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Learning Resources

Are you looking for something to watch or listen to about a specific learning topic, such as emotional intelligence? Or, perhaps you’re looking for a book or article about leadership skills? Maybe you’re looking for a self-paced course on communication skills?

HR ELE has gathered the following resources on popular and trending employee learning topics. We hope that this flexibility – a choose your own learning adventure – enables you to continue to develop and grow as your time and energy permit.

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  • Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive (Dr. Marc Brackett)
  • Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive (Susan Scott)

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Understanding Higher Education (three e-learning courses from CUPA-HR):

  • Course 1: An overview of higher education for all employees (including information on types of institutions, cultural hallmarks, basics of higher education funding, and more) (open access – no registration required)
  • Course 2: Higher education employment practices (for HR practitioners; includes information on tenure, academic titles, reporting structures, and more)
  • Course 3: Succeeding and leading in higher education (for leaders; includes strategies, resources, and key leadership skills)

To access Course 2 or 3, please email ele@vanderbilt.edu to be added to the CUPA-HR membership roster. (There is no cost.)

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  • The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety: Defining the Path to Inclusion and Innovation (Timothy Clark)
  • The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace (Gary Chapman & Paul White)
  • How to identify and tell your most powerful stories (Harvard Business Review)

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  • The secrets of great teamwork (Harvard Business Review)
  • The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team (Patrick Lencioni)
  • Gamestorming: A playbook for innovators, rulebreakers, and changemakers (Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, & James Macanufo)

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  • Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. (Brené Brown)

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If you have any suggestions for topics to include in this list, or resources to include, please let us know at ele@vanderbilt.edu.