February 2023
| Audience | Facilitator | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managers / Leaders | Eric Balbo | 2/15/2023 | 9a-11a | Rahn Building Room G230 COURSE FULL |
| UAMS Employees | Nigel Spears | 2/23/2023-2/24/2023 | Day 1: 9a-3pDay 2: 9a-1p | Virtual Crucial Conversations registration form |
March 2023
| Course Name & Description | Audience | Facilitator | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Principles This course covers fundamental communication concepts by looking at misconceptions about communication practices. After this course, you will have a solid foundation for understanding communication. | UAMS Employees | Nigel Spears | 3/8/2023 | 10a-11:30a | Virtual |
| Setting Employee Goals This course introduces leaders to setting employee goals. It discusses the benefits and how to compose SMART goals, in addition to the importance of encouraging employees to be active in this journey. | UAMS Employees | Ebene Givan | 3/14/2023 | 10a-12p | RAHN G220 Enroll here |
| Managing Multiple Priorities, Tasks, and Projects If you are going to be successful managing your time, it is important to gain control by knowing your choices. This course will help you identify current time management barriers, and explore the power of choices: productivity choices, personal choices, pacing choices, and people choices. | UAMSEmployees | Dr. Vanetta Busch | 3/28/2023 | 10a – 11:30a | Rahn G230 Enroll here |
| Crucial Conversations This 2-day course teaches you principles of dialogue and practical communication techniques. After this course, you will be able to talk to anyone about any topic, no matter how sensitive. crucial conversations effectively, the quality of your relationships, personally and professionally, will improve dramatically. | UAMS Employees | Nigel Spears | 3/30/2023-3/31/2023 | Day 1: 9a-3pDay 2: 9a-1p | Virtual Crucial Conversations registration form conversations effectively, the quality of your relationships, personally and professionally, will improve dramatically. |
April 2023
| Course Name & Description | Audience | Facilitator | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emotional Intelligence Pt. 1 This workshop is the first step in understanding emotions. During this course, participants will define emotional intelligence, identify the importance of cultivating their emotional intelligence, and learn ways to minimize the negative effects of negative emotions. | UAMS Employees | Ebene Givan | 4/5/2023 | 10a-12p | JTS 1210 Enroll here |
| Resolving Workplace Conflict (Pt. 1) This entry-level course gives 4 principles of resolving basic workplace conflict. Participants will define workplace conflict, understand the levels of conflict, and learn fourbasic principles to resolving it. | UAMS Employees | Ebene Givan | 4/12/2023 | 10a-12p | JTS 1210 Enroll here |
| Leading Change This course will help supervisors lead their teams through organizational changes. During this course, learners will discover the value of change management, define the building blocks of individual change, and apply the roles that a leader must achieve to successfully guide their team through change. | Managers / Leaders | Eric Balbo | 4/12/2023 | 10a – 12p | Virtual COURSE FULL |
| PROSCI Change Practitioner Course This course is a 3-day training centered around leaders responsible for managing change on specific projects/initiatives or those responsible for building an organizational change management competency. In this class, you will utilize one of your actual projects or initiatives to both learn the change management methodology and start creating a customized change plan for that project. | Leaders who facilitate change projects | Eric Balbo | 4/26/2023 -4/28/2023 | 8:30a – 4p | TBD (in-Person at Little Rock Campus) To Enroll Contact: Organizationaldevelopment@uams.edu |
| Communication Principles This course covers fundamental communication concepts by looking at misconceptions about communication practices. After this course, you will have a solid foundation for understanding communication. | UAMS Employees | Nigel Spears | 4/19/2023 | 10a-11:30a | Virtual |
May 2023
| Course Name & Description | Audience | Facilitator | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding Performance Coaching This course is a guided discussion with a question-and-answer session designed to expand on the “Understanding Performance Coaching” self-paced course within the UAMS Culture (Performance Management) Training. Learners will distinguish between coaching, counseling, and training and practice how to plan, prepare, and conduct a coaching session. | Managers / Leaders | Eric Balbo | 5/9/2023 | 1p – 4p Enroll Here Rahn Building room G232 |
| Crucial Conversations This 2-day course teaches you principles of dialogue and practical communication techniques. After this course, you will be able to talk to anyone about any topic, no matter how sensitive. When you learn how to handle crucial conversations effectively, the quality of your relationships, personally and professionally, will improve dramatically. | UAMS Employees | Nigel Spears | 5/25/2023-5/26/2023 | Day 1: 9a-3pDay 2: 9a-1p |
Spring 2023 Leadership Programs
| Course Name & Description | Audience | Host | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leadership Institute This 5-day program will train and develop current or aspiring directors who will act as change agents for the entire institution. Participants will identify, explore, and utilize leadership competencies for leading self and other leaders.Additionally, participants will learn to build relationships and work across departmental boundaries, acquaint themselves with UAMS needs, problems, challenges, opportunities, and generate solutions for critical issues facing UAMS. Participants will receive tools and resources to help develop self and other UAMS leaders.Cost: $750 | Current or aspiring director-level leaders | Dr. Vanetta Busch | 2023 Cohort 2 –April 20, 21, 23, 24, and May 3. Application |
| Leading With Purpose This 5-day program is designed using an interactive, collaborative process of one-on-one, small group and large group discussions where participants will explore and develop a better understanding of themselves as leaders by defining, identifying, and describing leadership competencies.Participants will develop ways to apply their knowledge to everyday work as leaders for increased effectiveness.Cost: $500 | Current or aspiring managers/leaders | Dr. Vanetta Busch | April 3-7 Application |
| Leadership Reddie This 3-day program will train and develop individuals seeking to become a UAMS leader by introducing them to keys to becoming an effective leader/manager. Participants will learn to identify and utilize leadership competencies for leading self and working with others.Cost: $300 | Current or aspiring team leads or individuals seeking a leadership position | Dr. Vanetta Busch | May 17 – 19 Application |
| Vice Chancellor In Training In partnership with the University of Arkansas School of Business, this program will train and develop individuals seeking to become a UAMS Vice-Chancellor. Starting in August, participants will meet for a ½ day once a month for 10 months and explore leadership competencies of leading self, others, and divisions at the executive/vice-chancellor level. Nominations are being made now to participate in the fall 2023 program.Cost: $2500. | Current or aspiring directors/executives | Dr. Vanetta Busch | August 2023 – May 2024 Speak to your Vice Chancellor to be nominated. |