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Crucial Conversations training registration opens
ANR Learning & Development is sponsoring TWO “Crucial Conversations” trainings in spring 2017:
- Wednesday and Thursday, February 1-2, 2017, in Davis, at 2801 Second Street. On Wednesday, February 1, the training is from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Thursday, February 2, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Wednesday and Thursday, April 26-27, 2017 at the South Coast REC in Irvine. On Wednesday, April 26, the training is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Thursday, April 27, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- You may also select “I can participate in either session” when you pre-register.
Training is open to all UC ANR academics, UC ANR staff employees, and Cooperative Extension county-paid employees who have not taken the Crucial Conversations training in the past. All expenses related to the training (registration fee, travel, lodging, meals and training materials) will be reimbursed by UC ANR funds according to UC travel policy.
Twenty participants will be accepted for each training course. Individuals selected to participate in the training will need to participate the full period of the training. Therefore, if you cannot commit to the full 14 hours of training, we ask that you not pre-register for the training. We also encourage you to inform your supervisor of your interest to participate in this training.
If you are interested in the training, please pre-register by November 30 at http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=19111.
Individuals who have pre-registered will be notified on December 9 of their acceptance to participate in the two-day training. A waiting list of those interested but not selected to participate in the training will be established in order for the trainers to contact you should individuals cancel from the training.
“Crucial Conversations” provides tools for talking when stakes are high, emotions are strong and opinions differ. The objectives of the 14-hour training are to provide the participants tools that will assist the participant in:
- Building greater personal influence and power
- Moving “stuck” work-related relationships and projects forward
- Improving personal, team and unit results
- Reducing stress from team frustrations and blocked communication
Your program-certified trainers Jan Corlett and Linda Marie Manton thank you for considering participation in “Crucial Conversations” training. If you have questions, please contact Jan Corlett at Jan.Corlett@ucop.edu.
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Crucial Conversations training registration opens
The UC ANR Training Coordination Committee is sponsoring “Crucial Conversations” training on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 3-4, 2015, in Davis. The training will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 3 and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 4.
Training is open to all UC ANR academics, UC ANR staff employees and Cooperative Extension county-paid employees who have not taken the Crucial Conversations training in the past. All expenses related to the training (registration fee, travel, lodging, meals and training materials) will be reimbursed by ANR funds according to UC travel policy.
Twenty (20) participants will be accepted to the training. Individuals selected to participate in the training will need to participate the full period of the training. Therefore, if you cannot commit to the full 14 hours of training, we ask that you not pre-register for the training.
If you are interested in the training, please pre-register at: http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=10326. We also encourage you to inform your supervisor of your interest to participate in this training.
Individuals who have pre-registered will be notified on Oct. 15 as to whether they have been selected to participate in the two-day training. A waiting list will be established for those who are interested but are not selected to participate in the training and they will be contacted if any individuals cancel their registration and space becomes available.
Crucial Conversations provides tools for talking when stakes are high, emotions are strong, and opinions differ. The objectives of the 14-hour training are to provide the participants tools that will assist the participant in:
- Building greater personal influence and power
- Moving “stuck” work-related relationships and projects forward
- Improving personal, team and unit results
- Reducing stress from team frustrations and blocked communication
Your program certified trainers Jan Corlett and Linda Marie Manton thank you for considering participation in “Crucial Conversations” training. If you have questions, contact Jan Corlett at Jan.Corlett@ucop.edu.
View or leave comments for ANR Leadership at http://ucanr.edu/sites/ANRUpdate/Comments.
This announcement is also posted and archived on the ANR Update pages.
ANR offers facilitation training and other opportunities
The ANR Training Advisory Committee is coordinating several training opportunities for academics and staff over the next few months. Below are a few examples.
“Essential Facilitation for Academics” will be held Feb. 28 and 29 and March 1 at UC Davis. “Essential Facilitation for Staff and Academics” will be held April 10-12, also at UC Davis.
Crucial Conversations for Staff and Academics will be May 23-24 in San Diego and June 13-14 at UC Davis. Each of these trainings is two full days (14 hours). “Crucial Conversations” will provide participants with tools for talking when stakes are high, emotions are strong and the opinions of individuals differ. Participants will build greater personal influence and power, move stuck relations and projects forward, improve personal and team results, and reduce stress from team frustrations and blocked communication.
Additional trainings and experiences are planned by the advisory committee:
- The ANR Leadership Book Club, open to anyone in ANR, reads and discusses books that engage topics that may help to identify leadership attributes and potential measures of success for developing UC ANR leaders. If you are interested in participating, contact Kim Rodrigues at karodrigues@ucdavis.edu.
- ANR’s Staff Personnel Unit is developing a replacement of the ANR Supervisor Training Handbook. It will be a blend of in-person and online training modules to cover topics like family medical leave, hiring/classification/recruitment, performance management, labor relations, corrective actions and others. An online training module has already been produced for immediate use: Harassment Prevention Training for Non-Supervisors.
- Ongoing academic training and orientation opportunities are available through ANR’s Academic Personnel Unit, including developing a needs assessment, developing a focused program, developing performance goals that work for you, ANR and California, etc.
- Environmental Health & Safety is working on online versions of quarantine and regulated pest training and is developing other online safety orientation modules.
- Principal Investigator training will be completed this spring, as will training about the importance and use of the Rate and Recharge System in ANR.
Announcements and registration for these and other training events are listed on the ANR Training website at http://ucanr.org/sites/anrtraining.