Upcoming Events

How many meetings have you attended or conducted where they just seemed like wasted time? Well, no more! Attend this workshop to learn techniques for planning and facilitating effective meetings. This workshop qualifies for CPE Credit for Florida CPAs.

Assertiveness is a skill you can acquire, not a personality trait that some people are born with and others are not. When we communicate assertively, we express our feelings, thoughts, and wishes--standing up for our legitimate rights without violating the rights of others. In this workshop, you'll learn to: Distinguish between assertive, aggressive, and non-assertive […]

Project management, whether aimed at improving service or solving major organizational problems, requires a different set of management skills than those needed to oversee routine operations. Project management involves leading a diverse group of employees who are working in an environment that is highly dependent upon planning, limited by budget and scheduling controls, and subject […]

Most of us work with well-intentioned people. However, difficult issues surface and require our attention, whether it is about scarce resources, misaligned goals, unpredictable policies, differences in opinions, or unprofessional behavior. These skills are the best way to guard against groupthink and invite multiple perspectives and build trust. In this course you will learn how […]

The objective of the Classification and Compensation Foundations workshop is to increase your understanding of the university's classification and compensation structure for UF staff, with emphasis on describing jobs accurately and understanding options that are available to ensure employees are classified and paid properly. To accomplish this, this workshop discusses various building-blocks associated with a […]

This Pro3 workshop will introduce key concepts surrounding course scheduling at the University of Florida. In this session, the schedule calendar will be discussed and an overview of relevant web screens will be provided. Additionally, participants will learn how to schedule classroom space, the final exam requirement, and instructors. Use of web-based templates also will […]

Explore how a Growth Mindset can encourage continuous improvement and innovation. This perspective can free people to think creatively and hold themselves accountable for their results. Experience a life-changing way of tackling work-related problems. In this session, we’ll: • Define the growth and fixed mindset • Identify why and how we learn from failure • […]

This workshop is designed to increase administrative staff members' knowledge of the overview process of hiring and paying international visitors and employees. The session will review key concepts such as identifying UF offices involved in the process, determining how to pay international visitors and employees based on purpose, guidelines for each visa, and assembling the […]

Change happens. It is a real, concrete, often stressful fact of life. Do you ever wish that change would go away--or at least slow down? If so, this class is for you. During this course, participants will: Examine the initial normal reactions to change Explore ways to overcome resistance to change Prepare a personal plan--including […]

Conflict is part of our daily lives and can undermine our success unless we get better at using it effectively. As surprising as this might sound, we want conflict in the workplace; but it has to be the right kind of conflict. In this class you will learn how to build your conflict competence/fitness to […]

Most of us think we're good communicators. Listening and talking are things we engage in all the time, so we assume we do it well. Unfortunately, that's often not the case. Attend "Communication Confidence" to learn a number of skills and tools to improve the way you communicate with others. Behind these skills are these […]

Join this this class to learn how to navigate travel at the University of Florida. In this course you will get the opportunity to collaborate with your peers and learn all about the travel directives. This critical-thinking workshop is designed for departmental representatives that perform travel-related duties. You will receive a deep dive into travel-related […]