Do you speak “Canadian”?
Jane Watson, Canada’s Grammar Guru, found a great quiz to test your knowledge of Canadian expressions on the Government of Canada’s language portal: Canadian Buff ‘n’ Bluff Did you pass as a Canadian, eh?
Author Archive for: Colin Watson
Entries by Colin Watson
Managers spend more than 6 hours per week handling staff conflicts
Do you know the percent of time Canadian Managers spend involved in resolving employee disputes? The article and survey published in HR Reporter, and conducted by Accountemps puts it at 16%. Our one-day workshops on Resolving Conflicts in the Workplace gives insights into how to be more efficient in handling this, thus freeing up valuable management time, helping to […]
Reducing Conflict in the Office
The Toronto Star featured an article on the five steps to reducing conflict in the office. It states that dealing with conflict in the workplace takes up a huge chunk of time managers and employees could be using more productively. Our one-day workshops on Resolving Conflicts in the Workplace gives insights into how to be more efficient in handling this, […]
The HR Tools the Profit 200 Use to Fire Up Their Employees
Profit Magazine identified the top four tools the top 200 fastest growing companies use. Two of these are where J Watson Training can assist your organization. #2 is Training Programs #4 is Performance Appraisals #1 and 3 are Benefit Packages and Bonuses To view the chart in Profit Magazine click on Infographic: Perks and practices
The Power of Words
Take two minutes to learn a valuable lesson in communication. The subject line of an email is critical. I can make your message stand out and be read widely or be overlooked. Your word choice impacts your readers’ buy in to your message.
Managing Time: Who’s Responsible for Your Work-Life Balance
A very expensive New York hotel is now offering a new service – a work-down call. When you check in, you can arrange for the front desk to phone you at a certain hour to remind you to power down all your electronic devices. Isn’t this like having your mother tell you it’s time to […]
Minutes and Freedom of Information: What you need to know
I just heard about a disgruntled parent who demanded to see the minutes of his son’s minor hockey association. It doesn’t matter what the man was looking for. But, under freedom of information legislation, the group had to turn them over. The members were shocked. After all, they were just a volunteer group organized to […]
Free Tip Sheet on Minute Taking at Meetings
Free Tip Sheet from the Web-Based workshop:
Taking Minutes at Meetings now on YouTube
YouTube link or click on the image above This web-Based Training is Offered through the “Udemy” training portal. The online course costs just $149… but for a limited time, use the coupon code “otn” and get the course for only $129! Click HERE to get this special offer now!
Web Based Training – Taking Minutes at Meetings
Ontario Training now offers a web based courses through Udemy on Taking Minutes at Meetings: Web based training by Jane Watson Jane Watson has been involved in the meeting process — both as a minute taker and as a chair — for many years. In fact, she has written one of the first books exclusively on […]