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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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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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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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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While a multitude of factors can go into the making of a successful person, nearly all individuals who achieve high levels of personal and professional success have a keen sense of self-awareness. In this introductory 1:16 min video you will understand the importance of focusing on developing self-awareness to allow you to personally develop your leadership skills and enhance your career progression. Organizational psychologist, Gemma Roberts helps you learn how to develop your self- awareness so that you can understand how others see you, and better align your actions with your intentions. She shares strategies for how to identify beliefs to enhance self-awareness , step outside of yourself to gain a different perspective, leverage a self-awareness action plan, and more.
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How can we make learning more interesting and memorable for our learners? Learners often have an easier time retaining concepts when they’re woven into a compelling narrative. In his 1:45 min video clip introduction, Paul A. Smith, Storytelling Coach and author of, “Lead with a Story” and “10 Stories Great Leaders Tell,” talks about the importance of the story. Paul shares how we can begin to build engaging training content by using essential storytelling techniques.
Storytelling in its many varied forms opens up dialogue to allow for sharing including providing analogies and making connections to prior and new learning while inviting the sharing and discussion of other’s perspectives and lived experiences.
Consider how you can choose the right story to tell in the right situation, as well as, how to structure your story. Also, how you can incorporate emotion, surprise, and humor into your training to make the content more fun, relatable, and transformative for your learners.
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Explore this 3:10 min video clip and be inspired by AJ Eckstein to learn how to creatively problem-solve by adapting a beginner lens to welcome challenges with an open mind, while letting go of pre-conceived notions and assumptions.
Do you struggle when it comes to problem-solving? Would you like to think more strategically? In the rest of this course, you will be guided through a simple 3-part process with actionable tips on how to think like a consultant and solve problems both at work and in your personal life. From identifying the root cause of a problem to organizing your thinking to solve a problem to communicating effective solutions, a variety of creative methods and strategies and introduced that you can lean on. Some examples include using the 80/20 rule for maximum impact, the MECE principle to organize your thinking, and creating issue trees and decision trees to break down problems and make good decisions.
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Whether you’re working remotely or in the office, managing your schedule in Outlook ensures that colleagues know your availability and helps streamline meetings and appointments.
New features in Office 365 allow you to specify more details about your work schedule: from where you’re working (remotely or in office) and whether you work different hours on different days. In addition, you’ll be able to schedule meetings with others based on their work location and view work location on people’s profile cards.
This support page on the Microsoft website outlines the available hours and location features.
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Often want to make photos look their best and create a quick slideshow? In the LinkedIn Learning videos: Edit your Photos & Create a Video (6m:12s) and Create a Video from your Photos (9m:20s) a Microsoft Windows expert will show you how you can unlock the potential of Windows Photos.
If interested in more handy tips, these videos are part of the LinkedIn Learning course, Windows Tips and Tricks (1h:51 m).
Note: While these videos were recorded using Windows 11, users of Windows 10 should be able to follow along.
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Plenty of people have had the experience of setting goals and then failing to achieve them- think of all the New Year’s resolutions that are never realized. But with the right strategies, even your loftiest professional goals are attainable.
As part of the LinkedIn Learning course, Defining and Achieving Professional Goals (27 min 31s), Learn to Ignore the Unimportant (3 m 37s) provides strategies for ignoring the unimportant (at least temporarily) to help you achieve your goals.
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