Session Topics and Descriptions Improving What We Do At NVC -FOCUS PDCA September 15th, 12:00 – 1:30 September 16th, 11:30 – 1:00 September 22nd, 12:00 – 1:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?! September 23rd, 12:00 – 1:30 September 29th, 11:30 – 1:00 Engaged and Committed to the NVC Way October 13th, 12:00 – 1:30 October 14th, 11:30 – 1:00 We continue our efforts to offer a variety of learning opportunities on campus for the upcoming year with our Employee Development Brown Bag Sessions.  Sessions are open to ALL NVC employees -- staff, faculty, and any district employees working on the NVC campus. If you are interested in attending, please e-mail us at hmedina20@alamo.edu in order to receive any pre-read materials/assignments prior to the session. Review the offerings list below for date, time, and location details. Bring your lunch, an open learning spirit and we’ll provide the learning experience and and dessert! Contact hmedina20@alamo.edu with comments, questions or suggestions about Employee Brown Bag Sessions. Session Topics and Descriptions Improving What We Do At NVC FOCUS PDCA back to top In this introduction to Process Improvement and the Plan, Do, Check, and Act Model - PDCA , we will review the benefits of using the FOCUS PDCA model and we will also have an actual brainstorming session as we discuss ways to improve processes at NVC. Employees will have an opportunity to discuss PDCA, how we can use it in our workplaces, and challenges surrounding the actual implementation of process improvement initiatives and upcoming training. Thursday, September 15th, 12:00 – 1:30 or, Friday, September 16th, 11:30 – 1:00 or Thursday September 22nd, 12:00 – 1:30 CTC Bldg, Rm. 100 Whose Line Is It Anyway?! back to top Assertive communication consists of honesty, appropriate tone and words, respect, and direct dialogue. This type of communication should always focus us on Win-Win outcome in our communication with peers, supervisors, and students. This session will address all of these characteristics in our daily communication, using role plays and providing checklists to self-assess of how we view our own communication skills. Friday, September 23rd, 12:00 – 1:30 or, Thursday, September 29th, 11:30 – 1:00 CTC Bldg. Rm. 100 Engaged and Committed to the NVC Way back to top An engaged employee is a committed employee. This session will bring insight to performance measures we can focus on for creating a culture of committed employees and the resources for developing those key measures. Discussion will revolve around employee initiative, work reliability, self-leadership, and communication abilities. Thursday, October 13 th, 12:00 – 1:30 or, Friday, October 14th, 11:30 – 1:00 CTC Bldg. Rm. 100   Contact hmedina20@alamo.edu with comments, questions or suggestions about Employee Brown Bag Sessions.