Two November classes focus on individual contributors and early-career employees
October 6, 2026 •
You don’t need a new title to grow in your career. Whether you’re finding your footing or building expertise in your current role, these upcoming online classes offer practical ways to strengthen your skills and make an impact. Select a class title below to register.
Live virtual classes
Influencing Without Authority: Leadership as an Individual Contributor
Nov. 4, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. (PT)
Interested in growing your career without becoming a manager? This workshop explores how individual contributors can build influence, deepen their expertise and make meaningful contributions from their current roles.
Learn how to build trusting workplace relationships, manage up, develop an area of expertise and connect your work to the organization’s mission. You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of your influence and one leadership skill to focus on over the next month.
Success in the Workplace for Newer Professionals
Nov. 5, 1 – 2 p.m. (PT)
Starting a career comes with plenty to learn — including workplace expectations that aren’t always spelled out. This session helps new and early-career employees, along with the managers who support them, navigate communication, meeting etiquette, collaboration, professional presence and work habits.
Through practical guidance and concrete examples, explore the strengths newer professionals bring to their teams and ways to build understanding across different communication styles, values and expectations. Learn how to help create a workplace where colleagues at every career stage can contribute and succeed.
On-demand training through LinkedIn Learning
For learning anytime, check out UCOP’s LinkedIn Learning Collections, featuring videos and courses curated by Learning and Development. (All UCOP employees have access to LinkedIn Learning. Activate your account now.)
- Career Management: This collection includes courses and videos on how to build, manage and maintain your own career path. It includes tips on how to advance or change careers.
- Managing Up: Developing a Partnership with Your Manager: Videos and courses that provide strategies for working in partnership with your manager.
For questions, contact ucopld@ucop.edu.
Tags: early career, individual contributor, LinkedIn Learning
