Talent Development Programs:
March - May 2013

Thursday, March 7
Title: For Managers: Preventing Unlawful Harassment
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Location: Resnick Campus – Price Center, Room 351
Audience: This program is open to all staff and faculty members who have supervisory responsibilities.
Description: Through the use of practical examples and scenarios, you will learn how to recognize, understand, and distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate conduct, the University’s reporting process and your responsibilities for taking action.
Thank you for your interest. Registration for this program is closed.

Tuesday, March 12
Title: Leading Effective Meetings: Strategies for Maximizing Impact and Efficiency
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Resnick Campus - Price Center, Room 351
Audience: This program is open to all University employees.
Description: Are your meetings as effective and efficient as they can be?  This program will provide participants with the tools needed to:  manage counter - productive behaviors, create a directed focus in meetings, make meetings productive and time efficient and ensure that each meeting ends with agreement for action steps. 
Thank you for your interest. Registration for this program is closed.   

 
Wednesday, March 13
Title: Introduction to Cayuse: Understanding the System
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Resnick campus – Price Center, room 351
Audience: Staff and faculty members with little experience in Cayuse and those seeking to refresh their knowledge.
Description: This 90 minute lecture, facilitated by Dr. Charles Hathaway - Director, Office of Grant Support, is designed to present the basic principles of electronic research administration with a focus on Cayuse424, the web-based grant application resource required for all University pre-award activities related to extramural funding. 
Thank you for your interest. Registration for this program is closed.

Thursday, March 14
Title: What You Should Know: Overview of the University’s Performance Management Program
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: Wilf Campus - Belfer Hall, Room B516
Audience: This program is open to all staff members that are included in the program (non-faculty and non-represented employees), regardless of position level.
Description: This program provides an overview of the components of the University’s Performance Management Program.  Topics covered include: the appraisal process; in class tutorial on using Softscape, guidance on writing meaningful and impactful SMART goals; and rating criteria.
Thank you for your interest. Registration for this program is closed.

Tuesday, March 19
Title: Time Management and Organizational Skills - NEW PROGRAM
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Location: Resnick Campus – Price Center, Room 251
Audience: This program is open to all University employees
Description: We may not be able to control time, but we can manage ourselves and our use of time. Topics covered in this program include: how to assess your current time management practices and techniques on how to improve your time management and organizational habits. 
Thank you for your interest.  This program is fully subscribed.  Registration for this program is closed.

Thursday, March 21
Title: Introduction to Excel 2010
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location:  Pace Center for Business Technology
Prerequisite: Familiarity with the Windows environment
Description: Learn how to: enter and edit values, labels and formulas; save and retrieve worksheets and select ranges; format numbers; and effectively move around the worksheet.  
Please be advised that failure to attend the program without one week notice to the Human Resources Department or finding a replacement to attend in your place will result in a charge to your department.
Thank you for your interest.  This program is fully subscribed.  Registration for this program is closed.

Thursday, March 21
Title: Workers’ Compensation Training for Supervisors
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Location: Resnick Campus - Price Center, Room 451
Audience: This program is open to staff and faculty members with supervisory responsibilities
Description: Do you know what to do if an employee in your department has an accident?  This program is designed to provide managers and supervisors with an overview of  the process and procedures for taking action in the event an employee has an on the job injury. 
Thank you for your interest. Registration for this program is closed.

Tuesday, April 9
Title: Labor Relations Seminar: Session I - Key Concepts in Labor Relations 
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Resnick Campus - Belfer Building, Dean’s Conference Room 301
Audience: This program is intended for staff who manage represented staff at Resnick Campus locations
Description: This workshop will focus on key issues experienced in the day-to-day management of represented staff.  Participants will gain a greater understanding of the legal framework and key contract provisions critical to managing represented staff, including: the National Labor Relations Board Act; management rights; Weingarten rights; past practice; probationary periods; hours and overtime; job security and layoffs; “time-off” management; leaves of absence;  absence management; promotion processes and position posting; lunch and rest periods.
Thank you for your interest. Registration for this program is closed

Tuesday, April 9
Title: Labor Relations Seminar: Session II - Manager’s Roundtable
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Resnick Campus - Belfer Building, Dean’s Conference Room 301
Audience: This program is intended for staff who manage represented staff at Resnick Campus locations
Description: This roundtable program will engage discussion in critical labor areas including: identifying your labor strategy; preparing disciplinary actions; understanding and preparing for the grievance arbitration process; identifying best practices; contract interpretation.  Invitees will be asked submit, in advance, or bring issues and topics to the discussion. 
Thank you for your interest. Registration for this program is closed

Thursday, April 11
Title: Balancing Work and Life: Effectively Handling Professional & Personal Demands
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Location: Resnick Campus – Price Center, Room 551
Audience: This program is open to all University employees.
Description: This program is designed to explore the challenges of having and maintaining work-life balance and strategies for reducing the tensions of coping with conflicting demands.
Thank you for your interest. Registration for this program is closed.

Wednesday, April 17
Title: Introduction to Cayuse: Understanding the System
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Resnick Campus - Price Center, Room 351
Audience: This program is open to all University employees.
Description: This 90 minute lecture, facilitated by Dr. Charles Hathaway - Director, Office of Grant Support, is designed to present the basic principles of electronic research administration with a focus on Cayuse424, the web-based grant application resource required for all University pre-award activities related to extramural funding. 
  Thank you for your interest. Registration for this program is closed.

Thursday, April 18
Title: What You Should Know: Overview of the University’s Performance Management Program
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: Resnick Campus - Price Center, Room 451
Audience: This program is open to all staff members that are included in the program (non-faculty and non-represented employees), regardless of position level.
Description:  This program provides an overview of the components of the University’s Performance Management Program.  Topics covered include: the appraisal process; in class tutorial on using Softscape, guidance on writing meaningful and impactful SMART goals; and rating criteria.  
Thank you for your interest. Registration for this program is closed. .

Tuesday, April 30
Title:  Using the Myers Briggs Type Instrument (MBTI) to Increase Understanding of Individual Type and Preferences
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Wilf Campus - Room to Be Announced
Audience: This program is open to all University employees.
Description: All participants will complete The Myers Briggs Type Indicator, the most widely used personality instrument in the world.  Through an understanding of individual type and preference, program participants will improve their ability to communicate and learn to recognize ways to avoid or reconcile conflicts arising from "type" differences and apply this knowledge in a business team environment.  
Thank you for your interest. Registration for this program is closed

Thursday, May 2
Title: Employment Law Part I.  This is Part I of a Two Part Series
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: This is program is being offered as a WebEx Webinar – Dial in from your office
Audience: This program is part of the Management Compliance Series and is open to staff and faculty members with supervisory responsibilities.
Description: Part I Employment Law discusses Employment at Will, University Policies, Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and American with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Thank you for your interest. Registration for this program is closed

Tuesday, May 7
Title: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Professionals - NEW PROGRAM
Based on Steven Covey’s Book - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Resnick Campus – Price Center, Room 451
Audience: This program is open to all University employees.
Description: Do you sometimes struggle to complete daily tasks or lack the motivation to seize the opportunities? This program will showcase how you can move to deeper and more creative professional and personal behaviors and practices.  Thank you for your interest. Registration for this program is closed


Wednesday, May 8
Title: Employment Law Part II.  This is Part II of a Two Part Series
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: This is program is being offered as a WebEx Webinar – Dial in from your office
Audience: This program is part of the Management Compliance Series and is open to staff and faculty members with supervisory responsibilities.
Description: Part II Employment Law discusses Wage and Hour, including Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and Disability Benefits.
Thank you for your interest. Registration for this program is closed


Tuesday, May 21
Title: Excel Beyond Basics 2010
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Pace Center for Business Technology Prerequisite: Introduction to Excel
Prerequisite: Introduction to Excel
Description: Learn how to: copy and move data from one location to another using the menus, fill-handle and drag and drop function; work with multiple windows and manipulate them within the graphs.  Please be advised that failure to attend the program without one week notice to the Human Resources Department or finding a replacement to attend in your place will result in a charge to your department.
Thank you for your interest.  This program is fully subscribed.  Registration for this program is closed.

Thursday, May 23
Title: Performance Management Program: Preparing for the End of the Rating Cycle
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Location: Resnick Campus – Price Center, Room 551
Audience: This program is open to all staff members that are included in the program (non-faculty and non-represented employees), regardless of position level.
Description: This session covers:  strategies for preparing for performance reviews from the perspective of both the rated employee and manager; techniques for writing and assessing goal outcomes; understanding and applying the rating criteria; and preparing for future managerial and staff skills development.
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Wednesday, May 28
Title: Performance Management Program: Preparing for the End of the Rating Cycle
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Location: WebEx Webinar – Dial in from you office
Audience: This program is open to all staff members that are included in the program (non-faculty and non-represented employees), regardless of position level.
Description: This session covers:  strategies for preparing for performance reviews from the perspective of both the rated employee and manager; techniques for writing and assessing goal outcomes; understanding and applying the rating criteria; and preparing for future managerial and staff skills development.
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 Wednesday, May 29
Title: E-mail and Business Writing Workshop
This program will be facilitated by an external vendor
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Resnick Campus – Price Center, Room 451
Audience: This program is open to all University employees.
Description: In this course, you’ll gain practical secrets professional writers have used for decades to create crisp, clean, and clear communication. From simple memos and e-mails to grant proposals and complex corporate reports, you will learn shortcuts and strategies to cut your writing time in half and reduce the errors. Please be advised that failure to attend the program without one week notice to the Human Resources Department or finding a replacement to attend in your place will result in a charge to your department.
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 Thursday, May 30
Title: Managerial Roles and Responsibilities: Keys to Effective Management
This session will also be available via WebEx Webinar
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Resnick Campus - Price Center, Room 451
Audience: This program is part of the Management Compliance Series and is open to staff and faculty members with supervisory responsibilities.
Description: This program provides Yeshiva University managers with the knowledge of practices and policies that will equip them to better understand their responsibilities as managers, meet challenges in the areas of people management, performance management and other supervisory competencies.  
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