Upcoming Events

Today’s employees want more than a paycheck—they seek growth, development, and meaningful engagement. In our U of G November 2023 Wellness Survey staff and faculty revealed that a greater emphasis on growth and development, one of the psychosocial factors of well-being, is desired. Let’s Get Growing equips leaders with the tools to foster employee growth and retention through intentional conversations and development-focused team interactions. This masterclass helps leaders make every meeting an opportunity for staff development, empowering their teams and team members to learn, grow, and...

This program is designed to support employees who have recently been promoted into a supervisory or management role or someone who has been identified as moving into that role. You will learn what it means to be a new supervisor/manager, everyday concerns and pitfalls you may experience, and strategies for addressing them. The program will introduce you to tools that will help you make effective decisions with respect to your employees, and will define the knowledge, skills and aptitudes that are vital to a new supervisor/manager's success. Agenda: What is the role...

Planning for your retirement is just the first step. Defining how and when you will retire can be overwhelming, and is often fraught with questions. Will I have enough money to retire? Where will my retirement income come from? How will I fill my time in retirement? In this session we will answer some of these common questions and provide you with some insight into how to prepare for this transition and live in retirement your way. Cancellation Policy Please cancel no later than 2 days in advance to ensure we can give your spot to someone on the waiting list. ...

Course Objectives Understand SharePoint Site Hierarchy.  Learn the difference between SharePoint Site Collection Owners and those who Administer those sites.  Set up Document Versioning and Check Out procedures. Set up a Content Approval Process.  Learn how to Add and Configure Lists Discover how to create, configure and integrate Contacts and Calendars. Create and configure Custom Lists and Forms Set up Site Permissions and secure Lists, Libraries and Documents Add and configure both Included...

This session will explore how to engage critically in anti-oppression and provide frameworks for engaging in anti-oppressive practices at the University. Anti-oppression is an ongoing and active process of recognizing and addressing individual, institution, and systemic oppression. Applying an anti-oppressive frame to our work is essential to cultivating an inclusive campus where every individual experiences a sense of belonging. This session will identify the systems and attitudes that contribute to microaggressions and discuss strategies for responding effectively. By the end of...

Bullying is an issue in today’s workplace. This one-hour session will increase participants’ knowledge and awareness of bullying and harassment behaviour in the workplace, its impact, and how to address it as employees. Facilitator Trainers from Homewood Health Registration Register through Qualtrics! Contact Phone: 56800 Email: landd@uoguelph.ca  

This workshop is intended for faculty and staff who are interested in developing skills for navigating cultural differences when working with colleagues, students and others in their day-to-day work. The session will provide participants with their own personalized, confidential assessment of their current strengths and challenges around navigating differences and an individualized Intercultural Development Plan to assist in further developing their intercultural skills.  You will leave this session with an understanding of: definitions of culture, cultural...

NEW Days is the kick-off to the NEW @ the U program at the University of Guelph. One day at the beginning of each month of the year (excluding January, April, July, August, and December) has been dedicated to welcoming and connecting new employees to the University environment and giving them a positive start. Various activities and representatives from across campus will share perspectives and important information that will introduce the new employee to the university culture, history, facilities, and various services. Links to required online training elements from A.O.D.A. (...

If you want to thrive at work, look to leverage your strengths! Research from the field of positive psychology has been looking at what works instead of what doesn't and they are discovering the benefits of strengths identification and development. What has become more and more clear is that the use of strengths is connected to greater work satisfaction, engagement, well-being and overall productivity. So, here is your opportunity to discover your strengths and how to put them to work! Olja Zubic, Learning & Development Consultant will facilitate this session. Leveraging the...

Connect, Adapt and Align are three practices that are the foundation of U of G’s performance success framework, GOAL 2.0. The skills, behaviours and attitudes that form the practices are also an integral part of effective leadership the promotes engagement and retention. All people managers are strongly encouraged to attend this session to deepen their understanding of the core practices and what is expected of them as U of G people leaders. The core practices are based on research that promotes quality conversations underpinning the development and maintenance of a supporting,...