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Emotional Intelligence Seminar

Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships. EI has been shown to increase job performance, productivity, and personal excellence. Come to thisÌýseminar to explore this important ability and gain skills to improve your own emotional intelligence.Participants will be able to:

• Define Emotional Intelligence (EI).
• Explain the business case for developing EI.
• Recall areas of the brain involved in EI.
• Describe the four elements of an EI model.
• Apply strategies to increase emotional competence.

This is a 2Ìýweek series. Participants are asked to participate in both weeks.Ìý

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Crucial Conversations WorkshopÌý

Crucial Conversations is a two-day course that teaches skills for creating alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky topics – at all levels of the organization.Ìý 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.

The ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Department of Human Resources has teamed up withÌýÌýto offer this important course to ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ employees. Based on the national best-selling book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when the Stakes are High, the Crucial Conversations course teaches participants to speak persuasively, not abrasively; foster teamwork and better decision making; build acceptance rather than resistance; and resolve individual and group disagreements. See the attached document for a detailed description of the course.

Cost:Ìý$250 (The course fee includes a Crucial Conversations Toolkit, cue cards for each lesson, a Crucial Conversations model card, a copy of the New York Times bestselling book, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, the Crucial Conversations audio companion MP3 download, and a course completion certificate).

Learn more about Crucial Conversations.

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New Employee Welcome Experience

The New Employee Welcome Experience is the first event in a year-long series designed to help increase the understanding of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ’s culture, organizational structure and governance, operations, learning mission, values, and campus initiatives. This program is offered to new, permanent ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ employees in their first year of employment.This day-long event will help new employees become oriented with the ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ campus. The New Employee Welcome Experience starts at Old Main Heritage CenterÌýin the historic heart of campus where participants will begin to develop their understanding of what it means to be a member of the ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ community. The day will include a 2 hour walking tour of campus and a 1 hour bus tour broken into two portions throughout the day.ÌýLunch will be provided by Elevations Credit Union and print materials are provided by CU Imaging Services (your campus printer).

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CU Discover: Demystifying Academic Traditions and Regalia in Higher Education

Gowns, hoods, and tassels, oh my! In this session, we will demystify academic traditions.The history and symbolic significance of academic dress and ceremonies will be discussed.Topics will include the differences between academic gowns, colors, hoods and other elements of dress. Traditional academic ceremonies and their significance will also be discussed.Attendees are invited to bring a lunch for these interactive, informative sessions.

Presenters

• Merna Jacobsen, PhD.:Ìý Asst. Vice Chancellor & Deputy Chief HR Officer, and Director of Organization and Employee Development, Department of Human Resources
• Suzanne Soled, PhD: Director of Faculty Relations, Office of Faculty Affairs

New ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ employeesÌýin their first 12 to 18 months of employment are invited to participate in the CU Discover Lunch and Learn Series, part of the Department of Human Resources'Ìýcomprehensive, year-long onboarding program. Participants are encouraged toÌýbring their lunch.ÌýLearn more aboue the program on theÌýCU Discover webpage.Ìý

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Crucial Conversations Refresher: Make It Safe

Organization and Employee Development (OED) along with campus partners introduce aÌýCrucial Conversations RefresherÌýprogram for Crucial Conversation (CC) graduates.ÌýThere is no cost to attend this program.ÌýAll Crucial Conversations graduates areÌýinvited to join certified facilitators for an hour-long deep dive into the CC curriculum.Ìý

Neuroscience and learning transfer theory tells us that consistently practicing new skills is the biggest predictor to successfully integrating learning into your everyday environment. The Refresher program will provide an interactive opportunity for CC graduates to practice and hone the skills and strategies presented in the original CC training.

Refresher Participants will be able to:

• ApplyÌýCC skills and strategies in a facilitated environment.
• CollaborateÌýwith other CC graduates and facilitators to enhance their application of CC concepts.

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Leading at the Speed of Trust

Trust is not merely a soft, social virtue: rather, trust is a pragmatic, hard-edged, economic, and actionable asset that you can create. There is a compelling business case for trust. Teams and organizations that operate with high trust significantly out-perform teams and organizations with low trust. This has been proven in dozens of studies, across a multitude of industries and sectors. The Speed of Trust Practice helps organizations better manage change and create high-performing teams that are agile, collaborative, innovative, and engaged.

Cost: $30 -ÌýYou must be registed for theÌýFranklinCovey All Access Pass to attend this in-person workshop.