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UCOP Update for Week of April 6, 2009
April 7, 2009
- Working Together Under the New OP Structure
- Job Postings
- Upcoming Events
This week's message continues the discussion about new efforts to examine how we work together at the Office of the President and information on the job postings, new appointments and upcoming events.
Working Together Under the New OP Structure
If you attended one of last week's brown bags, you saw the slide titled "Will the restructuring process ever end?" and heard that we are beginning to address issues around culture change including how we work together in this new organization.
As I mentioned last week, we convened several groups of managers to ask them what tools they think they need to better perform in this new environment. About 80 managers (49%) participated, and I appreciate their enthusiasm and creative ideas. Several themes emerged, including the need for baseline supervisory training and performance management training; the desire for informal discussions with their peers regarding management issues and to work in teams with colleagues in other OP units; more exposure to campuses, and a clear vision from senior leadership regarding core values and mission of OP.
Over the course of the next few months, we will be addressing many of these issues and expanding our conversations about training needs to other groups of OP employees. In the meantime, we have begun to work with UCSF HR to use their existing training resources and to develop new trainings specifically for OP staff. Given managers’ desire for performance management training and the importance of performance management as we redefine roles and establish new goals and objectives, UCSF HR will begin providing performance management training this month. The training is designed to assist managers and supervisors to:
- Set Performance Expectations
- Coach for Improved Performance
- Appraise Employee Performance
- Delegate for Success and Accountability.
Details about the schedule and how to register for the training sessions are available at the Learning Center. More information about Performance Management can be found on the UCSF HR website.
Job Postings
Two HR Compliance Analyst positions have been posted and will close April 13.
The position of Executive Secretary for the Chief Financial Officer has also been posted. Applications close April 15.
The Office of Research and Graduate Studies has posted two jobs: Deputy to the Vice President, closing April 9, and Graduate Studies Coordinator, closing April 23.
You can view job descriptions and apply for these and a number of other open positions on the UCOP jobs website.
Upcoming Events
Brown Bag Series
Our series of brown bags to keep you up to date on our restructuring and to introduce new or restructured departments to the OP community continues with a full calendar for the month of April, including:
UCSF-UCOP HR Affiliation: Rene Jackson, UCOP HR Director, and Mike Tyburski, UCSF Chief Human Resources Officer
Tuesday April 7, noon to 1 p.m., Kaiser 512 and
Tuesday, April 14, noon to 1 p.m., Franklin 9204
Call in: 866-740-1260; access code 9870031
Office of Research and Graduate Studies Update: Dan Greenstein and Steve Beckwith
Wednesday, April 8, noon to 1 p.m., Kaiser 1217
Call in: 866-740-1260; access code 9870772
Academic Personnel and Academic Planning, Programs and Coordination Update: Dan Greenstein and Pat Price
Monday, April 13, noon to 1 p.m., Franklin 10325
Wednesday, April 15, noon to 1 p.m., Kaiser 512
Educational Partnerships Update: Dan Greenstein and Yvette Gullatt
Tuesday, April 21, noon to 1 p.m., Franklin 5320
Wednesday, April 22, noon to 1 p.m., Kaiser 712
Student Affairs Update: Dan Greenstein and Judy Sakaki
Monday, April 27, noon to 1 p.m., Franklin 11326
Thursday, April 30, noon to 1 p.m., Kaiser 1217
Process Mapping
In support of our efforts to improve efficiencies, Deanna Dudley from the Office of Change and Project Management and Jennifer Damico of Human Resources will present a brown bag on Process Mapping. Process Mapping reviews the steps and the people and departments who touch a process in order to identify ways to streamline processes.
Thursday, April 9, noon to 1 p.m., Kaiser 612
Thursday, April 16, noon to 1 p.m., Franklin 5320
Katie
Katherine N. Lapp
Executive Vice President, Business Operations