Supervisory Development Podcast

This podcast is adapted from a webinar that aired on April 30th, 2019. The podcast is an introduction to the 2020 Performance Management initiative that aligns the process across all Finance and Operations units, beginning with the 2019-20 performance time period. 2020 Performance Management is the result of a system-wide working group of HR directors convened to advance talent and performance management at the University and develop research-based best practices to fit our needs. To learn more about how this initiative affects you as an employee or supervisor, please visit 2020performance.umn.edu.

This podcast is an excerpt of the Rethinking Rewards and Compensation webinar. It features a panel discussion and Q&A with University of Minnesota compensation experts.

This is a podcast version of a Supervisory Development webinar recorded on April 11th, 2019. To explore other resources on supervisory development, go to supervising.umn.edu.

Understanding compensation is more than just knowing local pay structures. As a supervisor, you need to clearly know what your local compensation strategy is. In this webinar, we’ll talk about the misconceptions surrounding how we think about pay and outline the key considerations when thinking about your reward strategy. Note: some of the session content only covers pay for non-contract employees, labor unions have contracts that govern their pay.

This is a podcast version of a Supervisory Development webinar recorded on April 11th, 2019. To explore other resources on supervisory development, go to supervising.umn.edu.

This episode is a recording of the University of Minnesota panel discussion on Academic Leadership Development in the Department, Division, and Cooperative that took place on March 28th, 2019.

The panel event begins with a keynote address by Brian Buhr, Dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences. Dean Buhr will share his reflections on college leadership and the importance of developing future academic leaders.

The panelists discuss their efforts to positively impact their colleges and academic units while developing and leveraging their own and others’ leadership skills.

This episode answers audience questions from the February 27th, 2019 webinar, "Performance Management Reality Check".

If you want to learn more, be sure to visit supervising.umn.edu and explore the module on Managing and Evaluating Performance.

This webinar is a deeper dive into the performance management process. It's also a realistic look at why performance management can be so difficult, especially at the University. You'll learn ways to take action to improve your current performance management approach, and how some departments at the University have improved their performance management process.

This is a podcast version of a Supervisory Development webinar recorded on February 27th, 2019. To explore relevant resources on Managing and Evaluating Performance, go to supervising.umn.edu.

This episode is an excerpt from the Performance Management Reality Check webinar, recorded on February 27th, 2019. The excerpt includes a panel discussion on performance management at the University of Minnesota and a Q&A.

To listen to the full podcast, check out the episode "Performance Management Reality Check", or go to supervising.umn.edu.

Performance reviews are often viewed as difficult by both supervisors and employees. If you manage others, it means reviewing goals that might be out-of-date, preparing for hours, figuring out how to give feedback in a way that’s productive, and helping people set goals.

This is a podcast version of a Supervisory Development webinar recorded on March 29th, 2017. To explore relevant resources on Managing and Evaluating Performance, go to supervising.umn.edu.

This presentation is a deeper dive into managing conflict and focuses on ideas for application. The content was built based on themes from participant evaluation feedback, comments, and questions and focuses on the challenges supervisors face in managing conflict.

This is a podcast version of a Supervisory Development webinar recorded on April 18th, 2018. To explore relevant resources on Managing Conflict, go to supervising.umn.edu.

This presentation is on the topic of building resilience for teams and departments. The content was built based on themes from participant evaluation feedback, comments, and questions and focuses on the challenges supervisors face in leading teams and managing team dynamics.

This is a podcast version of a Supervisory Development webinar recorded on June 26th, 2018. To explore relevant resources on Building Resilient Teams, go to supervising.umn.edu.