1. Human Resources Upcoming Learning Opportunities: –Bagels & Laws –Supervisor Roundtables –Change Anything –Crucial Skills –Influencer –Other learning opportunities

2. Bagels & Laws Employment Law forum for Rice supervisors to: –Learn about different employment laws and regulations; –How they impact you and your staff; and, –How to safely navigate them. Last session (10/27) we discussed the FLSA, FMLA, ADA, and EEO. Save the date: Thursday, 4/21, 9-10:30 a.m. in the Farnsworth Pavilion, RMC

3. Supervisor Roundtables Take advantage of these monthly opportunities to: –Learn something new –Network with peers –Walk away with new connections and new tools in your toolkit Join us on Mondays from 11:30 – 1 in Miner Lounge, RMC/Ley Student Center Spring 2016 Schedule – –February 22: Practicing Personal Accountability –March 21: Understanding Communication Styles –April 18: Delegating Effectively –May 16: Supporting & Fostering Change

4. Change Anything Learn how to equip yourself to take charge of and succeed at your own self-directed change. Gain skills to overcome habits like: –Procrastination –Disorganization –Lack of prioritization –Valuing tasks over people Series 7 – 9 am – 3 pm on Wednesday, March 30 and Thursday, March 31 Attend an Information Session to learn more – Feb. 26, Mar. 7, Mar. 8

5. Crucial Skills Learn how to communicate: –when stakes are high, opinions differ, and emotions run strong, and –with others who let you down, break promises, violate expectations, or behave poorly. Series 3 – 9 am – 3 pm on 5 Fridays, April 1 through April 29 Series 4 – 9 am – 3 pm on 5 Wednesdays, April 6 through May 4 Attend an Information Session to learn more – Feb. 26, Mar. 7, Mar. 8

6. Influencer Most chronic workplace problems stem from our lack of ability to change human behavior. Learn how to overcome your persistent challenges and leverage this most important capacity that you possess – the ability to influence behavior – and make change inevitable. Series 12 – 9 am – 3 pm on Tuesday, June 14; Wednesday, June 15; and Thursday, June 16 Attend an Information Session to learn more –May 3, May 13

7. Additional Learning Opportunities Research at Rice: Effort Reporting –Thursday, February 18, 9:30 – 11:30 am Property and Fixed Asset Management…It’s No Big Deal, Until It’s a Big Deal –Thursday, April 14, 9 – 11:30 am Fundamentals of Business Writing (2 parts) –Monday, May 2 and Tuesday, May 3, 9 am – noon Advanced Business Writing (2 parts) –Monday, May 16 and Tuesday, May 17, 9 am - noon