In this 2-hour workshop you will learn how to give detailed feedback and how to have the right mindset when receiving input from others. Whether it's with peers, managers, or colleagues, you will practice techniques that can improve your personal performance, impact your development, and help strengthen your working relationships.
Daily conversations can become automatic, pressured, and careless. With the right mindset, however, even ordinary interactions can become rich territory for effectively expressing our deepest values. This program demonstrates how conversation provides an opportunity to practice a special kind of attentiveness, transforming our encounters with colleagues into meaningful moments of genuine exchange.
Prerequisites: Either you have attended an “Introduction to Mindfulness” workshop at Harvard; you have completed “The Basics” course on the Ten Percent Happier app (available for...
Repeats every week every Monday until Mon May 20 2024 .
9:00am to 10:00am
Location:
Online
As every office worker knows, sitting for long periods can result in stiffness and discomfort. The gentle stretches and postures taught in this program are designed to increase flexibility at the joints—thereby improving one’s range of motion – and also aid in relaxing the hips and lower portions of the body to increase one’s ability to sit with ease. Because this practice blends movement in the body with the breath, it is an ideal extension of mindfulness practice. No previous knowledge of yoga is necessary. This class does not require special clothing or equipment.
Repeats on the first Friday of January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November, December, 24 times .
12:00pm to 2:00pm
ABCD is an informal, University-wide association promoting communication and collaboration on technology-related topics across organizational boundaries. All Harvard affiliates are eligible and welcome to join ABCD.
What's next for your career? This question can be overwhelming for many. You may not feel like you have the time or energy to consider this question or perhaps you don't know where to start the process. This comprehensive workshop will cover key elements of the career development process, including values, skills, professional networks and setting specific career goals. The workshop will include taking the Work-Life Balance Card Sort®, skills identification, networking and peer-to-peer coaching exercises. Participants are required to complete a 20-minute online assessment prior to the...
Repeats every week every Friday until Fri May 24 2024 .
9:00am to 10:00am
Location:
Online
As every office worker knows, sitting for long periods can result in stiffness and discomfort. The gentle stretches and postures taught in this program are designed to increase flexibility at the joints—thereby improving one’s range of motion – and also aid in relaxing the hips and lower portions of the body to increase one’s ability to sit with ease. Because this practice blends movement in the body with the breath, it is an ideal extension of mindfulness practice. No previous knowledge of yoga is necessary. This class does not require special clothing or equipment.
The objective of this 90-minute workshop is to equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and mindset needed to proactively adapt to the ever-changing job market and technological advancements, ensuring your career remains relevant and resilient in the face of future challenges.
This program covers helping children to be proud of their heritage, introducing children to other cultures, religions, and races, answering tough questions, protecting them from discrimination and how to be a good role model.
Occasional anxiety is a natural human experience, but for many people, anxiety can become a source of ongoing distress, capable of interfering with everyday life. Efforts to avoid anxiety may involve distraction or avoidance, but these efforts provide only temporary relief. Mindfulness, on the other hand, offers a pathway to meet the experience of anxiety, and in doing so, restore valued activity, rather than allowing ourselves to be dominated by fear and avoidance. This free workshop will introduce the use of mindfulness as a way to understand and respond to the experience of anxiety...
For many of us, the winter months can feel awfully long, with colder temperatures and far less sunshine. Motivation and mood can drop, either subtly or so significantly that even usual day-to-day activities feel impossible. But, in this 15-minute webinar, we will share the good news: that there are research-supported steps we can take to live fully, even through wintertime challenges.
