Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Additional days of the course: Thursday, October 8 from 9:00am - 1:00pm Thursday, October 15 from 9:00am - 1:00pm
Course Code: CPD525
Cost: $0.00
Managers at all levels play a critical role in creating and upholding a positive workplace environment at Harvard and are key contributors to employee engagement. The new “Universal Manager Training” (UMT) program is part of ongoing management development efforts to support managers...
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Additional days of the course: Thursday, September 17 from 9:00am - 1:00pm Thursday, September 24 from 9:00am - 1:00pm
Course Code: CPD525
Cost: $0.00
Managers at all levels play a critical role in creating and upholding a positive workplace environment at Harvard and are key contributors to employee engagement. The new “Universal Manager Training” (UMT) program is part of ongoing management development efforts to support managers in effectively performing their managerial role. Topics of focus include:
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Additional days of the course: Wednesday, September 16 from 9:00am - 1:00pm Wednesday, September 23 from 9:00am - 1:00pm
Course Code: CPD525
Cost: $0.00
Managers at all levels play a critical role in creating and upholding a positive workplace environment at Harvard and are key contributors to employee engagement. The new “Universal Manager Training” (UMT) program is part of ongoing management development efforts to support managers in effectively performing their managerial role. Topics of focus include:
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Course Code: CPD351
Cost: $75.00
Most of us, no matter our role at the University, rely on a set of processes and procedures to get our work done. When problems arise, we may make adjustments to solve specific problems, but don't always step back and look at the process as a whole to identify root causes and long-term solutions to improve the process. This course focuses on process improvement efforts that you can initiate and implement in...
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Course Code: CPD341
Cost: $50.00
The more bosses you have, the greater the potential for miscommunication, conflicting priorities and work overload. In this workshop, you will develop tools and techniques to manage these potential issues and reduce their impact.
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Course Code: CPD335
Cost: $50.00
Do you find it hard to manage the business of work and life as our society races faster and opportunities for distraction increase? Your personal effectiveness may not need an overhaul, but you may benefit from more structure and flexibility. In this workshop, you’ll be introduced to the principle of Kaizen, which uses small steps for continual improvement in habits and processes, and learn how you can build your own incremental process for productivity improvements.
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Course Code: CPD320
Cost: $75.00
Effective project management ensures that projects are completed on time, within budget and according to a requisite standard. In this introductory workshop, you will learn and apply a framework to initiate, define, plan and schedule a project. This course is intended for staff members charged with leading a project who have little or no formal training in Project Management and who would like an introduction...
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Course Code: CPD311
Cost: $50.00
Are you overwhelmed by the piles of paper cluttering your office, emails overflowing your inbox and accumulating voicemails? Does it feel like you can never, ever get out from under it all to get some real work done? If so, then this course is for you! This online, interactive workshop will help you tackle your time and space management challenges. You will identify your own style and create an organizational...
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Course Code: CPD561
Cost: $50.00
To manage a team well requires specific understanding of team dynamics. In this session, we will define a team and explain what differentiates it from a working group and explore the stages of team development. We will cover six characteristics to create a high performing team:
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Course Code: CPD110
Cost: $75.00
The workshop combines the "practice" and the "politics" of editing and proofreading. You’ll build editing and proofreading skills and toolboxes and learn strategies for the sometimes sensitive skill of giving constructive criticism and corrections.
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Course Code: CPD101
Cost: $75.00
Are you looking to learn the basics of well-written, solid communication in the workplace? This workshop provides concrete tools for making the writing process more manageable, the writer more confident, and the final product more professional. You’ll build a toolbox of strategies for writing, from preparation to finished product.
The relationship between an employee and his or her manager is a critical one. In this workshop, you will learn tools and techniques to better communicate with your manager as you practice developing a more productive relationship. You will learn to increase your effectiveness by learning how to best talk to your manager, set expectations for what work needs to get done, discussing work styles and more.
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Course Code: CPD270
Cost: $50.00
The relationship between an employee and his or her manager is a critical one. In this workshop, you will learn tools and techniques to better communicate with your manager as you practice developing a more productive relationship. You will learn to increase your effectiveness by learning how to best talk to your manager, set expectations for what work needs to get done, discussing work styles and more.
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Additional day of the course: Friday, October 23 from 9:00am - 12:00pm
Course Code: CPD240
Cost: $75.00
Would you like to be a more relaxed and engaging public speaker? Preparation is the key to building confidence, remaining calm and giving a successful presentation. This two-day course will teach you how to organize your presentation for maximum impact, manage your nerves and identify your current strengths and challenges as public speaker with opportunities to practice speaking in public.
Center for Workplace Development, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge
Additional day of the course: Friday, July 10 from 9:00am - 12:00pm
Course Code: CPD240
Cost: $75.00
Would you like to be a more relaxed and engaging public speaker? Preparation is the key to building confidence, remaining calm and giving a successful presentation. This two-day course will teach you how to organize your presentation for maximum impact, manage your nerves and identify your current strengths and challenges as public speaker with opportunities to practice speaking in public.
