Category: Planners’ Picks Newsletters and Other Updates

Continuing Studies offers a Leadership Summer Series

Learn how to use stories to increase your impact, explore communication strategies, and techniques for facilitating culturally diverse team discussions during these leadership courses hosted by Continuing Studies. Click here for more information.

It’s not too late to improve your conversation skills!

We still have a few seats left in our Summer Book Club — Join CSN members as we explore the concepts of Crucial Conversations in a safe, friendly environment. The first session starts June 27, so register now to get your spot in the club. Go to https://www.talent.wisc.edu/Catalog/Default.aspx?CK=62036 to sign up, or visit our Events …

Still space! Autism and the UW: Supervising Staff in the Autism Spectrum

There’s still space to attend the CSN Summer 2018 Mini Session: Autism and the UW: Supervising Staff in the Autism Spectrum Management issues can be a challenge for both parties when an employee is on the autism spectrum. Scott Allen, a professional and advocate on the autism spectrum, will offer perspectives and experiences with an …

The library is OPEN. Check out these books from CSN!

Are you interested in changing and succeeding under any conditions? Or boosting morale and improving results in the workplace? CSN has some books you might be interested in. Our library of leadership and management books are available for you to borrow and enjoy. Right now we have four selections: FISH!: A Remarkable Way to Boost …

What happens inside a grateful brain

Recent neuroscience now identifies how the daily practice of gratitude affects healthy brain activity as well as our physical and psychosocial well-being. Read what Dr. Melissa Hughes as to say about what happens inside a grateful brain. https://www.melissahughes.rocks/blog/what-happens-inside-a-grateful-brain

Early to Mid-Career Retirement Planning session announced

Early to Mid-Career Retirement Planning Maximizing Your Benefits: Making Your Money Work Get control of your money at the UW! Hear how to be properly invested and positioned for your retirement. See our Network Events page for details on this informative session.

New conference on June 20 provides professional development for research staff

Blog posts about Bias and Workplace Culture

I was just introduced to Melissa Hughes and her work on cognitive bias. With deep roots in education, Melissa spent the first part of her career learning how the brain works and how to make it work better for students.  What she discovered is that learning how to learn, how to solve problems, and think creatively …

Did you miss the announcement?

Did you miss the big announcement on Thursday that the CSN Book Club is coming? Sign up now to get in on the action — we have limited spots for this interactive, invigorating discussion on the book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes are High. Go to our Networking Events page for more …

It’s coming! Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High

Announcing the CSN Book Club Series: Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High Do you experience conflict from time to time in your role on campus? Are you sometimes caught off guard by situations with staff? Do you avoid conflict in the hope that it will go away? Please join the Campus Supervisors …