Boost your skillset with upcoming career and professional development opportunities. Offered through UCOP Learning and Development, these courses are offered at no charge to UCOP staff.

Live virtual classes

Select each course name to register; listings reflect Pacific Time.

Influencing Without Authority: Leadership as an Individual Contributor
July 9, 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Author and CEO coach Kim Scott believes there are two types of star employees: “superstars” and “rockstars.” While superstars are gunning for promotions, rockstars are grounding themselves as experts in their roles. According to recent research, most individual contributors (ICs) — 62% — plan to stay in IC roles over becoming a manager.

If you’re an IC who wants to take ownership of your career growth, leverage your knowledge and skills and make an impact without climbing the ladder, check out this new workshop! Together, we’ll dive into the leadership skills all “rockstars” need to become influential contributors: building trusting workplace relationships, managing up, carving out a niche area of expertise and connecting your role to the organizational mission. You will:

• Gain insight into your unique position of influence within UCOP.
• Explore the leadership skills of relationship building, managing up, honing expertise and aligning work to the organizational mission.
• Identify one skill you want to strategically focus on for the next month.

Career Development Tools
July 29, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

UCOP offers several free, impactful and easily accessible career development tools. During this workshop, we’ll show you how to use LinkedIn Learning, LinkedIn and My UC Career to develop your professional brand, share and document your accomplishments and network with colleagues throughout UC.

On-demand training

Develop the skills you need to be a high performer and an invaluable asset to your team and UCOP by checking out the Advance Your Career as an Individual Contributor LinkedIn Learning career-development path. Through these classes, you’ll learn to create an inclusive mindset to thrive in times of change; grow your emotional intelligence and decision-making skills; and lead and motivate yourself to achieve your personal best.

Included courses:

• Leading Without Formal Authority
• Mastering Self-Motivation
• Getting a Seat at the Table and Making it Count
• Inclusive Mindset
• Critical Thinking for More Effective Communication
• Learning Agility
• Developing a Feedback Mindset to Accelerate Your Career
• Habits for Hybrid and Remote Working Success

How to access LinkedIn Learning

All UCOP employees have free access to LinkedIn Learning: Activate your free account now! Use your single sign-on to log in (the username and password you use for your computer and other UCOP applications).

For support, watch this short overview video: How to use LinkedIn Learning. Please refer to the frequently asked questions for more information.

For additional questions, contact ucopld@ucop.edu.

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