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FrontPage 2000 Level 2 Students will learn advanced Web development techniques, such as using HTML, designing frames pages, creating interactive forms, developing dynamic Web pages using DHTML, integrating databases, publishing Webs, and working with forms and tables. more...

Developing A Child s Critical Thinking Skills Course description -- Critical thinking skills are essential for children to have as they learn to make decisions and solve problems. This course addresses what adults can do to teach children how to think through and reason in age-appropriate ways, preparing them for the greater responsibilities that come as the child matures. There are diagnostic tools, activities, and communication techniques more...

Creating an Effective Sales Team Course description -- Leadership is the most important element of a sales forcea s success, and it has some unique challenges. In this course, a sales force leader will learn how to get a sales team organized, motivated, and focused on results. There are suggestions and tools for creating a cohesive team, developing a high level of commitment to goals, and coaching sales professionals for more...

Becoming an Effective Team Member Course description -- The key to a teama s success is the effort of each individual team member. As just one component of your team, it is up to you to do the best that you can for the team in order for it to achieve its goals and objectives. In this course, you will learn Tips and Key Points for developing a team-oriented attitude and learning to work with your teammates. You will soon see more...

Delegating Course description -- This course takes you through every step of the delegation process from beginning to end. You will learn how to define the task and determine to whom it should be given. There are tips and techniques for monitoring the projecta s progress without micromanaging, and methods for coaching and developing employees along the way. There are also tools and methods to help you get more...

How To Master Leadership Course description -- The secrets of organizational effectiveness lie in the capabilities of a company's leadership. This bundle includes those fundamentals of effective leadership that will have the greatest impact on performance. Whether applying essential motivational principles or developing a strategic plan, your organization's leaders will find solid, best-practices guidance in this bundle. more...

Managing Change Course description -- Poorly managed change can account for a huge amount of lost productivity. This course covers the most essential elements of living with and managing continual change. There are simple and straightforward techniques for dealing with the inevitable resistance, methods for setting goals and developing a plan, tools for understanding the personal and professional stresses that more...

Valuing Diversity Course description -- This course provides an excellent base for the manager to learn about his or her own beliefs and to see the potential of a diverse workplace. There are tools and techniques to help a supervisor learn to recognize the positive contributions all employees make in achieving the goals of the organization. There are suggestions for modeling and promoting organizational values and more...

Building Strong Customer Relationships Course description -- This course will help you get to know your customer as you use the tools that are provided to conduct customer audits and listen to customer feedback. There are techniques for developing a customer focus and gaining the commitment of all employees to excellent customer service. A company-wide customer friendly culture will be just one of the payoffs youa ll get from using more...

How To Master Customer Service ...nnel are the frontline in making your customers happy and developing your reputation as a quality company. The How to Master Customer Service bundle addresses three vital aspects of customer servicea developing a customer-oriented culture, using effective telephone skills for quality customer service, and dealing with those occasional, but very important, difficult customers. IMPORTANT NOTE: more...

Time Management Using Microsoft Outlook 2002 The course is designed to show students how to use Microsoft Outlook 2002 to plan their time. The scope of the course includes understanding time management theory/philosophy, handling stress, developing a system of organization, identifying priorities, creative problem solving, and timing teamwork. more...

PowerPoint 2000 In this course, students will become familiar with the basic features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, including creating presentations and working with visual elements. As students become more advanced, they will use masters, templates, and animation features, as well as learn how to prepare presentations by working with speaker notes and developing audience handouts. more...

Creating a Web Presence WWW101 - Creating a Web Presence In this course we will briefly go over some of the topics to consider in creating a web presence. Most of the material mentioned in this course is covered in other courses on LearningMeasure.com. This course is intended to be an overview of the topic. The topics covered are: Getting a Domain Name - Important for people to find your material on more...

Preparing for the Praxis II Subject Assessments This course is designed to prepare you for The Praxis II Subject Assessments by concentrating on three keys to success: understanding the exams, preparing for the exams, and developing a Praxis State of Mind. Students learn to read test questions critically, prepare targeted study plans, and get tips that will improve their chances of passing. more...

NET Remoting To create and use specific .NET Remoting services All Microsoft VB.NET developers wanting to write enterprise applications with serviced components, Windows Services, or .NET Remoting, or studying for the 70-310 exam Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework more...

NET Remoting in C To demonstrate how to create and use specific .NET Remoting services Microsoft C# developers wanting to write enterprise applications with serviced components, Windows Services, or .NET Remoting, or studying for the exam 70-320: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual C# and the Microsoft .NET Framework more...

Leadership and Team Development: Appraisal Interviewing MAXIM TRAINING Appraisal Interviewing is one of the key management techniques for evaluating and monitoring peoples' performance at work. Most organisations have their own formal appraisal interviewing system. This course supplies a comprehensive guide to developing your skills in appraisal interviewing whatever the formal system adopted by your organisation. The course looks at all aspects of more...

Face to Face Communications : Active Listening Communicating clearly is an essential business skill. The best ideas in the world can only be transformed into realities when they're shared and understood. This course will help you sharpen up your active listening skills. It will help you give and receive the right message and make the most of every conversation you're involved in. Developing excellent communication skills requires investment, more...

Managing People : Developing your team The last few decades have seen a revolution in the way businesses operate. Companies now recognise that their people are their most precious asset. Today's manager needs leadership skills to shape people into effective working units ... called teams ... and lead them to success. In this course you can examine why its better to lead a team rather than a group of people and what the benefits are for more...

Training for Non Trainers Learn how non trainers can train successfully The pace of change is accelerating which means employees must CONTINUOUSLY update and learn new skills. Developing people involves many activities, of which training is perhaps the most important. You don't have to become a professional trainer, but the techniques covered in this course will ensure you can achieve the right results. more...

Face to Face Communications : Making a Contribution to a Meeting Communicating clearly is an essential business skill. The best ideas in the world can only be transformed into realities when they're shared and understood. Meetings are the primary tool businesses use for group communication. This course shows you how to make meetings as productive as possible. It demonstrates how careful preparation ensures you get the best out of meetings and shows how you can more...

Face to Face Communications : Effective Questioning Communicating clearly is an essential business skill. The best ideas in the world can only be transformed into realities when they're shared and understood. This course focuses on the art of questioning. It examines the difference between open and closed questions and when to use them for best effect. It demonstrates how to use strategic questioning techniques to defuse a difficult situation, more...

Face to Face Communications : Non-verbal Communication Communicating clearly is an essential business skill. The best ideas in the world can only be transformed into realities when they're shared and understood. This course will help you sharpen your communication skills. It will show you how to interpret other people's body language and tone, ensuring that you receive the right message. It will also help you to develop an awareness of the signals more...

Face to Face Communications : Making your Point Positively Communicating clearly is an essential business skill. The best ideas in the world can only be transformed into realities when they're shared and understood. This course concentrates on the art of getting heard and putting your point across. It will help you make the most and the best of every communication and discussion you're involved in, by highlighting communication problems and giving tips on more...

Face to Face Communications : Face to Face Role Play Communicating clearly is an essential business skill. The best ideas in the world can only be transformed into realities when they're shared and understood. This course gives you the opportunity to practise and explore your listening, questioning and non-verbal communication skills in a comprehensive and entertaining simulation Developing excellent communication skills requires investment, but the more...

Organisational Communication :Setting Safety Standards Working safely has to be everyone's priority, but safe working isn't always a case of common sense. To be really sure you need to develop safety sense. Whatever your job you'll have some responsibility for health and safety. Whether it's simply to report potential hazards or to decide how to avoid a dangerous situation in the first place, the law defines your responsibility. This course will more...

Organisational Communication : Dealing with Authorities Working safely has to be everyone's priority, but safe working isn't always a case of common sense. To be really sure you need to develop safety sense. Whatever your job you'll have some responsibility for health and safety. Whether its simply to report potential hazards or to decide how to avoid a dangerous situation in the first place, your responsibility is defined by law. This course will help more...

Organisational Communication : Improving Safety Working safely has to be everyone's priority, but safe working isn't always a case of common sense. To be really sure you need to develop safety sense. Whatever your job you'll have some responsibility for health and safety. Whether it's simply to report potential hazards or to decide how to avoid a dangerous situation in the first place, your responsibility is defined by law. This course will more...

Selection Interviewing Learn how to conduct successful selection interviews Selection Interviewing is one of the key management techniques for evaluating whether a job applicant is suitable for the post on offer. This course supplies a comprehensive guide to developing your skills in selection interviewing no matter how your organisation goes about selecting staff. The course looks at all aspects of the selection more...

Health and Safety Adopting safe and healthy practices at work makes good business sense. An unsafe, unhealthy work environment is dangerous, unpleasant and unproductive. It is important that employees should be aware that is their duty to: Take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and the people who may be affected by what they do and don't do. Comply with health and safety regulations more...

Keeping Safe at Work Working safely has to be everyone's priority, but safe working isn't always a case of common sense. To be really sure you need to develop safety sense. Whatever your job you'll have some responsibility for health and safety. Whether it's simply to report potential hazards or to decide how to avoid a dangerous situation in the first place, the law defines your responsibility. This course will equip more...

Safety in Industry Working safely has to be everyone's priority, but safe working isn't always a case of common sense. To be really sure you need to develop safety sense. Whatever your job you'll have some responsibility for health and safety. Whether it's simply to report potential hazards or to decide how to avoid a dangerous situation in the first place, the law defines your responsibility. This course looks at more...

Dealing with Emergancies Working safely has to be everyone's priority, but safe working isn't always a case of common sense. To be really sure you need to develop safety sense. Whatever your job you'll have some responsibility for health and safety. Whether it's simply to report potential hazards or to decide how to avoid a dangerous situation in the first place, the law defines your responsibility. This course will more...

Project Management: The Fundamentals Participants in Project Management: The Fundamentals will understand the importance of project management and learn to differentiate between product and project management. They develop an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the project manager, the various aspects of the project environment, and the importance of developing a quality project team. In addition, they become familiar more...

Project Management: Quality Standards Participants in this program learn the importance of developing and fulfilling quality standards. They learn how to develop a project quality plan and avoid the costs of less-than-optimal quality. In addition, they learn some quality control techniques that they can use when managing a project. more...

Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0: Planning a Web Application This is the first course in a five part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-152, Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to plan a Web site; analyze the planning guidelines and the performance and maintenance factors that need to be considered while more...

Netscape Application Server This course addresses a key component of the Netscape Application Platform, the Netscape Application Server (NAS), and is specifically targeted at developers who want to understand and implement this technology. This course will begin with an overview of the Server's features and then examine its capabilities and benefits. Next, developing and deploying NAS applications will be covered. Finally, more...

Java Servlets Part 2: Creating Servlets This second course in the series provides the core information needed to teach learners how to create and use servlets. The first course is more of an introductory course and the final course in the series teaches advanced features of servlets. This course teaches how the servlet receives information and requests; how the servlet sends information, including standard HTML and multimedia content; more...

Implementing an Organization-wide Mentoring Program Would a mentoring program give your employees the extra edge they need to succeed? In this course, you'll learn about the purposes, advantages, and procedures involved in developing a mentoring program. You'll examine the program coordinator's role and the guidelines that should be in place before the program begins. You'll learn about selecting and matching mentors and proteges and motivating more...

Professional Assertiveness Do you feel that co-workers see you as too passive or aggressive in your professional career? Do you wonder if there is a more appropriate professional style? Do you want to know how to develop your professional style? Do you feel you could develop your assertive communication techniques? Do you feel that you may not listen to your co-workers? Or do you feel that you need to develop your more...

Overview of Business Process Management ...essure to become more productive and more efficient while developing new, innovative products and services more rapidly than ever before. Management is demanding improved quality, reduced costs, and increased productivity with fewer resources. How can organizations respond to these pressures while remaining competitive in the market? The answer is a Six Sigma approach to business process more...

Custom Controls and Security with C 2005 and ASP NET 2 0 To add user controls, custom web controls, authentication, authorization, and login controls to web forms Individuals who wish to use the .NET Framework 2.0 with Visual Studio 2005, C# 2005, and ASP.NET 2.0 to develop web-based client applications; individuals preparing for the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Web-Based Client Development (70-528) exam more...

Custom Controls and Security with Visual Basic 2005 and ASP NET 2 0 To add user controls, custom web controls, authentication, authorization, and login controls to web forms Individuals who wish to use the .NET Framework 2.0 with Visual Studio 2005, Visual Basic 2005, and ASP.NET 2.0 to develop web-based client applications; individuals preparing for the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Web-Based Client Development (70-528) exam more...

The Process of Globalizing a Product or Service Actually going global takes both planning and doing. In this course, you'll learn about the three major steps you need to cover to globalize a product or service. First, pick the right geographic location for your corporate goals and create a good plan for globalizing the product or service you're working with. Then "globalize" your product or service and let the world know you're open for more...

From Executive-level Sale to Strategic Partnership Selling at an executive level doesn't stop when the contract is signed. To develop the business and prevent attack from the competition, major accounts need nurturing. This course illustrates how knowledge of various corporate cultures will give you a customer compatible approach that safeguards and maximizes your account revenue. Salespeople who sell at an executive level and obtain and maintain more...

The Strategic Account Sales Approach A successful sales track record doesn't come from a hit-or-miss approach. It comes from the implementation of step-by-step processes that help ensure predictable, repeatable, and measurable results. In this course, you'll learn about the strategic account sales (SAS) approach for successful sales. You'll start by gaining an understanding of the premises and strategy behind the approach. Then more...

Working with Your Customer s Key Players ...) approach--communication. You'll start by learning about developing coach relationships in your target account. A vital part of your sales effectiveness depends on finding contacts at target accounts that can become part of an internal "network of coaches" for the sales process. Then, you'll learn about gaining access to senior-level management and dealing with "gatekeepers." By effectively more...

The Territorial Account Sales Approach A successful sales track record doesn't come from a hit-or-miss approach. It comes from the implementation of step-by-step processes that help to ensure predictable, repeatable, and measurable results. In this course, you'll learn about the territorial account sales approach for successful sales. You'll start by gaining an understanding of the premises and strategy behind the approach. Then, more...

Gaining Access to Key Personnel at Your Target Accounts In this course, you'll learn about the second major component of the territorial account sales approach: communication. You'll start by learning about coaching relationships. A vital part of your sales effectiveness depends on finding a key contact in each target account that can become your internal coach for the sales process. Then, you'll learn about gaining access to the right level at your more...

Delivering High-impact Territorial Account Sales TAS Presentations In this course, you'll learn about the third major component of the territorial account sales approach--presentation. Your presentation is the most important meeting you'll have with your client. This is when you show the decision makers that you have the right product and business fit for their needs. You've done a lot of hard work, so when you make your sales presentation, you want it to more...

Territorial Account Sales Skills Simulation You're a salesperson for Soft Hands Shipping Company, a San Francisco, California based firm that specializes in the ground transportation of fragile items. You sell the company s shipping services to all types of organizations. Wine Cellar of California sells wine to restaurants throughout the state, and it becomes one of your target accounts. You will do some preliminary research on this company more...

Planning Your Field Sales Approach ...cal tools for determining call and meeting objectives and developing appropriate openings for face-to-face selling situations. Included in the course are detailed descriptions of the six customer buying roles a field salesperson typically encounters and tips for working effectively with each. This course demonstrates how to generate effective account profiles, emphasizing the information needed more...

Relationship Management Building the Client Relationship ...ient Relationship, you will learn about the importance of developing a relationship with a client in which you serve not as a salesperson, but as a trusted advisor. You will learn how to create and conduct an effective needs assessment and how to turn this needs assessment into a shared vision with your client. You will also learn specific action items to help you build trust with a client, more...

Sales Written Communications Communicating & Managing: Written Communication, is the seventh of sixteen courses in this curriculum. Writing a good sales proposal helps to convince the buyer of the Seller's merits and of the benefits of buying from him or her. Written Communications highlights the reasons for and benefits of writing a sales proposal. sellers become familiar with the twelve components that constitute a good more...

Sales Managing a Territory Communicating & Managing: Managing a Territory, is the eighth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the customer information you need to record, list the steps in drawing up a calling cycle, and sequence the steps involved in routing and scheduling calls. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out more...

Relationship Management Preparing the Client Relationship ...ient Relationship, you will learn about the importance of developing a relationship with a client in which you serve not as a salesperson, but as a trusted advisor. You will learn what unique needs clients have as a result of the Information Age and the importance that trust plays in turning clients into loyal customers. You will also learn what specific roles you must fulfill to become a more...

Customer Relationship Management Fundamentals of CRM ...the student to the benefits of creating customer loyalty, developing a market intelligence enterprise, and incorporating customer relationship management into your company. The program also details the three steps a company can take to create customer loyalty, the four marketing tiers, the four types of CRM, and the four steps of the CRM process, as well as critical success factors a company more...

The Telecommunications Industry Overview Version 2 ...errupted service to their customers. In an age of rapidly developing technology, this goal has become increasingly more difficult. The emergence of broadband and wireless technologies poses significant threats to carriers relying upon aging infrastructures and outdated marketing strategies. To survive, telecom carriers must consider a number of options, including consolidation, enhanced service more...

Field Sales Skills Simulation You are a salesperson for a wholesale supplier of natural herbs and remedies called Vita-Boost. With allergy season right around the corner, Vita-Boost's latest product, Ally-Tabs, looks to be a promising product. These tablets are just as effective as a preventative measure as they are at treating symptoms. Since they are all natural, there are no side effects associated with taking the pills. more...

Completing Outbound Sales Calls You might have heard the saying, "it ain't over 'til it's over." This is especially true with inside sales calls. To be a successful inside sales consultant, you need to know how to keep your customer's attention all the way through the close of the sale. In this course, you will learn strategies for contacting the decision maker and for dealing with gatekeepers. You will learn the steps involved more...

Completing Inbound Sales Calls Everything you do in an inbound sales call leads up to the completion of the sale. A successful inside sales consultant knows how to keep a customer's attention all the way through the close of the sale. In this course, you will learn the process for assessing a sales opportunity, the four factors used to qualify a sales opportunity, and strategies for qualifying a sales opportunity. You will also more...

Inside Sales Skills Simulation You are an inside sales representative for Muscle-Bound Fitness, a franchise of fitness facilities with a unique corporate wellness offering. In this simulation, your boss has asked you to contact a potential new customer. This new lead, a network television station known as TV-22, is a perfect candidate for Muscle-Bound's corporate wellness program, and your job is to convince them of such by more...

Sales Forecasting Forecasting for Success In Sales Forecasting - Forecasting for Success, you will cover the skills and information necessary to understand the importance of sales forecasting, develop a sales forecast, and emphasize teamwork to realize your goals. This three-part series is for sales professionals and sales managers who have a fundamental understanding of the sales process. There are no prerequisites required for this more...

Telecommunications Industry Overview Version 1 ...errupted service to their customers. In an age of rapidly developing technology, this goal has become increasingly more difficult. The emergence of broadband and wireless technologies pose significant threats to carriers relying upon aging infrastructures and out-dated marketing strategies. To survive, telecom carriers must consider a number of options, including consolidation, convergence, more...

The Contact Center and Technical Support Agent In the last few years, organizations have realized that it is easier to generate revenue from an existing customer base than to find new customers. Retaining customers has become paramount, and technical support has become a valuable resource. Driven by Customer Relationship Management (CRM) principles, this course explains how the role of the technical support agent (TSA) has changed as more...

Technical Support Essentials These days, technical support agents (TSAs) can't provide world-class technical service and support unless they understand contact center technology. They also need to understand the various elements and stages of a call--and what to do with the information gained. This course explains contact center technology and TSA activities. It covers the technology that links the TSA to the customer and to more...

Inbound Call Centers People Management Inbound call centers are often the only link between a company and its customers. As a call center manager, you want to hire agents with special customer service "genes." Good call center agents do a better job on the telephone, are happier with their work, and genuinely enjoy helping customers. This course will help you staff your call center with the right people for the job. You'll learn how to more...

Inbound Call Center Technology Today, the technology within the inbound call center is constantly changing and improving. How can you, as a call center manager, keep up with this advancing technology? Moreover, why should you? This course will explain the fundamentals of inbound call center technology, and explore ways current technology might evolve. It examines different methods of obtaining this technology, and outlines how more...

Discovering What Your Customers Want ...dissatisfaction. To overcome this risk, you must begin by developing a customer satisfaction system before you develop the survey. In this course, you'll explore the bottom-line payoffs for building customer satisfaction. You'll discover the elements of an effective customer satisfaction system. Most important, you'll learn how to discover what your customers want before you try to measure more...

Developing Customer Satisfaction Surveys ...eir first survey, they've seen so many that it seems like developing one will be a piece of cake. To an extent, they're right. Developing a GIGO (Garbage In/Garbage Out) survey is a no-brainer. Developing a survey that gets valid, reliable data, however, is both science and art. In this course, you'll learn to use the principles of survey design to develop a customer satisfaction survey that more...

Initiating a Project and Preparing the Project Plan Project integration management is concerned with ensuring the proper coordination of project processes so project objectives are achieved. Successful project managers use project integration management to integrate project processes, maximize performance, and meet project goals throughout the life cycle of a project. This course will highlight the importance of project integration management to more...

Project Human Resources Management Simulation Successful projects require more than well-balanced budgets and properly deployed resources. They require skilled and motivated people. As project manager, it's your responsibility to identify and fulfill your project's staffing needs. The degree of your success will depend upon your understanding and implementation of the tools and techniques for project human resources management. The Project more...

Implementing Project Human Resource Management ...ect team through obtaining the necessary human resources, developing team competencies, and monitoring performance to boost project performance. Project Human Resource Management is concerned with acquiring, cultivating, and overseeing human resources on projects. This course focuses on the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of acquiring, developing, and managing a project team. Through more...

Elements of Project Human Resource Management ...man Resource Management processes of planning, selecting, developing, and managing a project team. Such an understanding enables project managers to lead the project team to project completion and success. This course will emphasize the importance of Project Human Resource Management to project performance. It will cover the basic elements of Project Human Resource Management and the inputs, more...

Project Planning ...be exact. The range of processes includes everything from developing a Project Management Plan, defining scope, and developing the schedule to planning for quality and identifying risks. All of these processes need to be skillfully handled with the understanding that the outcomes are not set in stone and that planning is an ongoing activity. Experienced project managers learn that meeting more...

Functions of IT Project Management ...oject manager, you can achieve greatness by improving and developing your own skills through continued education and experience. Your management skills will become better each time a project is delivered successfully. The need for skilled IT project managers continues to grow as technology continues to soar. As you proceed through this course, you will learn valuable techniques and methods for more...

The Life Cycle of an IT Project ...ing going wrong. Incorporating a structured framework for developing IT projects, also known as a life cycle, enables your corporation to implement specific guidelines, methodologies, and processes that will decrease the risk of something going wrong and increase your chances of a successful project. "The Life Cycle of an IT Project" will give you the knowledge and skills you need to define the more...

Project Management Fundamentals ...kers, has allowed employers to adjust their mind-set when developing management and leadership skills from within. This course will enable someone who is not a professional project manager to learn the fundamentals of project management so he will be able to manage projects related to his area of responsibility within the organization. This course is targeted toward a diverse range of managers more...

Initiating and Planning a Project ...developing and executing any successful project. Companies that are embarking on a new project initiative must assign people to gather facts and decide what exactly they want to produce and how they are going to produce it. This course examines which factors should weigh in during the project selection process and how to effectively plan a project from beginning to end. This course is targeted more...

The Execution Process Group Once you have completed initiating and planning for your program, it is time to take the steps necessary to execute the program. The Executing process group is concerned with following established policies and plans to ensure effective benefits and stakeholder management, as well as program governance. Management of this process is complex involving costing, quality assurance, and scheduling, more...

Program Planning The planning phase in PMI's PMBOK is considered one of the most important phases; without a properly defined plan your projects have a much greater chance of not succeeding. This assumption can also be made for program management; however, with program management, an entire program can fail, which could include several projects. The cost and loss of benefits that are associated with a failed more...

Advanced Project Management Building Productive Stakeholder Relationships Advanced Project Management: Building Productive Stakeholder Relationships teaches learners how to classify stakeholders as primary, strategic, and operational sponsors and how to determine stakeholders needs and expectations. It covers how to create a formal communication plan, how to resolve conflict with stakeholders, and what steps are commonly used to control change. Finally, it teaches more...

Defining the Issue Determine the Real Problem This course describes how to create a focused problem statement using the Occam s Razor method. Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively. more...

Business Travel Safety Forming a Corporate Travel Safety Program In "Business Travel Safety: Forming a Corporate Travel Safety Program," you will learn how to facilitate safe and efficient travel for employees. You will learn best practices for developing a corporate travel safety program, how to choose the best travel agency for your organization, and why it is important to prepare for emergencies before traveling. The target audience for this program is more...

Organizational Communication Communicating in the Workplace Organizational Communication: Communicating in the Workplace is designed to help students understand how communication flows within an organization, how networks develop, and what roles individuals fulfill in an organization. The program also gives students guidelines for applying technology to organizational communication. By applying the guidelines, students will be able to communicate more...

Communicating Clearly Write to be Understood Communicating Clearly: Write to be Understood, is the first of four courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to recognize when writing is appropriate, list the questions in determining a key message, recognize communications that are clear and error free and identify techniques for developing common types of business document. The PrimeCommunication more...

Developing Fundamental Critical Thinking Skills ... 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 inferential and evaluative competence to achieve better planning and decision-making efficiencies. more...

Critical Thinking Strategies Simulation ...company began as a small start-up company five years ago, developing software that helps retailers create, manage, and fulfill consumer demand. The founders and owners, Fred Chambers and Larry Busby, and their small team worked hard and developed great products. Recently, RMS' business has increased a great deal, largely due to the success of its flagship software product. As a result, the more...

Self-empowerment Managing from Within ...ought that you could be the best boss you've ever had? By developing attitudes and skills that empower you, you can manage from within and become your own best boss. Self-empowerment is the process of taking responsibility for your attitudes, behaviors, and actions at work to maximize your effectiveness. As an empowered employee, you will be driven by ownership, initiative, and performance. more...

Developing a Positive Attitude Oftentimes your success or failure depends not only on the situation you are in, but how you react to that situation. Your reaction to the situations you encounter is significantly influenced by your attitude. Having a positive 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 more...

Delivering Successful Presentations Simulation After years of research and development, the Top-Shelf Cola Company is finally ready to release its latest beverage, Passion, to consumers. Passion is a caffeine-free, all-natural soda that's made from real passion fruits. The company has spent ten million dollars to perfect the product's taste and to create a brand for the drink. You are a brand manager at Top-Shelf and responsible for the more...

Team Feedback A guide Teamwork is playing an increasingly significant role in the majority of today's top companies. This is based on the assumption that working in teams leads to better business performance. In that case, you must ensure 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 more...

Effective Use of Feedback for Teams Simulation Effective feedback is an essential element of successful teamwork. Periodic reviews and discussions of how the team is performing, how individuals are contributing to the team's performance, and how the team is being managed, are all vital to ensuring that the team continues to perform at peak level. As a team leader, your ability to give and receive feedback will seriously impact the more...

Essentials of Electronic Communication Everyone seems to be using e-mail lately--family members keeping in touch, university students submitting assignments, companies offering products for sale, and office workers carrying out their daily business tasks. Most e-mail users can improve their e-mail skills by learning more about the basic features and potentials of e-mail. Any business person will benefit from developing an understanding more...

Teamwork and Emotional Intelligence Elizabeth and Cassandra started with the same company at the same time in similar positions. Both were bright women. Both were at the top of the class at prestigious universities. Both had exceptional technical skills. Yet, after six months in the organization, Elizabeth seemed to be making a bigger impact and enjoying more success. She was friendly with members of her own department and knew many more...

The Emotionally Intelligent Leader ...nce to work is an emerging trend in corporate leadership. Developing the best talents in executives, managers, and others throughout the organization has become vital to corporate success. As a leader, you cannot rely upon your intellectual knowledge. You must have the interpersonal competence that comes with emotional intelligence. This course will guide you in developing your emotional more...

Gaining Allies Creating Change If you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. Is this an effective strategy for gaining allies to create change? How about, "If you do it my way, you'll feel better about yourself"? Finding and winning partners for the purpose of creating change is not easy in the intensely competitive and harried environment of the corporate world. It's especially difficult when you lack authority. The people whose more...

Getting Results without Authority Simulation You have been hired within the last year as a design engineer at Autorad, a company that manufactures automotive components. Historically, the company specialized in custom-designed components for limited production runs. In recent years, the company has moved into more mainstream applications and must adapt to a mass-production mind-set. Your team has been working on a new steering wheel design more...

Preparing a Business Case Why put time and effort into preparing, writing, and presenting a business case for new projects? Why not just talk to the manager and get his approval for the project? The answers to these questions lie in the fact that organizational budgets for new projects are typically very tight and, as such, your project will be competing against other projects for funding. Without a written business case, more...

Virtual Team Management Developing Virtual Teams ...Developing Virtual Teams, you will learn about the nature of virtual teams, including the characteristics and types of virtual teams. You will also learn what needs virtual team members have, as well as the types of technology virtual teams use to communicate. In addition, you will learn how virtual teams can overcome trust and communication barriers, as well as how to replace informal training more...

Assertiveness from the Inside Out Do you sometimes wonder if there's a way to alter your professional style--to change yourself from the inside out? Do you want to develop your professional assertive style? Do you want to learn about strategies that can help you interact assertively with others in the workplace? Are you placed in situations where assertive negotiations are needed? Now is a good time to enhance your professional more...

Talent Management Knowing Talent This course explains what talent is and how it differs from skills and knowledge. It also introduces the process of talent management and compares this process with traditional processes. Finally, it covers the importance of recognizing and retaining talent. This course is for HR professionals and managers within a company responsible for managing and developing employees. more...

Talent Management Selecting Talent This course will provide an overview of the talent management process, focusing on the three areas of attracting, developing, and retaining talented people in an organization. The course deals with the issue of talent management from the company?s, as well as the employee?s perspective. This course will emphasize on developing the individuals within a company. HR professionals and managers within more...

Talent Management Developing Talent This course will provide an overview of the talent development process, focusing on the need for talent development and the development strategies used in talent development. The course deals with talent development in new hires, role of the manager and the organization in talent development, and the importance of reviews and performance appraisals in talent development. more...

Performance Appraisal Simulation Consider your last performance appraisal. Was it a positive experience? Did it give you a clear idea of which areas you performed well in and which areas required more attention? And what about afterward? Did your manager continue to provide you with feedback all throughout the year? Or are you still waiting until your next evaluation to see how you've performed? Contrary to the experience of many more...

Managing the Expert Understanding Experts Managing the Expert: Understanding Experts explains recruiting and retaining highly skilled professionals, developing their careers, and coaching the expert for success. It identifies the processes for overcoming burnout, setting career goals, and leading performance evaluation meetings with experts. The target audience for this series is managers, directors, and project leaders. more...

The Mentoring Manager Looking for ways to enhance your managing skills? In this course, you'll acquire expertise as a mentor that will benefit your employees, your organization, and your own career. You'll examine how mentoring differs from managing, and you'll brush up on essential communication skills. Finally, you'll learn to use mentoring to improve on team organization, dynamics, and performance. Managers, more...

Developing as a Manager The Many Roles of a Manager This course introduces the multi-faceted role of an effective manager. A series of self evaluation exercises assist the participant to create a personal development plan to enhance their current managerial skill set. All levels of professionals who supervise the performance of other staff members. more...

Managing the Expert Developing a Successful Environment ...Developing a Successful Environment explains management strategies, incentive programs, and the challenges of maximizing experts' creative potential. It identifies the processes for designing and implementing expert-appropriate incentive programs, managing renegade creativity, and managing barriers to expert creativity. The target audience for this series is managers, directors, and project more...

Models for Managing Technical Professionals Because technical professionals set a high value on autonomy, managing their time and resources can be a difficult task. But, since it's your job to supervise this often-frustrating yet extremely valuable group of employees, you need to figure out the best way to do it. And this "best way" may vary from company to company and from individual to individual. In this course you'll learn a variety of more...

Developing Career Plans for Your Technical Professionals Why should you be interested in career development for the technical professionals you supervise? Because it's good for them, good for your company, and good for you. One of your major challenges as a manager of technical people is retaining them. And you may also need to recruit technical people to fill higher-level positions in your company. This course will help you use career development as a more...

Leadership Development for Technical Professionals Managers must direct the activities of workers to address tactical or short-term issues while still maintaining a vision of the strategic or long-term goal. Therefore, the skills needed for an effective leader are varied and complex. For you, the technical professional, this means evaluating your current leadership skills. It also includes the development of more refined managerial skills such as more...

Addressing Problem Performance Simulation