Staff Professional Development Conference
California State University, Chico
April 7, 2009
8:00-8:50	Keynote Speaker: Jackie McClain BMU Auditorium
	Be a Leader Where You Are Whether you are in a "leadership" position or not, you can capitalize on your current strengths to develop your leadership potential.  Speaking from personal experience and research, Jackie will share steps you can start today to becoming a leader.  You will not want to miss this experienced and engaging speaker whose down-home style will make this an enjoyable session for all. Jackie McClain's current role is Special Assistant to the President and Interim Chief Staff Human Resources Officer at CSU, Chico. Jackie is the former Vice Chancellor for Human Resources for California State University.
	BMU 210		MLIB 457		Studio A
9:00-10:30	Session A		Session B		Session C
	Working with Difficult People Joc Clark	9:00-10:30	Advanced Excel 2007: Data Analysis Brendan O'Dea and Preston Contryman	9:00-10:30	Travel Sue Maligie
	Description: This course is designed to practice navigating particularly challenging relationships at work and to explore successful outcomes. The workshop will attempt to answer two questions: Who are the difficult people?  How can I best work with them?		Description: Microsoft Excel 2007 is a robust program for managing and analyzing data. This class will cover the basics of conditional statements, as well as data validation to input and analyze data quickly, and how to present data summaries in pivot tables. This class goes beyond the beginner level and assumes familiarity with Excel 2007.		Description: Traveling off-campus or need to process travel expenses for reimbursement, but aren't sure what to do next?  This session will cover topics such as how to pay for conference registration, what forms to complete before and after travel to have your reimbursement processed quickly, as well as providing cost saving tips.
10:45-12:15	Session D	10:45-12:15	Session E	10:45-12:15	Session F
	What I Do "Best" is My Best Work Bob Sprague		Advanced Excel 2007: Data Analysis Brendan O'Dea and Preston Contryman		What Can Payroll Do for You? Andi Beach
	Description: Leading others begins with leading ourselves. This workshop will allow you to label and better understand your strengths in the workplace.  You will leave not only with a new understanding of your abilities but also a plan to use them at work.		Description: Microsoft Excel 2007 is a robust program for managing and analyzing data. This class will cover the basics of conditional statements, as well as data validation to input and analyze data quickly, and how to present data summaries in pivot tables. This class goes beyond the beginner level and assumes familiarity with Excel 2007.		Description: We all enjoy getting a pay check, but how does the process work? This session will explain attendance reporting, the impact of the audit process, the pay system, CSU timelines and constraints, and how leave balances, employee hiring and separation impact paychecks.
Lunch on your own
1:30-3:30pm	Session G	1:30-3pm	Session H	1:30-3:30pm	Session I
	Coaching, Counseling and Discipline Nancy Caporale & Jorge Salinas		LMS Marvin Pratt		Communication Styles Bev Gentry
	Description:  Do you know the differences between coaching and (corrective) counseling – and how to do both? The objective of this training is to provide supervisors ways to coach employees and provide disciplinary counseling when needed. The workshop will provide coaching skills tips, identify the difference between coaching and corrective discipline, illustrate how to approach an employee with a performance problem, outline requirements for essential documentation, help you understand and apply progressive discipline procedures.		Description: This training session is intended for anyone who is set up as a manager and supervisor in the Learning Management System (LMS). During this session we will explore the system's ability to manage training for indivdual employees and groups that the manager or supervisor has access to, demonstrating how to run reports on employee training, how to assign employees training and how to remove employees from courses.		Description: Do you sometimes feel like a certain co-worker isn’t really listening to you?  You have deadlines to meet that depend on information from others, but they’re not giving you what you need?  Looking for ways to get your messages across more effectively?  This course will overview the communication process and types of communication.  Based on the DiSC personal behavior and communication styles, the workshop will help you understand your preferred way of communicating and how that compares to others.  You can use this knowledge to adapt to others' styles to interact more effectively and build positive work relationships with co-workers.
		3:15-4:45pm	Session J
			Advanced Excel 2007: Data Analysis Brendan O'Dea and Preston Contryman
			Description: Microsoft Excel 2007 is a robust program for managing and analyzing data. This class will cover the basics of conditional statements, as well as data validation to input and analyze data quickly, and how to present data summaries in pivot tables. This class goes beyond the beginner level and assumes familiarity with Excel 2007.