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Learn Spanish Online Upper Basic Level WebSpanish Upper Basic Level General Spanish has been carefully designed to provide high quality Spanish learning tuition, delivered in real time via the internet. Its objectives are: That students develop upper basic competence in oral and written comprehension and expression of the Spanish language. That students learn the Spanish language within the contemporary cultural context. That more...

Learn Spanish Online Intermediate Level Goals and Objectives WebSpanish Intermediate Level General Spanish has been carefully designed to provide high quality Spanish learning tuition, delivered in real time via the internet. Its objectives are: That students develop intermediate competence in oral and written comprehension and expression of the Spanish language. That students learn the Spanish language within the contemporary more...

Career Assessment Profile ...th what we do best. The Career Profile indicates how your personality can affect your potential. The online assessment can predict your job performance and will point you to the areas you need to work on to increase the likelihood of your success.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much time is needed to take this class. more...

Entrepreneur Assessment Profile A Trump U Course- Have you ever wanted to strike out on your own in business and wondered if you have what it takes? The Entrepreneur Profile indicates your potential for satisfaction and success as an entrepreneur. The online assessment tells you if you are ready to make the leap, and points to the areas you need to work on to increase the likelihood of success. Students may complete this course more...

Leadership Assessment Profile ...personality and style to be a leader? The Leadership Profile indicates your potential to handle the challenges of responsibility. Your online assessment tells you if you are likely to achieve what you want, and points to the areas you need to work on to increase the likelihood of success.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of more...

PC Fundamentals With Microsoft Windows XP ...personal computers. Students will learn what a computer is and how to identify and classify some basic components and peripherals. Students will also receive instruction on how to turn on a computer and log on to Microsoft Windows XP. In addition, students will learn what Microsoft Windows XP is, how to use the mouse to access various essential screen elements, how to manipulate windows, what more...

What Inexperienced Homebuyers MUST Know Before They Buy a Home A Trump U Course-If you ever plan to buy a house this course can save you money, time and aggravation. This course will give you expert instruction, including video tutorials that can save you thousands and position you for success and security in your personal real estate investments. Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how more...

Balancing Work and Family Course description -- Although most people must work in order to live, it is family that makes life worth living, and ita s important to be able to balance the requirements of these two major efforts in order to satisfy our personal needs. This course has tools and techniques for identifying basic values and assuring that efforts and time are spent in ways that bring the most reward and more...

Coaching and Counseling ... what these skills are. In addition, many people may have personal concerns that hinder work performance. By learning how to effectively coach and counsel, you can help your employees ease personal burdens and train them in the skills they need to be better employees. This course identifies situations in which coaching and counseling are necessary, guides you in planning the actual coaching or more...

How To Master Personal And Family ...ho want to be effective not just on the job, but in their personal lives as well. This bundle helps employees deal with some of the thorny issues facing people at various stages of their lives, whether taking responsibility for elderly loved ones or caring for children, coping with the loss of a loved one or choosing childcare, planning retirement or just making ends meet. IMPORTANT NOTE: more...

How To Master Personal Career ...on -- Much of one's professional success is a function of personal skills that relate to professional activities, such as interviewing for a new job, balancing work and family, and managing stress. The 10 courses in this bundle develop personal competencies that will support your employees' career aspirations and enhance their effectiveness in their private lives. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET more...

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

Managing Stress Course description -- The tools and techniques in this course will help you understand and diagnose the stress in your life, identify the stressors you can and cannot control, and assess your readiness to make changes. There are methods to help you develop a systematic approach to eliminate stressors, manage your time, and implement short-term and long-term coping mechanisms. Youa ll develop a more...

Succeeding as a Supervisor Course description -- A supervisor is a critical player in an organizationa s success. Here is where the most valuable resources, particularly the workforce, are either maximized or wasted. This course details the most important elements of successful supervision, with attention to both people and organizational skills. There are tools and techniques for making the most of the talents of the work more...

Rx Success Complete Guide to Medical Math for the Health Care Professional Crane The 320 page Complete Guide to Medical Math for the Health Care Professional (Crane) is simply the best manual to master Medical Calculations! The Topic - After reading each topic introduction you will understand each skill and how to recognize those specific types of problems. Sample Problems - Sample problems are worked out step-by-step for you to use as guidelines when performing your own more...

Influence Your Customer to Take Action and Buy Achieve the right personal a chemistrya throughout the selling process. more...

Personal Financial Planning Course description -- Without wise financial planning, the future may not be what most of us hope for, and even the present may be less that comfortable. This course contains the essential principles of planning for both short- and long-term needs and has many tools and references to provide guidance for planning and using personal financial resources. It gives tips and worksheets for setting more...

Quicken 2000 Level 1 Mastery of the topics introduced in this course will enable students to utilize Quicken 2000a s automated personal financial planning features. The importance of securing files with passwords and backing up data is stressed. more...

Microsoft Outlook 2002 Core In this course, students will learn basic features, such as working with e-mail messages, customizing Outlook to their personal preferences, and managing time using the Calendar, task, and note functions. more...

Outlook 98 Level 1 This course introduces students to the basic features of Microsoft Outlook 98 by working through a series of exercises and scenarios that will instruct them in the functions of numerous buttons, menus, and folders. Students will also learn how to customize Outlook as their desktop Personal Information Manager (PIM). more...

Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) WWW103 - Introduction to CSS Continuing on with the foundation built in WWW102-Basic HTML we will continue on with the subject of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Upon completion of the course the student should know: How to link to external style sheets How to create embedded stylesheets How to use inline style sheets What are CSS selectors Understand classes and more...

Discharging Employees ...personal accountability when discharging an employee. This course covers all the critical aspects of termination, including information about the law and how it impacts the process and your decision. You will be given methods for identifying when discharge is appropriate and tools to help you prepare for the meeting. You will also learn specific techniques for communicating the decision and more...

Training and Facilitation: Plan your Own Development MAXIM TRAINING This course is about you and your own development. It helps identify and plan what you can do to develop your own skills, knowledge and abilities, in order to achieve what you want from life. By the end of the course you'll have an action plan for your development as far into the future as you choose. Although you'll focus on your working life, many lessons apply equally well to more...

Recruitment & Selection Series: Recruitment Criteria ...or the job. After all, it's only natural to have your own personal opinions about what makes an ideal candidate. But employing someone who is not ideally suited can be an expensive mistake. Failure to accurately identify what you are looking for is one of the main reasons for making the wrong recruitment decision. In this course you can examine what recruitment criteria are, how to set and use more...

Personal Effectiveness - Teamworking: Defining a Team's Direction Where people are working together, two plus two can equal more than four. People can achieve more than they would on their own as part of a cohesive and effective team, capitalising on each other's skills, experience and strengths. But working together isn't always sweetness and light. Whether a team is in its early stages of growth or in need of some refocusing on a project, it is essential that more...

Personal Effectiveness - Teamworking: Defining Responsibilities in a Team Where people are working together, two plus two can equal more than four. People can achieve more than they would on their own as part of a cohesive and effective team, capitalising on each other's skills, experience and strengths. But working together isn't always sweetness and light. Whether a team is in its early stages of development it is particularly important for everyone to gain a full more...

Personal Effectiveness - Teamworking: Undertsanding Team Roles Where people are working together, two plus two can equal more than four. People can achieve more than they would on their own as part of a cohesive and effective team, capitalising on each other's skills, experience and strengths. But working together isn't always sweetness and light. This course will help you gain an insight into the typical roles that you and other team members adopt. You'll more...

Personal Effectiveness - Teamworking: Resolving Conflict within a Team Where people are working together, two plus two can equal more than four. People can achieve more than they would on their own as part of a cohesive and effective team, capitalising on each other's skills, experience and strengths. But working together isn't always sweetness and light. This course investigates whether conflicts are inevitable or avoidable and common causes of conflict. You will more...

Personal Effectiveness - Teamworking: Creating a Collaborative Team Environment Where people are working together, two plus two can equal more than four. People can achieve more than they would on their own as part of a cohesive and effective team, capitalising on each other's skills, experience and strengths. But working together isn't always sweetness and light. This course will show you what good team communication means and how you can create a team environment that's more...

Personal Effectiveness - Teamworking: Handling Difficult Team Members Where people are working together, two plus two can equal more than four. People can achieve more than they would on their own as part of a cohesive and effective team, capitalising on each other's skills, experience and strengths. But working together isn't always sweetness and light. This course will show you how to take power by taking action and gain control in difficult situations. You can more...

Personal Effectiveness - Teamworking: Making Decisions as a Team Where people are working together, two plus two can equal more than four. People can achieve more than they would on their own as part of a cohesive and effective team, capitalising on each other's skills, experience and strengths. But working together isn't always sweetness and light. This course will show you the steps in an effective decision-making process and the benefits to the team of using more...

A+ Certification Part 3 - Motherboards, Processors, Memory, and Printers This is the third course in a seven part series that teaches students both theoretical and practical instruction on the principles, types, and characteristics of motherboards, processors, and memory. The student will also be instructed on printer types and basic printer concepts, as well as printer components, functions and service techniques. more...

Conflict Management Series: Personal Reactions to Conflict Conflict happens. Whether it's individuals clashing, organisational change or demanding customers, conflict is a normal part of working life. But it's something that people can find hard to handle and, if you don't manage it carefully, everyone can lose out: you, the organisation and your team. This course will identify why you should consider the importance of good judgement and how this can be more...

Microsoft Outlook 98 Fundamentals This course provides participants with the fundamental skills to use Outlook 98 on a daily basis in their workplace. Students will learn how to perform basic communication and personal organization tasks within Outlook 98. more...

Microsoft Outlook 2000 Expert User This course prepares IT Professionals to explore the communication options, share work with colleagues, work offline or remotely and integrate Outlook 2000 Components. more...

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

Framing the Problem When you frame a picture, you intend for the viewer to examine everything within that border. Problem framing is similar in that you must not only consider what objectively makes up the problem itself but also what subjective tendencies influence your view of the situation. This course is designed to help you effectively frame problems so that you're sure your line of sight is aimed straight more...

Microsoft Excel 97 Intermediate This highly interactive CBT contains six units that cover intermediate Excel skills. Through step-by-step instruction within a realistic simulation of Microsoft Excel 97, students learn how to work with formulas and functions, automate tasks, use and analyze list data, enhance charts and worksheets, and work with Excel and the Internet. Performance-based Pre- and Post-Assessments create a custom more...

Evaluating Internal Assignments ...and what didn't go as planned? And how have you performed personally? Of course, success depends on your ability as an internal consultant to continually develop in the role, increase your skills, and make overall improvements in your performance. This course will help you to review internal consulting projects, complete successful handoffs, and identify improvement opportunities to "kick more...

Evaluation and Review ...and what didn't go as planned? And how have you performed personally? Of course, success depends on your ability as an external consultant to continually develop in the role, increase your skills, and make overall improvements in your performance. This course will help you review any consulting project, bring about successful handoff to the client, and enable you to identify improvement more...

Managing Conflict Stress and Time Each customer wants her problem to be the most important problem to the Customer Support Specialist (CSS). For the CSS, adapting to each customer's communication style, understanding each customer's emotional response, and solving each customer's problem can be an enormously stressful and time-consuming process. This course is intended to show the proper methods needed to resolve conflicts, manage more...

The Support Center Service This course is intended to instruct the learner in the Help Desk Institute's (HDI) basic levels of service commitments and attitude. Best practices, personal accountability, enhancing the image of the organization, and the work environment are covered. Individuals interested in the Help Desk Institute's (HDI) Customer Support Specialist (CSS) certification more...

Project Team Management Participating in a Project Team Project Team Management: Participating in a Project Team offers the student information required to understand types of projects and project teams. The program covers guidelines for resolving conflict within a project team and for helping team members reach consensus. It also offers information on the personal responsibilities and communication skills needed to participate on a project team. more...

Functions of IT Project Management William Shakespeare wrote, "Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great; some achieve greatness, others have greatness thrust upon them." Good information technology (IT) project managers are trained, not born. As an IT project manager, you can achieve greatness by improving and developing your own skills through continued education and experience. Your management skills will become better more...

Ethics and Professional Knowledge PMBOK aligned What does being ethical mean? How does one make the best ethical choice in a complex project management environment? What are legal requirements, and how can you spot the moment when conflict of interest has occurred? In today's world, project managers must have a clear comprehension of these ethical responsibilities. Project managers must also be aware of their professional duty to contribute to more...

Working with Difficult People Respond to Challenges Working with Difficult People: Respond to Challenges, is the thirteenth of fourteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to demonstrate several techniques to effectively handle minor and periodic personality differences. The Stress Management curriculum presents easily adopted techniques for today's busy professionals to increase productivity by more...

Working with Difficult People Cope With Continued Conflict Working with Difficult People: Cope with Continued Conflict, is the last of fourteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to sequence the steps of a conflict resolution effort, select the most appropriate action to handle a difficult situation, based on the specific circumstances and identify options available to you if you are unable to resolve an more...

Solving Problems Logically Solve Problems Together This course helps learners to recognize and identify the groups and individual roles in the problem solving process. Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively. more...

Solving Problems Logically The Problem Solving Process This course outlines the fundamental steps for effective problem solving and identifies attitudinal characteristics that facilitate success. Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively. more...

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

Investigating the Problem Use Investigative Tools This course introduces process-oriented methods that assist in the analysis of various elements associated with a stated problem. Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively. more...

Investigating the Problem Gather Evidence This course describes several data gathering techniques that can be used to improve problem analysis procedures and the resulting decisions. Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively. more...

Investigating the Problem Interpret Data This course explains how to use visual tools to interpret data. Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively. more...

Selecting the Solution Solve Problems Methodically This course introduces Force Field Analysis and Solutions Fishbone Diagram problem solving techniques. Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively. more...

Selecting the Solution Group-Based Solutions This course introduces Modified-Delphi, swapping, and visualization problem solving techniques. Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively. more...

Selecting the Solution Cost-Benefit Solutions This course helps learners to recognize and apply cost-benefit analysis procedures. Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively. more...

Accepting the Decision Sell Your Solution This course provides a series of helpful tips to persuade decision-makers to approve the proposed solution. Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively. more...

Accepting the Decision Implement Decisions This course helps learners to identify progress points and areas for future improvement at the conclusion of the problem resolution process. Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively. more...

Making Group Decisions Working Together This course introduces several strategies to recognize and overcome challenges that can hamper a general group consensus. Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively. more...

Making Group Decisions The Nature of Groups This course provides insightful perspectives into the unpredictability of group dynamics. Tips to recognize challenging behaviors and suggestions for successfully managing group responses are presented. Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively. more...

Making Group Decisions Ensure Group Success This course describes four methods to generate successful problem solving decisions. Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively. more...

Expanding Time Develop SMART Goals Expanding Time: Develop SMART Goals, is the fifth of fourteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to pinpoint the benefits of time management and identify the guidelines for defining goals. The Stress Management curriculum presents easily adopted techniques for today's busy professionals to increase productivity by eliminating common barriers to more...

Expanding Time Remove Your Barriers Expanding Time: Break Time Barriers, is the sixth of fourteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the steps you should take to avoid procrastination, identify how to minimize interruptions from people at work and identify how to avoid perfectionist tendencies in your work. The Stress Management curriculum presents easily adopted techniques more...

Expanding Time Focus on What is Important Expanding Time: Focus on What is Important, is the seventh of fourteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to list the steps that convert goals into prioritized tasks, list guidelines for effective scheduling and list guidelines for successfully implementing a prioritized and scheduled task list. The Stress Management curriculum presents easily adopted more...

Working Collaboratively Assert Your Influence Working Collaboratively: Assert Your Influence, is the eighth of fourteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to list the benefits of influencing and contrast the skill of influencing with controlling and advising. The Stress Management curriculum presents easily adopted techniques for today's busy professionals to increase productivity by eliminating more...

Working Collaboratively Build Rapport Gain Trust Working Collaboratively: Build Rapport, Gain Trust, is the ninth of fourteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify principles for creating and maintaining rapport, list the steps in listening authentically and identify three distinct question types. The Stress Management curriculum presents easily adopted techniques for today's busy more...

Working Collaboratively Extend Your Influence Working Collaboratively: Extend Your Influence, is the eleventh of fourteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to classify influencing styles, identify guidelines for broadening your range of influence through networking and identify guidelines for resolving an impasse. The Stress Management curriculum presents easily adopted techniques for today's more...

Working with Difficult People Recognize Work Styles Working with Difficult People: Recognise Work Styles, is the twelfth of fourteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify reasons why a person may be problematic to work with and select the most appropriate response to individuals who exhibit specific patterns of behavior. The Stress Management curriculum presents easily adopted techniques for more...

Balancing Stress Devise a Stress Control Plan Balancing Stress: Devise a Stress Control Plan, is the fourth of fourteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to implement guidelines for assertiveness in life, classify behavior types in terms of a widely used and accepted model, identify strategies to modify behavior types and develop an action plan for tackling stress. The Stress Management more...

Business Travel Safety Domestic Travel In ''Business Travel Safety: Domestic Travel,'' you will learn how to make travel preparations, including researching your destination and then making appropriate travel arrangements. You will also learn how to increase your safety during air and ground transportation and at destinations, such as hotels, restaurants, and business events. The target audience for this program is more...

Business Travel Safety International Travel In ''Business Travel Safety: International Travel,'' you will learn how to make travel preparations and international travel arrangements. You will also learn how to increase your safety during air and ground transportation and at destinations, such as hotels, restaurants, and business events. Finally, you will learn how to avoid and handle physical and nonphysical crimes in more...

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

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...

The Foundations of Creativity and Innovation What is creativity, 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 more...

Balancing Stress Measuring Stress Balancing Stress: Measuring Stress, is the first of fourteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to describe the social and personal costs of stress and assess your stress levels. The Stress Management curriculum presents easily adopted techniques for today's busy professionals to increase productivity by eliminating common barriers to success. All more...

Balancing Stress Simple Solutions for Stress Balancing Stress: Simple Solutions for Stress, is the second of fourteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to list healthy dietary, exercise and relaxation principles and identify natural ways to combat stress. The Stress Management curriculum presents easily adopted techniques for today's busy professionals to increase productivity by eliminating more...

Balancing Stress Stress Relieving Habits Balancing Stress: Stress Relieving Habits, is the third of fourteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to recognize how to overcome stress inducers using mental strategies, implement guidelines for managing your daily work and identify planning principles to help you realize your goals in life. The Stress Management curriculum presents easily adopted more...

The Role of Critical Thinking in Organizations In the organizational arena, applied critical thinking skills provide an essential foundation for all effective planning, problem-solving, and decision-making activities. Employees who can analyze and reason consistently and proficiently furnish a cost-efficient resource that results in a distinctive competitive advantage. Workers who are skeptical of quick fixes and operational dogma pay more...

Developing Fundamental Critical Thinking Skills You may not need an MBA to succeed in the corporate arena, but regardless of position or industry, you do need to be able to analyze, reason, and communicate effectively. These and other critical thinking skills are increasingly consequential as organizational planning and decision making become more distributed and reliant on written and verbal communication factors. Developing Fundamental more...

Strategies for Facilitating Critical Thinking Workplaces are not typically associated with 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 more...

Critical Thinking Skills for Managing Rational decision making is linear and is what you do when you put your facts in order. Intuition is looking at those facts and trying to see a pattern-and the patterns aren't always evident because the patterns aren't always linear. The two together are an extremely powerful combination. Joel Kurtzman, President, Kurtzman Associates and former editor, Harvard Business Review. The Critical more...

Organizational Scope of Critical Thinking In any complex environment systems are necessary, but they must serve an organization rather than become its masters. This is how Ralph S. Larsen, chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson, describes both the need for systems and their inherent risk. Organizational systems, with complex and intricately interrelated components, demand the application of critical thinking to avoid more...

Critical Thinking Strategies Simulation You have recently been hired as the general manager at Retail Management Software (RMS). The company began as a small start-up company five years ago, developing software that helps retailers create, manage, and fulfill consumer demand. The founders and owners, Fred Chambers and Larry Busby, and their small team worked hard and developed great products. Recently, RMS' business has increased a more...

Personal Accountability Working for Your Inner Boss ...e judgment of an external boss isn't enough to make a job personally fulfilling and rewarding. That's something all employees of an organization decide for themselves. Everyone who works must also answer to an inner boss, a personal, internal voice that provides guidance on whether a job is worth doing and whether it is done well. Accepting personal accountability for your work means your inner more...

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

Goals and Goal Setting ...the types of goals you can use to advance your career and personal life, learn to construct goals that are both challenging and achievable, discover how to embed the seeds of success within your goals, and explore ways to align your goals with your own priorities and the priorities of others who influence the way you use your time. Members of business organizations who want to increase their more...

Developing a Positive Attitude Oftentimes your success or failure depends not only on the situation you are in, but how you react to that situation. Your reaction to the situations you encounter is significantly influenced by your attitude. Having a positive attitude involves looking for the best in a situation, being realistic about possibilities and consequences, and having the courage to believe that you can succeed. It more...

Successful Lifelong Learning Today's successful individual understands that the business world is constantly changing 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, more...

Business Professionalism Simulation ...setting priorities, managing daily tasks, and maintaining personal accountability. The Business Professionalism Simulation is designed to enable participants to develop the skills necessary for increasing personal accountability and business professionalism. Over the course of the simulation, participants will practice personal development skills, encompassing the objectives of taking more...

Enhancing Your Listening Skills Have you ever been taken by surprise by an unexpected deadline? Have you ever left a meeting unsure about what was decided? Have you ever asked a supervisor for advice, only to later forget what your supervisor told you? You can avoid problems like these by using effective listening skills. Effective listening helps you to know what's going on in your organization, get cooperation from your more...

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

E-mail and Organizational Communication E-mail is much more than sending information back and forth. This communication tool can change your entire organization. E-mail can affect how you communicate, where you work, what you do and even when you do it. This course will help you harness the power of e-mail and show you ways to optimize your e-mail use for maximum productivity and success. The target is individuals who use e-mail for more...

E-mail as a Marketing Tool How can you find new customers? How can you build stronger relationships with new and existing customers? How can you boost sales of your company's products and services? This course will provide you with useful strategies to help you incorporate electronic mail into your marketing approach. Learn how to communicate effectively with your customers through e-mail. You and your company will benefit more...

Teamwork and Results Without Authority ... of unity; every player must put the team first--ahead of personal glory." Yet, according to general George S. Patton Jr., "If everyone is thinking alike then somebody isn't thinking." When it comes to getting results without authority on your team, it's necessary to do both. In this course, you'll learn how to achieve results by playing the game, and you'll learn how to assert yourself. Staff 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...

Managing Anger in the Workplace Simulation Like most people, you have probably become angry at work. A disagreement with a coworker or manager could make you lose your temper and voice your anger, but is this really a good idea? What will your coworkers or manager think of your outburst? While confronting anger in the workplace is inevitable, it's important to minimize your angry thoughts, emotions and behaviors, and channel your energy more...

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

Understanding Technical Professionals As a manager, have you felt that technical professionals are sometimes difficult to understand? Do you find that the usual management models are not as effective as they could be? This course explains the ways in which these employees differ from other workers and how you can apply more appropriate and effective management techniques. You will also learn how business has responded with new more...

Management Development for Technical Professionals ...er considered moving up to a managerial position, certain personal and professional traits will be necessary when you make that move. In addition to the skills you have as a technical professional, you need to develop the skills of effective managers. This course will assist you in a self-assessment process that is essential to your efforts to become an effective manager. You will analyze the more...

Mentoring Essentials Simulation ...for her professional development, and guide Tilly through personal and professional problems. During this first month, you will practice: supportive listening, giving effective feedback, guiding by asking questions, advocating for your protege, maintaining professionalism through problems, and much more. The simulation is based on the SkillSoft series Mentoring Essentials and contains links to more...

Becoming a Manager What does becoming a manager involve? What skills are needed to be a good one, and what will others expect of you? These are all natural questions for anyone who is about to become a manager, or who has recently been promoted. Moving into a first management role represents possibly one of the biggest changes in your working life. The transition from player to manager is an exciting, but more...

Coaching for Business Coaching is a vital component of any business that aims to be a winner in the new economy. However, unless coaches are clear in their own minds exactly what their function is, and why they are performing a coaching role, they may do more harm than good. Therefore, it is important to understand how coaching originated as a business tool, and the ways it impacted traditional managerial attitudes and more...

Attracting Developing and Retaining Generations How can you create a work force that blends the skills and knowledge of all four contemporary generations? Members of the silent generation, baby boomers, Generation X, and Generation Next are attracted to companies for different reasons. They have a variety of developmental needs and are loyal for a variety of reasons. Managers, HR professionals, team leaders, department leads, and company more...

Team Leadership Conducting Productive Team Meetings Team Leadership: Conducting Productive Team Meetings gives the student an overview of conducting meetings in a team setting and explains the development of meeting agendas. The program covers in detail the steps for developing agendas and conducting team meetings, the different types of meetings, and the guidelines for preventing ineffective team meetings. Managers and team leaders who want to more...

Managing For High Performance Managers 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 more...

Managing Upward Relationships ... superiors so that subordinate managers can reap the best personal and organizational results. Managers share the responsibility for managing the relationship with the top management and Board of Directors of the company. Taking advantage of that responsibility will strengthen motivation, productivity, and overall life quality of all concerned. This course attempts to explain the dynamics of more...

The Personal Approach in Delegation ...s in a delegation situation. As you progress through "The Personal Approach in Delegation" course in the "Effective Delegation" series, you will discover several important factors about delegation--how you can benefit from a shared commitment to a delegated task, how to identify confident and motivated employees, and how the knowledge of common delegating problems can help you become an more...

PrimeDiversity Awareness Diversity Defined This course provides the foundation for any diversity awareness effort, whether corporate or personal. Key terms are defined, major historical influences are examined, and strategies for valuing individual differences, as well as similarities, are provided. Professionals who want to work more effectively with colleagues whose backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives differ from their own. more...

Goal Setting Reaching Individual Goals In ''Goal Setting: Reaching Individual Goals,'' you will learn about personal behaviors that relate to and affect goal setting. You will also learn the characteristics of effective goals, the individual goal-setting process, and guidelines for maximizing your achievement potential. The target audience for this program is administrators, managers, supervisors and front-line staff. more...

Occupational Health and Safety HRCI PHR The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations, HRCI/PHR (Professional in Human Resources certification), cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including legislation affecting employee safety and health. The (HRCI) certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professionals' more...

Behavior Putting Your Best Foot Forward Are you interested in taking charge of your career? Would you like your job to be more interesting, to offer you more challenges? Today's workplace offers more opportunities than ever for administrative support professionals to assume more responsibility and be more active in office decision-making. This course will show you some ways to assess yourself to ensure you're ready to work towards a new more...

Accounting for Partnerships ...usiness venture. These resources can be money, expertise, personal connections, or experience. Accounting procedures are established to ensure that each partner gets his/her share of the business income or loss. This course explores the accounting methods that pertain to partnerships and the division of its assets. This course is intended for individuals who require knowledge of the basics of more...

Taking Systems Thinking into Your Personal Life ...l with no relief in sight? Using systems thinking in your personal life can be a new and effective way to tackle and change issues at their core. It is possible to change old habits. You can learn to communicate in more effective ways. Change is not only possible, it is part of life. In this course, you will explore the personal nature of systems. You'll learn about different types of personal more...

Principles of Marketing Promotion Strategy Principles of Marketing: Promotion Strategy offers the student an overview of the information required to identify the elements of the promotional mix, determine appropriate promotional objectives, and select the advertising types and public relations tools to implement. The program details the procedures for creating an advertising campaign, the types of promotional strategies, and the steps of more...

Doing Business on the Internet ...t of these changes on issues related to the protection of personal and business information has been immense. Protecting personal information regarding customers, while still ensuring that detailed customer records are kept, is a difficulty faced by almost all companies that engage in Internet-based commercial activity. Regulation of the digital marketplace is very difficult to achieve and more...