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After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Create a form using AutoForm
• Modify a form in Layout View
• Add and remove fields from a form
• Add and remove controls from a form
• Use the Control Wizard
• Modify properties on a form
• Add a Calculated field to a form
• Use formatting to enhance a form
• Create a report using AutoReport
• Modify a report in Layout View
• Use formatting to enhance a report

Prerequisite skills: A working knowledge of Excel is not mandatory, but is extremely helpful for understanding databases.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Be able to navigate through Access user interface
• Be able to open an existing database
• Be able to identify the parts of the Access Navigation Pane
• Understand the benefits of using Access
• Understand a basic relational database structure
• Understand how tables are created and related
• Be able to enter data into a table or form
• Be able to create and run a query
• Create a basic report using the Report Wizard
• Understand reports, use and print existing reports

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Identify the different types of queries in Access
• Create a calculated field
• Use the Expression Builder
• Build a parameter query
• Utilize the Query Wizard
• Run action queries

This course will be instructed using Office 2010 at our McVey location, but the content is compatible with Office 2007. This course is instructed using Office 2007 at all UK HealthCare training locations.

This introductory workshop will help you get started with Adobe Acrobat Professional. In addition to learning how to use the Acrobat interface, you will learn how to convert files to pdfs from various authoring programs, edit text and images, and add electronic navigation.

After completing this class, you should know how to:

• Create pdfs from different authoring programs
• Navigate the Acrobat work area
• Search pdf contents
• Capture images and text
• Organize pdfs with bookmarks
• Incorporate hyperlinks to navigate to websites or other pdf page views
• Establish and read a pdf article
• Add new text to a pdf using the Typewriter Tool
• Use the TouchUp Text Tool to make simple text edits
• Utilize the TouchUp Object tool to add or adjust images
• Combine documents in merged pdfs or portfolios

This presentation will focus on the origins of family conflict and offer suggestions on how to interrupt cycles of arguing, disagreements and negotiating rules within the family. This is especially designed for people parenting adolescents.

In this hands-on computer class, you will learn advanced features of Concur and your feedback on the use of Concur will be appreciated. This class is for experienced Concur users only. If you have signed up for this class, we will assume you are a frequent user of Concur, have your own profile on Concur, and understand the operations of Concur very well.
 

Thriving in life is an intentional choice that requires some consistent positive actions to help us enjoy life. Some things are constant and reliable. When things around us are changing, we can choose to manage ourselves in a way that keeps us thriving and dependable.

This session is also available on demand! Listen to this session as a 22-minute podcast episode and share it with your group at your convenience.

The Basic Computer Skills Workshop is designed for individuals who have little or no computer experience and want to improve their skills. You'll learn how to:

• Become familiar with the basic parts of a computer
• Identify how personal computers work
• Have a better understanding of Hardware & Software
• Be introduced to Microsoft Windows
• Create and modify files and folders

This is designed for individuals who have little or no computer experience and want to improve their skills. Class sizes are usually small with one or two participants. We will focus on the areas that you choose such as: using the keyboard and mouse, opening and closing programs, saving files, navigating myUK, etc.

In order to understand diversity, it is important to understand how individuals are different. We must explore the four major layers and all the dimensions we all have in order to identify our biases towards other individuals. In order to build and sustain trust in the workplace, we must move beyond the fear of not knowing what to expect to creating an environment that expects and encourages the greatest contribution from all employees.

This session is designed to help participants to:

• Define diversity.
• Identify personal biases.
• Identify the dimensions of diversity.
• Understand the System of Advantage.
• Examine their own cultural background.
• Develop personal steps to appreciate differences.

What is a leader? Can you become the leader you envision? During this training session, we will address the issue of becoming the best leader each of us can be. By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Compare management to leadership
• Describe what it takes to be a good manager
• Identify key leadership traits
• Discover individual leadership style preferences
• Recognize leadership’s responsibility for workplace climate
• Understand the connection between morale and followership
• Create a vision statement that will inspire and guide your group

After attending the Behavior Based Interviewing 1-Day training session, you will have a better understanding of:

• The concept of behavior based interviewing.
• How to use a position's "Major Job Responsibilities" or "Dimensions" to build interview questions.
• What information to solicit from applicants to effectively evaluate and select the best-fit candidate.
• How to evaluate all information received during the selection process as well as from all of the involved selection team members.
• How to ensure your hiring and selection process is legally appropriate.

*This 1-Day training will cover all the material presented in the Behavioral Based Interviewing Series as well as the Legal Consideration training thus 4 trainings in 1 day!

Offering kindness to ourselves can be a powerful tool when we inevitably struggle. Practicing self-compassion can help reduce negative mind-states including anxiety, depression, stress, perfectionism, shame and body dissatisfaction while helping to increase positive mind-states including life satisfaction, happiness, self-confidence and body appreciation. Learn how you can create your own self-compassion meditation, which is inspired by the works of clinical psychologists Kristin Neff, Chris Germer, and Tara Brach.

This workshop is intended for those who lead others, including managers and supervisors, and deals with creating a trusting workplace environment.

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Recognize the leader's role in developing a climate of trust.
• Identify their negative assumptions and the impact their assumption have on the behavior of their employees.
• Identify the steps involved in the Cycle of Mistrust.
• Develop strategies to build trust in the workplace.

Developing Professional Relationships is about presenting yourself in a way that shows you keep an open mind and maintain open and honest communication, and that you stick to your convictions as diplomatically as possible.

This workshop is designed to discuss and practice strategies to:

• Define professionalism
• Identify ways appropriate behavior can benefit the individual as well as the organization
• Demonstrate behavior in the workplace that shows respect and consideration for others
• Develop proper guidelines to communicate with others in face-to-face, phone, and written interactions
• Deal with negativity from coworkers
• Understanding the impact of incivility
• Deal with conflict

This Captivate workshop is designed for both new users as well as experienced Captivate users.

In this workshop we will focus on the following:

• The enhanced interactions library, including "in-course YouTube video streaming & in-course web browsing".
• The new and improved system audio recording and editing functionality.
• Making eLearning fun with the new drag-and-drop games, quizzes, and learning modules that can run on desktops and iPads.

Now that you have a basic understanding of Adobe Captivate, it's time to add more creativity and functionality to your project. In this workshop we will discover various tools that will give the end user a more interactive and exciting training experience.

During this course we will cover the following topics:

• How to enhance your Captivate project by adding objects
• Identifying and understanding non-interactive and interactive objects
• Introducing and working with widgets
• Publishing projects to YouTube

Adobe Captivate goes beyond just screen capture. Adobe Captivate software records all on-screen actions and instantly creates professional-quality Flash simulations complete with text captions, mouse movements, and scored interactions, without programming. This course is designed to cover the basic features. Adobe Captivate is ideal for faculty, staff, and anyone who might need to create a web-based tutorial for clients, employees or students.

What are the University's cash operations policies and procedures? Who is responsible for cash handling operations at the University? During this workshop, we will undergo an examination of the University's Cash Operations. We will also discuss best practices and audit trends related to cash handling in departments and units at the University. After completing this training workshop, you will be able to:

• Identify your departments role and responsibilities when it comes to handling and depositing cash
• Recognize risks associated with cash handling
• Discuss why it is important to have written cash handling procedures
• Incorporate best practices and internal controls in the daily operation of your department

Cash handling is now part of the Finance and Administration Specialized Training

This team workshop is based on the CliftonStrengths Assessment, with an emphasis on building a team's success upon each individual's strengths. This workshop is designed for departments that have purchased the Gallup CliftonStrengths assessment for team members. There is a fee.

A leader’s job is to build people. Everyone is born with unique talents. Sometimes, a person’s talents are clear and just need a little polish. Other times, a person’s talents may be concealed by uncertainty or a lack of self-awareness. Leaders who provide targeted, ongoing coaching to their employees can uncover talent, strengthen their team, and add value to their organization. How can you positively and constructively guide and influence employees? 

During this session, participants will learn to:

• Compare and contrast key leadership functions like managing, coaching, training, and mentoring
• Identify best practices for providing feedback
• Identify the purpose and function of coaching 
• Apply a seven-question framework for developing a coaching habit
• Identify situation-based coaching practices

We sometimes have all the tools we need to thrive, but something still stands in our way. Learn how to turn up the volume on the inner coach to live with less internalized criticism and more resiliency, creativity, self-regulation and connection to purpose.

Inspired by the work of Ross Greene, clinical child psychologist and author of the books The Explosive Child and Lost at School, this presentation explains how to use collaborative problem solving with children and teens to improve flexible thinking, frustration tolerance, parent-child bonding and conflict resolution.  

When faced with an interaction that we don’t understand, it can make us uncomfortable. We communicate the way we do because we are raised in a particular culture and learn its language, rules and norms. Becoming more aware of our cultural differences and similarities will help us communicate with each other more effectively. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
·  Recognize the six fundamental patterns of cultural difference
·  Recognize the importance of nonverbal communication in multicultural interactions
·  Apply guidelines for multicultural collaboration
·  Identify and apply techniques to communicate through language barriers
·  Recognize and use tactics for removing cross-cultural communication barriers

When managing remote workers, make sure you clearly communicate expectations related to schedules, tasks, availability, attendance, processes and procedures and more. We'll share tips on how to communicate your expectations effectively.

This session is also available on demand! Listen to this session as a 15-minute podcast episode and share it with your group at your convenience.

Interpersonal relationships, at work and in our personal lives, require attentiveness and effort to be healthy. Explore how communicating mindfully nourishes and strengthens relationships.

Your communication skills can help you succeed — or hold you back. In any business role or function, you must be able to convey your ideas in ways that drive effective decision making, teamwork and action. Thankfully, communication is a learned skill that needs to be developed and sharpened on an ongoing basis. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
·  Identify and describe the three modes of communication
·  Distinguish and define the common barriers to communication
·  Identify and apply techniques for more effective communication
·  Use active listening skills to improve communication
·  Recognize and apply important concepts of nonverbal communication

You may have heard about farm shares and eating locally, but want to learn more. In this presentation, you'll discover options for bringing fresh, local produce to your table. As a UK employee, you participate in an innovative UK program to save you money on your farm share and support local farmers.

This course will provide supervisors an overview of the university's compensation process and related topics like pay equity, job classification, staff pay approach, and U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour provisions.

In this hands-on computer class, you will learn how to make air, hotel and rental car arrangements for official University business travel.

This course will provide supervisors an overview of the university's corrective action process and related forms. Supervisors will obtain tips on how to effectively coach employees throughout this process utilizing the Positive Coaching Approach. A representative from Unemployment Insurance will join the session to share information about their area. HR Employee Relations will join the session to answer questions from the supervisors.

This workshop is also offered within our SuperVision program, which is required for all employees with supervisory responsibilities to complete.

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Learn what resiliency is, why it matters and how to develop a more resilient mindset.

Join one of our Health and Wellness experts for a conversation about using sleep science and the body’s circadian rhythm to create sleep habits that work for you.  

Join speaker Jakob Hester for a conversation about using sleep science and the body’s circadian rhythm to create sleep habits that work for you.  

Beginning new habits and sticking to them can be tough. We'll have an engaging conversation on the science, strategy and innovative approach of Tiny Habits. Your team will walk away with tangible tips and an action plan to support themselves in designing and achieving change that lasts — one tiny habit at a time.

This presentation integrates insights and research from positive psychology and existential psychology traditions, as well as research on mindfulness, compassion, and creativity. Attention is focused on self-exploration to meet the challenges of self-expression, work-life balance, and meaningful living.  

Looking for ways to calm the body and mind any time? We'll provide guided imagery and/or breathing experiences. This experiential session is adaptable to your team's unique needs.

Do you feel like you could use a dietitian in your cart during your shopping trips? We'll give you easy take-home tips to demystify those grocery aisles.

After this seminar, participants will be able to: 

• Build your personal brand
• Create a personal statement
• Sharpen your social skills
• Be likeable and have a positive attitude
• Grow and nurture your network
• Find a mentor or coach

DISC is a behavioral assessment tool that centers on four different behavioral traits and your interactions with others. This team session places an emphasis on team communication and how individuals can use their awareness to better communicate, manage and solve conflicts. This workshop is designed for departments that have purchased the DISC assessment for team members. (fee-based)

If your work location is more than 40 miles from University main campus, you may apply for a Distance University New Employee Orientation packet in lieu of attending the 4 and a half hour session. The packet will be mailed to your work location and you must return completed materials to University Human Resources within 30 days of your hire date. For more information, please contact Betsy Cornett at (859) 257-9623.

What were you born to do? What work were you meant to succeed at and accomplish? This interactive presentation will describe the steps to create your own life purpose statement. 

The presentation discusses the differences in anxiety and worry, and education on perceptions of trauma experiences and on how to recognize anxiety in one’s self and others. The presentation offers suggestions on three ways to address/manage anxiety and encourages reaching out if symptoms become more problematic or extreme.

"I'm too busy to eat healthy!" Sound familiar? That's because it is a common thought for people. Learn practical tips for healthful eating when time is tight and you are away from home!

Whether you are writing an email to your boss or crafting a proposal for your next big project, using clear, concise, and professional communication is essential to effective business writing. Employers today are looking for professionals who can communicate effectively across multiple channels. By the end of this course, participants will be able to: (1) plan and prepare effective business communications (2) identify and utilize best practices for formatting business communications, (3) create clear and concise business communications, and (4) practice techniques for proofreading business communications.

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Turning to food is a common way we cope with our emotions. With some self-reflection and practice, you can take control of how you process your emotions and respond in more productive ways than eating. In this presentation, learn how to tame emotional eating when it arises. 

Emotional intelligence (EQ) contributes to our personal and social competence, especially when facing the challenge of dealing with emotions in the workplace effectively. EQ is a key trait of successful leaders and employees alike. After completing this session, you will be able to:

• Identify the two primary competencies of emotional intelligence
• Identify the four emotional intelligence skills
• Analyze individual EI 2.0 results for appropriate insights
• Construct an emotional intelligence action plan
• Apply strategies to increase emotional intelligence

Coaching employees creates many benefits for both employees and organizations, yet it is one of the least used management tools. In this session, we will discuss different theories and practices to implement and improve employee coaching and development.

This workshop is also offered within our SuperVision program, which is required for all employees with supervisory responsibilities to complete.

How would work and life be different if you and your team were thriving more and worn-down less? Together we'll explore the building blocks of well-being and provide tangible, research-based practices and techniques that will help you and your team engage, re-connect and flourish more in life.

Coaching and providing feedback are an important part of every manager’s job, but with remote employees this can prove to be challenging. In this session we share strategies and best practices on how you can evaluate the performance of your remote workers.

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By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Create a chart from data in an Excel spreadsheet
• Choose from the various chart types
• Apply built-in chart layouts and styles
• Save a chart as a template
• Print a chart

This course will be instructed using Office 2010 at our McVey location, but the content is compatible with Office 2007. This course is instructed using Office 2007 at all UK HealthCare training locations.

After completing this class, you should be able to:

• Use relative and absolute references
• Apply sorting and filtering tools
• Use conditional formulas and other functions
• Apply defined names and formula auditing tools
• Apply hyperlinks
• Apply conditional formatting and cell styles

This course will be instructed using Office 2010 at our McVey location, but the content is compatible with Office 2007. This course is instructed using Office 2007 at all UK HealthCare training locations.

Prerequisite skills: Basic familiarity with a computer mouse, keyboard, and the Windows 7/XP operating system.

After completing this class, you should be able to:

• Identify parts of the Excel user interface
• Navigate a worksheet and a workbook
• Enter and edit data
• Build simple formulas
• Format cells
• Format worksheets
• Save and print worksheets

This course will be instructed using Office 2010 at our McVey location, but the content is compatible with Office 2007. This course is instructed using Office 2007 at all UK HealthCare training locations.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Create a Pivot Table
• Change a Pivot Table's calculation
• Sort and Filter within a Pivot Table
• Adjust Pivot Table Field List layouts
• Group Pivot Table items
• Update and Format a Pivot Table
• Create a Pivot Chart

This course will be instructed using Office 2010 at our McVey location, but the content is compatible with Office 2007. This course is instructed using Office 2007 at all UK HealthCare training locations.

• Evaluate change in a new way
• Identify your personal change style characteristics
• Select methods to cope with the nonstop change in your organization
• Discuss resilience and identify it in yourself and others
• Express transformational coping skills

Struggling to create enjoyable and healthy-ish meals for the whole family? Don't worry, it can be done! We'll share tips you can use to create more family meal wins.

Productivity vs procrastination, organizing your time, establishing priorities and building focus

The relationship between food and mood is a two-way street - each one affects the other. We'll explore this relationship and how you can optimize both!

How successful are you at achieving your goals? During this training, learn how to think critically about your goals and how you can prepare, so that any goal is within reach. Some goals can be very challenging, but with proper preparation, anything is possible!

Generations in the Workplace is a three-hour workshop that describes the characteristics, values, and motivations of the five generations in the workplace. This workshop will identify how each generation defines success and will investigate the differences that impact communication and relationships in the work environment.

During this workshop we will:

• Define the five generations and their workplace characteristics
• Identify the common drivers and value systems of each generation and how those drivers and values affect motivation and behavior in the workplace
• Illustrate generation-based workplace conflicts
• Describe how each generation defines success and understand how the differences affect communication and relationships in the workplace

You and your co-workers encounter a wide range of problems at work. During this workshop, we will explore an in-depth and inclusive approach to problem solving. 
By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Identify the five components of a resilient and enduring solution/initiative
• Engage everyone in designing a collective future or result
• Develop innovative strategies that can be implemented and spread quickly
• Increase resilience and the ability to absorb disruptions
• Build the capacity to rapidly adapt to changing circumstances

This presentation will explain what burnout is, burnout causes including 6 dimensions of work-life associated with burnout, and strategies to protect against burnout or respond to burnout. We will also focus on how we can build a healthier response to life stressors, including cognitive strategies, emotional regulation and body regulation strategies. Small and practical steps will be emphasized. 

This presentation will explain what burnout is, burnout causes including six dimensions of work-life associated with burnout and strategies to protect against or respond to burnout. We will also focus on how we can build a healthier response to life stressors, including cognitive strategies, emotional regulation and body regulation strategies. Small and practical steps will be emphasized. 

Discover how to approach nutrition from a perspective that is relaxed and forgiving—one that honors the reality of your time, energy, skills and motivation. 

This workshop will provide supervisors with information related to the hiring and interviewing process at UK. HR representatives will share information related to record retention, behavioral interviewing, and documentation practices to utilize throughout the interview process.

This workshop is also offered within our SuperVision program, which is required for all employees with supervisory responsibilities to complete.

This workshop will provide supervisors with an overview of our university's HR policies and procedures. After this workshop, supervisors will be able to describe the difference between our administrative regulations, governing regulations, and business procedures. Representatives from HR Temporary Employment will share information about their departments.

Hear about the well-being benefits and resources available to UK employees, as well as how to get connected to them. UK Human Resources offers a variety of benefits and resources at little-to-no cost to support employee well-being through HR Health & Wellness, HR Work-Life, and HR Financial Well-Being. Great for all-staff meetings, this presentation is designed as a starting point for focusing on well-being but can also be combined with other well-being presentations.

Bring the HR well-being team to your next tabling event! Well-being experts will be on-hand to provide an interactive experience for participants to learn about what HR Health & Wellness, HR Work-Life, and HR Financial Well-Being have to offer UK employees, retirees, or spouses.

While the holidays can be a joyful time, the holidays can also be difficult especially for those experiencing grief, Seasonal Affect Disorder, stress and/or anxiety. Learn how to cope during the holidays and reduce the negative impact of them.

Bullying can have a destructive impact on the workplace. In this on-demand web-based training (WBT), you'll learn about what bullying is, what it is not, and how it is addressed in Human Resources Policies and Procedures. You'll also learn how to respond to bullying behavior in the work environment.

Take this course on-demand, anytime in myUK Learning.

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During this course we will cover the following topics:

• Getting acquainted with the Adobe Illustrator workspace
• Developing new documents and page setup options
• Creating multiple Artboards.
• Understanding what makes up a Vector graphic
• Editing paths
• How Layers work within Illustrator
• Printing and exporting documents

   

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    Adobe Illustrator is ideal for faculty, staff, or anyone that's in the position of creating vector based graphics. Graphics that can be scaled to any size without losing quality. Graphics that include anything from posters for displaying to print, from brochures to billboards.

     

Hybrid teams operate between multiple locations – where some employees work remotely, some work onsite, or they may do both.  A great hybrid workplace offers a great culture for employees, regardless of where they sit.  This module provides questions you should consider when implementing a great hybrid workplace.

InDesign is a publishing software application produced by Adobe Systems. It's the ultimate tool for designing professional page layouts. InDesign can be used to create posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers and books. InDesign can also publish content suitable for tablet devices or the web.

During this course, we will cover the following topics:

• Exploration of the InDesign application window including tools and panels
• Setting document preferences
• Placing and sizing images
• Placing multiple images with the Mini Bridge
• Creating text frames and linking
• Creating paragraph and character styles
• Saving and printing your InDesign document

What is strength training? Who should be doing it and why? How do I get started? There are plenty of benefits to focusing on strength training and beginning isn't always as hard as it seems. In this presentation we will answer many common questions and talk your group through how to get started or increase the difficulty of your plan.

Discover the vibrant relationship between achievement and fulfillment in both work and life. Learn about the different tasks and tactics to make this possible.

The University of Kentucky's endowment exists to support the institutional mission and operations of the University over the long term such that both current and future generations of students receive benefits from the endowment. Introduction to Endowments is a course presented by Endowment Services to provide the University community with a basic understanding of endowments.

Learn more about Intuitive Eating: a framework that can help you rebuild trust in your internal signals around food and eating.

Learn more about Intuitive Eating: a framework that can help you rebuild trust in your internal signals around food and eating.

This workshop will provide supervisors with information about their own delegation preferences and how to get more done by efficiently utilizing the skills of their employees. By practicing the appropriate steps of delegation, supervisors will be able to delegate tasks effectively and get more accomplished in today's busy environment.

This workshop is also offered within our SuperVision program, which is required for all employees with supervisory responsibilities to complete.

A good laugh has great short-term benefits on both your mental and physical health, including stress reduction. Hopefully, you'll enjoy a few laughs, as well as learn how laughter impacts the body and discover ways you can make laughter a part of your daily life.

Great leaders rely on their work groups to create success. But effective teamwork doesn't occur in a vacuum of leadership. Leaders must take positive steps to create an empowering climate and influence the team's direction.

By the end of this workshop, leaders will be able to:

• Recognize the challenges and benefits of a team
• Recognize barriers to team behavior
• Identify the ten C’s of teamwork
• End the cycle of dependency
• Recognize common team behaviors
• Manage poor team behaviors
• Keep the team organized
• Empower teams to take the lead

Facilitating effective meetings can be difficult, especially when some - or all - of your team works remotely. In this session we discuss techniques to help you facilitate effective virtual meetings so that your team will stay more engaged and you can meet your goals and objectives.

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Have you ever wanted to ask a candidate a question but thought it might be inappropriate or illegal? If so, this training is for you! This class will help decipher the dos, don'ts and why's of what is appropriate and inappropriate to discuss in an interview. Participants will review federal and state legislation as well as University policies and procedures to understand the proper way to ask job-related questions and obtain the information you need to make the right hiring decision.

Life happens. With life come challenges. So, how can we thrive better at work, home, and beyond? That's the question Jakob Hester has been seeking answers to on the "Becoming Wildly Resilient" podcast. Since July 2020, he has been gathering a collection of mindsets, techniques and tools that we can use to grow our personal and collective resilience from monthly conversations with experts from around UK. In this interactive presentation, you will hear key takeaways from the show, plus be invited to explore how you and your teams can become wildly resilient. 

Liberating Structures are a collection of powerful facilitation strategies that can be used in classrooms, everyday meetings, strategic planning sessions, workshops, and presentations. They are methods that engage everyone at every level within the organization to become expert contributors in any innovation effort.

Liberating Structures will help you shift everyday habits and interaction patterns to include the vast majority. They help us shape our direction by moving us away from more constraining conventional structures (e.g., lectures, open discussions, status updates, brainstorms) toward sessions that foster lively participation in groups of any size.  Everyone is included, unleashed and able to move toward a new way of collaborating.

Many of us find ourselves stuck at a desk for too long throughout the day or week. Stretching and chair yoga can help break up the workday and undo the stress and tension that can build up. We'll take you through a short, guided routine that is flexible to your team's time and space constraints.

Managing a high-performing team is vital to the success of your department and the university – whether it be a fully onsite, fully remote, or hybrid team.  This module provides tools and resources to help you manage and lead a highly efficient and effective hybrid team. 

Learn about what is happening in the brain and body when we begin to experience burnout. We will discuss how to recognize and manage this feeling. We will also explore how to find more joy and satisfaction by connecting to the deeper purpose of our work.

When leading any team, and particularly a hybrid team, managing performance is critical to the success of your department and the mission of the university.  This module shares three main themes that will help you efficiently and effectively manage your team’s performance, so you accomplish goals and keep employees engaged. 

Supervising remote workers can be difficult, even for the most experienced manager. In this session we discuss common challenges related to working remotely, as well as tips on how managers can better support remote employees.

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This program focuses on managing setbacks and barriers in the realm of goal-setting and self-care. 

• Diagnose conflict issues using the GRPI model 
• Identify the three stages of conflict
• Manage staff conflict effectively
• Identify and apply the five conflict management strategies

Resilience develops as individuals learn better strategies to manage stress and life's challenges, especially during adverse times. Building resilience involves tapping into personal strengths and the support of family, colleagues, and friends.

There are lots of ways to meditate and the benefits are equally as plentiful. Learn how to get started meditating and feel the benefits of mindful stillness during easy practices in a non-judgmental setting.

Meetings have a bad reputation – mostly because they are often conducted so poorly! Effective meetings build communication and enhance productivity. In this on-demand web-based training (WBT), you will learn how to accomplish the following:                                                                                                                                                                                  

• Establish your meeting purpose and goals
• Schedule meetings effectively
• Plan a powerful agenda
• Assign roles
• Facilitate effectively
• Evaluate meeting effectiveness

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Office 365 in the online version of the Microsoft Office suite of applications. This overview covers the basics of logging into Office 365 and navigating through the different online apps such as Outlook, OneDrive, Word, and OneNote.

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration tool that incorporates general communication options with various apps to enhance productivity for groups of people called Teams.  In this live, instructor-led workshop, after we cover the following topics, you will have the opportunity to practice using Teams:

Microsoft Teams Environment
Navigation and General Settings
Using the Chat feature
Making Audio and Video Calls
Creating Meetings via Calendar and Outlook
File Sharing and Collaboration
Setting up Teams and Channels

Learn about simple nutrition and lifestyle changes that may help reduce your risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease.

Research shows that self-compassion increases life satisfaction, happiness, self-confidence, body appreciation and immune function. Self-compassion decreases anxiety, depression, stress, perfectionism and shame. Based on the works of Kristin Neff and Chris Germer, this four-week workshop series provides an opportunity to learn, practice and bring more self-compassion into our lives.

Mindful actions and perspectives can make a big difference during difficult times. We will review and rediscover small practices that reduce stress, enhance compassion, and strengthen mental and emotional health.

An introduction to mindfulness concepts and practices is provided, with emphasis on integrating mindfulness practices throughout the workday. These practices improve emotional well-being, reduce stress and burnout, and enhance communication, creativity and collaboration.

Life can be busy and chaotic at times, so movement and exercise can lose priority. Fortunately, there are many different ways to move more at work or at home. We'll talk about a variety of ways and try out a few movements and exercises you can incorporate throughout the day. There's something for everyone, whether your goal is to get started, supplement a current exercise routine, or take a break when life happens.

We all know that change is hard and right now we are in the midst of sometimes swift change and sometimes change that seems to come at a snail’s pace or (we fear) never at all! In this presentation, we will spend time talking about the common feelings and reactions that come with change and the unknown.

We will also look at how work may or may not start to look different in the coming weeks and how we can understand what our expectations are of ourselves and of others, to better understand when we have really strong reactions to things in our work and personal lives. We will offer practical skills to help manage change, conflict and our own reactions while providing some information about when our mood or life situation starts to affect us in a negative way. 

The relationship between nutrition and sleep is a two-way street - each one affects the other. We'll explore this relationship and how you can optimize both!

Microsoft Office OneNote is a digital notebook that provides a flexible way to gather notes and information, powerful search capabilities so users can find what they are looking for quickly, and easy-to-use shared notebooks that help teams work together more effectively.

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Understand the OneNote screen Layout
• Create notebooks and sections
• Move & delete pages, sections, or notebooks
• Transfer notes, drawings and pictures on a page
• Use the Side Note
• Use OneNote with other Office programs

This course will be instructed using Office 2010 at our McVey location, but the content is compatible with Office 2007. This course is instructed using Office 2007 at all UK HealthCare training locations.

There are distinct ethical dilemmas that arise within an organizational structure, which produce different problems for different people depending on roles, responsibilities, values, personal integrity, job descriptions, and organizational culture. In a large academic and medical center, the diversity of organizational ethics issues creates many grey areas for which there is uncertain legal and policy interpretations. Additionally, there may be organizational rules and policies that are unethical, which produce a variety of integrity-compromising situations. This course is intended to educate participants about the myriad of organizational ethics issues using several actual cases, and provide clear guidance on how to navigate through them, particularly in the era of social media.

After completing this class, you should know how to:

• Customize the Calendar and Navigation Pane
• Adjust personal calendar settings
• Managing Your Own Calendar
  • View your calendar
  • Create appointments and events
  • Schedule a recurring entry
  • Edit calendar entries
• Meetings
  • Create a meeting
  • Respond to a meeting invitation
  • Make changes to a meeting
• Sharing calendars
  • Share your calendar
  • View others' calendars
  • View public calendars
• Use the Schedule View and Calendar Groups

This course will be instructed using Office 2010 at our McVey location, but the content is compatible with Office 2007. This course is instructed using Office 2007 at all UK HealthCare training locations.

Prerequisite skills: Basic familiarity with a computer mouse, keyboard, and the Windows 7/XP operating system.

This hands-on class provides you with the tools that you need to navigate the Outlook 2007 screen, work effectively with e-mail, and manage your contact information.

After completing this class, you should be able to:

• Identify and customize the parts of the Outlook screen and Navigation Pane
• Create, send, open, reply to, forward and close e-mail messages
• Sort and group e-mails
• Spell-check e-mails
• Open, save and preview attachments
• Create a folder
• Move e-mails into folders
• Delete unwanted e-mails
• Turn on the Out of Office Assistant
• Use the Global Address Book and Contacts
• Build a distribution list

This course will be instructed using Office 2010 at our McVey location, but the content is compatible with Office 2007. This course is instructed using Office 2007 at all UK HealthCare training locations.

In this class you will learn skills which will help you find what you need quickly, call attention to the right things at the right time, and manage your Outlook email account effectively.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Find Email:

• Apply creative sorting techniques
• Use the Search Tab features
• Utilize search folders

Organize Email:

• Create folders
• Flag items for follow-up
• Assign Categories
• Build Quick Steps
• Integrate Rules

Manage Email:

• Find your current Outlook folder size
• Identify the biggest space holders
• Delete and permanently delete
• Remove attachments
• Store items in OneNote
• archive Outlook items

This presentation provides a brief literature review of what defines imposter syndrome, developmental pathways and vulnerabilities to imposter syndrome, and strategies for responding to and overcoming imposter syndrome.  

This presentation will talk about the reality and challenges of maintaining harmony between one's work and life responsibilities while being a good parent that prioritizes child care and home life.

We will explore the challenges of raising children in an imperfect, often unjust world. Participants will learn approaches, skills and resources that can be useful when talking to children about concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion. 

We'll provide supervisors an overview of the university's performance evaluation process and related forms. Supervisors will review JAQs, practice writing job standards and learn how to assess employees and provide feedback throughout the performance cycle.

This workshop is also offered within our SuperVision program, which is required for all employees with supervisory responsibilities to complete.

As long as you live you will have at least some unwelcome and unproductive friction with others. Scientists have discovered that 75% of the population is significantly different than you. In this workshop, we will explore what the differences mean and how to turn stress and irritations into understanding and productivity.

At the end of the session, the participants will be able to:

• Identify their personal communication/personality style.
• Describe their personal style strengths and weakness.
• Explain backup behaviors and their consequences on others.
• Identify the personal communication styles of others.
• Flex to different communication styles.
• Understand the underlying motivations that can initiate "difficult" behavior.
• Discover ways to deal with challenging behaviors of others.
• Manage the specific problem behaviors of coworkers according to their personalities.

This workshop covers some advanced features of Photoshop. You will learn how to work with masking styles, use layer styles to create special effects, work with filters and the Filter Gallery and create vignettes to enhance photographs.

Objectives:

• Identifying when to use Image Size versus Canvas Size
• Using text masking
• How to create a vignette using selection techniques
• Understanding the feathering effect on selections
• Creating a and manipulating a layer mask
• Creating a clipping mask
• Working with layer styles
• Experimenting with filters

Adobe Photoshop is a image editing software application. This course is designed to cover the basic image editing features of Adobe Photoshop. Understanding the different tools and features available in Photoshop will help you to maximize your creative potential. In this course, you'll use the several tools and features of Photoshop to work with and enhance images.

During this course we will cover the following topics:

• Exploration of the Photoshop application window including pallets and tools
• Image areas: magnification and scrolling techniques
• Layers and layer styles
• Repairing images that maybe too dark, faded or damaged
• How to save images in the web, print, and PDF formats

This workshop covers several techniques that can be used to create innovative, high quality marketing materials such as flyers, handouts and business cards. You will learn how to utilize layers and layout features, work with design tools and incorporate high quality graphics into your layout.

Objectives:

• How to organize layers
• Using rulers and guides
• Working with shape tools
• Adding text and applying styles
• Introducing existing images into a design layout
• How to use the marque tools
• Finding and using logos and graphics from the internet
• Creating and adding QR codes to a layout
• Exporting designs as a PDF

Retirement is often viewed as our reward for hard work throughout our careers. But retirement is a change, and any change requires adjustment. It is not unusual for retirees adjusting to retirement to experience stress, anxiety and depression. This presentation will share coping ideas and tips to help you to thrive mentally and emotionally after retirement.

During difficult times it is important to take intentional action to engage in pleasurable activities. With an emphasis on creativity, innovation, and mindfulness, we will explore ways to cultivate pleasurable activities wherever you may be.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Develop multiple slide masters
• Save a custom presentation theme
• Effectively use transitions
• Animate bulleted lists and charts
• Add and modify SmartArt
• Insert hyperlinks as graphics and as text
• Incorporate action buttons
• Create a non-linear presentation

This course will be instructed using Office 2010 at our McVey location, but the content is compatible with Office 2007. This course is instructed using Office 2007 at all UK HealthCare training locations.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Insert clip art and shape objects
• Browse the clip art gallery
• Create unique graphics by modifying clip art elements
• Apply and modify Shape Styles and Effects
• Use the Lasso technique to select objects
• Move, group and align objects
• Adjust an object's order and rotation
• Assign entrance, emphasis, and exit effects to objects
• Animate objects with motion paths

This course will be instructed using Office 2010 at our McVey location, but the content is compatible with Office 2007. This course is instructed using Office 2007 at all UK HealthCare training locations.

Prerequisite skills: Basic familiarity with a computer mouse and keyboard.

After completing this class, participants should be able to:

• Navigate through the PowerPoint user interface
• Create, save, open, and close a presentation
• Insert new slides
• Enter and edit text
• Use the Slide Master
• Add clip art to a slide
• Format the slide background and design
• Print speaker notes and handouts
• View the slide show

Participants will learn about the dimensions of wellness and various practical ways to approach self-care. Participants will begin developing their own personal self-care plan.

Gratitude and appreciation can have profound impacts on our minds, bodies and relationships. Both also play essential roles in cultivating and maintaining thriving workplace cultures. Despite often being used interchangeably, there are differences between gratitude and appreciation. In this workshop, you’ll learn:
1. why gratitude and appreciation are important, 
2. what the five languages of appreciation are in the workplace, and
3. how you can practice gratitude and show appreciation more. 

Adobe Premiere Pro is a powerful, feature-rich, cross-platform, non-linear video editing application built for modern file-based creative video production.

During this course we will cover the following topics:

• Exploration of the Premiere Pro application window
• Importing media
• Adding media to the timeline
• Creating titles
• Using transitions
• Rendering video

This workshop provides the opportunity to put into practice what was learned in Presentation Principles.  During this session you will deliver a live, six-seven (6-7) minute presentation to the other workshop participants and instructor. 

Presentation Principles is a pre-requisite for Presentation Practice. You have ninety (90) days from the date of Presentation Principles to complete Presentation Practice.

This workshop is designed for the professional who occasionally, or frequently, makes presentations.  By using the techniques discussed in this training, you will find your presentations are smooth and focused, and your professional standing and credibility will be enhanced through the positive visibility you receive as an accomplished presenter.
 
At the end of this workshop, the participant will be able to:

• Consider presentation issues of requirement, role, audience, setting, and timing
• Plan and draft the presentation, including visual aids
• Conduct rehearsals of the presentation
• Manage stage fright
• Handle questions from the audience

Presentation Principles is a pre-requisite for Presentation Practice. You have ninety (90) days from the date of Presentation Principles to complete Presentation Practice.

Everyone feels more engaged at work when they proactively practice self-care and their leader(s) show they care. Learn ways that HR supports employee well-being and discover what you can make possible for your team in this interactive, supervisor-specific discussion.

One of the most important and challenging objectives in any business today is to provide services that consistently meet (and exceed) customer expectations. The imperative to identify and address customer expectations stems from a foundational principle: Satisfied customers will lead to increased customer loyalty, retention and more business. Expectations are constantly evolving because improvements in service shift customer demands. While customers initially appreciate better service, they quickly get used to, expect, and demand them.

This class is designed to:

• Define good and bad customer service.
• Identify who our customers are.
• Describe four service levels of customer service.
• Practice the Exceptional Service Equation to provide excellent customer service.
• Discuss the importance of listening.
• Develop strategies to deal effectively with upset and/or difficult customers.
• Prepare an action plan for more effective customer service.

When facing potential stressors, the way we view what we're experiencing can exacerbate our stress — or minimize it. Cognitive reframing is a time-honored, psychologist-recommended method of looking at things in ways that create less stress and promote a greater sense of peace and control.

This presentation will highlight some challenges and solutions that come with remote work as well as offer tips for managing caregiver responsibilities while working remotely. Make sure you clearly communicate your schedule, tasks, availability, attendance, processes and procedures.

This program will explore identifying and overcoming barriers and ruts in existing relationships with partners, friends and family. Participants will learn skills to strengthen communication, practical ideas for connection and ways to effectively utilize boundaries. 

When we think about retirement the focus is mostly on financial stability and resources. This discussion will focus on planning for your emotional well-being during retirement and how to prepare for this.

In a time of rapid change and uncertainty, self-care builds resiliency. Learn 7 practical tips for supporting psychological and emotional health. 

Many of us value self-care but struggle to find ways to incorporate it into daily life. Join us for a presentation led by two therapists that focuses on the value of self-care, practical suggestions for meaningful self-care activities and tips for adapting during times of social distancing. There will be time for questions and the therapists will send supplemental materials after the program. 

More protein or less fat? Are carbs okay? Learn how to cut through the nutritional noise and build a fabulous and fad-free healthful plate.

When managing remote workers it’s helpful to communicate often and in a variety of ways, watch out for isolation, use technology and adjust as needed. Managing a team from a distance requires intentional check-ins, engagement, inclusion and adjustments. Find creative ways to involve your remote workers in the overall development and advancement of the team and department goals.

This session is also available on demand! Listen to this session as an 18-minute podcast episode and share it with your group at your convenience.

First responders (medical, law enforcement, social workers, etc.) experience urgent, intense situations that often result in high stress and feelings of isolation from those outside their field. As an expert, family and friends may turn to you for advice or suggestions during times of crisis. We will discuss ways to manage this unique stress and fulfilling ways to connect with loved ones.

Managing a team from a distance requires intentional check-ins, engagement, inclusion and adjustments. Find creative ways to involve your remote workers in the overall development and advancement of the team and department goals.

This session is also available on demand! Listen to this session as a 25-minute podcast episode and share it with your group at your convenience.

QPR stands for: Question, Persuade, and Refer —3 simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. People trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to get a person at risk the help they need. You might be surprised and may find it useful at some point in your life with someone you know and care about. In as little as 1.5 you can learn to recognize the warning signs of suicide and how to apply three simple steps that may save a life. Presented by a certified QPR instructor, each QPR training includes information on:

• The problem of suicide nationally and in Kentucky
• Common myths and facts associated with suicide
• Warning signs of suicide
• Tips for asking the suicide question
• Methods for persuading suicidal individuals to get help
• Ways of referring at risk people to local resources
• AND time for Questions and Answers

Each attendee will receive a QPR booklet and card with information on suicide prevention, as well as resource information for treatment providers and support groups within their community.

QPR stands for Question, Persuade and Refer. These are three simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Suicide is everyone's business. Look out for one another. Aerobics instructors and physicians have to know CPR, but it's good for everyone else to know it too. People trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to get a person at risk the help they need. You might be surprised and may find it useful at some point in your life with someone you know and care about.

Caring for an elderly loved one can create serious career issues for a working caregiver and have widespread effects on the department. Get some tips on how supervisors support their employees that are providing care for an aging loved one.

This session is also available on demand! Watch our 10-minute video and share it with your group at your convenience.

This course will provide Supervisors with information related to the American with Disabilities Act to ensure proper compliance at the University of Kentucky. Supervisors will gain an understanding of what is considered a disability, what is defined as a major life activity, what is a reasonable accommodation and what must they do if an employee requests for this accommodation, and finally what questions can and can't be asked during an interview.

This course will provide Supervisors with information about how to create effective and successful teams. Supervisors will learn about the various stages of a team and the associated behaviors, thoughts and feelings that team members may experience throughout these stages.

This course will provide Supervisors with information about how to create effective and successful teams. Supervisors will learn about the various stages of a team and the associated behaviors, thoughts and feelings that team members may experience throughout these stages.

This course will provide Supervisors with an understanding of the University of Kentucky's commitment to Diversity and how to handle issues that may arise in their department. In order to understand diversity, it is important to understand how individuals are different. In order to build and sustain trust in the workplace, we must move beyond the fear of not knowing what to expect to create an environment that expects and encourages the greatest contribution from all employees.

This course will provide Supervisors with an understanding of the University of Kentucky's commitment to Diversity and how to handle issues that may arise in their department. In order to understand diversity, it is important to understand how individuals are different. In order to build and sustain trust in the workplace, we must move beyond the fear of not knowing what to expect to create an environment that expects and encourages the greatest contribution from all employees.

This course will provide Supervisors with an overview of the University's HR Policies and Procedures. At the end of the course, Supervisors will be able to describe the difference between Administrative Regulations, Governing Regulations, and Business procedures. Representatives from Temporary and Student Employment will share information about their departments.

This course is part two in a two part series for SV Human Resources Policies and Procedures. Both courses (wbt and virtual) must be completed in order to receive credit for this training.

This instructor led virtual session will provide Supervisors with an opportunity to learn more about the University's Human Resources Policies and Procedures. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about policies and get more information from Worker's Care and Student and Temporary Employment representatives.

This course is part one in a two part series for SV Human Resources Policies and Procedures. Both courses (wbt and virtual) must be completed in order to receive credit for this training. This course will provide Supervisors with an overview of some of the University's Human Resources Policies and Procedures. The differences between the Administrative Regulations, Governing Regulations and Business Procedures will be reviewed. Supervisors will also get an overview of the Student and Temporary employee hiring process. UK Worker's Care and the appropriate steps to follow when an employee is injured will also be reviewed.

This course will provide Supervisors with an overview of the various divisions of Environmental Health and Safety. A member of the Environment Health and Safety division will review and explain to Supervisors their roles and responsibilities in relation to keeping their employees working in a safe environment. Included in this discussion will be topics such as what to do in the event of an emergency or accident, fundamentals needed in an evacuation plan, and wearing of personal protective gear.

This course will provide Supervisors with an overview of the various units of the University of Kentucky's Environmental Health and Safety division. Supervisors will learn what to do in the event of an emergency or accident and they will learn about the fundamentals needed in an evacuation plan. Supervisors will also learn about their roles and responsibilities in relation to keeping their employees working in a safe environment and the documentation required.

This course is part one in a two part series for SV Performance Evaluation. Both courses (wbt and virtual instructor led) must be completed in order to receive credit for this training module. This course will provide supervisors with an overview of UKs Performance Evaluation process and the forms associated with this process. Supervisors will review JAQs and learn how to assess employees and provide feedback throughout the performance review cycle. An overview of the Compensation process will also be discussed. Additional information regarding this topic will be covered during the Virtual Instructor led session.

This course will provide Supervisors an overview of Preventing Discrimination and Harassment by reviewing actual case scenarios with a representative from the Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity. Supervisors will apply UK policy information obtained from the pre-requisite online course to these scenarios.

This course will provide Supervisors an overview of Preventing Discrimination and Harassment by reviewing actual case scenarios with a representative from the Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity. Supervisors will apply UK policy information obtained from the pre-requisite online course to these scenarios.

NOTE: Per the Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity, this virtual session is only available for those supervisors who are not located on the main UK campus. Supervisors located on main campus must attend the classroom session of this course.

When completing a virtual instructor led session, you will need access to the following:

•Computer with speakers and internet access. If you office in an open environment, you may want to use a headset for this training.

•Email access. Your class confirmation with directions on accessing the virtual session and class materials will be sent prior to the class. If you have not received this information, please email rs_supervision@uky.edu before the class start time.

This course will provide Supervisors with information related to various tools available to help them assist their employees. A review of the Supervisor's Onboarding Toolkit will be reviewed to ensure all new employees are started out on the right path. Representatives from Work Life, Career Development, and UKPD will speak about how their offices can assist Supervisors in various situations.

This course will provide Supervisors with information related to various tools available to help them assist their employees. A review of the Supervisor's Onboarding Toolkit will be reviewed to ensure all new employees are started out on the right path. Representatives from Work Life, Career Development, and UKPD will speak about how their offices can assist Supervisors in various situations.

This course will provide Supervisors with an overview of the University of Kentucky by reviewing information related to the background, culture, and influencing forces that have shaped our university. A review of the current strategic plan and funding/budgeting for the university will be reviewed. This course is the prerequisite for all SuperVision training sessions.

Self-care can be seen or perceived as selfish. In reality, self-care is essential to our well-being. In this presentation, we will explain many ways to add more care and nurturing to your everyday life so that you can be at your best at work and beyond.

Why bother with teamwork? After all, isn't it simpler to just do your job and not worry about what anyone else is doing? During this workshop we will explore just why working together as a team is so important to the success of the University as well as your personal success.

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

• Understand why change happens.
• Understand who is responsible for change.
• Deal with the four phases of change.
• Examine behaviors that are obstacles to change.
• Understand why teams have become so important to American companies.
• Demonstrate your understanding of the four stages of team development.
• Understand how to deal with challenges to your team's communication.
• Understand how to cope with conflicts in your team.
• Choose to take the initiative through supporting the team.
• Take responsibility and take action.

Let's talk about how the teen brain works, identify roadblocks to communication, how to improve communication and when you and your teen may need professional support.

Research shows that self-compassion increases life satisfaction, happiness, self-confidence, body appreciation and immune function. Self-compassion decreases anxiety, depression, stress, perfectionism and shame. This presentation provides a brief overview on the science of self-compassion, followed by hands-on activities to learn, practice and bring more self-compassion into our lives. The presentation draws primarily on the works of psychologists Kristin Neff and Chris Germer, including Neff's most recent book, Fierce Self-Compassion. 

Reasoning is the process of examining data (facts, information, evidence, observations, and experiences) and drawing inferences, judgments, and conclusions from the data. Some people argue that by definition reasoning is always critical. However, the reality is that we confine much of our reasoning to the surface; we quickly identify the problem and then implement a solution that seems to solve it. Too often, we attack the symptom of the problem short-circuiting the reasoning process and any creativity.

By the end of this workshop, you will learn to:

• Understand the basic principles of critical thinking.
• Consider the implications of the problems and proposed solutions.
• Practice applying principles of critical thinking to a problem.
• Examine ways to enhance creativity.
• Understand and learn how to avoid mental bias.
• Recognize obstacles to creativity.
• Practice applying creative thinking to a problem.

In this lecture presentation class, you will learn policy and procedures for arranging official University business travel. 

This presentation focuses on understanding grief as it relates to all types of loss, validating and exploring the grieving process and incorporates loss related to COVID-19.

All University of Kentucky employees are required to attend University New Employee Orientation. It is highly recommended that you attend this orientation on your first day on the job. During this session, you will receive information pertaining to your benefits, University policies, and an overview of campus. Your supervisor will register you for a University New Employee Orientation session. Registration, continental breakfast, and parking application begins at 7:45 a.m. IMPORTANT! If using Internet Explorer to register, please click NO to the Security Warning question in order for the page to display properly.

For too many of us, despite our best intentions, the workday is over before we have finished a single item on our to-do list! In this on-demand web-based training (WBT), we will discuss how to become more productive and more satisfied with our efforts.

This training is designed to help participants:

• Apply the three tests of time
• Set priorities
• Manage interruptions
• Stop procrastinating
• Finish projects efficiently

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Employees with bad attitudes are in total control of both their perceptions and their actions. Bad attitudes can be changed only when beliefs are changed and will exist as long as the employee wishes. However, you can contribute to reducing bad attitude behaviors in your work area. During this training, you will learn to:

• Identify common causes of bad attitude behaviors
• Address and understand established norms
• Limit negative nonverbal behaviors
• Understand the 5-step strategy to reducing bad attitude behaviors

This program explores the challenges of identity, life transitions and purpose as we hit middle-age. We'll share tools for self-care and exploring life purpose.

After completing this class, you should be able to:

• Create section breaks
• Add and format headers & footers including page numbers
• Identify and use styles
• Create columns
• Format pages including watermarks, backgrounds, and borders
• Add and format tables
• Insert a Table of Contents

Prerequisite skills: Basic familiarity with a computer mouse, keyboard, and
the Windows 7/XP operating system.

After completing this class, you should know how to:

• Create, save, locate, and open Word documents
• Navigate through and edit Word documents using the new Microsoft Fluent user interface
• Select text and change font sizes and styles
• Preview and print documents
• Use the spelling and grammar checker
• Use the AutoCorrect features

This course will be instructed using Office 2010 at our McVey location, but the content is compatible with Office 2007. This course is instructed using Office 2007 at all UK HealthCare training locations.

This is a creative writing workshop for first timers and old pros. Turning inward through self-reflection, turning outward through observation, is the beginning of great exploration and discovery. Creative writing can generate feelings of joy, connection, compassion, and healing. Creative writing is a unique form of play that expresses core conditions of being human. Whether you have ample experience with creative writing, or virtually none, this workshop will help you liberate yourselves from the daily habits of the mind and welcome in some flow. 

This presentation will focus on strategies and practices to navigate the world of academia while balancing personal lives with partners, children and overall well-being.

We'll highlight helpful tips to effectively manage your work schedule as well as maintain boundaries between your work and your life. Communicating needs, expectations and availability with your peers and supervisor are key. Healthy and consistent boundaries help us manage our work and life responsibilities as well as maintain self-care.

This presentation will highlight some helpful tips for effectively integrating your work and life. Communicating your needs, expectations and availability with your peers and supervisor are key. Assess your productivity and challenges to develop proactive solutions.

We spend most of our time at work and the death of a co-worker can be difficult to process. If your group has experienced the death of a co-worker, we can offer information about the cycle of grief, reactions to grief and managing grief in the workplace.

Do you believe your abilities are set or do you believe your abilities can be developed? Your answer could impact how you approach change, new challenges, and life in general. Join us as we introduce the concept of growth mindset and how it can be utilized for both work and personal goals.