Become a stronger communicator with upcoming UCOP workshops
October 7, 2025 •
Regardless of your role at UCOP, having top-notch communication skills helps you to collaborate more successfully and champion your impact. Grow your skills with upcoming (free to you!) communication and change management classes and workshops through UCOP Learning and Development.
All listings reflect Pacific Time and are virtual (unless noted otherwise). Select each event name to register on the UC Learning Center.
Subtle Acts of Exclusion
Oct. 29, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
The term “microaggression” has become widely used, yet it is just as widely misunderstood. Join us as we reframe microaggressions as subtle acts of exclusion (SAE). Explore the SAE framework, learn how to interrupt SAEs, engage colleagues in discussion and reflect on how our socialization impacts our outlook, attitudes and behavior.
Difficult Conversations
Nov. 5, 1 – 3 p.m.
Have you ever had a disagreement that didn’t go smoothly? As conflict is inevitable, join us in exploring strategies for navigating difficult conversations in your personal and professional life. In this highly interactive course, you will learn how to successfully navigate disagreements and apply them through practice role-playing. By the end of the workshop, you’ll feel more confident in approaching difficult conversations with anyone in your life.
For people managers
GROW Plus: Accountability Conversations for Managers
Oct. 17, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
This course is the second part of the required live training series on manager and employee performance conversations. During this session, we will answer the question: “What do I do when my coaching is not improving performance?” In this virtual, live and highly interactive workshop, we will cover: providing productive critical feedback, managing emotions, creating efficient documentation and holding effective accountability conversations. Managers will also practice role-playing accountability conversations using the UCOP GROW Plus framework.
ME@UCOP: Managing in the Modern Workplace
Oct. 21, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Oakland, Broadway, 10001
ME@UCOP provides crucial knowledge and advice for managers and supervisors who are new to UCOP management. Through a series of seven classes, people managers learn essential UCOP processes, policies, competencies and leadership philosophies, while building community and connection with their peers. Topics include: UCOP hiring and recruitment, compensation, inclusive leadership, procurement, UCOP policies and laws, and people development.
GROWing Your Check–In Conversations for Managers
Oct. 30, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
GROW is a popular coaching framework used worldwide for problem solving, goal setting and performance improvement. This interactive session allows managers to discuss and practice using the GROW framework as a strategy and tool to support engaging STEP checkpoint conversations. Note: The e-course “GROWing your Checkpoint Conversations” must be taken before this class.
On-demand communications courses
Don’t have time to take a live workshops? Try online courses and videos from LinkedIn Learning that have been personally vetted by UCOP Learning and Development staff! Select each link to access the collection. (LinkedIn Learning log in required.)
For questions, contact ucopld@ucop.edu.
Tags: Communication, communication skills
