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Conducting Performance Reviews Course description -- Performance reviews are one of the most challenging responsibilities that leaders have, and this course will walk you through the process step by step and help you avoid many common pitfalls. There are ways to get the employee involved in the review process, and techniques to use in the performance discussion itself. Youa ll be given techniques for dealing with challenging more...

Managing Disagreement Course description -- Conflict comes in all formsa from a change in work processes to full-blown disagreement about the company's strategic planning. Fortunately, there are several techniques for managing disagreement, depending on which parties are involved and how important the issue is to each person. This course identifies the strategies for solving conflict and maintaining positive working more...

OSHA 8-Hour Hazwoper Refresher ...al of this OSHA mandated training is to provide personnel involved with the clean-up of hazardous waste sites the knowledge to safely work in a hazardous environment. This course can be completed as quickly as you care to, depending on how much time you can devote to it.Note that we have set a 90 day access period to the course with further extensions up to 6 months if needed. It is always a more...

Ethics and the Law This course focuses on the ethics involved in the practice of law more...

How to Get an Accent in a Month A Brief Study of Southern Literature This course examines characters, scenes and plots involved with Southern regional literature. more...

Introduction to RF and Microwave Concepts ...his course introduces some of the basic concepts that are involved with RF and Microwave measurements and devices. The fundamental difficulty with RF and Microwave measurements and design is that the wavelength of the electromagnetic fields involved are the same size as the devices used. Thus, approximations used in DC and AC electronics, or optical and beyond at the other end of the spectrum more...

Introduction to RF and Microwave Concepts ...his course introduces some of the basic concepts that are involved with RF and Microwave measurements and devices. The fundamental difficulty with RF and Microwave measurements and design is that the wavelength of the electromagnetic fields involved are the same size as the devices used. Thus, approximations used in DC and AC electronics, or optical and beyond at the other end of the spectrum more...

MEAS450 - Basic Far-Field Antenna Measurement This is a course on far-field antenna measurements. It describes the basic concepts involved, as well as an introduction on how the data can be processed. 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...

Understanding Budgeting and Finance - Budgeting Basics MAXIM TRAINING At work, as managers, we're all involved in the budgeting process in some way or another. But few of us understand why budgeting is so important. Before you begin budgeting yourself, you need to grasp some key concepts. This course explores some basic questions about budgeting: What is a budget? Why are budgets necessary? What's involved at each stage of the budgeting process? more...

Leadership and Team Development: Managing Meetings ...involved in meetings. For many, they take up a significant part of every working week. Many meetings are costly failures, achieving little more than frustration and de-motivation for those attending. Yet, successful meetings can achieve a tremendous amount and be one of the major driving forces in successful organisations. This course provides you with a tool kit for making your meetings more 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 : Planning a Meeting Meetings are opportunities: to share information, exchange ideas and contribute to decisions. They're excellent vehicles for building teams, gaining commitment and encouraging participation but only when they're properly planned and executed by everyone involved. This course looks at how to make the most of every business meeting through planning and preparation. It will help you decide whether more...

Managing People : Leading a Meeting Meetings are opportunities: to share information, exchange ideas and contribute to decisions. They're excellent vehicles for building teams, gaining commitment and encouraging participation but only when they're properly planned and executed by everyone involved. This course shows you how to make the most of every business meeting. It will help you become a dynamic and effective leader whose more...

Managing People : Following up a Meeting Meetings are opportunities: to share information, exchange ideas and contribute to decisions. They're excellent vehicles for building teams, gaining commitment and encouraging participation but only when they're properly planned and executed by everyone involved. This course will help you make the most of every business meeting. It will show you how to successfully follow up on your meetings so 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...

Equal Opportunities The issues surrounding Equal Opportunities in the workplace are extremely important to management and staff in any organisation. It is a topical issue which is supported by legislation and everybody should be aware of the principles and practices involved. This course will raise your awareness of how equal opportunities applies to you as an individual or a manager in the workplace. more...

Colt and Winchester Case Study 6: The Dynamic Growth Option ...s of investors. This course explores the financial issues involved with diversifying and growing through acquisition. The course covers: What the growth strategy of Diversification involves The benefits of growth by acquisition versus organic growth How acquisition creates value for the new owners- and why it sometimes doesn't The benefits of using Earn-outs or Convertibles to fund more...

Windmaster Case Study 7: Strategy Implementation ...and make tough decisions. This course examines the issues involved in implementing a strategy and its complex and iterative nature. You will see the effect of implementation on activities and resources at a corporate and business unit level and how value chain analysis is a good place to start when considering resource allocation. You can explore how organisational structure can influence the more...

Recruitment & Selection Series: Rating Canditates to a Set Standard If you are judged on the success of your team, it's in your interest to hire the best people for the job. Unfortunately, recruitment decisions are often based on gut feelings and irrelevant details instead of hard evidence of suitability for the job; but employing someone who is not ideally suited can be an expensive mistake. Deciding who actually gets the job is rarely an easy choice. Candidates more...

Control-T This course provides a detailed introduction to the Control-T product and how it is used to manage removable media. The student is led through an introduction of the Control-T components and facilities. Each component that is involved in the operation of the tape management system is reviewed in detail. Practical examples are provided throughout the course. more...

A+ Certification Part 5 - Operating System Installation and Configuration This is the fifth course in a seven part series. Students will learn both theoretical and practical instruction on procedures for installing, configuring, and upgrading Windows 9X and Windows 2000. more...

Cisco Designing Networks Part 3: Designing a Prototype This final course in the DCN curriculum identifies appropriate network management solutions for particular network structures. It also provides detailed information about the existing Cisco product solutions and products ranges. Finally, it teaches the learner how to develop, test and demonstrate a network prototype or pilot. more...

Cisco Internetwork Design Part 2: TCP/IP Network Design The second course in the Cisco Internetwork Design series covers IP Addressing. It focuses on routing protocols and considerations as well as security considerations that you will need to consider with a TCP/IP network. It also covers the various addressing choices you have when designing a TCP/IP network and how to manage your IP addressing options. It also covers multicast addressing more...

Cisco Building Scalable Networks Part 2 - OSPF This course covers the use, operation, configuration, and verification of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) in a single area and multiple areas. In the case of OSPF in a single areas it covers, IP and Hierarchical Addressing, VLSM, Route summarization, Interdomain Routing, and Helper Addresses While in the case of OSPF in a multiple areas. It covers, creating multiple OSPF areas and OSPF operation more...

Cisco Installing and Maintaining Routers Part 1: Common Maintenance Tasks The Installing and Maintaining Cisco Routers (2500, 3600 and 4000 series) course contains information that provides networking professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, maintain, and troubleshoot Cisco routers in a network environment. more...

Cisco Installing and Maintaining Routers Part 2: 2500, 3600, and 4000 Series The Installing and Maintaining Cisco Routers (2500, 3600 and 4000 series) course contains information that provides networking professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, maintain, and troubleshoot Cisco routers in a network environment. more...

Cisco Installing and Maintaining Routers Part 3: 7000, 7200, and 7500 Series In Cisco 7000 Router Family System Messages and Commands section of the course, students are practice interpreting online module insertion and removal messages. Students also use commands to display system and card status or information. This section helps students develop skills in recognizing and interpreting common system messages. Students also using Cisco IOS software commands to load files more...

Cisco Installing and Maintaining Routers Part 4: 12000 GSR Series and XS5032 Modules Cisco Installing and Maintaining Routers Part 4 covers the 12000 GSR Series and SX 5032 Modules. more...

Project Management: Time Management In Project Management: Time Management, participants learn how to identify the activities involved with a project and construct a network diagram based on those activities. They learn how to determine the critical path for a project. They also learn about several mathematical analysis techniques, such as CPM and PERT, to develop project schedules. more...

Project Management: Risk Management Participants become familiar with the four phases involved with project risk management. They develop the skills they need to identify and analyze common sources of risk. They become familiar with the basic types of risk response and learn how to develop a risk management plan. more...

Implementing Directory Services in Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 This is the first course in a seven-part series intended for network support professionals working in a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 based enterprise environment. The series aims to enable these professionals to pass Microsoft's certification examination 70-68. This series enables participants to design, implement, and support the Windows NT Server network operating system in a multidomain more...

Supporting Routing and RAS for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 - Part 4 This course is the final part of a four part series for system administrators which will provide the foundation for supporting Routing and Remote Access Service for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. more...

Solutions Development Discipline - Part 1 This course is the first part of a three part series for IT Professionals. This series will discuss Microsoft's philosophy on team organization, introduces a milestone-driven process model to manage the risks inherent in a dynamic environment, and provides an architectural framework for MultiThreaded development that emphasizes reusability and distribution. more...

Solutions Development Discipline - Part 3 This course is the final part of a three part series for IT Professionals. This series will discuss Microsoft's philosophy on team organization, introduces a milestone-driven process model to manage the risks inherent in a dynamic environment, and provides an architectural framework for MultiThreaded development that emphasizes reusability and distribution. more...

Designing Component Solutions - Part 1 This course is the first part of a two part series for IT Professionals. This series will present a practical design framework for achieving flexible, user-centric solutions built from components. more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure Part 2: Logical Structure This course focuses on the logical structures involved in implementing and administering a Windows 2000 directory services infrastructure. It also teaches how to manage active directory objects. more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure Part 3: Physical Structure This course focuses on the physical structures involved in implementing and administering a Windows 2000 directory services infrastructure. It also covers how to backup and restore Active Directory. Managing Active Directory performance and troubleshooting Active Directory replication is also covered. more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure Part 4: Advanced Administration This course focuses on how to implement and troubleshoot group policy. How to manage and troubleshoot user environments using group policy, and how to manage and troubleshoot software deployment using group policy. more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure Part 1: Naming and Delegation Microsoft Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure Part 1: Naming and Delegation Strategy is the first course in this series. Its focus is showing the learner how to analyze company's organizational requirements. It also covers how to design for the common architectural elements of Active Directory. It also covers the design considerations in relation to Naming strategy, Domain more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure Part 3: Active Directory Struc Microsoft Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure Part 3: Active Directory Structure is the third course in this series. Its focuses on designing a schema modification policy. It also covers group policy planning. Finally it also covers design of Active Directory structure. more...

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0: Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses - Part 1 This is the first course in a five part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-019, Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the characteristics of different decision support systems and components and tools used in data warehousing; identify the more...

Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Design and Implementation - Part 4 This is the fourth course in a six part series that will provide participants with the knowledge to install, configure, administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 in single-site and multiple-site environments. more...

J2EE Connectivity Part 3: RMI and JDBC This third course in the series covers using RMI and JDBC. It teaches how to use Java Remote Method Invocation for creating and using remote objects and the criteria and tradeoffs involved in selecting distribution technologies. The sections about JDBC provide an introduction to the API and an overview of how to create JDBC programs, it also covers the function of the JDBC 2 Optional Package API. more...

ActiveX Components The ActiveX Components course provides a brief history of the evolution of ActiveX and discusses the various methods of creating an ActiveX control. The different steps involved deploying ActiveX controls have also been described. The course also covers the creation of Active Server Pages (ASP). This curriculum has been designed for application developers and authors who plan, design and implement more...

Implementing an Organization-wide Mentoring Program ...u'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 their progress. Finally, you'll explore how to evaluate the program's effectiveness so it can be more...

Win2000 Netwk Sec Design Analyzing an Org Sec Reqts In this course you will learn to analyze an organization's business models, processes, organizational structures, and IT management structure. You will learn the various network roles and responsibilities and will analyze the impact of security design on an organization. After learning about the different types of network security risks, you will learn to plan secure boundaries through firewalls more...

Site Survey Fundamentals In this module, we discuss the process of conducting a site survey, also known as a "facilities analysis." We discuss terms and concepts with which you are probably familiar if you have ever installed a wireless network from the ground up. more...

Overview of Business Process Management In today's business world, competition is tough. Organizations are under a great deal of pressure 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 more...

Process Analysis and Documentation The Six Sigma DMAIC system is a roadmap that points the way to process and performance improvement. The second phase in this methodology is Measure. You cannot hope to improve processes and performance without first knowing where you are, assessing where you want to be, and then planning how to get there, while measuring progress toward the goal all along the way. In the words of an old adage, more...

Progressing through the Complex Sale High-value purchases impact across the whole organization. So it's not surprising that these buying decisions are made by those at the top. But getting to these decision-makers isn't easy, which is why selling at an executive level is a more complex operation that requires all the resources of the highly skilled salesperson. This course is directed at supplying those resources. Salespeople who are more...

Presenting Your Proposition Even the most confident sales people can feel their self-assurance dissolve when required to make a formal sales presentation. This course is about giving you the confidence, not only to present, but also to get commitment from your customer. Demonstrating a structure that can be adapted to most situations, this course will equip you with the skills needed to deal with the most intimidating more...

Progressing through the Complex Sale Simulation You are a regional account representative with DME Corporation, a national direct marketing firm, which has recently opened its Fulfillment Services Division. You are charged with selling this service and have identified a potential prospect. In this simulation, the second of three in this series, you have gained access to the buying influences at MicroGalaxy, an electronic component supply more...

Effectively Using Customer-focused Research Meetings In this course, you'll learn about bringing your research and communication skills together in territorial account research meetings. By conducting research meetings, you'll get the inside perspective you need to truly understand your customer. You'll start by learning how to prepare for an effective research meeting. Next, you'll explore how to conduct research meetings to gather desired 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...

Sales Planning a Sales Call Starting the Sale: Planning a Sales Call, is the tenth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the steps involved in planning a sales call and identify the essential elements of a sales objective. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of techniques that have been proven to maximize bottom-line more...

Sales Buyer Reactions ...ion of this course you will be able to identify the steps involved in supporting a favorable reaction, identify guidelines for dealing with low reactors, list the steps in handling objections, and manage objections using a five-step approach. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of techniques that have been proven to maximize bottom-line results. New and more...

The Oil and Gas Industry Overview Version 2 Has there ever been a more flourishing time in the history of the oil and gas industry? The continued growth in demand and an industry struggling to meet this voracious demand have pushed oil prices to an all-time high. Big oil companies, even while investing heavily in exploration, technology, operational improvement, and research and development, are still left with huge surpluses in an industry more...

Completing Your Field Sales Approach What does it take to successfully present valuable solutions and close sales while achieving a sense of accomplishment and trust between you and your customer? Completing Your Field Sales Approach highlights how to present sales solutions and close sales with your customers. Included in the course are steps and tips for overcoming customer objections effectively. You'll have opportunities to more...

Preparing for Outbound Sales Calls The most successful outbound sales calls begin long before the salesperson places the call. Successful inside selling is all about planning and being prepared. Being prepared means knowing what to expect from your customer and planning your responses. In this course, you will learn about the common perceptions customers have of salespeople. You will also learn the three premises of the inside more...

Completing Outbound Sales Calls ...nd for dealing with gatekeepers. You will learn the steps involved in a sales presentation, how to determine the most effective sales strategy for your sales call, and how to determine the customer's valuation of your product or service. In this course, you will learn the seven characteristics of effective sales presentations, the steps for effectively conducting a sales presentation, and more...

Preparing for Inbound Sales Calls ..., and the six buying roles. The course outlines the steps involved in maintaining a superior level of call readiness, including recognizing call types, creating call objectives and a taking-control statement, and preparing the account profiler. The course also covers the strategies for questioning and listening that you can use in account profiling and provides strategies for avoiding common more...

Sales Negotiations Fundamentals of Negotiation In Sales Negotiations - Fundamentals of Negotiation, you will learn advanced ways to approach negotiation and how best to prepare effective negotiation strategies to increase profitability in your sales cycle. You will also learn what it takes to develop and build mutually beneficial negotiation relationships, as well as best practices in improving your negotiation communication among new and more...

Sales Negotiations Negotiation Execution In Sales Negotiations ? Negotiation Execution, you will learn about the negotiation process, the key players in a negotiation, and ways to maintain control of the negotiation. Additionally, this course covers guidelines for dealing with difficult people and strategies for dealing with less-than-ideal scenarios and outcomes. After completing this course, you will be prepared to negotiate more...

ITIL The Service Desk and Incident Management Organizations that provide IT services to internal or external customers need to provide excellent services to increase the quality of, and the profits for, the organization. The IT infrastructure library (ITIL) can help organizations achieve these goals. At the same time, ITIL can help organizations to increase external and internal customer satisfaction. The delivery and support of IT services more...

ITIL Service Level and Capacity Management IT service can be a balancing act. For example, organizations must achieve and maintain a balance between the quality of IT service given and received in a manner that is both customer focused and cost effective. Simultaneously, organizations need to provide the required capacity for data processing and storage, at the right time and in a cost effective way. The delivery and support of IT services more...

Call Center Telephone Sales How many times have you attempted to get your point across over the phone, only for it to end up unsuccessful? Would you like to improve your conversational skills? When you take this course, you will learn how to save your and your customer's time. Learn which principles and techniques of selling, professional presentation approaches, and telemarketing laws apply to you. Using your time more...

Managing the Quality of the Customer Support Service Center ...vent future incidents. This course examines the processes involved in incident management and how a support center can use them to best effect. The course introduces the concepts behind incident management, demonstrates how to deal with and close incidents correctly, and teaches how to apply Service Level Agreement terms and Quality Assurance principles. The course helps to prepare learners more...

Estimating Activity Costs ...ver the project inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs involved in the Project Cost Management processes. Through interactive learning strategies and real-life scenarios, the learner will explore these concepts and gain a better understanding of the Project Cost Management processes. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK Guide) - Third more...

Introduction to Project Process Groups and Initiating a Project ...f project management is to understand which processes are involved in which process group and how they are interdependent. In this course, learners will identify the five Process Groups--Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing--outlined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) published by the Project Management Institute (PMI ). Learners will more...

The Life Cycle of an IT Project ...he knowledge and skills you need to define the activities involved in your project's development process. You'll learn how to determine whether each phase of development meets the requirements of the life cycle structure. You'll also learn what you can do to manage these activities and what steps you can take to increase efficiencies for delivering successful projects. This course is more...

Managing a Project The factors of a successful project almost always end up depending on how much money and time is needed to create a product worthy of the customer. This course will help you manage the constraints of time, money, and schedules, and how they relate to the overall quality of your project and product. This course is targeted toward a diverse range of managers and staff members who wish to acquire the more...

Planning Project Procurement and Requesting Seller Responses ...rse, you will gain an understanding of what processes are involved in Project Procurement Management, and how these processes interact with the overall project life cycle. You will also obtain the skills and knowledge required to enable you to: plan purchases and acquisitions, document contractual requirements, identify potential sellers, and get the relevant information, quotations, and 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...

Monitoring Controlling and Closing Programs ...eat effort on the part of the program team and all others involved. This course is designed to help program managers understand the processes that support the Monitoring and Controlling and Closing process groups.This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI ), Inc., 2004. more...

Program Lifecycle and Organization Regardless of your industry, programs and program management exist within their context and act as the infrastructure for implementing strategies. Effective program managers must be mindful of how different industries can impact program life cycles and the benefits they are designed to reap, and must continually refine their skills for adapting program life cycles to strategic goals. This course more...

Project Management Initiating a Project Project Management: Initiating a Project, is the second of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the five steps involved in initiating a project, define the stakeholders in a project, and identify the six components of a project charter. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful more...

Project Management Project Cost Project Management: Planning Project Costs, is the fifth of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to sequence the steps involved in creating a personnel resources matrix, identify three strategies for estimating project costs and list the steps in creating a budget. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the more...

Project Management Professional Quality Management ... principles, interpret control charts, identify the steps involved in creating a cause and effect diagram and use Pareto analysis to identify the primary causes of a problem. The Prime-Project Management Professional curriculum introduces advanced level project coordination techniques within the areas of organization, resource management, quality assurance, and internal and external team more...

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

Coping with Criticism and Feedback ...y that we feel defensive or angry. When your emotions get involved, it is difficult to be objective and to use the feedback effectively. This course links the concept of emotional intelligence, and EQ, to the practice of receiving feedback. By doing this, it provides you with a powerful approach that enables you to deal effectively with criticism and feedback. You will learn how to seek more...

Presenting Your Case Have you ever attended a presentation that failed because the presenter was ill prepared or ineffective in his approach? A successful presenter must possess the proper skills to plan and deliver an effective business case presentation and employ strategies to establish and maintain the audience's attention. This course examines the careful planning and delivery of a business case presentation. It more...

The Impact of Culture on Communication Everything you say is influenced by culture. You operate with a set of invisible beliefs, values, and assumptions that become apparent to other people in the way you behave. Culture is important to the way you communicate, even though it is often hidden. Understanding more about culture can be a real bonus when working as part of any global organization. Showing your customers and coworkers in more...

Cultivating Great Teams Resolve Conflicts Positively This course provides techniques to analyze and resolve conflict in a manner that produces a positive solution for all involved. All levels of professionals who supervise the performance of other staff members. 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...

A New Manager s Role in the Company s Future Perhaps one of the most exciting and challenging changes that comes with moving into a management role is the need to take a more strategic view of the work you are doing. You need to develop a greater awareness of how your own work, and the work of those in your department, fits with the strategic vision of the company. You will also need to have a greater understanding of the impact that the more...

Moving into Management Simulation You work for The Electric Car Company. Recently your boss, Sonya Black, promoted you to Marketing Manager. Your main focus is now on managing the activities of others. You'll initially find that some of your coworkers' expectations of you have changed. Some of your former colleagues will have trouble accepting your promotion, and you will need to respond appropriately to their negative reactions. more...

Managing High Performers Talent 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. The audience for this curriculum is anyone in middle/ senior more...

Managing High Performers Identifying Competencies and Interviewing Managing High Performers: Defining and Finding High Performers, helps the learner to better identify high performers and, having recruited them, monitor and meet their needs. High performers must be motivated, and this course includes practical guidelines for establishing trust and building rapport with them. It also offers advice on how to successfully recruit high performers. The audience for more...

Managing High Performers Training Career and Rewards Managing High Performers: Implementing Recognition Programs, takes the learner through the importance of developing effective recognition programs which will ensure the retention of your company s high performers. Effective coaching, mentoring, and feedback delivered in tandem with a recognition program are the focus in this course, and learners will find invaluable guidelines for each. The more...

Balanced Scorecard Corporate Strategy The first course in the Balanced Scorecard series focuses on developing and formalizing strategy in an organization. This course explores why corporate strategy is important, the process of formalizing your corporate strategy, and aligning the organization to the strategy. This course is for executives, directors, and managers who are seeking to formalize their corporate strategy and looking to more...

Coach with Confidence Simulation ...s. As a result of your extra effort, the products you are involved in have a high success rate, both with marketers and in the market, and you are often assigned a lead role on interdisciplinary R&D projects. Seizing on your unique ability to blend science, understanding of consumer desires, and overall people skills, the marketing director, Michael, asks you to be a member of a new, more...

Managing the Delegated Environment 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 the Delegated Environment" course in the "Effective Delegation" series, you will gain valuable insight into several areas including change management, more...

Recruiting and Selecting Candidates HRCI PHR ...tion services. As a human resources professional, you are involved in the process of attracting and interviewing qualified job candidates for your organization. Toward that end, this course will help you prepare for the HRCI certification examinations with regard to employee recruitment and selection. In this course, you'll learn about such things as recruitment sources and employer branding, more...

Management of the HR Process HRCI SPHR As HR moves into the twenty-first century, its role is becoming key in developing organizational strategy. As a result, it is crucial for HR professionals to have a working knowledge of other functional areas of the business, so that they can provide the operational and administrative support necessary to attract and retain qualified employees. This course explains how to strategically diagnose more...

Recruitment and Selection HRCI PHR ...tion services. As a human resources professional, you are involved in the process of attracting and interviewing qualified job candidates for your organization. Toward that end, this course will help you prepare for the HRCI certification examinations with regard to employee recruitment and selection. In this course, you'll learn about such things as recruitment sources and employer branding, more...

Managing Yourself and Those Around You Successful administrative support professionals must be good managers. This means managing their own time and energies, as well as cooperatively working with their boss and co-workers. This course teaches successful strategies for dealing with the myriad demands on the time, resources, communication skills, and organizational powers of administrative assistants. Administrative support more...

Using Effective Business Communication Someone walks into your office and tells you that the ten important packages you couriered have safely arrived in Albany, New York. Unfortunately, they were supposed to go to Albany, Georgia. This is an announcement no one wants to hear. This course is designed to help you use effective business communication as an effective administrative support professional. Learn about etiquette in the more...

Corporate Restructuring Corporate restructuring is frightening, but it doesn't have to scare you to death This course will show you how to initiate successful mergers or resist hostile takeovers. As well, it will improve your chances of surviving financial distress. Whatever your restructuring situation, you will be prepared to handle it by taking this course This course is designed specifically for business managers, more...

Redesigning Your Organization Part 1 How do you implement systems thinking? How do you take what you've learned in theory and apply it to your organization? This course will walk you step by step through a planning process of designing an organizational system. You'll learn how to design your ideal organization, how to implement the design, and how to incorporate the learning of the new system so the entire team involved becomes a more...

Control Charts and the Pre-control Process Six Sigma teams may be tempted to consider their work done once they have improved their processes during the Improve phase. However, in the Control phase of the Six Sigma process improvement system, teams go further and verify that improved processes continue to perform at the improved levels. This course will present control charts, which are used to determine with statistical precision the more...

Six Sigma--Lean Tools for Control Two key methodologies for improving operations in the manufacturing world are lean manufacturing and Six Sigma . Both are designed to reduce variation, yet each takes a different track. While Six Sigma utilizes data and statistical analysis to measure and improve a company's operational performance, lean manufacturing collocates all of an organization's processes in sequential order, restructuring more...

Six Sigma--Measurement System Re-analysis Have you ever tried to change your life with a diet or exercise program, only to backslide and lose all the positive changes you made? It's easy to lose sight of the ultimate goal--improved health and fitness--after reaching your goal weight and fitness level. Maintaining positive changes takes just as much effort and vigilance as making the changes initially. Likewise for businesses--the benefits more...

Define the Six Sigma Opportunity ...e launching a project, the financial metrics that will be involved, and how to calculate the cost of poor quality. Six Sigma is a registered Trademark of Motorola Corporation, and all rights, title, and int Candidates for Black Belt certification; managers/executives overseeing personnel involved in the implementation of Six Sigma in their organization; consultants involved in implementing a more...

The Six Sigma Project Charter and Plan What constitutes a project charter? How do you know whether you've set the right goals for your project? What tools can best help you plan your project? As you advance in this course--which focuses on project charter elements as well as planning tools and project documentation--you will obtain the skills and knowledge required to manage your project charter and plan. Six Sigma is a registered more...

Six Sigma Team Leadership By addressing customer needs, streamlining processes, minimizing variance, and addressing poor quality and inefficiency, Six Sigma can encourage a more profitable and sustainable business. The development and leadership of an effective team is critical if these outcomes are to be achieved. An effective Six Sigma team comprises the right people using their skills in collaboration with each other to more...

Six Sigma Team Dynamics and Performance Yogi Berra once said, "The other teams could make trouble for us if they win." While the quote is just one of Mr. Berra's many adages, it does provide a clue to the importance the legendary baseball coach placed on effective teamwork. Teamwork is no less important in the Six Sigma world. In fact, more than one Six Sigma expert has stated unequivocally that without effective teamwork, a process more...

The Six Sigma Change Agent What is a Six Sigma change agent? How does one advocate change on a business-wide level? What are the skills required and the techniques used? In this course, you'll learn about the roles and responsibilities of the Six Sigma change agent. You'll explore ways to build a change management process and how to plan for change implementation. Effective communication is central to Six Sigma success, so more...

Six Sigma Management and Planning Tools In the 1970s, a group of seven "new" tools for quality management were developed in Japan. When they reached America in the 1980s and 1990s, they were renamed the Management and Planning (MP) tools. Used separately or in combination, they are powerful tools in the Six Sigma approach for insuring quality and continuous improvement. This course will cover the seven tools--affinity diagrams, more...

Six Sigma and the Voice of the Customer Do you know the phrase, "caveat emptor"? It's a Latin term that means, "Let the buyer beware." It's also a legal principle stating that consumers must purchase goods at their own risk, because unless specifically asked, the seller is generally under no obligation to disclose defects. Caveat emptor once struck fear in the hearts of many wary consumers. Fortunately, th