Resources for individuals during uncertain times
Here is a list of resources that we thought you may need over the coming months as the University begins our COVID recovery. These resources are a combination of University managed resources and external links. Some of the links will require you to login with your University sign in and some will need to be access via an assigned LinkedIn license.
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University information on coronavirus
Useful information and links relating coronavirus and how the University is supporting staff:
Staff FAQ's update - (6 Jan 2021) - working arrangements and support
Working from home including equipment updates - (13 Jan 2021)
What Works in Lockdown – your views wanted
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough Leave) Staffnet pages
Voluntary Measures for Staff site on Staffnet
Campus reopening and corporate support (internal guidance)
Annual Leave calculator updated to accommodate 24th July University holiday.
Update on Furlough leave and key worker payment (21 July 2020)
The following topic areas are in alphabetical order and can be expanded to access learning resources and important links on each topic.
Career development
L&OD Career Development pages (webpages with resources, tips and learning)
L&D Toolkit Playlist: Career Management (various short articles)
LinkedIn Learning Path: Staying Positive and Productive during Uncertainty (career development)
Coaching
Coaching SL&D Staffnet pages (internal guidance, resources and access to individual coaching)
Compliance and health & safety
Campus reopening and corporate support (internal guidance)
StaffNet information about setting up your workstation (health and safety guidance)
Personal development planning
Creating your Personal Development Plan (internal guidance and supporting resources)
Getting the best from online learning (internal guidance)
Online self-development platforms (L&OD online development resources)
Personal resilience
Mindset Self Coaching Resources: Resilience
L&D Toolkit: Coping with uncertainty (article)
L&D Toolkit Playlist: Personal Resilience (various short articles)
LinkedIn Learning Collection: Developing Personal Resilience for Change (playlist of relevant courses)
TSLD2001 Developing Personal Resilience for Change (virtual workshop)
Personal skills
Links to our playlists, collections and other learning resources for personal skills:
· Personal confidence: L&D Toolkit Playlist, LinkedIn Learning Collection
· Communicating assertively: L&D Toolkit Playlist, LinkedIn Learning Collection
· Email management: LinkedIn Learning Collection
· Emotional intelligence at work: L&D Toolkit Playlist, LinkedIn Learning Collection
· Networking and relationship building: LinkedIn Learning: Professional Networking
· Negotiation: L&D Toolkit resources, LinkedIn Learning: Negotiation Foundations
· Problem solving and decision making: LinkedIn Learning Path: Develop Critical-Thinking, Decision-Making, and Problem-Solving Skills
· Presentation skills: L&D Toolkit Playlist, LinkedIn Learning Collection
· Influencing skills: L&D Toolkit Playlist, LinkedIn Learning Collection
TSLD011 Online learning: Difficult conversations, Feedback, Influencing and Presentation skills (internal eLearning resources)
L&D Toolkit: University of Manchester Popular Playlists
LinkedIn Learning: University of Manchester Learning Collections
Project management
Guide to developing your project management capabilities (Adobe spark article)
Project Management Development pages (internal pages)
LinkedIn Learning Pathway: Become a project manager
LinkedIn Learning Pathway: Become a project coordinator
LinkedIn Learning Collection: Project Management - Practitioner Level
L&D Toolkit Playlist: Project Management Overview
LinkedIn Learning Collection: Process Improvement
Teaching and learning
Institute of Teaching and Learning webpages (incl TALON yammer group)
Wellbeing
Coronavirus – wellbeing support webpages
Wellbeing Support on StaffNet (internal webpages and supporting resources)
University Counselling Service
Wellbeing through change support (internal webpages and supporting resources)
L&D Toolkit Playlist: Personal Wellbeing (various short articles)
Working remotely
Working remotely webpages
L&D Toolkit Playlist: Working Remotely (various short articles)
Staffnet news: Working from home (see all FAQs)
ITS Guide to working remotely at The University of Manchester (guidance document)
Media Services Zoom information page
Media Services Zoom guide (internal guide to using Zoom)
How to prevent Zoom bombing: 5 simple tips (external site)
Security tips for using Zoom (external site)
Microsoft Office 365 support pages (Staffnet pages)
StaffNet information about setting up your workstation (health and safety guidance)
Zoom Users Yammer Group (hints, tips and tech support)
You can find more support on these pages:
Coronavirus Staffnet page (with FAQs)
Online self-development platforms
Learning and Organisational Development pages