors Network’s recent book club at UW–Madison featuring DRIVE by Dan Pink: Consider that most of us want just three specific things from our jobs, namely: A sense of competence and mastery: acquired by being given the chance to perform above the expectation of our role, and to grow …
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The INTEGRAL Adult Autism Conference has changed the date! It is no longer being held on Saturday, August 17th and will instead be held on Friday, November 8th. This move will allow us to ensure a larger and more diverse group of participants. If you have already registered, your registration will carry over …
Employees are invited to take a two to three minute survey before Aug. 23 to improve Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project information. Your feedback will help shape the way the project provides communications and training. This survey is the first in a series of pulse surveys. TTC is a campus-wide initiative to attract, reward …
A follow-up to our recent Managing Priorities presentation, this session focuses on the many distractions that confront us as contemporary professionals managing multiple priorities and utilizing numerous technological tools. Based on current neuroscience research, we will review both the challenges to sustained focus and strategies for mitigating those challenges. The session will be interactive and …