Keep Growing At UF

This episode defines multitasking and explains what happens in the human brain when attempting to do it. It also reviews what the research says about the dangers of multitasking and highlight some more effective strategies for tackling your lengthy to-do list.

This episode will discuss how behavioral styles affect your ability to communicate effectively with others. By learning about these styles, we can identify our own behavioral preferences as well as those of the people we encounter every day. This knowledge helps us identify communication strengths and weaknesses (for ourselves and others) and consider how we might adapt our behaviors for more effective communication. 

Have you ever heard of a mindbug? They’re sneaky critters that lurk in our subconscious. These mindbugs are hidden biases that can impact the organizations we are a part of. Learn more about mindbugs and how we can outsmart them!

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. On this episode, we explore grief and discuss ways to identify and discuss it.

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.

Are you leading a hybrid team comprised of both remote and in-office positions? This episode will provide supervisors with some best practices and strategies to increase team effectiveness when not everyone is “in the office”.

Activity Link: http://training.hr.ufl.edu/instructionguides/keepgrowing/activities_handout.pdf

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 podcast 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.

Activity Link: https://gentwenty.com/51-ways-to-build-identity-capital/

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 podcast, 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.

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 podcast, 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.

Our “return to work” isn’t a “return to normal.” There are new safety regulations that impact our mental load. This episode is designed to help you understand that new burden and provide strategies to set you up for success.