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Title
For Faculty, Staff, and Supervisors
2015
- October 14: Preparing to Contribute: Communication Skills Workshop
- October 27: Preparing to Contribute: Communication Skills Workshop
- November 4: Lynda.com for Staff Workshop
- November 11: Administrative Professionals 1/2 day workshop
- November 12: Networking Skills Part 1: Career Development Workshop
- November 19: Priority Setting Basics Workshop
- December 10: Professional Writing Skills 101 Workshop
- December 14: Professional Writing Skills 101 Workshop
2016
- January 26: Delivering Excellence at Colby: Customer Service Workshop
- January 28: Art of Possibility: Leadership as a ‘New Way of Being’ Workshop
- February 10: Using Emotional Intelligence at Work Workshop
- February 24: Using Communication Styles at Work Workshop
- March 30: Setting Expectations with Student Workers Training
- April 5: Using Communication Styles at Work
- April 6: Microsoft PowerPoint Training for Staff
- April 27: Real World @ Colby Workshop
- May 10: Communicating with Tact & Diplomacy
- June 7: Budget Management 101
- June 23: Dealing with Conflict Workshop
- July 14: Credible Communication Workshop
- July 20: Moving The Race Conversation Forward: Summer Edition series
- August 11: Power of our Work: Collaboration in the Workplace
- August 16: Interrupting Injustice: Learning from History Workshop
- September 13: Ace Your Next Professional Interview Workshop
- September 29: Confronting Prejudice Workshop
- October 13: Using Communication Styles at Work Workshop
- November 1-30: What is a MOOC?
- November 15: Writing at Colby Workshop (rescheduled)
- November 16: Learning From Each Other: Generational Diversity Workshop
- November 30: Essentials of Email Communications Workshop (rescheduled)
- December 13: Reaching Honest Group Decisions Workshop
- December 15: Celebrating our Differences session
2017
- January 10: Using Mindfulness at Work session
- January 18: Women Pioneers at Colby
- January 25: Using Mindfulness at Work session
- February 17: Celebrating Our Differences session
- March 9: Reaching Honest Group Decisions
- March 16: Creating an Inclusive Workplace
- April 10: Celebrating Our Differences session
- April 13: HR at the Movies – Meetings, Bloody Meetings
- April 25: YEP’s Guide to Giving Presentations
- April 28: Improving Engagement: The Non-Sales Way
- May 3: Emotional Intelligence: It’s About Relationships
- May 24: Presentation Skills Training
- June 21: HR at the Movies – The Power of Introverts
- June 22: Getting Your Time Back: Strategies & Tools
- June 27: Celebrating our Differences
- June 28: Creating a Professional Resume
- July 12: Dealing with Conflict workshop
- July 26: Intro to Process Improvement
- August 16: LGBTQ Students: Building Support & Inclusivity Workshop
- August 24: Can We Talk? Creating Conditions for Dialogue
- September 19: Business Ethics in the Workplace
- September 22: Decision Making with Tie-Dye workshop
- September 27:
- HR On-Demand: Emotional Intelligence at a Glance
- On-Demand Video: Introducing HR On-Demand
- October 4: Lunch & Learn: Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
- October 12: Understanding Implicit Bias
- October 17: Celebrating our Differences – Diwali
- HR On-Demand: Emotional Intelligence at a Glance
- November 14: Project Management Basics
- December 6 & 7: Adult CPR/AED & First Aid Training
- December 5: Professional Writing Skills 102 (Rescheduled to January 2018)
- December 13: Learning Lab: Conflict Negotiation Simulation (Canceled)
2018
- January 9: Professional Writing Skills 102
- January 16: Create Effective Meetings
- February 15: The Courageous Follower
- February 21: Business Ethics in the Workplace
- February 28: Time Management Strategies & Tools
- March 2: Calling Each Other In: Active Bystander Intervention Workshop
- March 9: Performance Appraisal Readiness Training for Employees
- March 9 & 16: Ask the Expert Series – Data Security Awareness Program
- April 12: How to do Business at Colby
- April 25: Difficult Conversations
- May 8: The Ripple Effects of Culture
- June 6: Cultivating a Growth Mindset
- Video: Stereotype Threat: A Conversation with Claude Steele
- June 14: Understanding Bias: Implications for Intergroup Dialogue
- July 12: Foundational Active Bystander Intervention Training
- July 12: Advanced Active Bystander Intervention Training
- Article of the Month: The Science of Smiling
- July 13: The ABC’s of Priority / Time Management
- August 2: Maximizing Student Workers
- August 9: Promoting Professional Identity and Value via LinkedIn
- September 6: Budget Management 101 Training
- September 17: Inclusion is Everybody’s Job: Understanding and Using Inclusive Practices
- September 25: Administrative Professionals 1/2 Day Conference
- October 3: Process Improvement: Identifying Value & Waste
- October 9: Psychological First Aid Training
- October 16: Creating Effective Presentations with Powerpoint
- October 23: Breakfast & Business Ethics
- November 6: Having Civil Conversations
- November 16: Demystifying the Board of Trustees
- Video: November’s featured video
- November 8: Develop Your Learning Habits
- November 28: Difficult Conversations
- December 6: Genealogy Workshop
- December 12: Professional Writing Skills 101 Workshop
- December 19: Dealing with Conflict
2019
- January 9: Mindfulness & Emotional Intelligence
- January 15: Administrative Professionals Coffee & Conversation
- January 24: Why Am I An Ally?
- February 5: Tell me the Truth – Exploring the Heart of Cross-Racial Conversations
- February 12: Lunch & Learn Addressing Microaggressions
- February 20: Conflict Negotiation Skills
- March 15: Demystifying the Board of Trustees
- March 20: Managing Daily Stress: A Mindful Approach to Work
- March 22: Legal & Learn Breakfast: Life & End of Life Decisions session
- March 26: Confronting Prejudice Workshop
- April 2: Make an Impression: Networking workshop for staff
- April 9: Learn about the Center for Arts and Humanities
- April 5: The ABC’s of Sustainable Time Management
- April 23: Using Communication Styles at Work
- April 30: A Conversation About Teamwork
Colby Resources Sessions
2015
2016
- January 13: Green Office Certification Workshop
- February 23: Bridging The Gap: Generations Working Together Workshop
- February 25: NextGen Information Session
- March 3: Colby Library Resources for Staff Workshop
- March 9: Planning An Event @ Colby Workshop
- March 15: Charting Your Course (Financial Wellness Seminar with TIAA)
- March 22: Colby P-card Users Training
- March 17: Lynda.com for Staff Part II Workshop
- April 8/13/26: Title IX Training (Faculty & Staff)
- April 13: Contributing to the Student Experience
- July 13: Google Apps: Using Drive and Docs
- July 13: WordPress Workshop: For the Novice
- July 20: Google Apps: Using Gmail
- July 27: Google Apps: Using Sheets and Slides
- July 27: WordPress Workshop: Updating Content, Images and Page design
- August 3: Google Apps: Using Chrome
- August 3: WordPress Workshop: Navigation
- August 10: Simple Ways To Produce Great Videos Workshop
- August 17: Google Apps: Using Forms
- September 20: Innovation through Data Workshop
- September 27: Responding to Emergencies Training
- October 1-31: What is a MOOC?
- October 1-31: Getting Things Done (Lynda.com course)
- October 6: Women’s Leadership Summit: The Art of Risk-Taking
- October 11: Women’s Leadership Summit: Finding Your Voice – How to Run an Effective Meeting
- October 25: Responding to Emergencies Training
- October 20: Women’s Leadership Summit: Book Club Discussion
- November 1-30: Getting Things Done (Lynda.com course)
- November 1-30: Leading with Emotional Intelligence (Lynda.com course)
- November 7: Next Steps on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Discussion
- November 10: Next Steps on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Discussion
- November 11: Next Steps on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Discussion
- November 15: Next Steps on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Discussion
- December 15: Colby Library Resources for Staff (rescheduled)
2017
- January 19: Looking Forward series
- Lynda.com Course: Strategic Negotiation
- March 7: Passwords: Longer is Stronger
- March 30: Courageous Conversations: Communicating Across Difference
- April 4: Movie Screening: The Philosopher Kings
- April 14: Colby Library Resources for Staff
- E-learning Module: Peer Feedback with Impact
- May 9: The Global Economy
- May 18: Genealogy Workshop
- June 14: Google Analytics workshop for staff
- Lynda.com video: Influencer Interview with Oprah Winfrey
- Lynda.com course: Business Acumen for Project Managers
- July 24: Google Apps: Drive and Team Drive
- Lynda.com Course: Communicating with Empathy
- August 2: Google Apps: Using Forms
- Lynda.com Course: Influencing Others
- Lynda.com Course: Managing Office Politics
- October 6: Cultivating a Supportive College Environment for Gender Non-Conforming and Transgender Students
- October 23: Personal Safety & Defense Training
- October 31: Genealogy Workshop
- Lynda.com Course: Managing Office Politics
- Lynda.com Course: Learning to Be Promotable
- Lynda.com Course: Developing Self-Awareness
- Lynda.com Course: Note-Taking for Business Professionals
- Lynda.com Course: Leading without Formal Authority
- Lynda.com Course: Managing Up, Down and Across the Organization
- Lynda.com Course: Communicating in Times of Change
2018
- February 22: Sustainability at Colby
- Lynda.com Course: Having Difficult Conversations
- March 27: Mule Works Tour & Workshop
- Lynda.com Course: Effective Listening
- Lynda.com Course: Unconscious Bias
- May 16: College Financial Aid Planning Process for Staff
- May 17: PaymentNet Training
- Lynda.com Course: Note-Taking for Business Professionals
- June 21: Lynda.com for Staff
- Lynda.com Course: Body Language for Leaders
- Lynda.com Course: Unconscious Bias
- July 18: Learn Google Forms!
- July 25: Info Session: What is Adobe Creative Cloud & how do I get it?
- August 1: Google Drive & Team Drive
- August 15: Web Conferencing Tools at Colby
- Lynda.com Course: Learning Speed Reading
- Lynda.com Course: Professional Networking
- Lynda.com Course: Project Management Foundations: Small Projects
- October 31: Colby Library Resources for Staff
- Lynda.com Course: Managing a Diverse Team
- Lynda.com Course: Creating a Culture of Learning
- Lynda.com Course: Diversity Recruiting
- Lynda.com Course: Inclusive Leaders
- Lynda.com Course: Developing Self-Awareness
- Lynda.com Course: Leading without Formal Authority
- Lynda.com Course: Solving Business Problems
- Lynda.com Course: Learning to Be Promotable
- Lynda.com Course: Business Acumen for Project Managers
2019
- January 31: Women Pioneers at Colby
- Lynda.com Course: Personal Effectiveness Tips
- Lynda.com Course: Working with Difficult People
- Lynda.com Course: Becoming a Male Ally at Work
- Lynda.com Course: Enhancing Resilience
- Lynda.com Course: Strategic Focus for Managers
Colby Supervisor Development Program (Supervisors & Exempt Staff)
2015
- October 15: Nuts and Bolts of Supervision @ Colby
2016
- January 14: Effective Feedback Practices
- February 11: Managing Sensitive Issues
- March 10: Performance Management Training
- March 31: Legal Matters for Supervisors
- April 21: Influencing and Negotiating Priorities / Expectations
- May 3: Budgeting and Reporting for Supervisors
- May 11: Building Better Meetings
- September 14: Motivating & Engaging Your Staff Workshop
- October 1-31: New Manager Fundamentals (Lynda.com course)
- E-learning Module: The Art of Delivering Formal Feedback
- E-learning Module: Managing the People Side of Change
- E-learning Module: Driving Results Through Dialogue
- E-learning Module: Select the Right On-The-Job Learning Opportunities
- November 1-30: New Manager Fundamentals (Lynda.com course)
- Being Modified: Managing Employee’s Time Away from Work
- December 6: Introduction to Mentoring
- December 14: Manage Effective Meetings (rescheduled)
2017
- February 28: Manage Effective Meetings
- Lynda.com Video: Improve Your Decision Making
- March 16: Creating Inclusive Hiring Practices for Supervisors
- March 21: Leading through Change
- E-learning Module: Delivering Future-Focused Performance Feedback
- E-learning Module: Aligning Development Goals with Business Goals
- Lynda.com course: Leadership Blind Spots
- E-learning Module: Facilitating Feedback Upward
- E-learning Module: Leverage Your Strengths and Avoid Derailing Behaviors
- June 20: Coaching Across & Up
- Lynda.com course: Holding Skip-Level Meetings
- E-learning Module: Managing Year-End Pay Conversations
- E-learning Module: Communicating Difficult Pay Messages
- July 18: SWOT or SOAR: Strategic Planning Tools for the Workplace
- August 9: Strengths Based Leadership
- Lynda.com Course: Leadership Foundations
- September 27: Building Our Teams
- HR On-Demand: FMLA for Supervisors
- Lynda.com Course: Creating a Culture of Learning
- HR On-Demand: FMLA for Supervisors
- November 9: Managing Employee Conversations (for supervisors)
- December 14: Nuts and Bolts of Supervision (Canceled)
2018
- January 18: Effective Feedback Practices
- March 21: Performance Management Training for Supervisors
- April 9: Professional Presence for Supervisors
- May 10: Managing A Diverse Team
- June 21: Budget Management for Supervisors (Update coming – being rescheduled to Fall)
- July 18: Five Functions of a Team
- September 17: Leading Inclusion: Generating Inclusive Practices
- September 27: Budget Management for Supervisors
- November 15: Coaching for Performance
2019
- January 17: Effective Feedback Practices
- February 7: Communication Techniques for Challenging Situations
- April 16: A Conversation about Leadership
On-Demand Series (Videos & Tutorials)
- HR On-Demand: Building Your Professional Development
- HR On-Demand: Emotional Intelligence at a Glance
- HR On-Demand: Interrupting Injustice: Learning from History
- HR On-Demand: Real World at Colby
- HR On-Demand: Supervisor Development: Hiring the Best
- HR On-Demand: Supervisor Development: FMLA for Supervisors
- HR On-Demand: Supervisor Development: Legal Matters for Supervisors
- On-Demand Tutorial: Learn Qualtrics in 5 Steps
- On-Demand Tutorial: Lynda.com for Staff Workshop
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