Management of Personnel Resources Skills
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
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Formal Learning
Formal learnings are structured learning opportunities, such as training programs or classes.
Formal Learning Courses
Principles of Supervision and Management (PSM)
The Principles of Supervision and Management (PSM) is a certificate program for managers and supervisors, learn practical skills to support your team and be a manager/supervisor employees want to work for! Learn and practice skills to create and maintain a healthy, inclusive, and engaging work environment for employees. Manager and supervisor effectiveness in creating an environment which supports employees’ success is crucial to support UW–Madison’s mission “to create, integrate, transfer, and apply knowledge through innovative programs of research, teaching, and public service.”Fully Prepared to Lead
The Fully Prepared to Lead series offers targeted courses designed to build essential leadership skills, empowering participants to lead effectively, foster collaboration, and drive impactful results across their departments. Open to all employees, these courses do not require attendees to be in a managerial role to participate.Coaching and Developing Others
Coaching is an indispensable and underutilized tool. You will improve skills needed to coach others, whether that is peer to peer, supervisor to supervisee, or with family and friends.