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Week of November 3, 2024

NEW Days - November (Virtual)

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.

Accessible Documents

This session will go through how to create accessible documents using Word and PowerPoint and saving them as accessible PDF files. Please bring a laptop with MS 365 applications installed as the workshop will go through remediating Word and PowerPoint documents to meet accessibility compliance.  Facilitators Facilitators from the Digital Accessibility Resource Centre (DARC) Registration Register through DARC

GOAL 2.0 Training for Managers (Foundational Training)

 “To get to the next level of greatness depends on the quality of the culture, which depends on the quality of relationships, which depends on the quality of conversations. Everything happens through conversations.” ~ Judith E. Glaser GOAL 2.0 is the UofG’s modernized and evidence-based performance success framework. The foundation of GOAL 2.0 is two-way quality conversations between managers and employees that rely on three core practices: Connect, Adapt, and Align.

Leading Your Team Through Change

This workshop's foundation is Prosci’s Leading Your Team Through Change Workshop. This workshop aims to create transformational experiences that empower individuals to succeed in change. Team Leaders will learn through a series of activities how to prepare themselves for change and how to lead their team through change by embodying each of Prosci’s CLARC roles.

Equity Essentials: Call It Out? Identifying and Responding to Microaggressions

Join us for an engaging session that delves into the principles of anti-oppression and offers practical frameworks for fostering inclusive practices at the University. This workshop will highlight the systems and attitudes that contribute to microaggressions and equip participants with effective strategies for addressing them. By the end of this workshop, you will:

Prioritization and Planning for Leaders (formerly Managing Me)

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 planning strategies to help you rise above the weeds, make more time for strategic priorities and reduce overwhelm along the way. Content includes how to:

Microsoft Excel 365 - Advanced

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 Intermediate session.