Our Second MHW Newsletter! Learn about events, resources and strategies related to Happiness.

 

 

 

July 2019

 

Our second issue of My Healthy Workplace News brings with it...monthly themes! Each theme will be accompanied by resources, strategies, tips and events. For July, with summer fully upon us, let's explore the theme of happiness!

 

Enjoy lunch-hour learning proven approaches to increasing happiness in your own life with events like The How of Happiness, The Motivation Equation: How Goals can be used to Make our Lives Better, or join us in the Seven-Day Happiness Challenge.

This issue also highlights the My Healthy Workplace Learning Community launch event held on May 7th with our MHW Sponsor, Vice-Principal, Administration and Finance, Yves Beauchamp. Staff, who are members of the 5 Learning Communities pitched their ideas for positive change and received constructive feedback from a Dragon's Den style panel. These developing ideas are scheduled to be finalized by the end of 2019. Read more below.

 

Wishing you all a very happy July!

 

 

My Healthy Workplace Learning Communities Event on May 7th

 

The 5 My Healthy Workplace LEARNING COMMUNITIES kicked off with gusto on May 7th at the Faculty Club – a first opportunity for some 60 participants to meet their Sponsor V.P. Yves Beauchamp. Excited to connect with our dynamic MHW Sponsor who will be vetting their projects, few expected to be presenting their ideas to a Dragons' Den as well. Our playful and wise Dragons (members of the MHW Working Group) provided challenging, positive reinforcement and just the right dose of sound McGill advice to maximize project success. Click here to learn more.  

 

 

Health and Well-Being Resources


The Health and Well-Being team in Human Resources is developing a growing list of resources and strategies available to support your overall well-being.

Visit our resources section to learn more about Happiness which is our monthly theme for July!

 

 

Making the Connection: Happy Employees, Happy Clients

 

My Service-Oriented Workplace is one of the 5 interconnected Learning Communities under the My Healthy Workplace initiative that highlights best practices, promotes a practical and positive approach to service and brings all McGill clients to the forefront. We want to ensure that all McGill clients feel welcomed, respected, and valued (whether they are external or internal clients or colleagues!). Click here to read more.

 

 

Spotlight: McGill Happiness Researcher 

 

Christopher Barrington-Leigh is an Associate Professor at McGill's Institute for Health and Social Policy and the McGill School of Environment, and an Associate Member in McGill's Department of Economics. One of his four areas of research focuses on the economics of happiness. In a recent article in Psychology Today, he writes about what world happiness will look like in 2050. Prof. Barrington-Leigh also maps out life satisfaction data in an interactive map, click here to read more.

 

 

Upcoming MHW Events

 

The How of Happiness

July 9, 2019 (12:00-1:30)

July 30, 2019 (12:15-1:45)

 

The Motivation Equation:
How Goals can be used to Make our Lives Better

July 23, 2019 (12:00-1:00) 
 

Rise with Happiness

July 24, 2019 (12:00-1:30)

 

Yoga on Campus
July 10, 2019 (12:00-1:30)

July 24, 2019 (12:00-1:30)
August 7, 2019 (12:00-1:00)

 

 

 

Monthly Health and Well-Being Challenges
 

The Health and Well-being team in Human Resources invites McGill employees to participate in monthly challenges related to health and well-being.

 

For July, add some healthy competition to your life and participate in the 7 Day Happiness Challenge by participating in four simple science-backed actions over the course of one week to boost your happiness. Document your experience and send your record back to us by July 22 to have your name in a draw for a book on happiness!

 

Each month will have a dedicated theme related to Health and Well-Being and will invite you to participate in a challenge related to that theme.

 

 

Summer Readings on Happiness

 

If you want to read more about Happiness this summer, the Health and Well-Being Program has created a list of resources on Happiness you can take out from the McGill Library! 

 

The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness that ranks 156 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be. Click here to access the World Happiness Report

 

Curious to learn about how happy Canadians are?  Read the Leger Happiness Index Report.

 

 

What makes you smile?

 

We are asking McGill employees with infectious smiles, what makes you smile? Click here to see a few. Send us a photo of your smile and a couple of sentences answering the question, "What makes you smile?", to mhwnews.hr@mcgill.ca or nominate a smiley colleague. We will include a link to the updated list in the next issue of MHW news. 

 

Ideas to Reality: Essential Skills for New McGill Supervisors

 

Supervisors’ everyday communications, actions and interactions with their staff have a significant impact on workplace culture, employee engagement and overall organizational performance and wellness.  The Essential Skills for New McGill Supervisors Program, designed by Organizational Development under the umbrella of My Healthy Workplace, aims to build and support the managerial capacity and network of McGill’s New Supervisors. Click here to learn more.

 

Sustainability Monthly Challenges

 

The Office of Sustainability is launching a new monthly sustainability challenge program! Sign up to participate in monthly challenges that will encourage you to try new sustainable tasks with others.The theme for July is to spend time outside every day.

 

 

We want to hear from you!

 

This newsletter is for staff by staff. Send the MHW News editorial team an email to let us know what you think of this issue. The upcoming theme for August is Mindfulness. Please contact us to suggest an initiative to highlight, or if you are interested in contributing an article.