40 Better Hours: Improve your workweek
September 19-23, 2016 | Watch the videos | #40BetterHours
40 Better Hours is a project from Katie Hawkins-Gaar and Ren LaForme dedicated to improving your work life in small but meaningful ways. By fixing things like workflow and communication, providing ways to manage stress and monitor mental health, addressing ways to effectively lead through transitions, and sharing skills to combat information overload, we can create happier workplaces that are better equipped to innovate and respond to industry changes.
From September 19-23, 2016, we hosted a special week of free training here on Poynter.org. Each day included a video, helpful takeaways and opportunities to interact with presenters.
- Information overload with Manoush Zomorodi: Watch the video, read the newsletter, and check out her Q&A.
- Conquering email and rescuing meetings with Katie Hawkins-Gaar: Watch the video, read the newsletter, and tune in to her Facebook Live Q&A.
- Leading through change with Rob King: Watch the video, read the newsletter, and check out his Q&A.
- The magic of collaboration with Jennifer Hicks and Carla Zanoni: Watch the video, read the newsletter, and check out their Q&A.
- Managing stress and mental health with Rebecca Palpant Shimkets: Watch the video, read the newsletter, and check out her Q&A.
You can watch all of the videos in this YouTube playlist. And you can sign up for the 40 Better Hours pop-up newsletter, where we’ll keep you posted on future training.
If you’re interested in related Poynter training, we’ve rounded up some webinars of interest. Bonus: Use the promo code ‘40BetterHours‘ to get 50 percent off!
- Fun at Work Week:Â AÂ webinar series about creating culture change in newsrooms.
- Internal Communication Without Email: Slack for Newsrooms:Â Free, thanks to the support of the American Press Institute and Knight Foundation.
- Leadership Advice for Our Age of Disruption, Misperception and Outlandish Expectations: Sara Catania, editorial director of Zócalo public square, shares how to promote a culture of collaboration instead of competition.
- A Guide to Difficult Conversations:Â Poynter’s Butch Ward offers advice on approaching tough conversations strategically, and carrying them out with confidence.
- Journalism and Trauma:Â A free, self-directed course that teaches you how to take care of your own health after covering a traumatic event.
40 Better Hours is Poynter’s first crowdfunded project. It was made possible by the generous support of Ruth Ann Harnisch and dozens of other supporters. Thank you all for helping to make work better!
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