Today's talk is 4 tips to kickstart honest conversations at work by Betsy Kauffman. Why is it so hard to speak up and productively disagree at work? Leadership and organization coach Betsy Kauffman shows how to bring the candid conversations that usually happen at the watercooler out into the open with four practical strategies you can implement right now to have honest, transparent discussions with your colleagues.
The Center for Well-Being and Erickson Hall have reservable, private spaces from which students may participate in virtual appointments with their community-based mental health providers. These are available between 8am and 5pm, Monday through Friday when the campus is open. To reserve a space, please send an email with your desired reservation date and time to privatecounselingspace@umbc.edu. If we cannot accommodate your request, we will get back to you to discuss other available times. All reservation requests should be made at least 72 hours in advance.
]]>The USM Training Committee presents the first ever online USM-wide Administrative Professional Conference on April 28, 2022. The conference will feature networking opportunities, workshops, and a keynote panel of USM leaders. Registration information will be announced in early 2022.
]]>Today's talk is How your brain responds to stories - and why they're crucial for leadersby Karen Eber. How do the world's best leaders and visionaries earn trust? They don't just present data -- they also tell great stories. Leadership consultant Karen Eber demystifies what makes for effective storytelling and explains how anyone can harness it to create empathy and inspire action.
Address the Toll of Prolonged Anxiety, Anticipatory Stress and Emotional Labor
Many professional staff and faculty have described their toolboxes as being empty. Their ability to motivate themselves, let alone their colleagues, has become difficult, if not nearly impossible. The stress and uncertainty from the past 18 months has taken its toll on everyone, and although people remain hopeful, the near future regarding the pandemic remains unclear. Having to make difficult personal and professional decisions has become the norm, often without a sense of what’s to come and a lack of transparency from university leadership has led to extraordinary and prolonged stress and anxiety.
Join us as our expert presenter discusses the current college work environment - exacerbated by the pandemic - and its serious implications for faculty and staff members’ mental and physical health. Learn about innovative strategies to help yourself and others to recognize and reduce stress, anxiety and burnout. She will share effective intervention strategies to address the toll of the prolonged anxiety, anticipatory stress, and emotional labor you have been experiencing as an individual and as a cohort.
Learn the necessary coping strategies to mitigate any existing chronic stress or anxiety you are experiencing, embrace self-care and avoid burnout. Gain tools for incorporating practical interventions to foster resiliency and grit so that you can balance your professional work and personal lives in a more productive and less stressful manner.
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As a result of this webinar, participants will be able to:
We still have seats available for our December 8th Wellness Wednesday: Welcoming Winter Wreath.
The office of Sustainability is proud to bring you a special winter edition of Wellness Wednesday with our Welcoming Winter Wreath DIY Upcycle Project! We invite you to join us on 12/8 from 12-1 p.m. to make the perfect winter welcoming wreath for your door! This wreath project is made of materials that you normally trash or recycle. We will walk you through, step-by-step, the basics for making your own; however, there are countless other additions you can add to this project to personalize it to your aesthetic!
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