One of our key approaches in the UCC Strategic Plan 2023-28 under Pillar 4: Our People: Our Culture is to “Develop leaders and deliver enhanced and effective performance management that recognises, promotes and rewards strong performance, and that addresses gaps”.

Development Pathway 

In year one all newly appointed and current managers (academic, research, technical, professional and administrative) and academic heads who have responsibility for supervising staff or leading teams at UCC, in discussion with their line manager develop a Personal Development Plan.  This will outline one's goals & training needs and will be reviewed with the Line Manager at 6 & 12 months.

During Year 1 

• Attendance at relevant Orientation e.g. all staff orientation, orientation for new heads & managers programme, role specific orientation.
• Engage in Mentoring programme.
• Academics at senior lecturer level & higher and professional & technical staff at grade 7 & higher (or equivalent) required to participate in the most relevant Senior Leadership Development Programme in first year of employment.  
• People Management - Recruitment and selection committee training, introduction to the UCC performance management system, meeting with staff development and wellbeing and ongoing meetings and familiarisation of processes through engagement with the relevant HR Business Partner.
• University specific knowledge including Compliance, Finance and Governance
• Policy Briefings
• Specific workshops as relevant
• Engage in peer networks and networking
• Ongoing Development Opportunities as required

If you would benefit from a conversation to explore those workshops and programmes would be helpful in your professional leadership development, please contact Anne Gannon or Mary Horgan.

Find out more about our Manager's Toolkits.

Workshops

• Managers' Insights Hub
• LEAD@UCC
• Policy Information Sessions for Managers
• Engaging With People Who Are Angry, Anxious, Sad or Panicked
• Duty of Respect and Right to Dignity at Work Policy Training (for Managers)
• Mentoring Briefing
• Recruitment and Selection Committee Training
• Work-Life Balance Polices: Information Sessions & Training for Managers

Programmes

• Continuing Steps into Management
• Empowering Women: Building Impact, Presence, and Effective Communication
• First Steps into Management
• Leadership Development (Current Leaders Level 1 & 2)
• Orientation for Managers
• UCC Successful Team Leader
• Storytelling for Impact

Link to all UCC Competencies

If you have any queries as to any particular workshop or programme or any requests for other training related to Leadership Development, please contact traininganddevelopment@ucc.ie