Past Events

For Senior Leaders, Chairs, Directors, People Managers Scientific research shows that practicing improvisation can foster our uncertainty tolerance. This is because practicing improvisation strengthens our relationship with change by exposing us to unpredictability in a lighthearted context. Additionally, improv offers us practical principles and tools for navigating the great unknown. This session is for those wishing to strengthen their relationship with uncertainty and have tons of fun along the way. This is a highly interactive learn-by-doing experience not a data-dump.

Every Tuesday and Thursday at Noon Everyone – faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees – Welcome No experience required. Join Zoom Meeting Please contact ljairath@uoguelph.ca to register and access the meeting link.

Whether it's registering new students, supporting technology, or checking out workout equipment, customer service is one of the most common, important and challenging roles on campus. It takes perseverance and commitment to meet with staff, faculty, and students all day, every day to keep the wheels turning. The role can be very rewarding, but the daily interactions can also have a shadow side – dwindling positivity, stress, and anxiety.

“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.

Beyond the Books is a face to face session that will first provide participants with general information on the prevalence of mental challenges and illness. It will then help participants to identify signs of troubling behaviour and give them skills to engage in a preliminary discussion to determine if referral to a professional is necessary.

This informative seminar will have you hearing from a Financial Planner and a lawyer about the things you should be considering when planning your legacy. There will also be useful information for those who have been named Power of Attorney or Executor for a friend or family member. Having a solid Estate Plan in place will leave you with peace of mind for you and your family. Presenters: Advisors from RBC and their community partners Cancellation Policy

Every Tuesday and Thursday at Noon Everyone – faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees – Welcome No experience required. Join Zoom Meeting Please contact ljairath@uoguelph.ca to register and access the meeting link.

The Wellness Education Centre is hosting virtual Mood Routes walks for students and employees. Online Location Instructions Join the Teams group called "Mood Routes". The link for the video call will be shared in this group each week.

Every Tuesday and Thursday at Noon Everyone – faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees – Welcome No experience required. Join Zoom Meeting Please contact ljairath@uoguelph.ca to register and access the meeting link.

Watch a video testimonial from former Personal Leadership at Work participants at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK0nI9st3TQ.