Author: sammutn

Rethinking end-of-work-day Rituals

Are you looking for key opportunities to revise your end-of-work-day rituals? Listen to this 3:11 audio recording to learn about some tips and strategies to help you clearly draw boundaries between work and home life.

HINT: This is just one of a series of 10 short audio recordings that have been adapted from the podcast, ‘How to Be Awesome at Your Job.’ You might want to check them all out!

To access this podcast, simply click on the link above, or, if you are new to LinkedIn Learning, please visit this link for more information.

Have questions? Suggestions for employee learning? Contact the Centre for Organizational Learning.

Overcome Overthinking

The more we delay action to get tangled in our own thoughts, the farther we get from our goals. In this 3:11 min video clip, find out how to tell the difference between deep thought and overthinking.

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5-Minute Meditation

Live a life filled with less stress, greater well-being, and enhanced productivity by learning how to make transformational changes. This 6:49 min video clip, will give you a quick overview of meditation and a guided 5-minute meditation.

To access this video, simply click on the link above, or, if you are new to LinkedIn Learning, please visit this link for more information.

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Using Steps Recorder to create a Tutorial by Recording & Sharing Instructions

Do you wish you could easily convey to your ITS Technician any issues you were having with your PC? Or, perhaps you need to easily share a written work process with a colleague? The Windows “Steps Recorder” tool allows you to efficiently and effectively track and record what you are doing on your PC screen while automatically generating step-by-step written instructions and screenshots. This application also allows you to add comments to your slides and review recorded steps as a slide show. In this 3:44 min video clip, you will find a few simple steps to help get you started.

Happy recording and sharing!

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Setting & Accomplishing Goals

Happy New Year and welcome back to our Employee Learning Moment! This blog is designed for our busy lives at Algonquin College. This is the place to learn about 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)!

The Employee Learning Moment (ELM) highlights resources, tools, and just-in-time workplace tricks to help you work more collaboratively and effectively. We hope you will return to this blog or subscribe to receive weekly updates.

This week the ELM explores goal setting so that you can get more meaningful things done. To learn about some of the techniques that you can leverage to help maintain momentum as you effectively accomplish your goal(s), please check out this 1:24 minute video clip.

Hint: Don’t stop there, it is just the introduction to a set of short clips that will help you take action and overcome obstacles, especially when everything feels like a priority.

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Holiday Stress Management

Finding healthy ways to eliminate stress is important to living a healthy, happy life.

In the spirit of the holidays, please find two tasty recipes to help get your holidays started! Homemade Eggnog with Pecan Sandies – a winning combination!

The Centre for Organizational Learning would like to wish all employees a healthy, safe & restful holiday season! We look forward to supporting your learning needs in the New Year!

Please ensure to check out our Employee Learning Calendar for more opportunities coming your way!

Practice Presentations in MS PowerPoint with Presentation Coach

Are you seeking help with Presentation ‘best practices’? How is your presentation pacing and pitch? How about your use of sensitive speech and fillers like ‘Uhms’ and ‘Uhhs’? In this 2:51 min video clip you will discover the Presentation Coach feature in Microsoft PowerPoint. Once you select ‘Rehearse with Coach,’ this feature will guide your practice in real–time. providing you with a rehearsal report to review.

Please note, this feature is ONLY available via the WEB version of MS Office 365 suite, which requires you to login with your College credentials: Step by Step Instructions to Log in to Office.com

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Insights on Working from Home’s Largest-ever Experiment

Curious about increased productivity and retention while working from home? Or looking for ways on how to combat isolation as employees continue to work from home? Listen to this 2:12 audio recording and learn about the study on working from home’s largest-ever experiment!

HINT: This is just one of a series of 10 short audio recordings that have been adapted from the podcast, ‘How to Be Awesome at Your Job.’ You might want to check them all out!

To access this podcast, simply click on the link above, or, if you are new to LinkedIn Learning, please visit this link for more information.

Have questions? Suggestions for employee learning? Contact the Centre for Organizational Learning.

 

The 6 Morning Habits of High Performers

It is said, “Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development because success is something you attract by the person you become.” Listen to this 3:36 min podcast to discover 6 practices to get back on track, including how to practice silence for greater clarity.

To access this podcast, simply click on the link above, or, if you are new to LinkedIn Learning, please visit this link for more information.

Have questions? Suggestions for employee learning? Contact the Centre for Organizational Learning.

Taking Meaningful Breaks 

Working from home has made us more accessible to our colleagues and leaders than ever before. The era of back-to-back meetings that keep us planted at our home workstations has been commonplace for many.

Are our new virtual meeting habits hindering our overall work performance?

Scheduling meaningful breaks that offer you a moment that is relaxing or enjoyable throughout the day can help recharge or reset you throughout your workday.

This 4:43 min video clip from Time Management: Working from Home, provides some insight into the benefits of planning meaningful breaks.

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