Training and Professional Development

Career advancement begins long before the opportunity for promotion comes along. If you desire to get ahead in the workplace, focus on becoming an invaluable contributor to the organization. Content includes:

Let's explore sustainable living, both from a historical context to present and explore ways we can introduce new habits that are good for the planet and ourselves. The presenter will discuss topics that range from personal finance to plant-based eating and provide ample ideas to consider as we all strive to live a more sustainable lifestyle.

In Originals, Adam Grant addresses the challenge of improving the world: choosing to champion novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battle conformity, and buck outdated traditions. How can we originate new ideas, policies, and practices without risking it all? Using surprising studies, Grant explores how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, build a coalition of allies, choose the right time to act, and manage fear and doubt. The payoff is a set of groundbreaking insights about rejecting conformity and improving the status quo.

Increase productivity and efficiency with Microsoft OneNote. OneNote is a digital note-taking app that provides a single place for all your meeting notes, plans, and other information. This session is an introduction level course. MS OneNote is part of the Office 365 suite.

Learn about your "money personality" and its impact on your attitudes, relationship with money, and spending habits. Content includes:

When Rowena left the Black & Decker Corporation to join Cal State San Bernardino, her VP of HR gave her a book. Preparing to relocate from PA to CA, she opened the book as she settled in her airline seat from PHL to ONT and could not put it down. Rowena enjoyed the book so much that it has become one of her “go-to” recommendations for anyone in employment transition.

Research has shown that happiness and positivity lead to success. During this workshop we will answer the question of “what fuels success?” If we work hard, become successful then we will be happy; however, the formula is backwards. If we choose happiness, the brain works better, and we become successful. 

Join this engaging and interactive learning experience on how positive psychology can lead to personal and professional success. We will explore the happiness advantage principles that can help shift our mindset through positive psychology.

See how the Customer Advocacy approach can be an essential part of all the tasks and activities you already do every day. Whether you work with internal customers like faculty and staff or external customers like students and parents, learn to find value and focus on what’s best for them even if your resources are limited.

Founder, Sheriff Consulting

All CSU staff and faculty are invited to attend this free webcast training!