AAPS PD: Get it Done Protocol Part 1: Foundation Tools for Stress and Energy Management
Program Description: Part 1: Foundation Tools for Stress and Energy Management
Throughout this three-part series you will learn tools and develop practices to help you build a personalized system to help manage your workload without burning out.
Our first session will give you tools to stop overwhelm and swirl and start focusing on what matters. Learn to stop hitting that midday slump and start feeling energized throughout your entire day
Audience
This session is open to all AAPS members. Kindly note that this series has some progression elements and you will get the most out of it by either attending the previous session(s) or listening to the recorded versions.
What You Will Learn
- Understanding how stress stacking impacts your productivity and wellbeing
- Learning quick reset techniques to complete your stress cycle
- Creating your personalized “Battery Boost Matrix” for strategic recharging
How You Will Learn Live on Zoom
- Hands-on exercises: Building your stress management plan and energy recharge toolkit
- Self-Reflection and Planning
- Large and small group discussions
- Resources to support your practice between sessions
About This Series
Do great work and feel good while you’re doing it! If you have too much on your plate, you’re running on empty, and don’t think that you have time for what matters, this series is for you. While most of us recognize the challenges we face and know what we should be doing such as manage stress, take breaks, and prioritize, the challenge is making it actually work in our real work and lives.
Session 1: Get it Done Protocol: Foundation Tools: Monday 17, 2025, 12pm-1:30pm, Live on Zoom
Participant Expectations for the Live Zoom
- To attend the full session. People arriving late, leaving early, or dropping in and out negatively impacts the experience for everyone. We understand that emergencies happen, but if everyone starts out with a full commitment and focus for the duration of the session, it makes the experience so much better for everyone
- To actively participate in the activities, whether through reflection, writing, small group conversations, or large group discussions. (And using audio and video for online sessions)
- Be open and engaged with the content of the session, even if it doesn't immediately resonate with you. We encourage you to try things out and help us create a positive learning environment for all participants
- To be professional, kind, and courteous to fellow participants and to practice patience, confidentiality, and inclusivity
About Your Facilitator
Brandy Zimmerman helps overwhelmed professionals stop spinning their wheels and start getting things done, without burning out. With her background as Alberta's former Associate Minister of Health and lived experience with ADHD and burnout, she knows the real challenge isn't knowing what to do – it's figuring out how to make it work in real life. She's worked with 45+ organizations to turn workplace wellness theory into practical strategies that actually stick when your calendar is packed, your inbox is exploding, and everything feels urgent.
About Your Host
AAPS is your labour relations organization representing the Management and Professional Staff group to your employer UBC. AAPS is a separate organization from the University, and your conversations with us are confidential. We offer members professional labour relations advice that is in your best interest as an employee. We encourage you to get to know AAPS and your Collective Agreement.
The AAPS Professional Development Program is designed and hosted by AAPS for our members. We offer a variety of topics on management, leadership, interpersonal skills, workplace skills, as well as personal and social development. The AAPS PD Program is designed in consultation with the AAPS Board of Directors and staff. Member Services Officer Sarah Muff is the program's architect and manager. She staffs the PD events. If you have ideas or feedback, please email Sarah at sarah.muff@ubc.ca.
Registration Information
The AAPS Professional Development program is designed for and offered exclusively to AAPS members at no cost. AAPS members can register to attend an in-person, live Zoom session, or access the recorded version. Before registering, please consider your schedule and your ability to actively participate.
The live Zoom sessions require you to use audio, and video is also strongly encouraged. For the in-person and live Zooms, your presence and focus are important for the structure of this session. If that doesn't work for your schedule this time around, no worries, there is always the recorded version.
If you have accessibility requirements or questions, please email aaps.pd@ubc.ca. Zoom auto-captions are always enabled for our sessions. Please let me know if you need a live transcriber, interpretation, or other specific audio or visual supports for in-person or Zoom sessions. We will be making recorded versions of all three sessions. Recordings will be available for 60 days after posting.
Registration for these sessions will open the beginning of November.
- You can register for the live Zooms on our AAPS PD program registration page
- You can register for the recorded versions on our AAPS PD Recordings registration page