Events

Format: In-person workshop

Leadership Lab: People Leadership offers comfortable and supportive space for managers, supervisors, and folks leading people at the University to co-create an informal peer community. Using the Circles of Influence Framework to guide the conversation, participants will reflect on their leadership style and practices, identify where their control and influences lies with respect to a pre-selected issue, and learn from each other about how to approach challenges arising.  

Format: In-person workshop

In today’s rapidly changing work environment, building strong and impactful work relationships is crucial to innovation, efficiency, and organizational success. Emotional Intelligence is the ability to read, understand, respond to, and manage the emotions in ourselves and others. It encourages self-awareness, internal self-regulation, and the exploration of diverse perspectives. Through effective and authentic communication, emotional intelligence will create positive relationships within our personal and professional lives.

Format: In-person workshop

Do you ever feel like your understanding of conflict and your reaction to it don’t align? Our individual mindsets to conflict play a big role in how we respond in moments of tension and opposition. In this workshop, participants will lean in with curiosity about how they respond to conflict, how they approach conflict, and how our narratives play out. Through individual reflection, small and large group discussion, and workplace conflict case studies, participants will gain tools to approaching conflict productively and authentically. 

Format: In-person workshop

In a work environment as big as University of Waterloo, we want to offer intentional space for employees in non-supervisory roles to come together to collectively think through how broader university culture and direction impacts them. Leadership Lab: Personal Leadership aims to bring individual contributors together to explore how they can lead themselves, and others by example, all while receiving and providing each other with compassionate care. 

Format: Online workshop

Explore your education options to enhance your career at the University of Waterloo. Learn about undergraduate and graduate programs, application processes, and available professional development opportunities. In this workshop, we will discover how to enhance your career and personal growth through various educational pathways, including online and on-campus programs. Bring your questions and take the first step toward advancing your education and career! 

Format: In-person

Personality Dimensions has been a foundational tool used in the exploration of self and others. Since 2007, hundreds of employees and students at the University of Waterloo have utilized the knowledge gained through this tool for self-awareness and professional development. It’s time to take that learning one step further. Utilizing the Professional Report, participants will learn about the characteristics and workstyles of the four temperament types while customizing their leadership style to better understand that no two people are the same and what motivates one, may not motivate the other. This workshop can help participants tailor their leadership approach to suit individual needs and preferences and boost team engagement.       

Format: Online workshop

This session will explain how your UW Pension is determined, provide details about UW programs available for you to apply for leading up to your retirement, and outline the eligibility requirements for post-retirement benefit coverage. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during this session. 

Format: In-person workshop

Join us for a unique workshop focused on mindful creativity in the workplace. Join facilitator and artist Zack Sandor-Kerr to explore his reverse colouring book experiences, where you doodle and draw over beautiful blobs of shape and colour. In the workshop, we will learn and develop some tools for mindful creativity, and experience the refreshing and mood-boosting power of a mid-day art break.

If you hear “making art” and typically run the other way, this session is especially for you. No experience or (perceived) skill is required. Just come and doodle.

All participants will receive their own copy of Zack’s “Not A Colouring Book.”

Format: Online workshop

Curious about how our values of Think Different, Act with Purpose, and Work Together came to life? Join us for an engaging and interactive virtual round table where you’ll explore each of these values and share your insights with colleagues from across the university.

This isn’t just a workshop—it’s a conversation. After a brief introduction to our newly launched values and a peek into the collaborative process behind them, you’ll dive into lively discussions at virtual tables (MS Teams breakout rooms). You’ll have the chance to reflect, connect, and discover ways these values can shape your work and interactions. Bring your thoughts, your questions, and your creativity as we come together to make these values part of our everyday experience.

Format: Online workshop

Join us for a 45-minute LinkedIn Learning (LIL) Lunch and Learn session designed to help you unlock the full potential of LinkedIn Learning. Whether you're new to the platform or looking to deepen your knowledge, this workshop will provide you with practical tips and strategies to make the most of your learning journey. Come and discover what LinkedIn Learning can do for you and use it to craft your own professional learning journey! 

Note: The topics of each LIL Lunch and Learn session will vary. Our current topics include: 

Topic 1: Introduction to LinkedIn Learning 

Topic 2: Building Your Personal Learning Path with LinkedIn Learning 

Topic 3: Hey LinkedIn! Tapping into LinkedIn AI for Professional Development (coming soon) 

Topic 4: Developing Soft Skills with LinkedIn Learning (coming soon)