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Brainstorming and Decision-Making in Hybrid Meetings

It’s critical for all team members to have a voice when it comes to collaborative processes like brainstorming and decision-making. Facilitating collaborative meetings can be especially challenging in a hybrid environment. In this workshop,


Impactful Storytelling: Making Your Presentation Captivate

This workshop is designed for people seeking to master storytelling as a strategic communication tool.  Through interactive exercises, participants will discover how to effectively use storytelling to clarify their vision, motivate teams, and drive


Self-Care in the Workplace

Successful employees have an array of unique skills, talents, personalities, and passions. One thing many of them have in common is self care. In the last few years, the term self care has become


People Leader Forum: Fostering Resilient Teams

The People Leader Forum is a monthly opportunity for people managers to connect with one another to develop leadership skills, build community, share best practices, swap strategies for navigating current challenges and learn to


Mastering the Logistics of Hybrid

Effectively facilitating hybrid meetings  can be technically challenging. Come learn how to set up hybrid meetings to fully engage both remote and in-person attendees. In this training, we will walk through how to prepare


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Apply for the UCOP Mentorship Program today

The UCOP Mentorship Program is seeking mentees and mentors for its next annual program, which will run from January through December 2026.


Smartsheet Essentials: Project Planning Made Easy

Learn the core skills needed to manage projects effectively using Smartsheet. This foundational session is designed for new users and project managers seeking to understand how to leverage Smartsheet for project planning and execution.


Excel Power BI – Session 2 of 3

You must attend session 1 on November 12 to attend session 2. In this class, users will learn about and practice using Power BI. Users will learn how to: Connect to data sources. Perform data


Influencing Without Authority: Leadership as an Individual Contributor

Author and CEO coach Kim Scott says that 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


Difficult Conversations

Ever had a disagreement with someone where the conversation didn’t go quite the way you wanted it to? As conflict is inevitable, join us in exploring strategies for navigating difficult conversations in both your


Box Fundamentals

This course will give you an overview of Box, the cloud-based service that provides secure file storage and file sharing. How to use Box How to collaborate with UCOP and non-UCOP people Commenting directly on files, folder


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Build your skills with October classes and workshops

The best time to develop yourself is now! UCOP Learning and Development offers a broad range of courses to help you meet your professional goals.