Professional Services Staff Development Bulletin, April 2019

10 April 2019

This is where you will find details of upcoming staff development courses, programmes, workshops and events that may be of interest. All activities contribute towards PositiveWorking@Bristol.
The University is committed to creating and sustaining a fully inclusive culture. We encourage staff from all backgrounds and communities to engage with our development opportunities.

Subjects featured in this edition are:

Staff Development opportunities

Staff Welcome Fair - Thursday 18 January

Are you a new starter at UoB? Find out more about your new workplace!
All new staff in any role are eligible and encouraged to attend the Staff Welcome and Engagement Event on Thursday 18 April from 1:30pm to 4:30pm. This event gives you the chance to hear from a member of the University Management Team about our aims and vision, speak to representatives from a wide range of departments across the University, hear about the benefits available to staff and meet other new starters.
If you would like to attend, please book your place here. Please note that booking is essential.

If you haven't done so already, check out the new staff webpages where you can find other useful information to help you get started in your new role at the University.

How to be a Productivity Ninja - Wednesday 22 May, 2:30pm - 4pm

Many of us are overwhelmed, and struggle with the constant distractions we face in our work. Juggling productivity and wellbeing successfully is a challenge.
This impactful, 90min workshop by Think Productive will give you innovative strategies and practical tips to help you review your current time management habits and commit to new, more productive ones.

Book your place here.

Leadership Programmes Drop-in session

We are hosting a drop-in session about our leadership development programmes for academic staff and professional service staff.
No need to book, just come along to ask questions, explore opportunities, and speak with programme alumni about their experience of the programmes.

Date: Friday 17 May
Time: 12 noon to 2pm
Location: G.16, Victoria Rooms, Queens Road

New development workshop dates available

New development workshop dates are available to book. Before booking onto a course, please read through our terms and conditions.

*NEW* MyERP: Introduction for Line Managers
Dates: Thursday 25 April, Thursday 6 June, Tuesday 2 July
Time: 10am to 12 noon or 1:30pm to 3:30pm - see schedule for times

Supervising @UoB
Date: Tuesday 21 May
Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm

Be a better internal candidate for jobs
Date: Tuesday 4 June
Time: 9am to 5pm

Introduction to assertiveness
Date: Thursday 6 and Thursday 13 June
Time: 9am to 5pm

Presentation skills - giving confident presentations
Date: Friday 7 June and Friday 14 June
Time: 9am to 5pm

*NEW* Perfecting Part-time working
Date: Wednesday 12 June
Time: 9:30am to 1pm

Managing Change
Date: Monday 17 June
Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm

Working with people whose behaviour you find 'difficult'
Date: Tuesday 18 June
Time: 9:30am to 5pm

Committee Servicing
Date: Monday 24 June
Time: 1pm to 5pm

Mastering Minutes
Date: Tuesday 25 June
Time: 9am to 1pm

Line Managing @UoB
Date: Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 June; Monday 1 and Thursday 4 July
Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm

New Financial Wellbeing offer

Next month we will be releasing dates for our new and improved financial wellbeing workshops, which will support our wellbeing offer for staff.
Three different workshops, run by Nick Davies and Richard Ellis of Ellis Davies Financial Planning, will aim to support staff at different stages of their financial journey. So whether you are planning to take your first step onto the property market, tackling personal debt, investing for the future, or preparing for retirement, choose the workshop that best suits your current needs.

30 minute Financial Wellness surgeries will also be available for staff to book each month, providing staff with the opportunity to discuss more complicated or personal financial issues on a 1:1 basis with financial planner Nick Davies or Richard Ellis.

Keep an eye on next month's Staff Development bulletin for more information.

Staff Development on Yammer

This month Staff Development are encouraging you to take part in the Spring Clean Challenge where you will be given an area of your office or digital workspace to organise or clean each week to avoid the spring clean feeling like such a daunting task! Each week on Yammer we will give you a short list of tools and techniques to help you declutter your working life!

We invite you to join our conversation and to follow Staff Development on Yammer, so that you can stay up-to-date with all our most recent news and new course dates!

KnowHow - How to make the most of your time

As the clocks have changed and the evenings are getting brighter, it’s important to consider how to make the most of the time we have each day. Whether it’s picking up a new hobby, trying to exercise more, or just taking some time for yourself, time management can help in all areas of life and can dramatically reduce daily stress.

Take a look at these KnowHow articles that could help you manage your precious time better and do more of what’s important to you.

Life Priorities: A Time Management Exercise
This exercise will help you examine your work-life balance and time management. It will help you to identify how you would like to allocate your time and compare this with how you currently spend it.

Time Management 101 - E-learning course
This 60 minute E-learning course will help you understand time management constraints within the workplace and provides useful techniques to overcome these.

Technology and Efficiency
This article looks at how we can utilise technology to increase efficiency and productivity within a team.

University opportunities

Audio Visual Training Workshops

These workshops, facilitated by the Teaching, Learning and Collaboration Spaces Team, are designed to support University of Bristol teaching staff in the use of equipment in teaching rooms. The workshops intend to enable users to become self-sufficient when using teaching spaces and to secure appropriate support when necessary. Find out more information here

Date: Tuesday 7, Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 May (separate sessions)
Time: 1pm to 3pm

SETsquared workshops

SETsquared is the global #1 University Business Incubator - a long standing enterprise partnership between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton, and Surrey. SETsquared Bristol host a range of events from workshops to networking evenings to investor showcases. Below is a list of SETsquared workshops happening this month.

SETsquared Workshop: Take charge of your finances
Date: Thursday 25 April
Time: 2pm to 4pm

SETsquared Workshop: #Idea2Pitch Event
Date: Thursday 30 April
Time: 12:30pm to 4:30pm

Lynda.com

Time Management Fundamentals with Microsoft Office
As the university makes a shift to Microsoft Office it is important to understand how to get the most out of the software we’re using every day. This Lynda.com course will take you just over an hour to complete and looks at a variety of Microsoft Office programmes and tools to show you how to manage your time and boost productivity.

Quote of the month

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started" - Mark Twain