Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workshop: Evidence and Introductory Practice
This program will provide faculty with a comprehensive overview of the empirical evidence for the benefits of Mindfulness Stress Reduction on health and well-being and experiences in fostering mindfulness.
Participants will have the opportunity to understand foundational principles of mindfulness and how it builds the capacity for greater self-assurance, regulation of emotions, and moment to moment awareness in daily life.
Think Like an Actor, Present Like a Pro
Presented by Eleni Kelakos, CTO (Chief Transformational Officer), The Eleni Group
It’s conference season, and you’ve once again been asked to share your expertise by giving a breakout session at a regional, national or international conference. The thought makes you both smile and shiver. The pressure to deliver a presentation to a group of your professional colleagues that is clear, confident and memorable is undeniable. As you prepare, you start to wonder:
Improve Your Coaching Skills
This workshop is intended to expose faculty and senior level administrators to foundational concepts and applicable tools for one-on-one developmental coaching. Coaching is defined as a formal one-on-one collaborative relationship between a coach and a staff member or student where there is accountability and support for:
Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence (STRIDE) Workshop
The Medical School STRIDE Committee provides information and advice about practices that will maximize the likelihood that diverse, well-qualified candidates for faculty, fellowship and residency positions will be identified, and, if selected for offers, recruited to the University of Michigan. The committee leads workshops for faculty and administrators involved in selection, recruitment and hiring. Much of the information is also relevant to retention and promotion of these individuals as well.
STRIDE Training:
Essential Skills for Successful Leadership
This 1-day workshop is designed to assist faculty in developing the essential leadership and management skills necessary to run a lab, start a program, or manage a center or division.
This workshop will highlight topics such as:
- Hiring
- Leadership
- Management
- Diversity
- Communication
- Conflict resolution
- Managing performance
Workshop objectives:
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Increase awareness of competencies and skills necessary to successfully manage others
Successful Negotiation Skills and Strategies
Medical school faculty negotiate constantly, not just over issues like salary, but also for lab space, authorship on research papers, and resources. This day-long negotiation workshop will equip you with a framework and set of tools designed to help faculty prepare for, and conduct effective negotiations. The workshop is interactive and participants will learn by practicing first on generic negotiation cases, and then on real issues that faculty must negotiate every day.
How to Be Successful as a New Faculty Member
These quarterly sessions are intended as a follow-up to the monthly New Faculty Orientation. Orientation gave you the information you needed on your first day. In this session, there will be specific focus on expectations for advancement and career planning. Other faculty will share their stories around their career trajectories including milestones and stumbling blocks to avoid. You will learn about mentoring resources and even have the chance to connect with senior mentors over lunch!
Creating a Culture at Its Best
Get the tools you need to create a thriving work team where health and well-being contribute to success. Would you like to reinvent your work culture and create greater employee engagement? In this interactive session, you will identify the role you play in creating a work environment where others want to join in.
Mastering Academic Time Management: How to Manage Your Time So You Can Publish Prolifically
New faculty members commonly describe:
A3 Problem Solving for Clinical Leaders
This workshop is a two-part course.
**Plan to attend both half-days, and to spend an additional half day between sessions working independently on your problem.
About: When it comes to diagnosing and treating their patients, most clinicians are superb problem solvers. But can they apply this rigorous scientific thinking to all aspects of their work?