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Medical College of Wisconsin Ombuds Resources and Activity Reports

Ombuds Emails: Events and Resources

Would you like to be added to the Ombuds Office email resource distribution list? You can receive email notices of upcoming Ombuds Office events and website resource updates by sending your email address to ombuds@mcw.edu and indicating “Event Notification Request” in the subject line.

Highlighted Resources

Take Five – resource share in 5 minutes or less
In this short animated video, Brené Brown shares important insights about blame.

Read our Ombuds 2512 Blog

Quick Clips 5 Minute Videos: Navigating the Feedback Conversation
Based on the book “Thanks for the Feedback” by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen.

Print an Ombuds Office Flyer for your workplace (PDF)

Ombuds Office Presentations

Do you have a specific presentation request? We are building our presentation library to meet the needs of MCW employees and groups, and we want to know what you’re most interested in learning about. Contact us with your requests and suggestions at ombuds@mcw.edu.

Frequently requested presentations include:

  • Building Group Emotional Intelligence (60 minutes)
  • Ombuds Office Annual Report (20 minutes)
  • Promoting Respectful Communication: Beyond Policy (60 minutes)
  • What Does the Ombuds Office Do? (20 minutes)
  • Thanks for the Feedback (60-90 minutes)
  • Benevolent Sexism (60 minutes)
  • Dignity and Equity in a Hierarchy (60-90 minutes)
  • The Dynamics of the Leader-Follower Relationship (60 minutes)
  • The (Negative) Power of Assumptions (30-45 minutes)
  • Curiosity as a Tool for Complicated Conversations (45 minutes)
  • Insight: Using Self-Awareness to Adapt and Evolve (60 minutes)
  • Disagreement in a Hierarchy: Challenges and Opportunities (45 minutes)

Ombuds Activity Reports

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Read Our Activity Reports

1st Annual Report to Faculty and Staff (PDF)
(November 15, 2011 – December 31, 2012)

2nd Annual Report to Faculty and Staff (PDF)
(January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013)

3rd Annual Report to Faculty and Staff (PDF)
(January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014)

4th Annual Report to Faculty and Staff (PDF)
(January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015)
Addendum - 2015 Data: International Ombudsman Association Reporting Categories (PDF)

5th Annual Report to Faculty and Staff (PDF)
(January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016)
Addendum - Five-Year Comparison Data: International Ombudsman Association Reporting Categories (PDF)

6th Annual Report to Faculty and Staff (PDF)
(January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017)

7th Annual Report to Faculty and Staff (PDF)
(January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018)

8th Annual Report to Faculty and Staff (PDF)
(January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019)

9th Annual Report to Faculty and Staff (PDF)
(January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020)

10th Annual Report to Faculty and Staff (PDF)
(January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021)

Ten-year Report to Faculty and Staff (PDF)
(2011-2021)

11th Annual Report to Faculty and Staff (PDF)
(January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022)

12th Activity Report to Faculty and Staff (PDF)
(January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023)

Ombuds Library

Books are available for a two-week loan period. Email ombuds@mcw.edu to request a book.
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Ombuds Books Available through Loan from the Todd Wehr Library
  • Humble Inquiry-The gentle art of asking instead of telling (Edgar Schein)
  • Thanks for the Feedback-The science and art of receiving feedback well (Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen)
  • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (Patrick Lencioni)
  • Primal Leadership: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence (Daniel Goleman, Richard E. Boyatzis, Annie McKee)
  • Daring Greatly-How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Brené Brown)
  • Dignity-Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict (Donna Hicks, PhD)
  • Effective Apology (John Kador)
  • Emotional Intelligence-Why it can matter more than IQ (Daniel Goleman)
Ombuds Books Available through Loan from the Ombuds Office
View the current list of books available for loan from the Ombuds Office (XLSX)

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