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The Workforce Development Unit at the Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education is thrilled to invite you to our summer series of one-hour Lunch and Learn events!
Improve your business skills and advance your career by joining us for our professional development workshops. All sessions are online, interactive, and accessible from anywhere with an internet connection so you can keep pushing your skills and career forward.
Summer 2023 Online Lunch and Learn Sessions
Past Offerings
Communicating in a Diverse Environment
We all want to communicate in a way that will result in understanding and collaboration, but whether we are aware of it or not, our unconscious biases often get in the way of healthy interactions with others.
In this one-hour session, you’ll learn about differences stemming from the twelve domains of culture which will help to expand your cultural perspective-taking, thereby increasing the knowledge and motivation to find new ways to communicate with your diverse team.
Last Held: July 12, 2023 | Time: 1:00-2:00pm
Building Resilience: Techniques for Overcoming Adversity
Take ownership of your personal and professional development in this one-hour workshop! This course is designed to help participants build resilience and develop a strong sense of self-leadership to overcome adversity and bounce back from setbacks. Participants will learn practical techniques for cultivating a growth mindset, managing stress, and building resilience.
Last Held: July 19, 2023 | Time: 1:00-2:00pm
Sparking Creativity and Innovation
You don’t have to be an artist, poet, inventor, or scientist to be creative or demonstrate “out-of-the-box” thinking. Creative and innovative thinking is a quality that many businesses and organizations highly value and generously reward and we are all capable of it!
In this one hour workshop, learn how to unleash your innovative and creative potential and overcome the mental roadblocks established by years of old-fashioned traditional thinking.
Last Held: July 26, 2023 | Time: 1:00-2:00pm
Sound Decision Making for Successful Outcomes
We all must make decisions both business and personal, but how do you know if you’re making the right decision? In this course, you’ll receive helpful resources and learn an organized method to review facts and identify clear objectives to help you make strong decisions so you can solve problems, enhance productivity, and enjoy positive outcomes.
Last Held: August 2, 2023 | Time: 1:00-2:00pm
Establishing and Maintaining Healthy Boundaries in Personal and Professional Relationships
Do you always feel like you are at the mercy of colleagues, peers, friends, or family? Do you spend time and energy doing what others want you to do instead of what you want to do? Boundaries are important for healthy interactions but for many of us, it is difficult to establish, communicate, and maintain them. This course can help! You’ll learn why boundaries are important for maintaining healthy relationships, how to set clear boundaries, and how to communicate those boundaries effectively.
Last Held: August 9, 2023 | Time: 1:00-2:00pm

Customized Training for Your Team
We can customize these courses or one of our many other training offerings and deliver the instruction to your team online or at your place of business! Request a free consultation today to learn more about how we can help your organization achieve its training and staff development goals.
Questions? We’re Here to Help!
If you have any questions about the Lunch and Learn series, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

Senior Program Coordinator: Sharon Gutterman
848-932-7701
gutterman@njaes.rutgers.edu
For registration assistance, please contact our Registration Department at 848-932-9271, option 2 or email registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.