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XED Webinars

Virtual Wellbeing Webinar Series - 60 minutes in duration

Confidence Strengthening 

Dr. Diana Brecher and Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer

What does it mean to feel self-assured? To walk with a spring in one's step? Learn about the building blocks of confidence, how it can help your work and family relationships, and practices to bolster it.

Thriving @Home

Dr. Diana Brecher and Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer

Learn our top evidence-based tips to help you move from surviving to thriving from prioritizing with mindfulness to flipping into optimism, self-compassion to moving through setbacks, this session will give you a holistic, mind-body-heart-spirit toolbox of coping strategies.

 

Finding Freedom from Fatigue

Dr. Diana Brecher and Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer

What goes into feeling rested, in-balance, and at ease? This session will guide participants through core models of wellbeing and in order to put wellness into practiseable action. Bring back a sense of vitality to your day-to-day.

 

Healthful @Home

Dr. Diana Brecher and Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer

How can I feel physically well when I’m trapped indoors? How can I focus on work when I’m not sleeping well? How can active well-being help me to focus and feel grounded?   How can I intentionally build in constructive rest as part of my daily schedule?

 

(Re)discovering a post-pandemic sense of meaning, purpose, and hope in tough times

Dr. Diana Brecher and Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer

After these challenging years, it can be difficult to find the 'point' of it all. Learn how to reinvigorate the significance and meaning in all that you do and walk away with renewed hopefulness for what's possible.

Wellbeing: Sleep, Exercise and Constructive Rest

Dr. Diana Brecher and Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer

How can I feel physically well when I’m trapped indoors? How can I focus on work when I’m not sleeping well? How can active wellbeing help me to focus and feel grounded? How can I intentionally build in constructive rest as part of my daily schedule?

Procrastination & Pacing

Dr. Diana Brecher and Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer

Do you ever struggle to begin a project? Learn why procrastination sets in, how to bust through it, and ultimately how to get started on tasks more quickly and move through them with less stress.

Imposter Syndrome

Dr. Diana Brecher and Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer

Do you ever doubt your abilities? Learn where imposter syndrome comes from, and how to step into your gifts, strengths, and capacities with more confidence.

Burnout & Boundaries

Dr. Diana Brecher and Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer

Do you find it hard to say "no"? Learn how to put an end to over-extending, and how to replenish your inner resources.

Finding Flow: Engagement at Work

Dr. Diana Brecher 

Have you ever felt so engaged and connected to what you were doing that time seemed to standstill, or pass so quickly you looked up and said to yourself, “where did the day go?” Did you feel that you would rather be doing this than anything else? If you want to learn more about how to bring on this experience of optimal performance more often, join us as we identify how to shape the key external factors that contribute to the state of flow and explain what is happening in your brain while in 'the zone’.

Raising Joy

Dr. Ellen Choi

This interactive webinar will expose participants to a series of micro-interventions that have been empirically shown to enhance positive emotions, such as joy, calm, and gratitude. As the pandemic continues to greatly impact both our personal and our professional lives leaving many of us struggling with our emotions, this workshop draws from cutting-edge research to offer practical ways anyone can increase joy.  Importantly, joy can be cultivated within one person, or between people when empathy and compassion are engaged. Building the muscle of joy and gratitude is a simple yet powerful way to connect more with ourselves and the people around us.

Loneliness and Social Connection

Dr. Ellen Choi

Despite the fact that the World Health Organization now lists “social support networks” as a determinant of health, the role of social connection in employee mental health is often overlooked.

Based on psychological frameworks that enhance wellbeing through social connection, this workshop explores the implications of social isolation at work on employee wellbeing. Throughout the session participants will learn about the value of social support and engage in a series of breakout discussions and mindfulness exercises to build more authentic connections through empathy and compassion.

Cultivating a Growth Mindset

Dr. Diana Brecher

Exploring the work of Carol Dweck, we will distinguish between a fixed and growth mindset. We will learn how to cultivate a growth mindset in ourselves and in our clients through acknowledging the importance of focus, strategies, concentration and effort in our work, and by re-framing mistakes as opportunities to acquire knowledge, experiences and skills.

Mindfulness @Home

Dr. Ellen Choi

Participants will be able to understand the concept and relevance of mindfulness as a stress management technique and the empirical benefits of mindfulness at work. Participants will explore how to relate to stressors through a sensory orientation and to apply mindfulness practices in their own life while understanding their stressors and response to stress.

Staying Connected @Home

Feeling isolated and losing touch with the outside world? How to find time to connect with my friends and make new contacts at the same time? How do I try and start a job search at a time like this?

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Virtual Onboarding (PDF file)  (opens in new window) 

An online resource to help you and your organization tackle the world of remote onboarding and the steps to be successful and make a good impression. Join the Executive and Corporate Education team on ways to insure success in your onboarding journey.

Virtual Meeting Magic: Poof, You’re a Star!

With most of the world pivoting online due the recent pandemic, virtual reality has been having its major moment. For those who have transitioned to a virtual environment, the stress of navigating the ideal setting can be overwhelming.

Have you ever wondered how webinar pros make it look so easy, even from their home office? 

Come join our webinar for your Virtual Meeting Makeover, with our Director of Marketing Communications, Paul Cantin and Virtual video lead, Inga Breede, and Poof…. You’re a Star! This session will help take your virtual online meetings to the next level. We’ll be debunking myths, exploring the current scope within building a virtual identity today, and how you can create the ultimate set up for your next meeting or webinar.