What if AI could be the career partner you've been waiting for, not the threat you've been dreading? This interactive virtual session transforms anxiety about artificial intelligence into agency. Discover how to strategically leverage AI tools to accelerate your professional growth, uncover hidden opportunities, and build...
Being open to opposing views is an essential skill for communicating and collaborating with others to empower our collective future. It is hard to do, especially in our increasingly polarized world. It is also a skill that can be taught.
Burnout at campuses across higher education is often framed as an individual self-care problem, when in reality it is a predictable outcome of chronic, unaddressed stress in complex institutions. This interactive workshop introduces The ABELLA Model, a trauma-informed framework that helps high-stress professionals and their organizations name, assess, and transform patterns of burnout,...
Encountering curveballs is an inevitable part of your career journey. Whether it's a project that didn't go as planned, an unexpected career transition, or a challenging work shift, these experiences often leave you questioning your capabilities. What if these challenges were the cornerstone for building your most valuable skills?
Much of what keeps large, mission-driven institutions functioning well is work that is rarely named, formally recognized, or rewarded: emotional labor, relational maintenance, anticipatory problem-solving, institutional memory, and behind-the-scenes coordination.
This session explores how “invisible labor” shows up across UC staff roles and why it disproportionately...
Stepping into a leadership role often brings visible changes in responsibility, scope, and expectations. Less visible, but equally impactful, is the internal shift that accompanies this change, especially for first-time supervisors and managers across campus.
This session invites UC staff to explore an often under-discussed dimension of leadership development:...
In today’s complex academic environment, effective communication is essential for fostering trust, collaboration, and resilience among staff, faculty, and students. This interactive session introduces the principles and practices of Compassionate Listening, a powerful approach designed to deepen understanding, reduce conflict, and strengthen relationships. Drawing from the work of...
