People Management

An effective people manager provides leadership in bringing the team together, has excellent communication skills, is trustworthy, flexible, and neutral. They know how to engage their direct reports, treat their reports with respect, and are willing to continuously learn and practice managerial skills. They are committed to operationalizing equity, diversity, and inclusion principles in their work.

Performance Evaluation

Take these steps to help you be successful and prepare for your performance reviews.

Collaborative performance conversation tool
Use the Collaborative Performance Conversation tool to keep your employees engaged and valued. The tool was adapted from one developed by retired UC ANR Farm Labor Advisor, Gregorio Billikopf (ANR Post; Wikipedia Post). Schedule these conversations once or twice per year.

Two women talking (Dorina Espinoza on left).

Being an effective and helpful ANR supervisor (PDF fact sheet) provides leadership in bringing the team together, has excellent communication skills, and is trustworthy, flexible, and neutral. They know how to engage their direct reports, treat their reports with respect, and are willing to continuously learn and practice managerial skills.

Professional Development Policy (UCOP)
This policy describes the University’s support of professional development for staff appointments in the Professional & Support Staff, Managers & Senior Professionals, and Senior Management Group personnel programs.

Management Skills Assessment Program (MSAP) This program is coming back soon!
MSAP is designed to strengthen the engagement and preparation of high potential UC supervisors, managers, and professionals. It offers an intensive, off-site, assessment center experience for early career managers.

UC People Management Series Certificate

The UC People Management Series Certificate can help you elevate, empower, and engage your employees. Access these courses via the UC Learning Center. When you complete your course, contact jlazulai@ucanr.edu to receive your certificate signed by Glenda Humiston.

UC People Networking Cohort

Join this UC ANR Networking Cohort to delve into the (above) UC People Management Series Certificate with your colleagues through discussion, scenario role play, and other ways of practicing your supervising skills.

Hiring

Complete the: Managing Implicit Bias Series (UC Learning Center) - Choose the UC ANR button.

To increase your awareness of implicit bias and reduce its impact at the University. This series reinforces the UC diversity, equity, and inclusion values that enable the University to attract and retain a top talent workforce, and it further supports the UC commitment to developing effective leaders and managers of people. It is intended to supplement existing location programs and resources.

Onboarding New ANR Employees

Use the Supervisors Guide to Onboarding New ANR Employees to provide your new hire with a positive experience, set expectations early, and help retain your new employee. Assign an Onboarding Buddy to help support your new employee with real time support. Check the UC ANR Orientation site to make sure your new hire attends one of our virtual monthly New Employee Welcomes and the semi-annual in-person New Employee Administrative Orientation and Programmatic Orientation for new academic hires.

Create LinkedIn Learning competency-based playlists for your employees

Create content for your team using this LinkedIn Learning competency map. Start your own People Management learning using this People Management Playlist.

UC People Manager Core Competencies

The following list of training opportunities support the UC Core Competencies for People Managers.

Employee Focus
Engage your Employee in Career Planning & Development (Tools)

Becoming a Connector Manager (Gartner-create your free account here)

Manager Guide to Managing Negative Reactions to Feedback (Gartner-create your free account here)

Coaching and Developing Employees (LinkedIn Learning)

Coaching for Performance and Development (UC Learning Center, UC Davis -part of the UC People Management Series Certificate)

Operational Focus

Operations Management Fundamentals (LinkedIn Learning)

Establishing Team Goals and Responsibilities (UC Davis, UC Learning Center)

Organizational Focus

Design Thinking: Lead Change in Your Organization (LinkedIn Learning)

Self Focus

The Emotionally Intelligent Leader (UC Davis, UC Learning Center)

Managing from Within: Self-empowerment (UC Davis, UC Learning Center)

Management Skills Assessment Program (UC Systemwide)

Using Emotional Intelligence on the Job (UC Davis, UC Learning Center)

Improving Your Emotional Intelligence Skills: Self-awareness and Self-management (UC Davis, UC Learning Center)

Workplace Focus

Diversity Awareness for New Supervisors (UC Learning Center, UC Davis)

Using Facilitation Skills as a Manager (UC Learning Center, UC Davis)

Humor in the Workplace

Driving a High-Performance Culture (LinkedIn Learning )

People Management and Leadership

Build a Team

"To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart." Eleanor Roosevelt

People Management (UC ANR Human Resources webpage)

Building successful teams WebANR (23 mins - Dana Hinojosa UC Davis)

Coaching and Developing Employees (LinkedIn Learning)
The Discovery Questionnaire (PDF)
Powerful Questions to Ask Your Team
The GROW Model (Goals, Realities, Options, Way forward)

Team building Fact sheet (UC ANR)

Build Consensus Fact sheet

The 5 common behaviors 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)

Project/task planning tool (Excel file)

UC People Management Series Certificate Website (Course listing) (Contact jlazulai@ucanr.edu when completed for your certificate signed by our Vice President)

Leadership Development Plan (PDF)

Performance Evaluation (UC ANR)

Onboarding New Employees (UC ANR)

Supervisor Guide to Creating an Individual Development Plan with an employee (UC ANR)