{"id":20440,"date":"2026-08-19T12:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=20440"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:16:09","slug":"new-academic-year-new-professional-development-opportunities-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=20440","title":{"rendered":"New Academic Year, New Professional Development Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fall is almost here, and HR\u2019s Organization and Professional Development (OPD) team has spots open in the following courses to support your learning and development. Class enrollment is completed within the EBS Portal, and employees may use available educational assistance<\/a> funds toward course fees (if any).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personal Development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bystander Intervention Training<\/strong><\/a> | September 16 | Virtual  <\/strong>
Learn strategies to prevent and interrupt problematic behavior associated with workplace harassment or discrimination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting Things Done<\/strong><\/a> | September 29 \u2013 October 1 | Virtual<\/strong> 
By learning how to capture, clarify, and organize incoming requests, participants are more likely to make strategic decisions about where to invest their time and energy in ways that improve results and decrease missed deadlines, mistakes, and stress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Power of Habit<\/strong><\/a> | October 27 | Virtual<\/strong>
Discover how habits are created and how to replace undesirable habits with productive ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breaking Free from Stress<\/strong><\/a> | Various Dates | In-Person <\/strong>
Learn how to be less reactive to people and events in your life and form a deeper perspective of common sense and wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roadmap To Retirement<\/strong><\/a>| September 17 | In-Person <\/strong>
If you are an MSU faculty or staff member and you have decided to retire within a year or two, this half-day workshop covers a range of topics critical to your successful retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything DiSC: Agile EQ<\/a> | September 23 | In-Person<\/strong>
Discover your EQ strengths, recognize your EQ potential, and commit to customized strategies for building agility. You will take an assessment to better understand your personal responses to conflict. Pre-work must be completed before taking this course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Strengths Based Leadership<\/strong><\/a> | October 29 | In-Person  <\/strong> 
Understand manager-specific strengths using the newly released CliftonStrengths for Managers Report. Your top strengths \u2014 the things you naturally do best \u2014 can help you manage more effectively, meet your goals, and improve your team\u2019s success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Culture, Connection, and Engagement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Building Awareness and Understanding Using the Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory (ICS)<\/a> | November 3 and 4 | In-Person
<\/strong>Learn to recognize and effectively respond to cultural differences in communication and conflict styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSU Foundations for Employee Excellence<\/a> | Various Dates | In-Person
<\/strong>Recognizing that our greatest assets are the talented faculty and staff within our Spartan community, this program provides a highly interactive, creative, and intentional space for meaningful reflection and authentic dialogue to foster a culture of care, respect, and dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operational Excellence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Introduction to Process Mapping<\/strong><\/a> | September 16 | In-Person  <\/strong>
Learn how to define key process improvement terminology, reduce barriers to success, and create a process map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promapp Interactive Process Creation<\/strong><\/a> | September 23 | In-Person  <\/strong>
Learners will continue their process improvement journey and build upon the knowledge and skills learned in Introduction to Process Mapping<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find all current Organization and Professional Development courses on the HR website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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