Programs for Individuals

Join us for a one-day seminar, a four-day certificate program, or create your own training experience.

Whatever path you choose, HDO Professional Training gives you the knowledge, the skills, and the network to create your competitive advantage.

Upcoming Seminars
Upcoming Certificate Programs

One-Day Professional Seminars

HDO seminars combine cutting-edge research with real-world application to provide practical and immediately relevant tools for solving key organizational problems.

Businesses and nonprofits often bring outside specialists on board to improve their organization’s overall efficiency, creativity, and productivity. Participants in our seminars learn to function as “internal consultants,” equipped with new skills and insights to enhance their existing expertise and institutional knowledge.

By exploring specific human, cultural, and communicatory aspects of organizations alongside professionals from a diverse range of industries, participants leave HDO seminars more effective, well-rounded employees.

Four-Day Certificate Programs

Built on strong academic fundamentals and real-world relevance, HDO Certificate Programs are designed to enhance the portfolios of mid-and upper-level professionals.

Over the course of four days, you will gain immediately applicable tools and skills to accelerate your career, whether your goal is advancing in your current organization, deepening your capacities to excel in your existing role, or developing additional skills for a transition to a new position.

During your four-day experience, you will learn alongside and network with experienced professionals from a diverse range of industries. If you cannot commit to four consecutive days, you can also create your own program over the course of a semester.

If you are interested in obtaining employer support for your HDO Professional Training experience, please visit our Employer Support Resources page.

Dr. Richmond-Garza was highly engaging and able to transmit an incredible amount of material to us in only a day’s time. The organization of the material and use of theater techniques was very interesting and useful. This seminar will enable me to pursue a more cognizant and consistent approach to understanding motivation.

Francis Tsang, Clinical Informaticist, Ascension Seton Medical Center

I’ve been in Executive Management for over 20 years. The courses I took in the HDO program helped me to gain a fresh perspective on management; specifically, on how people work. I highly recommend taking a seminar or obtaining a certification in this program.

Dorothy A. Benavidez, Executive Vice President, CRAssociates, Inc.

Caryn Carlson, a Professor of Psychology at UT Austin, has been teaching in our Professional Training programs since HDO was created in 2011.

In this video, Dr. Carlson highlights how training participants will benefit from incorporating an understanding of human psychology into their professional toolkit.

Fall 2023 Certificate Programs

Create Your Own Certificate Program

In Person at UT Austin
Registration Fee: $4,000

Select any four courses that align with your schedule and your professional development needs. Upon completion of your fourth course, you will receive a Certificate in Human Dimensions of Organizations.

Registration fee includes books, course materials, catering (breakfast, lunch, and refreshments), WiFi access, and parking.

Change Management

October 3-6, 2023 / In Person at UT Austin
Registration Fee: $4,000

The Change Management Certificate Program from Human Dimensions of Organizations at UT Austin prepares participants to lead individuals and groups through periods of uncertainty, growth, mission shift, or reorganization. 

See program page for information about early bird pricing and other discounts. Registration fee includes books, course materials, catering (breakfast, lunch, and refreshments), WiFi access, and parking.

Strategic Leadership

October 17-20, 2023 / In Person at UT Austin
Registration Fee: $4,000

The Strategic Leadership Certificate Program from Human Dimensions of Organizations at UT Austin prepares participants to enhance individual and organizational productivity and efficiency.  

See program page for information about early bird pricing and other discounts. Registration fee includes books, course materials, catering (breakfast, lunch, and refreshments), WiFi access, and parking.

Organizational Improvement

October 31-November 3, 2023 / In Person at UT Austin
Registration Fee: $4,000

The Organizational Improvement Certificate Program from Human Dimensions of Organizations at UT Austin prepares participants to build and lead high-functioning organizations.

See program page for information about early bird pricing and other discounts. Registration fee includes books, course materials, catering (breakfast, lunch, and refreshments), WiFi access, and parking.

Communication & Leadership

December 12-15, 2023 / In Person at UT Austin
Registration Fee: $4,000

The Communication & Leadership Certificate Program from Human Dimensions of Organizations at UT Austin prepares participants to be strong communicators as leaders or aspiring leaders.

See program page for information about early bird pricing and other discounts. Registration fee includes books, course materials, catering (breakfast, lunch, and refreshments), WiFi access, and parking.

Upcoming One-Day Seminars

Just Stop: Zen, Stress, Anxiety and Uncertainty

This course draws on the field of cultural anthropology as well as insights from Japanese Zen to think about how to deal with and embrace the problem of uncertainty in our lives and work.

The aim of this course is for participants to come away with new ideas about how to address and manage stress and anxiety that arise in work and daily life, as well as to become more comfortable with the idea that uncertainty is a central part of human experience.

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Maximizing Mental Agility

The course focuses on six areas of thinking that provide easy-to-learn strategies rooted in Cognitive Science that will help people to be more productive, efficient, creative, motivated, and satisfied in their working lives, and beyond.

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Leading Change Up and Down the Org Chart

By exploring attitudes, learning some theory, discussing case studies, writing about change in their own organizations, and role-playing, participants will

  • Become more aware of their own approach to change;
  • Better understand the sources of resistance to change;
  • Learn and practice strategies for framing changes to stakeholders, including peers, subordinates, and managers;
  • Learn strategies for managing change over time.

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