Workshop Catalog
Employee Learning Sessions
Goal Pursuit
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Imants Jaunarajs, Student Affairs
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
Goal pursuit is a concept that representsāÆthree components:āÆgoal setting, goal striving,āÆand goal maintenance.āÆPresenters will highlight the goal pursuit process and describe how using goal pursuit techniques with supervisees and colleagues leads to action orientated outcomes and better decision making.
- Recommended for faculty and staff looking to set and achieve professional goals in the workplace.
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Navigating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Requesting Reasonable Workplace Accommodations
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Michael Hicks, Office of Accessibility
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop will help examine the basic concepts of the ADA and build a general working knowledge of this federal law, including different types of qualifying disabilities, what is a reasonable accommodation, and the employee's role in the interactive process. This workshop aims to provide the employee with navigating self-disclosure and requesting a reasonable accommodation when medical issues are impacting their work. We will discuss the employee's confidentiality rights, the best strategies for working with their supervisor in implementing approved accommodations, and how to modify accommodations as needed.
- Recommended for employees looking to better understand Federal ADA Guidelines and how to navigate the process
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Workshop Design and Facilitation Fundamentals
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Michael Greene, Learning & Development Admin
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop walks participants through the process of designing workshops and provides guidance on facilitation fundamentals by introducing basic concepts within active learning, adult professional learning, and experiential learning. Time is allotted for participants to bring their own workshop materials for design consultation and group discussion.
- Recommended for employees looking to start a new workshop for their unit, or individuals seeking to improve their current workshop offerings
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
OHIO Search Committee Training: Safeguarding the Candidate Experience
Format: Online (Teams)
Facilitator: Rich Schmaltz
This workshop focuses on candidate evaluation and selection processes and provides participants with practical techniques to ensure they are comfortable leading or supporting conversations throughout search processes.
- Recommended for all hiring managers, search chairs, and search committee members. Open to all faculty and staff
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Performance Management
Format: Online (Teams)
Facilitator: HR Liaison Team
This workshop walks employees and supervisors through the process of the performance management review cycle, the forms and paperwork required, and how to best communicate and collaborate on performance management reviews and goal setting for the future.
- Recommended and open to all OHIO staff
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Giving and Receiving Feedback (Staff)
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Mac Stricklen, Ombudsperson
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
The workshop will explore insights from research on common challenges in giving and receiving feedback, focusing on strategies that are effective, easy to understand, and practical to implement.
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Landing Zone
Format: Online (Teams)
Faciliator: Ray Dixson, Assistant Director of Veterans and Military Student Services
This four-session workshop series provides participants with an understanding of the unique challenges faced by veteran students, GI Billā¢implications on course selection, discussion of PTSD and TBI impacts on learning, and resources to assist this special student population.
- Recommended for OHIO faculty and staff supporting and working alongside veterans, especially student veterans
Fall semester sessions are being scheduled -- please check back later.
Leadership and Supervision
Managerial Essentials - Managers of Union Employees
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Julie Wilson, Employee & Labor Relations
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop helps participants understand the responsibilities that come with being a manager of bargaining unit employees. The goal of this workshop is to develop participantsā confidence in executing their duties and clarify their understanding of when to pause, evaluate and reach out for help and whom to contact.
- Recommended for supervisors overseeing employees who are members of a collective bargaining agreement
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Managerial Essentials - Managers of Non-bargaining Unit Employees
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Julie Wilson, Employee & Labor Relations
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop helps participants understand the responsibilities that come with being a manager of non-union employees. The goal of this workshop is to develop participantsā confidence in executing their duties and clarify their understanding of when to pause, evaluate and reach out for help and whom to contact.
- Recommended for supervisors overseeing employees who are not members of a collective bargaining agreement
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Navigating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - How Do I Support My Employee?
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Michael Hicks, Office of Accessibility
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop will help examine the basic concepts of the ADA and build a general working knowledge of this federal law, including different types of qualifying disabilities, what is a reasonable accommodation, the employee's employment rights under the law, and the supervisor's role in the interactive process. This workshop aims to provide the supervisor with techniques to support and refer their employee with medical issues impacting their work. We will discuss maintaining the employee's privacy, how to navigate the implementation of approved accommodations, and how our office can support the supervisor when their employee has workplace accommodations.
- Recommended for supervisors seeking understanding how to navigate Federal law regarding the ADA in their support of their team members
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Giving and Receiving Feedback (Supervisors)
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Mac Stricklen, Ombudsperson
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
The workshop will explore research findings on common obstacles to giving and receiving feedback effectively and practically. This session will focus on providing well-crafted feedback to support supervisors in preparing performance reviews.
- Recommended for supervisors engaged in performance management responsibilities
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Coaching Skills for Supervisors
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Imants Jaunarajs, Student Affairs
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This session will highlight coaching strategies that lead to enhanced engagement and goal accomplishment. Facilitators will share why coaching strategies work and how to implement them.
Recommended for supervisors looking to better lead and develop their team members.
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Fundamentals of Leadership
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Michael Greene, Learning & Development Admin
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop explores a variety of topics that are particularly relevant for new or aspiring supervisors such as developing new skills, challenging and managing perceptions, locating resources and assistance, and discussing the numerous challenges often faced by individuals in leadership positions.
- Recommended for new supervisors, or professionals aspiring to supervisory roles in their career paths
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Listening to Your Team
This workshop focuses on types of listening, benefits and barriers to effective listening, taking action to support your team, and encouraging and recognizing success amongst your team.
- Recommended for new supervisors, or professionals aspiring to supervisory roles in their career paths
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Trust and Delegation for New Leaders
This workshop details how authentic leaders can build trust amongst their teams. It also covers how to demonstrate trust to team members through effective delegation of work tasks.
- Recommended for new supervisors, or professionals aspiring to supervisory roles in their career paths
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Managing Workplace Conflict
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Michael Greene, Learning & Development Admin
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop will guide participants through fundamental interpersonal conflict management skills and techniques, demonstrating how to apply these skills to manage team conflicts from a leadership perspective.
- Recommended for new supervisors, or professionals aspiring to supervisory roles in their career paths
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
AllOne Health Solutions
Five Easy Ways to Sneak Mindfulness into Your Day
Format: Online (WebEX)
Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
Sensations related to our basic bodily processes provide many opportunities for steering your attention toward whatās playing out in the present. This interactive session explores four body awareness exercises that can be practiced alone or together to build focus, feel grounded, and recharge.
- Recommended for OHIO faculty and staff looking to enhance daily mental health improvement strategies
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Eating Right on the Run and on a Budget
Format: Online (WebEX)
Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
Weāve all made excuses to eat "junk" or "fast" food when life gets busy, but it doesnāt have to be that way! In this seminar, participants will learn realistic strategies to eat well, even with rising food costs in mind. We'll explore which items are worth paying a premium for and when itās best to opt for organic products. Together, weāll uncover practical steps to eating healthy while staying within your financial means. Join us to learn how to make smart, budget-friendly choices that support your health without sacrificing taste or quality!
- Recommended for OHIO faculty and staff looking to improve their eating habits with healthy and cost-effective solutions
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Preventing Burnout: Refreshing Your Perspective
Format: Online (WebEX)
Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
During this one-hour webinar, learn how to recognize the signs of burnout and build better coping and resilience strategies to refresh your perspective (facilitator-provided).
- Recommended for OHIO faculty and staff searching for practices and techniques to improve workplace emotional well-being.
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Respect at Work
Format: Online (WebEX)
Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
- Recommended for OHIO faculty and staff looking to improve workplace cultures and climates
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Fear and Anxiety: Moving Forward
Format: Online (WebEX)
Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
Fear and anxiety can hold us back from being fully present and enjoying our lives. In this class, participants will dive into the similarities and differences between fear and anxiety, and how they can impact productivity and comfort. Weāll explore how to harness the power of our thoughts to successfully manage these feelings. Youāll also learn practical coping strategies and resources to help you move forward with confidence. Join us to transform fear and anxiety into opportunities for growth!
- Recommended for OHIO faculty and staff looking to improve mental health resiliency
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop
Psychological First Aid: Addressing the Human Aspect of Crisis
Format: Online (WebEX)
Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
Psychological first aid is a simple, yet powerful way of helping someone in distress. It is a form of helping that involves paying attention to the personās reactions, active listening and if relevant, practical assistance to help address immediate problems and basic needs. Learning PFA skills and understanding reactions to crises empowers the helper not only to help others, but also to apply the same skills to their own crises.
- Recommended for OHIO faculty and staff looking to improve mental health resiliency for fellow colleagues
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Teamwork
Format: Online (WebEX)
Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
Effective communication within teams is crucial for achieving personal and professional goals. In this session, participants will dive into team dynamics through discussions, hands-on exercises, and insightful debriefs. Weāll explore proven strategies for fostering collaboration and resolving conflicts, while learning how to apply these concepts in real-world scenarios. By the end of the seminar, participants will walk away with practical tools and resources to inspire their teammates, enhance teamwork, and ensure seamless collaboration to achieve shared objectives.
- Recommended for OHIO faculty and staff looking to enhance workplace interpersonal skills
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
SOAR into Innovation: A Strength-Based Approach to Strategic Growth
Format: Online (WebEX)
Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
The SOAR framework (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results) shifts the focus to possibilities and strengths, creating a proactive and empowering planning process. Earn SHRM HR Credits for attending the session live and requesting a SHRM certificate. This session is pre-approved for 1 SHRM credit, for following completion of attending the full webinar.
- Recommended for OHIO faculty and staff looking to enhance planning and development for their teams, especially for individuals seeking SHRM certification.
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Becoming Your Best Self
Format: Online (WebEX)
Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
Join us for a webinar aimed at understanding the stages of change, striving for balance, and preparing for the next steps. Understanding the stages of change and striving for balance are crucial aspects of personal growth.
- Recommended for OHIO faculty and staff looking to improve personal well being
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Healthy OHIO
Healthy OHIO is the university's faculty and staff wellness program provided by WellWorks. This program affords faculty and staff multiple opportunities to participate in different wellness programs, such as mindful eating, practical nutrition, sleep wellness, and risk reduction. More information can be found on the Healthy OHIO webpage.