Resources for Supervisors and Aspiring Leaders
Campus Supervisors Network is a UW-Madison Community of Practice, formed out of the desire for more communication and connection among supervisors and aspiring leaders.
By communicating with your peers, everyone has the chance to learn and improve their methods of leadership.
Our planning committee strives to support managers and supervisors in a welcoming and safe environment, where ideas can be shared and connections can be made.
CSN sessions help you to be better in your role as a leader
Our CSN events are geared toward supervisors interested in collaborating with others and sharing information from their work areas, so everyone can learn from positive experiences and avoid future issues. Our events planning is driven by feedback from past participants and trends on campus. Your voice is crucial to our success; please let us know what you are looking for! See our Past events for examples of the topics and books we have covered.
Recent Blog Posts
Planners’ Picks — October 15, 2024
We’re empowering you to get it done this week by leveraging strengths, overcoming missteps in communication, and building better habits. We’ll also plan for retirement even in our 20s or 30s. Enjoy some (or all!) …
October 15, 2024Planners’ Picks — October 8, 2024
What if you knew it would all work out? What if we could get to Yes, AND? What if we knew when to quit? And what if you lost yourself in the service of others? …
October 8, 2024Planners’ Picks — October 1, 2024
We’re on track to start October on the right foot. We’ll joyfully miss out, get unstuck, and set expectations like a champ in this PP installment. We also have several conferences to bring to your …
October 1, 2024Planners’ Picks — September 24, 2024
This week, we’re reminding you that you are enough, we’re exploring psychological safety, and we’re maximizing our influence. We also do our part to raise the quiet voices in the room. Enjoy! :: Image …
September 24, 2024Planners’ Picks — September 17, 2024
We’re looking at feedback delivery, self-care, and torturing people (into greatness) this week in our resources. :: Image of the Week :: CSN’s Book of the Week Recommendation Human First, Leader Second: How …
September 17, 2024Planners’ Picks — September 10, 2024
Let’s develop some grit, schedule some time to experience awe, and spread some kindness this week. We hope you enjoy these resources! :: Image of the Week :: Fostering Kindness and Empathy Research …
September 10, 2024Planners’ Picks — September 3, 2024
We’re officially ending the Summer of Celebrations with the passing of Labor Day and the start of the UW-Madison fall semester. Thank you to all who participated in any way throughout the past few months! …
September 3, 2024Planners’ Picks — August 27, 2024
This week we’re kicking off the football season, bumping up against the volleyball season, and pushing toward the start of the 2024 fall school semester on campus. How can we use the hidden patterns of …
August 27, 2024Planners’ Picks — August 20, 2024
We’re taking time to smell the flowers, upping our recognition habits, and leveraging humor in this week’s newsletter. Also, we are sending our special thanks to all of you who attended our three Summer of …
August 20, 2024Planners’ Picks — August 13, 2024: 4 Years of PP!
On August 13, 2020, CSN sent the first Planners’ Picks e-newsletter! This was during the height of COVID-19 when we had shifted from in-person events on campus to online meetings and email communication as our …
August 13, 2024- See all of our blog posts here
OUR MISSION
Support supervisors and managers in a welcoming and safe environment to promote leadership and effective personnel management.
Testimonials
[regarding Planners' Picks newsletters] I just want to say how great these emails are! I always share them and encourage people to sign up. They contain so much positivity, again thank you! ~ Kate
[regarding atomic habits at work] Thank you for a great session! Atomic Habits was absolutely one of my favorite sessions. And it is definitely the one that I think will have the most impact on my day-to-day life, both at work and at home. ~K. A.
[regarding Planners' Picks newsletters] I always look forward to this newsletter, especially the weekly image, and this week I was able to cut and paste it directly into an agenda I was working on for a group retreat! Thanks for all the work you put into this! ~Bonniejean
[regarding our book clubs] “Thank you for putting this book club together, selecting such a wonderful book and providing these resources. It was so great to hear from Heather in person; thanks for setting that up. To me, caring leadership is the only way to lead, and this book provides the perfect framework to put it all together and therefore is a great tool to share with others.” ~Joel
[regarding Planners' Picks newsletters] "I wanted to send a quick thank-you for coordinating these lists. While I don’t always get to read all of them, the content is really good – timely, from reliable sources, a good mix of practical and academic – and often serves as something I turn to when I need a quick afternoon pick-me-up or source of inspiration." ~Heather
[regarding Planners' Picks newsletters] "I seriously love the work you do on this topic. It is helpful information, thoughtful and typically useful. I, too, can’t always get through everything, but I know they are available when needed and/or the time has mysteriously appeared to review them." ~ Jennifer
[regarding our recognition session] "Thanks for a great session. We are adding work anniversaries to our shared calendar, something we’ve never celebrated before. And we’re also shifting the name of some of our team-building events to “staff appreciation” events." ~Megan
[regarding our book clubs] "I do want to share how much I have enjoyed reading the book and also participating in the discussion. The entire experience made me feel supported and part of something much bigger." ~Laura