Upcoming Courses

Rewiring for Growth: Mindset & Resilience Skills for Today's Workplace 

In this interactive session, you’ll discover how to shift from a fixed to a growth mindset, develop practical resilience strategies, and turn everyday setbacks into opportunities for learning. Walk away with tools to thrive in the face of challenges, and the confidence to grow, adapt, and succeed in any workplace. Facilitated by Senior Management Consultant, Ari Mack, Organizational Development & Effectiveness (ODE)

Project Management for the Casual Project Manager

Join us for a two half-day exploration of the fundamental elements of Project Management and the project lifecycle facilitated by certified project management professionals! With a focus on project management best practices, you will learn to apply the skills, tools, and knowledge necessary to understand the most effective path forward for your project. From initiation to closing, you’ll develop foundational knowledge that will enhance your project management skills. Whether you’re just starting your project management journey or have led a few projects, this course is for you!

Facilitated by Chris O'Brien, Assistant Director HR Project Management, HR Administration and Technology, Carrie Susskind, IT Project Manager, Research Administration Information Services and Ari Mack, Senior Management Consultant, ODE

Engaging in the Strength of Connection 

Engage the strength of connection as we provide participants with practical insights and actionable strategies to enhance connectivity within your workplace. Inspired by the book “Connectable” by Ryan Jenkins, we draw from the core principles outlined in the research to engage in dynamic discussions and foster authentic connections. This class is a golden opportunity for those interested in boosting their interpersonal skills, adapting to changing work landscapes, strengthening collaboration, and increasing business success.

• Explore key principles of connection
• Build practical skills for authentic connection
• Understand how connection boosts individual and team productivity
• Understand how to cultivate a culture of collaboration and belonging

Facilitated by Ari Mack, Senior Management Consultant, ODE

HR 2072 Prioritizing Impact, Maximizing Efficiency

In this hands-on class, participants will learn how to maximize their team’s productivity and impact! This tool helps teams assess, prioritize, and optimize tasks to focus on what truly matters, ensuring that limited resources are used effectively and things that can be let go of are sent on their way! By the end of the session, attendees will be equipped with a tool to help streamline their workflows, eliminate inefficiencies, and maintain high performance even when short-staffed.

Facilitated by Ari Mack, Senior Management Consultant, ODE

HR 2058 Delegating for Development and Effectiveness 

Delegating responsibility is a powerful statement to employees about how much they are trusted and how competent and valued they are considered to be to the organization.

• Understand the importance of delegation and its impact.
• Learn what you can do to support high performing individuals and teams.
• Understand the impact of development opportunities.
• Consider what gets in your way of delegating and what you might do to overcome it for you own health and wellbeing and to create opportunities for others.

Facilitated by AVP Kathryn Burkgren, ODE

HR 2062 How to Prioritize Work When Everything Feels Important 

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by your workload? Do you struggle to stay focused in a world full of distractions? Join us on a journey toward productivity mastery, where you will develop habits that will keep you agile and on track in an ever-changing environment.

• Understand the steps for prioritizing work -Discover tools to manage work
• Consider how to evaluate tasks based urgency and importance
• Learn the 1-3-5 rule to planning work
• Explore how to focus and be successful in a distracted world.
• Develop habits to review and adjust priorities

Facilitated by Ari Mack, Senior Management Consultant, ODE

HR 2027 Emotional Intelligence 

Emotional Intelligence (EQ): The capacity to be aware of, control, guide, and express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. Come join us as we explore our own self-perception and expression and move through how it effects our interpersonal relationships, decision making, and stress management.

• Gain an understanding of what emotional intelligence is, how it works, and how we talk about it.
• Gain a better understanding of emotions and their roles in our daily lives at work and beyond.
• Gain a better understanding of the importance of emotional intelligence in navigating current events.
• As a leadership strength, begin building a foundation of emotional intelligence to cultivate growth, performance, and well-being in the workplace.

Facilitated by Ari Mack, Senior Management Consultant, ODE

HR 3078 Coaching for Development: Up, Down and Across 

Coaching is key to helping colleagues all around you develop, whether a person is your peer, a direct report, or a people leader. This session focuses on how you can help others develop and create action plans to be more effective and move and implement their ideas to advance the organization.

Facilitated by Kathryn Burkgren, AVP ODE

HR 2042 It Depends on the Lens: Effective Search Practices for Staff 

The Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble and the Cornell University Recruitment and Employment Center worked closely to develop this interactive scenario on effective search practices. In this workshop for hiring managers, supervisors, and search committee members, participants watch a filmed scenario of a search committee meeting, as five staff members begin to articulate their opinions about candidates for the short list. Following the scenario, the participants can ask one of the characters questions about the meeting. The CITE facilitator conducts a guided discussion of the participants' responses to the scenario and the characters. This discussion is followed by a research talk, describing the studies used to develop the interactions depicted in the scenario.

The objective of this scenario is to depict a complex, realistic group interaction to stimulate group discussion about:

• the behaviors, perspectives, emotions, assumptions, and cognitive biases of the members of the staff search committee as they evaluate applicants during a discussion of materials submitted for review;
• ideas and assumptions that undermine fairness in the search process because of the tendency to evaluate applicants in a way that puts applicants at a disadvantage;
• the onus of responsibility for recognizing how assumption and ideas not connected to the search criteria in the evaluation process can disadvantage qualified applicants.

Facilitated by the Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble (CITE)

HR 2045 Navigating Negative Self-Talk 

You know the voice, now explore how to tend and befriend your negative self-talk! Join us as we create awareness and gain skills that help us turn our negative self-talk/thoughts into strengths and confidence!

Facilitated by Ari Mack, Senior Management Consultant, ODE

HR 2032 Key Expectations of Supervisors at Cornell 

This is the first session of the Supervisor Development Program designed to introduce supervisor expectations and how it aligns to the mission of the university. After receiving this training, the participants will be able to:

• Describe the expectations for supervisors at Cornell.
• Understand how the expectations align to Leadership Skills for Success and University Values.
• Identify leadership behaviors that positively affect employees’ attitudes, performance and well-being.
• Discuss the impact of recognition and motivation for employees.
• Set, communicate and monitor expectations for employees.

HR 3057 - Giving and Receiving Effective Feedback 

Learn Cornell's expectations on giving and receiving feedback and strategies to do that well.

Facilitated by Marcus Brooks, Sr. Management Consultant & Trainer, ODE

HR 2059 Radical Responsibility 

Join us for a workshop on Taking Radical Responsibility, commitment #1 from “The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership” by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman & Kaley Warner Klemp. This program will focus on thinking through how we might think about our response-ability, our ability to respond to all of the things that life has in store for us! We ask that you come prepared to be at least a tad vulnerable, be willing to challenge and be challenged by all parts of the program. Everyone is welcomed to engage deeply, nudge and tug at all aspects of the program for the sake of increasing our respective capacities for radical responsibility.

Facilitated by Marcus Brooks, Senior Management Consultant & Trainer, ODE

HR 2061 Change Fatigue 

Our world is experiencing change at a record pace. Much of that change is also unprecedented, from pandemics, and economic challenges, to how we work (hybrid, remotely, wearing masks). Yet, change is the one constant we continue to experience, and because of that, we can struggle with change fatigue. This class will explore the forces behind the change and how to navigate it. We will learn about the signs of change fatigue and how we can minimize them. We will also explore potential ways we respond to change and identify what is within our control and how we can potentially move these changes forward.

• Understand change and why there is so much of it happening.
• Learn about change fatigue and how to recognize the signs.
• Explore potential ways we respond to change.
• Recognize what is within our control and how we use it to move the change forward.

Facilitated by Steve Jackson, Senior Management Consultant and Tanya Grove, Assistant Director and Senior Management Consultant, ODE

HR 2033 Part 1: Legal and Policy Aspects of Leading People: Introduction to Human Resources Policies, Wage & Hour and Labor Relations 

This course is designed to familiarize supervisors with their managerial responsibility to understand the basic principles of labor relations and to know and follow relevant Cornell policies related to wage and hour administration. We will briefly discuss the laws that underlie these topics and help people leaders understand their role in helping Cornell meet its legal and policy obligations to its employees. A general overview of Human Resources policies will be provided.

After receiving this training, the participants will be able to:

• Recognize an employer’s primary legal obligations related to wage and hour law and the applicable Cornell policies.
• Have an awareness of the legal underpinnings of labor relations, how labor relations impacts the employment environment, and the collective bargaining agreements at Cornell.
• Become familiar with the topics and location of the University’s volume of Human Resource policies.

Facilitated by Staff and Labor Relations, Division of Human Resources

HR 2033 Part 2: Legal and Policy Aspects of Leading People 

This portion of the course is designed to familiarize people leaders with their managerial responsibilities to know and follow relevant Cornell policies related to preventing discrimination and harassment in the workplace and supporting legally-required job accommodations and leaves. We will briefly discuss the laws that underlie these various policies and help supervisors understand their role in helping Cornell meet its legal obligations in these areas.

• Identify the federal, state, and local laws that prohibit discrimination and harassment in the workplace (e.g. Title VII, Title IX, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), etc.)
• Understand Cornell’s anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies and supervisors’ responsibilities under these policies
• Identify the federal and state law that require employers to provide job accommodations and leaves (e.g. ADA, FMLA, etc.)
• Understand Cornell’s job accommodation and leave policies and supervisors’ responsibilities under these policies

Facilitated by Office of General Counsel

HR 2034 Problem Solving and Decision Making 

This class focuses on three people leading skills: problem solving, applying judgment and decision making. Participants will explore each of these concepts in some depth, learn useful approaches, and practice application of them. Participants will also explore the value of diversity in decision making and problem solving.

• Understand the concepts of decision making, problem solving, and judgment.
• Know three ways (unilateral, democratic, consensus) to make a decision.
• Understand several techniques and/or strategies for problem solving.
• Analyze the components of judgment.
• Understand the value of diversity in problem solving and decision making.

Facilitators: Jennifer Fonseca, Senior Management Consultant and Tanya Grove, Assistant Director, ODE

HR 3058 - Difficult Conversations 

Communication is key to getting what you want, and some conversations are harder to have than others. Learn how to approach and manage difficult conversations.

Facilitated by Marcus Brooks, Sr. Management Consultant & Trainer, ODE

HR 2035 An Inclusive Approach to Leadership 

Cultivating an inclusive approach to leadership moves the participant beyond seeing diversity and inclusion as a separate subject, or to-do item, toward embedding equitable practices into their everyday leadership style regardless of the field they work in or what their job title is. By both understanding and expanding their impact and role as a leader and examining their leadership style through the lens of inclusion and equity, participants will sharpen their ability to manage individuals and teams. In this session, participants will actively engage with one another to explore how to tangibly apply an inclusive approach to demonstration the Cornell Leadership Skills for Success.

NOTE: This is the same course as DIB IEA 1006. If you have already taken this course, you can receive credit for this HR 2035 course as a required course towards the Supervisor Development Program.

• Being able to see how diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts support departmental/organizational effectiveness.
• Identifying what can get in the way of employees being able to effectively work with people who are different.
• Understanding the ways people leaders impact employee experiences and intentions to remain at Cornell.
• Developing specific strategies to incorporate an inclusive approach to the Cornell Leadership Skills for Success can look and sound like in everyday practice.

Facilitated by Erin Sember-Chase, Diversity and Inclusion Learning Consultant, Department of Inclusion and Belonging

HR 3037 - The Art of Delegation 

Delegation is one of the most powerful tools for building leadership, increasing productivity, and empowering others - but it can also be one of the hardest skills to master. The Art of Delegation is a practical, hands-on course designed to help participants recognize the barriers that keep them from delegating effectively, explore what tasks and responsibilities can be delegated, and identify the right opportunities for others to grow. Participants will gain insight into five key questions to ask about delegating, learn a step-by-step process to delegate with clarity and confidence, and practice applying these strategies using scenarios. By the end of the course, participants will walk away with both the mindset and the skills to delegate effectively, freeing themselves to focus on what matters most while fostering stronger teams.

Facilitated by Marcus Brooks, Sr. Management Consultant & Trainer, ODE

HR 2029 Coaching for Performance 

Do you wish that your team members came to you with a solution to the problem rather than seeking the answer? In this course, discover the power of coaching to bring out the best in your team and colleagues so you can be more agile to meet the changing needs of the organization and excel in your role and responsibilities.

• Learn the importance of coaching for increased performance
• Learn the skill of asking questions versus giving answers
• Understand your role in coaching for performance
• Lead from above the line through appreciation

Facilitated by Steve Jackson, Senior Management Consultant, Organizational Development & Effectiveness (ODE) and Dane Cruz, Director, Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble (CITE)

HR 2074 Focus and Flow: Developing Your Time & Energy Playbook 

Feeling stretched thin or struggling to keep up? Join us for “Focus and Flow,” an interactive session designed to help you reclaim your time and energy. Discover proven strategies for prioritizing what matters, managing distractions, and creating healthy boundaries, so you can work smarter while protecting your energy!

Facilitated by Senior Management Consultant, Ari Mack, ODE

HR 2036 Part 1: Talent Acquisition: It Depends on the Lens: Effective Search Practices for Staff 

The Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble and the Cornell University Recruitment and Employment Center worked closely to develop this interactive scenario on effective search practices. In this workshop for hiring managers, supervisors, and search committee members, participants watch a filmed scenario of a search committee meeting, as five staff members begin to articulate their opinions about candidates for the short list. Following the scenario, the participants can ask one of the characters questions about the meeting. The CITE facilitator conducts a guided discussion of the participants' responses to the scenario and the characters. This discussion is followed by a research talk, describing the studies used to develop the interactions depicted in the scenario.

The objective of this scenario is to depict a complex, realistic group interaction to stimulate group discussion about:

• the behaviors, perspectives, emotions, assumptions, and cognitive biases of the members of the staff search committee as they evaluate applicants during a discussion of materials submitted for review;
• ideas and assumptions that undermine fairness in the search process because of the tendency to evaluate applicants in a way that puts applicants at a disadvantage;
• the onus of responsibility for recognizing how assumption and ideas not connected to the search criteria in the evaluation process can disadvantage qualified applicants.

Facilitated by the Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble (CITE)

HR 2036 Part 2: Talent Acquisition: Best Practices for Recruitment and Retention

In any organization, your people are your most important (and costly) resource. As a people leader, knowing how to successfully attract and retain talent is vital to your success. This session is designed to provide an overview of the recruitment and selection planning processes.

• Importance and Purpose of a Position Description
• Develop a Recruitment Strategy & Timeline• Competencies and Skills
• Create an Inclusive Hiring Process – Screening, Interviewing and Selection
• Understand Staff Compensation at Cornell University
• Learn Components of Performance-Based Pay

Facilitated by: Recruitment & Employment Center, Sonja Baylor, Director, Talent Attraction and Recruitment, Carolyn Chow, Talent Acquisition Partner and Kim Swartwout, Assistant Director, Workforce Planning and Compensation 

HR 2043 Managing Up 

Managing up from any seat allows us to foster effective relationships throughout the organization, regardless of your role. In this session you’ll gain the awareness and tools that will help you consciously establish communication channels with your leaders! Explore managing up skills that help you be the architect of your own workplace experience!

Facilitated by Ari Mack, Senior Management Consultant, ODE

HR 2073 Rewiring for Growth: Mindset & Resilience Skills for Today's Workplace

In this interactive session, you’ll discover how to shift from a fixed to a growth mindset, develop practical resilience strategies, and turn everyday setbacks into opportunities for learning. Walk away with tools to thrive in the face of challenges, and the confidence to grow, adapt, and succeed in any workplace.

Facilitated by Senior Management Consultant, Ari Mack, ODE

HR 3055 - Managing and Facilitating Meetings 

As a result of communicating in remote, onsite, and hybrid work environments, you will learn effective techniques for facilitating business meetings.

Facilitated by Marcus Brooks, Senior Management Consultant and Trainer, ODE

HR 2037 Managing for Retention and Development 

This session is designed to help people leaders manage the performance of their teams from setting expectations, giving feedback, and finally conducting a formal performance review. The exceptional people leader is the one who can communicate expectations about the quality, quantity, and timeliness of work to be produced in a clear and timely manner and then provide consistent and objective feedback to the employee about his/her success in meeting those expectations. The session is very interactive with a variety of small and large group activities. Participants will come to understand the impact of diversity on performance reviews.

• Understand why it is appropriate and how to set performance expectations.
• Recognize and apply sound principles of giving (and receiving) feedback, feedback in the moment, feedback when you are different from the other person, giving peers feedback, giving your supervisor feedback.
• Explain why performance reviews are often viewed as a negative experience.
• Identify means to diminish the fear and anxiety that often accompany performance review.
• Identify strategies for handling not only positive reviews (the easy ones) but those requiring corrective action as well (the difficult ones).
• Apply the strategies for conducting performance reviews to any review instrument currently in use.

Facilitators: Senior Management Consultants Ari Mack and Steve Jackson, ODE

HR 2030 Seeing Around Corners 

Looking ahead and creating an environment that encourages innovation is a valuable skill for any leader to practice. As leaders we need to pay attention to shifts in the business landscape, known as inflection points. These shifts can either create new opportunities, or they can lead to devastating consequences. Leaders who can spot those inflection points, or “see around corners” early, are poised to succeed. Most shifts have subtly built over time. “Seeing Around Corners” will help you learn to leverage this concept to create a more effective, innovative, and pro-active approach to the work with which you and your team engage.

• Understand the concept of seeing around corners and inflection points.
• Learn how to demonstrate the concept to be more effective, innovative, and prepared Imagine how you can create the future by seeing around corners.
• Learn to lead from a “drift” to a “shift” state of mind.
• Know how the conscious leadership choice of Learning through Curiosity, Excelling in Your Zone of Genius, and Being the Resolution help you see around corners as a leader.

Facilitated by Ari Mack, Senior Management Consultant, ODE

HR 2038 Supporting Employee Well-being and Career Development 

This session will equip people leaders and prospective people leaders with the knowledge and resources necessary to support a culture of well-being and career development in the workplace.

• Proactively supporting the well-being and career development of your staff.
• Helping employees who are navigating difficult circumstances or challenges.
• Departments, programs, and tools available to help you and those you supervise.

HR 2024 Being a Conscious Leader 

In its most simple form, conscious leadership is bringing one's whole self with total awareness to your leadership position. Conscious leaders focus on the “we” rather than the “me” and realize that their role is to create a collaborative culture of trust, care, and influence. These leaders are concerned about the overall vision, are self-motivated, and are not prone to making impulsive decisions. Conscientious leaders are concerned about getting a job done in the best way for their organization and the individuals on their team. Conscious leadership is a critical element to developing a thriving team and organization that operates from presence. Conscious leaders automatically create a reliable and robust culture of trust which has a powerful impact on morale and by extension, productivity.

• What does it mean to be a conscious leader and how do you demonstrate it.
• Understand how conscious leaders lead.
• Above the Line as opposed to Below the Line.
• Linking your personal leadership values with those described as conscious leadership.
• Connecting conscious leadership to creating environments where people THRIVE.

Facilitated by ODE Kathy Burkgren, AVP, and Jennifer Fonseca, Senior Management Consultant

HR 3017 - Leader As Coach 

Leader as Coach is a four-session, highly interactive program that builds leaders’ capacity to coach with intention and impact. Participants learn essential coaching principles, apply a practical model for unlocking personal and professional growth, and practice mindful communication strategies. Leaders leave this program with tools they can immediately integrate into their everyday conversations and relationships.

• Learn the principles of coaching.
• Understand the importance of supervisor as coach.
• Utilize a coaching model to help individuals discover their personal and professional potential.
• Leverage mindful-based coaching strategies as a leader.
• Develop relationships and establish trust.

Facilitators: Kathryn Burkgren, Ph.D., AVP, Tanya Grove, Assistant Director, and Ari Mack, Sr. Management Consultant, ODE

HR 2028 Unleashing the Power of Your Team 

What does it mean to be a leader and unleash the power of your team? In this course, you will explore the behaviors and cultural issues that get in the way of leading effectively, as well as your role in creating an environment where all employees feel empowered.

• Understand what it means to be a leader and to empower someone.
• Explore the leader’s role in empowering their direct reports and the specific challenges faced by under-represented employees.
• Learn how to create an environment where employees can excel in their zone of genius.
• Understand what it means to thrive in the workplace.

Facilitated by Marcus Brooks, Senior Management Consultant and Trainer, ODE and Dane Cruz, Director, CITE

HR 3056 - Effective Listening 

How well you listen has a major impact on how effective you are in your work, and on the quality of your relationships with others. Good listeners are more productive and have greater
ability to influence, persuade and negotiate. They also seem to have fewer misunderstandings and less unresolved conflict. Listening is a skill that everyone can develop.

Learn the importance of listening and techniques for effective listening.

Facilitated by Marcus Brooks, Senior Management Consultant & Trainer, ODE

HR 2056 Engaging the Strength of Connection 

Engage the strength of connection as we provide participants with practical insights and actionable strategies to enhance connectivity within your workplace. Inspired by the book “Connectable” by Ryan Jenkins, we draw from the core principles outlined in the research to engage in dynamic discussions and foster authentic connections. This class is a golden opportunity for those interested in boosting their interpersonal skills, adapting to changing work landscapes, strengthening collaboration, and increasing business success.

• Explore key principles of connection
• Build practical skills for authentic connection
• Understand how connection boosts individual and team productivity
• Understand how to cultivate a culture of collaboration and belonging

Facilitated by Ari Mack, Senior Management Consultant, ODE

HR 2067 Utilizing Artificial Intelligence: From Theory to Application 

This comprehensive course is designed to provide you with a solid foundation in understanding and utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) technologies effectively. Whether you're a beginner or have some experience with AI, this course will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the world of AI confidently.

Facilitated by Steve Jackson, Senior Management Consultant and Ari Mack, Senior Management Consultant, ODE

HR 1013 - Employee Engagement 

Engaged employees fully invest their best selves in the work they do. But what is employee engagement and how is it created? Employees and leaders intuitively know that when we find a place where we can throw our hearts, spirits, minds, and hands into our work, we are happier, healthier, and produce better results. Yet, most of us struggle to understand exactly why we engage in some environments and don’t in others.

As a result of attending this workshop, you will:

• Understand what employee engagement is and isn’t.
• Learn the 3 types of employees and how to locate yourself among them.
• Develop strategies to remain committed to workplace mission and vision while maintaining and enhancing your own well-being.
• Explore the pillars of intrinsic motivation and how to work with your organization to ask for what you need.
• Develop strategies for cultivating a collaborative and empowering environment that fosters pride, creativity, and commitment amongst our employees.

Facilitated by Ari Mack, Senior Management Consultant, ODE

HR 3053 Establishing and Maintaining Trust in Work Groups 

Learn how to establish trust within onsite, hybrid and remote work-groups; and what actions in work lead to trust and which disrupt trust.

HR 2044 De-Mystifying Burnout 

Today’s workplace presents a multitude of challenges for us to overcome! It’s hard to be at our best when we feel bogged down by the weight of burnout. We will explore how to build awareness of what your burnout activators might be and how to effectively navigate through them while building resilience when stress and burnout set in.

Facilitated by Ari Mack, Senior Management Consultant, ODE

HR 3003 - Developing and Implementing and Outward Mindset 

Registration Fee: $300

This 2-day, in-person workshop will enable participants learn the difference between inward and outward mindsets.

They discover where they have been inward and how to turn more outward. They learn how to turn their mindsets and behaviors outward by applying the following tool sets:

• Self-awareness tools—Four tools to overcome a self-focused inward mindset and more consistently work with an others-inclusive outward mindset.
• Mindset change tools—Two tools to implement and sustain an outward mindset.
• Accountability tools—Three accountability tools to help individuals clarify their roles and hold themselves accountable for their impact on others
• Collaboration tools—Eight collaboration tools to help individuals and teams plan, work, and resolve differences more collaboratively and effectively.

Facilitated by Jennifer Fonseca, Senior Management Consultant, ODE

HR 3068 So, You Want to Be a People Leader? 

Discover if you have the desire and would like to acquire or hone the skills to be an excellent people leader. Data recently gathered at Cornell and supported by data being reported on across the world, indicates that people don’t leave jobs, they leave bad managers and toxic work environments. Too often in the past individuals who were good technical experts were chosen to lead and manage others. Often the skill that makes you the best technical expert is completely different than the skill of leading and managing others. Excellent people leaders are critical to creating a culture where people feel valued, a sense of belonging, and engaged.

• Understand the role and expectations Cornell has of people leaders.
• Learn the significance of people leaders having a passion for leading, developing, and coaching. others towards the accomplishment of the mission and vision of the organization.
• Discover the importance of emotional intelligence in managing others.
• Learn the skills to lead and develop individuals and teams.
• Know the critical role coaching plays in developing others.
• Align and implement objectives to advance the strategy of the department.

Facilitated by Marcus Brooks, Senior Management Consultant and Trainer, ODE

HR 3067 Journeying with Generations 

The workforce today includes representation from as many as 5 generations. Have you ever spent time thinking about how this impacts your workplace culture? Your day-to-day activities? Have you ever wondered about how to better understand the perspective of someone from outside of your own generation and how you might communicate more effectively with this person? Please join us for a forum to discuss the ways in which we can improve our understanding of and communication with colleagues in a multi-generational workforce. You will also have the opportunity to learn about additional resources available to you here at Cornell to support you in this endeavor.

By the end of this session, we hope that participants will:

• Feel comfortable having conversations within their own units about their generations and their perspectives through their generational lens.
• Become more comfortable engaging with colleagues of other generations while exploring how to tap into the cumulative experience of all.
• Explore how the intersectionality of generational cohorts, life experiences, and identities come together and create unique dynamics.
• Challenge assumptions and apply strategies for making the workplace more welcoming and inclusive for all generations.

Facilitated by Ari Mack, Senior Management Consultant, ODE

HR 2025 Navigating Your WorkLife Journey 

Work-life integration, well-being, self-care. There is a way to bring your full, healthy authentic self to work. In this session, we discuss and develop strategies that integrate a life of play, rest, and action. Create your best life by developing a plan that works for you. Learn how to disrupt conditioned patterns of work that increase you and your team’s efficiency.

• Develop an understanding of what well-being means to YOU as a leader.
• Develop strategies to integrate your self-care routines into your day to day lives.
• Develop an understanding of how living a life of play and rest can maximize not only your efficiency as a leader, but your team’s overall efficiency as well.
• Begin developing strategies to help you cultivate an environment of work-life integration and well-being.

Facilitated by ODE Senior Management Consultants, Ari Mack and Jennifer Fonseca

HR 2055 Emotional Agility 

Emotional Agility: Harnessing your inner energy for action, impact and growth. Emotional agility allows us to harness the power of our Emotional Intelligence to take action through the highs and lows we experience as human beings. In this class you’ll learn more about the pillars of emotional agility, as well as explore your own strengths and growth opportunities when it comes to tapping into the emotional energy that flows through you!

Facilitated by Ari Mack, Senior Management Consultant, ODE

HR 2026 Creating and Nurturing a Highly Functional Team 

As a leader, managing team dynamics in a productive and meaningful way can be the key to over-all success. This course focuses on five areas that are critical to a leader’s ability to keep a team moving forward. Trust, conflict, commitment, accountability, and results are everyday factors that are a part of everyone’s work life. Join other leaders for small and large group discussions as we share strategies from Patrick Lencioni’s “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team”.

• Understand the 5 Dysfunctions of a team and explore strategies and behaviors leaders can use to overcome them.
• Build trust and become more adept at addressing behaviors in a respectful and honoring manner.
• Develop strategies to better navigate through behaviors by engaging more on problem resolution, brainstorming and achievement of results.
• Think through ways to prioritize your work on the most urgent matters first, assigning people based on the goals of the organization and individual needs, passions, and strengths to accomplish them.

Facilitated by ODE, Marcus Brooks, Senior Management Consultant and Dane Cruz, Director of CITE.