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Empowering your Workgroup Coach for Achievement This course identifies coaching strategies for increasing the performance of your staff. All levels of professionals who supervise the performance of other staff members. more...

Branding Your Internet Identity Develop an Online Identity This course helps learners to develop their own online corporate identity, by building recognition and overcoming the various limitations that are associated with the Internet. Professionals who want to create and promote an online marketing strategy more...

Project Management Professional Time Management II Project Management: Time Management II, is the fourth of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to determine the appropriate project activities to crash, determine the appropriate project activities to fast track and identify the implications of resource leveling. The Prime-Project Management Professional curriculum introduces advanced level project 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...

Sales Seller Behaviors The Selling Process: Seller Behaviors, is the first of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the basic criteria for success in sales and identify the seven seller behaviors in buyer-focused selling. 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 Behaviors The Selling Process: Buyers Behaviors, is the second of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the criteria that influence buying decisions and identify the seven typical buyer behaviors in a sales interaction. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of techniques that have been proven to maximize more...

Sales Buyer-Focused Selling The Selling Process: Buyer-Focused Selling, is the third of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to respond effectively to buyers at each stage of a sales interaction and identify categories of buyer needs. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of techniques that have been proven to maximize bottom-line more...

Sales The Selling Cycle The Selling Process: The Selling Cycle, is the fourth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to list the steps in the selling cycle, match the steps in the selling cycle to the buyer-focused selling model, calculate the key ratios in the selling cycle, and analyze the key ratios in the selling cycle. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales more...

Sales Telephone Communications Communicating & Managing: Telephone Communication, is the fifth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify barriers to communication, identify techniques to overcome the limitations to communicating by telephone and implement guidelines for good telephone communication. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down more...

Sales Communication Skills Communicating & Managing: Communication Skills, is the sixth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to list the background information that helps you to qualify prospects, list sources of prospects, identify guidelines for canvassing and list the criteria for identifying the decision-maker in an organization. The PrimeSales curriculum engages more...

Sales Written Communications Communicating & Managing: Written Communication, is the seventh of sixteen courses in this curriculum. Writing a good sales proposal helps to convince the buyer of the Seller's merits and of the benefits of buying from him or her. Written Communications highlights the reasons for and benefits of writing a sales proposal. sellers become familiar with the twelve components that constitute a good 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 Gathering Information Starting the Sale: Gathering Information, is the ninth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to list the background information that helps you to qualify prospects, list sources of prospects, identify guidelines for canvassing, and list the criteria for identifying the decision-maker in an organization. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales 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 The Sales Call Starting the Sale: The Sales Call, is the eleventh of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the guidelines for opening a sales call, list the steps in making an opening statement, and identify opening statement variations according to the type of call. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of more...

Sales Probing and Questioning Starting the Sale: Probing and Questioning, is the twelfth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to distinguish between open and closed questions, and develop buyer needs using the four question types. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of techniques that have been proven to maximize bottom-line more...

Sales Presenting Solutions Concluding the Sale: Presenting Solutions, is the thirteenth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the differences between features, advantages and benefits, and present a solution to a buyer. The PrimeSales curriculum engages sales professionals in a top-down roll-out of techniques that have been proven to maximize bottom-line more...

Sales Closing the Sale Concluding the Sale: Closing the Sale, is the fourteenth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the buying signals that tell you when to close the sale and close a sale using a three-stage approach. 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 Concluding the Sale: Buyer Reactions, is the fifteenth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion 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 more...

Sales Concluding a Call Concluding the Sale: Concluding a Call, is the sixteenth of sixteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the guidelines for concluding a call, and conclude a call using the six steps . 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...

Call Center Structures The Call Center Profession This course describes the functions, structure and key players of a typical call center, and underscores the uniqueness of the profession. Agents who need an understanding of the fundamental structures and relationships in the call center profession. more...

Call Center Operations Performance Measurement This course describes how the manager must balance the sometimes conflicting interests of the center s stakeholders. It also demonstrates how KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are applied to evaluate both agent and call center performance. Agents who want to progress to an understanding of call center operations, including workforce management, technological applications and performance more...

Call Center Operations Workforce Management This course describes forecasting, scheduling, occupancy and staffing principles, and explains their impact on the life of an agent and the success of a call center. Agents who want to progress to an understanding of call center operations, including workforce management, technological applications and performance measurement for both agents and call centers. more...

Call Center Operations Call Center Technologies This course shows how technology can lead to excellence in customer service, through call routing applications at the agent level and performance management tools at managerial level. Agents who want to progress to an understanding of call center operations, including workforce management, technological applications and performance measurement for both agents and call centers. more...

Call Center Structures Customer Relationships This course defines the long-term value of a customer and illustrates how CRM (Customer Relationship Management) principles are applied to recognize, prize and respond preferentially to high-value customers. Agents who need an understanding of the fundamental structures and relationships in the call center profession. more...

Introducing Contact Centers Contact Center Essentials This course introduces the functions of customer contact centers and the roles of customer service representatives (CSRs) to provide exemplary customer service. Professionals who want to provide best-in-class customer service for clients by effectively using telephone, fax and Internet technologies more...

Introducing Contact Centers CSR Success Criteria This course describes the essential skills and qualities that will ensure successful customer service operations. Professionals who want to provide best-in-class customer service for clients by effectively using telephone, fax and Internet technologies more...

Introducing Contact Centers Customer Response Etiquette This course introduces the functions of customer contact centers and the roles of customer service representatives (CSRs) to provide exemplary customer service. Professionals who want to provide best-in-class customer service for clients by effectively using telephone, fax and Internet technologies more...

Communicating Effectively Build Customer Rapport 1 This course will help learners adapt their communication styles to build a successful rapport with others. Professionals who want to provide best-in-class customer service for clients by effectively using telephone, fax and Internet technologies more...

Communicating Effectively Build Customer Rapport 2 This course provides learners tips and techniques to improve verbal and written communication skills in order to deliver excellent customer service. Professionals who want to provide best-in-class customer service for clients by effectively using telephone, fax and Internet technologies more...

Handling Contacts Professionally Maximize Call Performance 1 This course reviews the stages of a typical customer call flow and introduces several strategies to use to initiate a positive rapport with your client. Professionals who want to provide best-in-class customer service for clients by effectively using telephone, fax and Internet technologies more...

Handling Contacts Professionally Maximize Call Performance 2 This course discusses several methods that learners can employ to ensure that the customer contact is a positive experience. Professionals who want to provide best-in-class customer service for clients by effectively using telephone, fax and Internet technologies more...

Preparing for Mutual Success Satisfy Customer Needs This course helps learners to distinguish different customer characteristics, recognize appropriate techniques to successfully respond to each type of person and convert difficult situations into a positive experience. Professionals who want to provide best-in-class customer service for clients by effectively using telephone, fax and Internet technologies more...

Preparing for Mutual Success Reduce CSR Stress This course provides several strategies to help CSRs cope with stressful customer situations while maintaining a courteous and professional demeanor. Professionals who want to provide best-in-class customer service for clients by effectively using telephone, fax and Internet technologies more...

Building Dynamic Teams Build Dynamic Teams This course explains the essential development phases (Drive-Strive-Thrive-Arrive) that groups go through to become vibrant, effective teams. Professionals who want to work more effectively with others to achieve shared goals. more...

Building Dynamic Teams Drive to a Mission This course helps team members establish a structured process to define and prioritize group goals and objectives upon which its "mission statement" is based. Professionals who want to work more effectively with others to achieve shared goals. more...

Building Dynamic Teams Strive for Effectiveness This course will help team members to clarify roles and assignments to minimize misunderstanding, conflict, inactivity, and other hurdles to success. Professionals who want to work more effectively with others to achieve shared goals. more...

Building Dynamic Teams Thrive on Teamwork This course describes techniques that will enable teams to streamline communications and improve overall performance. Professionals who want to work more effectively with others to achieve shared goals. more...

Succeeding Through Teamwork Tune Into Team Communication This course helps learners enhance team communications by strengthening their own listening skills and ability to interpret non-verbal messages. Professionals who want to work more effectively with others to achieve shared goals. more...

Succeeding Through Teamwork Resolve Team Conflict This course describes several methods that learners can use to work through conflict situations. Numerous tips for avoiding unnecessary conflict are provided. Professionals who want to work more effectively with others to achieve shared goals. more...

Succeeding Through Teamwork Differences Make Great Teams This course explains the importance of collaborating with people who bring different experiences and perspectives to the group. Several tips to minimize conflict and enhance collaboration among people with different backgrounds or work styles are identified. Professionals who want to work more effectively with others to achieve shared goals. more...

Succeeding Through Teamwork Motivate Teams to Excel This course introduces several strategies to motivate team members to achieve their goals, then sustain this focused energy over time. Professionals who want to work more effectively with others to achieve shared goals. more...

Working Collaboratively Communicate Your Goals Working Collaboratively: Communicate Your Goals, is the tenth of fourteen courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to list the guidelines for communicating your needs and identify guidelines on how to give and receive feedback. The Stress Management curriculum presents easily adopted techniques for today's busy professionals to increase productivity by more...

Making Team Decisions Brainstorm as a Team This course presents a team decision-making model and describes the decision-making methods of Brainstorming and List Reduction. Professionals who want to collaborate more effectively within a group. more...

Making Team Decisions Decide Through Silent Voting This course describes the Nominal Group technique of silent voting with limited discussion as a means to gain consensus on sensitive and controversial topics. Professionals who want to collaborate more effectively within a group. more...

Making Team Decisions Merge Team Opinions This course describes the Delphi technique of anonymous voting and elimination to obtain majority consensus. Professionals who want to collaborate more effectively within a group. more...

Making Team Decisions Organize Team Consensus This course describes the Consensus Card technique that relies on visual aids to quickly identify the best options for resolving complicated decisions. Professionals who want to collaborate more effectively within a group. more...

Making Team Decisions Choose Between Alternatives This course describes the Paired Choice technique of comparing several alternatives to select a single solution in a quick, efficient manner. Professionals who want to collaborate more effectively within a group. more...

Making Team Decisions Rank Choices by Criteria This course describes the Criteria Rating method of weighted rankings to identify and balance decision criteria. Professionals who want to collaborate more effectively within a group. more...

Measuring Team Performance Measure for Success This course reviews how feedback based on specific performance goals can help teams track progress, enhance motivation, and improve performance. Professionals who want to collaborate more effectively within a group. more...

Measuring Team Performance Select the Right Metrics This course provides guidelines for choosing the metrics that best reflect the critical points for successful team performance. Professionals who want to collaborate more effectively within a group. more...

Measuring Team Performance Survey for Accurate Data This course describes the elements of a survey that gathers data that is objective, easily analyzed, and meaningful. Professionals who want to collaborate more effectively within a group. more...

Measuring Team Performance Focus on Perceptions This course introduces strategies to use qualitative information gathered from a variety of sources to complement quantitative data. Professionals who want to collaborate more effectively within a group. more...

Measuring Team Performance Learn from Results This course helps teams to interpret measurement results in order to evaluate performance and set new goals. Professionals who want to collaborate more effectively within a group. more...

Government Contracting Overview of Government Contracts This course begins by defining the rules for doing business with the USG. It then defines the suppliers, how and where to search for opportunities with the USG. The course also provides a review of a sample RFP. Small Business Owners/Small Business Buyers/Small Disadvantaged Business Owners/Small Disadvantaged Business Buyers/New Buyers at Prime Contractors to the USG. more...

Government Contracting Working with Government Contracts This course reviews a sample RFP & SOW and interactively sets up a Proposal; it reviews a Contract from the USG with information regarding types of contracts. Small Business Owners/Small Business Buyers Small Disadvantaged Business Owners/Small Disadvantaged Business Buyers New Buyers at Prime Contractors to the USG. more...

Transitioning into a Project Management Role Many people find themselves thrust into a project management role with no formal training or experience. When this occurs, it is important to be prepared to deal with the significant changes in your role. Your responsibilities broaden from managing yourself to managing others, from short-term to long-term goals, and from tangible to intangible issues. Time and experience will develop and refine more...

Project Management Overview Project Management: Overview, the first of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to put the five principal processes of project management into practice. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful start-up, planning, and implementation of projects of any size and scope. Professionals who need to 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 Planning a Project Scope Project Management: Planning Project Scope, is the third of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the components of a project scope statement and create a work breakdown structure. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful start-up, planning, and implementation of projects of any size more...

Project Management Planning Project Activities Project Management: Planning Project Activities, is the fourth of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to define project activities, list the steps in creating a project network diagram and identify the steps in creating a Gantt chart. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful start-up, 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 Executing a Project Project Management: Executing a Project, is the sixth of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the four goals of a project start-up meeting, identify the five guidelines of effective team leadership and provide balanced project communications. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful more...

Project Management Controlling a Project Project Management: Controlling a Project, is the seventh of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the six steps of variance analysis and identify four responses to change. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful start-up, planning, and implementation of projects of any size and more...

Project Management Closing a Project Project Management: Closing a project, is the last of the eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the steps in administrative closure and identify the steps in contract closure. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful start-up, planning, and implementation of projects of any size and more...

Project Management Professional Integration Management Project Management: Integration Management, is the first of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify strategies for aligning project plans with other activities in the organization, define the five key general management skills essential to project management and identify the steps in implementing a change control system. The Prime-Project more...

Project Management Professional Scope Management Project Management: Scope Management, is the second of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify sources of scope creep, identify the steps in controlling scope creep and identify the steps in scope verification. The Prime-Project Management Professional curriculum introduces advanced level project coordination techniques within the areas more...

Project Management Professional Time Management I Project Management: Time Management I, is the third of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to calculate the critical path, calculate float and identify essential network concepts. The Prime-Project Management Professional curriculum introduces advanced level project coordination techniques within the areas of organization, resource management, more...

Project Management Professional Cost Management Project Management: Cost Management, is the fifth of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to calculate a cost performance index, calculate a schedule performance index and calculate your estimate at completion using three different methods . The Prime-Project Management Professional curriculum introduces advanced level project coordination more...

Project Management Professional Quality Management Project Management: Quality Management, is the sixth of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify 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 more...

Project Management Professional Human Resources Management Project Management: Human Resource Management, is the seventh of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to recognize the impact of organizational structures on project management, identify the five key barriers to collaboration and identify appropriate strategies for selecting project personnel. The Prime-Project Management Professional curriculum more...

Project Management Professional Communications Management Project Management: Communications Management, is the eighth of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the six evaluation criteria for a project communication system, identify five situations where exception reporting is required and measure the performance of a project using earned value analysis. The Prime-Project Management more...

Project Management Professional Risk Management Project Management: Risk Management, is the ninth of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the four responses to risk, identify methods of prioritizing risks and calculate the expected monetary value for different decisions. The Prime-Project Management Professional curriculum introduces advanced level project coordination techniques more...

Project Management Professional Procurement Management Project Management: Procurement Management, is the tenth of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the key components of a formal solicitation, compare providers in terms of multiple criteria and identify the key contract types. The Prime-Project Management Professional curriculum introduces advanced level project coordination techniques more...

Project Management Professional Certification Review Project Management: Certification Review, is the last of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to know how best to prepare for PMP certification, be prepared for questions on the PMBOK knowledge area of project integration management, project scope management and project time management. The Prime-Project Management Professional curriculum 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...

Communicating Clearly Write to be Understood Communicating Clearly: Write to be Understood, is the first of four courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to recognize when writing is appropriate, list the questions in determining a key message, recognize communications that are clear and error free and identify techniques for developing common types of business document. The PrimeCommunication more...

Communicating Clearly Speak to be Heard Communicating Clearly: Speak to be Heard, is the second of four courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to define the steps in the communication process, match the situation and recipient to the most appropriate delivery method and environment, and identify ways of delivering a message so that the meaning is understood. The PrimeCommunication curriculum more...

Presenting Your Ideas Plan for High Impact Presenting Your Ideas: Plan for High Impact, is the third of four courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to list the qualities of a successful presentation, identify the elements of presentation planning, identify strategies for organizing a powerful presentation and distinguish well-designed visual aids from poorly-designed ones. The PrimeCommunication more...

Presenting Your Ideas Captivate Your Audience Presenting Your Ideas: Captivate Your Audience, is the fourth of four courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to recognize the components of effective delivery strategies, list ways to use visual aids in a manner that supports your script, identify the steps for responding effectively to audience questions and identify the five categories for assessing 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...

Moving Past Conflict Handle Conflict Rationally Moving Past Conflict: Handle Conflict Rationally, is the first of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to recognize the importance of conflict and of aiming for a win-win deal, recognize barriers to rational win-win negotiations, classify reactions to conflict and assess techniques for overcoming roadblocks to rational negotiation. The Negotiation more...

Moving Past Conflict Negotiate for Resolution Moving Past Conflict: Negotiate for Resolution, is the second of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to recognize the importance and nature of negotiation, sequence the stages in the negotiation game and identify the rules for negotiating with a variety of players. The Negotiation Strategies curriculum helps today's busy professional identify and more...

Preparing to Negotiate Know Your Game Position Preparing to Negotiate: Know Your Game Position, is the third of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the stages in clarifying goals, identify the importance of flexibility and underlying interests, assess your position by posing questions and perform a step-by-step analysis of your position. The Negotiation Strategies curriculum helps more...

Preparing to Negotiate Know the Opposing Position Preparing to Negotiate: Know the Opposing Position, is the fourth of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to assess your opponents before a negotiation and identify what to research to achieve a desired outcome from a negotiation. The Negotiation Strategies curriculum helps today's busy professional identify and implement proven methods for moving more...

Preparing to Negotiate Size Up the Playing Field Preparing to Negotiate: Size Up the Playing Field, is the fifth of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to list situational power factors that can be used to influence a negotiation, identify tactics to control situational power factors, recognize that location and agenda are strong situational power factors and identify relationship factors that more...

Selecting Your Strategy Choose Your Game Plan Selecting Your Strategy: Choose Your Game Plan, is the sixth of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to determine if you are ready to choose a negotiation game, choose a game by comparing the importance of the desired outcome with the importance of the relationship and assess advanced selection criteria to select a negotiation game. The more...

Selecting Your Strategy Compete to Win Selecting Your Strategy: Compete to Win, is the seventh of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the advantages and disadvantages of the competitive game, identify your preparatory steps for a competitive negotiation, identify the guidelines for controlling concessions and commitments and select competitive tactics to improve the more...

Selecting Your Strategy Collaborate for Solutions Selecting Your Strategy: Collaborate for Solutions, is the eighth of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the advantages of the collaborative game, identify the keys and obstacles to a good collaborative negotiation, identify the four major steps in carrying out a collaborative negotiation and identify tactics to help a collaborative more...

Selecting Your Strategy Compromise to Move Forward Selecting Your Strategy: Compromise to Move Forward, is the ninth of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the advantages and disadvantages of the compromise game, identify compromise tactics to achieve a satisfactory outcome, avoid compromise traps and pitfalls that can lead to an unsatisfactory outcome and recognize how to more...

Selecting Your Strategy Choosing Not to Negotiate Selecting Your Strategy: Choosing Not to Negotiate, is the tenth of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the advantages and disadvantages of the accommodating game, identify the advantages and disadvantages of the avoiding game and identify avoiding game tactics. The Negotiation Strategies curriculum helps today's busy professional more...

Selecting Your Strategy Legal and Ethical Concerns Selecting Your Strategy: Legal and Ethical Concerns, is the last of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify legal constraints to consider while negotiating, recognize how ethical standards vary between individuals and analyze unethical tactics to defuse improper behavior. The Negotiation Strategies curriculum helps today's busy more...

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