Giving and Leveraging Feedback for Success
9 a.m. Wednesday, May 5
The ability to skillfully provide and leverage constructive feedback is essential for success and professional growth, both for ourselves and our colleagues. During this session, we will learn a simple tool for providing feedback, discuss how to hack the psychological and physiological responses that interfere with our ability to leverage the feedback we receive, and practice techniques to transform these often-uncomfortable conversations into personal and leadership wins.
Offered as part of the CSU Collaboration Trainings

Click here for the Organizational Excellence calendar and registration links.

Other opportunities this week:

CSUBUY Marketplace
2 p.m. Monday, May 3
CSUBUY Marketplace is a CSU system wide initiative to streamline the purchasing and payment processes on campus. Training will review how to navigate through the CSUBUY Marketplace and ordering from the 22 vendors in the marketplace

Avoiding Bias in Hiring
2 p.m. Tuesday, May 4
During this overview of implicit bias and its impact on the hiring process, you will be provided tools and strategies for ensuring that the best candidates apply and are hired for open positions. This highly interactive session will provide time for discussion and opportunities to practice implementing the strategies. Workshop enrollees are encouraged to complete an online exercise in preparation for the workshop: Implicit Association Test (IAT) Take a Test!

Everyday Ableism
9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 6
When we understand disability in a context of social justice and ableism, a cultural experience very much influenced by dynamics of power and privilege, we can begin to unpack the many ways disabled people are targets of bias and microaggressions and how these ideas manifest in higher education. This webinar will discuss relevant research to identify pervasive disability stereotypes and microaggressions and explore how these ideas shape the disability experience and inform our personal and professional behaviors and attitudes. To affect sustained access and inclusion on college and university campuses, we must recognize the pervasiveness of these ideas and reframe our work and attitudes to align with social justice values.

CSU Collaboration Trainings
Fresno State is participating in a CSU cross-campus professional development collaboration program which allows Fresno State employees to participate in select workshops offered by other CSU campuses. Space is limited and registration closes 48 priors to the session. The facilitator will send the Zoom link before the class begins.

Leadership Development for Managers and Department Chairs
The MPP/Department Chairs Professional Development Series, which began in fall 2020, is returning this semester with three workshops for managers and department chairs that focus on cultivating effective communication with employees. The series is open to all current MPPs and department chairs at Fresno State and will be facilitated by Joshua James Smith, interim manager of Organizational Excellence. Although attendance for the entire series is strongly encouraged, you may register for individual workshops if you are unable to attend all sessions.

Effective Performance Feedback
3 p.m. Wednesday, May 5
The skill of giving performance feedback is a powerful and often underutilized management tool. Delivering feedback effectively has been shown to increase employee engagement, encourage team collaboration, and directly contribute to more meaningful and productive conversations during performance reviews. During this session, we will learn a simple framework to improve the quality of your performance feedback, along with strategies to hack the psychological and physiological responses that often derail performance conversations.

Developing A Healthy U Winning With A Healthy Lifestyle
10 a.m. Fridays
Led by Dr. Lisa Herzig, this program offers a holistic approach to reclaiming your health through nutrition coaching and exercise planning, giving you the support and tools to cultivate a healthy and balanced lifestyle – especially in these challenging times.

Enhancing Your Technical Skills

Omni CMS Training
9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays
OU Campus has changed to Omni CMS. Learn the new Omni CMS platform, how to edit and maintain your department websites.

See the Organizational Excellence calendar for a complete list of events.