Theme: Valuing Everyone and Dignity at Work
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Have you ever been concerned about a situation and wanted to help, but didn't? Hearing a racist/sexist/homophobic joke in the tea room? Seeing an inappropriate touch of a friend? Watching a colleague wince at being belittled or interrupted in a team meeting? You're not alone, this is more common for many of us than you might think.
This short session explores why this happens and what it means to be an active bystander. This includes simple changes and actions you can take to support others around you without confrontation and, over time, support a more inclusive environment for all of us to live and work in.
Access the recording of the being an active bystander webinar.
Have you ever been in a team meeting where no one voiced their opinions, there was a lack of discussion, and everyone simply went along with the most senior person?
A high performing team is one that is able to bounce ideas off each other, problem solve, and feel comfortable that no one will not be humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns or mistakes. But how can this be achieved?
In this course, we explore what psychological safety looks like in a hybrid environment, what gets in the way of us speaking up, and the science-backed strategies to become a psychologically safe team in today's modern working world.
Access the recording of the Building Psychological Safety in Hybrid Teams Webinar.
Managing and developing talent in your team is a key skill for any manager in order to create an environment for their team to perform to the best of their ability, both individually and as a group.
From adopting a strategic approach to developing talent in order to deliver objectives, to understanding key strategies for developing your team at each stage of the employee lifecycle, this interactive and participative workshop offers you the opportunity to consider various talent development aspects.
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Tue 1 Jul 2025 | 09:30 | [Full] |
Leadership Essentials is a key programme suitable for those with responsibilities for the work, behaviour and development of others. The programme aims to help managers refresh and build their skills and experience in this area, as well as clarifying key responsibilities of manager and leader. It focuses on critical areas, such as giving and receiving feedback effectively and handling challenging conversations, using leadership styles and models to support individuals and teams. The programme incorporates tutor input; opportunities for discussion, case studies, reflection and sharing of good practice with others with similar responsibilities. It also includes curated e-learning resources to support managers with their ongoing learning and development.
Participants are required to attend both full day sessions.
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Tue 4 Feb 2025 | 09:30 | In progress |
Thu 3 Apr 2025 | 09:30 | [Full] |
Wed 30 Apr 2025 | 09:30 | [Full] |
Tue 10 Jun 2025 | 09:30 | [Places] |
Thu 26 Jun 2025 | 09:30 | [Places] |
A LinkedIn Learning course on Demonstrating Dignity at Work, curated by Learning and Development.
This is provided by the University of Cambridge subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
Please note that your training record on LinkedIn Learning will not currently be available via your training record within the University Training Booking System (UTBS).
A LinkedIn Learning course on Dismantling Racism at Cambridge, curated by Learning and Development.
This is provided by the University of Cambridge subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
Please note that your training record on LinkedIn Learning will not currently be available via your training record within the University Training Booking System (UTBS).
A LinkedIn Learning course on Valuing Diversity, curated by Learning and Development. Includes the University’s Equality and Diversity Essentials course.
This is provided by the University of Cambridge subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
Please note that your training record on LinkedIn Learning will not currently be available via your training record within the University Training Booking System (UTBS).
So, you’ve recruited a new postdoc – now, what can you do to you ensure you work effectively together, support their work, align your plans, help them to develop and utilise their skills, establish a sense of wellbeing (yours and theirs)? What are your responsibilities in this area, what happens if things go off track, who can help? With guest PIs, including Professor Judy Hirst and Dr Ewan St John Smith, this short webinar will explore these questions and consider the key skills and knowledge to achieve an effective and productive working relationship and achieve the project goals together. It will also signpost you to resources and further opportunities to build your skills in this area.
Access the recording of the PIs: Working Effectively with your Postdoc webinar.
This highly interactive session will enable you to step back from the ‘day-to-day’ and focus on your career objectives, short and long term. You will have the opportunity to explore what development opportunities you could grasp and what networks might assist you. You will also have the opportunity to consider what’s holding you back and how you can overcome these barriers to fulfill your career aspirations. You will leave the session with a personal career plan in draft format, that you will be able to explore in greater depth.
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Tue 1 Jul 2025 | 09:30 | [Full] |
As part of the Festival of Wellbeing and in partnership with the Leaders and Managers Network, this session by Dr Hisham Ziauddeen will consider how we can understand unseen disabilities and support people with disability in the workplace, particularly as we move to new ways of working together.
The impacts of COVID on the disabled community and the challenges for the future will be considered. Disabled people are one of the groups in society that have been hit hardest by the pandemic and in the world of COVID, where we are moving to ‘life as normal’ and ‘living with the virus’, they will continue to be significantly affected. We need to understand these in order to think about how we can support our colleagues through the coming times
Access the recording of the Supporting People with Unseen Disabilities Webinar.
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Delivered in a safe and supportive environment, this harassment prevention training offers individuals the opportunity to learn about the different factors that might create and perpetuate a work environment in which harassment and bullying occur, and strategies for how to address this.
Have you ever been concerned about a situation and wanted to help, but didn't? Hearing a racist/sexist/homophobic joke in the tea room? Seeing an inappropriate touch of a friend? Watching a colleague wince at being belittled or interrupted in a team meeting? You're not alone, this is more common for many of us than you might think.
Come along to this short session to find out why this happens and what it means to be an active bystander. This includes simple changes and actions you can take to support others around you without confrontation and, over time, support a more inclusive environment for all of us to live and work in.
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Unconscious Bias happens automatically, without conscious control, when our brains make quick judgements or assessments about people and situations. Combatting unconscious bias isn’t about blame. It’s about accountability.
This session will provide an introduction to implicit or unconscious bias and will help you start to understand how our biases influence the decisions we make.