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Leadership Development Series:
Interviewing Skills for Managers (November 23, 2009) -
Monday, November 23, 2009
Fundamentals of Leadership (November 30, 2009) -
Monday, November 30, 2009
Thriving in the Workplace (December 3, 2009) -
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People© (December 2009) -
Monday, December 07, 2009
GMO Participants Only - Practical and Legal Considerations for Managers (December 15, 2009) -
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Critical Thinking and Decision Making (Dec. 18, 2009) -
Friday, December 18, 2009
Personal and Professional Development Series:
Career Anchors (November 25, 2009) -
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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DETAILED COURSE DESCRIPTION
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Interviewing Skills for Managers (November 23, 2009)
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Register Online
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09:30:AM
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Monday, November 23, 2009
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| Instructor: |
Sheryl Friedley, Ph.D. |
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Leavey Center, Room 338 |
| Development Units: |
6 |
Hiring and retaining good employees in a thriving job market can pose quite a challenge for managers. As the economy thrives, the competition for the best employees becomes more fierce. Get the tools you need to face the competition squarely and win the best candidate for your team. At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Use the Behavioral-Based Interviewing Model to develop questions that elicit useful information because they are based on the key skills, traits, and experiences that are necessary for Georgetown University professional staff.
- Identify and develop key characteristics of Georgetown University that would help ‘sell’ the school to desired applicants.
- Understand the cost of poor recruitment/interviewing strategies to reduce or eliminate these costs.
- Learn what can and can not be asked legally during an interview.
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Fundamentals of Leadership (November 30, 2009)
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Register Online
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09:30:AM
- 04:30:PM,
Monday, November 30, 2009
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| Instructor: |
George Reese |
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Leavey Center, Room 338 |
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This core program provides an introduction to the essentials of good management and leadership. After completion of this course, you will be able to:
Define what it means to be effective at Georgetown University.
Assess your own leadership skills.
Understand the most influential management theories and how to apply them.
Identify the role that setting expectations has in enhancing performance.
Develop concrete plans for improving your management and leadership skills.
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Thriving in the Workplace (December 3, 2009)
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| Time & Date: |
09:30:AM
- 04:30:PM,
Thursday, December 03, 2009
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| Instructor: |
Michael Apter, Ph.D., George Reese |
| Location: |
Leavey Center, Room 338 |
| Development Units: |
6 |
What makes some people better able to handle the stress and problems we find in the workplace? Why are some people seemingly more motivated, able to cope, and creative even in times of great change and ambiguity? Join your colleagues in this practical workshop to use self assessments and other exciting group exercises to:
- Define emotional intelligence.
- Identify your personal and social competencies.
- Determine your strengths and improvement opportunities.
- Develop a specific action plan to improve your tolerance for ambiguity and change.
There is a materials fee of $50.00 for this class.
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Seven Habits of Highly Effective People© (December 2009)
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Register Online
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09:30:AM
- 04:30:PM,
Monday, December 07, 2009
09:30:AM
- 04:30:PM,
Thursday, December 10, 2009
09:30:AM
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Monday, December 14, 2009
09:30:AM
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
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| Instructor: |
Larry Center |
| Location: |
Leavey Center, Room 338 |
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10 |
Stephen R. Covey writes, “Interdependence is a higher value than independence.” Effectiveness, he argues, requires us to be collaborative, deliberative, cooperative, and principled. Character counts more than personality. In this course you will learn to:
- Develop a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity;
- Understand the principles that provide us with the security to adapt to change;
- How to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.
There is a materials fee of $90 for this class.
This is a four-day course. You must attend all four days to receive credit.
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GMO Participants Only - Practical and Legal Considerations for Managers (December 15, 2009)
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09:30:AM
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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Panelists from Human Resources, Office of Affirmative Action, and Faculty and Staff Assistance Prog. |
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Leavey Center Program Room |
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Supervisors and managers at Georgetown personify the university’s attitudes about employees. Lack of knowledge or skills in university policies and the application of relevant employment law affects employee motivation, productivity, and job satisfaction. In addition, inappropriate actions on the part of managers can result in serious grievances and law suits. At the end of this course you will be able to:
- Identify specific employment laws and ways to ensure compliance
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- Identify the resources available to you.
- Apply affirmative action and EEO guidelines.
- Define jobs, and establish and evaluate performance standards.
- Apply legal and human resources perspectives to common problems that will enable you to make sound and effective workplace decisions.
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Critical Thinking and Decision Making (Dec. 18, 2009)
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Register Online
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09:30:AM
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Friday, December 18, 2009
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| Instructor: |
George Reese |
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Leavey Center Program Room |
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6 |
A lack of critical thinking in the workplace produces inferior products and services, leads to groupthink, and reduces the effectiveness of decisions. This class will enable you to improve how you evaluate and analyze ideas, resolve problems, and make key decisions. At the end of this course you will be able to:
- Recognize and identify logical fallacies;
- Differentiate between deductive and inductive logic;
- Shape an argument to fit your audience;
- Uncover implicit assumptions and break unproductive thought patterns.
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Career Anchors (November 25, 2009)
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Register Online
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09:30:AM
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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| Instructor: |
George Reese |
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Leavey Center, Room 338 |
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6 |
This workshop is designed to help you identify your career anchor and to think about how your values relate to your career choices. Knowing your career anchor empowers you to confront career choices and decisions in a manner consistent with what you truly value and how you really see yourself.
Regardless of your present job or career, your future decisions will be easier and more valid if you have a clear understanding of your own orientation toward work, your motives, your values, and your self-perceived talents. By participating in this interactive workshop you will be able to:
- Identify your career anchor;
- Explore your past activities and future aspirations in order to get a clearer picture of yourself and the qualities in you that you may not have thought much about or may take for granted;
- Gain a more explicit understanding of your own priorities and values through thinking and talking about career and life events;
- Use the awareness of your career anchor to help you avoid situations or jobs that you may not find satisfactory.
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