Past Events

Microsoft Excel is used to create and format spreadsheets, and analyze and share information. This hands-on seminar will expand on the topics covered in the Introductory session.

In both our personal and professional lives, we regularly negotiate our needs with those of others. Choices often need to be made when competing values, goals and priorities exist. When appropriate boundaries are set using assertive communication techniques, cooperative relationships can be formed and maintained. This session will explore the benefits of setting and maintaining healthy boundaries and outline practical strategies for doing so with confidence, empathy and self-compassion. Facilitator Trainers from Homewood Health

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.

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.

This workshop supports university employees in moving from awareness to meaningful action. Participants will explore Indigenous ways of knowing and teaching, how they differ from settler knowledge systems, and how they can be respectfully integrated into classrooms, programs, and daily work - so practices like Land Acknowledgements are actionable rather than performative.

Employee Essentials - Personal Management Most people, when faced with change, uncertainty and pressure to go faster, plan less. Yet the productive, agile response is to stop, think and plan more. This highly interactive session will provide you with immensely practical workload management strategies to help you manage your priorities, time and energy.

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:

Microsoft Excel is used to create and format spreadsheets, and analyze and share information. This hands-on seminar will introduce employees to the flexibility and the features of Microsoft Excel.

Learn the 5 principles of successful investing, including how they can mold your financial future while positively impacting your finances today. Instructor Advisors from RBC and their community partners Event Registration Register through Qualtrics! Contact Phone: 56800 Email: landd@uoguelph.ca

Learn how to ensure your SharePoint page is accessible and ways to improve its content. We'll cover web accessibility best practices and have time to answer any questions at the end. Register through the Digital Accessibility Resource Centre