Interpersonal Skills for Faculty Professional Advancement
Managing Stress and Staying Positive in Today's World
Crucial Conversations- SOM Faculty Only
Time Management: Strategies for Managing Your Day
Cultivating the Power of Emotional Intelligence
Dealing With Difficult People
Talent Management and Organization Development, Ray Perry, Instructor
10/22/08, 9:00 - 4:00, 2024 East Monument Street, Room 2-1002
Registration: http://training.jhu.edu/html/FacultyDevelopment/regformoctober08.pdf
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12/03/08, 9:00- 4:00, Eastern Campus, Room B102
Registration:http://training.jhu.edu/html/FacultyDevelopment/regformdecember08.pdf
How often do you deal with difficult people and how well do you handle them??If you were more assertive interacting with the "thorns in your side" - and less aggressive or passive-what would this mean to your level of stress, productivity and sense of control? In this practical workshop, you will learn how to more effectively handle the different types of difficult people that you encounter. And you'll do it in a way that strengthens rather than hurts relationships. If difficult people can be frustrating to you, this workshop will provide you with the tools to confidently change your approach.
Choosing Civility
Talent Management and Organization Development, Virginia Jacobs, Instructor
10/30/08, 9:00 - 4:00, 2024 East Monument Street, Suite 2-1000
Registration:http://training.jhu.edu/html/FacultyDevelopment/regformoctober08.pdf
Is civility an asset or a liability in today's society? How will the demonstration of kindness, respect, and consideration be viewed by others, personally and professionally? This interactive workshop will discuss and demonstrate the value of benevolent words and behaviors. It outlines P.M. Forni's suggested steps in achieving interpersonal competence that will substantially improve the quality both of your life, as well as the people in your life.?In particular, it will show how civility can give you a competitive edge at work.
Managing Stress and Staying Positive in Today's World
Talent Management and Organization Development, Debra Smith, Instructor
10/28/08, 9:00 - 4:00, 2024 East Monument Street, Suite 2-1000
Registration: http://training.jhu.edu/html/FacultyDevelopment/regformoctober08.pdf
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12/11/08, 9:00- 4:00, 2024 East Monument Street, Suite 2-1000
Registration: http://training.jhu.edu/html/FacultyDevelopment/regformdecember08.pdf
Do you feel unduly stressed by pressures on the job or in your personal life In this program, you will learn the effects and characteristics of stress and better understand why stress is considered the invisible disease.You'll identify your stressors and your personal stress reactions. You'll increase your awareness of the mind's role in the stress cycle, how perception, paradigms, and self-talk contribute to your stress, and how habitual thinking styles can be redirected. You'll learn how to get rid of your worries, how to break the anger habit, and how to manage physical stress through nutrition, exercise, and relaxation.You'll use a six-step problem-solving model to take control of your stress situations, discover ways to manage change, and use goal setting to balance the demands of your career and your personal life.
Crucial Conversations- SOM Faculty Only
Talent Management and Organization Development, Pam Somers, Sr. Organization Development Specialist, Instructor
11/11/08, 8:30am - 11:30am, 2024 E. Monument Street, Suite 1/500, 2-1000
Registration: http://training.jhu.edu/html/FacultyDevelopment/regformnovember08.pdf
This workshop focuses on the use of powerful conversations and crucial confrontations?transformational conversations that create mutual learning and lead to committed action. The word confront means to hold someone accountable, face-to-face. To some, the term may sound harsh, that's not the intent. Studies have found that when confrontations are handled correctly, communication is open, honest, candid, respectful, and problems are resolved. Participants will learn how to use conversation to strengthen connections and facilitate change. The best individuals, teams, and organizations demonstrate an ability to hold each other accountable. Crucial Confrontations teaches a step-by-step process for dealing with broken promises, violated expectations, and bad behavior.
Time Management: Strategies for Managing Your Day
Talent Management and Organization Development, Ray Perry, Instructor
11/13/08, 9:00 - 4:00, 2024 E. Monument Street, Suite 2-1000
Registration: http://training.jhu.edu/html/FacultyDevelopment/regformnovember08.pdf
Imagine the impact on your professional performance if your ability to juggle everything on your plate significantly increased!? What would that mean to your productivity and sense of professional satisfaction? In this highly interactive workshop, participants will learn to blend time and task management into a single management approach that compliments any challenging schedule. This practical program will help participants take control of their day and gain greater confidence handling projects, priorities, and deadlines.
Speak Like a Pro
Talent Management and Organization Development, Karen Storey, Interactive Training
11/19/08, 9:00-4:00, Eastern Campus, Room B102
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11/21/08, 8:30 - 3:30, 2024 East. Monument Street, Suite 2-1002 -SOM FACULTY ONLY
Registration: http://training.jhu.edu/html/FacultyDevelopment/regformnovember08.pdf
Faculty members win grants and build reputations based (to some extent) on their ability to speak with confidence to large groups of people. Speak Like a Pro offers the knowledge, skills, and abilities you need for effective presentations. You'll learn proven techniques for planning, practicing, and delivering public presentations. Further, you will receive expert feedback from your instructor, as well as personal responses and insights from your classmates. Each participant is asked to prepare in advance a 10-minute presentation. Focus on managing stage fright and maintaining composure in front of any size audience. Voice and body language are explored as an effective communication tool. Key ways of adding maximum impact are discussed along with ways of preparing quickly and confidently for any presentation. Each participant is videotaped in order to provide instant feedback on their strengths and areas that need improvement. Especially for faculty who speak English as their second language, this class is a must.
Cultivating the Power of Emotional Intelligence
Talent Management and Organization Development, Sharon Fries-Britt, Instructor
12/18/08, 9:00 – 4:00, 2024 E. Monument Street, Suite 2-1000
Registration: http://training.jhu.edu/html/FacultyDevelopment/regformdecember08.pdf
What makes an individual effective at a job? What skills are necessary to work in a complex, demanding work environment? Increasingly, the answers to these and similar types of questions suggest that organizations are seeking individuals who demonstrate more than the conventional benchmarks of success such as academic credentials and years of experience in a profession. Individuals who have cultivated emotional as well as intellectual abilities are increasingly in demand. These individuals tend to be effective problem solvers with the ability to draw upon a wide range of skills and abilities. They are likely to be more effective and confident in their ability to respond to rapid changes in the workplace. This highly interactive course will provide participants with a better understanding of the nature of emotional intelligence and its applications in the workplace.
