Strategic context
To understand where PDR fits with wider performance conversations see this infographic below. For further information contact Organisational Development: https://www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/od/
Microsoft 365
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University systems
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Research computing
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TALON (Teaching and Learning Online Network) on Yammer
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Your digital wellbeing
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Explore further resources to support your digital development
We are all continually developing our digital capabilities, this is part of life-long learning. You can revisit any of the 3 questionnaires in the Discovery tool whenever helpful and we will continue to add to the further resources available here to support your development.
Digital capabilities
Get support with Microsoft 365 and access IT Services and Support:
- Access IT Services and Support
- Microsoft Office 365: Overview, Guides and resources, Training
Learn about cyber security with these resources from IT Services and the University’s Information Governance Office:
- Learn about cyber security, email phishing and complete the University Information security and Data protection online training
- Practical advice about securing your personal data and devices is available from the National Cyber Security Centre and Get Safe Online
Digital wellbeing
Online teaching and research support
Teaching and Learning
Institute of Teaching & Learning and Faculty teaching resources:
- ITL: Guidance on delivering blended learning & Guidance on software for online teaching
- Biology Medicine & Health Effective Practice Hubs
- Humanities Teaching Academy
- Science & Engineering Teaching Academy
- ITL and Faculty events
Faculty eLearning teams - book appointments and access further resources:
Other useful resources:
- Dual delivery Teaching space user guide by Media Services
- This introductory online course from the Library can support Essential skills for online learning development
Research
- Researcher Services from the Library
- Research IT support from IT Services
- ‘Guide for Researchers collecting personal data’ from the University’s Information Governance Office
Researchers
LinkedIn Learning playlists to match the skills in the Researcher Development Framework
Strategic Capabilities Toolkits
Our Strategic Capabilities Toolkits are designed to empower you as leaders to elevate your team and achieve your desired results by creating a safe space for team feedback, improve collaboration by leveraging your team’s strengths, or enhance communication and inclusivity. Our toolkits are tailored to help you identify challenges and opportunities for continuous performance improvement. Developed in partnership with leadership teams and stakeholders engaged with the 90 day programmes, these toolkits are conversational and non-prescriptive, ensuring they meet the unique needs of individuals, leaders, and teams.
They offer practical, flexible support that you can adapt to your specific situation, providing an opportunity to experiment with new approaches and reset as needed. Whether you choose to use them independently or with initial support from your P&OD or L&OD colleagues, these toolkits enable you to engage confidently with your team, fostering an environment where everyone can do their best work.
How to use the toolkits?
- Each toolkit has guidance built in - take some time to read and reflect yourself first.
- Look for opportunities where you might include some aspects of the toolkit into your regular conversations with your team.
- Engage the support of your P&OD or L&OD partner to talk through your approach.
- Experiment - and give it a go!! And then share your story.
What will you take from the toolkits?
- If you are a people leader you can self-serve, experiment and adapt the kits to fit the needs of your team and get the results you are loooking for.
- You can engage confidently with your team to create an environment where your team can do their best work.
- You can benefit from the learnings from 90 day Programmes to develpo and embed sustainable outcomes for your team.
How can they help?
- They will help you turn up the dial on the way you work with your team to achieve the results you are looking for.
- They give practical, flexible support to people leaders that is accesisble and adaptable to different contexts.
- They provide an opportunity to experiment and do things diffrently, adapt and reset at your own pace.
- You can use them independently - or partner with P&OD or L&OD colleagues for initial support.
What are the toolkits?
- They are a series of suggestions, approaches, questions and ideas focused on key topics, for people leaders in any area to use to support conversations with their teams.
- They are relevant, flexible, adaptable to the individual situation - so not a one size fits all!
- They are leader-led, conversational, non-prescriptive and will meet the needs of individuals, leaders and teams in any context.
- They have been developed in partnership with leadership teams, colleagues, People and Organisational Development (P&OD) Partners, Learning and Organisational Development (L&OD) Partners. and stakeholders engaged with the 90 day leadership Programme.
Do you need a toolkit?
- Do you want to create a safe place for your team to give feedback and raise any concerns?
- Do you want to improve collaboration by sharing any hotspots and tapping into your teams strengths?
- Do you want to improve communication and accountability across your team?
- Do you want to identify challenges/opportunities for continualy improving your team's performance?
One of the toolkits below could be the answer!