Penn is a multicultural institution, with students, faculty, and staff from all over the world. This makes for a very diverse, vibrant community and at times, a rather confusing one. This workshop will provide supervisors with general advice on how to manage cultural gaps in their workplace for their staff and themselves.
This session will be conducted by Dr. Rodolfo Altamirano, Director of the International Student and Scholar Services, and Dr. Patricia Tsao, Senior Researcher Investigator at the Perelman SOM.
Interviewing and SelectionDo you recruit or interview potential hires?This session will help you learn how to:
Write effective job criteria
Post a job
Get appropriate candidates
Design interview questions
Avoid illegal questions during an interview
Select the best candidate
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Workshop for Team LeadersImprove the cohesion and functioning of your team by applying The Five Dysfunctions model. Participants will:
Understand the expectations of a cohesive team
Gain a basic understanding of the degree to which the team meets the expectations.
Identify steps they can take to improve their teams’ functioning