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2019 Jul 15

Summer Science Week: Game Design

9:30am to 12:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street

For Children Entering Grades 4-6

Have you ever wanted to design your own game? Join Green Door Labs founder Kellian Adams and museum staff to plan and create a digital game set inside the museum. You will work in small groups to invent a game designed to help visitors explore the museum. After prototyping the concept on paper, you will build the game on the digital platform and test it with real museum visitors.

Monday through Friday, July 15-19

9:30 am to noon

Fees: $160 members, $180 nonmembers.

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The Power of a Positive No

March 20, 2019
This session on March 28 explores challenges behind saying “no” and potential risks, impact, and feelings that prevent us from being honest. This course is based on the Harvard Negotiation Program co-founder’s book: The Power of a Positive No, which will be sent as pre-work. Learn more. Read more about The Power of a Positive No

Becoming a Coaching Manager

March 13, 2019
 This interactive 2-day session on March 21 and April 5 will include skill-practice opportunities in a safe environment with manager peers. You will explore the coaching manager’s mindset and practice foundational coaching skills including listening and the use of open-ended questions. Learn more. Read more about Becoming a Coaching Manager

Succession Management

March 6, 2019
This workshop on March 14 will define and share a model for succession management. You will learn the role of a manager in succession management and discuss how to ensure changes don’t adversely impact continuity and team performance. Learn more. Read more about Succession Management
2019 Apr 02

Saving in Your Harvard Retirement Plan

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

114 Mt. Auburn St. Conference Room 406, Cambridge, MA

This workshop will cover planning and saving for retirement in your Harvard retirement plans. Presented by a representative from TIAA.

Audience: Benefits eligible employees

Prerequisites: None

Cost: None

Late Drop/Cancel Fee: None

Learn more and register on the Harvard Training Portal. Find class information here...

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2019 Mar 12

Lunch, Learn and Plan

12:00pm to 12:45pm

Location: 

114 Mt. Auburn St. Conference Room 406, Cambridge, MA

 In partnership with Harvard University Employees Credit Union, please join the Benefits office – in person or from your desk – for any of the topics you find interesting. The presentations will be offered in person at 114 Mt. Auburn Street (Room 406) or via webinar. 

 

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2019 Mar 18

Create Your Plan

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

114 Mt. Auburn St. Conference Room 406, Cambridge, MA

This workshop will show you that there are two keys to a comfortable retirement; saving enough and investing wisely. Presented by a representative from Vanguard.

Audience: Benefits eligible employees

Prerequisites: None

Cost: None

Late Drop/Cancel Fee: None

Learn more and register on the Harvard Training Portal. Find class information...

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2019 Apr 23

Center for Workplace Development Open House

11:00am to 4:00pm

Location: 

Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Third Floor, Cambridge

The Center for Workplace Development offers something for staff at all levels at Harvard: Professional development programs, tools, coaching, and consulting. Come learn about the variety of resources available.

The CWD Open House is an event for Harvard employees to explore resources for professional development in a dynamic community of learning and growing.

  • Expand your network and build relationships
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Career Conversations

February 13, 2019
This session on Feb. 21 will give you the opportunity to meet one-on-one with local HR officers so you can learn more about Harvard’s schools and departments, including key initiatives and work environments, and explore your career interests, expand your professional network and strengthen future applications. Learn more. Read more about Career Conversations

Managing Up

February 6, 2019
This workshop on Feb. 13 covers tools and techniques to empower you as an effective communicator with your manager, based on the HBR Guide to Managing Up and Across. Topics covered include: style differences, setting clear expectations, and managing your professional development. Learn more. Read more about Managing Up

Difficult Conversations

January 30, 2019
This class on Feb. 8 combines exercises and discussion to help you understand the fundamentals of a “difficult conversation”. Based on required pre-reading of the book Difficult Conversations, the workshop concludes with participants preparing for, and having practiced, their own difficult conversation by leveraging learning-partners. Learn more. Read more about Difficult Conversations

Chart of Accounts

January 25, 2019
This introductory class on Feb. 7 provides an understanding of Harvard's Chart of Accounts (CoA) structure and explains the information that is captured about each financial transaction. This class is recommended for all staff who are responsible for processing, tracking, or reviewing financial transactions and it is considered a foundational class for other financial management and financial systems courses. Learn more. Read more about Chart of Accounts

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