Reoccurring Learning Sessions

Mindset matters and studies regularly support that happiness and positivity promote success. One step to harnessing the power of positive thinking is fostering a growth mindset. In this session, participants will learn about the difference between growth and fixed mindsets, why it matters, and how to implement strategies for cultivating a growth mindset. For more information, visit the Workday Learning page for this course below.

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In this Manager Development training, managers will learn about available HR resources and be guided and empowered to pair these with the layered framework of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to better understand employee engagement and retention.  Through understanding the hierarchy of needs and its applications to the employee experience, managers can better determine whether their employee needs are met in the workplace and how it is impacting motivation and engagement. For more information, visit the Workday Learning page for this course below.

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Enhancing or improving our workplace relationships starts with working on ourselves. By increasing self-awareness, we are better able to recognize our own values, thoughts, feelings, and communication habits. And while it is impossible to control how others communicate, taking control of our own communication can greatly impact our daily interactions. In this session, participants learn the basics of self-awareness and how to implement strategies for increasing it. For more information, visit the Workday Learning page for this course below.

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Whether you are giving it or receiving it, feedback is an essential element for improving our self-awareness and how we complete our daily jobs. However, it is not always easy to provide or hear feedback. Additionally, it is not always comfortable to ask someone for feedback. In this session, participants will learn the difference between providing useful constructive feedback and harmful demotivating criticism. Participants will also learn how to ask for feedback and accept it in a way that is productive and actionable. For more information, visit the Workday Learning page for this course below.

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In this session, managers will be introduced to the positive cultural principles adopted by Bentley’s Cabinet in 2019. These principles, born out of the Center for Positive Organizations, allow us to strive toward creating a positive organizational culture. Managers play a vital role in organizational culture and can use these principles to guide their everyday leadership.For more information, visit the Workday Learning page for this course below.

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The term psychological safety is defined as "a shared belief that the team is safe for interpersonal risk-taking", and while it might feel like a high level, intangible concept, the benefits cited over the years for workplaces and teams that foster psychological safety are tangible and have both small and large impacts on team dynamics and culture. But what if some team members don’t feel comfortable speaking up? In this session, participants learn what psychological safety is, how to create it, and the benefits you'll see and feel once you do. For more information, visit the Workday Learning page for this course below.

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Career growth conversations are something that every supervisor and leader should be having with their employees.  It is a data driven method that is directly correlated with job satisfaction and employee retention. These discussions of growth create a psychologically safe environment for employees and let them know that their leaders support their growth and professional development.  In this session, participants will learn about why these conversations work and how these conversations are structured through a simple and proven model. For more information, visit the Workday Learning page for this course below.

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The Employee Assistance Program (EAP), KGA, is a free, confidential service that provides counseling and work life assistance to employees and their family members. The EAP can be a valuable resource to you as a manager or supervisor. In addition to consulting with HR, speaking with an EAP counselor provides an objective viewpoint and guidance in many management situations such as difficult employees, return to work issues, employee terminations and sensitive subjects. In the session, managers learn various ways in which the EAP serves as a valuable tool for managers/supervisors, how to recognize when an employee has a personal problem, how to refer an employee to the EAP, and more. For more information, visit the Workday Learning page for this course below.

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