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Forty Tips from iForty. Tip #1: The Icebreaker. ICE BREAKER: (allow 3 - 5 minutes)
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Tip #1: The Icebreaker ICE BREAKER: (allow 3 - 5 minutes) For this activity, you need to group more than 4 people together. Now, in the next 3 minutes, people in a single group should discuss and jot down at least 10 things they have in common. The things (like school, home city, favorite cuisine, favorite sport etc.; anything except topics related to work) should be common among all individuals in the group.
Tip #2: Join iForty Does your professional organization fit you?
Tip #3: Jump start your career Who said “Knowing where to go and what to learn can have a major impact on the success of your career?” (a prize for the correct answer)
Tip #4: How do you increase your professional ‘net worth’? André Paul Guillaume Gide was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1947. "Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight with the shore"
Tip #5: Explore TXClass ...the University’s complete training resource for UT Faculty and Staff
Tip #6: Visit the Professional Development Center Advance in your field, gain new skills, or train for a new career.
Tip #7: Become familiar with www.utexas.edu Is our home page as busy as our campus?
Tip #8: ‘askUS’... Why you need the University’s search engine...
Tip #9: ‘UT Direct’ Your homepage away from home...
Tip #10: Know your role How do you impact the success of your organization?
Tip #11: Time to Stretch & Wiggle... Every 20 minutes, stand for 20 seconds and shake things out...
Tip #12: Learn the Lingo.. Name these acronyms and win a prize! BDPEOMHOPITSWORQS GRAEAPCCYYS FBSAIRLAR DEFINE DPACNSFTLC
Tip #13: Network and develop your contacts Why who you know can be just as important as what you know...
Tip #14: Want to be happier? Be organized! Can any of us be truly organized in our frenzied, multi-tasking worlds?
Tip #15: Be in the “Know” Use 50+ calendars to track those special events...
Tip #16: Who is Accounting? Know the many faces of your colleagues in Accounting
Tip #17: Track that inventory... Inventory reconciliation is just around the corner; do you know where your equipment is?
Tip #18: How do you *DEFINE yourself? Know the University’s major data base and why it is transitioning to the web...
Tip #19: Hire the next superstar for your office How do you know when to hire a Full-time Employee (FTE), a Temp to Permanent, or a Student?
Tip #20: Helping the troubled employee How do you help your employee get back on track?
Tip #21: Time to Stretch & Wiggle... Every 20 minutes, stand for 20 seconds and shake things out...
Tip #22: Persevere like a Champion... Name the University sports team who won their NCAA 2012 national championship...
Tip #23: How do you follow University policies and procedures? ...and what does the University Policy Office do for you and your organization? Let this website serve as your guide to university policies; it has a new look...new feel...and new numbering system for HOP policies.
Tip #24: Are you “In Compliance”? ...and what does University Compliance Services do for you and your organization?
Tip #25: Is there room for us? How do you find meeting space on campus?
Tip #26: Do you really need a room for that meeting? Will a ‘Virtual Meeting’ work for you?
Tip #27: Who is ITS?Information Technology Services ...and what can they possibly do for me and my organization?
Tip #28: Is your computer a good partner? ITS has several options to assist you with your computer repairor replacement...
Tip #29: Waste not want not... How do you reuse and recycle your refuse?
Tip #30: Who do I call to fix that? Facilities Services • Maintenance/Minor Repairs service • Light bulb replacement • Adjust room temperature • Repair plumbing fixtures • Trash/Recycling pick up
Tip #31: What is WORQS? Welcome to the Work Order Request & Query System
Tip #32: Time to Stretch & Wiggle... Every 20 minutes, stand for 20 seconds and shake things out...
Tip #33: Another ‘Key’ to your success is... Locks and Keys 471-8640 SER 101, 304 E. 24th Street, 7:30a – 4:00p Arrive no later than 3:45p
Tip #34: Who do I call to build that? Project Management & Construction Services (PMCS) builds The University of Texas at Austin
Tip #35: Know Parking & Transportation Services Parking will always be an issue on an urban campus. We sometimes jokingly refer to our permits as a “license to hunt”.
Tip #36: Bon Voyage... Use Travel Management Services for your travel planning needs...
Tip #37: Know your University of Texas Police Department “As diverse as our campus, as unique as you” Learn more...
Tip #38: ARRG! There be Perks ahead... Working at UT can be more than just a job; enjoy the perks of being part of a community...
Tip #39: Do you really love PPT? Death by PPT... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck
Tip #40: Welcome the Feedback Questions? Comments? Tips? Complete the evals