Leadership

Microaggressions are deceptively complex and addressing them is never as simple as we want it to be in the moment. Using insights from the most current research and the contexts that interest you, we will explore various actions and their potential outcomes. Bring your stories, and as always, your curiosity, to this interactive and research-based opportunity to further our understanding of microaggressions and our capacity to reconcile them when they do happen.

The New OSU Supervisor Series is an orientation program for employees starting in new manager, supervisor, or lead worker roles. Designed to be completed within the first month of their new role, this orientation series equips participants with foundational knowledge about supervisory responsibilities at OSU.

Supervisor 101: in-person (Corvallis) or Zoom

• Employment Law
• Labor Agreements
• Culturally Responsive Supervision

Supervisor 102: Zoom only

To empower employees with relevant knowledge and skills, the Office of Institutional Diversity is offering a 2-hour workshop: Free Expression at OSU.

Through a variety of interactive exercises, participants will (1) deepen their knowledge of the laws and policies that guide speech activity at Oregon State University, (2) reflect on how they may balance their professional and personal values as they guide student and employee speech activity and (3) practice exploring and negotiating challenging scenarios with their peers.

This two-hour workshop provides opportunities to learn and practice proven interpersonal skills, questioning techniques, and structured conversational tools to use while mentoring others.  

Friday, May 24 | 1 – 2:50 PM PST | LINC 345

This two-hour DIY Course Design Bootcamp provides opportunities to learn crucial decision-making approaches to (re)design a course, such as working backwards. Leave prepared to start the (re)design of a course after thinking about its alignment of learning outcomes, assessments, and learning activities! 

Friday, May 17 | 1 – 2:50 PM PST | Austin 126

This two-hour workshop provides opportunities to learn constructive and impactful ways to use assessment to build stronger, more flexible courses. 

Friday, May 10 | 9 – 11 AM PST | LINC 345

Insurance and Risk Management Services will facilitate a workshop for unit leaders and supervisors to provide exposure to the DFA Risk Appetite Statements and Risk Assessment Tools. Attendees will gain hands-on practice and develop the skills necessary to assist other employees in understanding and incorporating the DFA Risk Appetite Statements and Risk Assessment Tools into their work. Registration is required.

Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue teaches skills for creating alignment and agreement—by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky topics—at all levels of your organization. By learning how to speak and be heard (and encouraging others to do the same), you’ll surface the best ideas, make the highest-quality decisions, and then act on your decisions with unity and commitment.

This workshop helps people learn more about their own mindset, learn appreciation for how colleagues work, and together be able create a stronger team environment and reach more creative solutions.

Authentic leaders are great leaders - are you one? Regardless of who you are or who you lead authenticity is vital to cultivating work environments that are safe and supportive. Employees are seeking leaders who are ethical, firm in their beliefs and true to themselves. This training will examine the components of authentic leadership: self-awareness, internalized moral perspective, balanced processing, and relational transparency.