Act as a Leader

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UW-Madison has created a knowledge and skills hub for employees who want to develop their skills, stay relevant in their career industry, or want to learn something new.  These resources are optional for employees, not required.  Start by browsing the hub or refining your search using your standard job description or job group.  You will find a targeted list of skills for that job with descriptions and links to learning opportunities offered at UW-Madison and through virtual resources like LinkedIn Learning.  Examples of skill areas are:

• Administration & Management
• Building & Construction
• Complex Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Customer Service & Service Orientation
• Economics & Accounting
• Equipment Maintenance
• Instruction Skills
• Management of Personnel
• Negotiation & Persuasion Skills
• Presentation & Speaking
• Quality Control Analysis
• Time Management
• Transportation
• Writing

All Employees & Supervisors

LinkedIn Learning is an online educational platform that helps you discover and develop business, technology-related, and creative skills through expert-led course videos. With more than 5,000 courses and personalized recommendations, you can discover, complete, and track courses related to your field and interests.

Although LinkedIn Learning is an approved tool for UW–‍Madison faculty, staff and students, we discourage its use when applied directly to assessing student knowledge or performance.

Benefits:

Free and available 24/7, Geared towards all levels of experience from beginners to experts, Learn at your own pace: play, pause, rewind, Resources for classes that require software skills, Easily searches and quick to browse, Topics range from office productivity and graphic design tools to programming and web production codes

Organizational politics are a natural part of any work setting. Sometimes those politics are ethical and helpful, other times they can be toxic and harmful. Being able to navigate the politics of your organization can help you be a better leader. This module will help you understand the dynamics of organizational politics.

As a result of this module, you will be able to:

· Shift your perceptions around organizational politics

· Differentiate between constructive vs. destructive org politics

· Discuss contributing factors, power, and influence

· Develop constructive political strategies

Practicing emotional intelligence (EQ) is an essential part of developing connection with others. The ability to recognize our own and others’ feelings is invaluable in today’s work environment. In this three-part course, you will learn and practice skills and strategies that build connection, trust, and cultivate inclusive decision-making and a sense of belonging. Emotional Intelligence@Work is offered in two formats: a three-part, highly interactive, in-person cohort experience, or pick and choose to learn about specific topics in 90-minute EQ@Work Skills and Strategies virtual sessions. You will be invited to bring your own experiences and understanding as tools for individual and collective reflection, learning, discussion, and practice with others. If you are interested in gathering with colleagues and build your awareness, understanding, and capacity for emotional intelligence (EQ) – this is for you! Use these links to check out each course offering format.

1. https://hr.wisc.edu/professional-development/courses/?q=Emotional+Intelligence+%40
2. https://hr.wisc.edu/professional-development/courses/?q=EQ+Skills+ 

Learn more about the program here: https://hr.wisc.edu/professional-development/programs/inclusion-at-uw/emotional-intelligencework/

Learn how to approve/deny/send back expense reports and how to use SFS queries and resources. Required for all e-Reimbursement approvers and auditors.

This session is recommended for all e-Reimbursement approvers and auditors.

The key to successfully supervising in a hybrid work environment starts with the same fundamentals of good in-person supervision, but the way in which you do it looks different. It is best to check in with each employee to get a sense of their comfort level with hybrid work and managing their workload.

Table of Contents

• Clear Expectations
• Regular Communication
• Manage Workload and Be Flexible
• Lead with Trust
• Reliable Resources and Technology
• Professional Development Planning
• Engagement, Inclusion and Diversity
• Add Fun!
• Hiring and Onboarding

Check out the resource here

In conjunction with Purchasing Card Policies & Procedures, this session provides a site manager with the basic knowledge necessary to maintain and oversee the Purchasing Card Program at the departmental or divisional level. The session includes an overview of site manager responsibilities and a live demonstration of Access Online, U.S. Bank’s web-based transaction management tool. Purchasing Card Policies & Procedures should be completed prior to attending this session. Purchasing Card Site Manager Training takes approximately 75 minutes.

This course (in addition to Purchasing Card Policies & Procedures Training) is required for all individuals intending to become purchasing card site managers.

This course provides an overview of travel policy for UW-Madison employees who travel, incur expenses, or approve expenses via various payment mechanisms at UW-Madison (Purchasing Card, Corporate Card, Expense Reimbursement). This training will cover topics such as the travel policies and procedures, allowable expenses, and other important considerations related to travel and expenses.

This course is required for Purchasing Cardholders, Department Cardholders, Purchasing Card Site Managers, and Expense Reimbursement Approvers and Auditors.

This course is recommended for travelers and e-Reimbursement alternates.

This virtual class is designed to give a high-level basic overview of the various searches and reports that are available within the campus reporting tool, WISER. Topics that will be covered include:
• Navigation
• Department Search
• Project Search
• AP/PO Search
• Expense Search
• Payroll Search
• Transaction Search
• Other information in WISER

Departmental or divisional financial staff who are new to UW-Madison, new to their role, or new to using WISER. Any other departmental staff that will need to obtain financial transaction information from the WISER reporting tool as part of their role. PLEASE ensure you have requested and received access to WISER and are able to log in prior to attending this session. (Copy/paste this URL into your browser to access WISER Access Authorization Form: https://businessservices.wisc.edu/documents/wiser-access-authorization-form/.) This course is designed for attendees to click along with instructors through various search screens. We highly recommend taking the “Introduction to the Financial Environment at UW-Madison” course prior to this course when possible.

This session is designed as a primer for employees new to financial roles on campus. Its purpose is to help make learning financial jobs easier and more efficient. Topics covered include:

• Where the University’s Money Comes From and Where It Goes
• Funding Strings
• The Financial Decision-Making Hierarchy
• How to Access Financial Data
• UW Foundation Funds
• Financial Training/Resources Available on Campus

This session is designed as a primer for employees new to financial roles on campus.

Roles and Courses Breakdown

Role: Shopper
Courses: ShopUW+ Foundations, ShopUW+ Process Updates, ShopUW+ Shopper Skills

Role: Requester
Courses: ShopUW+ Foundations, ShopUW+ Process Updates, ShopUW+ Shopper Skills, ShopUW+ Requester Skills

Role: Approver
Courses: ShopUW+ Foundations, ShopUW+ Process Updates, ShopUW+ Shopper Skills, ShopUW+ Requester Skills, Approver Skills

Use the link below to self-register for the appropriate courses.

The session provides an overview of the purchasing card program, guidelines for purchasing card use and account management, requirements for supporting documentation, cardholder and site manager responsibilities, and guidelines for purchasing card reconciliation. Applications may be submitted prior to attendance, but will not be processed until after the required training is complete.

Successful completion of this course is required as part of the application process for obtaining a UW-Madison Purchasing Card. It is also required for persons intending to become Purchasing Card Site Managers.

Purchasing card applicants and individuals designated as purchasing card site managers

Plain Language skills can help you get your message across quickly and clearly. These skills are useful to UW employees in a wide range of positions that involve communicating with others. Training is available at no cost, and all UW–Madison faculty and staff are welcome to attend.

Participants can take an introductory class on Plain Language as a stand-alone training, or attend three sequential workshops to gain a deeper understanding of core plain language strategies. Those who complete all three workshops can earn a Plain Language certificate.

• Introduction to Plain Language
• Write with Plain Language
• Design for Plain Language

Instructors will focus on word choice, grammar, organization of content, and format to improve the readability of documents.

Work with your supervisor to schedule

A 45 minute overview of the resources provided by LifeMatters.

This workshop is designed to help FP&M supervisors understand what hostile and intimidating behavior is and how to engage university resources to resolve issues. In a two-hour, case-based workshop, participants will work through scenarios to identify when HIB is occurring (and when it isn’t) and understand what the role of a supervisor is when they hear about, witness, or experience incidents related to one or more of these behaviors.

All FP&M Supervisors

Please contact Kayla Ruplinger or Alicia Meyer for upcoming dates.

Learn more here

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Have you ever witnessed something that left you uneasy or concerned for another person at work, but you didn’t know how to step in and improve the situation — so you did nothing? You are not alone. It is common to feel unsure of what to do when we witness behavior that concerns us.

This interactive workshop will introduce you to important intervention skills for building healthy, inclusive and engaging workplaces. You will have the opportunity to practice multiple intervention options in real-life scenarios, and will leave equipped with options to interrupt and improve concerning workplace situations when they arise.

Why Should You Attend?

• • Learn skills that build your confidence and increase motivation to identify, intervene and interrupt behaviors that negatively impact the workplace.

• • Examine various options for effectively intervening and improving negative situations through the 4D’s of Stepping In framework.

• • Develop your ability to assess a situation and confidently select an effective intervention option for the situation.

• Practice bystander interventions and skills to use in your workplace, including what to say.

PMDP provides managers and employees the structure to have frequent, meaningful conversations about expectations, goals and growth opportunities. This module is intended to assist Supervisors with the basics concrete items to do in order to set you and the employee up for success.

Learning Objectives:
Understand expectation/steps for scheduling a performance conversation
Understand expectation/steps for preparing a performance conversation
Understand expectation/steps during a performance conversation meeting

Learning Outcome:
Apply opportunities outlined to prepare and encourage employee participation in performance conversations
Implement your own strategy of preparation using the basics from this training