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Strategic Planning and Management ...igher level is now paramount to organizational longevity. Often times there is need for split second decison making. This course provides a strong foundation and global perspective around the concepts and tools used for Strategic Planning and Management. The course is designed to build on concepts of the previous week and expects interaction and futhering of the knowledge amoung the  more...

Influence Your Customer to Take Action and Buy ...hen they `take` it from you in exchange for a price. Most often referred to as closing, you ask them to make a decision by suggesting they take action. According to the old school of selling, "getting action" is closing. But the word "closed" establishes an incorrect mind set for anyone who sells, since there`s nothing else to consider if you "close" a sale. Ideally, you want to think of  more...

How to Ask The Right Questions To Maximize Influence And Minimize Objections ...t you ask. People believe their answers to questions more often than they believe you. When you invest your time by maintaining a relaxed, inquisitiveness earlyon, you save time later. People give you the information you need to maximize your influence. By using preplanned and deliberate questions, you can better direct your answers to show a customer how your product or service is the best fit  more...

Flash I: Mastering the Tools Produce exciting Web and multimedia presentations with Flash, the industry standard software for animation on the Web. In this intensive course, you will learn how to create the various graphic, button, and movie clip symbols that you will place in your SWF files. You will be taught by an experienced multimedia specialist, teacher, and instructional designer. Comprehensive learning modules will be  more...

Professional Bar Management Mastery Level Certification ...hus, too many managers go without any formal training and often find themselves overwhelmed on the job. Professional Bar Management Mastery Level Certification is practical and effective. Professional Bar Management Mastery Level Certification The hospitality industry continues to grow each year, creating a demand for skilled managers. One challenge facing bar and restaurant owners and  more...

Presentation Skills ..., and you will learn how to deal with the anxiety that so often accompanies such assignments. The course includes tools and techniques to help you determine what the audience wants and needs, methods to gauge their needs, and a structure for organizing and formatting a good presentation. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER (IE) BROWSER REQUIRED - can`t use Netscape or other browsers for this  more...

Professional Bar Management ...zine and SqueezeOC Magazine for her expertise, Kellie has often been hired to train bar employees and also consults with bars and restaurants in many areas of the business. Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a Professional Certificate. A score of 90% or above will earn you a Master?s Certificate of Excellence. Additionally, you will be offered the opportunity to purchase  more...

Pharmacy Technician Career Training Program ...aped the field as we know it today. Medical Terminology ? Often, Medical Terminology can seem like a foreign language, but you will find this subject fascinating and easy to learn. We will show you simple ways to learn and decipher medical terminology describing disease states, anatomy and drug information. Pharmacy Practice ? Explore available career options to Pharmacy Technicians and gain an  more...

Phlebotomy Technician Career Training ...ection and transportation of laboratory specimens, and is often the patient?s only contact with the medical laboratory. The need to assure quality and patient safety mandates strict professional behavior and standards of practice for these practitioners.Nature of the Job The primary function of a phlebotomy technician is to obtain patient blood specimens by venipuncture or microtechniques. The  more...

Powerful Negotiation For Successful Buying ...r. You may even get lured into using the convenient, but often ineffective, method of negotiating by email. If it seems like you?re at a disadvantage, you are! But you can quickly get the modern negotiation strategies and skills you need to get the best deals in today?s environment. The highly personal and interactive online negotiation course ?Powerful Negotiation For Successful Buying? will  more...

Newsletter Writing for Non-Profit Organizations The Student will learn how to create a quality newsletter from concept through mailing on a limited budget. Non-Profit Organizations have unique budgetary issues when it comes to collateral materials such as newsletters. Often an information source as inexpensive to produce and distribute as a newsletter is overlooked due to misunderstanding the amount of work and expense involved. In this course  more...

Listening Skills for the Workplace ...ays to listen." Yet, despite its importance, listening is often at the bottom of the hierarchy of communication skills taught at the work place. Most people have far more training in reading, writing, and speaking than they do in listening- even though all of us spend far more time listening. A study by Wolvin & Coakley in 1991 found that most experts agree that people spend about 9% of waking  more...

Keep Them Coming Back: Customer Retention Strategies That Work--Instructor-Led ... Trump U Course- Offering the right products and services often isn`t enough: smart marketing is the key to revenue growth. Take this course to find out how to do terrific, affordable marketing on your own. You will learn how to do the kind of marketing that will unlock your business`s potential. And you will start creating the kind of message that truly resonates with your customers.Students  more...

Keep Them Coming Back: Customer Retention Strategies That Work--Self-Directed ... Trump U Course- Offering the right products and services often isn`t enough: smart marketing is the key to revenue growth. Take this course to find out how to do terrific, affordable marketing on your own. You will learn how to do the kind of marketing that will unlock your business`s potential. And you will start creating the kind of message that truly resonates with your customers.Students  more...

Harnessing the Internet This tutorial is a basic introduction to the Internet as a reference resource for individuals who work in public libraries. Harnessing the Internet Anyone who has ever used the Internet knows how vast and confusing this electronic resource can be. Working in a public library, you most likely use the Internet daily, or you have customers who may ask you questions about the Internet. Sometimes you  more...

Effective Management Principles Within the Law ...ffective management is vital to a successful company. Too often, individuals who have excelled in a company due to a specific skills set are promoted to managerial positions before having adequate management training or any at all. Managing within the Law Effective management is vital to a successful company. Too often, individuals who have excelled in a company due to a specific skills set  more...

Design a Winning Business Based on Your Idea--Instructor-Led ...experiments will confirm or deny his hypothesis, and will often reveal new ideas to explore or ways to refine his idea. In this course, you?ll be working as an entrepreneur in your own sort of laboratory. Your simulated business partner has a hypothesis. As part of your experimental design, you?ll need to develop a business strategy, research and define your target market, analyze your  more...

Design a Winning Business Based on Your Idea--Self-Directed ...experiments will confirm or deny his hypothesis, and will often reveal new ideas to explore or ways to refine his idea. In this course, you?ll be working as an entrepreneur in your own sort of laboratory. Your simulated business partner has a hypothesis. As part of your experimental design, you?ll need to develop a business strategy, research and define your target market, analyze your  more...

Client/Server Development and Remote Data Access in Visual Basic ...mphasis on hands on training. As a result, course work is often in preparation for the lab. Pre-Requisites: Beginner-level knowledge of Visual Basic Basic familiarity with database concepts Required Materials: Visual Basic 6.0 MS Access 2000 Internet access Course material is presented through the use of a website with a username and password given to new students. Some of the material takes  more...

Cafeteria Plan Training & Certification Program ...s offered by employers in the United States, yet they are often among the hardest to design and administer because of the numerous design and reimbursement options and the complexity of handling reimbursement requests. Our Section 125 Cafeteria Plan Training & Certification Program is loaded with information on plan design, administrative options, and compliance requirements that will help you  more...

Bartending to the Max-Online ...ow to manage a bar like a professional. Her students have often been hired as managers when applying for a bartending job due to the lessons learned from this course. Kellie will teach you the basics that will put you on the road to quickly become a professional. She has been hired to train bar employees all over the Los Angeles area and also consults with bars and restaurants in many areas of  more...

Bartending the Easy Way-Online ... managers look for in a good bartender. Her students have often been hired as managers when applying for a bartending job due to the lessons learned from Bartending the Easy Way. Kellie will teach you the basics that will put you on the road to quickly become a professional. She has been hired to train bar employees all over the Los Angeles area and also consults with bars and restaurants in  more...

911 OPERATOR TDD TRAINING ...r training to recognize and process TTY calls at least as often as they require or offer training for voice calls, but at a minimum, every six months." This innovative online course consists of an online, interactive lesson. Once the lesson is completed, students participate in simulated conversations with members of the deaf/speech impaired community via a simulated TDD machine. This course  more...

Dealing With Violence In The Workplace ...often than we care to admit, society and the workplace are becoming more violent. This course has tools and methods to help the manager or supervisor recognize potentially violent situations before they need attention, and then to take positive action to avoid or eliminate the potential problem. There is a wide array of techniques to help leaders use communication, conflict intervention, and  more...

Telephone Skills for Quality Customer Service ...iption -- Telephones are an everyday part of business and often aid in your customersa first impression of your company. This course identifies telephone skills needed to be successful and more professional. It provides strategies to enable you to give your callers the quality service they deserve. You will learn tips for handling the telephone, ways to manage the discussions, and how to  more...

Developing Excellent Time Management Habits ...ime-wasting activities of people around you. Today we are often overwhelmed by the amount of paperwork that crosses our desks, or the number of e-mails that appear on our screens. There is a real danger that we end up being reactive rather than creative, and spend all our time responding to what we have been sent, rather than initiating new ideas. To avoid this, you need to develop techniques  more...

Applying Your Field Sales Approach ...mine sales opportunities, and access the decision makers--often in one or two sales calls. Sound impossible? It's not if the sales professional applies the essentials presented in Applying Your Field Sales Approach. This course provides sales strategies to change your customers' perceptions of you from vendor to sales consultant by addressing these important factors: asking the right questions  more...

Strategies for Facilitating Critical Thinking ...th reflection or critical self-reflection, ideas that are often considered 'soft' to the bottom-line, results-oriented world of business.... Yet, paradoxically, reflection is becoming more part of the lifeblood of organizations in today's economic environment." Victoria Marsick's words illustrate why businesses can no longer thrive on the unexamined repetition of established formulas. Today,  more...

The Foundations of Creativity and Innovation ..., and how does it affect the brain? Why is it that people often have many of their best ideas once they leave work, when performing the most mundane tasks? Is this a coincidence, or is there a particular reason for it?As more and more organizations encourage employees to propose creative and innovative ideas in the workplace, it's imperative that you understand the foundations of creativity and  more...

Problem Performance Identification If problem performance is to be managed effectively then, it needs to be clearly identified. This may not be as straightforward as it may at first sound. There are different views about the methods of identifying problem performance and a manager needs to be able to appreciate the differing points of view. Specifically the distinction between conduct and performance is crucial, because the  more...

Problem Performance Improvement ...y informal approaches to improving performance. This will often take the form of a discussion between the manager and the problem performer in which the manager will want to advise the worker of the problem and then devise a plan for remedying the situation. Then the manager must introduce a system of monitoring performance to ensure that the planned for improvement has in fact taken place. But  more...

Starting the Change Process ...sk your employees how they feel about change, and they'll often say, "It's unnecessary--we're doing just fine as we are." For them, change is the end of an era; an abrupt cessation of a comfortable way of life. It's your job to ensure that your employees understand why change is happening, how it will affect them, and how they can benefit from it. "Beginning the Change Process" will help you to  more...

Performance Reviews ...teps a manager must take to develop her team members. Too often, training is the sole and unfocused response by many managers to their employees' development needs. This course ends by explaining how training can, in fact, be used effectively and purposefully in development. This course rejects the view held by many managers and employees that appraisal meetings are a bureaucratic and pointless  more...

Proactive Approaches to Stop Negativity ...often you may have found it difficult to communicate with a negative thinker. It is quite possible that the negative thinker remained closed to what you were saying. Instead of getting frustrated with the situation, using the right confrontational or coaching skills would help the negative thinker to see reason. This course offers you proven methods to help a negative thinker overcome  more...

Models for Managing Technical Professionals ...ifficult 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 ways to motivate, manage, and lead technical professionals and how to get and keep your technical teams  more...

Inbound Call Centers People Management ...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 select the best  more...

Identifying Your Customers Expectations ...s at various levels impacts on customer satisfaction. Too often, the service that customers receive is based more on the needs of the company than the wants of the customer. For example, customer interface technologies are usually introduced to save on costs, and keep prices competitive. Companies believe that low prices are what customers value above all else, and they think that the  more...

Bridge the Expectations Gap ... the areas that precipitate customer dissatisfaction most often.In the second lesson, you'll learn how to conduct a more in-depth service audit, examining each customer-company interaction in the cycle of service, and gaining awareness of what the result of each is likely to be. Are your systems designed for your convenience, or the customers? Do they make it easier or more difficult for  more...

Discovering What Your Customers Want ... loyalty goes directly to your company's bottom line. Too often, however, organizations seeking to improve customer satisfaction and loyalty begin with a survey. To build a successful customer satisfaction system, you have to begin with the basics.When customer satisfaction programs begin with a survey, and not a plan, the result is frequently customer dissatisfaction. To overcome this risk,  more...

The Impact of Culture on Communication ...s 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 different countries that you are in tune with them, and that you appreciate and value the differences between you, can help get your working relationships off to a flying start.In this  more...

Improving Your Cross-cultural Communications Picture the scene. You've been asked to contact some new clients based over 3,000 miles away. You've never spoken with them before and you're not sure what response you'll get. This is a familiar situation that is played out daily in many organizations around the world. How many times have you found yourself in this situation?Thankfully, there are things you can do to improve your cross-cultural  more...

Making Telephone Calls Count ... call you for assistance in resolving a problem. They are often angry or upset. Will their interaction with you add fuel to the fire or surpass their greatest expectations? By using effective techniques for managing conflict, you'll create satisfied, loyal customers. It is said that "the customer is always right," but sometimes, it is necessary to say no to a customer's request. The success of  more...

Defining Emotional Intelligence Does IQ determine your destiny? For years, that was an overriding belief. However, new behavioral research shows that IQ provides, at best, a narrow view of human intelligence. Factors such as self-awareness, impulse control, persistence, zeal, self-motivation, empathy, and social deftness contribute greatly to an individual's success. These qualities, termed "emotional intelligence," often  more...

Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace 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...

Emotional Intelligence and Teamwork ...new many other people throughout the organization. People often came to her for advice, and she had no trouble recruiting assistance when she needed it. Cassandra, who had kept her nose to the computer and kept pretty much to herself, was struggling to understand Elizabeth's popularity. When she questioned her team leader, his response was, "You need to be more social." Stunned, Cassandra  more...

Crafting Deals "A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." Could Francis Bacon possibly have been wondering about how to make the most out of his dealings with other people when he wrote those words? Do you ever wonder about your own ability to create opportunities for yourself? Think of something that you really wanted in the past. It could be anything--a promotion at your workplace, a new car, or  more...

Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights ...often confronted with the responsibility of keeping an organization's intellectual property, such as copyrighted brands or trade secrets, confidential, while still communicating the organization's identity or ideas to internal and external customers. But how does management perform this function effectively while keeping the law on their side? This course introduces management to the essentials  more...

Effective Interfunctional Relationships ...have to interact with personnel in other departments, you often have to coordinate or even rely on them. Tasks are fluid and flow across functional boundaries. The products or services your company offers require a cooperative effort to produce. But by nature, most companies are structured territorially. Every department head and manager has his or her own troops on call and a personal domain  more...

Effective Intergender Relationships ...ers. They pick up on different cues in conversations, and often the meaning they interpret is not the message the speaker intends. It's almost as if the two genders speak different dialects. And, in fact, that's nearly the case. Communication confusion and breakdown between men and women at work can lead to inefficiency and expensive business errors. This course explains the differences in the  more...

The Process of Interpersonal Communication It is almost impossible to be productive in today's business environment without being an effective communicator. This is particularly true if achievement of your goals depends on your ability to influence others. You need to be able to communicate your ideas, instructions, thoughts, and feelings accurately. This is not as easy as it may seem, and ineffective communication is often at the core of  more...

The Mechanics of Communicating Effectively ... tools. However, because they are given at birth they are often taken totally for granted. People mistakenly believe that because these tools are in constant daily use that they are already the best they can be. However it is possible to improve the quality of these communication essentials, and this course sets out to help you do just that. The effectiveness of your communication depends more  more...

Workplace Communication Skills ...often blamed for discord, errors, and misunderstandings in the workplace. In fact, and more correctly, poor communication of intent causes these problems. They occur when people are unwilling to say exactly what they mean, or what they want. They also occur when there is a reluctance or an inability to get clarification of another person's intent. These situations can be avoided by using  more...

Getting the Most from Business Documents ...often have you or one of your colleagues stayed at work late to finish an important report or proposal to meet a deadline? Then two days later you receive a call from the intended recipient asking you where the report is. You faxed it over and it got lost in their fax room. Now you've missed the benefit of having met your deadline. This familiar scenario illustrates the importance of selecting  more...

Perspectives on Conflict in the Workplace What is meant by the term "conflict," and what are the general attitudes towards it in the workplace? In this course, three prevailing attitudes towards conflict are compared. These are that: --Conflict is always a bad thing --Conflict is always a good thing --A certain level of conflict is productive, but too much is undesirable. This last view informs the rest of the course, which goes on to  more...

Managing Organization Conflict ...ization. Sometimes, this will be between individuals, but often it will be between teams, and even departments. The different nature of these conflicts is likely to require different approaches, and there are also likely to be a range of particular demands on you in the way that you manage the conflicts. A way of differentiating and applying these approaches is by adopting a short-term approach  more...

Leading an Effective Business Meeting Since there are more than 11 million meetings held every day in the United States, there is a good chance that your life is full of meetings. There is a general agreement among business professionals that most meetings are not well run. They often waste your time, drain your energy, seem to have no purpose, and bear few positive results. Are you tired of attending meetings like this? Are you tired  more...

Coping with Criticism and Feedback ...l need feedback so that we can learn and improve. What we often get is criticism, or feedback given to us in such a way 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  more...

Goals and Setting Goals ...ent. However, the process of setting appropriate goals is often oversimplified or overlooked entirely. A well-constructed goal is challenging, yet achievable. It takes into account the abilities and resources available and requires the goal seeker to make the best use of both. In this course, you'll examine the types of goals you can use to advance your career and personal life, learn to  more...

Pursuing Successful Lifelong Learning ...the way people work and the way work is accomplished. How often have you heard these terms: lifelong learning, self-directed learning, continuous learning, and knowledge worker? If you wonder what these terms really mean, why they are important, and how you rate as a worker and learner for the 21st century, then this course is for you. Find out how lifelong learning strategies can enable you to  more...

Business Travel Safety - Safety Measures for Travelers In Business Travel Safety: Safety Measures for Travelers, you will learn why 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  more...

Planning Project Procurement and Requesting Seller Responses ...success is to be achieved, products, services, or results often must be purchased or acquired from elsewhere within, or outside of, the organization. This process of acquisition and purchasing is Project Procurement Management, and it is a critical aspect of any project. As you advance in this course, you will gain an understanding of what processes are involved in Project Procurement  more...

Troubleshooting and Closing the Project ...often hard to pinpoint. Conducting meetings and using advanced tools, such as formulas and graphs, allow the project manager to properly define the health or status of the project. This course outlines how to conduct effective meetings and presents some troubleshooting tools that can be used during the project life cycle. It also presents the information required to close the project, which is  more...

Design for Six Sigma in the Organization ...often called the future of Six Sigma, as it is emerging as a strategy that better serves the current innovation initiatives of many industries. DFSS uses a "pay me now or pay me later" approach by spending more effort and time on process or product design up front to avoid spending time and effort in those areas later. Whereas Six Sigma just focuses on improving existing designs at a later  more...

The Six Sigma Change Agent ...ccessful communications strategy. Many organizations, and often even Six Sigma team members, are resistant to change. That's why this course offers you an introduction to the forms resistance to change takes at both the organizational and team levels. You'll also explore ways of overcoming resistance to change and of building a change-friendly environment. Six Sigma is a registered trademark of  more...

Analyzing an Annual Report This course will familiarize business managers, financial professionals, and other business professionals with methods to extend their analysis of financial statements beyond the three basic reports: the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow Statement. The course begins by analyzing two accounting features often identified in the notes to the financial statements: the cost of goods sold  more...

Preparing as the Interviewee Interviewing isn't what it used to be. Today's interviewers are continually asking interviewees for detailed examples of past performance. Organizations have found that employees tend to do at least as well on new jobs as they did on their old ones. So the information and examples you provide to potential employers will often seal your fate. It's critical that you prepare yourself for behavioral  more...

Strategic Approaches to Total Rewards HRCI SPHR ...often employee salaries and benefits. Developing an integrated compensation and benefits program that aligns with strategic goals is essential for HR today. This course examines how compensation and benefits programs are changing. The course looks at how the total rewards system is becoming more popular and assesses how organizations need to revisit their compensation and benefits program to  more...

Planning a Diversity Initiative ...often rave about the great job they do at managing diversity; however, diversity isn't something that needs to be managed. Rather, diversity is an initiative that must permeate the company culture to be truly successful. Perhaps you've asked yourself, "How can I create an environment in which all team members, with their diverse backgrounds, can contribute to their full potential?" This course  more...

Managing for High Performance ...ers today must deal with a myriad of business challenges. Often they must rely on their best personnel to get them out of a jam. But do they have the necessary skills and strategies for managing these key people? This course will examine what organizations need to do to ensure that they attract high performers, how they allow this talent to thrive, and, most importantly, how to avoid losing the  more...

Managing Managers ...tion's strategy is translated into action. These managers often need guidance, feedback, and appraisal on the application of business strategy. Managing managers is likely to be a greater challenge than ever before. It requires a new set of skills, insights, and competencies to drive performance and improve the bottom line. Successful managers must not only have the ability to continuously  more...

Business Execution in Action ...cution to improve and streamline these processes. All too often, organizations think of the people process, the strategy process, and the operations process as three distinct and separate entities, when in fact, they are closely and critically interrelated. Have you ever been in a situation where it felt like the left hand didn't know what the right hand was doing? Have you ever completed a  more...

Managing Knowledge Workers The era of the knowledge worker has arrived. An increasing number of companies gain more value from the knowledge and experience of their workers than they do from physical assets or products. This is most vividly captured in the Internet economy, in which knowledge workers are in high demand. Talented workers often won't hesitate to jump to a company that offers a higher salary or more stock  more...

The Potential of Self-directed Learning ...often have you heard these buzz words of the '90s: self-directed learning; continuous learning; the learning organization; the knowledge worker? If you wonder what these terms really mean, why they are so important, and how you rate as a worker for the 21st century, this course is for you. Find out what you can do to take control of your own skill and career development. Learn to identify  more...

Sales Skills The Fundamentals ...of Icon's District Sales Managers, to discuss terminology often used in the field of sales. Through your questions, you will learn the definitions of several terms that salespeople use, including prospecting, cold and warm calling, and networking. Unit 3: Developing Your Character (0.5 - 1 hour) Apply the PLEASED acronym to your life and your work.  more...

Quality Management The Quality Management Process Quality Management: The Quality Management Process offers the student an overview of the fundamentals of quality management, the costs of quality, and how to achieve quality through customer orientation. The program also outlines how to achieve daily quality management, identify variation in processes, and control costs. Learn To Identify the role of management in  more...

WebSphere MQ Integration Message Broker ...ustomer and business partner organizations. Students will often not work directly with the product, but rather will be involved in evaluating and planning the product. A basic knowledge of WebSphere MQ is mandatory. Knowledge of database basics and IT infrastructure would be beneficial. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.70  more...

Business Travel Safety Safety Measures for Travelers ...for Travelers," you will learn why 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  more...

Creativity Innovation Thinking Creatively ...of creative thinking. She will also help you identify how often you use creative thinking. Unit 3: Generating Creative Ideas (0.5 - 1 hour) Maximize your creativity by focusing your attention. Develop your creative potential by allowing incubation time. Identify creative ideas as they occur. Analyze  more...

Communicating w Difficult People Working with Difficult Employees ...artment. John's work has been inconsistent lately, and he often seems indifferent to the work he is assigned. His co-workers have been noticing his apathy, and a comment from one of them recently caused John to lose his temper. As John's supervisor, you must discuss the situation with him and identify the difficult behavior. In addition, you must attempt to pinpoint the reasons for his behavior  more...

Delegation Monitoring Evaluating Results ...ches. List reasons why delegators often lack trust in delegates. Simulation Overview: In the simulation at the end of this unit, you will meet with Matthew Stevenson, Marketing Assistant with Icon International. Matthew has requested more responsibilities concerning the release of Icon's new phone product in addition to his current tasks. You will  more...

WebSphere MQ Integration Message Broker ...ustomer and business partner organizations. Students will often not work directly with the product, but rather will be involved in evaluating and planning the product. A basic knowledge of WebSphere MQ is mandatory. Knowledge of database basics and IT infrastructure would be beneficial. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.70  more...

Advanced Six Sigma Leading Six Sigma Deployment ...setting up Six Sigma training. Identify issues that are often overlooked during deployment planning. Unit 3: Designing Six Sigma Deployment Metrics Identify the guidelines for selecting deployment metrics. Identify the guidelines for selecting project metrics. Identify metrics that can help gauge Six Sigma deployment success. Unit 4: Ensuring Organizational Understanding and  more...