Tag: Center for Workplace Development

  • Nation & World

    Social media, but not just for fun

    Social networks can be time-savers, not just time-wasters. A series of popular courses gives Harvard faculty and staff members Web tools that are useful for professional gain and creative collaboration.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Designing a stronger safety net

    A new series of free financial planning seminars, sponsored by the Harvard Benefits Office, aims to get employees thinking about retirement long before the last paycheck comes. The next session is April 7.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Losing the ‘likes’ and ‘ums’ but finding a community

    From the boardroom to the classroom and beyond, public speaking is an unavoidable — and often feared — fact of life for some Harvard faculty and staff. The Crimson Toastmasters are there to help, and maybe even make the learning fun.

    6 minutes