Creating a Learning Path That Leads to Greater Success

How invested are you in your employees and their happiness? It costs a huge amount of time and money to invest in hiring and onboarding new staff. So, if you could keep your staff engaged and happy, then you would potentially be saving a small fortune. Here are some startling statistics about the value of […]

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How to Be Truly Great at Your Role

Someone once said, “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” Some people credit the quote to Mark Twain, others to Agatha Christie, and still others to an American businesswoman named Sally Berger. Whoever said it first, the quote is packed full of meaning. It is natural that each of us wants to get ahead, […]

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Top 10 Outlook Tips and Productivity Hacks

When was the last time you received an email? Sounds like a silly question, doesn’t it? We get them all the time. Many of us may receive dozens or even hundreds of emails a day. This trend is continuing to grow. You might think that with the advent of social media, team communication like Microsoft […]

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Compuease: Always Great, Now The Great Canadian Training & Consulting Company

Since 1985, Compuease has offered best-in-class learning, helping you make learning easy. We grew to one of Ottawa’s premier training companies, leading the way in workplace computer and professional skills training. Training organizers and participants alike noted our excellence in customer service and our focus on providing practical and engaging training. Our participants came back […]

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Excel: Learn Far More Than the Basics

Almost every professional office role involves Excel in some capacity. And that’s not surprising, because Excel contains around 500 different functions. The first Excel for Mac was released in 1985, and the first Windows version came out in November 1987. Since then, it’s grown to phenomenal heights. Here at The Great Canadian Training & Consulting […]

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Three Workplace Goals for 2022 and How to Reach Them

There’s a motivational quote ascribed to Karen Lamb that says, “A year from now, you may wish you had started today.” Have you ever had a goal that you would have liked to achieve but just never got started on? Most of us have at one time or another. We just never started it “today”. […]

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The Not-So-Secret to Success

Universally, successful businesspeople will tell you to make use of every legitimate advantage you may have. If you were to buy a new car and discover it came with a free set of winter tires—on rims— wouldn’t you accept the offer? You might not need those winter tires right now, but the time will come […]

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Fast Track Your Development with Our Updated Professional Skills Courses – Part Two

In part one, we looked at how professional skills training is so valuable for you and your team’s professional development. You also learned more about three of our updated professional skills classes. Missed part one? Read it here. In this part, we will take a closer look at three different professional skills courses that have […]

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Fast Track Your Development with Our Updated Professional Skills Courses – Part One

Normal workplace Lots of things are happening quickly. 2021 has come to an end and you and your team are likely heading back to work after your vacations. The workplace you are returning to has probably changed from a year or two ago. The ways in which we interact with one another have changed too. […]

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Improve Your Organization with Microsoft Teams: The Six Best Features to Start Using Now

We may be socially distanced from one another at the moment, but we can still work closely as a team and as an organization. Microsoft Teams is the ideal tool for keeping us working closely together despite not being physically together. What are some of its most helpful features, and how can you use them? […]

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