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ABC+D Principles of Healing ...les of healing: Activate, Build, Cleanse and Direct Aids. Being new to herbs you may be confused about when to use cleansing herbs and building herbs. Should you take them together, or at different times? What if you have a specific problem, (i.e. kidney infection) should you take herbs for that problem along with cleansing or building herbs? What herbs/supplements act as activators, (i.e.  more...

Manifesting 101 How to Get What You Want w o Goofing it Up First Achieving Life & Livelihood Potential w/Momentum  more...

Manifesting 102 How to Get What You Want w o Goofing it Up First Achieving Life & Livelihood Potential w/Momentum  more...

Manifesting 103 How to Get What You Want w o Goofing it Up First Achieving Life & Livelihood Potential w/Momentum  more...

Aromatherapy for Emotional Spiritual Well-Being Aromas and the Chakras Free yourself from patterns that impede your happiness. Discover the connection between essential oils, the chakras and your emotional, mental, and spiritual patterns. Learn how they will help you to express and enjoy your individual potential; live the life you truly desire!  more...

Aromas Weight Loss Discover Healthy Effective Ways to Lose Weight Effortlessly Discover how to combine massage, diet, stress reduction and aromatherapy in your efforts to lose weight. This is not a restrictive diet program, but recommendations for how to change your lifestyle in a natural and healthy way.  more...

Attract Financial Prosperity - An Effective Program to Manifest Financial Abundance Are you ready to eliminate financial struggles? Take control of your life with this one-month transformative program that incorporates a spiritual approach to solving your prosperity challenges through aromatherapy oil recipes, meditations, affirmations, and much more.  more...

Learn Spanish On-line From Live Instructors - Intermediate Level This 3 month Intermmediate course combines the effectiveness of being taught by an instructor in a classroom with the flexibility and independence of online learning.  more...

Learn Spanish On-line From Live Instructors - Advanced Level This 3 month Advanced course combines the effectiveness of being taught by an instructor in a classroom with the flexibility and independence of online learning.  more...

How to Build And Maintain Rapport With Your Clients ...ion for successful communications. As we think of rapport being a degree of harmony that we have with someone, it takes on powerful dimensions in developing relationships. And when a person is responsive to you and your intentions, it could be related to your rapport skills. And whom do we respond to most favorably? People who are like us --- in ideas, actions, values, even speaking patterns.  more...

Dreamweaver 8 Series ...ises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied. Simulations teach learners to perform specific tasks in applications through guided, multi-step exercises. Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web, in a dictionary, or in MindLeaders Reference Library (for subscribers). n addition, it lets them find other occurrences of the  more...

Flash 8 Series ...ises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied. Simulations teach learners to perform specific tasks in applications through guided, multi-step exercises. Supplied sample files include sample documents, application files, programs, and programming code that enable learners to practice with these files, enhancing the learning experience. Find-A-Word allows learners to  more...

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Series ...ises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied. Courses challenge the learner with a variety of question formats, including multi-step simulations, true/false, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank. A skill assessment generates a customized learning path based on the results of a pre-test. A glossary provides a reference for definitions of unfamiliar terms. Bookmarking  more...

Writing Standards-Based Assessments Give your students an edge on state assessments by learning how to develop test items aligned to your state academic standards. Through participation in this course, you will learn to write questions that meet your state and local standards, including those that use higher order thinking skills. Additionally, you will learn techniques item writers use to make it difficult for test-wise students to  more...

Winning Over Difficult Customers Strategies for getting the attention and cooperation of the difficult customer. Concerns, objections and difficulties in customers come in a variety of styles. They might be uncertain, angry, clammed up or just plain rude. If you and your customer could read each other`s mind there would likely be none or at least few of these encounters. The reality is your customer has previous buying  more...

The Power of being Different ...being different as a powerful tool toward achieving success. Designed for all types of businesses, including individual entrepreneurs, small business owners, as well as those who want to improve their personal leadership in day-to-day operations, this course provides guidelines toward a changed perception of how to achieve success. Coursework focuses on increasing the insight of course members  more...

The Entrepreneurship Certificate in Marketing Mastery Program ...ts to pull off in the business world and we take pride in being able to assemble a key group of experts to give you the insightful feedback you need to polish your presentation skills. Not only will you potentially be given an opportunity to pitch your venture to an esteemed panel of experts, if you present a winning pitch, you will earn a private talk with our Venture Capitalist and Professor  more...

The Art of Professional Telephone Communication ... you use the telephone you are at the disadvantage of not being able to see your customer. There are verbal skills and strategies you can use to turn the telephone into a selling advantage. Tuning in to key words will indicate buying style and presentation preferences. You want to know how to ?read? your customer with those key words. Your use of both incoming and outgoing voice mail affects  more...

The Art of Active Listening ...asics of good listening. Good listening, in part, is just being courteous. However, it is requires more than just being quiet and paying attention, although those are aspects of being a good listener. Being a good listener is not a passive activity. It entails taking actions that will encourage the other person to open up and communicate what is really on their mind. Good listening is active  more...

Pharmacy Technician National Certification Exam Preparation Course ...t let your original registration money go to waste by not being fully prepared for this exam! Improve your chances for success with the National Certification On-Line Review Course. The Certification Review Course will thoroughly prepare you for the challenges of the National Certification Exam. The Certification Exam tests over many different areas of Pharmacy, so if you have never worked in a  more...

Office 2000 Introduction ...tions and work with visual elements. They will work up to being able to try out different design templates and change placeholders to customize their presentations. Sending, receiving, and managing e-mail messages are some of the basic features that are taught in Microsoft Outlook. Students will also learn how to use the Calendar to schedule appointments. Building off of Outlook is a course on  more...

Office 2007 Series (Fast Track) ...ises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied. Simulations teach learners to perform specific tasks in applications through guided, multi-step exercises. Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web, or in a dictionary. In addition, it lets them find other occurrences of the term in the same course. Search text enables learners  more...

Nutritional Herbalism: Learn How Herbs Work Within Your Body This course will help you understand Herbal Energetics Designed for the beginning herbalist, this course will help you understand "Herbal Energetics" - Why and How to use Herbs. As Alternative Health goes mainstream the need to understand these alternatives has increased. Natural doesn`t always mean Safe. Just because herbs are natural, you must not automatically assume that they are safe for  more...

Moving from Trainer to Performance Consultant ...erall abilities, not just a few key skills. The move from being a trainer to becoming a performance consultant can be difficult if you aren t aware of certain strategies and tips. This course will help you identify the steps to gaining the skills you need while building your client base. There are job aids, tools, and methods to help you make this career transition smoothly and successfully.  more...

NETS`T - National Education Technology Standards for Teachers ...ernational Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and being adopted by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), defines the fundamental concepts, knowledge, skills, and attitudes for applying technology in educational settings. All candidates seeking certification or endorsements in teacher preparation should meet these educational technology standards. It is  more...

Learn Spanish On-line From Live Instructors! - "Beginning Spanish 1" ...3 month introductory course combines the effectiveness of being taught by an instructor in a classroom with the flexibility and independence of online learning. The Course As a registered student, an instructor is assigned to you to act as your own personal trainer. In addition to teaching the conversation classes, your instructor makes sure you're on track and making the progress you expect.  more...

Internet Explorer 7 Series ...ises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied. Simulations teach learners to perform specific tasks in applications through guided, multi-step exercises. Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web, or in a dictionary. In addition, it lets them find other occurrences of the term in the same course. Search text enables learners  more...

Instructional Design Series This series will teach the learner the basics of the instructional design process. Learners will discover how to identify the need for instruction and analyze the content to be taught. Best practices for designing, planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction will help prepare the learner to create instructional programs. This self-directed course can be completed within 90 days or sooner  more...

HTML Lessons in Web Page Design - 10 Week Facilitator Led Design your own website with our 10 week interactive course. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language and is the language of web page design. If you have little or no experience with HTML, then this 10 week standard course with facilitator interaction is the one to take. With these lessons you will have your own web site up and running in no time! Learn to design internet web pages for your  more...

Herbal Energetics: Learn How Herbs Work Within Your Body Designed for the beginning herbalist, this course will help you understand Herbal Energetics?- Designed for the beginning herbalist, this course will help you understand Herbal Energetics?- Why and How to use Herbs. As Alternative Health goes mainstream the need to understand these alternatives has increased. Natural doesn`t always mean Safe. Just because herbs are natural - you must not  more...

Expert Certificate Course in Medical Terminology ...given instant access to the online course and are able to being their course of study. As you progress other materials will be shipped to you. Welcome to our Expert Certificate Medical Terminology course Learning medical terminology is like learning any foreign language. Along with the vocabulary, you need to learn how complex words are formed, and their origins. Our Expert medical terminology  more...

Fall Protection ...ts, and from roofs to high-rises. Hazards can result from being at an elevation, from being at ground level, or from falling objects. In this complete course your employees will not only learn the OSHA requirements for all types of safety equipment, but will also be trained to identify and avoid situations that might result in a fall hazard. If you have a dream that each of your employees will  more...

Expert Certificate Course in Medical Transcription with Work Placement Program ...given instant access to the online course and are able to being their course of study. As you progress other materials will be shipped to you. Welcome to our Expert Certificate Medical Transcription course This is our most comprehensive MT course, with 50% more dictation practice than our Advanced - a total of 2880 minutes of doctor-dictated reports to give you 288 hours of practice (one  more...

Expert Purchasing Management ...rchasing managers with more challenges than ever. Between being accountable for measurable results, pleasing internal customers, and ensuring that your purchasing staff improves its productivity, you may feel it is impossible to do a good job. After all, it isn't easy keeping up with evolving best practices, new technologies, and changing markets. But fortunately, there is a way for you to  more...

Entrepreneur Assessment Profile ...lement my strengths and weaknesses? Am I really suited to being an entrepreneur? The information contained in your profile may clarify how you think about yourself as an entrepreneur, which, in turn, may be useful to you as you consider such key questions as: Which aspect of business should I study next? How can I leverage my strengths and compensate for my weaknesses? Should I run a company or  more...

Effective Business Communication Series This series teaches the writing skills learners will need to effectively communicate in a business setting. They`ll learn how to prepare for a writing task, and about strategies and skills for effective word choice, sentence building, and paragraph design. Effective Business Communication Series This series teaches the writing skills learners will need to effectively communicate in a business  more...

Doing Business in China ...ises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied. A Course Topics list contains active hyperlinks, permitting quick access to specific topics. Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web, or in a dictionary. In addition, it lets them find other occurrences of the term in the same course. Search text enables learners to rapidly  more...

Doing Business in India ...ises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied. A Course Topics list contains active hyperlinks, permitting quick access to specific topics. Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web, or in a dictionary. In addition, it lets them find other occurrences of the term in the same course. Search text enables learners to rapidly  more...

Confined Space Safety ...On the other, you are just a few inches of metal away for being crushed and drowned, and only a few minutes away from suffocating. Welcome to Confined Space Safety Working in a submarine has its ups and downs. On the one hand, there is very little space to clean, and they always have that cozy lived in feeling. On the other, you are just a few inches of metal away for being crushed and  more...

Comprehensive Medical Coding Training ...fore completion." Pat "I want to say THANK YOU for always being so prompt in answering my questions. You have been very helpful and encouraging and I have enjoyed this course immensely. I have recommended it to several people already." Thanks, Jennifer Other excited students have great things to say about our program. "I never dreamed I would get this far and in such a short period of time,  more...

Chinese Seasonal Approach to Health Understand the Chinese Seasonal Approach to Health. Designed for the beginning herbalist, this course will explain the Chinese Five Seasons, their corresponding organs, food suggestions and exercises for health maintenance. As you learn more about alternative health you will realize that there is more to good health than just taking herbs, vitamins, eating good food and exercising. There is a  more...

Bartending the Easy Way-Online ...l be well-prepared to work as a bartender, in addition to being a valued employee. Bartending the Easy Way is an in-depth study of professional bartending. This exceptional online course will prepare you to work as a professional bartender in all types of establishments. Bartending requires so much more than knowing how to put ice in a glass and adding the proper ingredients. This class will  more...

Guardianship Decisions for Elderly Loved Ones ...Being designated as a guardian for an elderly or otherwise disabled loved one can be a daunting responsibility. This course will remove some of the apprehension and fear by providing specific directions for determining appropriate care alternatives, alerting you to pitfalls, giving you ideas for maintaining the loved onea s quality of life, and enlisting the support of caring others as you  more...

Coaching and Counseling ...ployees have the skills necessary to succeed without even being taught what these skills are. In addition, many people may have personal concerns that hinder work performance. By learning how to effectively coach and counsel, you can help your employees ease personal burdens and train them in the skills they need to be better employees. This course identifies situations in which coaching and  more...

Negotiating to Mutual Benefit The key to being a skilled negotiator is understanding the difference between negotiating and giving money away. This course demonstrates the stages and rules that will gain you a win/win solution, and with it long-term business. If you follow the guidelines set out here, you will be able to handle customer strategies and still close the deal on terms that keep both your company and your customer  more...

The Profession of Selling Consider how the following definitions relate to a successful career in sales: Principle - a rule or code of conduct; Strategy - a careful plan or method especially for achieving an end; and Skill - a developed or acquired ability. These three terms help describe the difference between sales as a profession, and sales as simply a job. "The Profession of Selling" course is designed to present the  more...

Views on Organizational Change ...le respond to change tend to follow predictable patterns. Being able to think of yourself as part of this larger picture is a big help when you set out on a journey of change. "Views on Organizational Change" gives you an insight into the basic principles that drive change. You also gain an understanding of the factors that impact on the readiness and ability of people to change. The course  more...

Developing Excellent Time Management Habits ...ear on our screens. There is a real danger that we end up being reactive rather than creative, and spend all our time responding to what we have been sent, rather than initiating new ideas. To avoid this, you need to develop techniques for handling paperwork, telephone calls, and e-mails to maximize their value, and minimize their disruptive potential. Technology makes it possible for us to be  more...

Risk Strategies The Cutting Edge This course explores seldom-discussed topics vital to your risk-taking strategies. Maintaining a balance between risk and recklessness depends upon your knowledge of business, people, and that little bit extra. That little bit extra in creativity and values can mean the difference between being at the cutting edge or falling off.  more...

Preparing for Outbound Sales Calls ...call. Successful inside selling is all about planning and being prepared. Being prepared means knowing what to expect from your customer and planning your responses. In this course, you will learn about the common perceptions customers have of salespeople. You will also learn the three premises of the inside sales approach, the structure of this approach, and the six buying roles. The course  more...

Preparing for Inbound Sales Calls ...he customer calls. Successful inside selling is all about being prepared, and that means thinking ahead on customer inquiries and responses you will give. This course identifies the common perceptions that customers have of salespeople. In the course, you will learn the three premises of the inside sales approach, the structure of this approach, and the six buying roles. The course outlines the  more...

Managing and Maintaining Brand Equity ...n lifestyles change. How can you respond successfully? By being ready for change and having a plan of action. This course gives brand managers, and anyone involved in marketing, an awareness of the ongoing spectrum of issues involving brand management, as well as step-by-step strategies to help your brand survive--and even thrive--in a competitive market. So, what opportunities, influences and  more...

Responding to Business Crises Your company may have a crisis. If so, what will it do? Your company's crisis preparations are now put to the test--a real test. Knowing how to respond to a crisis is vital to your company's well-being. It could mean the difference between your company surviving or not. In this course, you'll learn how to respond to business crises. There are three fundamental phases to crisis response: detection,  more...

Recovering from Business Crises ...being effectively managed. Now it's time to move on. The first steps deal with communicating--to your employees and to the outside world. How and what you communicate can have significant repercussions. Miscommunication, or misleading communication, can actually lead to another kind of crisis. With the right intentions and actions, your communications can help to establish trust and convey the  more...

Successfully Coaching Relationships ...elating that develop the potential of both the individual being coached and the coach. For this development to take place, there must be a working relationship between a coach and a willing coachee, a relationship based on mutual trust, respect, commitment and confidentiality. Within this collaborative framework, the coach uses a repertoire of styles to suit both the situation and the  more...

Establishing Team and Customer Relationships This course will familiarize the learner with the underlying benefits and skills needed to establish team and customer relationships. Teamwork is a critical component of a Support Center. This course looks at the individual responsibilities of each team member, as well as the team as a whole. It also addresses the role of strong leadership in building and maintaining successful teams. In a  more...

Performance Metrics for an Inbound Call Center ...tic environment, is there time to consider how things are being done? There should be. As the call center industry slowly transforms into a customer management industry, the impetus will be on call center managers to ensure customers receive the best service possible. But where do you look to analyze performance? Is performance quantifiable? Yes it is Call center performance metrics outlines  more...

Cross-selling in a Customer Service Call ...forced companies to cope with a host of new challenges by being flexible. Flexibility is a key factor in customer call centers.As a customer service agent (CSA), you handle dozens of calls a day, effectively helping customers by providing efficient solutions. At the end of this positive interaction, it makes sense to recommend additional or better products that will further aid customers.  more...

Using Surveys to Measure Customer Satisfaction ...project to measure customer satisfaction, whether this is being conducted in-house or by outside consultants. Not only must you measure the right areas--you must also have a system in place that will allow you to act on its findings. Cross-functional backing is essential if the survey is to have the maximum effect on how customers view your service in the future. The success of any customer  more...

Leading a Customer-focused Team ...nts of performance that impact on customer service, after being shown how to differentiate between those that do and those that don't. You'll also learn how to coach for performance improvement, using the method that's the most appropriate for the situation.No prescribed service system, no matter how finely tuned, can legislate for every eventuality, and there will be occasions when customer  more...

Customers Confrontation and Conflict ...ay service-minded when the person you are dealing with is being "difficult." This course will give you the perspective to effectively cope with customer conflict, and sound methods to deal with all types of potentially confrontational situations. You'll be able to identify elements of emotional response that interfere with good customer service. Staying cool, calm, and customer-connected is a  more...

Overcoming Difficult Service Situations ...icine go down, helps us let go of our egos or our fear of being wrong, and accept responsibility for errors. Though it's not appropriate to tell a customer to "chill out", there are some easy to use tactics to cool down the angry client. You'll explore the steps to guiding customers toward a solution to a problem or issue. Finally, tackle the exercise that tests your tolerance, and take a  more...

The EXCEL Acronym Instilling Service Excellence ...for EMPOWER YOURSELF, one of the most crucial concepts to being a great service provider. This lesson establishes the steps to taking ownership of your own personal service philosophy. That brings us to the last letter, "L", which issues a challenge. In "Learn to be Flexible", you must come up with a plan to increase your flexibility one day at a time. These guidelines will instill a customer  more...

Service Teams and Service Stars ...e. In this course you will also explore the importance of being a little "self-serving." You are much better caretakers if you practice taking care of yourself. After looking at individual excellence, you will look inside the workings of a championship team, a group that has the know-how to deliver knock-your-socks-off service. But beware of team issues that can destroy your levels of service.  more...

Writing a Business Case ...pecially when you consider that corporate investments are being subjected to increased scrutiny. Writing a good business case will help you justify resource allocation to key decision makers and secure funding for your project. Otherwise, you may be eaten alive by the competition In this course, you will learn how to plan, write, and present a business case to persuade key decision makers in  more...

How to Work with Arrogant and Duplicitous People In certain settings, jesters and gossips can be quite entertaining. However, at the office or on a regular basis, they are not amusing. In fact, their habits can be quite destructive. If you've had it "up to here" with someone who has a head the size of a compact car, or if you're tired of being told the latest malicious gossip by someone else, you'll want to take this course. After you've learned  more...

Making Telephone Calls Count ...tomated world, sometimes, just the act of getting a human being on the other end of the telephone can be quite a challenge. While automated voice attendants can be annoying, so is getting a person on the other end completely devoid of personality and knowledge. As a society, Americans are becoming more accepting of automated voice attendants. They're everywhere. When a customer calls you  more...

Essentials of External Consulting ... work in a variety of disciplines, clearly the role means being an advocate or representative of your organization.For such a role, you'll need excellent client-facing skills. These include communication and listening, presenting, report-writing, meetings and negotiation. Combining this with, in equal measure, qualities of leadership, creativity, and emotional intelligence.In this course,  more...

Team Feedback A Guide ...re that team performance is managed effectively--feedback being of crucial importance. Feedback about how the team is performing, how individuals are contributing to the team's performance, and how the team is being managed, are all vital. Managing team performance is complex, because effective teams depend on synergy between individual and team factors. In this course, you will learn what  more...

Crafting Deals "A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." Could Francis Bacon possibly have been wondering about how to make the most out of his dealings with other people when he wrote those words? Do you ever wonder about your own ability to create opportunities for yourself? Think of something that you really wanted in the past. It could be anything--a promotion at your workplace, a new car, or  more...

What to Do When the Going Gets Tough "It is common sense to take a method and try it; if it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But above all, try something." Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke these words of wisdom. Negotiating can be challenging, especially when the stakes are high. It's possible to be suddenly stopped in your tracks when an event or circumstance sends the whole deal reeling. Have you ever been involved in a tough  more...

Effective Intercultural Relationships ...'re risking your business communication and relationships being misunderstood. When operating interculturally, mistakes are easily made when you take appearances and meaning for granted. This course lends significance to the term "multiculturalism." In this course, you will learn about the many ways in which mini- to macro-cultural behavior and attitude can vary, around the corner and around  more...

Standard Business Etiquette ...tions, middle management and the concept of seniority are being replaced by a flat organizational structure and intense competition. Such an environment makes the need for appropriate behavior especially crucial, particularly if you're looking to advance your career. How do you maintain your private "space" when you sit in one of a dozen cubicles? How should you address your peers and  more...

Business Etiquette for Supervisors Some supervisors seem to be able to energize their employees to give their best efforts. Other supervisors have to engage in a battle of wills to accomplish the simplest tasks. What's the difference? According to a 19th-century management thinker, a supervisor: "has the power to make employees happy or unhappy; and to make their jobs a pleasure or a burden. A supervisor's power lies in words and  more...

The Process of Interpersonal Communication ... to be productive in today's business environment without being an effective communicator. This is particularly true if achievement of your goals depends on your ability to influence others. You need to be able to communicate your ideas, instructions, thoughts, and feelings accurately. This is not as easy as it may seem, and ineffective communication is often at the core of a high proportion of  more...

The Mechanics of Communicating Effectively ...y, good listening involves more than just hearing what is being said. To be an accomplished listener you must be prepared to become actively involved in the process, demonstrating your willingness to truly understand what the other person is saying. In this course you will be given strategies to assist you to improve your listening skills and in doing so to make solid connections with those you  more...

Crisp Composition When you send off business documents that you have written, what do you think the recipients--your readers--hope for? Do they want to plow through long-winded documents that never get to the point? Do they want to waste time puzzling out what your convoluted sentences mean? Do they want to send back numerous requests for clarification? Do they want to pull out an unabridged dictionary just to  more...

Asserting Yourself Professionally Do you sometimes wonder if your professional style is too passive-hesitant and weak? Or do you find yourself acting too aggressively toward your co-workers or subordinates--too critical and overbearing? Do you wonder if there is another professional style that might be better for you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it's a good time to learn to be an assertive business professional.  more...

Handling Conflict ...pproaches to conflict, based on a spectrum that goes from being only concerned about your own needs, to only being concerned about other people's needs. This spectrum gives rise to five possible strategies for dealing with conflict. Whatever strategy you apply, some core techniques will make you more effective. These involve three main actions: confronting the conflict, communicating with the  more...

Creating a Positive Attitude ...ve attitude involves looking for the best in a situation, being realistic about possibilities and consequences, and having the courage to believe that you can succeed. It isn't always easy to be positive. You may feel that the odds are stacked against you, or you may find it hard to cope with the difficult and challenging situations that you find yourself in. Taking action to develop a positive  more...

Business Travel Safety - Safety Measures for Travelers In Business Travel Safety: Safety Measures for Travelers, you will learn why business travelers are often at a higher risk for being involved in a crime than local citizens. Additionally, you will understand what precautions a woman traveler should take and what safety guidelines should be followed. You will also learn why it is important for disabled persons to consider their safety when  more...

Getting Results by Building Relationships You are not the boss. You've been called "peer," "esteemed colleague," "invaluable staff member," and "friend," but no one's even come close to calling you "boss." When you stop to think about it, you realize you have no real authority whatsoever. In fact, you have much more power than you think, even if you are on the bottom rung of the corporate ladder. As Jack London said, "Life is not always a  more...

Results and Teamwork without Authority ...being a member of a team, what role do you think you should play? Legendary Alabama football coach Bear Bryant said, " In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first--ahead of personal glory." Yet, according to general George S. Patton Jr., "If everyone is thinking alike then somebody isn't thinking." When it comes to getting results  more...

Leading without Authority Lily Tomlin said, "I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody." Tomlin could have been speaking on behalf of many employees in the corporate world who, despite having little authority, take it upon themselves to become leaders nonetheless. Becoming a leader, and getting results, without authority is especially important in today's corporate  more...

Oracle Database 11g Managing Resources and Task Automation To identify ways to ensure that resources are being put to best use and database jobs are performed when they should be, using the Database Resource Manager and the Scheduler.  more...

Ethics and Professional Knowledge ...being ethical mean? How does one make the best ethical choice in a complex project management environment? What are legal requirements, and how can you spot the moment when conflict of interest has occurred? In today's world, project managers must have a clear comprehension of these ethical responsibilities.Project managers must also be aware of their professional duty to contribute to the body  more...

Manager s Performance Guide - Team Conflict Skills ...ng and development departments. Managers are increasingly being asked to show how their training efforts add value to the organization, and that means being able to measure performance. Have behaviors changed? How can we determine behavioral change? During the past four decades, numerous models of training evaluation have been proposed. Donald Kirkpatrick created the one that's been most widely  more...

The Individual s Role in a Team You can't have a team without first having a collection of individuals. But a team is more than just the sum of its parts. Effective team members go beyond themselves and their personal desires and goals. If you want to be an effective team member, your challenge is to put the team first--which means maximizing your contributions to help the team accomplish its purpose. In this course, you'll  more...

Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Vista Networking Microsoft Windows Vista provides the Network and Sharing Center to configure and diagnose networking connectivity. This feature also allows you to configure access to the network through wireless connections, and remote access using VPNs and Remote Desktop. Windows Vista can also use group policies to configure network security to encrypt traffic over the network when network services are being  more...

Six Sigma Listening to the Voice of the Customer ...ries and markets, so now it's the company itself which is being admonished to beware. That means businesses should be looking for the best way to gauge what its customers really need and want. In "Six Sigma: Listening to the Voice of the Customer," Six Sigma Green Belts and team members learn that best way. The course consists of two lessons: "Understanding Customer Requirements," and "Defining  more...

Define the Six Sigma Opportunity ... horse"? It's a quaint way of describing a process that's being implemented in a backward manner. One example of this is a company that begins to make organization-wide improvements before identifying which improvements would provide optimal benefits. This course, Define the Six Sigma Opportunity, is a guide for choosing those processes that will reap the greatest corporate benefit from Six  more...

Scoping the Six Sigma Project Six Sigma?? Black Belts are called upon to solve problems that have no known solutions. This is a risky endeavor. Yet Six Sigma deployment has a track record of success. One of the keys to its success is proper project scoping. No one wants to try to do it all with a single opportunity. Six Sigma projects need to be selected mindfully and scoped appropriately. Yet, without known solutions,  more...

Lean Tools ...being Lean seeks to eliminate waste from the organization. By applying Lean tools and techniques, organizations can become more competitive, agile, and responsive to customer demands. This course highlights the implementation of Lean tools in the production and manufacturing environment. These tools have derived largely from the development of the Toyota Production System (TPS). In addition,  more...

Taking on a Management Role What does becoming a manager involve? What skills are needed to be a good one, and what will others expect of you? These are all natural questions for anyone who is about to become a manager, or who has recently been promoted. Moving into a first management role represents possibly one of the biggest changes in your working life. The transition from player to manager is an exciting, but  more...

Becoming a Manager Leading and Communicating Employees want decisive leadership from their managers. Organizations, too, need their managers to be clear about their objectives, and how their teams can achieve them. As a new manager, it is important that you understand that leadership is about giving direction, but it is also crucial that you realize that it also involves trusting and empowering your staff. You will undoubtedly have been very  more...

Introduction to Internal Auditing Surprises can be very costly to a company. Developing in-house strategies to ensure that internal processes are being followed and quality expectations are being met is a powerful tool for avoiding surprises. This course, Introduction to Internal Auditing, will introduce you to internal auditing strategies and techniques that help accomplish this end. Specifically, you will learn how to plan and  more...

Foundations for Business Execution ... reality. It's not a process or a formula, but a state of being that will permeate and transform your entire organization. This course will provide you with the basic information you need to create an execution culture in your organization. In one lesson, you'll examine execution cultures to uncover what execution is and what it is not. You'll explore personal accountability and energy, two  more...

Knowledge as Capital ...ions points to a basic fact: There is a new kind of asset being valued in our economy. That asset is knowledge, the intellectual capital of the organization. The high potential return of leveraging the knowledge capital of an organization has led to company valuations that far exceed what used to be accepted as standard. This new capital is walking around your company, is hidden in file  more...

Being a Knowledge Activist You. You're the one it starts with or the one who helps it to succeed. Knowledge management can never flourish in a company without people like you--the activists. You know your company, the people, and the potential. And one more thing. You care. You want your company to succeed and your cohorts to have a creative, successful environment within which to work. That's why you've chosen to learn  more...

Overview to Effective Business Communication Calvin Coolidge said, "No one ever listened themselves out of a job." Furthermore, you could say that "No one ever communicated themselves out of a job." Understanding business communication is foundational to being an effective administrative support professional. Learn about the business communication process and techniques for effective communication such as listening effectively and sending  more...

Lotus Notes R5 Managing and Sharing Information Course Overview This course provides participants with the skills necessary to use Lotus Notes R5 on a daily basis in their workplace. At the completion of this course, students will learn how to design and manage forms and views; search domains, address books and the Internet for information; automate routine tasks by using agents; browse the Web by using the Personal Web Navigator; manage  more...

Lotus Notes R5 Managing and Sharing Information Course Overview This course provides participants with the skills necessary to use Lotus Notes R5 on a daily basis in their workplace. At the completion of this course, students will learn how to design and manage forms and views; search domains, address books and the Internet for information; automate routine tasks by using agents; browse the Web by using the Personal Web Navigator; manage Web  more...

Brand Management Developing a Brand Strategy ... Given a situation, identify the action that is being taken to protect a brand. Create a brand vision. Create a sub-brand. Given a scenario, analyze why your new product failed. Audience The target audience for this series is brand managers, product managers, and marketing personnel who wish to  more...

Data Modeling - Develop Depth to Your Models ...ertype/subtype construct. Identify the business scenario being modeled in a supertype/subtype construct. Identify what exclusive relationships are. Create an ER model for a business scenario using an arc construct. Identify the business scenario being modeled in an arc construct. Identify when an arc should not be used as an alternative to a supertype/subtype. Identify the need to hold  more...

Quality Management Business Process Improvement ...s at all levels of the process of product development are being asked to participate in quality improvement efforts. Since Icon will no longer rely on independent consultants to develop process improvement initiatives, it is your job as a QA Director to train Caroline and Linda in how to establish process improvement teams. Unit 2: Developing a Path for Change (0.5 - 1 hour)  more...

International Business Essentials The Global Business Environment ...nd the Americas. The program focuses on the importance of being culturally competent. Students also learn how to define the PPP theory, how to identify guidelines for conducting business with people of different cultural orientations, and how to adhere to the basic business practices, protocol, and behavior styles of other cultures. Learn To: Identify the four types of business  more...

Self Development Positively Influencing Others Self-Development: Positively Influencing Others offers the student an overview of the information required to influence others through nonverbal communication and language, and covers how to use influence to empower people. The program details how the student can enhance his or her level of influence by listening actively, understanding Satir modes and sensory systems, building rapport, and  more...

Business Travel Safety Domestic Travel ... Identify measures you can take if you are being followed on foot. Identify guidelines for ensuring that your hotel room is safe. Identify measures you can take to avoid crime in leisure location. Audience The target audience for this program is anyone who travels for business purposes. Deployment Options e-Learning  more...

ABAP 6 10 Reporting ...uced to batch input programming and evaluation as well as being introduced to the ALV grid control and shown what it can be used for. Learn To: o Integrating Reports in SAP R/3. o Area Menus. o Transactions. o Creating User-Specific Menus. o Batch Input. o Working with Files. o Batch Input Programming. o ALV Grid Control. o ALV Grid Control: Details. o Simple Program with  more...

Business Travel Safety Safety Measures for Travelers ...arn why business travelers are often at a higher risk for being involved in a crime than local citizens. Additionally, you will understand what precautions a woman traveler should take and what safety guidelines should be followed. You will also learn why it is important for disabled persons to consider their safety when traveling and some specific air safety and travel guidelines for disabled  more...

Creativity Innovation Promoting Team Creativity Creativity and Innovation: Promoting Team Creativity offers the student information required to organize creative teams, conduct effective team sessions, and avoid roadblocks to team creativity. The program covers activities that can be used to increase creativity in a team and describes the creative problem-solving process. Learn To Demonstrate characteristics of  more...

Cross Cultural Business Comm Understanding Cultural Differences ...ultures that value space. Categorize a given topic as being acceptable or unacceptable to discuss in an e-mail. Audience Managers, supervisors, employees, or anyone who communicates internationally for their organization, from their home office or while traveling, on a regular basis. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU  more...

Budgeting Capital Budgeting ...enario, correctly identify the capital budgeting decision being made. Calculate the depreciation of an asset using the straight-line method. Identify and apply formulas for discounting cash flow. Calculate discount rates. Sequence the steps managers should follow when justifying a  more...

Emotional Intelligence Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills ...e process can be applied in various situations, including being assertive, providing and accepting feedback, building positive work environments, and during sales. Learn To Identify the five abilities of Emotional Intelligence. Identify the benefits of Emotional Intelligence at work. Apply guidelines that  more...

E-mail Etiquette E-mail in the Workplace ...en to attach files, and how to prevent your password from being stolen. Learn To Identify advantages and disadvantages of e-mail. Forward an e-mail message. Reply to an e-mail message. Identify the guidelines that will help you avoid writing inappropriate e-mail. Arrange the steps management can take to ensure employees follow company e-mail policy. Identify the  more...

Organizational Communication Communicating in the Workplace ...rn To Given a situation, identify the role that is being fulfilled. Follow the process for analyzing change. Assist employees through a change. Apply the process for developing an individual-organizational relationship. Apply technology guidelines to an organization. Identify guidelines for communicating electronically. Audience Managers, employees, team leaders,  more...

Workplace Aggression Taking a Proactive Approach ... Explain why customization is important when being proactive. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Maxwell Carson, Icon's Director of Human Resources, to discuss the importance of taking a proactive approach toward workplace aggression. Through your questions, you will learn about the three steps to taking a  more...

Exit Interviewing Skills The Termination Process ...a two-percent defect rate, with a one-percent defect rate being considered ''good'' performance. Your goal for this meeting is to begin Nick's monitoring process by clearly explaining the standards by which his job responsibilities and performance will be measured. Unit 2: Guiding Employee Performance (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify the steps for improving employee  more...

Human Resource Law Family Medical Leave Act ...mpensation Manager. Your key job responsibilities include being a liaison between employees, management and insurance carriers, processing paperwork and new hire orientation. Since you are about to conduct your first new hire orientation, the HR Director want to go over some FMLA policies with you in case you need to answer any questions for employees. You must already reference these policies  more...

Strategic Decision Making Advanced Decision Making ...sions. You goal is to demonstrate that you are capable of being the lead of the team. Unit 2: Managing Group Decisions (0.5 - 1 hour) Sequence the steps for creating an affinity diagram. Identify the steps for determining whether a decision is successful. Demonstrate an understanding of how to make group decisions.  more...

Business Problem Solving The Problem Solving Process In Business Problem Solving: The Problem-Solving Process, you will learn the three phases of the problem-solving process and how to complete each phase. The program also gives you several processes for generating solution options and a method for prioritizing problems. By applying the information in this program, you will be able to identify a problem's root causes, develop and implement an  more...

Business Problem Solving Critical Thinking Info Analysis ...) Identify the type of reasoning being used in an example. Identify the process for logically analyzing a problem. Identify two common reasoning errors. Identify guidelines for preventing reasoning errors. Avoid errors in reasoning. Simulation Overview:  more...

Essentials of Management Negotiating Skills ...n (0.5 hours) Research the issue being negotiated. Set goals and limits for the negotiation. Analyze whether to reveal your limits. Simulation Overview: In this simulation you will be meeting with a sales representative from a leading provider of computer software. You want to establish a  more...

Essentials of Management Maintaining a Productive Workplace In Essentials of Management: Maintaining a Productive Workforce, students learn various ways to improve a job process, to provide support to help employees stay productive, to offer employees feedback, and to apply strategies for improving productivity. In addition, managers learn how to help employees overcome three main productivity problems encountered in the workplace. Learn To  more...

Change Management Managing Change ... In this simulation, your Director of Marketing is being promoted and the Marketing Manager has been chosen to fill the vacant Director of Marketing position. You are meeting with them and the Director of Human Resources to discuss the perceived effects the change will have on the department and its employees. Unit 3: Monitoring a Change (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify  more...

Correcting Performance Problems Addressing Performance Problems ...eshow, you learned that they were unaware of improvements being made to Icon's Uninterrupted Power Source (UPS) products. Keeping existing and prospective customers informed of new features are part of Robin's responsibilities, so you need to hold a constructive feedback session with her. Your goal is to follow the process and guidelines for this type of session, resulting in Robin  more...

Business Ethics Ethical Decision Making ...et with Trina Hansen, a recently hired Account Executive. Being new to the company, Trina is unsure of certain procedures at Icon. She believes that several of her co-workers have been taking office supplies and equipment home. She realizes that theft is wrong, but is unsure of her ethical responsibility. She is tempted to report the theft, but doesn't want to overstep her bounds or anger her  more...

Negotiating Preparing for a Negotiation ...n To Classify objectives as being monetary, growth, status, or principle. Identify steps for establishing requirements. Identify ways to research the other party before a negotiation. Follow the appropriate process for estimating the other party's requirements.  more...

Organizational Crisis Mgmt Managing a Crisis ...launched ''Star Polish,'' a product which was marketed as being able to make any car look like new. A dynamic marketing campaign surrounded the launch and included television advertising and in-store promotions. The success of the product is vital to the organization's survival, and it was hoped that the innovative ''Star'' would surprise competitors and reestablish Icon as a market leader.  more...

Advanced Project Mgmt Building Productive Stakeholder Relationships ...cess for visitors in a condensed form, with the equipment being contained in a gigantic glass bottle. In your meeting with Colleen, Drew, and Mildred, you must elicit their expectations for the project, determine their comfort level with risk, and identify the constraints you should be aware of. Unit 2: Stakeholder Communication (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify the steps for  more...

Team Leadership Developing A High Peformance Team ... 1 hour) Categorize functions as being group related or team related. Choose the right type of team using guidelines. Match types of teams with the correct descriptions. Choose examples of criteria that should be used when selecting team members. Simulation Overview:  more...

Team Conflict Working in Diversified Teams ...fers the student information for understanding diversity, being part of a diverse team, and resolving conflict in a diverse team. The program covers factors that contribute to team diversity, guidelines for effective communication, and approaches for achieving goals in a diverse team. Learn To Apply guidelines for effective communication in a diverse team.  more...

Project Teams Participating on a Project Team ... Recognize the guidelines for being an active listener. Audience Project team members, team members, and team leaders who are interested in learning more about how project teams are created and how they function. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US English  more...

Project Teams Building a Project Team ... Identify the levels of need being met according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Set ground rules during an informational meeting. Identify the expected result of a project team. Set team goals. Identify the five language characteristics listed in the  more...

Brand Management Managing Brand Equity ...eam has indicated that your hard work will result in your being promoted to Product Manager for Carb-AR. Unit 2: Measuring Brand Equity (0.5 - 1 hour) Select the factors you should measure when conducting a brand assessment. Select the steps to perform a brand assessment. Identify the characteristics that comprise an  more...

Achieving Success Without Authority Personal Accountability ... To Identify the effects of being caught in the victim cycle. Identify reasons for using action words in questions. Differentiate between positive and negative coaching behaviors. Differentiate between accountability and responsibility. Differentiate between  more...

Frontline Leadership Knowledge in the Workplace ...o. You are in charge of an upcoming sales meeting that is being held to educate the Division's corporate sales teams on Icon's latest corporate software packages. The goal of the meeting is to give the sales teams enough information about the packages so they can efficiently promote the software systems to their clients. Unit 2: Encouraging Knowledge Exchange (0.5 - 1 hour)  more...

Mentoring Using a Mentor to Your Advantage ...ong relationship with their mentor and gain the most from being mentored. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options Japanese, US English, French Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: Becoming an Effective Mentee (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify the qualities  more...

Advanced Six Sigma Your Role as a Green Belt ...e: The target audience for this course is individuals being asked to consider becoming a Green Belt, and those interested in learning more about what is involved in the role of a Green Belt in an organization. It is recommended that individuals take the first four courses in the series or have equivalent knowledge. Deployment: Self-Study Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE CEU  more...

Advanced Six Sigma Preparing for Black Belt Projects ...e: The target audience for this course is individuals being asked to consider becoming a Black Belt, and those interested in learning more about what is involved in the role of a Black Belt in an organization. It is recommended that individuals take the first five courses in the series or have equivalent knowledge. Deployment: Self-Study Accreditation NASBA credits: 2 CPE CEU  more...