Positive Telephone Seminars

Implications of Medical Marijuana in the Workplace ...An applicant takes a pre-employment drug screen and tests positive for marijuana but tells you that he is a registered user of medical marijuana to treat his medical condition. Can you refuse to hire him? An employee tells you that he needs to take a daily break in order to consume medical marijuana to treat his cancer. Do you have to accommodate this request? How is this request different from  more...

Response to Intervention: Addressing Emerging Issues ...nal practices, careful consideration is needed to achieve positive results. This live audio conference will provide an overview of the important concepts and resources that support a state and district's implementation. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to review three models of RTI and implementation components. - You will be able to discuss controversies in RTI. - You will be able to  more...

Difficult and Disruptive Students ...erstanding the nature of their problems, and implementing positive strategies can literally be a life-changing event for them. This live audio conference will cover a range of empirically-supported, practical, state-of-the-art assessment and intervention strategies that can reduce the frequency and severity of these problems. This live audio conference is designed for teachers, special  more...

Effective Collections: A Proactive Approach to Credit Management BenefitsMore than 10,000 businesses have slow or nonpaying customers. How can you collect that money efficiently and quickly, and keep that money coming in? The credit crisis, high fuel costs, job losses, bankruptcies, foreclosures and the failing economy are all contributing to factories closing, job loss and business owners going out of business because they can't get paid. Learn how to take  more...

Best Practices for Managing Large Classrooms ... nurturing student-teacher interactions. A combination of positive, energy efficient procedures produce behavioral compliance and self-control. Corrective strategies are also highlighted to diminish reliance on unreliable reactive responses to punish disruptive conduct. Adaptable to both school-wide application and individuals, especially new staff. This live audio conference is designed for  more...

Positive Strategies For Dealing With Problem Performers ...stions, attend this audio conference and learn about more positive strategies and approaches in dealing with problem performers. We will examine the power of commitment through the use of coaching and other tools to build superior performers, examine companies that use positive strategies as a means of managing the workforce and those problem performers, and look at the concept of discipline  more...

Return on Investment for Wellness Programs ...ted properly, a good wellness plan can and will deliver a positive return on investment and provide a driving force behind lowering health plan costs. But how do you create it, implement it and effectively measure the results to ensure success for the company, its employees and ultimately, the bottom line? This teleconference will discuss why a wellness program should be a point of serious  more...

Case Study: What Makes Dixon Schwabl One of the "Best Small Companies to Work for in America" BenefitsLearn how to motivate, empower and excite employees to build a great place to work. Dixon Schwabl, Inc., CEO Lauren Dixon will share her experiences developing a company culture built on flexibility, freedom and respect for employees, inspiring an innovative approach to everyday workplace practices. No matter the size, geography or industry - any company can be a great place to work. Ms.  more...

Access Management Design and Development ...roject to your client. Driveway access to a site can have positive or negative consequences on the amount of potential business a retail site can expect, and at the same time, elimination of a driveway for a public roadway project can potentially delay a public benefit project for years. This teleconference will provide the foundation of history, design and development of access management to  more...

The New World of EEO: What Is Coming ...nt matters to appropriately assess the risk and implement positive and proactive solutions to the circumstances which create claims and liability. Learn first-hand how to manage these claims, negotiate and settle them and be in a defensible position should a claim be made. Failing to implement these strategies will continue to result in an increase in claims and the potential for significant  more...

Gatekeepers & Voice Mail: How to Reach Your Prospects Directly BenefitsIf on your prospecting calls you leave voice mails that are not returned, if your introductory emails are deleted and/or if you have been screened out by ruthless gatekeepers, then this information-packed teleconference is a must. Decision makers today are busier than ever and less accessible than ever in history. Gatekeepers screen calls, spam filters trap emails and voice mail blocks  more...

Conservation Easement Tax Incentives ...ding valuable tax assets that can be utilized to generate positive cash-positive and provide significant tax benefits. This teleconference will help persons responsible for determining available sources of capital understand what conservation easements are, and how they can provide a variety of financial incentives that can be monetized. The teleconference also explains the general form of a  more...

Key Components of an Effective Mentor Program ...ne of the most popular and powerful initiatives to create positive youth development is mentoring. New research reports a reduction in depression among youth who are mentored as well as improvements in self esteem, social skills, peer and family relationships, academic performance and school attendance. n nThis teleconference will provide you with all the necessary tools to establish or expand  more...

Establishing Payment Arrangements: Beyond Net 30 nMore than 10,000 businesses have slow or nonpaying customers. How can you collect that money efficiently and quickly and keep that money coming in? The credit crisis, high fuel costs, job losses, bankruptcies, foreclosures and the failing economy are all contributing to factories closing, job loss and business owners going out of business because they can't get paid. Maximize your in-house  more...

How to Get Your Prospect to Move From "I ll Think It Over" to Yes! ...e those replies, most of the time they're not moving in a positive direction. This teleconference will tell you specifically what you can do to reduce the amount of times you get those responses and what to do when you hear those replies. You'll get sales skills, people skills, life skills and marketing skills that will separate and elevate you from the competition. You will understand clearly  more...

Current Trends in Transit-Oriented Development ... value in down market cycles and appreciate faster during positive market conditions. Evidence in Denver, for example, has shown that TOD properties over the past two years have increased significantly while the overall market across the region has fallen. This teleconference will help you to better understand what TOD is and how it will benefit under President Barack Obama's plan for a  more...

Auditory Processing Disorders: An Effective AUD/SLP Collaborative Approach To Evaluation And Treatment ...cedures and environmental modifications which can produce positive changes for children diagnosed with auditory processing disorders. n nLearning Objectives: n- Attendees will be able to define auditory processing disorders. n- Attendees will be able to describe an effective collaborative approach to APD evaluation and treatment. n- Attendees will be able to describe audiology and  more...