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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...

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. Content includes how to: Create a Priority Map and use it to help you better execute on your most important projects & other strategic priorities. Apply smart time blocking techniques to carve...

This course 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. The session will address how staff and faculty can contribute to reconciliation within their units, including practical ways to act on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. The course will also...

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. (...

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,...

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 Registration ...

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. Program Focus: Named Ranges and Tables Advanced formula construction (IF Function, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, XMATCH) Pivot Table Report (create and manipulate Pivot Tables) Protection and Display options (using comments, hiding rows or columns, protecting worksheets and workbooks) This workshop is for employees who have completed the...

Buying your first home can be a daunting process. The government has several programs in place to help Canadians achieve their dream of home ownership. Instructor Advisors from RBC and their community partners Event Registration Register through Qualtrics! Contact Phone: 56800 Email: landd@uoguelph.ca

Essential to effective leadership is understanding that conflict is a natural part of working with others; different people have different ideas, values, beliefs and viewpoints. All leaders will inevitably need to deal with a conflict between two or more people. Avoidance or ineffective conflict management can lead to low morale and energy and can potentially impact the health of employees and the organization. Skillful conflict management encourages people to express and work through their differences, challenge ideas respectfully, and promote a dynamic environment that is collaborative,...

Building Leadership Effectiveness is a 2 day program running, June 4 & 5th, 2026 from 9 am - 4 pm. Introduction Building Leadership Effectiveness (BLE) encourages leaders to develop practices that transform values into action, vision into realities, obstacles into innovations, and risks into rewards. Participants will be introduced to the five practices of exemplary leadership: modelling the way, inspiring a shared vision, challenging the process, enabling others to act, and encouraging the heart. As a part of the pre-program, you will participate in...