Past Events

Watch a video testimonial from former Coaching and Communicating for Performance participants at https://youtu.be/98CCwH_6-lg. Coaching & Communicating for Performance is a highly interactive program that provides supervisors and managers the opportunity to build skills that will enable them to share expectations and set objectives for employees, provide constructive feedback, more effectively engage in learning conversations, and coaching opportunities.

The Department of Athletics is hosting a new Lunch & Learn series beginning Wednesday February 14th at 12:15-12:45pm in the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre, Gryphon Lounge.  Join Alida Finnie MSC RD CDE Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor & Registered Dietitian, as she presents "Eat Right without the Food Fight" to help us understand why it happens and provide real solutions. This session is FREE and NO registration is required.  

In this session we’ll go over some of the key differences between an RSP and a TFSA as well as the benefits of each. We’ll talk about which type of registered investment will help you maximize your savings and ultimately reach your goals that much sooner. Everyone’s individual circumstances make the “right” plan a little different. Being better informed will allow you to build a plan that’s right for YOU. Brought to you by Learning and Development, in partnership with the Royal Bank of Canada.

This practical and interactive session provides participants with the principles and tools of positive parenting focused on children's skills in social development and well-being. Participants will also get an opportunity to review and discuss strategies for bringing positive parenting into the home. Contact Phone: 56800 Email: landd@uoguelph.ca

Throughout February, Wellness@Work is hosting a series of Lunch n’ Learn screening events for faculty and staff.  As February is “Heart Month”, we encourage you to come out and learn more about how you can keep your heart and mind healthy.   On February 8th, bring your lunch and come out for a Wellness@Work screening of “How to Make Stress your Friend.”  

The Wellness@Work Grant Program encourages faculty and staff across all campuses and research stations at the University of Guelph to help promote wellness in their workplace through the implementation of a tailored health‐promoting program, approach or idea in their workplace. Further information on the Grant Program, along with the application form, can be found here: https://www.uoguelph.ca/wellnessatwork/grant. 

In today’s high pressure work environments resilience is considered a necessary attribute that enables individuals to thrive in the face of everyday work-pressures and stresses. Building and maintaining resilience is an ongoing process that requires time, effort and engagement in thoughtful behaviours that can help you let go and move forward.

This 5 session group program meets once a week to provide information and skills instruction in the cognitive / behavioural techniques which decrease insomnia and promote better, more restful, sleep. For greatest success, daily home practice is very strongly recommended.

We all feel so much better after a good night's sleep. Our thoughts are clearer, our reactions faster and our emotions are less fragile. This session introduces participants to the effects of sleep deprivation and reviews some key strategies for what you can do to promote healthy sleeping habits. Contact Phone: 56800 Email: landd@uoguelph.ca Register now! 

Employee Essentials - Adaptability As the university environment continues to change, employees are required to change with it. Change usually involves some kind of learning which results in behaviour change and the acquisition of new skills. Grow Through Change introduces employees to the concepts, methods and tools for successful continuous learning at work and throughout their lives.