This suite of workshops is designed to help you strengthen your resiliency by learning and practicing cognitive science-based tools, and techniques that foster greater “bounce-back” ability. You will experience how a positive and agile mindset, and the ability to self-regulate, will bolster your capacity to communicate, manage conflict and act in productive ways in the midst of challenge and stress. You will have opportunities to explore your ingrained thinking habits and will learn how to adopt a resilient mindset.  You will leave each workshop with greater self-awareness and a few...

This suite of workshops is designed to help you strengthen your resiliency by learning and practicing cognitive science-based tools, and techniques that foster greater “bounce-back” ability. You will experience how a positive and agile mindset, and the ability to self-regulate, will bolster your capacity to communicate, manage conflict and act in productive ways in the midst of challenge and stress. You will have opportunities to explore your ingrained thinking habits and will learn how to adopt a resilient mindset.  You will leave each workshop with greater self-awareness and a few...

This session will provide a quick and efficient overview of the key elements to consider when creating an effective resume. 

Objectives

• Name the key elements of an effective resume
• Identify aspects of your resume to strengths
• Ask questions about writing resumes as time permits

Audience: Benefit Eligible Employees 

Pre-Requisite: None

Cost: None

Late Drop/Cancel Fee: None...

Building a broad and strong career network takes strategy and skill.  During this session we’ll explore ways to expand your career network virtually and in person.

Objectives

• Define a strong career network
• Use tools and strategies to expand your network virtually.  
• Set concrete networking goals 

Audience: Benefit Eligible Employees 

Pre-Requisite: None

Cost: None

Late Drop/...

In today’s ever-changing work landscape, it is important to consider the resiliency of your career.  During this session we’ll explore the skills and knowledge that you can leverage when the needs of the workplace change.  We’ll also address the value of on-going skill development and relationship-building.

Objectives

• Identify the qualities, skills, and knowledge that help create career resiliency.
• Pinpoint specific skill development resources and tools
• Share and coach with peers best practices for...

We are a group of Harvard University staff, graduate students, and faculty members who meet to practice public speaking.  Meet every first and third Tuesday of each month from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.  Learn more.

We invite anyone from the Harvard community to visit our upcoming meetings. Read the FAQs and How It Works.

PANEL PARTICIPANTS:

• Co-Curator Data: Rachel Ludeke
• Co-Curator Art:  Dell Hamilton
• Co-Curator Housing:  David Harris
• Co-Curator  Health: ...

The panel brings together young Black voices that are thinking about social and political advocacy, specifically voting and protest, that have disproportionately impacted Black communities during the Covid-19 Pandemic.  This panel is a way to gather those working on related topics to coalesce, prepare, and create united action.  Topics on the agenda include – voter suppression, registering to vote, technology and voting, USPS, resources for college students, how to volunteer to be a poll worker, access to civil liberties, etc.   Soundtrack by Sadiq Ervin will...

Bringing mindful attention to our skills as parents increases our capacity to form strong bonds with all the members of our family. This is because the practice of mindfulness cultivates the conditions of openness and receptivity in which communication and emotional connection to naturally flourish. In this free workshop, we will learn about becoming more mindful people as well as more mindful parents, able to navigate the inevitable waves of joy and frustration that accompany every parent’s experience with a greater sense of ease. This course will have sessions in different age...

Bringing mindful attention to our skills as parents increases our capacity to form strong bonds with all the members of our family. This is because the practice of mindfulness cultivates the conditions of openness and receptivity in which communication and emotional connection to naturally flourish. In this free workshop, we will learn about becoming more mindful people as well as more mindful parents, able to navigate the inevitable waves of joy and frustration that accompany every parent’s experience with a greater sense of ease. This course will have sessions in different age...

This multi-session course will provide participants with the opportunity to learn about mindfulness and build their own personal practices using a combination of live and app-based supports. The app is "10% Happier," a best-in-class program hosted by best-selling author, ABC news personality, and self-described “fidgety skeptic” Dan Harris, alongside Joseph Goldstein, one of the most renowned meditation teachers in the world. 

Live instruction is provided by teachers from Mind the Moment mindfulness program, which has been training individuals to incorporate mindfulness...