Conferences, Briefings
The Managing @ Stanford Conference was held in November, 2008 and is typically held every other year.
Check back to see periodic updates about briefings held on campus useful to managers. Make sure to review course offerings for managers.
New Program in Fall 2009!
Managing People @ Stanford: Navigating the First Six Months
Equip your managerial "toolbox" with strategies, cultural context, key information, and core skills for leading and managing others at Stanford!
For those new to managing people, whether due to a role reassignment, a promotion, or being a newly hired managers, this program helps pave a smooth path through your first six months in the managerial role. You might be wondering what this role entails, how it might be different from managing at other places, and how you can prepare yourself to do the best job for your employees and for the University. This introduction to managing people at Stanford includes a mix of experiences that blend capability development, learning about the University, and engagement with real-work scenarios, case studies and online activities.
In this two-day session you will:
- Expand your understanding of this critically important role
- Learn about and apply Stanford's human resources philosophy to your work;
- Gain information, tools, and guidance on what you need to know and do to successfully manage people, including:
- Setting goals;
- Managing performance;
- Handling performance challenges
No program fee. Highly interactive.
Note: There will be a one-hour lunch break each day. We hope you'll arrange to enjoy it with colleagues in the session.
Program Coordinator: Allison Hecimovich, Learning & Development
DATE |
TIME |
LOCATION |
Tuesday, November 3 |
8:30 am – 4:30 pm |
Arguello, Room 105 |
| Wednesday, November 4 |
8:30 am – 4:30 pm |
Arguello, Room 105 |
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