Professional Development Resources for Faculty Affairs Staff
The Office of Academic Affairs has received several requests (internally and externally) for assistance in navigating professional development. There are many opportunities at Stanford providing incredible workshops and training, but we found that they could be challenging to track down. The list below is one we came up with to help Faculty Affairs staff when mapping out their professional development plan. Our office is not responsible for any of these programs, so please reach out to the folks heading these programs if you have any questions at all.
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Led by the SoM Learning and Organization Development (L&OD) team, this program offers employees at all levels an opportunity to develop foundational leadership skills.
Target Audience: Individual contributors, but open to all
Contact: Cara Morgan
The Activate 180 program supports professionals who are invested in their career growth, continuing our efforts of developing leaders at all levels. This program is customized for each individual to allow you to focus on what matters most - that can include your career development, relationship support, or building optimal lifestyle habits. The program pairs leadership coaching and cohort-based workshops to build employee empowerment, fulfillment, and engagement- enabling you to feel more successful in and outside of your role.
Target Audience: LEAP graduates and/or people managers
Contact: Cara Morgan
A step-by-step guide to starting and navigating your career development journey. Development—for both employees and managers—is the foundation of our career management approach at Stanford. To demonstrate your commitment to excellence and ensure your continued professional growth, we recommend you take a thoughtful approach to your career development.
Target Audience: Open to all
Contact: University Human Resources
Three months of unlimited, personalized virtual coaching to address your unique professional development and/or career enrichment goals.
Target Audience: Open to all
Contact: University Human Resources
RING is a remote-first, group-based mentorship program which is mentor-led and community-driven. The goal of this program is to create an engaging professional development opportunity for SoM Staff. In this program, we are looking for staff who believe they would benefit from meeting regularly with up to four colleagues over the course of four-months.
Target Audience: Open to all
Contact: Morgan Diamond
A program for both those who are interested in serving as mentors as well as those who are looking for mentorship. If you are looking to connect with leaders and get objective advice on your professional development, decision-making, leadership and other skills, this program is a great place to start!
Target Audience: Mentees must be in job levels H, I, or J and employed at SoM for at least one year.
Contact: Morgan Diamond
The School of Medicine Supervisory Academy strives to prepare and develop newly promoted and new to Stanford supervisors at all levels in their careers. During this time, you will learn from subject matter experts and engage with other managers across the School of Medicine. These classes can be taken a la carte based on your interest, or you can complete ten within two consecutive fiscal years to receive a certificate from the program.
Target Audience: Not required but strongly recommended for new or newly promoted supervisors
Contact: Cara Morgan
Enhances the effectiveness of frontline staff managers with varying levels of experience to enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of managers across the university.
Target Audience: People managers with at least one direct report and one year of management experience
Contact: University Human Resources
STRP supports your development by providing partial or full payment of tuition and covered fees (up to $5,250) for courses meeting the requirements of undergraduate or graduate degree programs. Excludes certifications and stand-alone courses.
Eligibility: Benefits-eligible position at 50% FTE or greater and completed one year in such a role.
Contact: STRP FAQ – Submit a help ticket for additional questions
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Examples: Project management, communication skills and interpersonal influence, design your time, designing your work life, etc.
Contact: Info Provided by University HR
Learn new skills and techniques to improve your job performance and prepare you for the next. Select free Coursera courses in dozens of specialty areas to increase your skills.
Categories: Arts and Humanities, Business, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Health, Math and Logic, Personal Development, etc.
Contact: Info Provided by University HR
Instructor-led trainings and courses and self-paced e-Learning covering topics such as advanced problem solving, creating business presentations, project management, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and more.
Contact: University IT