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2013-2014
Competency Based Programs
Valuing Work, Wellesley College’s integrated program of performance management, skills and career development, and compensation for administrative staff, identifies nine factors or competencies that are important to successful performance at Wellesley. The following programs have been selected to further develop expertise in many of these areas:
Creative and Innovative Thinking
Description: Grow, tone, and stretch your creativity. You and your department all benefit from exercising innovation. Come and explore how to overcome creative blocks and generate new ideas. As a result of attending this seminar, you will be able to tap your creativity, while helping others to access their innovative side.
Let Positivity Power You and Your Organization
Description: This seminar will provide concrete strategies for improving attitude, which will lead to better work relations, higher job satisfaction, and an overall more positive perspective on life.
Persuasive Presentations
Description: There are specific skills that enhance presentation delivery, strategies for program development, and tips for converting speaker anxiety into energy. This interactive workshop provides participants with practical tools for public speaking in any setting.
Active Listening
Description: Do you ever feel misunderstood or mystified by bosses, colleagues, or customers? It could be that something has been “lost in translation,” or that we aren’t using active listening skills to understand what is said to us. When communicating, most of us focus on our outward message and only listen so we can form retorts. The most successful communicators, those who are able to influence others, listen… really listen. Participants of this seminar will explore and practice active listening skills.
Email Etiquette
Description: This session will focus on the efficacy and etiquette of e-communications in order to improve the outcomes of e-exchanges.
Working in a Multi-generational World
Description: This seminar will help individuals better understand themselves and the diverse group within which they work.
Best Practices in Meeting Management
Description: This seminar will explore the value of meetings, your role as facilitator or meeting member, and what you can do to keep energy up.
Moving from Turf to Talk: Navigating the Collaborative Process
Description: This seminar will explore examples of teams collaborating on a variety of projects to glean best practices for effective collaboration.
Maximizing your Productivity
Description: This seminar is a must for anyone who wishes they could better focus, attend to details, minimize distractions, and have better quality control.
Introduction to Mindfulness: back by popular demand!
A six week class coming this fall, the series will begin on September 19th and will be held each Thursday from 12 to 1pm (the first and last sessions will go to 1:30), in the Houghton Chapel Multi Faith Room. Space is limited to the first 25 employees, to rsvp go to http://www.wellesley.edu/hr/empdev/signup or call x3289
For additional information on mindfulness, please visit www.harvardpilgrim.org/mindfulness
Mindfulness is a concentrated state of awareness that can help us see and respond to situations with clarity. It's gaining popularity as a wellness practice both inside the workplace and out. Three decades of scientific research suggest that mindfulness can positively, and often profoundly, affect people's ability to reduce their medical symptoms and psychological distress. Regular practice actually creates observable, physical changes in the brain - changes that impact thought patterns and the body's physical response to stress. In the class noted below, participants will learn about and practice mindfulness meditation. Developing mindfulness helps you to better manage tension and stress, be more objective, communicate and make decisions more effectively, be more productive and creative. www.harvardpilgrim.org/mindfulness.
Location: Multi Faith Room, Houghton Chapel
Date/Time: Start date is September 19th and sessions will be held each Thursday from 12 to 1pm (the first and last sessions will go to 1:30)
