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The Art of Active Listening ..., where he teaches MBA courses in Negotiating, Managerial Decision Making and Human Resources Management. In 2003 he received the Stillman School?s Award for Teaching Excellence. Lee is the co-author of A Woman?s Guide To Successful Negotiating (McGraw Hill) selected by Atlanta Woman magazine as one of the 50 best books for professional women and by Good Morning America as a featured book. He  more...

SalesPlus ..., where he teaches MBA courses in Negotiating, Managerial Decision Making and Human Resources Management. In 2003 he received the Stillman School?s Award for Teaching Excellence. Lee is the co-author of A Woman?s Guide To Successful Negotiating (McGraw Hill) selected by Atlanta Woman magazine as one of the 50 best books for professional women and by Good Morning America as a featured book. He  more...

Management & Leadership Decision Support Systems Training Program ... system of management and leadership Decision Support and decision making. In the 21st Century, and its global economy, the skill of decision making is vitally important to an organization's longevity and success. This course provides a proactive method of effective and efficient decision making. The decision making process takes into account decision support data. This data includes, but is  more...

Customer Service Plus ..., where he teaches MBA courses in Negotiating, Managerial Decision Making and Human Resources Management. In 2003 he received the Stillman School?s Award for Teaching Excellence. Lee is the co-author of A Woman?s Guide To Successful Negotiating (McGraw Hill) selected by Atlanta Woman magazine as one of the 50 best books for professional women and by Good Morning America as a featured book. He  more...

Management & Leadership Decision Support Systems Training Program This course will teach you how to effectively and efficiently implement a system of management and leadership Decision Support and decision making.  more...

Decisions and Risk Your success as an organizational leader depends on your ability to make decisions. Even though you may have extensive experience making tough business choices, a constantly changing business environment demands relentless skill improvement. This course sheds light on the decision-making process by moving from practical methodologies to decision-making intelligence. Build both quality and  more...

Managing and Maintaining Brand Equity There's a common saying: "The only thing constant in life is change." This is especially true when it comes to managing brands. Look at Coca-Cola and how it spawned several brand extensions such as Diet Coke and Cherry Coke. Then there was a brief, but widely publicized, brand crisis caused by New Coke, which resulted in the reintroduction of Coca-Cola Classic. This is an example of how, over  more...

The Role of Critical Thinking in Organizations In the organizational arena, applied critical thinking skills provide an essential foundation for all effective planning, problem-solving, and decision-making activities. Employees who can analyze and reason consistently and proficiently furnish a cost-efficient resource that results in a distinctive competitive advantage. Workers who are skeptical of quick fixes and operational dogma pay  more...

Developing Fundamental Critical Thinking Skills ...increasingly consequential as organizational planning and decision making become more distributed and reliant on written and verbal communication factors. Developing Fundamental Critical Thinking Skills coaches you through the acquisition of an array of critical skills that can help you improve your information processing and delivery agility. You also will learn how to maximize your  more...

Strategies for Facilitating Critical Thinking "Workplaces are not typically associated with reflection or critical self-reflection, ideas that are often considered 'soft' to the bottom-line, results-oriented world of business.... Yet, paradoxically, reflection is becoming more part of the lifeblood of organizations in today's economic environment." Victoria Marsick's words illustrate why businesses can no longer thrive on the unexamined  more...

Critical Thinking Skills for Managing ...decision making is linear and is what you do when you put your facts in order. Intuition is looking at those facts and trying to see a pattern-and the patterns aren't always evident because the patterns aren't always linear. The two together are an extremely powerful combination." Joel Kurtzman, President, Kurtzman Associates and former editor, Harvard Business Review. The Critical Thinking  more...

Organizational Scope of Critical Thinking "In any complex environment systems are necessary, but they must serve an organization rather than become its masters." This is how Ralph S. Larsen, chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson, describes both the need for systems and their inherent risk. Organizational systems, with complex and intricately interrelated components, demand the application of critical thinking to avoid  more...

Business Ethics for Managers Managers perform a delicate ethical balancing act every day. They must meet their obligations to their employer, comply with laws and regulations, address the needs of subordinates, and obey their own consciences. In this course, managers with decision-making responsibility will explore ethical issues and will acquire specific skills for creating and maintaining an ethical work environment.  more...

Basic Business Skills to Get You on the Fast Track Everyone wants to get on the fast track to success. But without basic business skills, you won't even find the on ramp. To get on the fast track, you have to master the basics and build from there. In this course, you will focus on the basic skills of decision making, organization, delegation, and negotiation and learn how to apply these skills in getting onto the fast track. Without these skills  more...

Managing Delegation Do you want to increase your effectiveness as a delegator? Are you unsure of how much control and feedback you need to implement when delegating tasks? Then this course will help you achieve those goals. As you proceed through this "Managing Delegation" course in the "Effective Delegation" series, you will gain valuable insight into several areas including change management, decision making, and  more...

A Workable Solution for Internal Clients One of the many challenges of working as an internal consultant is that of "making things happen." But making decisions isn't always easy. There are so many options and you may encounter resistance to changes you propose during internal consulting assignments. How should you deal with this? And how can you be so sure that working practices won't simply revert back once you're "off the scene?" You  more...

Group Problem Solving and Decision Making ...sary to first set the stage for group problem solving and decision making by recognizing the components of an effective team. You'll explore valuable strategies for improving group effectiveness, strategies that will enable you to move past groupthink and other obstacles and on to team productivity. You'll also learn how to better diagnose problems within a group setting, and then generate  more...

Making Decisions Dynamically ...etition of the 21st century marketplace calls for dynamic decision making--the kind of decision making that significantly boosts productivity. The objective of this course is to turn you and others in your organization into dynamic decision makers. You'll gain the skills necessary to avoid the psychological pitfalls that adversely affect decision making. You'll hone your decision-making ability  more...

Decision Making Implementation and Evaluation You've made your decision after careful and considered thought. The deal is done, right? Not really. Your decision, no matter how considered and creative, won't walk out on its own two legs and implement itself. It's time to nurture your decided course of action and then evaluate its effectiveness. This course will help you do just that. And you'll do it in a way that will better ensure the  more...

The Fundamentals of Effective Thinking Albert Einstein once remarked that "the significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." It necessarily follows that you must raise your own level of thinking in order to solve pressing business problems and make effective decisions. In this course, you'll explore how to think about the most critical business skill of all--thinking  more...

Problem Framing When you frame a picture, you intend for the viewer to examine everything within that border. Problem framing is similar in that you must not only consider what objectively makes up the problem itself but also what subjective tendencies influence your view of the situation. This course is designed to help you effectively frame problems so that you're sure your line of sight is aimed straight  more...

Problem Solving Generating Alternatives When faced with any problem, it's tempting, especially in today's frenzied business atmosphere, to either take the easiest route or rely on the old tried-and-true methods. But how many times have you taken a certain action and realized afterward that you had more options than you realized? Now more than ever, today's business world is complex and multifaceted. As a positive result of that  more...

Conducting the Behavioral-based Interview Interviewing is no longer a process of interrogation. In fact, the previously held view that an interview is an opportunity for an interviewee to "sell" himself is under considerable challenge. What's taking the place of the traditional interview? The behavioral-based interview. The behavioral-based interview differs significantly from traditional interviewing styles because it focuses on the  more...

The Income Statement and Balance Sheet Connection This course examines in detail the relationship between the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet, how the line items on each statement relate to the other and correlate to business activities and decision-making. The course introduces common methods of analysis when using these financial statements to measure a business's financial performance.  more...

Ratio Analysis for Financial Statements This course introduces the learner to ratio analysis and how ratios are used in analyzing financial statements. Ratio analysis is used by businesses, investors, creditors, and stockholders in decision-making. Up-to-date audited reports from past and current financial statements are used to secure the most accurate ratio analysis results.  more...

The Principles of Financial Management Financial management is a key tool in controlling and directing the resources of any business organization. Managers--not only financial professionals but also managers whose responsibilities are largely non-financial--can use this tool to generate and analyze the financial information that is essential to decision making in business. Understanding the principles of financial management helps all  more...

Behavior Putting Your Best Foot Forward Are you interested in taking charge of your career? Would you like your job to be more interesting, to offer you more challenges? Today's workplace offers more opportunities than ever for administrative support professionals to assume more responsibility and be more active in office decision-making. This course will show you some ways to assess yourself to ensure you're ready to work towards a new  more...

Organizational Behavior - Organizational Group Dynamics Organizational Behavior: Organizational Group Dynamics defines groups and teams and explains processes for decision making and managing conflict within the organization. It also covers the communication styles and channels used by members of an organization.  more...

Windows 2000 Upgrading from Windows NT 4 0--Part 1 ...decision making processes which a System Administrator and other IT decision makers undergo when moving from an NT 4.0 environment to Windows 2000. As the title suggests, the emphasis in this course is on the planning activities necessary to ensure a successful migration. In addition, this course also details the assessment and possible upgrade of components in the IT environment which should  more...

Windows 2000 Upgrading from Windows NT 4 0--Part 1 ...decision making processes which a System Administrator and other IT decision makers undergo when moving from an NT 4.0 environment to Windows 2000. As the title suggests, the emphasis in this course is on the planning activities necessary to ensure a successful migration. In addition, this course also details the assessment and possible upgrade of components in the IT environment which should  more...

Sales Skills The Fundamentals In Sales Skills: The Fundamentals, participants will learn the six basic steps of the sales process, how to understand their client's decision-making practices, and the meanings of commonly used sales terms. In addition, participants will learn how to establish credibility and how to take a proactive approach to sales. Learn To Ask specific questions to understand  more...

Sales Skills Prospecting Addressing Needs In Sales Skills: Prospecting and Addressing Needs, participants will learn how to understand their client's decision-making practices. They will also learn how to research prospective clients, how to apply guidelines for making a sales call, and how to build a sales network. In addition, they will learn how to create win-win situations when finding solutions for clients. Learn To  more...

Sales Skills Overcoming Obstacles In Sales Skills: Overcoming Obstacles, participants will learn how to identify a client's key issues, how to differentiate between benefits and features, and how to anticipate objections. Participants will also learn how to create and deliver an effective sales presentation that is geared toward their client's key issues, as well as how to overcome a customer's objections. Learn To  more...

Strategic Management Establishing Strategic Focus ...ent. The program describes the proper steps for effective decision making, and the guidelines to make the strategic management process successful. Learn To Recognize the definition of strategic management. Apply appropriate terms and language to strategic management situations. Identify benefits gained from  more...

Strategic Decision Making Series The Strategic Decision Making Series includes the following courses: Strategic Decision Making: Preparing to Make Decisions Strategic Decision Making: Making the Right Decision Strategic Decision Making: Advanced Decision Making To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Economics Basic Concepts in Microeconomics Basic Concepts in Microeconomics builds on the general principles introduced in The Principles of Economics by introducing the learner to microeconomic concepts and issues. Such things as market behavior and decision-making, consumer choice and preference and the factors that motivate firms are covered across a range of informative lessons situated in real-life scenarios. Learn To  more...

Economics Products and Markets Having covered the basics of markets and consumers, learners can now examine the relationships between producers and the markets in which they sell in this course a Products and Markets a . Learners discover what drives short and long-run costs as well as what makes markets competitive. Different market types and producer theory are also explained. Learn To  more...

Communicating w Difficult People Handling Difficult Co-Workers ...as or opinions and ultimately you must take charge of the decision making. In this simulation, you must seek to understand how her personality contributes to the workplace problems you experience with her, and respond appropriately to those conflicts. Unit 2: Coping with a Difficult Co-worker (0.5 - 1 hour) Apply the appropriate coping technique for each personality  more...

Decision Making Problem Solving Decision Making Fundamentals ...Decision Making & Problem Solving: Decision Making Fundamentals teaches you a variety of decision making techniques. You will develop the skills that are necessary to make important decisions with various people and ensure the results of your decisions. Learn To Devise objectives given the background information. Establish  more...

Decision Making Problem Solving Problem Solving Fundamentals ...Decision Making & Problem Solving: Problem Solving Fundamentals, you will learn to use a systematic approach to solve problems. In this program, you will face several problems in your organization and successfully use your problem solving skills in order to produce a positive outcome. Learn To Identify different ways problems can be handled.  more...

Leading the Way Learning to Lead In "Leading the Way: Learning to Lead," you will learn what it means to be a leader, how to relate to your followers, and how different situations can affect leadership. You will learn the traits and abilities that make individuals effective leaders, as well as leadership pitfalls to avoid. In addition, you will learn interpersonal skills that can help you motivate and empower your followers. You  more...

Strategic Decision Making Preparing to Make Decisions ...Decision Making: Preparing to Make Decisions offers the student an overview of how to plan, frame, and research decisions. The program details how to define your decisions and apply appropriate decisions frames. In addition, the program teaches the learner how to avoid the problems of overconfidence and how to deal with uncertainty in decision making. Learn To  more...

Strategic Decision Making Making the Right Decision ...Decision Making: Making the Right Decision offers the student an overview of how to generate options and select the best one. The program details how to develop numerous high-quality options, as well as how to evaluate the options and make a final choice. In addition, the program teaches the learner how to review and learn from his or her experience and the experiences of others. Learn To  more...

Strategic Decision Making Advanced Decision Making ...Decision Making: Advanced Decision Making, you will learn how to use scenario planning to identify optimal decision outcomes, and how to identify and manage linked decisions. You will also learn how your organization can benefit from employing strategic decision-making techniques. In addition, you will learn how to use decision-making strategies to improve your negotiation skills. Learn To  more...

Business Problem Solving Problem Solving Fundamentals In Business Problem Solving: Problem Solving Fundamentals, you will learn about the need for problem solving, the ineffective responses to problems, and the elements of an effective solution. The program also provides a description of the skills that effective problem solvers possess. Additionally, the program provides you with definitions and strategies for overcoming barriers to solving  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 In Business Problem Solving: Critical Thinking and Information Analysis you will learn multiple analysis techniques as well as the different methods to reach conclusions. The program gives you a process for thinking logically and creatively. Additionally, the program provides you with processes and guidelines for both quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques. By applying the information in  more...

Business Problem Solving Problem Solving Teams In ''Business Problem Solving: Problem Solving Teams,'' you will learn about the responsibilities of a problem-solving team leader and how to manage a problem-solving team meeting. Additionally, the program provides you with processes and guidelines for motivating and communicating with team members. By learning the material in this unit, you will know your responsibilities as a team leader, be  more...

Conducting Meetings Managing a Meeting ...need to facilitate situation analysis, brainstorming, and decision making in a meeting, as well as techniques for fostering creative thinking and for managing conflict among meeting participants. Learn To Lead meeting discussions through a logical sequence of activities to arrive at well-informed and well-thought-out decisions.  more...

Business Ethics Ethical Decision Making ...Decision Making, you will learn about ethical dilemmas in business and a decision making process for solving them. You will also learn barriers and consequences to consider when making ethical decisions and the process for blowing the whistle when unethical situations arise. Learn To Identify common influences in the decision-making process.  more...

Managing High Performers Creating a Retention Strategy Managing High Performers: Creating a Retention Strategy asks what a company needs to do to attract and then retain high performers. It assists learners in developing an effective retention strategy by creating an awareness of the importance of managing organizational talent and by teaching strategies for retaining this talent. Learn To The importance of training  more...

Organizational Crisis Mgmt Managing a Crisis ...nicate information. To manage decision making. To manage legal issues. Audience This series is for senior managers, managers, communication specialists, and executives within any organization. Job titles can include: Executive Managers, HR Managers, Communication Officers, Team Leaders, Facilitators, Sales Staff, CEOs, Project  more...

Advanced Project Mgmt Portfolio Management In Advanced Project Management: Portfolio Management, you will learn the functions of portfolio management, the types of portfolios, and how to select and prioritize projects. You will also learn ways to maintain a balanced portfolio and track and allocate resources. Learn To Select the points to consider when assessing a project a a s a a a fit a a  more...

Team Leadership Conducting Productive Team Meetings ...blem solving. Identify pitfalls of decision making. Facilitate effective decision making. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will be meeting with Ronald Spear, David Morris, and Cindy Becker, all of whom are Systems Analysts with Icon. As their supervisor, you will need to effectively conduct a  more...

Team Participation Decision Making in Teams ...Decision Making in Teams, participants explore the process of reaching consensus, examine the challenges of doing so, and develop the ability to make positive contributions to team decisions. Learn To Apply best practices for making team decisions. Understand and avoid 'groupthink,' in which team members become complacent about  more...

Virtual Teams Participating in Virtual Meetings In Virtual Teams: Participating in Virtual Meetings, participants will learn the four types of virtual team meetings and what to include in the agenda for a virtual team-orientation session. In addition, participants will learn factors that influence a virtual meeting's effectiveness and four methods virtual teams use to make decisions. Learn To Use team-building  more...

Project Teams Applying Team Building Techniques ... team member. Recognize methods of decision making that are available to project teams. Reach consensus in a project team meeting. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you are the leader of a project team that is determining whether to develop and release a new version of existing software, or  more...

Cross-Functional Teams Cross-Functional Team Development ... chart. Use the steps for team decision making to reach a consensus decision. Use the elements for the TEAMGOALS acronym to resolve a challenge. Use team effectiveness and peer review surveys to evaluate a cross-functional team. Identify the guidelines for establishing a recognition  more...

Decision Making Problem Solving Series The Decision Making & Problem Solving Series includes the following courses: Decision Making & Problem Solving: Decision Making Fundamentals Decision Making & Problem Solving: Problem Solving Fundamentals To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Business Problem Solving Series The Business Problem Solving Series includes the following courses: Business Problem Solving: Problem Solving Fundamentals Business Problem Solving: The Problem Solving Process Business Problem Solving: Critical Thinking and Information Analysis Business Problem Solving: Problem Solving Teams To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the  more...

Business Ethics Series The Business Ethics Series includes the following courses: Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making Business Ethics: Managerial Business Ethics Business Ethics: Organizational Ethics To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Team Participation Series The Team Participation Series includes the following courses: Team Participation: Teamwork Fundamentals Team Participation: Team Communication Team Participation: Resolving Conflict in Teams Team Participation: Decision Making in Teams To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

E-Business Part 6 Working with Employees This course covers establishing acceptable use policies, email etiquette, company-employee communication and employee-employee communication. Finally, it needs to cover guidelines for building the Intranet and establishing document sharing. Learn To: a Identify the key issues involved in establishing effective communication within an organization. a Identify the guidelines for  more...

Operations Management Operations Management Tools ...liability Apply the steps for decision making to operations management decisions Apply the steps for problem solving to operations management problems Identify the techniques for establishing maintenance strategies Identify three options that E-commerce provides for managing  more...

Organizational Behavior Organizational Dynamics for Individuals Organizational Behavior: Organizational Dynamics for Individuals defines organizational behavior and identifies the variables and characteristics that influence an individual's behavior in the workplace. Learn To Identify OB dependent variables demonstrated by an employee. Identify types of power. Avoid  more...

Organizational Behavior Organizational Group Dynamics ...amics defines groups and teams and explains processes for decision making and managing conflict within the organization. It also covers the communication styles and channels used by members of an organization. Learn To Sequence the stages of group development. Sequence the steps for creating a team.  more...

Project Leadership Overcoming Obstacles ...onduct a team meeting. Manage decision making among team members. Sequence the steps for creating a decision matrix. Identify the documents used to estimate and report project costs. Audience The target audience for this series is project managers who are responsible for managing and leading their project  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning Network Infrastructure Part 1 This is the first course in a four-course curriculum that prepares the learner for Exam 70-293, Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure. The course covers three areas - TCP/IP configuration, Routing planning and troubleshooting, and DHCP management and troubleshooting. The course contains scenario-based NLOs that allow the learner participate in parts of the  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning Network Infrastructure Part 1 This is the first course in a four-course curriculum that prepares the learner for Exam 70-293, Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure. The course covers three areas - TCP/IP configuration, Routing planning and troubleshooting, and DHCP management and troubleshooting. The course contains scenario-based NLOs that allow the learner participate in parts of the  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning Network Infrastructure Part 2 This is the second course in a four-course curriculum that prepares the learner for Exam 70-293, Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure. This course focuses on the area of DNS - including servers, namespaces, zones, and DNS/WINS integration. Comprehensive coverage is given to the areas of optimizing and troubleshooting DNS and WINS. The course contains  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning Network Infrastructure Part 2 This is the second course in a four-course curriculum that prepares the learner for Exam 70-293, Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure. This course focuses on the area of DNS - including servers, namespaces, zones, and DNS/WINS integration. Comprehensive coverage is given to the areas of optimizing and troubleshooting DNS and WINS. The course contains  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning Network Infrastructure Part 3 This is the third course in a four-course curriculum that prepares the learner for Exam 70-293, Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure. The course covers three areas - IPSec, Network access - connection methods, policy, authentication, strategy, and troubleshooting -, and troubleshooting remote access. The course contains scenario-based NLOs that allow the  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning Network Infrastructure Part 3 This is the third course in a four-course curriculum that prepares the learner for Exam 70-293, Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure. The course covers three areas - IPSec, Network access - connection methods, policy, authentication, strategy, and troubleshooting -, and troubleshooting remote access. The course contains scenario-based NLOs that allow the  more...

Oracle Application Server 10g Administration Part 2 Oracle Application Server 10g is an integrated, standards-based software platform that allows organizations of all sizes to be more responsive to changing business requirements. This course covers managing application server, Oracle iHat tool, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Oracle Internet Directory (OID), Oracle HTTP server, and Oracle Web Cache. The course encourages  more...