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Online Toolkits

The Office of Organizational Excellence has put together a number of toolkits to support you and your professional development with a variety of courses from CSU Learn, LinkedIn Learning modules and articles. Toolkit topics include:

• COVID-19
• Developing Your Best Professional Self
• Difficult Conversations
• Leadership Skills
• Microsoft Office
• Mindful Meeting Meditations
• Principles of Community
• Technology Resources
• Tools for Managers
• Tools for Student Assistants
• Working Virtually
• Work/Life Balance

Toolkits can be found in the "Online Resources" section of the Organizational Excellence webpage.

Make sure to register through CSU Learn to receive the Zoom links and have the course added to your calendar.

Enhancing Your Technical Skills

OU Campus
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays
Learn how to navigate OU Campus and post text, photos, graphics and tables to your campus websites. Trainings are one-on-one, please register on CSU Learn to reserve your spot and submit a ticket to request training: fresnostate.edu/websupport.

Introduction to DocuSign
9 – 10 a.m. Tuesdays
Learn how to navigate DocuSign to send documents for signature and manage workflows to each recipient. Create templates for commonly used routing lists.

DocuSign Bulk Send, Conditional Routing and PowerForms
9 – 10 a.m. Thursdays
Create templates with conditional routing to streamline processes. Distribute a link to a PowerForm to capture signatures and data from an on-demand form. Easily send the same documents for signature to a large number of receipts using bulk send.

Virtual Learning

The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance
10 – 11 a.m., Thursday, July 30
A recent estimate suggests that employees endure a staggering 55 million meetings a day in the United States. Most companies and leaders view poor meetings as an inevitable cost of doing business. But managers can take heart: researchers now have a clear understanding of the key drivers that make meetings successful. In The Surprising Science of Meetings, Dr. Steven Rogelberg draws from extensive research and survey interview to share the proven practices and techniques that help managers and employees enhance the quality of their meetings. For those who lead and participate in meetings, he provides immediate direction, guidance, and relief – offering a how-to guide to change your working life starting today.

*As part of the CSU’s Got Talent web-series, all CSU staff & faculty are invited to attend this free webcast via this link.

Winning With A Healthy Lifestyle – Summer Edition
1 – 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Zoom
In partnership with Dr. Lisa Herzig, a series of online learnings will be available weekly through CSU Learn, and then discussed in further detail in this group.

Coming in August!

Lessons from Leaders
10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Friday, August 7, Zoom
Grab a cup of coffee and join us via zoom to get to know some of our campus leaders. We will explore highlights from their leadership journey, lessons they have learned along the way, how they are navigating during this time and some fun facts. Bring your questions! We will kick off this series with a conversation with Dr. Janell Morillo, associate vice president for Student Health, Counseling and Wellness.

Dare to Lead Virtual Book Club
10 – 11 a.m. Thursday, August 10, Zoom
Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts
Join us this summer for a virtual book club as we explore the four skills of Brave Leadership in Brené Brown’s bestseller Dare to Lead. These will be interactive sessions. Come prepared to share.

Administrative Academy Registration Open!
This year's Administrative Academy will be fully virtual and include new speakers, content, and discussions centering around transitioning to virtual collaboration, building connections in a virtual world, taking care of yourself and soul despite numerous competing demands, cultivating positive momentum, how to have difficult conversations and overcome implicit biases, and more! Each session will focus on learning, connecting, networking, and collaboration. All administrative support staff, whether you have participated before or not, are encouraged to participate!

Campus Spotlight Series
With so many of our staff working virtually, the "Campus Spotlight" series gives departments and offices an opportunity to share about their roles on campus, introduce their team, provide a virtual tour (if able/desired), and share any changes or new practices implemented because of COVID. If your department/office would be interested in participating this year, you can fill out this short Google Form and the Office of Organizational Excellence will be in touch to schedule a date.