January HR Educational and Development Opportunities

January HR Educational and Development Opportunities

Please contact Karyn Jeffrey at or at x4174 to enroll.

Supervisory/Leadership

Kit Welchlin, Welchlin Communication Strategies –

(for both supervisors and non-supervisory staff interested in building skills)

Be an Effective Leader

01/29/08 9:30-11:30 Room Alumni Guest House, Meeting Room

six criteria of personal credibility

top ten characteristics of effective leaders

three skills to long term effectiveness

how to take charge and grow winners

rules of setting goals and providing feedback

principle of running effective meetings

and

Effective Problem Solving and Decision Making

01/29/08 1:30-3:30 Room Alumni Guest House, Meeting Room

ten most dangerous problem-solving traps

eight characteristics of good problem-solvers

decision making formula

problem solving approach

Managers Guide of the EAP

1/30/08 1:00-2:00 Telephonic Seminar

Please pre-register online for ease of access at:

confirmation code is2414332.

The dial-in number will be provided to you in your registration confirmation email. Handouts will be available to download from the registration site or through HR. You must pre-register at least 48 hours before the start time of the seminar. A recorded playback of each seminar will be available starting an hour after the seminar until midnight on the 10th day from the teleconference date.

Financial

EAP— CPA, Tax Planning

01/23/08 10:30-11:30 Room Alumni Guest House, Meeting Room

Are you paying too much in taxes, or withholding too little?

Learn how to protect your assets and reduce your taxes

Increase your potential income

Keep more of your retirement money

Personal/Professional Development

CIGNA Behavioral Health EAP presents

Personal Fitness

A telephone wellness seminar:

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

1:00-2:00 p.m.

Please pre-register online at:

Confirmation code: 4772642

You’ll receive a confirmation email with the number to call. You can download handouts from the registration site. A recording of each seminar will also be available for 10 days, starting one hour after the seminar. Check the registration site for the dial-in number and passcode.

Center for Sports Medicine and Rehab (CSMR) – Ergonomics for Office Workers

1/24/08 10:00-11:00 Room Alumni Guest House, Meeting Room

and 2:00-3:00 Room Alumni Guest House, Meeting Room

Mandated Training

Minnesota Employee Right to Know MERTKA/Bloodborne

01/03/08 9:00-11:00 Room Alumni Guest House, Meeting Room

Mandatory for all new staff (Right to Know) and all those employed in or transferred to jobs which require training (Asbestos Awareness and Blood Borne Pathogens). New staff is required to participate in this training as part of their orientation process.

Any employees not required to attend but interested in attending are welcome. Sessions will be one hour each and will include training on Minnesota Right to Know.

Sexual Harassment Training

01/08/08 2:00-5:00 Room Alumni Guest House, Meeting Room

Harassment in the work place has been prohibited for more than a decade. All employees share the responsibility for preventing harassment. The workshop content includes guidelines for defining harassment and suggestions for creating a harassment-free environment. The session will also cover the following:

Guidelines on the definition of harassment

Diversity and harassment

Recognizing subtle forms of harassment

Dealing with complaints

Joanne Jirik Mullen is the Advisor to the College on Sexual Harassment and Consultant to the College on Sexual Harassment.

Please note: All staff that have not previously attended a sexual harassment workshop at Carleton must attend.