Managing at UF: The Supervisory Challenge
Managing at UF: The Supervisory Challenge is designed to provide University of Florida leaders with meaningful information about the knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary for being an effective manager in our diverse university environment.
In the fall of 2010, Managing at UF: The Supervisory Challenge was redesigned to align with the University of Florida’s Leadership/Management Competency Model, with new workshops and certification requirements. This certification includes a range of workshops designed with UF in mind. Workshops are free and open to all faculty and staff who are interested in learning more about being an effective manager.
To achieve the “Managing at UF” certification, participants will attend ten required workshops and two electives—for a total of 12 workshops. Employees who choose to work toward the Managing at UF: The Supervisory Challenge certificate can do so at their own pace and complete workshops in any order. There is no time limit for completion of the new certificate.
Certain workshops taken under the earlier version of the “Supervisory Challenge” certification will count toward this new certification as well.
Here’s an overview of the Challenge. For detailed descriptions and a schedule, please see the Courses page.
Required Courses
You must complete all 10 required courses listed below.
| Course Code | Course Name | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|
| SCS010 | HR101: How To Stay Legal as a Manager or Supervisor | Generate Alignment |
| SCS014 | Communication for Managers | Create & Communicate Vision |
| SCS020 | Coaching for Success | Cultivate Talent |
| SCS025 | Accountability in the Workplace | Generate Alignment |
| SCS030 | Power of Feedback | Cultivate Talent |
| SCS035 | Leveraging Emotional Intelligence for Effective Leadership | Build Trust |
| SCS040 | Interviewing and Hiring | Cultivate Talent |
| SCS045 | Thinking Strategically: Using Vision, Purpose, and Goals to Get Results | Create & Communicate Vision |
| SCS055 | Inspiring Trust: Begin an Example, Setting a Standard | Build Trust |
| SCS100 | What to Do First When Everything is Important: Planning, Priorities, and Delegation | Generate Alignment |
Elective Courses
You must complete 2 elective courses from the selections below.
| Course Code | Course Name | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|
| GET240 | An Everyone Culture: Leading for Engagement and Belonging | Build Trust |
| LES050 | Leading the Challenge of Change | Create & Communicate Vision |
| PRO301 | UF101: What Every Employee Should Know About the University of Florida | Create & Communicate Vision |
| SCS015 | The New Manager | Build Trust |
| SCS060 | Relationship Strategies | Create & Communicate Vision |
| SCS065 | Cultivating Judgment: Critical Thinking for Complex Work Environments | Generate Alignment |
| SCS075 | Leading a Team | Cultivate Talent |
| SCS080 | Making Meetings Work | Cultivate Talent |
| SCS085 | Leading with Courage | Cultivate Talent |
| SCS200 | From Manager to Motivator | Build Trust |
| SCS300 | Mastering the Challenge of Managing Employees | Generate Alignment |
| TRV012 | Influence: Leveraging Relationships for Change | Create & Communicate Vision |