Leadership

How well do you understand OSU's International Travel Policy, how to fulfill the requirement to register your international travel with the university, and what kinds of support services are available to you as a university traveler? Or what makes a country high risk versus intermediate risk? 

Full details can be found on the International Travel Homepage (https://global.oregonstate.edu/international-travel).

Come to this overview of the high points and get all your questions answered!

Communicating across cultures can be both enjoyable and uncertain. Often, when interacting with people from different cultural backgrounds, we focus on differences between us, instead of considering how we are similar. This training session will highlight four building blocks for understanding effective communication with those who hold different cultural identities from ours. 

Workplace conflicts are not uncommon, but they can make us feel uncomfortable and unsure about how to engage. In this workshop, we’ll explore, and practice five key things people can do to help productively manage conflict toward meaningful resolution and even, potentially, new understanding. 

Participants will leave with evidence-based strategies -- and a bit of low-stakes experience through practice – to guide their interactions with conflict now and in the future.

Friday, October 25th 10:00 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. PST. Remote via Zoom

This two-hour workshop provides opportunities to learn and practice proven interpersonal skills, questioning techniques, and structured conversational tools to use while mentoring others.  

Friday, May 24 | 1 – 2:50 PM PST | LINC 345

This two-hour DIY Course Design Bootcamp provides opportunities to learn crucial decision-making approaches to (re)design a course, such as working backwards. Leave prepared to start the (re)design of a course after thinking about its alignment of learning outcomes, assessments, and learning activities! 

Friday, May 17 | 1 – 2:50 PM PST | Austin 126

This two-hour workshop provides opportunities to learn constructive and impactful ways to use assessment to build stronger, more flexible courses. 

Friday, May 10 | 9 – 11 AM PST | LINC 345

Insurance and Risk Management Services will facilitate a workshop for unit leaders and supervisors to provide exposure to the DFA Risk Appetite Statements and Risk Assessment Tools. Attendees will gain hands-on practice and develop the skills necessary to assist other employees in understanding and incorporating the DFA Risk Appetite Statements and Risk Assessment Tools into their work. Registration is required.

Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue teaches skills for creating alignment and agreement—by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky topics—at all levels of your organization. By learning how to speak and be heard (and encouraging others to do the same), you’ll surface the best ideas, make the highest-quality decisions, and then act on your decisions with unity and commitment.

The program consists of a series of five 2-hour sessions, meeting on a weekly basis:

This workshop helps people learn more about their own mindset, learn appreciation for how colleagues work, and together be able create a stronger team environment and reach more creative solutions.

Authentic leaders are great leaders - are you one? Regardless of who you are or who you lead authenticity is vital to cultivating work environments that are safe and supportive. Employees are seeking leaders who are ethical, firm in their beliefs and true to themselves. This training will examine the components of authentic leadership: self-awareness, internalized moral perspective, balanced processing, and relational transparency.