Human Resources

We matter. Since we spend nearly 90,000 hours working, we deserve to feel this at our jobs. Neurologically, a lack of safety prevents us from experiencing this truth. No matter the reason, when safety gaps emerge, we have no reason to show up and meaningfully engage. 

Our voices matter. To believe this, we must trust that our leaders value our perspectives and care about remedying issues. How can we advocate for others if we lack the skills or practice advocating for ourselves? And how can we ensure that everyone feels comfortable speaking up? 

This program challenges ineffective and outdated status quos to address what truly matters when building healthy, people-centered workplaces. In an authentic discussion, we will explore the importance of and how to define our safety needs. By adopting skills that enhance work relationships, participants will learn to advocate for themselves and others confidently.
 

Prior to the Course:

• You are encouraged – but not required – to complete this survey.

The survey will help customize content for the three upcoming virtual workshops brought to you by Create Safe on behalf of the City of Madison. During the workshops, the Create Safe team will never share data collected from an individual response, but overall trends will be discussed. Create Safe will only share the overall trends with the City, and will clean and make anonymous all provided information when weighing the total feedback.

An important component of bringing your best self to work is to bring your authentic self to work. This course strives to show you how being vulnerable while setting appropriate boundaries may improve your work relationships and reduce the impact that work stress has on your personal life. Additionally, we will discuss the benefits of self-care in order to boost your resiliency and emotional intelligence, two important factors that contribute to feeling more fulfilled in your job. Please join us for this interactive course and make a plan to manage stress and improve your overall wellness.


 

Police respond as fast as they can to an active shooters incident. But numbers tell the story:

• Median police response time to an active shooter: 3 minutes
• Percentage of active shooter calls that are over before police even arrive: 66%
• Majority of active shooters strike between 8am-4pm
• 61 active shooter incidents took place in the US in 2021, a 52.5% increase from 2020

YOU can make the difference in your safety and the safety of others in that first three (3) minutes. Learn the principles of what to do if an active shooter incident happens and increase your chance of survival by knowing:

Avoid
Deny
Defend
 

Also referred to as “Run, Hide, Fight”.

Officers will present active shooter case studies that highlight strategies victims used and the ultimate outcomes of their choices. These will also help participants understand Avoid, Deny, Defend in deeper detail.

MPD does not have a dedicated Emergency Management unit in the police department, and MPD personnel provide this training as a collateral assignment. As such, the number of trainings we are able to provide is limited. Two formats are available: see below for descriptions. A minimum of 2 hours is needed to carry out this training, but a longer duration may be necessary depending on group size.

Both training formats are FREE.

Utilize the "Access the Registration Form" Button above to find additional details and to access the registration form you'll need to complete and send in to the MPD in order to register. 

Many people struggle in the area of de-escalating conflicts with difficult people who become loud, rude, and obnoxious. Are you confident handling stress and conflict in a way that will not escalate the situation? 

If basic de-escalation techniques can be applied to stressful situations, the better the outcome can be.  Once you can connect and identify with something that is creating stress and frustration in a person, you are on your way to de-escalating the situation.

In this training, you’ll learn the basics of verbal de-escalation to give you confidence when dealing with difficult people. This includes risk factors/red flags, de-escalation tips, physical warning signs of violent behavior, and scenarios. You’ll leave with strategies to make you a more confident and assertive communicator, especially when dealing with difficult people!

Learning objectives:

• Recognize physical warning signs of escalating behavior

• Listen actively

• Remember to show empathy

• Use positive body language

• Exercise situational awareness

Course Resources:

• Slide Deck
• Violence in the Workplace Warning Signs
• CPI's Top 10 De-Escalation Tips

Location for May 9, 2023:

This course will be held in-person at the Madison Municipal Building (MMB), room 215. (215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd). Please note, this session will be recorded by our IT Media Team. 
When adding to your calendar, please be sure to note the location in your event. Please also plan ahead to arrive on time or early for minimal course disruption.

You may have grown comfortable with Zoom for meetings and trainings…maybe so comfortable that you don’t realize that the status quo may be unintentionally excluding participants. Did you know that there are strategies and tips that you can use that can make your trainings and meetings more inclusive and effective for people with disabilities? This session will broaden your perspective and you will leave with actionable tips to use in future trainings and meetings.

Learning Objectives:

1. Increase your understanding of disability-related barriers in virtual meetings
2. Obtain practical skills to remove access barriers
3. Be a better disability ally at work

Course Handouts:

• Course Agenda
• Slide Deck
• Slide Deck - Text

Build awareness on how bias, both explicit and implicit, can impact hiring decisions. Learn how to create an interview process by incorporating job-related behavioral questions with measurable benchmarks to effectively address bias in the interview process and for more objective candidate evaluations.

This course is mandatory for all supervisors and recommended for all interview panelists.
 

Course Resources:

• Position Description Example:  Payroll Clerk
• Handout: Interview Tips
• Handout:  Types of Bias
• Handout: Job Interview Bias Exercise
• Handout: Traditional to Behavioral Interview Questions Exercise
• Handout: Red Flag Process for Hiring Managers

How can you be inclusive and respectful with people of all genders? With verbal and written examples, you will leave this training with specific strategies in using language that shows your coworkers and community members of all genders that you value them.
 

This course is part of the series of offerings related to the implementation of APM 2-52 as we work towards realizing our vision of being an inclusive organization.
 

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe how gender-neutral and transgender-inclusive language differ

2. Name at least 2 strategies for creating gender inclusion with language other than using they pronouns

3. Explain the importance of using correct name and pronouns

4. Demonstrate how to introduce a coworker’s pronouns

5. Identify two ways to correct a pronoun or name mistake

Course Materials 

• Gender-Inclusive Language Slide Deck
• Gender-Inclusive Language Leaner Material - Practice and Tip Sheet

Resources:

• Gender-Inclusive Language Style Guide
• Resource Guide for a Gender-Inclusive Workplace

“Feedback is the breakfast of champions” according to management expert Ken Blanchard. For leaders at all levels, it is how we learn and grow through our experiences. For managers, it’s a critical skill for improving team performance. Feedback also helps us maintain healthy boundaries and work environments. Yet it is one of the hardest “gifts” to give and receive.
This two-part series can help you move from fear to finesse.

• Part 1, Foundational Feedback will focus on the value of a positive feedback mindset, avoiding common pitfalls, and strategies to give effective feedback.
• Part 2, Intermediate Feedback will focus on ways to give feedback up, down, and sideways. We’ll also explore practices to receive feedback with gratitude and composure. Here's the link to register for part 2. 

You should complete the two courses in order, but you don’t need to sign up for both parts at once.

Learning Objectives:

Part 1:

• Understand a positive feedback mindset
• Avoid the three most common pitfalls that create defensiveness and resistance
• Learn to give effective feedback

Course Materials

Course Handout: Giving and Receiving Feedback, Part 1

“Feedback is the breakfast of champions” according to management expert Ken Blanchard. For leaders at all levels, it is how we learn and grow through our experiences. For managers, it’s a critical skill for improving team performance. Feedback also helps us maintain healthy boundaries and work environments. Yet it is one of the hardest “gifts” to give and receive.
This two-part series can help you move from fear to finesse.

• Part 1, Foundational Feedback will focus on the value of a positive feedback mindset, avoiding common pitfalls, and strategies to give effective feedback. Here's the link to register for part 1. 
• Part 2, Intermediate Feedback will focus on ways to give feedback up, down, and sideways. We’ll also explore practices to receive feedback with gratitude and composure.

You should complete the two courses in order, but you don’t need to sign up for both parts at once. 

Learning Objectives:

Part 2:

• Understand how assertive communication strengthens feedback
• Learn to give feedback up, down and sideways
• Explore practices to receive feedback with gratitude and composure

Course Materials

Course Handout: Giving and Receiving Feedback, Part 2

Handling Confidential Information is an essential training for any City employee that works with verbal or written forms of confidential information. Patty Lauten, from the City Attorney's Office, and Tory Larson, from Human Resources, will define what confidential information is, discuss the legalities of confidentiality, explain the right to privacy, and outline confidentiality best practices.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain an understanding of what is considered confidential
• Improve understanding of the legal obligations related to confidentiality
• Increase awareness of confidentiality best practices

Swamped with way too many meetings? We know that poorly organized and run meetings lead to frustration and disengagement. In this webinar, you’ll learn practical tools to plan and run effective meetings so that you can lead people towards clear and actionable outcomes with greater confidence.
Please note, the November 8, 2023 session will be recorded. 

Feeling safe is vital in creating spaces where people can engage as their best selves. On a neurological level, it is impossible to be present if we feel unsafe. This is true no matter the type or severity of harm faced. Unaddressed or recurring safety gaps erode organizational trust, limit productivity, stifle people's voices, and ultimately cause us to check out.

But when we do feel safe? The results are profound. People who feel safe build stronger relationships, are more engaged, make creative decisions, and experience a deeper sense of belonging.

Creating safe environments doesn't happen by chance. It requires intentional organizational efforts and investing in our people's voices to drive inclusive change.

Applying the Feel Safe framework to their culture, participants work through a process that empowers them to reimagine a people-centered workplace. Participants will diagnose safety gaps before distinguishing individual and organizational paths that foster feelings of safety.
 

Prior to the Course:

• You are encouraged – but not required – to complete this survey.

The survey will help customize content for the three upcoming virtual workshops brought to you by Create Safe on behalf of the City of Madison. During the workshops, the Create Safe team will never share data collected from an individual response, but overall trends will be discussed. Create Safe will only share the overall trends with the City, and will clean and make anonymous all provided information when weighing the total feedback.

Additional City of Madison offerings by Tim Mousseau:

• People-Centered: Because We Matter: Advocating for Each Other to Build Healthy & High-Performing Teams
• Manager-Centered: Alone In A Crowded Office: How Leaders Can Overcome Harmful Behaviors That Foster Isolation

In today’s interconnected world, successful decision-making centers on the active involvement of those who will be impacted by that decision. As a leader, making decisions can be one of the most difficult and stressful things you can do. This interactive course is designed to equip participants with the essential skills and strategies to identify, empathize, plan, and engage with those impacted by decisions. Through a combination of discussions, scenarios, and hands on workshops, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the dynamic nature of involving people in decisions that impact them and learn practical techniques to effectively engage people in projects and decisions.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify people impacted: Learn how to identify all relevant individuals/groups and the importance of recognizing varying degrees of interest and influence.
2. Apply the four decision model: Explore and increase your understanding of the four-decision model so you know how to apply it to real-life scenarios for effective decision making.
3. Create a plan: By the end of the course, you will have used the knowledge gained to create your own plan tailored to the specific people/groups identified for your decision/project.

Course Materials:

• Involving People in Decisions that Impact Them Slide Deck
• Involving People in Decisions that Impact Them Learner Workbook - Fillable

In order to build and sustain inclusive and multilingual spaces in our organizations, everyone’s voice and lived experiences needs to be valued and recognized. It is critical that all City staff have the necessary tools and information to communicate with those whose primary language is not English. Do you know how to support individuals who drop by or call your office in a language other than English?

Attendees will learn how to connect with an On-Demand interpreter, inclusive practices in working with interpreters, and participate in scenarios to practice learned skills, including communicating with people who use sign languages. You will also learn about the City of Madison’s Language Access Program, services, and compliance requirements.

Learning Objectives:

1. Connect with an On-Demand interpreter
2. Use inclusive practices when working with interpreters
3. Communicate with people who use sign languages
4. Explain the City of Madison’s Language Access Program, services, and compliance requirements

The November 22 session has been rescheduled to November 15th due to the holiday week. Please reach out to OrganizationalDevelopment@cityofmadison.com if you have any questions. 

The Zoom language interpretation feature is complex and requires a lot of steps before and during a meeting to operate successfully. During this training, we’ll go over how to:

• Add simultaneous and sign language interpretation to specific meetings
• Assign interpreters
• Start language interpretation and manage it for the duration of a meeting

This training is required for staff before permitting their use of Zoom’s interpretation feature. 

Learning Objectives

1. The difference between simultaneous and consecutive language interpretation
2. Understand the Zoom interpretation feature and its limitations
3. Know the setup and steps to successfully facilitate simultaneous interpretation for meetings and webinars in Zoom

Course Materials

• Language Interpretation in Zoom Slide Deck
• Public Meeting Interpretation Instruction Video

Do you want to learn how you can create a welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ colleagues, friends, city residents, and visitors? You’ll get an overview of LGBTQ issues with a focus on issues that affect transgender people. With this foundation, you’ll be ready to discuss LGBTQ+ inclusion and how to create a welcoming environment in your workplace and in other spaces you participate in. You are also encouraged to register for LGBTQ+ Part 2: Contributing to Systemic Change

Learning Objectives:

• Define basic LGBTQ+ terms and differentiate the concepts of gender and expression, sex assigned at birth, and sexual orientation.
• Understand and apply key LGBTQ+ concepts to yourself and others
• Name two disparities experienced by LGBTQ+ communities

Course Materials:

• LGBTQ+ Part 1 Slide Deck

A follow-up to the foundational welcoming skills discussed in LGBTQ+ Inclusion Part 1, this course dives deeper into institutional inequity for LGBTQ+ people and discusses how to create systemic change. You will engage in reflection and discussion of how to involve the voices of transgender, gender non-conforming, and nonbinary people in decision-making in City operations. You are also encouraged to register for LGBTQ+ Part 1: Creating Inclusive Spaces prior to this session. 

Learning Objectives:

• Name two examples of institutional biases experienced by transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people
• Identify ways to involve the voices of transgender, gender non-conforming, and nonbinary people indecision-making
• Name ways the City upholds institutional biases, and how City employees can work to deconstruct these systems

Course Materials:

• LGBTQ+ Part 2 Slide Deck

In this half-day workshop, you’ll learn how to maximize your productivity through your Individual Work Plan. The result: increased productivity and efficiency in your week without needing to do more, plus increased engagement for the work you do. In the second half, you’ll learn how different behaviors and mindset shifts can help you in positive ways towards productivity, and ensure that work planning can be executed both effectively and efficiently.

Course Resources

• Template: Individual Work Plan
• Template: Agency Work Plan (for Supervisors)

• Handout: Weekly Brain Dump

This is a two-part training for City of Madison committee staff, provided by Information Technology. If you have already attended one of these trainings, or if you do not host Type 2 virtual meetings, you may choose to register for only one of the sessions. 

Please note that all staff must be trained on the legislative process before attending either of these trainings. If you need legislative training, please contact the Clerk's Office.

For complete information on Committee Meetings and resources, visit Virtual Committee Meetings. 

Meeting Schedule

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

During this training, we will discuss the City of Madison Meeting Schedule application. We'll go over how to:

• Schedule and manage meetings
• Add agendas, minutes, Zoom information, and other meeting details
• Manage online registration for public comments
• Manage information about your committees

This training is required for all committee staff.

Type 2 Virtual Meeting Hosts

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Type 2 virtual meetings are facilitated by City committee staff. During this training, we'll go over how to:

• Reserve Zoom licenses and schedule meetings in Zoom
• Use host and co-host controls in Zoom
• Manage committee members and public registrants during a virtual meeting

This training is required for all Type 2 committee staff. All staff must receive Virtual Meeting Host Training before facilitating a meeting. Two staff members must be trained for each committee that will be meeting virtually, including subcommittees and workgroups.

If you have any questions, please reach out to meetingsupport@cityofmadison.com. 

The City of Madison provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities or long-term medical conditions when the accommodations are directly related to performing the essential functions of a job, competing for a job, or for enjoyment of equal opportunities. These accommodations help our employees, our agencies, and our organization to be more inclusive, innovative, and thriving. Supervisors have a critical role in the accommodations process. This course will provide the fundamentals of accommodations, explore the role of the Supervisor in this process, and inspire us to creatively look at our positions and job functions in a way that supports employees toward individual and organization excellence.

This course is mandatory for all supervisors.

Known as APM 3-5, the City's Prohibited Harassment & Discrimination Policy covers expectations for creating a discrimination-free workplace.

Harassment in the workplace can be a form of illegal employment discrimination. This workshop is designed to provide employees with a greater understanding of the City's APM 3-5 and the legal and social implications of discrimination in the form of sexual, gender, racial or disability-based harassment in the workplace. Emphasis will be placed on increasing sensitivity to what constitutes a problem and why an immediate, constructive response is important. The discussion will also focus on exploring good management practices and policies requiring the maintenance of an environment that is free of discriminatory harassment. 
 

Permanent City employees are required to take this training within 45 days of hire and every three years following.
If you are a Mandatory Reporter (Lead Worker, Supervisor, Manager, Department/Division Heads) or are an employee in the Mayor's Office, Department of Civil Rights, or Human Resources, please register for the Mandatory Reporter Training course instead. 
 

Presented by: Department of Civil Rights (DCR)

Contact Kym Woodly at KWoodly@cityofmadison.com with questions or concerns.

 

Whether we call it Public Participation or Community Engagement, we’re often wondering about how to do it in an authentic manner. Join us to learn more about the 5 R’s to Getting Authentic and resources and tools to create an inclusive public participation strategy. You will review the RESJI Public Participation Guide, learn about the City’s efforts to cultivate a shared approach and set of values for community engagement, and discuss best practices and lessons learned.

Learning Objectives

1. Learn the importance of embedding racial equity in public participation
2. Familiarize yourself with the RESJI Public Participation Resource Guide
3. Gain insight and tools to build an inclusive public participation strategy

Course Materials

• May 2, 2023 Slide Deck
• RESJI Public Participation Resource Guide

About the Facilitators

This training will be facilitated by the RESJI Community Connections Team. The RESJI Community Connections team is composed of staff of multiple departments. All team members are dedicated to embedding racial equity into our work with community members. The team authored the RESJI Public Participation Resource Guide and are proponents of elevating the role of public participation at the City of Madison, developing a shared approach and set of values for community engagement, and centering racial equity and inclusion when planning for public participation and when developing projects, programs, and policies. 

Finally back by popular demand! This course is for those beginning their learning on racial equity and social justice, or seeking a foundational primer. This course is for those wondering "What is racial equity? What does it have to do with my job? What can I do about it?" To explore these questions we'll use slides, handouts, videos, art, comedy, local and national case studies, pair and group dialogue, and activities to build "equity muscles." 

The course has three sections:

1. SELF: identifying one's own social identities and examining power, privilege, marginalization and their intersections. 
2. SYSTEMS: exploring the different levels of racism: individual, institutional, and structural. 
3. SOLIDARITY: finding our roles in building towards inclusion and belonging.

Learning Objectives:

1. Be able to describe key concepts related to equity and structural racism,
2. Practice talking about race constructively with others as it relates to oneself, one's work, and one's department/division,
3. Identify tools and practices for counteracting bias in one's work and practices, and
4. Identify opportunities to advance racial equity in their relationships, work, and life. 

This course is a 3 part series that covers all of the major benefits, issues and concerns City employees have about retirement. The first session highlights City processes and benefits, and applying for your annuity through Employee Trust Funds. The second session goes through financial planning for retirement, deferred compensation, and health reimbursement accounts. The final session is about the psychological process of retirement, and provides recommendations that will help employees transition into retirement in a smooth way.

This course is a 3-part series. By registering for this series, you are committing to all dates below:

June 7th, 14th, and 21st on Wednesday Mornings | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

• June 7, 2023

  • 9:00 - 10:00 - Wisconsin Retirement (Employee Trust Funds)
  • 10:15 - 11:00 - Your Benefits at Retirement (Human Resources)
• June 14, 203
  • 9:00 - 9:45 - Sick Leave at Retirement (Precision Retirement Group, Inc)
  • 9:45 - 10:30 - Lincoln Financial Advisors
  • 10:30 - 11:15 - Mission Square
• June 21, 2023
  • 9:00 - 11:00 - Employee Assistance Program with a Panel of Retirees

Required Pre-Work  

Prior to the session, please take at least 30 min. to explore the Retirement Resources webpage. 

Retirement Handout: 

• Planning for Retirement Handout

Employee Assistance Program Materials:

• Embracing Life's Changes Slides
• Celebrate What's Right in the World Video

People with disabilities use service and support animals to meet their access needs and maintain safety and independence. If a person with an animal comes to your building or meeting, do you know how to avoid discrimination and when to grant access? This interactive training will help agencies better understand relevant laws and city ordinances, know how to identify service animals and emotional support animals and how to provide excellent customer service to people who use service and support animals in public places.

Learning Objectives

1. Increase understanding of relevant laws and city ordinances
2. Identify service animals and emotional support animals and avoid discrimination
3. Provide excellent customer service to people with disabilities who have animal assistance

Sparking Growth is a training focused on exploring topics like grief, the window of tolerance, and strategies to foster balance and mental health. Join us for this interactive session where we will explore components of mental health and will practice skills to assist with emotional regulation and balance. Leave the space with practical tools and knowledge to foster your wellbeing at home and workplace.

Learning Objectives:

• Gather understanding about topics like grief, stress curve, and window of tolerance.

• Practice emotional regulation and grounding skills.

• Build community by connecting with other colleagues at the City of Madison who are practicing similar skills.

Because this course is interactive, we request that you join from a computer or smart device. This course incorporates break-out sessions and we encourage your full participation in the virtual space.

Module 1: “Let’s Talk About It” – Things that are NOT better left unsaid.
Everyday acts of exclusion are hidden in plain sight at work. They can make us and our colleagues feel invisible, unwelcome, and unvalued. This workshop opens up a conversation about subtle acts of exclusion and how they create barriers to genuine inclusion. Participants will learn about different types of bias, and how bias can show up as a subtle act of exclusion in the workplace. We will explore ways to counteract bias and the importance of cultural humility.

Module 1 Learning Objectives:

1. Orient participants to the Multicultural Affairs Committee (MAC) and Women’s Initiatives Committee (WIC) Climate survey.
2. Learn what subtle acts of exclusions are and how they relate to the City’s Prohibited Harassment and Discrimination Policy.
3. Understand how subtle acts of exclusions impact the City of Madison’s employees and its workplace culture.

This training is intended for folks who would like to learn ways of supporting individuals struggling with thoughts of ending their life. We hope to offer foundational information on suicide risk identification and effective ways of offering support while working toward safety. In this training you will learn about suicide warning signs, protective and risk factors, how to have a conversation about this topic in ways that minimize potential for harm, and how to apply the learning within a workplace setting. This training may cause unintended reactions in participants due to the sensitivity of the content. Please take care of yourself as you navigate this topic. 

Learning Objectives:

• Increasing awareness about suicide risk signs and factors impacting it

• Establishing language and ways of communicating with a person experiencing risk that would lead to safety and support

• Learning approaches to safely supporting individuals experiencing risk in the workplace

Because this course is interactive, we request that you join from a computer or smart device. This course incorporates break-out sessions and we encourage your full participation in the virtual space.

“We must transform ourselves to transform the world.” -Grace Lee Boggs

As managers and leaders who recognize there are systems of oppression in the workplace that we must reckon with and dismantle, we must also tend to the internal work within ourselves to build equity, inclusion, and belonging. We cannot wait for the “system to transform” – we also have to “transform ourselves.”
This session is for managers, or anyone who leads teams, to explore how their own identities shape their worldview and thus their management style and approach. Participants will explore concepts such as intersectionality, positionality, identity salience, reflective practice, and deep listening. Through individual and group activities and a case study, participants will use their own self-awareness, behaviors, and interactions as sites of learning.

Learning Objectives:

1. Exposure to the concepts of intersectionality, positionality, identity salience, and reflective practice
2. Practice reflecting on one’s own identities
3. Practice deep listening skills with colleagues
4. Practice a liberating structure model for solution building

Does it feel like everyone is on edge lately? Where people are angry or lashing out? Do you need additional skills to better handle this? Then join us in learning about Trauma-Informed Customer Service, which is all about how we can provide customer service to people who have had bad things happen in their lives.

As humans, we tend to internalize our negative experiences and the stress that comes with those. An example is the communal trauma that we all have been experiencing with the pandemic. The stress can accumulate and make us feel anxious or angry, and make it easy to lash out at others. Come learn about how to reframe these situations and acquire some techniques to better handle challenging customers.

On Demand Option:

Now available as a 45 minute recorded video presentation so you can watch at your convenience or use as a refresher if you attended the live version. We encourage viewers to use the Questions handout to process the concepts presented, whether you watch on your own or with your work group. If you prefer a more interactive experience, please register for one of the upcoming sessions by clicking the button on the right.

Course Resources

Please read through the following materials before viewing the recording:
Handout: Trauma-Informed Customer Service Training
Handout: Trauma-Informed Customer Service Training Questions

Join us for a deep dive into what it means to live trauma-informed. We will explore the impact of trauma on a personal level and how it shows up in the workplace. We will provide you with skills to navigate this in the workplace by learning more about how to have difficult conversations, how to regulate, and how to set appropriate boundaries.

Learning Objectives:

• Discussion about types of trauma and how it shows up for different individuals
• What trauma looks like in the workplace
• Learn skills to help have difficult conversations, regulate, and set appropriate boundaries

Because this course is interactive, we request that you join from a computer or smart device. This course incorporates break-out sessions and we encourage your full participation in the virtual space.

As a result of employee survey responses, the City began a new employee/supervisor check-in process in 2021. The goals of these discussions are to provide more support to employees, further our growth, and help us align individual performance with our organizational vision, mission, and values. This session provides an overview of the City process and highlights new tools developed to make these discussions richer and more productive. 

Course Resources

Prior to the session, please check out our resources and come to the training session prepared with any pressing questions you might have about the Employee Check-in Process.

1. Preview the Resources on the Employee Check-in Process and Resources page
2. Identify 1-2 of your most pressing concerns about the Employee Check-in Process and bring those with you to the session. 

Before we lead others, we must first learn to effectively lead ourselves. For most of us, our personal values guide how we feel and act day-to-day. The four principles of Values-Based Leadership help us lean into our values while remaining curious and open to the values and experiences of others.

Through self-reflection, a balanced perspective, true self-confidence, and genuine humility, we can grow our leadership from any position. This is an excellent course for people at all levels in their leadership journey.

Learning Objectives:

1. Become familiar with the City of Madison's Leadership Framework
2. Reflect on your own values and how these can help guide you in your daily leadership work
3. Begin to practice the Values-Based Leadership Framework

Course Materials:

• Values-Based Leadership Slide Deck
• Values-Based Leadership Learner Workbook - Fillable

Note: A significant part of this course is spent in small group discussion in Zoom breakout rooms. You will also need access to the Fillable Learner Workbook during the course. Using a computer, tablet, or at minimum a smartphone is recommended. Phone-only participation is discouraged because it will be difficult to access course materials and interact with others in your small group.

If you are planning to broadcast the course in a conference room for a group, contact the instructor ahead of time for special instructions and activity modifications.