Having Difficult Conversations: Faculty Workshop

School of Graduate Studies Room 101, 65 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This workshop offers participants a step-by-step guide to having difficult conversations. Participants will review the reasons why we seldom have difficult or uncomfortable conversations and provided with a case for having them. As participants are lead through our approach to difficult conversations, they will be offered examples and suggestions for inviting, having, and capturing these […]

Having Difficult Conversations: Student Workshop

School of Graduate Studies Room 101, 65 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This workshop offers participants a step-by-step guide to having difficult conversations. Participants will review the reasons why we seldom have difficult or uncomfortable conversations and provided with a case for having them. As participants are lead through our approach to difficult conversations, they will be offered examples and suggestions for inviting, having, and capturing these […]

Building Success Across the Graduate Life Cycle

The Building Success Across the Graduate Life Cycle workshop is designed for pre-tenure faculty members and others who are new to a supervisory role at the University of Toronto. This workshop will offer practical advice, grounded in discussion of realistic case studies of supervisory practice at the University of Toronto, and includes perspectives from peer […]

Understanding Conflict: Faculty Workshop: Postponed

School of Graduate Studies Room 101, 65 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Postponed! Please check back for other workshops in the coming months. This workshop helps participants understand how conflict escalates, explains the meaning of polarities and paradoxes in conflict, and offers models on how to better understand conflict, whether the conflict is incident or issue based. Participants will be provided with opportunities to examine conflict cases […]

Understanding Conflict: Student Workshop. Postponed

School of Graduate Studies Room 101, 65 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Postponed! Please check back for other workshops in the coming months. This workshop helps participants understand how conflict escalates, explains the meaning of polarities and paradoxes in conflict, and offers models on how to better understand conflict, whether the conflict is incident or issue based. Participants will be provided with opportunities to examine conflict cases […]

Having Difficult Conversations: Student Workshop

This workshop will be facilitated by Aziza Kajan, Director, and Lauren Pais, Case Coordinator. This workshop offers participants a step-by-step guide to having difficult conversations. Participants will review the reasons why we typically avoid difficult or uncomfortable conversations, and why we should try having them instead. As participants are lead through our approach to navigating […]

Free

Having Difficult Conversations: Faculty Workshop

This workshop will be facilitated by Aziza Kajan, Director, and Lauren Pais, Case Coordinator. This workshop offers participants a step-by-step guide to having difficult conversations. Participants will review the reasons why we typically avoid difficult or uncomfortable conversations, and why we should try having them instead. As participants are lead through our approach to navigating […]

Free

Understanding Conflict: Student Workshop

This workshop will be taught by Aziza Kajan, Director, and Lauren Pais, Case Coordinator. This workshop helps participants understand how conflict escalates, explains the meaning of polarities and paradoxes in conflict, and offers models on how to better understand conflict, whether the conflict is incident or issue based. Participants will be provided with opportunities to […]

Free

Managing Interpersonal Challenges in the Supervisory Relationship: Student Workshop

(Previously “Understanding Conflict” and “Having Difficult Conversations”) This workshop will be taught by Aziza Kajan, Director, and Lauren Pais, Case Coordinator. Good supervision is a shared responsibility between a graduate student and their supervisor. You will need strong interpersonal communication skills to establish mutual expectations, hold each other to high academic standards, be self-reflective, and […]

Free

Managing Interpersonal Challenges in the Supervisory Relationship: Faculty Workshop

(Previously “Understanding Conflict” and “Having Difficult Conversations”) This workshop will be taught by Aziza Kajan, Director, and Lauren Pais, Case Coordinator. Good supervision is a shared responsibility between a graduate student and their supervisor. You will need strong interpersonal communication skills to establish mutual expectations, hold each other to high academic standards, be self-reflective, and […]

Free