This month inside HSU Professional Development Newsletter: 

• New School Year, New Learning Opportunities! - As we ramp up for the new school year, the professional development team and our partners are assembling a wide variety of learning opportunities for all HSU employees.

• Working Virtually (Team Management) - As the conditions are in continuous change, we may still work,from home.  This is a CSU Learn Bundle that will teach us how to manage communications, face challenges, and establish effective virtual teams.

• Building Teams - This bundle of team-building resources in CSU Learn includes learning opportunities to build skills in collaboration, communication, conflict management, and other tools to help you strengthen your team!

• Fall 2021 Professional Development Day - This event brings colleagues from across the campus in sessions that explore a wide range of significant topics defining us as HSU. 

• CSUBUY Invoice and Direct Payment Process Basics - We will cover the basic process and walk through where to send payment requests, how to approve requests, and how to view and track documents in the CSUBUY platform.

• On the Bookshelf - Predictably Irrational : the Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

• Video - Start With Why -- How Great Leaders Inspire Action

• Change Management – Prosci ADKAR Basics - Change at an institutional, department or even individual level is more than the business side of planning.

• Compliance Courses on CSU Learn - We are past half of the year and would like to remind everyone to take your mandatory compliance training as prescribed by Executive Order 1096 and CA Gov. Code, §12950.1.

• To Tell Transformative Stories, Learn to Live, Learn & Let Go - Angela was excited to start her new role as director of talent development. Her team was excited, as well. But one comment by a direct report during the interview process stood out to Angela: “We need vision and leadership around here. We haven’t had that for a long time.” Angela noted the comment and couldn’t help wondering whether it foreshadowed challenges to come.

• Returning to Work Soon? Here Are Some Ways to Make the Process Easier - If you have a return to work date looming over your head, you might be struggling with the thought of having to leave the safety of home to go work in an environment that’s filled with so many uncertainties. 

• Online L4HSU @ the Library

• HSU Workshop for Avoiding Unconscious Bias in the Hiring Process

• Upcoming Training Opportunities 

• and more! 

Please visit our August 2021 Newsletter