Employee Learning Moment

Make your Story More Persuasive

In organizations that have many different priorities and hierarchy levels, being able to clearly create a story that wins support and resources for your projects, ideas, and initiatives is an essential skill. In this course, career strategy coach, Tiffany Uman guides you on how to craft a compelling and well-presented story that influences leadership and decision-makers, even in the most challenging of situations. Tiffany also highlights anticipating pain points, questions and potential pushback from leaders and decision makers.

After checking out this 2:56 min introductory video, you will be encouraged to engaged with the complete course, from planning backwards from the objective of your presentation as well as strategic research to understanding the needs, concerns, and priorities of stakeholders to craft a persuasive, data-backed story.

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Enhance your Presentation with Emotional Peaks

Do you want to make your lesson, presentation or pitch memorable? Research shows that we only remember 10% of what was said after 1 week. Listen to this short audio clip, Evoke Emotional Peaks, to learn how you can create more meaningful presentations for your audience.

Interested in hearing more? You can hear the complete series of audio clips as part of the LinkedIn Learning course, Becoming More Memorable and Persuasive.

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Leading by Empowerment & Delegation

Looking for ways to delegate some tasks within your team? The video highlights the importance of stretching an employees’ capability outside their current comfort zone. It also provides tips to help leverage learning for overall effectiveness. To learn more, please check out this short video clip, Providing Opportunities for Working at Higher Levels.

If interested in seeking additional learning and development strategies, these videos are part of the LinkedIn Learning course, Maximizing Your Learning & Development Outcomes.

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Lean into your Energy Levels

Have you given any thought to managing your energy levels? You can learn to get better results by cooperating with your energy levels instead of competing with them. Try completing your most productive work in the ‘green zone’ when you are at your peak hours of productivity. Select your moderately productive work in the balanced or ‘yellow zone.’ Finally, try completing your least important tasks when you are in your ‘red zone.’ This is when you have the least amount of energy. To learn more about leaning into your energy levels, listen to this audio clip, Cooperate with your Energy Levels.

Interested in hearing more? You can hear the complete series of audio clips as part of the LinkedIn Learning course, At Your Best: Managing Your Time and Priorities.

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Sharing Professional Development Wins with your Team

Looking to make more learning opportunities and resources available for your team? Inspire your team to share their top three tips from the latest PD session they attended. In the short video clip, Cascading Relevant Learning to your team, this strategy not only explores the benefits of sharing the learning (so that it is not forgotten after the session) but also inspires interest from other team members about a future topic they would like to explore. Try it today and see how it works!

If interested in seeking additional learning and development strategies, these videos are part of the LinkedIn Learning course, Maximizing Your Learning & Development Outcomes.

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How to Be an Adaptable Employee during Change and Uncertainty

As an employee, the most valuable skill you can cultivate is adaptability, so you’re ready for anything. In this course, Dorie Clark, a Business Administration professor and published author shares concrete tips and strategies to become more adaptable- and to embrace adaptability as an ongoing part of your life. Watch this introductory 3:43 min video to get you thinking about ways that can help to motivate you to become more adaptable.

Learn how to cultivate an adaptable mindset and build the right skills, including communication and open-mindedness. Then find out how to put your new adaptability skills into action by talking directly to your supervisor, taking on new tasks, and developing a positive attitude. The skills you learn in this course can help you thrive in times of crisis and succeed no matter what the future holds.

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Better Wrist and Elbow Health

Conditions like tennis elbow and carpal tunnel can be a result of repetitive and long-term mouse and keyboard use. Try these easy exercises to help prevent the common pains that plague people who work at desks and computers. This 3:51min video clip, as well as others in this series, will help you focus on improving your wrist and elbow health.

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Capitalize on Collaboration for Team Building

When you think of all the skills you could work on to advance your career, how often do you think about being a valuable team member? Almost never? In reality, working well with a team involves more than just a frame of mind, it takes a specific set of skills. This 2:52 min video clip will explain ways to build culture on the teams by fostering collaboration, navigating conflict, and creating an environment of psychological safety.

Don’t stop here though, check out other videos in the series to learn more about how to capitalize on collaboration for team building.

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Make Belonging Real in the Workplace

Research shows that leaders wrongly assume that their organizations are inclusive, overlooking the issues that affect their people, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds. This ‘perception gap’ leads to often unintended but harmful oversights. This 4:18 min video clip will overview three common barriers to belonging and help explain how to create an environment that supports belonging in the workplace.

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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Staying Organized at Work for Wellness

Spring is upon us, and with that comes thoughts of spring cleaning and getting organized, but it’s not only your home that needs some attention. Whether you’re in an office or working remotely, if your workspace and work routines are unorganized, you may constantly feel like you’re behind in your tasks. In this 1:32 min video clip, you will get suggestions on how to organize your workspace and prepare your work environment, so you feel more efficient and less stressed.

If you could also use some advice for multitasking, maximizing break times, please check out videos in this series.

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