Join us for the second annual HR@UW–Madison Conference! Monday, December 4th at Union South from 8:15 AM – 4:00 PM The theme of this year’s conference is partnership. We’ll begin with a panel of experts …
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New! “Teaching English for U.S. Citizenship” Training: UW–Madison Volunteer Tutoring Program
Ever curious about what it takes to become a U.S. citizen? Interested in helping a fellow coworker who is working toward this goal? Cultural Linguistic Services (CLS) is excited to offer a NEW training opportunity …
Message from the Director
Dear Colleagues: It was wonderfully satisfying to participate in the concluding session of our Pilot “HR@UW Learning Cohort,” which I co-facilitated with Sarah Carroll. The outpouring of gratitude from the members of the group was …
Message from the Director
Dear HR and Payroll Colleagues: As you may notice from other articles in this Newsletter, the HR-Communities of Practice Office is an exciting place to be these days: We are concluding our initial Pilot Learning …
New Thrive @ UW–Madison Course Available Fall 2017!
Thrive @ UW–Madison is growing! Thrive @ UW–Madison is a series of courses available to all campus employees at no cost to support the development of the knowledge, skills, and, abilities to contribute to healthy, …
HR as a Business Partner, Part 3
In the April 2017 edition, we introduced the concept of HR as business partner as envisioned by Dave Ulrich, author of HR from the Outside In. Ulrich explained that the HR partner model would realign …
Message From the Director
Campus HR Colleagues: Kudos to all of you on your efforts to forge ahead with an array of challenges facing our campus – and using communities of practice and professional development opportunities to enhance your …
How to Include Others When in Power
Over the course of our careers, many of us experience people in leadership roles (including those who lead projects and/or people) who misuse their power or authority. In these situations, we may feel demoralized, intimidated …
Learning Opportunity for Managers and Supervisors
Principles of Supervision and Management (PSM), a training program for managers and supervisors, will relaunch in September 2017. The program has the overarching goal that managers and supervisors will be able to create and maintain …
Transforming Transactions: Fall 2017 HR Competencies Cohort to Follow Successful Pilot
(Email early if interested as capacity limited) HR and Payroll professionals at UW–Madison serve over 20,000 employees in capacities that we may not all have in common given our decentralized environment. What we do have …