Keep Growing
In our fast-paced world, people are engaging in training in new and different ways. Keep Growing is an ever-evolving training catalog designed to meet today’s needs in new and innovative ways. These self-paced resources were crafted based on identified key skills that faculty and staff can develop as individuals and as leaders. These skills are critical for navigating the present and for flourishing over the long-term.
Keep Growing Book Club
Join the Keep Growing Book Club! The book club features quarterly themes, based around a leading author in the personal/organizational development space.
The meetings will be the last Monday of each month, starting in June, from 12-1PM. Join the Keep Growing Book Club in Microsoft Teams to learn what books are on the horizon for the book club.
All UF Faculty and Staff are invited to join!
Click here to access the Keep Growing Book Club Team.
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Neurodiversity Webinar Series
After launching our Neurodiversity in the Workplace course in 2023, we have received one question in our course feedback more than any other: “How do we continue this conversation?” We aim to continue the conversation with our Keeping Growing: Neurodiversity Webinars in 2024. During these webinars, we will delve deeper into neurodiversity-related topics within the workplace at the University of Florida.
Click here to learn more about and register for the Neurodiversity Webinar series.
Keep Growing Podcast
The Keep Growing Podcast features trainings produced by UF T&OD, presented in an audio format so that you can listen and learn at your convenience.
Listen & Subscribe at:
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Keep Growing Training Content
Please note: Many of our recorded webinars can also be found on our YouTube channel.
Artificial Intelligence
The AI Foundations certificate is a program created in collaboration between UFIT Training and Training & Organizational Development. It is designed for those interested in learning and acquiring knowledge and skills in AI from how to adopt different AI tools for work, how to maximize ChatGPT’s capability, how to construct appropriate prompts (inputs) for desired outputs, and how to use AI image generators to expand your creativity. Click here to learn more about it.
Available as an on-demand online course through myTraining
Instructors: Karina Kolb & Brandon Telg
Instructors: Karina Kolb, Chris Sharp, Leslie Mojeiko, and Dr. David Reed
Check out the UF Center for Teaching Excellence’s resources to get started with AI in Teaching and Learning!
Video series
Learn practical AI skills to enhance your productivity in this series of bite-sized video tutorials!
Remote & Hybrid Work
Explore ways to build a positive work culture in Microsoft Teams through communication, connection, community, and celebration of your team.
Instructor: Kandice Lloyd-Weech
Session #1: Exploring Options: “Is remote work right for anyone on my team?”
Session #2: Best Practices for Leading a Hybrid Team
Session #3: Building a Remote Work Culture
Instructor: Rebecca Younglove
Workforce changes such as remote and hybrid work have many managers and leaders considering how to provide flexibility in the workplace in ways that are satisfying for employees, productive for the team, and positive for the culture.
Instructor: Tricia Bachus
This webinar is for managers who want to know how to achieve a culture of accountability whether in a virtual or co-located workforce. Having a team who can work from home and still stay productive, optimistic, and deliver on expectations is what will drive success.
Instructor: Gwynn Cadwallader & Dianne Mathies
Communicating virtually (whether presenting, participating in a meeting, leading a class or facilitating a conversation) brings with it a unique set of challenges. A strong virtual presence allows you to engage and build credibility with your audience. In this webinar we’ll share keys to connect with people with authenticity so you can achieve your purpose to inspire, influence and include across the virtual divide.
Instructor: Kara Wight & Irma Alvarez
Communicating virtually (whether presenting, participating in a meeting, leading a class or facilitating a conversation) brings with it a unique set of challenges. A strong virtual presence allows you to engage and build credibility with your audience. In this webinar we’ll share keys to connect with people with authenticity so you can achieve your purpose to inspire, influence and include across the virtual divide.
Instructors: Dianne Mathies & Becky Younglove
Are you leading a hybrid team comprised of both remote and in-office positions? This webinar will provide supervisors with some best practices and strategies to increase team effectiveness when not everyone is “in the office”.
Instructor: Courtney Moon
Providing timely and meaningful feedback to your direct reports might already feel like a challenging task. And, you now must do it during a time of increased stress and physical distance. In fact, ongoing feedback is even more crucial then ever. Attend this webinar to identify tips and strategies for how to effectively provide feedback while working remotely.
Instructor: Sarah Hanson
During these uncertain times, it’s more important than ever for teams to stay connected and remain productive! During this session, we will explore tips to improve team communication and collaboration while working remotely, including advice from high performing teams at UF.
Navigating Change & Challenging Situations
Instructor: Courtney Moon and Yusof Al-Wadei
Is Stress Your Friend? Strange right? Stress is an unfortunate part of life that we all experience to varying degrees. While it may seem strange at first, having a strategic approach to managing stress can result in a more productive and healthier you.
Instructor: Irma Alvarez
Leaders who practice good judgment during times of uncertainty provide anchoring when it is most needed and appreciated by those who look up to them for direction. Modeling good judgment reassures and engages the team to remain aligned and focused on results despite an environment of doubt and ambiguity.
Instructor: Rebecca Younglove
One thing is certain- there is little constant in our lives right now. These challenging times can also be a great opportunity to build stronger relationships and teams. In this webinar, managers/leaders will learn ways to leverage the components of emotional intelligence to lead effectively during these ever-changing times.
Instructor: Courtney Moon & Becky Younglove
Change happens. It’s a real, concrete part of life that we sometimes wish would just go away, or at least slow down. Now more than ever, we are dealing with rapid fire change and it is having an impact on our lives both professionally and personally. In this webinar, we’ll review the Change Cycle, a helpful model that explains the sequential steps to change and discuss ways to manage change in helpful and productive ways.
Instructor: Ronda Mitchell
Things are stressful right now for all of us. In this session we will learn what each behavioral style considers stressful, the signals we each give when under stress, and flexibility tips to help each other lower their stress levels for improved collaboration and productivity during these trying times and beyond.
Instructor: Taylor Williams
Grief is a very normal and common emotion, but it is largely misunderstood. If we normalize grief and grieving, it is possible to have more empathic and meaningful conversations about various forms of loss in the workplace. After the global experience of Covid-19, it’s a safe assumption that everyone has experienced some form of grief: the loss of a loved one or their own health, a loss of identity, time, certainty, safety, etc. Grief is exceptionally common right now, but most people are unaware, or unable to identify the emotion.
Shaping Your Life & Career
Getting Organized PDF
Goal Setting PDF
Track What You’ve Done PDF
Instructor: Brandon Telg & Courtney Moon
An important element of Productivity & Performance is one’s ability to apply performance measures to their everyday work, not just for an annual review. This webinar will help you apply an organizational structure to your work, identify and write your goals using backwards design, and ultimately track and maintain your performance records over time.
Instructor: Kara Wight and Brandon Telg
We live in a time where people are achieving early success at a rapid pace and their stories are amplified. In a short amount of time these stories have gone from the remarkable exception, to the new expectation of success. While reaching a certain level of success at a young age can set you up for long-term success, there are some inherent dangers that come with taking on too much too soon. In this webinar, we will debunk this myth that you must have your dream job and be building your empire by the time you’re in your 30’s. Then we’ll take a look at some examples of success that were a slower burn, built up over time. Finally, we will dig into some tools to help you design your own long-term success story.
Instructor: Ronda Mitchell and Irma Alvarez
Do you feel like you are just managing to get through these challenging times? It may be your resilience muscles are weak. In this webinar we’ll share with you a roadmap with concepts to build your resilience, regain your balance and move forward with optimism and energy for sustaining and, even, increasing work performance.