Upcoming Events
-
Feb
24
PSELC: Promoting Positive Labor-Mgmt Relations to Build a Resilient & High Performing Team9:00am
PSELC: Promoting Positive Labor-Mgmt Relations to Build a Resilient & High Performing Team
Friday, February 24th, 2023
09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Hartford Campus TBD
Instructor: Matt Hart, Executive Director, CRCOG. This session is designed for those that are new to management and leading in a unionized environment, including new managers that are members of a collective bargaining unit themselves. A healthy and productive-labor management relationship is essential to prevent low morale, workplace disputes, and poor performance. In this session we will review the major laws and principles related to collective bargaining in Connecticut’s public sector and discuss approaches to promote positive labor-management relations to help build and maintain a resilient and high performing team. Go to https://publicpolicy.uconn.edu/collaborative/ for more information. -
Mar
10
PSELC: Key Elements to Building Successful Alliances and Cross-Sector Partnerships9:00am
PSELC: Key Elements to Building Successful Alliances and Cross-Sector Partnerships
Friday, March 10th, 2023
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hartford Campus TBD
Instructor: Dr. David Garvey, Director of Partnerships & Alliances, Career Resources. We will discuss what makes partnerships and alliances work through the voices of seasoned nonprofit alliance builders. We will then examine the inner-workings of a living Connecticut cross-sector partnership of government, nonprofit, and private enterprise (WE RISE Together) that is assisting formerly justice-involved individuals restart their lives; providing social support, workforce training and a pathway to employment. We will see how this multi-sector eco-system works through system change. We will then use the collective knowledge of the class to examine your initiatives and those of your fellow classmates; assisting you in bringing your cross-sector partnership to its next stage. Go to https://publicpolicy.uconn.edu/collaborative/ for more information. -
Mar
31
PSELC: Ethics and Accountability in the Public Sector9:00am
PSELC: Ethics and Accountability in the Public Sector
Friday, March 31st, 2023
09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Hartford Campus TBD
Instructor: Thomas 'TJ' Jones, Professor, UConn School of Public Policy. This session will dive into the ethical expectations and obligations of public sector executives, managers, and employees - legal, moral, and practical. The interactive session will provide a framework for ethical decision-making, and provide tools for analyzing various scenarios that may confront public sector actors. Participants will confront fact-based scenarios and quandaries that arise in public service, and be asked to navigate the ethical issues that arise therefrom. Specific issues discussed and analyzed will include conflicts of interest; accepting gifts or favors; and, dealing with lobbyists and special interests. “Bright line” legal rules will be discussed, as well as nuanced ethical “norms” and culture in public sector work. Through this one-day course, participants will learn to better understand the relationship between ethical behavior and the overall success of public sector work. Finally, the session will look into how public sector workers are held accountable for ethical behavior. Go to https://publicpolicy.uconn.edu/collaborative/ for more information. -
Apr
28
PSELC: Prsuing the Digital Frontier: Data Management & Digital Gov. Functions9:00am
-
May
19
PSELC: Leveraging the Power of Well-made Surveys9:00am
PSELC: Leveraging the Power of Well-made Surveys
Friday, May 19th, 2023
09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Hartford Campus TBD
Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Dineen, Professor, UConn School of Public Policy. This full-day workshop will provide an overview of the potential techniques for measuring attitudes and behaviors to inform the decision-making process. Focus will be given to the basics of question wording, instrument construction and study design for surveys. You will receive guidance on identifying the appropriate stakeholders and on determining which measure of stakeholder attitudes is most appropriate. You will also have the opportunity to apply various learned measurement skills to real-world scenarios. Go to https://publicpolicy.uconn.edu/collaborative/ for more information.
