Employee Learning Moment

Excel Quick Tips-Remove Duplicate Entries in Excel

Have you been using excel for years but never really took the time to take a full course to learn what it all can do? Not to worry, this Excel Quick Tip series will give you little sample bites of options that are out there to explore!

Check out this 1:24 min video to learn how to remove duplicate entries in Excel.

This video is a snippet from the 49 min LinkedIn Learning course: Excel Quick Tips.

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Excel Quick Tips-Create & Manage Drop Down Lists in Excel

Have you been using excel for years but never really took the time to take a full course to learn what all it can do? Not to worry, this Excel Quick Tip series will give you little sample bites of options that are out there to explore!

Check out this 1:25 minute video to learn how you can create drop-down lists in Excel.

This video is a snippet from the 49 min LinkedIn Learning course: Excel Quick Tips.

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The Polyvagal Theory and Mapping your Own Nervous System

You are likely familiar with “fight or flight” or “rest and digest” as terms typically referred to when discussing our autonomic nervous system. With anxiety, depression, and stress on the climb, have you ever wondered how you can understand your reactions to life’s challenges and stressors?

Or maybe you wondered how you can become more resilient? Would you like to attempt to map your own nervous system and take ownership of what’s happening to your body? To tune in to what’s happening, and know how to regulate your emotions and your responses to stress? Thanks to the kind contribution of colleague Jennifer Thevierge, you can take a page from the “Movement Paradigm” to read on how you can experiment with mapping your own nervous system via a different aspect of the nervous system referred to as the Polyvagal Theory developed by Dr. Stephen Porges.

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Fundamentals of well-being

Well-being is defined as feeling good and being effective. But how do we cultivate well-being and happiness? Watch this 3:03 min LinkedIn Learning video clip with Karen Doll as she explores the five components of the PERMA model and discover how you can foster a sense of well-being into your work routine.

Interested in more mental health and wellness content? Consider the following Algonquin College employee learning opportunities:

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Four Simple Strategies to Boost Creativity and Productivity

While you may not usually think of being creative as a benefit to productivity, sometimes shaking things up and approaching work with creativity can help you bring big projects to the finish line. In this audio-only course, Four Simple Strategies to Boost Creativity and Productivity (8 mins), adapted from the Modern Mentor podcast, host Rachel Cooke helps you understand how you can harness your creativity to be more productive. Rachel details actionable techniques to burst through productivity barriers, enabling you to produce meaningful outcomes.

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Leading with Vision

Looking for ways to lead with vision within your own circles of influence? Watch this 3:24 min video clip to discover how you can build your personal vision and gain the skills and tools to support your team, department or school.

Interested in learning more? Join us this morning as we mark International Women’s Day with the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, 27th Governor General, Commander-in-Chief of Canada as our keynote speaker!

Only online registration is still available for this event. You can register here or watch the livestream!

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Spread Positive Gossip

It has been proven that the mentally strongest people have specific habits that drive their fortitude. In this 2:58 min LinkedIn Learning video Spread Positive Gossip, Scott Mautz talks about how just as negative gossip travels very quickly and has a devastating effect in many ways, so can positive gossip have an opposite uplifting impact.

If you enjoy this video consider completing the entire course, Ten Habits of Mentally Strong People (39 mins). This course states different habits you can incorporate into your daily routine to specifically build your mental strength, contributing to success on so many fronts.

Interested in more mental health and wellness content? Consider the following Algonquin College employee learning opportunities:

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How to Build a Culture of Privacy at AC

Do you ever wonder how organizations collect, use, store or disclose personal information?

When we talk about Data Privacy, it is about your right to protect your personal information.

Do you need to share sensitive and confidential information via email? A best practice when sharing sensitive information is to secure the document with a password, and share the password using another channel, or share the private link to the document with the specific recipient.

Are Zoom & Team meeting recordings really necessary? Make sure there is an essential need to record meetings. Inform all future attendees that a recording will take place in your invitation request. Ensure that sensitive and confidential files are not shared during this time.

For more information on how to build a culture of privacy at AC, please examine the Tips on Developing a Privacy Culture document or contact the Information Security & Privacy team at privacy@algonquincollege.com.

We all have a role in building a culture of privacy at Algonquin College.

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Building Inclusive Work Communities

Workplace Utopia is described as “a place where everyone feels a sense of Belonging.” Why is “feeling like you belong” important? What are some of the positive and negative impacts of ‘feeling that you do not belong’? Is this topic resonating with you? If so, please join Joanne Simon-Walters, HR Professional and experienced business leader, in this introductory 1:25 min video to begin the “Building Inclusive Work Communitiesconversation. This learning path will examine inclusivity essentials including inclusion strategies (also in chaotic times) to understand how this can have a positive impact on creating a sense of belonging in our workplaces.

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