Training and Professional Development
Our hands-on training, lectures and seminars are designed to provide the Brandeis community with a variety of programs intended to positively impact quality of life, job satisfaction and to develop an individual.s ability to initiate and implement change within in their own work life.
Managing at Brandeis — New Manager Training
This 12-week, cohort-based, training program is designed to prepare new supervisors and managers at Brandeis University for core responsibilities in managing, directing and influencing employees and resources to ensure credible, competent and effective leadership in executing the Brandeis mission. The program will run each spring semester from January through April and meet at the Stony Brook Training Center on Thursday mornings from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Those interested managers who have been either appointed or hired in the past 12 months should contact the Training & Organizational Development Office at ext. 6-4460 or by e-mail at mmcnama@brandeis.edu for more information on enrollment. Applications will be accepted through the first week of December.
Higher Management at Brandeis — Senior Manager Training
This 12-week, cohort-based training program is designed to develop advanced level management and strategic skills to ensure credible, competent and effective leadership in executing the Brandeis mission. The program will run each fall semester from September through December and meet at the Stony Brook Training Center on Thursday mornings from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Those interested senior managers who have been in a managerial position for at least three years should contact the Training & Organizational Development Office at ext. 6-4460 or by e-mail at mmcnama@brandeis.edu for more information on enrollment. Applications will be accepted through the first week of August.
Leading at Brandeis — Strategic Leadership Development Program
This yearlong cohort-based training program is designed to enhance and develop a strong Brandeis leadership team aligned to the strategic needs of the university. Additionally, the program will develop flexible, creative and strategic thinkers who anticipate and manage successful change at Brandeis; ensure the stewardship of the Brandeis mission; build organizational level leadership awareness; and create a cross-functional group of peers who serve as resources to each other and the university. The program will run every other year from May to May and meet once a month from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at various locations across the university. The program is designed for assistant vice presidents, assistant deans, associate vice presidents, associate deans, senior directors and directors Those interested should contact the Training & Organizational Development Office at ext. 6-4460 or by e-mail at mmcnama@brandeis.edu for more information on enrollment.
“Brown Bag” Lecture Series
Bring your lunch, have a soft drink on us, and learn to apply personal skills at work and in everyday life.
| Title | Date | Time | Building | Enroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Making Time: Organizing Your Office & Email | Wednesday, August 13, 2008 |
11:45am - 1:00pm | Usdan Student Center | Enroll |
| Dealing with Difficult People: Enhance your Interpersonal Skills | Wednesday, September 24, 2008 |
11:45am - 1:00pm | Hassenfeld Conf Ctr | Enroll |
| Generations Working Together: Understanding Today's Generational Differences in the Work Place | Wednesday, October 29, 2008 |
11:45am - 1:00pm | Shapiro Campus Center | Enroll |
| Slowing Down the Holiday Rush | Wednesday, November 12, 2008 |
11:45am - 1:00pm | Hassenfeld Conf Ctr | Enroll |
| Don't Get Burned: Extinguishing Job Burnout Before it Extinguishes You | Wednesday, December 10, 2008 |
11:45am - 1:00pm | Shapiro Campus Center | Enroll |
Personal Professional Development Seminars
These seminars will help participants to recognize opportunities for personal improvement. Please ensure you check with your manager or supervisor before enrolling in one of these seminars.
| Title | Date | Time | Building | Enroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed Reading People | Thursday, June 19, 2008 |
9:00am - 4:30pm | Stony Brook Office Park Bldg. 2 | Enroll |
| How to Get Things Done: Principles of Time Management | Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
9:00am - 12:00pm | Shapiro Campus Center | Enroll |
| Speak Easy: Improving Your Public Speaking Skills | Tuesday, November 18, 2008 |
9:00am - 12:00pm | Shapiro Campus Center | Enroll |
Additional Professional Development Opportunities
The Boston Consortium: Brandeis University employees are eligible to take professional-development workshops sponsored by The Boston Consortium (TBC), a nonprofit organization whose members include 13 area higher education institutions. The cost of TBC workshops is paid by the Human Resources Department. Employees who wish to enroll in TBC programs should contact the Training & Professional Development office for more information.