Office & Team Management

Working with others

Leadership, Meetings, Connect & Engage, Teams, Volunteer Engagement, Facilitation, Integrating, Office Communication, Conflict De-escalation..

Personal Development

Your power in the Workplace, Wellness, Career Planning, Being Positive, Mentoring, Seven steps to Success, Time Management, ..

Working at UC ANR

Project board, Hiring, Policies, Safety, Counseling and more.....

Performance Evaluation

Better meetings

Connect & Engage

Facilitation skills

Integrate your programs

Office communication

	Better meetings Better meetings Fact sheet 8 Tips for better meetings Video (8:52) Have an agenda Fact Sheet Best Management Practices for Meetings Fact Sheet (From Staff Assembly) Focused conversations for better meetings WebANR (26 mins) (Snowden) PowerPoint See Facilitation skills below!
	Connect & Engage UC ANR Principles of Community (Link) Build Trust Build trust Fact sheet ; Build Trust Video (3:08) Listening like an ally PDF (credit Interaction Associates) Engage your audience Engage your audience Fact sheet Adults as learners Fact sheet video (4:39 min) Strategies for Adults learners Video (37:36 min) (Lynn Brock) Live polling in meetings. Slido (Smartphone or computer/tablet needed) Poll Everywhere Can vote anonymously (laptop or phone needed) Meeting Sift (Smartphone or computer/tablet needed) Note: These are just 3 options we have heard of (no endorsement is implied - Many others also exist. There is no implication if we haven't included other options). Strategies for Adults learners Fact Sheet (Lynn Brock) Build a Team "To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart." Eleanor Roosevelt Building successful teams WebANR (23 mins - Dana Hinojosa UC Davis) Team building Fact sheet (UC ANR) Build Consensus Fact sheet How to show appreciation Fact sheet and free test (From Betterthinking.com.nz) Appreciation versus recognition Video (16:42) Working in teams online lesson (Lumen) UC People Management Series Certificate Website (Course listing) (Contact jlazulai@ucanr.edu when completed for your certificate signed by our Vice President) Engage Volunteers Building Volunteer Engagement Course. Develop an action plan to enhance volunteer engagement Login instructions PDF, Login instructions Video (1:32) Leadership The New Leadership Literacies: Thriving in a Future of Extreme Disruption and Distributed Everything (PDF) - By Bob Johansen, Institute for the Future Manage Conflict Conflict de-escalation: ANR’s Behavior Intervention Team Webpage Volunteer Conflict Resolution Guide UC ANR Managing conflict Fact sheet ; Video (3:13) Dealing with Difficult Multicultural Discussions Video (49:08) NAEPSDP Strengthen Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Youth Development Latino youth development (web) Increasing Cultural Awareness & Equity and Inclusion in Extension Programs (Course Instructions) Building Partnerships with the Latino Community (Fact sheet) Professional Development (Fact sheet) A tool for plotting linkages to define connection paths: Template ; Example (Powerpoint) Foundation and Program Design Video (Sponsored by Engage and Empower Online) UC 4-H guidance for LGBTQ+ inclusion info sheet Can We Talk About Microaggression? Quick Tip Implicit Bias Implicit bias test (Harvard University Website) Bias test explained (Video) Connecting within UC and UC ANR 10 tips to starting your program Fact Sheet Getting started: Connecting Fact sheet County-Campus Collaboration Fact sheet Strategic Initiatives, Program Teams and WorkGroups (web) Roles & Responsibilities at ANR (web) Opportunities to connect and access student support Planetary Health institute (Summer Fellowships) Environmental Policy and Management (UC Davis) Extension Certificate Capstone students (UC Davis - coming) Mentoring Don't go it alone Fact Sheet (UC ANR AAC) Mentoring and Networking Fact sheet
	Facilitation Skills The basics Facilitation checklist Fact Sheet Facilitation Fact sheet; Video (2:47) Process versus Content Fact Sheet Stages of Discussion Fact Sheet Stakeholder analysis Fact Sheet The ORID Method Fact Sheet Interaction skills Active listening Fact sheet Cultural competency Fact Sheet Increase engagement Fact Sheet Thinking and learning styles Fact Sheet Using technology Fact Sheet Getting to output Building Key Agreements Fact sheet Decision-making Methods Fact sheet Desired outcomes Fact sheet Handling difficult people Dealing with Difficult Behavior Fact Sheet Tools to Reduce conflict Fact Sheet
	Integrate your Programs Tips for Program Integration Fact Sheet Summary tips to integrate Fact Sheet Example: UC MFP & EFNEP
	Office Communication Write better emails Fact sheet Using SiteBuilder 3.0 (Video 1, Video 2) Google Analytics with SiteBuilder (Video)
	Spanish Common phrases and more Web (from UC) Learn Spanish and other languages for free (e.g., Duolingo)