Events

Format: In-person

Cultivating Talent: A Mentorship Collective is a mentorship program focused on supporting the personal and professional growth, and development of employees that identify as Black, Indigenous and/or Racialized. The program is grounded on a collaborative, peer-based mentorship model that focuses on mutual mentorship. This model understands mentorship as the mutual reciprocity of being mentored and mentoring. When peer or near-peer colleagues come together, they create a powerful space to reflect, co-develop, share knowledge, and explore in an atmosphere of trust, collaboration, curiosity and cooperation.

Attend an information session to learn about program details, hear about participant experiences from the pilot, and get your questions answered.

Format: Online course on LEARN

Understanding the fundamentals of giving and receiving feedback is a crucial first step to being able to experience the process productively. Feedback does not need to be stressful, particularly when a culture of feedback is created within a team. Be part of fostering this culture within your department by gaining awareness of the feedback loop, recognizing when to offer feedback, and how to receive feedback with grace. Participants will also have the opportunity to navigate through practice scenarios, as well as create a document to articulate their own personal feedback preference, which they can share with colleagues, managers or others with whom they work closely.

Format: In-person workshop

As life expectancy increases, retirement is no longer just about financial security - it's about preparing for a new chapter of life that goes beyond the traditional notions of rest and relaxation. Are you ready to start thinking about the non-financial aspects of your retirement?

Join Waterloo alumni Simon Chan (BA ‘98) from Adapt with Intent for or a 3-hour immersive retirement planning workshop on Tuesday, January 20. Spots are limited. Intended for Waterloo staff within 10-15 years of retirement or those supporting someone who is retired/retiring soon.

Format: Online workshop

What is "purpose?" How do our purpose and values affect how we live, work, and interact with others? In this workshop, we will explore the concept of purpose by mapping out our accomplishments, interests and values using the Japanese concept of Ikigai, which means "a reason for being." We will then gain practical tips for finding and discovering our purpose using our personal aspirations. At the end of this workshop, we will develop a personal “Purpose-for-Now” statement that aligns with and reflects our values and goals. 

Format: In-person 

As a new employee at the University of Waterloo, you are encouraged to participate in New Employee Orientation. The University of Waterloo is much more than a place to work, and we want to take this half-day to get to know you and share the Waterloo story with you along with the many supports, resources and development opportunities our diverse and exciting community has to offer. 

Format: Online session

In this specially requested webinar, participants will learn how to plan for their future through tips for creating a budget, decreasing debt and increasing savings.

Join us for this one-hour virtual session provided by Homewood Health.

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 

Format: Online course on LEARN

Emotional intelligence encompasses the personal, emotional, and social abilities and skills which allow us to succeed in coping with environmental demands and pressures. Those with high emotional intelligence readily recognize their feelings, manage their reactions, and build positive interactions with others. In this guided asynchronous course, we will unpack what emotional intelligence is. Then, we’ll learn to develop our emotional intelligence to improve our personal resilience and performance, and learn to apply the appropriate emotions skillfully at the appropriate time.

Format: In-person workshop January 2026

HR Foundations for Managers are a series of learning modules intended to build awareness and a deeper understanding of how to navigate Human Resources-related processes, procedures, and policies at the University of Waterloo.

These modules are designed to provide insight and guidance, showcasing the information and support available for the HR processes managers are accountable for in support of their teams.

Format: In-person workshop

This workshop was formerly known as Conflict & Self and has been renamed to accurately signal the main themes explored in this session.

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.