CHALLENGE: Today, every manager works in an info-intense, tech-driven environment. They begin each day trying to get control of a mountain of Outlook email, chat, and mobile text communication.  As a result, it’s a struggle to prioritize tasks, manage time, and coach people. Then, at ten AM, they dash off to a live, virtual, or hybrid meeting, which is often poorly run and unproductive.

As the day continues, they collide with surprise tasks as they struggle to find lost files in OneDrive or Outlook. They try to get organized but often fail. At the end of the digital day, most managers feel like a hamster on a wheel, running in place instead of getting things done.

SOLUTION: Get Control of Your Digital Day is a transformative, three-module course that delivers a strategic approach to achieving excellence in the virtual world of work. Participants come to view their tech environment as a digital factory needing repair. Talented facilitators share practical tech tips and long-term strategies that help boost digital proficiency, aka Tech Quotient (TQ).  The course contains three modules that cover these topics 1) E-Communication, 2) Tech-Driven Time Management, and 3) How to Organize Your Digital Office.  An optional fourth module focuses on Virtual Meeting Impact.  Class descriptions can be found below.

The course is unique for three reasons:

1. Systems Approach: The virtual work environment is redefined as a digital factory containing raw materials (email, chat, meeting actions, etc.), equipment (digital apps and devices), and a final product (completed tasks, projects, and decisions). TQ represents their aptitude for managing their digital world.
2. Excellent, Targeted Training: Participants discover a digital toolkit that includes practical tips, brilliant strategies, and new ways to optimize work via the intelligent use of technology. There is a genuine "Wow!" moment every few minutes. The course is packed with what we call -- e-Factor: Engaging, energizing, and effective content that excites participants and moves them to adopt best practices at a higher level.
3. New Assessment Tool: Participants take an assessment that sorts them into four distinct tech types. The Tech Quotient Assessment Tool (TQAT) provides them with a baseline score upon which to improve. With visible, measurable gains, entire teams can elevate productivity, performance, and quality of work.

The Get Control of Your Digital Day course consists of three core class modules and 15 elective modules that focus on essential apps, including OneNote, OneDrive, Excel, and PowerPoint. You can find all of these resources in one convenient place: The Get Control Digital Skills Learning Center.

Please review the three classes that make up the course below.