People managers need a targeted skillset to address the challenges and opportunities involved in managing a team. Luckily, UCOP Learning and Development offers several classes, workshops and online learning opportunities to help you succeed while building meaningful relationships with peers.

Mark your calendar and register for these helpful learning opportunities! (Note that all listings reflect Pacific Time.)

Live virtual workshops

Select each link to register.

2025 People Leader Forums
If you manage people, take advantage of upcoming People Leader Forums — monthly opportunities for supervisors to build new skills while connecting with peers. Develop leadership skills, build community, share best practices, swap strategies for navigating current challenges and learn to better support yourself and your team.

• October 3: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce
• November 7: Building Effective Teams
• December 5: Team Wellness

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.

Self-paced online learning

Don’t have time to attend every live workshop? You can still build your management and leadership skills through your free LinkedIn Learning membership. To get started, check out our UCOP collections, hand-curated by Learning and Development staff. The following collections are especially relevant for people managers:

• Employee Engagement
• Leading and Working in Times of Complexity and Stress
• Managing in Remote or Hybrid
• Situational and Adaptable Leadership
• Teams
• UCOP STEP Goal Setting, Coaching, and Feedback Practices

For questions about any of the opportunities above, contact ucopld@ucop.edu. Check out all upcoming learning opportunities on the Classes & Workshops page.

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