Student Employment Podcast Series:
October Featured Podcast:
The Long, Bloody Strike for Ethnic Studies
Featuring Guest Facilitators:
- Dr. Louis Macias, Executive Director of Recruitment, Diversity, and Inclusion for the UW-Madison Police Department
- Dani Barker, Associate Director for College Student Life Operations and Staff Development at UC-Santa Cruz
- Garry Morgan, Special Assistant for Diversity and Inclusion Education at Auburn University
- Nalah McWhorter, UW-Madison Student and President of the Wisconsin Black Student Union
No registration required- you will be able to access the session 15 minutes prior to the start time by clicking “Join the Conversation” below.
Join the Conversation on October 26th, 3-4:30 pm (CT) to discuss Activism on College Campuses.
Student Employment Forum Series:
Being a Student Mentor
Being a student’s supervisor and mentor is no easy task. It is a process that takes time, trust, and a high level of support to develop. However, mentoring relationships are crucial to student success, enhancing a student’s sense of belonging in the workplace. Please join other individuals who supervise students from across campus as we discuss challenges, successes, and ideas for being a positive student mentor. If you need any accommodations for this presentation and discussion, please email us at student.employment@finaid.wisc.edu.
No registration required- you will be able to access the session 15 minutes prior to the start time by clicking “Join the Conversation” below.
Join the Conversation on October 22nd, 1-2 pm (CT)
Peer Learning Collective:
Promoting and Embracing Autonomy in Remote Work
As supervisors, many of us transitioned to leading remote teams due to the pandemic. How do you promote autonomy and empower staff to be productive when you are not together in the office? Let’s talk about embracing autonomy with remote workers in this discussion with your peers. We will also discuss Daniel Pink’s ideas of autonomy from the book DRIVE, including ROWE and the Four T’s of Autonomy. This is an open discussion; not a presentation. Please come ready to engage with your peers.
Details:
Date: October 14, 2020
Time: 10:00-11:30am
Location: Online (link and pre-read materials will be sent after registration)
Registration has ended for this event.
Due to COVID-19, CSN is limiting their events schedule. Check back here for book clubs, networking events and other trainings soon!
In the meantime, see our links to resources, TED talks, book suggestions, and recent blog posts.
Campus also has some virtual trainings available at https://hr.wisc.edu/professional-development/programs/virtual-learning/
In reflection:
Summer Book Club featuring Drive by Dan Pink
Much of what we know about motivation is wrong. Tasks are either: (1) Algorithmic—you pretty much do the same thing over and over in a certain way, or (2) Heuristic—you have to come up with something new every time because there are no set instructions to follow. The carrot and stick approach to motivation is flawed.
In his 2009 book, “Drive,” Daniel Pink proposes a new motivational model that he believes is a better fit for today’s creative and innovative workplaces. Pink’s model focuses on enabling people to become intrinsically motivated – that is, using internal drives as a source of motivation. “Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.”
The Campus Supervisors Network had its 3rd annual Summer Book Club, where we explored Pink’s ideas of intrinsic motivation. We met throughout the summer, and talked about sections of the book Drive. Registrants received a complimentary copy of the book as well as study materials and supporting articles around the concept of intrinsic motivation.
Rich Gassen also did a presentation on Drive and Intrinsic Motivation at the UW-Madison Learning and Management Development (LMD) Conference November 13, 2019. For session notes and videos from that presentation, visit https://campussupervisorsnetwork.wisc.edu/lmd.
Some feedback from attendees of CSN’s 2017 Lynda.com training:
“Informative. Incorporated questions from audience members.”
“Nice to have an overview of how it can be used for staff development.”
“Good info – wish I’d had it sooner!”
“Good demo of courses and how to make staff accountable.”
“Well done; very knowledgeable.”
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