Layoff & Reduction
POD Resources for Managers
In these challenging times, we know that taking care of your employees and your organization is a top priority. POD is here to help with the following offerings and resources.
Pod Courses & Resources
- Consulting and Coaching
- To help leaders take care of themselves, their employees, and their organizations, professionals from the University Consulting Alliance offer leadership and communication coaching, strategic and operational planning, business/process assessment, team building, and other services.
Learn more about the Alliance
- The Leading Edge
- This leadership newsletter focuses on timely, topical issues for supervisors, managers, directors, and other executives among UW staff and faculty.
SkillSoft e-Learning Courses
SkillSoft e-Learning accounts are available at no cost and provide access to more than 1,000 online courses, including change management and process improvement.
POD recommends the following Skill Soft e-Learning Courses
Using Change Process to Support Employees
Leadership and Change
Handling Organizational Change
How to Overcome Negativity in the Workplace
- The Path from Pessimism to Optimism (mgmt0311)
- Proactive Approaches to Stop Negativity (mgmt0312)
- Overcoming Organizational Negativity (mgmt0313)
Managing Customer-Driven Process Improvement
- Why Customer Driven? (oper0121)
- Identifying What the Customer Wants (oper0122)
- Translating Requirements into Process Goals (oper0123)
- Understanding Processes (oper0124)
- Implementing Improvements (oper0125)
- Managing Process Improvements (oper0126)
- Managing Customer-Driven Process Improvement Simulation (oper0120)