The Confident Manager series
The People and Organisational Development (POD) Unit explain how their Confident Manager Series has been designed to support staff at the University in developing their management skills – and encourage you to book your Hilary term sessions
Focused on people management excellence – and aimed at supporting managers at all levels across the University – the modular approach enables participants to shape their learning journeys around key areas relevant to their role and context.
By bringing a modular approach to this series, we hope that managers are more able to access sessions as and when they are able, and importantly, when each module is most relevant to them.
The series consists of six optional modules that are currently delivered as in-person sessions, together with 60–90-minute online masterclasses delivered by subject matter experts.
The foundation module, ‘Managing at Oxford’, is designed to help people managers understand and demonstrate the core skills and behaviours needed to effectively manage at the University. It covers key topics including expectations of effective managers at Oxford, the employee lifecycle, setting objectives, giving feedback and having Personal Development Reviews and career conversations.
Additional modules include ‘Developing Teams’, ‘Enhancing Performance’, ‘Coaching Skills for Managers’, ‘Managing Change’ and ‘Essentials of People Management in Research’.
Book your place
We were delighted to fill all 350 places on our Michaelmas term modules, with many staff joining the waiting list. A further 160 colleagues joined us for online masterclasses on topics including 'Thriving at Oxford', 'Occupational Health Overview' and 'Leading Continuous Improvement'.
As demand for in-person places is currently high, please read about our booking process before signing up. This helps us ensure that places are not lost through last-minute cancellation or non-attendance.
Dates for Hilary term courses and booking links are available here
Please keep an eye out for our Hilary term masterclasses which will include three new topics delivered by subject matter experts.
