As a supervisor, you play a vital role in shaping your team’s success. Our professional development programs invite you to explore opportunities that strengthen your leadership skills, sharpen your managerial abilities, and expand your overall effectiveness. We offer interactive workshops, practical resources, and ongoing support designed to help you grow as a leader—and to help your team thrive.
Begin with a plan
Create a professional Development Plan (PDP) to establish both your career development goals and a strategy to meet them. Explore the resources provided to learn more about the planning process and get started on developing your own PDP.
Create a PDPLearn Employment Law Essentials
New to a supervisory role on campus in the past two years.
- Family Medical Leave at the university
- Hours Worked Compliance
- Workers' Compensation
- Sexual Misconduct Response Workshop for Faculty/Staff
- Search Process Seminar
- Americans with Disabilities Act/Section 504 Training
Business Central
Become familiar with Business Basics
Become familiar with some basic business functions on campus with an introduction to SAP, HR data, and financial basics.
Business BasicsOrganizational Development & Training
Participate in Professional Development
Step into leadership with confidence. The NSPIRE Leadership Development program equips supervisors with the skills and mindset to communicate clearly, coach effectively, and create a workplace where people feel valued and motivated. More than training, it’s a journey to becoming the kind of leader who inspires others—and never stops learning.
NSPIRE Leadership DevelopmentBridge LMS
Take Online Learning
Enroll for on-demand online learning through the University of Nebraska's e-learning portal. To find courses recommended for a supervisor, click the Tags link in the upper right and select Supervisor.
Bridge LMSThe Seven Expectations of Leaders by Gallup®
- Build relationships: Establish connections with others to build trust, share ideas and accomplish work.
- Develop people: Help others become more effective through strengths development, clear expectations, encouragement and coaching.
- Lead change: Recognize that change is essential, set goals for change and lead purposeful efforts to adapt work that aligns with the stated vision.
- Inspire others: Encourage others through positivity, vision, confidence, challenge and recognition.
- Think critically: Seek information, critically evaluate the information, apply the knowledge gained and solve problems.
- Communicate clearly: Listen, share information concisely and with purpose, and be open to hearing opinions.
- Create accountability: Identify the consequences of actions and hold yourself and others responsible for performance.
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Trusted Resources
- Building Leader Confidence in Transition: We Can’t Do It Alone (CUPA-HR Webinar)
- The Most Important Things a New Manager Should Know (The Management Center Article)
- How to Be a Great Supervisor (Middle Management Academy Webinar)
- MMA Leadership Series: Day to Day Supervision Webinar (Middle Management Academy Webinar)
- Creating a Team Culture of Continuous Learning (coursera)
- Leading Transformations: Manage Change (coursera)
- Teamwork Skills: Communicating effectively in groups, (coursera)
- Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills (coursera)
- Intercultural Communication and Conflict Resolution (coursera)
- Four Simple Leadership Practices To Bring Out The Best Of Your Team (Forbes article)
- Four Simple Actions (IU Human Resources)