Research Training

EXCEPTIONAL THINKING: Part 1 - Psychological Hardiness Part 2 - The Training & Trusting Mindsets (John Eliot) ...setbacks with a different mindset. This program, based on research and psychological studies, will teach you how to be psychologically hardy and utilize more of your unlimited brain power. Dr. Eliot has spent numerous hours working with top performers, figuring out what makes them great, and he shares these important principles in this story-filled, thought-provoking session. John Eliot, more...

Office Systems Technology This program is designed to develop your skills and talents for the business world. Assignments simulate real business activities from organizaing international and cultural business meetings to submitting travel expenses using Excel spreadsheets. You will learn how to write and construct business letters, memos, and e-mails. Your written and verbal communication skills will be sharpened and more...

Competency Based Interviewing Skills ...es has become a STANDARD PRACTICE for many organizations. Research shows that you are 8 times more likely to hire superior performers using competency-based selection than through traditional interview techniques. Furthermore, you are more likely to keep those superior performers, improve productivity levels without additional expense, and reduce recruitment and outplacement costs more...

Emotional Intelligence ...hen the executive values feelings, so will the employees. Research confirms that emotions are contagious. So, if the manager feels optimistic, confident, creative, flexible, tolerant, respectful, and compassionate, the employee will mirror these feelings. Research also indicates that the direction of emotional flow is from top down, as we might expect, since anyone in power has, by default, more...

IT Project Management: Process Tools and Techniques ...gration of various technological capabilities. Industry research shows that only approximately 30% of IT projects achieve their time, cost and specification goals. This statistic demonstrates an obvious need for IT professionals to supplement their traditional IT technical skills with high-value business and project delivery skills. These required skills must cover three critical domains; more...

Leadership Skills for Managers What is leadership, and what is the difference between leadership and management? Management utilises planning, communication and organisational skills to control or direct people/resources in a group according to values that have already been established. Leadership is setting a new direction or vision for a group that they can act and will follow. A leader is the spearhead for that new more...

Bringing Data into Desktop Programs Using the Microsoft Office 2003 Editions Research and Reference Technologies This one-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to design implement and deploy research Web Services that extend the Research task pane in Microsoft Office 2003 Editions.  more...

Developing Your Leadership Advantage--How to Manage Yourself and Your Employees for Peak Performance! ...through the six managerial styles and when to use them. Research shows that the six styles of successful leadership include: Coercive Authoritative Affiliative Democratic Pacesetting Coaching During this six week training program, you will assess your own style and learn how and when to apply the various styles to maximize your leadership potential. This interactive program will also allow more...

Write Your Business Plan In 3 Weeks: No MBA Required Are you one of us who dread the idea of writing a business plan but have a vague idea that we should have one? You will love this class! (NOTE: This class is not designed for people seeking outside funding for their businesses.) We will work as a team, using an engaging, question-based model, to explore and create a business plan that will actually guide our business decisions and make us far more more...

Write Your Business Plan in 3 Weeks - No MBA Required! Are you one of us who dread the idea of writing a business plan but have a vague idea that we should have one? You will love this class! We will work as a team, using an engaging, question-based model, to explore and create a business plan that will actually guide our business decisions and make us far more successful. Don t worry no dreary research required. No appendix, no charts, no graphs. more...

Leadership Workshops: MBTI Step-II,FIRO-B,360 feedback ...ing Points After more than 50 years of research and development, the current MBTI is the most widely used instrument for understanding normal personality differences. Because it explains basic patterns in human functioning, the MBTI is used for a wide variety of purposes including the following: Self-understanding and development Career development and exploration  more...