NCSA Leadership Development Program
January 2014
NCSA believes that leaders are not born, but made through experience, learning and application. In support of this ideology, we have cultivated an environment of leadership growth by developing and offering a comprehensive management development program designed for all levels of employees, covering abroad range of management lessons, principles and practices.NCSA offers three levels of learning in its Leadership Development Program.
Level 1 is the NSF-UCAR Leadership Collaboratory. This level is for members of our senior management team and for high potential new leaders. Five NCSA leaders will be participating in the 2013 pilot program. John Melchi and Jay Roloff are members of the UCAR planning committee.The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, in partnership with Chain Reaction Partners, is launching a pilot of the Center forLeadership Excellence whichis a customized program based on the acclaimed UCAR Leadership Academy and Executive Leadership Programs. UCAR will be offering this rigorous program on an open enrollment basis to other NSF-funded organizations. It is geared toward helping managers enhance their individual leadership, successfully develop others and implement teamwork and collaboration.In June 2012, representatives of a number of interested organizations met to determine what the program should achieve, the impact they wanted it to have on their staff and organizations and some of the elements they hoped would be included to make this a successful program.
Level 2 iscomposed of either the American Management Association Series or the Leadership Series at Parkland College. Completion of either level is mandatoryto existing NCSA managers and openly offered to other employees who are seeking a management career path. To date, 13 managers have started this level. The curriculum comprises required courses and electives to best suitindividualneeds. Classes include Communicating for Superior Teamwork, Principles of Leadership, and Resolving Conflict.A Certificate of Completion for the Leadership Series requires a minimum of 45 hours consisting of 4 required courses and 7 out of 10 optional courses. The AMA Certification Series requires completion of all 6 courses in a choice of one of three programs: Human Resources, Management or Supervision. Classes include Performance Management, How to Build High-Performance Teams and Delegating for Business Success.
Level 3 is composed of courses specific to UI and NCSA. These courses are taught by NCSA staff. NCSA Level 3 Developmentis open to all NCSA employees with the goal of instructing staff on the tools and policies available to them when making practical and strategic decisions. The classes cover five business areas including Human Resources, Finance, MIS, Facility Management and Public Affairs. In total there are 13 core courses offered and two elective courses. Certificates will be awarded at the completion of each individual class, each series and for the entire management level.
NCSA classes will be offered twice per year (January – June and July – December). Class size is limited to 15 participants. Classes will meet at10 a.m. in room 2000. Tracking information can be found at
NCSA Level 3 classes include the following:
Human Resources Series,
Amy Dillman
Bringing in the Best4/17/14 @ 10:00am Room 1040
NCSA HR works closely with campus HR offices on hiring policies, but some strategies and best practices are designed by the Center. In this course, you’ll learn methods forwriting position profiles and their applicability to other parts of the hiring process, advertising options for openings and overall traditional and social media recruiting strategies.
The Hiring Process, 5/6/14 @ 10:00am Room 1040
This course delivers an insider’s perspective on NCSA and University policies for the hiring process. The class will highlight the reasoning and methods of search committees, the hiring approval process, why we do what we do to find and hire the most diverse and best skilled workforce for NCSA.
Interviewing at NCSA (Emily), 6/19/14 @ 2:00pm Room 1040
By the end of this course, you will be able to explain the difference between behavioral and hypothetical questions and develop a list of questions appropriate to the job. You’ll also learn what questions not to ask and why as be work to bring in the best candidates and select a hire.
Finance,
Alan Dudley
Submitting Effective Proposal Budgets and the Proposal Submission Process, 4/1/14 @ 10:00am Room 1040
How to apply for sponsored research funding…this course will focus on the proposal submission process, with an emphasis on the development of the budget and justification. It will also provide a general overview of proposal and research administration policies and procedures, as well as the role of OSPRA.
Grant Management for PIs and Project Managers, 6/11/14 @ 10:00am Room 1040
This course is a high-level overview of various tools, policies, procedures, and responsibilities to help you manage your sponsored research project effectively. Learn how to understand your monthly financial statements, monitor spending, develop staff plans, revise budgets, and best practices for developing/monitoring spend plans across multiple projects.
The Challenges of University Procurement, 4/30/14 @ 10:00am Room 1040
An overview and discussion of procurement at the University of Illinois, focusing on NCSA internal approvals and processes, as well as key procurement rules, requirements, and law. We will also discuss various procurement types (P-card, T-card, iBuy, purchase orders, etc), procurement timing/planning, arranging business travel, travel policies/rules, and travel/miscellaneous reimbursements (TEM).
MIS Tools,
Doug Fein
Tickets, Wiki’s and projects tools, 3/13/14 @ 2:00pm Room 1040
NCSA IT Services offers a suite of tools to make projects easier to manage and track. This course will take a look at the use of the wiki, the ticket systems, code management and the risk register. Our goal is to help managers understand what they can do and how to best use these products to make a productive project environment.
Best Practices in NCSA’s internal systems, 4/22/14 @ 2:00pm Room 1040
The NCSA internal systems have a huge amount of information available in a large number of ways. In this course we will show you some of the easiest ways to see the information available and some of the best ways to make connections to that information.
IT Services, what we do and what you can get… includes some IT policy, 6/10/14 @ 2:00pm Room 1040
This course will cover the NCSA IT Services and what we can provide you and your project. This will include the IT policy and what we can provide to your projects and staff. Setup and Instruction on backups, usage of the risk system, management of software, MySQL, Windows AS and the VM functions that we can provide with NCSA with IT Services.
Facilities Management
Tedra Tuttle
Safety,Building Security and Maintenance, 3/18/14 @ 2:00pm Room 1040
Safety and security of our employees is a high priority at NCSA. This course will cover the campus safety plan, the NCSA Building emergency action plan,and e-911. Topic will also include building emergency maintenance issue.
Receiving and Inventory Policies and Procedures, 4/8/14 @ 10:00am Room 1040
Shipping and Receiving, Inventory and other operations of these areas are heavily guided by state and University policy. This class is designed to provide an understanding of NCSA procedures for receiving, tagging, inventory, and scrap and surplus as defined by the State of Illinois and implemented by the University.
Public Affairs, (elective)
Trish Barker
Public Affairs, 3/27/14 @ 2:00pm Room 1040
NCSA Public Affairs works to promote the center's projects, staff, and achievements. This course will give an overview of the techniques and vehicles PA employs and how you can collaborate with them to highlight your work. Included will be tips for interviews and for working effectively with journalists.
Computer and Cyber Security at NCSA
Warren Raquel
NCSA Security Operations (elective), 4/2/14 @ 2:00pm Room 1040
The NCSA Incident Response and Security Team works hard to keep computer systems at NCSA secure from hackers. This class will discuss some of the services they provide and will also discuss polices and best practices for keeping you and your projects safe on the network.