Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Editor’s Note: Happy New Year! Learn more about and register for the Webinar Series for Charlotte Employees, sponsored by human resources through the School of Professional Studies, in this special issue of Niner Insider.
Are you ready to discover how to reach your full potential in the workplace?
The free, monthly, interactive webinars, sponsored by human resources through the School of Professional Studies, will give Charlotte employees the tools to tackle some of today’s toughest workplace challenges. All of the webinars are virtual and run from noon to 1 p.m.
Explores Webinars for 2024
Spring Webinars
Jumpstart Your 2024
Wednesday, Jan. 10
- Reflect on what you accomplished in 2023.
- Recognize why effective prioritization and planning are essential in today's business environment.
- Narrow your priorities down to specific focus areas.
Communicate Like a Rockstar
Wednesday, Feb. 14
- Understand how the communication process can be managed to help recognize and overcome barriers.
- Positively influence another person’s behavior and his/her way of thinking.
- Adapt your delivery and message to the style of that other person.
Psychological Safety in the Workplace
Wednesday, March 13
- Demonstrate an introductory understanding of psychological safety.
- Examine the difference between psychological danger and psychological safety.
- Describe the negative effects that a lack of psychological safety has on teams.
Be an Effective (and Awesome) Team Member
Wednesday, April 10
- Address the value of collaboration to organizations.
- Outline the conditions that must exist for teams to work collaboratively.
- Examine tactics to encourage high-trust relationships with colleagues.
Developing Positive Relationships with Difficult People
Wednesday, May 8
- Encourage positive behaviors and discourage difficult behavior in others.
- Identify and handle the most common types of difficult people.
- Turn negative situations into positive ones.
Summer Webinars
Establishing a Growth Mindset
Wednesday, June 12
- Evaluate your personal mindset and summarize factors and challenges that contribute to it.
- Examine motivation in a different way and set goals that move you toward your own defined success.
- Discover how to let go of negativity and seize opportunities to build your growth mindset.
Implement strategies that foster a growth mindset and focus on continuous improvement.
Creative Conflict Resolution
Wednesday, July 10
- Explore sources of conflict.
- Recognize the positive and negative effects of conflict.
- Examine individual approaches to conflict.
Implement strategies to develop creative solutions to resolve conflict.
Fall Webinars
Tackling Tough Conversations
Wednesday, Aug. 14
- Discover new strategies for handling difficult conversations effectively.
- Determine what makes a conversation difficult and effectively prepare for them.
- Initiate and conduct skilled conversations leading to behavioral change.
Increase Your Productivity with Process Improvement
Wednesday, Sept. 11
- Apply a Business Process Improvement (BPI) framework in your organization.
- Identify processes in need of improvement.
- Create and implement stakeholder engagement and buy-in.
Dynamic Listening Skills
Wednesday, Oct. 9
- Acknowledge the emotions and ideas of others to build trust and improve communication in team situations.
- Adjust communication behaviors to communicate with different styles.
- Listen actively to separate message content from feeling.
Fearless Decision Making
Wednesday, Nov. 13
- Review basic decision-making styles.
- Recognize why others do not or cannot make decisions.
- Understand the critical keys to effective decision making.
- Become more confident in making sound decisions.
Trust Strategies to Drive Commitment and Productivity
Wednesday, Dec. 11
- Define trust and its value in the workplace.
- Identify and model behaviors that solicit trust in others.
- Foster effective, authentic working relationships within your team.
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