Employee Learning Moment

Time Management Tips & Tricks

Looking for ways to manage your time more effectively? Check out this 3:26 min video clip to learn how you can reduce and manage your responses more effectively to help you stay on task and work more productively.

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Do Your Meetings Need a Health Check?

There are very few absolutes in the world, but it is very likely that no one has ever exclaimed, “Oh boy, more meetings!” While it is often important to gather teams and coworkers together to set goals and give status updates, meetings are certainly one area where quality should be stressed over quantity. This 2:43 min video clip will help you understand the current state of your meetings by using a simple “Meetings Health Check” approach.

Hint: Don’t stop at this topic, there are lots of helpful videos within the larger course on “How to Have Fewer, Better Meetings”.

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Remembering Passwords

Forgot your password? As the need to create complex passwords become the norm, it is easy to forget them. This 2:00 minute video clip provides tips on how you can create – and remember – a strong password.

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Mindfulness Meditations for Work & Life

Ever wondered if meditation can work for you?

Here’s a great chance to try it out! Mastering powerful skills like meditation and visualization can help you manage stress and create the life you really wish for. Join Scott Shute, head of Compassion and Mindfulness in his introductory 1:09 min podcast. Scott shares some favorite techniques that he uses and explains why they work, and how you can build in systems and practices to help keep you on track.

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The ‘Chrome Browser Group’ Hack

Do you have trouble keeping track of all your open tabs in Chrome? Try the Group Tab Feature. Right click on any open tab and select ‘Add tab to group’ or ‘Create group.’ All grouped tabs can be collapsed to save space and maintain focus but be readily available when pivoting to a new task.

Thank you, Emily Kinnear-Leduc for sharing your Employee Learning Moment tip with us this week! Emily works at the Algonquin College Corporate Training Centre.

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Save Your Eyes-Listen to Your E-mails!

Are your eyes hurting from too much screen time, but the e-mails keep rolling in? Well, give your eyes a rest and listen to your e-mails instead! This 3:03 min video clip will give you a quick tutorial on how to use the “Read Aloud” option in Outlook.

Hint: This is just one of 11 Tips and Tricks covered in the larger course “Become an Outlook Power User” that you may not know about, check them all out!

Please note that the training is recorded in Outlook for Office 365, but anyone using a recent version of Outlook—including 2019, 2016, and 2013—will be able to follow along.

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How to Remember Names

Remembering names can be a challenge, especially when you meet someone for the first time in a large group setting. This 6:00 min video clip provides tips and recommendations on how you can improve your name recollection skills.

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Transformational Leadership

At the heart of transformation is youLearn the 4 practices of transformational leaders, and how to lead with integrity and empower others to be their best. Be inspired to begin this journey by watching this 2:04 min video clip to help you leverage the discovery of shared values, identify purpose and define a vision with your team.

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