Employee Learning Moment

Holiday Stress Management

Finding healthy ways to eliminate stress is important to living a healthy, happy life.

In the spirit of the holidays, please find two tasty recipes to help get your holidays started! Homemade Eggnog with Pecan Sandies – a winning combination!

The Centre for Organizational Learning would like to wish all employees a healthy, safe & restful holiday season! We look forward to supporting your learning needs in the New Year!

Please ensure to check out our Employee Learning Calendar for more opportunities coming your way!

Practice Presentations in MS PowerPoint with Presentation Coach

Are you seeking help with Presentation ‘best practices’? How is your presentation pacing and pitch? How about your use of sensitive speech and fillers like ‘Uhms’ and ‘Uhhs’? In this 2:51 min video clip you will discover the Presentation Coach feature in Microsoft PowerPoint. Once you select ‘Rehearse with Coach,’ this feature will guide your practice in real–time. providing you with a rehearsal report to review.

Please note, this feature is ONLY available via the WEB version of MS Office 365 suite, which requires you to login with your College credentials: Step by Step Instructions to Log in to Office.com

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Have questions? Suggestions for employee learning? Contact the Centre for Organizational Learning.

Insights on Working from Home’s Largest-ever Experiment

Curious about increased productivity and retention while working from home? Or looking for ways on how to combat isolation as employees continue to work from home? Listen to this 2:12 audio recording and learn about the study on working from home’s largest-ever experiment!

HINT: This is just one of a series of 10 short audio recordings that have been adapted from the podcast, ‘How to Be Awesome at Your Job.’ You might want to check them all out!

To access this podcast, simply click on the link above, or, if you are new to LinkedIn Learning, please visit this link for more information.

Have questions? Suggestions for employee learning? Contact the Centre for Organizational Learning.

 

The 6 Morning Habits of High Performers

It is said, “Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development because success is something you attract by the person you become.” Listen to this 3:36 min podcast to discover 6 practices to get back on track, including how to practice silence for greater clarity.

To access this podcast, simply click on the link above, or, if you are new to LinkedIn Learning, please visit this link for more information.

Have questions? Suggestions for employee learning? Contact the Centre for Organizational Learning.

Taking Meaningful Breaks 

Working from home has made us more accessible to our colleagues and leaders than ever before. The era of back-to-back meetings that keep us planted at our home workstations has been commonplace for many.

Are our new virtual meeting habits hindering our overall work performance?

Scheduling meaningful breaks that offer you a moment that is relaxing or enjoyable throughout the day can help recharge or reset you throughout your workday.

This 4:43 min video clip from Time Management: Working from Home, provides some insight into the benefits of planning meaningful breaks.

To access this video, simply click on the link above, or, if you are new to LinkedIn Learning, please visit this link for more information.

Have questions? Suggestions for employee learning? Contact the Centre for Organizational Learning.

Ensuring PowerPoint Presentations are Accessible for Everyone 

PowerPoint can be much more than a visual narrative for our learning environments. In many cases learners rely on screen readers or assistive software to accurately articulate the relevant information from our digital visual mediums. In this 5:25 min video clip you will be given a glimpse into the embedded tools within PowerPoint that will ensure that all learners can experience your presentations how you are intend for them to be delivered.

To access this video, simply click on the link above, or, if you are new to LinkedIn Learning, please visit this link for more information.

Have questions? Suggestions for employee learning? Contact the Centre for Organizational Learning.

Are you Getting Enough Sleep?

Sleep has a powerful impact on everything you do while you are awake as it is a mandatory component of living a balanced, healthy life. Take steps to optimize your sleep habits by watching this 3:22 min video clip and learn ways for you to achieve sleep wellness.

Hint: Don’t stop at this topic, there are lots of helpful videos within the larger course on, “Sleep is your Superpower: Your Sleep Improvement Journey.”

To access this video, simply click on the link above, or, if you are new to LinkedIn Learning, please visit this link for more information.

Have questions? Suggestions for employee learning? Contact the Centre for Organizational Learning.

Mindset Shift: Preparing for the Hybrid Work force Model

As we shift towards a hybrid workforce model, we will likely need to adjust our mindset from our work-from-home groove.

This 1:55 min video clip will help you utilize your personal productivity style so you can continue to stay on task as you split your time from the office and working remotely.

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Have questions? Suggestions for employee learning? Contact the Centre for Organizational Learning.

Reinventing Work: Professional Development Options for Employees

How can we continue to support professional learning opportunities for our employees in our hybrid workforce model? This 10:08 min video clip will explore various aspects to support employee learning and development as we move forward.

To access this video, simply click on the link above, or, if you are new to LinkedIn Learning, please visit this link for more information.

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Reinventing Work: Managing Remote/Hybrid Teams

What will the new workplace look and feel like? What issues will managers and leaders need to keep at the forefront of their minds. This 11:36 min video clip will examine critical strategies that we can leverage to help navigate and manage hybrid teams.

To access this video, simply click on the link above, or, if you are new to LinkedIn Learning, please visit this link for more information.

Have questions? Suggestions for employee learning? Contact the Centre for Organizational Learning.