Delivering truly valuable results requires rising above day-to-day efforts to tackle strategic initiatives. In this audio-only 24 minute LinkedIn Learning course, the presenters argue that strategic time is the top predictor of career advancement–and reveals how to find more of that time.
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It is important to stay ahead of the curve with the products and resources that help you to level up your career, gain a deeper understanding of your job’s technological needs, and create more efficient and streamlined workflows.
Organizing your email, a 4m 22s snippet from the LinkedIn Learning course Optimizing Your Work with Microsoft 365 (1h 45m) gives some insight into the baked in Outlook tools to keep on top of your email inbox.
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Build trust, collaboration and better listening skills using ritual and routine to help strengthen relationships with your peers and colleagues.
Not sure how to incorporate routine and ritual into your work life? When thinking about implementing new routines and rituals, ensure to think about its purpose and how we can build something together that serves that purpose?
To learn more about routine and ritual in the workplace or to see some examples in action, check out this 4:21 min video clip, Strengthening Relationships through Routines and Rituals.
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When was the last time you played at work?
Play has many benefits in the workplace including building community and culture, improving memory and increasing creativity and spontaneity. Watch this 2:34 min video clip on Fostering a safe space for play & connection to see how play can enrich and enhance our work with others.
This is just one tip from the series, Skills to Build Stronger Work Relationships, please feel free to check them all out!
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We all have a role to play in supporting workplace culture and strengthening inclusive spaces. However, it isn’t always easy to understand where to start! Review this 2:02 min video clip to understand your Role in Building Inclusive Workplaces and consider if your interpersonal skills and interactions with teammates are consistently respectful , kind, considerate and inclusive. Speaking of inclusion: a new opportunity for practicing your allyship skills, building new relationships and getting involved in strengthening our Culture of inclusion at the College is forthcoming! Introducing:
After the successful pilot launch of Affinity Group Conversation circles in 2023, we are excited to take this initiative to the next level and launch Affinity Group Conversation Communities.
Are you passionate about creating inclusive spaces for AC employees? We’re looking for 10 Co-Leads (two per group) to guide the development of 5 affinity groups being formed (Racialized Identities, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ Identities, Women , Interest in Allyship).
Please fill out the application form here if you are interested in entering the co-lead lottery for an AC Affinity Group Conversation Community. Or sign up here as a participant
To learn more, view the video on the affinity group Sharepoint site, where you will find more details about the program and your place in it.
If you have any questions on this topic or want to learn more about Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility, please take note of the following AC resources.
Contact: If you have questions about this topic, please reach out to the I.D.E.A team by emailing diversity@algonquincollege.com
IDEA Blueprint: To find out more about the strategy the college has undertaken to improve belonging, check out the IDEA Blueprint document.
Stay Connected: If you are looking for ways to get involved and stay up to date on I.D.E.A initiatives for employees, consider subscribing to the I.D.E.A. email list.
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Welcome to your Employee Learning Moment (ELM)! This is the place to learn about just the right tool (that will help do the trick), just-in-time (to help you through the rest of your week) and just for you (as an employee at AC)!
Building and stacking better routines is essential for good habits to thrive, and most importantly, to ‘stick.’ Watch this 3:38 min video clip on Stacking your habits to learn about 3 strategies to building efficient routines.
Interested in learning more? Continue watching the rest of the series, Building Better Routines or check out the resources below to help you maintain and sustain your stacked routines.
Visit the website, My Morning Routine , check out the book, Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey or check out the Vanity Fair “In a Day” video series on You Tube.
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This 5m 03s LinkedIn Learning video shares a preview of Copilot for Windows, an AI-powered assistant that you can use to interact with webpages and settings and applications in your own PC.
And there’s more! Are you interested in the best practices for using Microsoft Copilot at Algonquin College? Our Microsoft Copilot Essentials course, part of the Microsoft 365 Essentials Collection, is a comprehensive resource for all things Copilot at Algonquin. And better yet, it’s available to peruse and revisit at your leisure 24/7.
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If you are new at using Windows 11, or may not be aware of some quick tips, here are 2 short videos to help you get started with window placement. These tips are especially helpful when you don’t have multiple screens.
If these short videos have helped you, check out the Windows 11 Quick Tips course for many more quick tips on a wide range of topics.
Check out the Microsoft 365 Essentials Collection of self-paced micro-courses:
Need help with a specific Microsoft 365 task/tool/feature/process for everyday work tasks? Book an appointment with the Centre for Organizational Learning’s Systems Training Specialist.
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Change is all around us, and our professional life is no exception. If you are feeling anxious about upcoming change, check out this 1 min nano video clip, to learn a strategy to help you accept what you cannot change by refocusing your energy on what you can change.
This is just one tip from the short 9 min 11 s course Nano Tips to Thrive in Uncertainty and Embrace Change, feel free to check them all out.
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Our brains already have the built-in machinery to be wildly creative—some of us just need a bit of clarity on the process. This 5m 54s LinkedIn Learning video provides you with advice to help you get your creativity flowing by relaxing your brain. When our brains are relaxed, they function more creatively.
This is just one small sliver of advice from the Creativity Tips for All (7h 31m), check out the full course for even more tidbits to get (even more) creative.
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