Employee Learning Sessions
Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace: Recognize, Respond, Refer
Format: TeamsFacilitator: Athens-area National Alliance on Mental Illness and Annie Cadmus, Assoc. Director, WellWorks
In today’s fast-paced work environments, mental health challenges are increasingly common—but they often go unrecognized or unaddressed. This 1-hour interactive workshop equips managers, team leads and employees with the tools to identify early signs of mental health concerns and respond appropriately and compassionately. Participants will learn how to recognize behavioral and emotional cues, initiate supportive conversations and understand when and how to refer individuals to professional resources.
Led by NAMI Athens (NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Illness), this session uses real-world scenarios and practical tips to foster a more supportive, inclusive and psychologically safe workplace culture. No prior mental health training is required—just a willingness to learn and care for the well-being of yourself and your colleagues.
Key Takeaways:
- How to spot early warning signs of mental health issues
- Effective and respectful ways to start a conversation
- When and how to escalate or refer to employee well-being resources, HR or external professional support
- Creating a culture of openness and support around mental wellbeing
- Existing employee well-being resources and how to refer such resources to employees
- Recommendedfor faculty and staff looking to support their fellow OHIO community members in stressful and difficult situations.
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Goal Pursuit
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Imants Jaunarajs, Student Affairs
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
Goal pursuit is a concept that represents three components: goal setting, goal striving, and goal maintenance. Presenters will highlight the goal pursuit process and describe how using goal pursuit techniques with supervisees and colleagues leads to action orientated outcomes and better decision making.
- Recommendedfor faculty and staff looking to set and achieve professional goals in the workplace.
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
- Future session dates are being scheduled -- please check back soon!
Navigating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Requesting Reasonable Workplace Accommodations
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Michael Hicks, Office of Accessibility
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop will help examine the basic concepts of the ADA and build a general working knowledge of this federal law, including different types of qualifying disabilities, what is a reasonable accommodation, and the employee's role in the interactive process. This workshop aims to provide the employee with navigating self-disclosure and requesting a reasonable accommodation when medical issues are impacting their work. We will discuss the employee's confidentiality rights, the best strategies for working with their supervisor in implementing approved accommodations, and how to modify accommodations as needed.
- Recommendedfor employees looking to better understand Federal ADA Guidelines and how to navigate the process
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
- Future session dates are being scheduled -- please check back soon!
Workshop Design and Facilitation Fundamentals
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Michael Greene, Learning & Development Admin
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop walks participants through the process of designing workshops and provides guidance on facilitation fundamentals by introducing basic concepts within active learning, adult professional learning, and experiential learning. Time is allotted for participants to bring their own workshop materials for design consultation and group discussion.
- Recommendedfor employees looking to start a new workshop for their unit, or individuals seeking to improve their current workshop offerings
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
OHIO Search Committee Training: Safeguarding the Candidate Experience
Format: Online (Teams)Facilitator: Rich Schmaltz
This workshop focuses on candidate evaluation and selection processes and provides participants with practical techniques to ensure they are comfortable leading or supporting conversations throughout search processes.
- Recommendedfor all hiring managers, search chairs, and search committee members. Open to all faculty and staff
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Performance Management
Format: Online (Teams)Facilitator: HR Liaison Team
This workshop walks employees and supervisors through the process of the performance management review cycle, the forms and paperwork required, and how to best communicate and collaborate on performance management reviews and goal setting for the future.
- Recommendedand open to all OHIO staff
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
- Future session dates are being scheduled -- please check back soon!
Giving and Receiving Feedback (Staff)
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Mac Stricklen, Ombudsperson
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
The workshop will explore insights from research on common challenges in giving and receiving feedback, focusing on strategies that are effective, easy to understand, and practical to implement.
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
- Future session dates are being scheduled -- please check back soon!
Landing Zone
Format: Online (Teams)Faciliator: Ray Dixson, Assistant Director of Veterans and Military Student Services
This four-session workshop series provides participants with an understanding of basic military structure and culture, unique challenges faced by student Veterans when transitioning from service to school, the impact of VA education benefits (including GI Bill™ programs) on advising and course planning , and how PTSD, TBI, and other service-related conditions may affect learning.
- Recommendedfor OHIO faculty and staff supporting and working alongside veterans, especially student veterans
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Leadership and Supervision
Stress, Resilience, and Thriving for Leaders
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Jenn Bennett, Executive Director of WellWorks and Healthy OHIO
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
As a leader, you’re often focused on supporting others—but how often do you pause to prioritize your own well-being?
This 60-minute workshop is designed specifically for those in leadership roles who want to better manage their own stress while also creating a healthier, more resilient team environment. Through practical tools and real-world discussion, you’ll learn how to:
- Recognize signs of stress and burnout in yourself and your team
- Build sustainable habits that support personal and professional resilience
- Model self-care practices that positively influence team culture
- Use simple mind-body tools to stay grounded and solution-focused under pressure
This session goes beyond coping strategies—it's about leading with clarity, energy, and intention.
- Recommendedfor supervisors looking to manage daily stress in order to help their team members manage theirs.
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Building a Safe and Healthy Workplace: Practical Strategies for Psychological Safety and Well-Being
Format: TeamsFacilitator: Marjorie Mora, Senior Dir. Finance & Budgeting and Annie Cadmus, Assoc. Director, WellWorks
Creating a psychologically safe and healthy workplace goes beyond policies—it's about everyday actions that promote trust, safety, and well-being for everyone on your team. This 60-minute session offers a high-level overview of actionable strategies leaders and teams can implement immediately to foster a culture of care and resilience.
Participants will explore a variety of workplace wellness tactics that touch on physical, mental, and organizational health, including:
- Encouraging sun safety for outdoor workers and workplace environments
- Succession and PTO planning that supports continuity without burnout
- Recognizing and responding to crises and emergencies with confidence and clarity
- Managing workplace expectations and workloads to avoid chronic stress
- Celebrating workplace and individual achievements
- Modeling well-being behaviors that set a tone for healthy workplace norms
- Establishing clear boundaries to support work-life integration
- Promoting ergonomic practices to prevent injury and improve comfort
- Supporting transit safety for commuting staff or job-related travel
Designed for leaders, managers, and team influencers, this workshop provides a comprehensive starting point for building a workplace where safety and well-being are prioritized—and where teams can truly thrive.
- Recommendedfor supervisors looking to foster work environments that support team member wellbeing and support their staff as holistically as possible.
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Managerial Essentials - Managers of Union Employees
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Julie Wilson, Employee & Labor Relations
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop helps participants understand the responsibilities that come with being a manager of bargaining unit employees. The goal of this workshop is to develop participants’ confidence in executing their duties and clarify their understanding of when to pause, evaluate and reach out for help and whom to contact.
- Recommendedfor supervisors overseeing employees who are members of a collective bargaining agreement
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Managerial Essentials - Managers of Non-Union Employees
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Julie Wilson, Employee & Labor Relations
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop helps participants understand the responsibilities that come with being a manager of non-union employees. The goal of this workshop is to develop participants’ confidence in executing their duties and clarify their understanding of when to pause, evaluate and reach out for help and whom to contact.
- Recommendedfor supervisors overseeing employees who are not members of a collective bargaining agreement
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Navigating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - How Do I Support My Employee?
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Michael Hicks, Office of Accessibility
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop will help examine the basic concepts of the ADA and build a general working knowledge of this federal law, including different types of qualifying disabilities, what is a reasonable accommodation, the employee's employment rights under the law, and the supervisor's role in the interactive process. This workshop aims to provide the supervisor with techniques to support and refer their employee with medical issues impacting their work. We will discuss maintaining the employee's privacy, how to navigate the implementation of approved accommodations, and how our office can support the supervisor when their employee has workplace accommodations.
- Recommendedfor supervisors seeking understanding how to navigate Federal law regarding the ADA in their support of their team members
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
- Future session dates are being scheduled -- please check back soon!
Giving and Receiving Feedback (Supervisors)
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Mac Stricklen, Ombudsperson
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
The workshop will explore research findings on common obstacles to giving and receiving feedback effectively and practically. This session will focus on providing well-crafted feedback to support supervisors in preparing performance reviews.
- Recommendedfor supervisors engaged in performance management responsibilities
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
- Future session dates are being scheduled -- please check back soon!
Coaching Skills for Supervisors
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Imants Jaunarajs, Student Affairs
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This session will highlight coaching strategies that lead to enhanced engagement and goal accomplishment. Facilitators will share why coaching strategies work and how to implement them.
Recommendedfor supervisors looking to better lead and develop their team members.
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
- Future session dates are being scheduled -- please check back soon!
Supervising Student Employees
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Imants Jaunarajs, Student Affairs
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop will showcase practical student-centric supervision techniques and how to implement them. This session will focus on student employees and how to utilize coaching strategies and the new Building Bobcat Success program in supervision.
Following this session, participants should be able to:
- Implement three new supervision techniques when working with student employees
- Understand how to use the Building Bobcat Success program with student employees
- Support student employees’ setting actionable goals
- Link students’ academic work to their student employment
In-person attendance is stronglyencouraged for Athens campus faculty and staff.
- Recommendedfor supervisors overseeing student employees.
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
- Future session dates are being scheduled -- please check back soon!
Succession and PTO Planning: Supporting Continuity Without Burnout
Format: TeamsFacilitator: Annie Cadmus, Assoc. Director, Wellworks and Michael Greene, Center for OHIO Employee Excellence
Work doesn’t stop when someone takes time off—or steps into a new role. Thoughtful planning for employee absences and transitions is essential not only for maintaining operational continuity but also for reducing stress, supporting team well-being, and preventing burnout.
This 60-minute workshop is designed to help leaders and teams build a culture where taking time off is encouraged, supported, and strategically planned. Participants will explore:
- Best practices for succession planning and knowledge transfer
- How to develop PTO coverage plans that support both the individual and the team
- Strategies for reducing stress and workload compression during absences
- Communication techniques that build trust and clarity around planned time off
- Tools to help managers model and encourage time away in a sustainable way
- How thoughtful planning contributes to retention, morale, and resilience
Whether you're managing a team or part of one, this session will provide practical, scalable strategies for making time away from work a healthy part of your team culture—not a source of disruption or burnout.
- Recommendedfor supervisors overseeing student employees.
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Enhancing the Student Hiring Process - Key Updates and Compliance Insights
Format: TeamsFacilitator: UHR
Participants will learn about specific updates to the student hiring process including guidance on the general hiring process, UHR-related specific support and resources, and legal compliance. This session will include a Q&A at the end.
Recommendedfor supervisors involved in the student employee hiring process.
This is a drop-in workshop session, no registration needed. Just use the link below:
Fundamentals of Leadership
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Michael Greene, Center for OHIO Employee Excellence
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop explores a variety of topics that are particularly relevant for new or aspiring supervisors such as developing new skills, challenging and managing perceptions, locating resources and assistance, and discussing the numerous challenges often faced by individuals in leadership positions.
- Recommendedfor new supervisors, or professionals aspiring to supervisory roles in their career paths
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
- September 25th: 10:00 - 11:30
- October 23: 10:00 - 11:30
- January 15th: 10:00 - 11:30
- March 19th: 10:00 - 11:30
Listening to Your Team
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Michael Greene, Center for OHIO Employee Excellence
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop focuses on types of listening, benefits and barriers to effective listening, taking action to support your team, and encouraging and recognizing success amongst your team.
- Recommendedfor new supervisors, or professionals aspiring to supervisory roles in their career paths
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
- November 6th: 10:00 - 11:30
- December 4th: 10:00 - 11:30
- January 22nd: 10:00 - 11:30
- April 9th: 10:00 - 11:30
Trust and Delegation for New Leaders
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Michael Greene, Center for OHIO Employee Excellence
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop details how authentic leaders can build trust amongst their teams. It also covers how to demonstrate trust to team members through effective delegation of work tasks.
- Recommendedfor new supervisors, or professionals aspiring to supervisory roles in their career paths
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Managing Workplace Conflict
Format: Hybrid In-person/Teams
Facilitator: Michael Greene, Center for OHIO Employee Excellence
Location: Grosvenor West Room 111
This workshop will guide participants through fundamental interpersonal conflict management skills and techniques, demonstrating how to apply these skills to manage team conflicts from a leadership perspective.
- Recommendedfor new supervisors, or professionals aspiring to supervisory roles in their career paths
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
AllOne Health Solutions
Five Easy Ways to Sneak Mindfulness into Your Day
Format: Online (WebEX)Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
Sensations related to our basic bodily processes provide many opportunities for steering your attention toward what’s playing out in the present. This interactive session explores four body awareness exercises that can be practiced alone or together to build focus, feel grounded, and recharge.
- Recommendedfor OHIO faculty and staff looking to enhance daily mental health improvement strategies
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Eating Right on the Run and on a Budget
Format: Online (WebEX)Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
We’ve all made excuses to eat "junk" or "fast" food when life gets busy, but it doesn’t have to be that way! In this seminar, participants will learn realistic strategies to eat well, even with rising food costs in mind. We'll explore which items are worth paying a premium for and when it’s best to opt for organic products. Together, we’ll uncover practical steps to eating healthy while staying within your financial means. Join us to learn how to make smart, budget-friendly choices that support your health without sacrificing taste or quality!
- Recommendedfor OHIO faculty and staff looking to improve their eating habits with healthy and cost-effective solutions
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Preventing Burnout: Refreshing Your Perspective
Format: Online (WebEX)Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
During this one-hour webinar, learn how to recognize the signs of burnout and build better coping and resilience strategies to refresh your perspective (facilitator-provided).
- Recommendedfor OHIO faculty and staff searching for practices and techniques to improve workplace emotional well-being.
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Respect at Work
Format: Online (WebEX)Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
- Recommendedfor OHIO faculty and staff looking to improve workplace cultures and climates
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Fear and Anxiety: Moving Forward
Format: Online (WebEX)Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
Fear and anxiety can hold us back from being fully present and enjoying our lives. In this class, participants will dive into the similarities and differences between fear and anxiety, and how they can impact productivity and comfort. We’ll explore how to harness the power of our thoughts to successfully manage these feelings. You’ll also learn practical coping strategies and resources to help you move forward with confidence. Join us to transform fear and anxiety into opportunities for growth!
- Recommendedfor OHIO faculty and staff looking to improve mental health resiliency
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop :
Psychological First Aid: Addressing the Human Aspect of Crisis
Format: Online (WebEX)Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
Psychological first aid is a simple, yet powerful way of helping someone in distress. It is a form of helping that involves paying attention to the person’s reactions, active listening and if relevant, practical assistance to help address immediate problems and basic needs. Learning PFA skills and understanding reactions to crises empowers the helper not only to help others, but also to apply the same skills to their own crises.
- Recommendedfor OHIO faculty and staff looking to improve mental health resiliency for fellow colleagues
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Teamwork
Format: Online (WebEX)Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
Effective communication within teams is crucial for achieving personal and professional goals. In this session, participants will dive into team dynamics through discussions, hands-on exercises, and insightful debriefs. We’ll explore proven strategies for fostering collaboration and resolving conflicts, while learning how to apply these concepts in real-world scenarios. By the end of the seminar, participants will walk away with practical tools and resources to inspire their teammates, enhance teamwork, and ensure seamless collaboration to achieve shared objectives.
- Recommendedfor OHIO faculty and staff looking to enhance workplace interpersonal skills
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
SOAR into Innovation: A Strength-Based Approach to Strategic Growth
Format: Online (WebEX)Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
The SOAR framework (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results) shifts the focus to possibilities and strengths, creating a proactive and empowering planning process. Earn SHRM HR Credits for attending the session live and requesting a SHRM certificate. This session is pre-approved for 1 SHRM credit, for following completion of attending the full webinar.
- Recommendedfor OHIO faculty and staff looking to enhance planning and development for their teams, especially for individuals seeking SHRM certification.
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Becoming Your Best Self
Format: Online (WebEX)Facilitator: AllOne Health Solutions Team
Join us for a webinar aimed at understanding the stages of change, striving for balance, and preparing for the next steps. Understanding the stages of change and striving for balance are crucial aspects of personal growth.
- Recommendedfor OHIO faculty and staff looking to improve personal well being
Please review the links below to select a date and register for this workshop:
Healthy OHIO
Healthy OHIO is the university's faculty and staff wellness program provided by WellWorks. This program affords faculty and staff multiple opportunities to participate in different wellness programs, such as mindful eating, practical nutrition, sleep wellness, and risk reduction. More information can be found on the Healthy OHIO webpage.