While working remotely, Berkeley employees face a number of challenges. The Staff Ombuds Office continues to serve staff to find problem-solving strategies during these unprecedented times. In the month of March, the Staff Ombuds Office had 55 confidential appointments and continues to provide ombuds services by phone to support staff.
Following are some helpful links to Berkeley websites that provide information to address work-related challenges:
Staff Basic Needs
Cal Coaching Network (CCN) is a new campus staff organization. Last month, it held its kickoff event “Building UC Berkeley’s Coaching Culture.” Over 75 staff members came together to brainstorm ideas for future meetings, discuss the importance of building a coaching culture, and meet others interested in coaching.
The Mission of CCN is:
To bring together managers and staff who have an interest in developing their coaching skills to support one another.
From the UC Berkeley Central HR Website:
Following a nationwide search, the Staff Ombuds Office is delighted to announce the selection of Rachel Nicholson as Assistant Ombudsperson for the Staff Ombuds Office.
Last week the Staff Ombuds Office released its 2016-2018 Biennial Report. Based on aggregate, non-identifiable data from 452 employees who used Ombuds services, the report provides information and analysis about the primary workplace concerns of employees as well as new systemic recommendations for the campus to consider.
October 11, 2018 marked the first ever national Ombuds Day, an honor bestowed by the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section. In recognition of this event, the Berkeley News posed questions to Staff Ombudsperson Sara Thacker and Ombudsperson for Students and Postdoctoral Appointees Marcia Riley regarding insight into their work as ombuds. Read the
To start off our Fall class offerings, our Ombudsperson Julia Horvath will be
teaching her popular course Workplace Civility: Respect in Action.
Don't miss it!
Click the link below to get directly to the class in the UC Learning Center -
choose "UCB" and log in with CalNet if you are not already logged in.
Or, go to UC Learning and enter class code BEOMB002-18/09/25 in the search bar.
See you there!
We will be tabling at Summerfest - June 13th, 11-2 on the West Cresent Lawn.
Stop by and find out more about the services of the Staff Ombuds Office!
Last week, the Staff Ombuds Office released its 2014-2016 Biennial Report that provides the campus community with information regarding its caseload and systemic issues identified during this two year period.
UC Berkeley is comprised of diverse individuals with unique cultural backgrounds and experiences. Tapping into this rich diversity promotes innovation and the creativity needed to solve complex problems. But working effectively with diverse teammates can be challenging. Here's an article that distills lessons for the successful prevention and resolution of conflict on diverse teams: http://www.mediate.com/articles/ford5.cfm
