The State Personnel Office provides additional Manager and Supervisor training as listed below and on the left:
Leadership Institute class registration: http://www.spo.state.nm.us/leadership-institute-1.aspx
Living in a Union Environment: http://www.spo.state.nm.us/labor-training-schedule.aspx
InfoLink http://www.spo.state.nm.us/infolink/default.aspx
Managing Workplace Stress and Negativity
Managing Workplace Stress and Negativity (WSN) will help managers and supervisors begin to recognize the hallmarks of stress and how this stress can lead to worker burnout and workplace negativity. This class will help managers assess the climate of the current workplace, the stress levels of each worker they supervise and give them the tools to help employees avoid burnout. It will also provide help with understanding how to change a culture of negativity in the workplace so that every employee feels welcome, productive and safe.
Hiring the Best Candidate for the Job
Managers and Supervisors only
Hiring a new employee is not an easy process, but it needs to be done from time to time. This course will provide an understanding of the planning needed from the time an employee gives notice of resigning through hiring a replacement. Topics covered include: developing a transition plan, advertising the position, reviewing resumes, developing interview questions and conducting the interview. SPO guidelines will be discussed as well as how to recognize potentially unlawful interview questions and how to conduct effective and legal reference checks.
Fundamentals of Professional Writing/Time Management
All employees
This is the introductory course to Professional Writing that is offered through the State Personnel Office. The class focuses on professional writing and its impact in the workplace. It highlights grammar, parts of speech, structure, and types of writing, editing and proofreading.
Workplace Ethics/Training for a Harassment-Free Workplace - Manager/Supervisor
Managers and Supervisors only
This is the manager version of Training for a Harassment-Free Workplace and provides managers and supervisors with information that will help them fulfill their responsibilities to maintain a work environment free of harassment and discrimination. The course provides the manager on what to look for and how to respond to and provide a productive and harassment free workplace.The course provides an understanding of the meaning of Ethics and how it applies to our everyday lives at home and work. Workplace Ethics provides tools to help determine if something is ethical, and if you should do something about it. Managers and supervisors will learn how to share core values in ways that employees can personally understand and live the values themselves every day. Workplace Ethics shows employees how a culture of integrity benefits everyone.
Workplace Ethics/Training for a Harassment-Free Workplace
All employees
The employee version of Training for a Harassment Free Workplace provides employee training to raise awareness and assist in the goal of a productive and harassment-free workplace. The course provides an understanding of the meaning of Ethics and how it applies to our everyday lives at home and work. Workplace Ethics provides you tools to help determine if something is ethical, and if you should do something about it. Managers and supervisors will learn how to share core values in ways that employees can personally understand and live the values themselves every day. Workplace Ethics shows employees how a culture of integrity benefits everyone.
Fundamentals of Conflict Management in the Workplace/Conflict Management
Managers and Supervisors only
Every manager will, at one time or another, face challenging situations. This training has been created to help guide managers and supervisors through the Conflict Management facilitation process. The course is designed to help managers build trust, respect and relationships within the workplace by reinforcing skill sets for problem solving, communication and disagreement resolution.
GSD Risk Management Alternative Dispute Resolution: https://www.generalservices.state.nm.us/riskmanagement/ADR.aspx
Agency Specific Training:
The Training Bureau of State Personnel Office (SPO) provides statutory, mandatory and ongoing professional trainings to all state agencies, boards and commissions. The Training Bureau calendar is accessible through the SPO website and offers direct, individual registration for any listed trainings; the calendar also provides agencies the opportunity to request the scheduling of additional, site-specific trainings in Santa Fe or Albuquerque. Fourteen individuals are required for the training when an additional training is requested. If the minimum participant requirement is not met, other agencies can be invited to attend to reach or exceed this minimum. Human Resources (HR) managers must attend Harassment Free Workplace and Workplace Ethics trainings that are requested by an agency. Trainings are conducted from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm and from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Contact: SPO.Training@state.nm.us.
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