Fail Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

Estate Planning for the Final Years of Life ... directed studies indicate that the majority of Americans fail to plan for their final years of life. Ironically, this is the time when many people are confronted with their greatest challenges and most stressful experiences. This teleconference will cover why people need to plan, what they need to plan for and how to apply proven strategies for dealing with the final years of life. Thomas Day,  more...

Maintain and Gain Downtown Businesses in a Tough Economy: Key Retention and Recruitment Concepts ...will be able to define reasons why businesses succeed and fail. - You will be able to identify when a business is struggling before it's too late to help them. - You will be able to review the most common business retention strategies available to downtown businesses. - You will be able to discuss techniques for good business recruitment. City managers, municipal officials, administrators,  more...

Public/Private Partnerships and Major Infrastructure Construction BenefitsThe term public/private partnership (P3) has recently emerged as one of the latest buzz words in the development area. States and local governments are struggling with resource limitations and ever-increasing demands of infrastructure. The involvement of the private sector offers an enticing solution for meeting massive infrastructure needs. At the same time P3s provide an opportunity for  more...

Taxation of Gifts, Prizes, Bonuses and Awards ...way to boost morale, unless employers and employees alike fail to understand the tax consequences and end up with an unintended and unwanted tax bill. This teleconference will explain the tax consequences of gifts, prizes and other awards to employees, as well the tax issues associated with making payments to employees, such as employer provided travel, educational and moving expenses, and  more...

Integrated Project Delivery Principles and Building Information Modeling ...e key but without a level understanding that dialogue can fail to bring the desired results. This teleconference will help anyone on the project team to gain a better understanding of the possibilities. We will also talk about some project examples and even take a peak into the future. Learning Objectives - You will be able to repeat terms, definitions and players in the process. - You will be  more...

Working Capital Management: Effective Policies and Techniques BenefitsLiquidity is top of mind for executives and they are looking at all sources of incremental free cash flow within their organizations. One area that is on everyone's list of sources is working capital, but most companies fail to reap the full opportunity that is available to them. What are leading companies doing to effectively drive cash flow from working capital? This teleconference will  more...

Working With Challenging Parents: Strategies and Techniques ...out what benefits their child, are in denial, chronically fail to follow through and parents of students who demonstrate high risk behaviors. This teleconference will provide you with an understanding of the factors that inflame and prolong difficult situations with parents. This workshop is important for everyone who is seeking solutions that can improve even the most delicate and trying  more...

Developing, Managing and Analyzing a Budget: Understand and Implement an Effective Budget for Better Management and Financial De ...nd operating without a plan or budget is an invitation to fail. This concept holds for businesses - no matter how large or small - nonprofits and governments. Budgeting is a dynamic process, not a static one. By knowing the types of budgets and processes that have worked for others, one can create an environment and procedure that is a tool for attainment of organizational goals. A suitable  more...

Understanding the Language of Mold Assessment Reports ...limitations inherent to microbial sampling and they often fail to communicate to their clients the inherent uncertainties associated with mold sampling, analysis and the interpretation of laboratory results. The consultant's background and the laboratory's history and experience must always be questioned. If taken to task, would these parties survive a Daubert Motion? If not, their "evidence"  more...

Problems and Risks Associated With Green Construction ...k considerations unique to green design and construction; failure modes that are more likely to be encountered; the steps to identify and help to avoid project failures that will impact the green qualification of the development; how the design process can help to avoid those failures; the necessity of communication among all project participants to enhance achievement of green criteria and  more...

Electronic Record Retention: Mistakes HR Professionals Can Avoid ...attempt to implement paperless records management systems fail. Don't be one of them. This teleconference will help HR managers and anyone attempting to implement paperless records management to go paperless effectively. You will learn how to set up an appropriate system with all the items you'll need to be efficient. You will learn about the importance of keeping your media fresh and current.  more...

Pitfalls with Lean Implementation ...failure group? In implementing lean, the cards are stacked against your success. The sad truth is this: eight or nine organizations of 10 who embark on implementing an improvement initiative like lean, Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma FAIL to get the benefits they should. This wastes time and money, and disenfranchises the workforce. In extreme cases, it can lead to you being out of a job and the  more...

Tax Due Diligence in Acquisitions ...e and the relative economic benefits to each. They often fail to consider potential undisclosed tax liabilities resulting from pre-closing operations, and rarely want to hold up negotiations thinking about the "what ifs." However, when the "what ifs" turn into "what now," it is important that potential tax risks be considered, and that the responsibility for the tax liabilities has been  more...