How many times have you had a 15 minute window of time to fill waiting for an appointment?  As an alternative to checking the news centered websites, you could fill the time with a webinar or podcast to keep your knowledge base current.  The St. Louis Community College Center for Business, Industry & Labor has a page full of information averaging 15 minutes per webinar or podcast.  Topics range from a Human Resources centered focus such as employee diversity, hiring, and investing in employees; to an Education and Training focus including rapid learning, fostering group think and effective presentations.  Check out the webinars and podcasts for managers today.  Why wait?

Have a bit more than 15 minutes of time on your hands?  For the investment of up to an hour there are training webinars available to update and enhance your skill set, or learn something entirely new.

•  SCORE partnered with The Company Corporation to offer a webinar on How to Really Start Your Own Business that is now available via recording.  All that is required is registration to view the one hour webinar.
• The Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) host webinars in several states.  The beauty is you don’t need to leave your office to attend.  In Oregon, the SBDC has partnered with Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce to offer small business webinars containing information for the start-up business and the growth venture.  In Virginia, the Alexandria SBDC hosts a Google webinar series on how to utilize Google tools within your small business.  If you are interested in International Trade, attend a Why Use SBDCGlobal.com webinar that is conveniently scheduled so that you will be trading time well.
• Need help with your taxes?  The IRS has a website full of videos at www.IRSvideos.gov and specifically tax webinars to help you file those end-of-year returns.

Webinars and podcasts add a critical element to fulfilling the day of time-challenged individuals who are running their lives and businesses with efficiency.