Manager/Supervisor | People & Culture

Now that you've identified your role, click on the timeframe below that most closely aligns with your experience to discover some learning opportunities available to you. Remember, you are in the driver's seat. We hope these suggestions help you as you think about your career success today, tomorrow, and well into the future.

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AI Tools for this Job Family

Level: General	Thriving as a Project Manager in the Age of AI Nano Tips to Use AI to Be a More Effective Manager with Ashley Herd Manager's Guide to Building a Data Dashboard with ChatGPT (No Code Required) Generative AI for Project Managers: Fourteen Ways to Streamline Your Work Become an AI-Powered People Manager Manager's Guide to Building a Team Upskilling Plan with ChatGPT (No Code Required) Manager’s Guide to Building a Performance Tracker with ChatGPT (No Code Required)
Level: Beginner	Build with AI: Code Snippet Manager with Windsurf Using AI for Customer Service Managers
Level: Intermediate	AI-Enhanced Leadership Development and Self-Coaching for Managers

Months 1-3

Berkeley Operations	SARA (Enterprise System Access Request)
Coaching	1:1 Career Coaching (at least one session to discuss career goals and explore relevant resources and next steps) Job Builder: Review job description/roles & responsibilities for yourself and your direct report(s)
Engagement & Belonging	Principles of Community - become familiar
Foundational Skills Training	Use the Foundational Skills-Required Training page to determine which course(s) may be due for you at this time. You also receive email notifications from NoReplyUCLC@berkeley.edu for all training courses as they are assigned to you.
Newsletters	Wisdom Cafe Manager News Department-specific newsletter/email
Ongoing Meetings	Develop a meeting schedule with your staff/team to check in, provide support, divvy up work, share status updates, etc. Develop a meeting schedule with others in your unit/dept who have a similar role to you to check in, share best practices, etc.
Resources for You or Your Team	Manager's Toolkit IT Services support Onboarding Buddy Guidelines SARA (Enterprise System Access Request) Supervisor's Checklist for New Employee Orientation Helpful Toolkits and Guides Flexible Work Arrangements
Technology & Systems Training	UCPath (Employee, Manager)

Year 1

Berkeley Operations	HR Service Hub - for support with HR transactions (Berkeley Regional Services teams) BearBuy
Berkeley People Management (BPM)	BPM Part 1: Grow Today (Required within 6 months of appointment)
Building Community	Identity-Based Staff Orgs (join applicable) Communities of Practice (join applicable)
Conferences	NOW Conference Administrative Management Group Annual Conference (ADMAN)
Engagement & Belonging	Multicultural Education Program (MEP) Implicit Bias Certificate (included in BPM Part 1: Grow Today) UC Gender Recognition & Lived Name: An Introduction to Gender Awareness People & Culture Resources
Foundational Skills Training	Use the Foundational Skills-Required Training page to determine which course(s) may be due for you at this time. You also receive email notifications from NoReplyUCLC@berkeley.edu for all training courses as they are assigned to you.
Grow on the Go (Video)	Achieve Together Conversation Demo Self-Identify 2-4 Grow on the Go courses
Newsletters	Wisdom Cafe Manager News Department-specific newsletter/email
Ongoing Meetings	Manager's Forum Manager Mastermind Group Berkeley Administrative Management Professionals (Community of Practice)
Resources for You or Your Team	People & Culture policies Learning Calendar and Events Transferable Skills Library UC Learning Center LinkedIn Learning Greater Good Science Center Staff Ombuds Office Path to Care CalAnswers BearBuy Identity-Based Staff Orgs Communities of Practice UC Extension Sponsored Tuition Program Sexual Violence Prevention & Response
System-wide Collaboration	UC Berkeley System-Wide Core Competencies

Year 2

Berkeley Executive Education	UC Berkeley Executive Education course Communications Excellence Negotiations and Influence Financial Data Analysis for Leaders
Berkeley People Management (BPM)	BPM Part 2: Grow Your Knowledge - series of training
Building Community	Consider joining a working group
Certificates	UC Systemwide People Management Certificate
Conferences	NOW Conference Research and attend professional development conference
Engagement & Belonging	See Engagement & BelongingLearning Pathway
Foundational Skills Training	Use the Foundational Skills-Required Training page to determine which course(s) may be due for you at this time. You also receive email notifications from NoReplyUCLC@berkeley.edu for all training courses as they are assigned to you.
Grow on the Go (Video)	Self-Identify 2-4 Grow on the Go courses
Newsletters	Wisdom Cafe Manager News Department-specific newsletter/email
Ongoing Meetings	Manager's Forum Manager Mastermind Group
Resources for You or Your Team	Learning Calendar and Events Transferable Skills Library UC Learning Center LinkedIn Learning Greater Good Science Center Staff Ombuds Office Path to Care CalAnswers BearBuy Identity-Based Staff Orgs Communities of Practice

Year 3

Berkeley People Management (BPM)	BPM Part 3: Grow Your Team
Coaching	BPM: Executive Coaching Program
Conferences	NOW Conference UC People Management Conference Research and attend professional development conference
Engagement & Belonging	See Engagement & Belonging Learning Pathway
Foundational Skills Training	Use the Foundational Skills-Required Training page to determine which course(s) may be due for you at this time. You also receive email notifications from NoReplyUCLC@berkeley.edu for all training courses as they are assigned to you.
Grow on the Go (Video)	Self-Identify 2-4 Grow on the Go courses
Newsletters	Wisdom Cafe Manager News Department-specific newsletter/email
Ongoing Meetings	Manager's Forum Manager Mastermind Group
Resources for You or Your Team	Learning Calendar and Events Transferable Skills Library UC Learning Center LinkedIn Learning Greater Good Science Center Staff Ombuds Office Path to Care CalAnswers BearBuy Identity-Based Staff Orgs Communities of Practice

Year 4

Coaching	BSA Mentorship Program: Mentor
Conferences	Research and attend a professional development conference
Engagement & Belonging	See Engagement & Belonging Learning Pathway
Foundational Skills Training	Use the Foundational Skills-Required Training page to determine which course(s) may be due for you at this time. You also receive email notifications from NoReplyUCLC@berkeley.edu for all training courses as they are assigned to you.
Grow on the Go (Video)	Self-Identify 2-4 Grow on the Go courses
Newsletters	Wisdom Cafe Manager News Department-specific newsletter/email
Ongoing Meetings	Manager's Forum Manager Mastermind Group
Resources for You or Your Team	Learning Calendar and Events Transferable Skills Library UC Learning Center LinkedIn Learning Greater Good Science Center Staff Ombuds Office Path to Care CalAnswers BearBuy Identity-Based Staff Orgs Communities of Practice
System-wide Collaboration	UC Women's Initiative for Professional Development

Year 5+

Berkeley Executive Education	UC Berkeley Executive Education course Leading Strategy Execution through Culture Executive Decision-Making with Data Science
Berkeley People Management (BPM)	BPM Part 4: Grow Your Organization (M1 and above)
Engagement & Belonging	See Engagement & Belonging Learning Pathway
Foundational Skills Training	Use the Foundational Skills-Required Training page to determine which course(s) may be due for you at this time. You also receive email notifications from NoReplyUCLC@berkeley.edu for all training courses as they are assigned to you.
Grow on the Go (Video)	Self-Identify 2-4 Grow on the Go courses
Newsletters	Wisdom Cafe Manager News Department-specific newsletter/email
Ongoing Meetings	Manager's Forum Manager Mastermind Group
Resources for You or Your Team	Learning Calendar and Events Transferable Skills Library UC Learning Center LinkedIn Learning Greater Good Science Center Staff Ombuds Office Path to Care CalAnswers BearBuy Identity-Based Staff Orgs Communities of Practice