Applying Leadership Basics Course description -- Applying Leadership Basics provides the fundamental skills for leading a group: defining the task, establishing a vision, gaining commitment, and building relationships. It tells you how and when to use various leadership styles and gives smart techniques to help leaders direct the efforts of others. The Strategies and Tips in this module teach you how to foster innovation, more...
The Automotive Industry Overview Version 2 ...lenting push for lower costs, operational efficiency, and innovation, automotive companies are challenged to deliver higher value more efficiently than ever before. This dynamic automotive environment is also characterized by increasingly sophisticated consumers and redefined supplier relationships. Although regions such as South and Central Asia, South America, and Eastern Europe present more...
The Food and Beverage Industry Overview Version 2 The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star, says Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in his famous work, The Physiology of Taste. However, when leading food and beverage manufacturers introduce more than 15,000 new products every year with an average success rate of only 25 , such happiness can be fleeting. Few industries have as much pressure placed upon them more...
The Manufacturing Industry Overview Version 2 ...innovation. Companies in the manufacturing industry seem to be taking this lesson from the legendary management guru, Peter F. Drucker, very seriously now. The manufacturing industry - the powerhouse driving many economies - has been reeling under the most challenging time in its history. Manufacturers are striving to be more innovative, compete globally, and expand and market their products to more...
Consulting with the External Client Simulation Modern corporations employ consultants for their experience, knowledge, and skills. The primary responsibility of these consultants is to facilitate decision making for senior management. To do this, external consultants gather information using proven techniques, analyze current business situations with specific diagnostic methods, and make recommendations based on those processes. In this more...
The Foundations of Creativity and Innovation ...ive that you understand the foundations of creativity and innovation, how creative thought happens, and what is needed to stimulate it further. This course begins with definitions and an exploration of the science of creativity, including biological and psychological perspectives. You will then examine specific models that are used to explain creativity and innovation. Of course, creativity is more...
Organizational Communication Managing Communication ...ing Communication is designed to help students understand innovation and change, how environmental context affects communication, and how power and politics affect an organization. The program gives students guidelines for managing change, stress, conflict, and for empowering individuals. By applying the guidelines, students will be able to communicate effectively in the different environmental more...
Emotional Intelligence at Work What makes someone a top performer in the world of work? If you think high IQ, advanced degrees, analytical skills, and technical expertise are the answer, it's time to think again. Experts now agree that Emotional Intelligence often determines who will climb the corporate ladder and who will be passed over. Exciting new research shows that, unlike IQ, Emotional Intelligence can be developed and more...
Coaching Personalities and Teams Simulation You are a marketing manager for Dulce Confections, a leading maker of chocolates and other fine candies. Due to changing consumer tastes and an increase in the average age of Dulce's core customer, the company is anxious to change the dated packaging on its flagship candy bar, the Dulce bar. The challenge of the repackaging initiative is to appeal to a younger demographic while not alienating the more...
The Imperatives of Innovation and Leadership in Strategy ...ast of a fast-changing business environment, the need for innovation increases. While some companies focus on incremental and continuous innovations, other companies have managed to create disruptive innovations, challenged existing incumbents, and created entirely new markets for their products or services. However, without leadership, many of these innovations go unrealized, as not all more...
Problem Solving and Process Management Tools Albert Einstein is reputed to have said, "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." To solve quality and process-related problems, managers should continuously enhance their knowledge of organizational processes and quality management tools. These tools help managers find root causes of problems, an important step toward more...
Antitrust--Talking with the Competition ...ollaborate for a number of reasons. These include funding innovation projects, sharing marketing or distribution costs, or implementing best practices in production or services. Collaborating with a competitor can help your company to cut costs and deliver a better priced, quality product to the consumer. Collaborations can be procompetitive or anticompetitive. The Federal Trade Commissionmore...
Creativity and Innovation: Increasing Personal Creativity ...Innovation: Increasing Personal Creativity offers the student information required to mentally and physically prepare for creativity; incorporate innocence intuition and adventure into creative thinking; and use creativity to generate ideas and solve problems. The program describes exercises that can be used to prepare the mind and body for creative thinking and explains the most common ways more...
Creativity and Innovation: Fostering a Creative Environment Creativity and Innovation: Fostering a Creative Environment offers the student information required to recruit and retain creative individuals perform a creativity audit and to communicate with creative people. In addition the program explains creative rhythm and gives suggestions for implementing a creative culture. more...
Creativity and 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. more...
Frontline Leadership: Positively Influencing Workplace Culture Frontline Leadership: Positively Influencing Workplace Culture covers the factors that determine workplace culture and outlines a process for leading employees through culture changes. This program also covers two styles of frontline leadership and offers tips for fostering a positive work environment addressing negativity and inspiring employee innovation. more...
Creativity Innovation Thinking Creatively ...Innovation: Thinking Creatively, you will learn to meet the demands of creative thinking in the workplace. This program will help you develop your creative thinking skills and allow you to practice using the creative thinking process. Learn To Identify the stages of the creative process. Recognize techniques that will enhance more...
Creativity Innovation Increasing Personal Creativity ...Innovation: Increasing Personal Creativity offers the student information required to mentally and physically prepare for creativity; incorporate innocence, intuition, and adventure into creative thinking; and use creativity to generate ideas and solve problems. The program describes exercises that can be used to prepare the mind and body for creative thinking and explains the most common ways more...
Creativity Innovation Fostering a Ceative Environment ...Innovation: Fostering a Creative Environment offers the student information required to recruit and retain creative individuals, perform a creativity audit, and to communicate with creative people. In addition, the program explains creative rhythm and gives suggestions for implementing a creative culture. Learn To Recognize the factors that attract creative more...
Creativity Innovation Promoting Team Creativity ...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 a successful more...
Organizational Communication Managing Communication ...ing Communication is designed to help students understand innovation and change, how environmental context affects communication, and how power and politics affect an organization. The program gives students guidelines for managing change, stress, conflict, and for empowering individuals. By applying the guidelines, students will be able to communicate effectively in the different environmental more...
Creativity and Innovation Series The Creativity and Innovation Series includes the following courses: Creativity and Innovation: Thinking Creatively Creativity and Innovation: Increasing Personal Creativity Creativity and Innovation: Fostering a Creative Environment Creativity and Innovation: Promoting Team Creativity To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired more...
Frontline Leadership Positively Influencing Workplace Culture ...nvironment, addressing negativity, and inspiring employee innovation. Learn To Identify steps of the process for leading employees through change. Follow the process for leading employees through change. Follow guidelines for promoting a positive atmosphere. Follow the process more...
uCertify CIW Professional - 1D0-510, Exam Simulation For CIW Certification .... The Simulation is developed after rigorous research and innovation by a panel of highly experienced and certified authors to equip the aspirants with the latest and most accurate study material for the CIW certifications. It also offers Adaptive and customized testing, Diagnostic test and detailed performance reviews. Value added features such as Test preparation tips and test information, more...
uCertify MCSE - 70-291, Exam Simulation For Microsoft Certification .... The Simulation is developed after rigorous research and innovation by a panel of highly experienced and certified authors, to equip the aspirants with the latest and most accurate study material for the MCSE certifications. It also offers Adaptive and customized testing, Diagnostic test and detailed performance reviews. Value added features such as Test preparation tips and test information, more...
uCertify MCSE MCSA - 70-292, Exam Simulation For Microsoft Certification .... The Simulation is developed after rigorous research and innovation by a panel of highly experienced and certified authors, to equip the aspirants with the latest and most accurate study material for the MCSE certifications. It also offers Adaptive and customized testing, Diagnostic test and detailed performance reviews. Value added features such as Test preparation tips and test information, more...
uCertify MCSE - 70-293, Exam Simulation For Microsoft Certification .... The Simulation is developed after rigorous research and innovation by a panel of highly experienced and certified authors, to equip the aspirants with the latest and most accurate study material for the MCSE certifications. It also offers Adaptive and customized testing, Diagnostic test and detailed performance reviews. Value added features such as Test preparation tips and test information, more...
uCertify MCSE - 70-294, Exam Simulation For Microsoft Certification .... The Simulation is developed after rigorous research and innovation by a panel of highly experienced and certified authors, to equip the aspirants with the latest and most accurate study material for the MCSE certifications. It also offers Adaptive and customized testing, Diagnostic test and detailed performance reviews. Value added features such as Test preparation tips and test information, more...
uCertify MCSE - 70-296, Exam Simulation For Microsoft Certification .... The Simulation is developed after rigorous research and innovation by a panel of highly experienced and certified authors, to equip the aspirants with the latest and most accurate study material for the MCSE certifications. It also offers Adaptive and customized testing, Diagnostic test and detailed performance reviews. Value added features such as Test preparation tips and test information, more...
Cultivating Creativity Each of us is born creative, even if we are not artists or sculptors. Creativity is what gives us the power to find alternative solutions to everyday problems, and is therefore invaluable in business. Learn some practical strategies and tips on how to become more innovative based on ideas and practices drawn from experts in the field of creativity. more...
Donnez une deuxi me vie a un produit en d clin Ce JEDlet traite en premier lieu de l analyse d un produit et des sympt mes qui caract risent un produit en d clin. Il pr sente ensuite des fa ons d am liorer un tel produit, notamment par l innovation, la diff renciation et le prolongement de la vie.Ce JEDlet contient des exemples qui se rapportent aux produits de consommation et aux produits industriels. Les proc d s et les modes de fabrication more...
Marketing: Tired Products Are you experiencing difficulties with the sales and marketing of some of your products? Examine the key components of a thorough product analysis and the symptoms of tired products. Explore creative ways to improve tired products, such as product innovation, product differentiation, and product extension. more...
Remue-m ninges : briser les barri res Ce JEDlet vous montrera comment utiliser la technique du remue-m ninges comme un outil efficace pour relever les d fis professionnels et r soudre les probl mes qu affronte quotidiennement votre entreprise.Que vous soyez propri taire d une petite entreprise, directeur d un service ou chef d une quipe, vous trouverez de nombreux avantages a utiliser cette m thode. L aptitude a diriger des s ances more...