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Administrative Professionals Interacting with Others

...fectively perform in your role. This course addresses the skills administrative support professionals require to be able to interact effectively with others. Specifically, you will be introduced to the benefits of being a supportive colleague, including some best practices for doing so. You will also be introduced to techniques to use to ask for help from colleagues in a respectful and
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Administrative Professionals Putting Your Best Foot Forward

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As an administrative professional, there are many skills and competencies you must master, ranging from organizational skills to technical aptitude. In order to be truly successful, though, you must also master other essential skills like the ability to gain the trust, respect, and admiration of your boss and colleagues. You must also remain true to yourself and maintain your dignity,
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Directing Others

Directing Others
As a manager, your role is not only to supervise, but also to lead, develop, and direct your employees both individually and collectively to accomplish organizational goals. Understanding the essential responsibilities you have when directing others, and the practices you should employ in order to meet those responsibilities, will lead to you fulfilling your duties and
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Developing Your Direct Reports

Developing Your Direct Reports
A main goal of managing is developing your direct reports. This involves not only coordinating their work in a way so your organization's business objectives are met, but also empowering them and providing opportunities for them to meet their own professional development objectives. This course provides an overview of the importance and benefits of developing
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Managing a Diverse Team

Managing a Diverse Team
The population as a whole is becoming ever more diverse. Naturally, these societal changes are mirrored in the workplace. The most forward-looking organizations recognize the importance of managing a diverse workforce effectively. In turn, those managers who have the skills to lead a diverse team successfully are highly valued. This course describes what diversity is,
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Building Your Influence as a Leader

Building Your Influence as a Leader
Why is it so hard to get people to agree to a good idea? Why are some leaders constantly faced with challenges and objections? Reaching agreement as a leader does not mean you should manipulate or force people to accept your ideas and accomplish your objectives; there are ethical ways for leaders to successfully build influence. Leaders attempting to
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Leading with Emotional Intelligence

Leading with Emotional Intelligence
Poised, outgoing, cheerful, having empathy for others, being able to express feelings directly but appropriately, and having the capacity for developing relationships. All of these abilities distinguish individuals with high emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is a more reliable predictor of success than intellect Leaders with a strong mixture
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Taking on a Management Role

...ent Role
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
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Becoming a Manager Leading and Communicating

...ir development, to give them the opportunity to learn new skills.
Effective communication is at the heart of most successful businesses. Being a manager means that you need to be at the center of everything. There will be people from whom you need information, and those who need information from you; some will be inside the organization, and others will be outside it. The way in which
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Principles of Internal Auditing

Principles of Internal Auditing
This course will take you to the heart of internal auditing, and provide you with a solid foundation of knowledge and skills. You will learn about the issues, applications, and management strategies relating to the internal audit. You will also learn techniques for taking corrective action and wrapping-up an audit.
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Creating and Analyzing an Operating Budget

Creating and Analyzing an Operating Budget
Working without a well thought-out operating budget can be compared to playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Although a company might know the direction in which it wants or needs to go, without a budget it must simply feel around in the dark and hope it comes close to its target. Unfortunately, if a business uses this approach, it will eventually
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The Ins and Outs of Capital Budgeting

The Ins and Outs of Capital Budgeting
Capital budgeting is an essential part of every company's financial management. It involves examining investment assets and deciding whether or not those assets will achieve the company's desired returns over an extended period of time. To effectively manage your company's finances, you must evaluate a number of factors in making investment
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Effective Budget Management

Effective Budget Management
A priority of effective budget management is to take steps to ensure that businesses create a manageable and controllable budget and to prevent cash crunch situations from developing. To effectively manage your budget, you need to understand the elements of the various budgets and understand the importance of ongoing monitoring and analysis of their individual
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Human Resources Fundamentals HRCI PHR

...ects of the organization and need to have a range of core skills and knowledge. Toward that end, this course will help you prepare for the HRCI certification examination with regard to human resources fundamentals. In this course, you'll learn about such things as qualitative and quantitative abilities; budgeting and accounting skills; contract and project management; human relations and human
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Developing Employees HRCI PHR

...ing to ensure that your company's workforce possesses the skills, knowledge and abilities to meet the current and future needs of the company. This course will help you prepare for the HRCI certification examinations in the areas of employee training and development. In the area of employee training, you will learn methods for effectively training adult learners and techniques for aligning all
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Compensating Employees HRCI PHR

...ing to ensure that your company's workforce possesses the skills, knowledge and abilities to meet the current and future needs of the company. This course will help you prepare for the HRCI certification examinations in the area of employee compensation. You will learn methods for effective total compensation.This course will also help you understand the necessary steps for aligning existing
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Strategic Approaches to Human Resource Development HRCI SPHR

... examines how human resource development (HRD) aligns the skills, knowledge, and abilities of staff to future organization and individual needs. In addition, the course looks at how an understanding of adult learning and organizational development can assist in staff development. Finally, the course covers some organizational development initiatives that are now seen as an integral part of HRD.
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Motivation and Communication in Six Sigma Teams

Motivation and Communication in Six Sigma Teams ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB)
Six Sigma teams must possess specific qualities to succeed throughout the development stages of their life cycles. Leaders who know how to facilitate teams will greatly enhance their chances for project success, which in turn will benefit their organizations. Motivation is one essential component that can
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Managing Six Sigma Team Performance

...le by managing limited team time, Black Belts require the skills to minimize maladaptive team behaviors and optimize positive ones. Black Belts must therefore be aware of the challenges of team dynamics and facilitate methods that resolve any conflicts that arise. Black Belts must also understand fully the many and diverse tools available for making decisions and solving problems in any Six
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C Programming Classes and Data Abstraction

C Programming: Classes and Data Abstraction
To provide students with the skills required to create and instantiate classes
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C Programming Manipulating Objects

C Programming: Manipulating Objects
To provide the student with the skills required to use dynamic memory allocation in C
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C Programming Overloading

C Programming: Overloading
To provide the student with the skills required to use polymorphism and overloading
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C Programming Files and Streams

C Programming: Files and Streams
To provide the student with the skills required to create C programs that use files
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Project Management Fundamentals

Project Management Fundamentals
The evolution of business strategies has increased the importance of management having a thorough understanding of the products they produce. More and more employees are getting promoted from within to become project managers as they fully understand what they are trying to produce and how best to meet the quality and quantity requirements set forth by upper
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Transitioning into a Project Management Role

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
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Launching a Successful Team

...am leader or simply someone who would like to develop the skills that would make you a strong candidate, you need to know certain things about how teams function and what it takes to develop a high-performance team. Among the most important things to know: good team development begins on day one. Forming an effective and cohesive team is fundamental to the success of the team later on, and
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Discover Word 2007 Level 4

...7: Level 4 Microsoft
Discover Word 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia tool for users of Microsoft Word 2007. Word 2007 builds on the word processing features of previous versions of the software program to provide powerful tools for creating and sharing professional documents through a fresh and efficient new look. Topics cover word processing concepts, document and file
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Discover Word 2007 Level 3

...7: Level 3 Microsoft
Discover Word 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia tool for users of Microsoft Word 2007. Word 2007 builds on the word processing features of previous versions of the software program to provide powerful tools for creating and sharing professional documents through a fresh and efficient new look. Topics cover word processing concepts, document and file
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Discover Word 2007 Level 2

...7: Level 2 Microsoft
Discover Word 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia tool for users of Microsoft Word 2007. Word 2007 builds on the word processing features of previous versions of the software program to provide powerful tools for creating and sharing professional documents through a fresh and efficient new look. Topics cover word processing concepts, document and file
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Discover Word 2007 Level 1

...7: Level 1 Microsoft
Discover Word 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia tool for users of Microsoft Word 2007. Word 2007 builds on the word processing features of previous versions of the software program to provide powerful tools for creating and sharing professional documents through a fresh and efficient new look. Topics cover word processing concepts, document and file
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Discover Powerpoint 2007 Level 3

...el 3 Microsoft
Discover PowerPoint 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft PowerPoint 2007. PowerPoint 2007 builds on the presentation features of previous versions of the software program to provide powerful tools for creating and sharing professional documents through a fresh and efficient new look. Topics cover PowerPoint basics, creating
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Discover Powerpoint 2007 Level 2

...el 2 Microsoft
Discover PowerPoint 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft PowerPoint 2007. PowerPoint 2007 builds on the presentation features of previous versions of the software program to provide powerful tools for creating and sharing professional documents through a fresh and efficient new look. Topics cover PowerPoint basics, creating
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Discover Powerpoint 2007 Level 1

...el 1 Microsoft
Discover PowerPoint 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft PowerPoint 2007. PowerPoint 2007 builds on the presentation features of previous versions of the software program to provide powerful tools for creating and sharing professional documents through a fresh and efficient new look. Topics cover PowerPoint basics, creating
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Discover Outlook 2007 Level 3

...Level 3 Microsoft
Discover Outlook 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia tool for users of Microsoft Outlook 2007. Outlook 2007 is a desktop information management program that combines e-mail, scheduling features, task management, and contact management. Outlook 2007 also contains collaboration tools, so information can be shared more effectively.
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Discover Outlook 2007 Level 2

...Level 2 Microsoft
Discover Outlook 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia tool for users of Microsoft Outlook 2007. Outlook 2007 is a desktop information management program that combines e-mail, scheduling features, task management, and contact management. Outlook 2007 also contains collaboration tools, so information can be shared more effectively.
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Discover Outlook 2007 Level 1

...Level 1 Microsoft
Discover Outlook 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia tool for users of Microsoft Outlook 2007. Outlook 2007 is a desktop information management program that combines e-mail, scheduling features, task management, and contact management. Outlook 2007 also contains collaboration tools, so information can be shared more effectively.
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Discover Access 2007 Level 3

... Level 3 Microsoft
Discover Access 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft Access 2007. Access 2007 builds on the database capabilities of previous versions of the software program to provide powerful tools that enable you to organize and manage database information as well as create your own custom applications. In Discover Access 2007, topics
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Discover Access 2007 Level 2

... Level 2 Microsoft
Discover Access 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft Access 2007. Access 2007 builds on the database capabilities of previous versions of the software program to provide powerful tools that enable you to organize and manage database information as well as create your own custom applications. In Discover Access 2007, topics
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Discover Access 2007 Level 1

... Level 1 Microsoft
Discover Access 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft Access 2007. Access 2007 builds on the database capabilities of previous versions of the software program to provide powerful tools that enable you to organize and manage database information as well as create your own custom applications. In Discover Access 2007, topics
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Discover Excel 2007 Level 4

...: Level 4 Microsoft
Discover Excel 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft Excel 2007. Excel 2007 builds on the spreadsheet capabilities of previous versions of the software program to provide powerful tools for creating and sharing professional worksheets through a fresh and efficient new look. Topics cover basic spreadsheet concepts, workbook
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Discover Excel 2007 Level 3

...: Level 3 Microsoft
Discover Excel 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft Excel 2007. Excel 2007 builds on the spreadsheet capabilities of previous versions of the software program to provide powerful tools for creating and sharing professional worksheets through a fresh and efficient new look. Topics cover basic spreadsheet concepts, workbook
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Discover Excel 2007 Level 2

...: Level 2 Microsoft
Discover Excel 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft Excel 2007. Excel 2007 builds on the spreadsheet capabilities of previous versions of the software program to provide powerful tools for creating and sharing professional worksheets through a fresh and efficient new look. Topics cover basic spreadsheet concepts, workbook
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Discover Excel 2007 Level 1

...: Level 1 Microsoft
Discover Excel 2007 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft Excel 2007. Excel 2007 builds on the spreadsheet capabilities of previous versions of the software program to provide powerful tools for creating and sharing professional worksheets through a fresh and efficient new look. Topics cover basic spreadsheet concepts, workbook
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Managing a Customer Focused Department Simulation

...nts will practice a series of customer service management skills, encompassing the objectives of delivering the essentials of customer service, obtaining employee support, reviewing the service process, improving the service process, managing team performance, and empowering and motivating customer service providers. The Managing a Customer-focused Department Simulation comprises three
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Workplace Conflict Strategies for Resolving Conflict

Workplace Conflict: Strategies for Resolving Conflict
Whether you like it or not, conflict is an inevitable part of life. So learning to deal with it effectively is a key skill. The more quickly and effectively you can resolve a conflict, the sooner you can get on with more productive activities in your day. Additionally, each successfully resolved conflict will lead to more confidence and
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Interpersonal Communication Being Approachable

Interpersonal Communication: Being Approachable
Walking into a meeting surrounded by unknown faces, going to conferences, attending work events, starting a new job, and even going to social gatherings can be daunting, especially if you don't know anybody who will be there. Perhaps you worry about being ignored or not connecting with anyone and dread that awkward feeling of standing alone,
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Interpersonal Communication Communicating Assertively

Interpersonal Communication: Communicating Assertively
Effective communication in the workplace can be a balancing act. If you're too passive, you may have trouble getting others to do what you want. If you're too aggressive, you may turn people off. Getting what you want in the workplace requires a balance of assertiveness without aggressiveness. This course will guide you as you move into
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Listening Essentials Improving Your Listening Skills

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There are many factors and variables that influence the way we listen. Listening to understand and being able to truly identify what is being said to you is often easier said than done. Internal and external roadblocks can interfere with how we listen and interpret the information communicated to us. In this course, you'll discover how roadblocks such as distractions, emotions, and
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Interpersonal Communication Listening Essentials

Interpersonal Communication: Listening Essentials
Sir Winston Churchill said 'Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.' Effective listening takes more than just courage; it also takes constant learning and practice. To prepare for effective listening, you need to identify and overcome the barriers that stand in the way of effective
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Improving Your Emotional Intelligence Skills Self-Awareness Self-Management

...Skills: Self-Awareness & Self-Management
Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize and deal with emotions in a healthy and productive manner. Many people don't realize that their emotions are determined by what they think, and that concrete self-management techniques exist for gaining control of feelings. Emotional intelligence involves being aware of and managing emotions within
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Integrated Project Execution Monitoring and Control

...ack in line. This course will equip project managers with skills to manage change in an integrated fashion so that, for example, changes to scope are reflected appropriately in the quality, schedule, and cost baselines. The Project Integration Management knowledge area includes six processes, ranging from the creation of the project charter at the beginning of a project through to the close of
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Working with Difficult People How to Work with Self-serving People

Working with Difficult People: How to Work with Self-serving People
Have you ever worked with someone who seems to have an ego the size of a car? Do you ever find yourself having to listen to someone else gossip about other office mates? Self-serving people try to make themselves the center of attention at the expense of others and their habits can be quite destructive. If you work with
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Working with Difficult People How to Work with Manipulative People

Working with Difficult People: How to Work with Manipulative People
Have you ever dealt with someone at work who tried to get you to agree to something you really didn't want to do? Some people just seem to want things their way, even if it is not the best for the team or organization. During your career, it is likely that you'll come across coworkers who use manipulation to get what they
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Getting Started with Microsoft Windows XP

Getting Started with Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft
To describe the basic skills and configurations necessary to start using the Windows XP operating system
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Introducing Windows XP

Introducing Windows XP Microsoft
To outline the basic skills that are necessary to start using the Windows XP operating system
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Work with Files Programs and Printing in Windows Vista

Work with Files, Programs, and Printing in Windows Vista Microsoft
Windows Vista introduces some of the most significant changes to Windows Explorer, and file management in general, since the release of Windows 95. Windows Explorer has a new layout, featuring a Details pane that allows you to view extended properties and metadata of files. The Details pane also include a thumbnail of files
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Getting Results without Authority Building Relationships and Credibility

...ou to influence others. If you have effective influencing skills, you'll be able to get what you need or want from others whether it's your boss, a peer, or someone in a completely different department. Effective influencing, however, requires that you know how to build good relationships, and that you have credibility. You won't be able to ask someone for help if you have antagonized that
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Problem Solving The Fundamentals

Problem Solving: The Fundamentals
'The problem,' says author and psychiatrist Theodore Rubin, 'is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.' A problem is a question or situation that presents doubt, perplexity, or difficulty. It's an issue that needs to be corrected or overcome in order to achieve a desired state. Problem
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Problem Solving Determining and Building Your Strengths

...solving goals typically involves applying problem-solving skills and tools through various steps in an established problem-solving process. Whatever you think of your current problem-solving skills, it is always possible to improve upon them, and even to develop new skills. To improve, you first need to assess your existing problem-solving style, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and
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Managing from Within Self-empowerment

...he 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 performance.
This course focuses
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Creating a Positive Attitude

Creating 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
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Pursuing Successful Lifelong Learning

Pursuing 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
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Effective Interfunctional Relationships

Effective Interfunctional Relationships
Whom did you talk with at work this week? To accomplish your goals in today's workplace, you not only have to interact with personnel in other departments, you often have to coordinate or even rely on them. Tasks are fluid and flow across functional boundaries. The products or services your company offers require a cooperative effort to produce. But by
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Effective Relationships with Customers

...y not replace it with a selection of long-term relational skills that work for you in the marketplace? Take control by picking the best customers and developing equal, trusting partnerships with them. When you limit your investment in your customer relationships, you also limit your growth potential. Developing strong, respectful relationships with your customers is a win-win situation. This
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Business Grammar Parts of Speech

Business Grammar: Parts of Speech
Do you know what the eight parts of speech are? Such a question probably brings back memories of dull grammar lessons in elementary school, where you first heard the term parts of speech. What's the point of learning these now? Being reminded of the functions of different parts of speech can help you write with more confidence. The parts of speech are the
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Interpersonal Communication Communicating with Confidence

...ication situations? Confident interpersonal communication skills are essential for healthy and successful relationships, whether personal or professional. Once you've learned how to apply them, these skills enhance your influence and help you achieve your goals. Communicators have an enormous advantage if their relationships are based on rapport-building trust and credibility. But trust and
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Interpersonal Communication Targeting Your Message

Interpersonal Communication: Targeting Your Message
Author and communication expert Anthony Robbins once said, 'To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.' In other words, understanding who you're talking to is as important as understanding what you're trying to
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Ethical Decision Making Simulation

Ethical Decision Making Simulation
Ethical distinctions are rarely distinct, which poses a problem for many businesses and their employees. How can decision makers ensure their policies and choices adhere to ethical standards and maintain a positive public image? The answer isn't simple, but by utilizing an ethical framework and weighing decisions against ethical filters, corporate officers,
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Introduction to Business Analysis Essential Competencies

... who undertake this work, require a unique combination of skills and knowledge to be successful in this function. This course provides an overview of what business analysis is, including fundamental concepts and knowledge areas as prescribed in A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide) Version 2.0 by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA ). This course
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Presenting Your Case

... approach? A successful presenter must possess the proper skills to plan and deliver an effective business case presentation and employ strategies to establish and maintain the audience's attention. This course examines the careful planning and delivery of a business case presentation. It focuses on the use of visual aids and handouts in a presentation, the structure and development of a
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Discover Windows 7 Level 1

...evel 1 Microsoft
Discover Windows 7 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft Windows 7. With Windows 7, everyday tasks are simpler. Learn how to scan all your open windows with Live Taskbar Previews. Find a file, connect to a network or use Snap to arrange a couple of windows side by side. All in just a few clicks. You will also become skilled at
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Discover Windows 7 Level 3

...evel 3 Microsoft
Discover Windows 7 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft Windows 7. With Windows 7, everyday tasks are simpler. Learn how to scan all your open windows with Live Taskbar Previews. Find a file, connect to a network or use Snap to arrange a couple of windows side by side. All in just a few clicks. You will also become skilled at
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Essential Skills for Professional Telephone Calls

...Skills for Professional Telephone Calls
Virtually every single company in the global economy uses the telephone for at least a part of their business. For many organizations, the telephone is the primary form of communication with customers, clients, and colleagues. And with virtual work environments established as a modern business practice, business telephone etiquette is more important
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Discover Windows 7 Level 2

...evel 2 Microsoft
Discover Windows 7 from Technology Skills is a rich, multimedia learning tool for users of Microsoft Windows 7. With Windows 7, everyday tasks are simpler. Learn how to scan all your open windows with Live Taskbar Previews. Find a file, connect to a network or use Snap to arrange a couple of windows side by side. All in just a few clicks. You will also become skilled at
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Support Center Tools Technologies and Metrics

Support Center Tools, Technologies and Metrics
Customers contacting Support Centers expect the same level of professionalism each time they interact with a Customer Service Representative (CSR). To ensure this consistently high level of service, the CSR can draw an array of management tools and processes that both guide and measure his performance. This course is intended to demonstrate the
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Team and Customer Relationships

... familiarize the learner with the underlying benefits and skills needed to establish team and customer relationships. Teamwork is a critical component of a support center. This course looks at the individual responsibilities of each team member, as well as the team as a whole. It also addresses the role of strong leadership in building and maintaining successful teams. In a support center,
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Customer Interactions

Customer Interactions
Failing to realize the importance of customer service and effective complaint handling leads to increasingly dissatisfied customers. Organizations need to be able to address the needs of customers in an effective and efficient manner. This course is intended to show the proper procedures and processes needed to provide effective customer service: how to properly support
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Communication Skills

...Skills
Effective communication is essential to the success of any customer-oriented business. Each customer will have their own style of communication as well as an emotional response to contacting a support center. In order to effectively communicate, the Customer Service Representative (CSR) must understand how to adapt to these different styles and emotions before the customer's
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Conflict Stress and Time Management

Conflict, Stress, and Time Management
Each customer wants her problem to be the most important problem to the Customer Service Representative (CSR). For the CSR, 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
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Accident Investigation and Reporting Simulation

Accident Investigation and Reporting: Simulation
Accidents in the workplace can prove costly to both victims and companies in the form of lost wages, lost productivity, lawsuits, and fines. In order to properly resolve accidents and prevent future occurrences, companies must act quickly in the aftermath of an incident. Trained investigators must be on hand to collect data, interview victims
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Getting Ready to Coach

Getting Ready to Coach
Coaching offers organizations a win-win method for developing their employees. It not only helps individuals reach their potential but also helps the organization improve its productivity and competitiveness. In a rapidly changing business world, coaching can also help employees adjust and adapt their skill sets. Coaching is about encouraging, confronting, challenging,
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The Facilitator Role

The Facilitator Role
Tired of wasting time at meetings that take too long and get too little accomplished? Learn to facilitate meetings that are both productive and time efficient. In this course, you will explore the foundations of the art of group facilitation. You will define the role of a facilitator, so that you can easily differentiate between facilitated groups and democratic or
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Managing Technical Professionals

Managing Technical Professionals
Managing a team of technical professionals presents some unique challenges for even the most talented manager. Whether you have a technical background or not, you'll need to apply organizational, motivational, and leadership skills to address those challenges successfully. You'll also need to build a foundation of mutual respect and trust. In this course,
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Mentoring Effectively

Mentoring Effectively
Perhaps your organization has asked you to help induct a new employee. Maybe a junior colleague has approached you for guidance. Or perhaps you want to "fast track" a rising star into a particular leadership position. Whatever the case, before you sign on as a mentor you'll want to learn all you can about the process, from how mentoring benefits you and your career to
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Mentoring as a Manager

Mentoring as a Manager
Looking for ways to enhance your managing skills? In this course, you'll acquire expertise as a mentor that will benefit your employees, your organization, and your own career. You'll examine how mentoring differs from managing, and you'll brush up on essential communication skills. Finally, you'll learn to use mentoring to improve on team organization, dynamics, and
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Achieving Success the Help of a Mentor

Achieving Success: the Help of a Mentor
Perhaps you want to ask an expert in your field or organization to mentor you. Maybe a manager has offered to guide you up the organization ladder. Or perhaps you're participating in an organizationwide mentoring program. Whatever the case, you'll want to make the most of having a mentor in your corner.
In "Achieving Success: the Help of a
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Mentoring On-line

Mentoring On-line
Rapid changes in the way organizations look and do business have generated a new business tool: e-Mentoring. Here's an opportunity to examine the challenges and advantages of e-Mentoring and explore how to adapt communication skills to electronic media. Learn how to grow and manage e-Mentoring relationships by effectively selecting and matching e-Mentors and prot g s,
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Building Positive Support for Change

Building Positive Support for Change
It's often said that people don't like change. But when it comes to organizational change, employees are genuinely interested in making things better an improvement in processes, systems, functions, or services most likely translates into direct improvements for the employee too. But employees cannot support change and recognize its benefits without first
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Cisco CVOICE 8 0 Call Routing Dial Plans

... networks into existing voice networks, you must have the skills and knowledge to implement call routing and design an appropriate numbering plan. A scalable numbering plan establishes the baseline for a comprehensive, scalable, and logical dial plan. This course describes call routing principles, discusses attributes of numbering plans for voice networks, addresses the challenges of designing
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Business Ethics for Managers

Business Ethics for Managers
Managers perform a delicate ethical balancing act every day. They must meet their obligations to their employer, comply with laws and regulations, address the needs of subordinates, and obey their own consciences. In this course, managers with decision-making responsibility will explore ethical issues and will acquire specific skills for creating and maintaining
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Forklift Safety Awareness

...you become a qualified forklift operator; one who has the skills and knowledge to operate a lift truck in a safe and proper manner. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements. Learner objectives are to recognize general engineering and capacity principles associated with forklift safety; identify factors that lead to forklifts
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Understanding Organizational Ethics

Understanding Organizational Ethics
An organization's culture evolves from the values of its members. However, organizational culture and ethics are more than the sum of their parts. Organizations develop a self-sustaining and durable system of ethics that exerts a powerful influence on the actions, decisions, and behaviors of all employees. This course gives employees the ability to
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Creating a Plan

Creating a Plan
Getting and keeping your career on track takes careful planning. Those who wait for opportunities to come knocking may be left behind. Approaching your career proactively and being able to recognize opportunities to move ahead are key to smart career management. It starts with knowing yourself and what you want to do so that you can align your career moves with your goals.
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Professional Networking Essentials

...ctor in advancing your career is using good communication skills to build strong professional relationships and maintain an effective business network of contacts. This course provides you with the essential communication skills required to establish a business network and includes strategies for building rapport with new contacts during networking opportunities. It also covers best practices
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Negotiation Essentials What is Negotiation

...ate at some point in his or her life. Strong negotiations skills can be survival skills, both in and out of the workplace. But being able to negotiate successfully requires that you understand some of the basic concepts of negotiation. Negotiation has been described in many ways getting what you want, reaching an agreement, influencing others, and bargaining. However you think of it, though,
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Field Sales Foundations

Field Sales Foundations
Many field sales representatives are set loose on their assigned territories armed only with a few sales tips and some information about the products and services they're selling. This course builds the foundation for a strategy that changes the customer's perception of the salesperson from a mere vendor to a consultant and true business resource. Field Sales
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Planning Your Field Sales Approach

Planning Your Field Sales Approach
What factors mark the difference between mediocre and great field sales performance? One characteristic of highly effective field sales representatives is their ability to efficiently plan their sales approach for both existing customers and prospects, as well as managing their time and territories effectively. Planning Your Field Sales Approach provides
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Applying Your Field Sales Approach

Applying Your Field Sales Approach
A unique quality of effective field sales representatives is their ability to assess their customers' needs, determine sales opportunities, and access the decision makers--often in one or two sales calls. Sound impossible? It's not if the sales professional applies the essentials presented in Applying Your Field Sales Approach. This course provides sales
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Completing Your Field Sales Approach

Completing Your Field Sales Approach
What does it take to successfully present valuable solutions and close sales while achieving a sense of accomplishment and trust between you and your customer? Completing Your Field Sales Approach highlights how to present sales solutions and close sales with your customers. Included in the course are steps and tips for overcoming customer objections
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Preparing for Outbound Sales Calls

Preparing for Outbound Sales Calls
The most successful outbound sales calls begin long before the salesperson places the call. Successful inside selling is all about planning and being prepared. Being prepared means knowing what to expect from your customer and planning your responses. In this course, you will learn about the common perceptions customers have of salespeople. You will also
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Initiating Outbound Sales Calls

Initiating Outbound Sales Calls
Fifteen seconds doesn't sound like very much time, does it? As an inside sales consultant, you will have a lot riding on what happens in those few seconds. That is usually all the time you have to make a solid, positive impression on your customer. Knowing how to initiate an inside sales call is a key to your success. In this course, you will learn the
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Completing Outbound Sales Calls

Completing Outbound Sales Calls
You might have heard the saying, "it ain't over 'til it's over." This is especially true with inside sales calls. To be a successful inside sales consultant, you need to know how to keep your customer's attention all the way through the close of the sale. In this course, you will learn strategies for contacting the decision maker and for dealing with
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Communicating Effectively with Project Stakeholders Simulation

Communicating Effectively with Project Stakeholders: Simulation PMI Certified Associate in Project Management Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) - PMBOK Guide - 4th Edition-Aligned
A project manager is the communication hub through whom all project information flows. Customers, suppliers, project team members, and company executives all rely on the project manager for
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Preparing for Inbound Sales Calls

Preparing for Inbound Sales Calls
Do you think selling means waiting for the phone to ring? A successful inside sales agent begins planning long before the customer calls. Successful inside selling is all about being prepared, and that means thinking ahead on customer inquiries and responses you will give. This course identifies the common perceptions that customers have of salespeople. In
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Completing Inbound Sales Calls

Completing Inbound Sales Calls
Everything you do in an inbound sales call leads up to the completion of the sale. A successful inside sales consultant knows how to keep a customer's attention all the way through the close of the sale. In this course, you will learn the process for assessing a sales opportunity, the four factors used to qualify a sales opportunity, and strategies for
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Building a Winning Sales Team

...are talented athletes possessing the right combination of skills, attitude, and enthusiasm to go out and win. The members of a winning sales team must also have the right skills, attitude, and enthusiasm to be successful. As a sales manager, how do you build an effective sales team? This course delivers answers by presenting information and tools that you can use to define your sales team and
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Communicating in Sales Teams

...learn the sales manager's role in fostering communication skills within the sales team environment. You'll learn about the importance of encouraging your employees to use supportive listening and assertive speaking techniques to enhance their performance. You'll also build your awareness of communication barriers and how to use nonjudgmental language when communicating with your team
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Sales Communications Foundations

...ofessional persuader. You must possess the communications skills to effectively instruct your prospective customers and help them discover the value of your offerings, and you must seduce them with the customer experience you offer. Every buying decision that has ever been made, or ever will be made, is an emotional decision rationalized with facts. Your communications skills are the crucial
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Sales Communications Essentials

...es Communications Essentials" will help you cultivate the skills to successfully send your sales message. Think about it: sales professionals act as counselors by helping customers bring clarity to their wants and needs; act as persuaders, impressing customers with the value of offerings to fulfill their wants and needs; act as negotiators, helping to create mutually profitable transactions for
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Introduction to Program Management

...m management environment, there is an entirely new set of skills and knowledge a program manager must possess in order to be successful in this role. This course provides an introduction to program management and the roles and responsibilities required of the program manager. Specifically, learners will be introduced to the importance of program management and the value of a program manager to
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The Profession of Selling

The Profession of Selling
Consider how the following definitions relate to a successful career in sales: Principle - a rule or code of conduct; Strategy - a careful plan or method especially for achieving an end; and Skill - a developed or acquired ability. These three terms help describe the difference between sales as a profession, and sales as simply a job. "The Profession of Selling"
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Presenting Your Proposition

Presenting Your Proposition
Even the most confident sales people can feel their self-assurance dissolve when required to make a formal sales presentation. This course is about giving you the confidence, not only to present, but also to get commitment from your customer. Demonstrating a structure that can be adapted to most situations, this course will equip you with the skills needed to deal
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The Strategic Account Sales Approach

The Strategic Account Sales Approach
A successful sales track record doesn't come from a hit-or-miss approach. It comes from the implementation of step-by-step processes that help ensure predictable, repeatable, and measurable results. In this course, you'll learn about the strategic account sales (SAS) approach for successful sales. You'll start by gaining an understanding of the premises
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Understanding Your Customer

Understanding Your Customer
Can you imagine trying to sell a product or service to a customer you know nothing about? You probably wouldn't succeed. The better you know your customer, the higher your chance for success. In this course, you'll learn about the first major component of the strategic account sales (SAS) approach: research. You'll start by learning about the key areas to research
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Conducting Effective Sales Research Meetings

Conducting Effective Sales Research Meetings
Researching your target accounts is important for understanding your customer's business. But only by conducting research meetings will you learn the "inside" information you need to truly understand the business fit between your company and your customer. In this course, you'll learn about bringing your research and communication skills together
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Working with Your Customer s Key Players

Working with Your Customer's Key Players
Strong customer relationships are essential for long-term sales success. In this course, you'll learn about the second major component of the Strategic Account Sales (SAS) approach--communication. You'll start by learning about developing coach relationships in your target account. A vital part of your sales effectiveness depends on finding contacts
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Delivering High-impact Sales Presentations

Delivering High-impact Sales Presentations
The most important meeting you'll have with your client is when you show the decision makers that you have the right business fit for their needs. You've done a lot of hard work, so when the curtain goes up on your sales presentation, you want an award-winning performance. In this course, you'll learn about the third major component of the strategic
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The Territorial Account Sales Approach

The Territorial Account Sales Approach
A successful sales track record doesn't come from a hit-or-miss approach. It comes from the implementation of step-by-step processes that help to ensure predictable, repeatable, and measurable results. In this course, you'll learn about the territorial account sales approach for successful sales. You'll start by gaining an understanding of the premises
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Understanding Your Target Customer s Business

Understanding Your Target Customer's Business
Imagine trying to sell a product or service to a customer that you know nothing about. Do you think it would be an easy process? Probably not. The better you know your customer, the better your chances for success. In this course, you'll learn about the first major component of the territorial account sales (TAS) approach--research. You'll gain
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Effectively Using Customer-focused Research Meetings

...u'll learn about bringing your research and communication skills together in territorial account research meetings. By conducting research meetings, you'll get the inside perspective you need to truly understand your customer. You'll start by learning how to prepare for an effective research meeting. Next, you'll explore how to conduct research meetings to gather desired information. And
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Gaining Access to Key Personnel at Your Target Accounts

Gaining Access to Key Personnel at Your Target Accounts
In this course, you'll learn about the second major component of the territorial account sales approach: communication. You'll start by learning about coaching relationships. A vital part of your sales effectiveness depends on finding a key contact in each target account that can become your internal coach for the sales process. Then,
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Delivering High-impact Territorial Account Sales TAS Presentations

Delivering High-impact Territorial Account Sales (TAS) Presentations
In this course, you'll learn about the third major component of the territorial account sales approach--presentation. Your presentation is the most important meeting you'll have with your client. This is when you show the decision makers that you have the right product and business fit for their needs. You've done a lot of
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Creating a High-Retention Organizational Culture Simulation

Creating a High-Retention Organizational Culture: Simulation
One of the most significant challenges to the growth and survival of any business is finding and retaining qualified employees. To be successful, businesses should consider recruitment and retention not as two separate efforts, but instead as a combined strategy for creating a high-retention organization. This simulation provides
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Managerial Skills and Abilities

...Skills and Abilities ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence
Quality management is an important factor in the success of today's organizations. Leading organizational thinkers have gone to the extent of saying that quality in an organization is determined by the quality of its management. In order to bring quality and
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Communication Skills and Project Management

...Skills and Project Management ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence
An essential element of management is the ability to effectively communicate with people. The capacity to successfully communicate in today's global economy is a pivotal element to the success of any organization. Managers need to be aware of emerging
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Sustaining Competitive Advantage

...h. An organization must devise strategies and develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies to set it apart from the competition. In this course business strategies are examined that can help a company gain and sustain competitive advantage. Companies build their strength around three key strategic areas: competitive positioning, core competence, and talent. By focusing on these strategic
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Giving Constructive Criticism

...estructive can be one of the most important and difficult skills to learn. Given thoughtlessly, without proper preparation and consideration, it's likely to be ignored by the recipient, or worse yet, give offense. On the other hand, when given properly, constructive criticism given by a manager to an employee, or from a team leader to a team member, is a powerful tool for improving performance
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Giving Feedback

Giving Feedback
The performance of any organization depends upon the performance of every individual. Giving feedback is a necessary skill and can involve anyone in an organization, whether it is manager-to-report, peer-to-peer, or report-to-manager. There are generally two types of feedback: positive feedback for reinforcing positive behavior, and corrective feedback for correcting negative
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Professional Networking Essentials Finding Opportunities to Make Connections

...work isn't something to be taken lightly. Poor networking skills and lack of etiquette can create roadblocks for you. However, with the right approach and techniques, the impact of a well-developed professional network can help make you more effective at work. This course demonstrates the basics of establishing a relationship through networking. From choosing the proper venue to developing
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Professional Networking Essentials Developing Confidence

Professional Networking Essentials: Developing Confidence
Why can some people walk into a room and start making new acquaintances almost immediately? It's as if they're hardwired to know how to introduce themselves and establish a relationship with everyone they meet. Wouldn't it be great to have that kind of finesse with people and be able to network with ease? The reality is that while
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Strategies for Communicating with Tact Diplomacy

...with diplomacy and tact requires strategy, awareness, and skills. Its aim is to establish trust and rapport in relationships while delivering messages effectively. However, it's often pushed aside by good intentions cloaked by gut reaction and misinterpretation. This course provides techniques you can use to navigate through conversations in a way that shows sensitivity and respect for others.
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Web Development Fundamentals

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This course will provide an overview of the concepts and skills necessary to design and publish a web site. It will cover how to use HTML and CSS to develop web site content. It will also provide an overview of the role of languages such as DHTML, XHTML, XML, and JavaScript in web site implementation. It also introduces the user to advanced web techniques such as developing for mobile devices,
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Communication Strategies for the Remote Employee

...pan countries and continents, and effective communication skills are not only important, but are the very key to telecommuters' success and their ability to move forward in their careers. This course provides you with an understanding of the importance of communication skills when working as a telecommuter and also covers how career advancement can be achieved while working in a remote
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The Voice of Leadership Effective Leadership Communication Strategies

The Voice of Leadership: Effective Leadership Communication Strategies
How effectively leaders accomplish the objectives of sharing vision and plans, delegating, coaching, and motivating people depends on how well they can adapt their leadership communication style to suit the situation. Leaders who adopt a complementary style that helps communicate their objective increase productivity,
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Essential Skills for Admin Support Professionals--Simulation

...Skills for Admin Support Professionals--Simulation
The role of the administrative support professional today reaches far beyond the dated cliche of the secretary answering phones and filing documents. Effective administrative support professionals require an extensive array of skills, including communication, organizational, managerial, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills.
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Developing Your Reputation of Professionalism with Business Etiquette

...sional reputation takes more than simply having the right skills and talents for the job. It's about being self-aware, polite, and essentially treating those you interact with in a respectful way. This course introduces you to the basics of how to act professionally and practice proper business etiquette. It also explains how to present yourself in the work environment, including looking the
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Performance Appraisal Essentials Conducting Traditional Appraisals

Performance Appraisal Essentials: Conducting Traditional Appraisals
If you were to poll a group of managers about how comfortable they feel conducting appraisals, you would probably find few saying they feel completely comfortable. Conducting appraisals isn't easy but it's an important part of a manager's job. Regularly appraising your employees' job performance can reinforce outstanding
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Delivering a Difficult Message with Diplomacy Tact

Delivering a Difficult Message with Diplomacy & Tact
Delivering a difficult message can be one of the most challenging things you do in a professional environment. It can bring anxiety, as you are faced with addressing an uncomfortable issue, and stress at the thought of the conversation's potential to result in a situation of high emotions. This course explores the skills needed to help you
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Operations Management and the Organization

...'s resources and processes required to transform capital, skills, and materials into products and services. It is important that any operations strategy be aligned with the overall organizational business strategy for its success. This course intends to help learners gain a basic understanding of the key concepts, functions, and goals of operations management in the services and manufacturing
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Critical Thinking Essentials Applying Critical Thinking Skills

...Skills
Your thinking can have a significant effect on the quality of your life - it determines how well you work through complex problems, make decisions, and accomplish your goals. That's why developing critical thinking skills is so important. To think critically is a practical goal - one you can apply to every question, issue, or problem you face. This course explains how critical
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A Practical App 2009 Security

A Practical App. 2009: Security CompTIA CompTIA A 2009 220-702 CompTIA A Practical Application
Preventing, treating, and removing malware and system security threats are necessary skills for IT technicians. This course examines methods used to deal with viruses and malware, along with measures used to implement resource security on operating systems and networks. This course is part of the
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CompTIA Server 2009 Troubleshooting

...er 2009 SK0-003 CompTIA Server 2009
Troubleshooting skills are something that everyone, from the server or network administrator to the everyday user, should possess. Administrators, though, need to be able to thoroughly troubleshoot not only desktop computers, their hardware and operating systems, but also more complex and intricate issues that occur on sophisticated server hardware and
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First Time Manager Understanding a Manager s Role

...ging entails, and they may be surprised to learn that the skills and methods required for success as an individual contributor and those needed for success as a manager are very different. This course describes some of the myths about management and their corresponding truths in order to clarify what managers really do. It also points to the typical demands and constraints of a manager's job.
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Administrative Professionals Representing Your Boss

... your own and your boss's success. This course covers the skills you need to be successful as an administrative professional, including communication skills, organizing and managing skills, problem-solving skills, and basic office skills. It also describes strategies for anticipating your boss's needs, for making your boss look good, and for keeping your boss informed. Finally, you are
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Information Security Program Management Resources Implementation

Information Security Program Management: Resources & Implementation ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certified Information Security Manager®
Once there is an information security program framework in place, the next step for an information security manager is to catalog the resources on hand, and to assemble the resources that are still required in order to implement the
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Support Center Tools Technologies Metrics

Support Center Tools, Technologies & Metrics HDI HDI Customer Service Representative Customer Service Representative Certification Library
Customers contacting Support Centers expect the same level of professionalism each time they interact with a Customer Service Representative (CSR). To ensure this consistently high level of service, the CSR can draw an array of management tools and
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Communications Skills

...Skills HDI HDI Customer Service Representative Customer Service Representative Certification Library
Effective communication is essential to the success of any customer-oriented business. Each customer will have their own style of communication as well as an emotional response to contacting a support center. In order to effectively communicate, the Customer Service Representative (CSR)
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VMware Workstation 7 Getting Started with Virtual Machines

... Machines VMware
This course provides a look at the skills involved in getting started with the creation and configuration of virtual machines using VMware Workstation. It begins with a basic overview of virtualization and virtual machines, the relationship between the host and guest systems, and the general requirements for running VMware Workstation. The course then gives an overview of
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Cisco TSHOOT 1 0 Route Redistribution BGP Performance Issues

...lving router performance problems are therefore important skills for any network support engineer. This course reviews the data structures and processes that play a part in the exchange of routing information between different routing protocols. The data structures used by BGP and the flow of routing information between routers running the BGP protocol, as well as the processing of routing
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Cisco TSHOOT 1 0 Network Layer Connectivity OSPF EIGRP

...ateway protocol (IGP). This course provides the essential skills and knowledge needed to resolve network layer problems successfully. This includes coverage of the processes and data structures used by routers to forward IP packets, and the Cisco IOS tools available to diagnose problems related to IP packet forwarding. The data structures used by both EIGRP and OSPF, the flow of routing
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The Education Industry Overview Version 1

...ion industry provides its students with the knowledge and skills to adapt to a continually changing working world. The industry consists of an expanding array of organizations that seek to provide lifelong learning to its customers. These organizations include traditional colleges and universities as well as companies focused on training and development for clients that range from an individual
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Caring About Your Direct Reports

...ion
To manage well, you need to develop many different skills, among which is the ability to show care and appreciation for your employees. It's important to remember that the people who work for you have hopes, goals, and aspirations as well as fears, anxieties, and doubts. To have good relationships with your direct reports, you need to recognize their humanity and care about them as
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Managing Experienced Managers

...term and short-term goals. Managers with highly developed skills manage their teams and subordinates more efficiently, reduce overall employee turnover, and increase the organization's performance. In this course, you'll learn about a range of techniques for investing in your managers to establish their long-term commitment to the organization. In particular, you'll learn how to develop their
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Managing High Performers

Managing High Performers
Are you paying enough attention to your high performance employees, the people who really help drive your organization? To assume that they don't need your ongoing support because they seem self-sufficient can be a costly mistake. If you don't give them the attention they need and deserve, they may take their energy elsewhere. The key is to keep them engaged and
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Managing New Managers

Managing New Managers
People are the most important part of any organization. Developing tomorrow's organizational leaders requires a continuous commitment by managers and HR professionals to prepare new managers to grow into leadership roles. New managers must be properly oriented and trained when moving to their new positions. But training is an ongoing process, and mentoring is one key
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Developing a High-Performance Organization

Developing a High-Performance Organization
Helping your organization to reach its full potential is among your most important responsibilities as a leader. In a modern competitive business environment, tapping an organization's potential for high performance not only helps it to be more competitive but also helps it to better respond to and manage the influence of external factors. In short,
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Cross-Functional Strategic Management

Cross-Functional Strategic Management
Cross-functional management involves managing in a way that bridges the functional silos that constrain your organization. You have to rethink your approach to business operations and promote synergy and collaboration in a team-based environment while moving toward a common objective. This course defines organizational cross-functionality and its
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Managing for Rapid Change Uncertainty

Managing for Rapid Change & Uncertainty
In an ever-changing business environment, organizations globally are faced with the challenges of having to reinvent themselves or face failure. This course examines the factors driving organizational change and shows how you can use a change management strategy to mitigate any potentially negative impact in your organization. It helps you prepare
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Delegation Essentials An Introduction to Delegation

Delegation Essentials: An Introduction to Delegation
Every manager dreams of having more time to finish the never-ending work that comes with the role. And while you can't use some magic trick to stretch out the hours in a day, you can delegate certain tasks. With appropriate and deliberate planning, this can free up precious time so you can focus on your essential to-do's while still
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Delegation Essentials Overcoming Delegation Problems

...als: Overcoming Delegation Problems
Like most other skills required to manage employees effectively, delegation is something that improves with practice and experience. But few managers, regardless of their level of experience, can delegate tasks perfectly each time. The root of the problem may be the manager's lack of certain delegation skills. Or perhaps the employee lacks ability or
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Competitive Marketing Strategies Conducting an Internal Analysis

... to assess your organizational capabilities - what unique skills and resources does your organization have and how can it effectively deploy these to deliver a sustainable competitive advantage? In addition, you need to consider your marketing activities - how relevant are your marketing objectives, given your organization's current and potential capabilities? And what kind of profile does the
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Professional Selling in the Knowledge Economy Simulation

...anding and application of the principles, strategies, and skills that - when integrated into your sales career - will help you reach your personal and professional goals. You are a salesperson for the Paper Docs Company, a leading supplier of all document imaging products and supplies including photocopiers, fax machines, and printers. As a new hire, you will need to make good decisions to
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Field Sales Skills Simulation

...Skills: Simulation
You are a salesperson for a wholesale supplier of natural herbs and remedies called Vita-Boost. With allergy season right around the corner, Vita-Boost's latest product, Ally-Tabs, looks to be a promising product. These tablets are just as effective as a preventative measure as they are at treating symptoms. Since they are all natural, there are no side effects
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Accounting Transactions and Books of Account

Accounting Transactions and Books of Account
Bookkeeping is a critical accounting activity that provides the solid foundation on which an organization stands. The correctness and integrity of the financial statements that an organization produces largely depend on the correctness and integrity of its bookkeeping activities. Journalization and posting to ledgers are the two core bookkeeping
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Preparing for Organizational Change

.... Preparing yourself for such changes, and having the key skills and self-motivation you will need at the time, will mean not only surviving organizational change, but thriving in it. In this course you will learn the importance of being prepared for organizational change when it comes. This course covers essential skills for handling organizational change, including a willingness to take
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Dealing With Conflict

Dealing With Conflict
Successful teams are characterized by having a clear direction, trust among team members, effective communication, and the ability to quickly resolve conflict. In the early stages of team development, leaders must set up structures and processes that support the development of these team characteristics. Effective leadership is particularly required during the Storming
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Fundamentals of Organizations - Groups

... for organizations, such as fostering creativity, pooling skills, and improving decision-making and performance. But groups aren't always effective, so it's important to identify what makes groups effective and learn how to deal with obstacles that groups encounter. In addition to explaining the characteristics of successful groups, this course provides guidance on how to address employee
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Forming Peer Relationships Alliances at Work

...is an important responsibility and it requires awareness, skills, and technique. Establishing a network of mutually supportive peers requires more than an appearance at a social event your organization sponsors. It's an ongoing exercise in demonstrating social skills and an interest in the success of others. It involves recognizing the role each person serves and building collaborative
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A Essentials 2009 Operational Procedures and Preventative Maintenance

...es is the need for professionalism and good communication skills in the workplace. This course covers both safety and environmental procedures to be established and used along with the appropriate use of communication skills and professionalism in the workplace. This course is one of a series in the SkillSoft learning path that covers the objectives for the CompTIA 220-701: A Essentials exam
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The Fundamentals of Globalization Analyzing the Global Environment

The Fundamentals of Globalization: Analyzing the Global Environment
A global organization needs to be sensitive to the environmental factors that shape national and global markets. Awareness of conditions at national and global levels enables managers to respond appropriately to the constantly changing social, political, economic, and technological forces they will have to navigate.
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Writing for Technical Professionals Preparation Planning

Writing for Technical Professionals: Preparation & Planning
Being technically knowledgeable is a good start for anyone wishing to write about a particular technology. However, it is not a guarantee that what is written will achieve its ultimate goal. In fact, some of the greatest technical experts find it very challenging to write effectively on technical matters. While it is important to
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Writing for Technical Professionals Effective Writing Techniques

Writing for Technical Professionals: Effective Writing Techniques
Once you have planned the structure of a writing project, you need to plan your writing approach based on your target audience. You must take a different approach, for example, if instructing technical students how to implement a technology from the approach you would use to describe a technology's benefits to the general
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Moving from an Operational Manager to a Strategic Thinker Simulation

...pants with the opportunity to practice strategic thinking skills in a secure, virtual environment before facing the challenge of an actual, real-world project. Over the course of the simulation, participants will be tested on the objectives of acting as a strategic thinker, sustaining competitive advantage, capitalizing on core competencies, becoming a strategic leader, deploying a strategic
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Cisco IINS 1 0 Network Security Using Cisco IOS IPS

Cisco IINS 1.0: Network Security Using Cisco IOS IPS Cisco Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security) 640-553 Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security 1.0
In technological environments, Internet worms and viruses can spread across the world in a matter of minutes. Without the luxury of time to react, a network needs to be able to instantaneously recognize and mitigate worm and
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Introduction to Sales

Introduction to Sales
Sales is arguably the most important function in any business, yet it's one of the most difficult areas to master and manage successfully. There are several common questions people ask about sales. What is the difference between sales and marketing? Why do consumers and organizations buy, and what drives their purchase decisions? What are the key competencies required
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Strategic Sales Planning

Strategic Sales Planning
Who are your target customers? What value propositions are you offering them and why? How do you plan effectively in order to maximize revenues and develop strong customer relationships? The use of strategic sales planning is one way to answer these important questions. Defining and developing an effective sales strategy is an essential part of any sales function and
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Preparing for Successful Sales

Preparing for Successful Sales
Selling can be a demanding, even daunting task. How do you develop a persuasive sales pitch? What makes for an effective sales presentation? What do you do when customers raise objections during a sales pitch? How do you close a sale? This course provides insight into the answers to these questions while it teaches you how to prepare for and deliver effective
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Developing Strong Customer Relationships

Developing Strong Customer Relationships
Developing strong customer relationships is essential for sustained sales success. Understanding your customers' needs and what they value is arguably the most important aspect of successfully developing and nurturing these relationships. Building customer relationships, however, is not a simple task it requires strong communication skills and an
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Working within the Sales Culture of Your Organization

Working within the Sales Culture of Your Organization
How is your sales team organized? Do you know the goals, principles, and culture that drive your sales efforts? To succeed in sales, you must understand the importance of your sales culture and how it influences your overall sales effectiveness. This course provides an introduction to sales cultures and highlights their importance in
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Developing a Customer-Focused Sales Approach

Developing a Customer-Focused Sales Approach
Many organizations base their sales approaches on their own products and services, the duration and scope of their sales cycle, and other internal considerations that do not effectively meet the needs of their customers. But wouldn't placing the customer at the center of the equation generate better results? The short answer is yes. A
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Basic Presentation Skills Planning a Presentation

...Skills: Planning a Presentation
Even the most seasoned public speakers can experience nerves before a major presentation. The successful ones, however, have learned how to make those nerves work for them. Positive concern about the impact of a presentation can spur presenters to raise their game, enabling them to get the desired results. For example, a presentation can be immeasurably
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Basic Presentation Skills Creating a Presentation

...Skills: Creating a Presentation
Among the fears that people have about giving a presentation is that they will get mixed up, forget to make a key point, or repeat themselves. One way to avoid this is to have a sound structure. Once you have identified the purpose and audience for the presentation, and come up with some ideas for what to say, you can transform those ideas into a script or
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Basic Presentation Skills Delivering a Presentation

...Skills: Delivering a Presentation
Excellence in presentation can be achieved when the standard of your delivery matches the quality of your content. You may have carefully planned and structured what you want to say, but if you deliver your message in a monotone while standing stiffly, you're probably not going to captivate the audience. Having diligently prepared for your presentation,
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Meeting the Needs of Your Experts

...ou'll often find yourself managing people with knowledge, skills, and expertise you don't have, in areas you're unfamiliar with. The amount of information that managers process on a daily basis requires them to know a little about a lot. However, they have to rely heavily on their experts for the in-depth knowledge needed to meet goals and get the job done. Along with unique subject-matter
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HR as Business Partner Managing Talent for Organizational Success

... workforce and engaging employees to use their knowledge, skills, and abilities to support the organization's goals and objectives. This course covers ways in which transformational HR can direct all its talent management processes toward driving performance and achieving high-level business goals. In transformational HR, talent management must be flexible, tailored to the business strategy,
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DISCOVER ACCESS 2010 SET OF 2

DISCOVER ACCESS 2010: SET OF 2 Microsoft
Technology Skills products combine audio, animation, and software simulation with a simple user interface to make
the discovery of these desktop applications both effective and entertaining. Each course is also designed to help
users learn at their own pace, allowing them to repeat topics or jump to anywhere in the course.
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DISCOVER EXCEL 2010 SET OF 2

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Technology Skills products combine audio, animation, and software simulation with a simple user interface to make the discovery of these desktop applications both effective and entertaining. Each course is also designed to help users learn at their own pace, allowing them to repeat topics or jump to anywhere in the course.
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DISCOVER EXCEL 2010 ADVANCED

DISCOVER EXCEL 2010: ADVANCED Microsoft
Technology Skills products combine audio, animation, and software simulation with a simple user interface to make the discovery of these desktop applications both effective and entertaining. Each course is also designed to help users learn at their own pace, allowing them to repeat topics or jump to anywhere in the course.
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DISCOVER OUTLOOK 2010 SET OF 2

DISCOVER OUTLOOK 2010: SET OF 2 Microsoft
Technology Skills products combine audio, animation, and software simulation with a simple user interface to make the discovery of these desktop applications both effective and entertaining. Each course is also designed to help users learn at their own pace, allowing them to repeat topics or jump to anywhere in the course.
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DISCOVER POWERPOINT 2010 SET OF 2

DISCOVER POWERPOINT 2010: SET OF 2 Microsoft
Technology Skills products combine audio, animation, and software simulation with a simple user interface to make the discovery of these desktop applications both effective and entertaining. Each course is also designed to help users learn at their own pace, allowing them to repeat topics or jump to anywhere in the course.
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DISCOVER WORD 2010 SET OF 2

DISCOVER WORD 2010: SET OF 2 Microsoft
Technology Skills' products combine audio, animation, and software simulation with a simple user interface to make the discovery of these desktop applications both effective and entertaining. Each course is also designed to help users learn at their own pace, allowing them to repeat topics or jump to anywhere in the course.
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DISCOVER EXCEL 2010 SET OF 5

DISCOVER EXCEL 2010: SET OF 5 Microsoft
Technology Skills' products combine audio, animation, and software simulation with a simple user interface to make the discovery of these desktop applications both effective and entertaining. Each course is also designed to help users learn at their own pace, allowing them to repeat topics or jump to anywhere in the course.
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MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010

MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010 Microsoft
Technology Skills products combine audio, animation, and software simulation with a simple user interface to make the discovery of these desktop applications both effective and entertaining. Each course is also designed to help users learn at their own pace, allowing them to repeat topics or jump to anywhere in the course.
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Preparing for an Internal Interview

Preparing for an Internal Interview
Preparing for an internal interview requires a unique strategy to leverage one thing you have over external candidates: an internal understanding of how your organization operates. Making the most of this knowledge can be a major asset to you. Whether it's being able to participate in conversations about your company and industry or demonstrating that you
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Negotiation Skills for Sales Professionals Preparing to Negotiate

...Skills for Sales Professionals: Preparing to Negotiate
Effective sales negotiation skills are essential for any successful sales professional. However, being able to maximize the value of your proposal for both you and your customer isn't an easy task. This course provides direction on how to use a strategic negotiation process to strike effective, long-lasting, and profitable sales
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Negotiation Skills for Sales Professionals Value Exchange

...Skills for Sales Professionals: Value Exchange
Negotiating concessions and exchanging value are integral aspects of any sales negotiation process. But when is the best time to make concessions? And how do you make concessions effectively so that you maximize the value of your proposal to the other side and maintain a position of power? This course provides detailed instructions on how to
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Negotiation Skills for Sales Professionals Reaching Agreement

...Skills for Sales Professionals: Reaching Agreement
One of the most difficult tasks in sales negotiations is overcoming barriers to agreement and closing the deal. Being able to understand and anticipate certain barriers is an essential skill for every sales professional. This course provides instruction on the following barriers to agreement: deadlock situations, a customer who doesn't
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Preparing for Effective Business Meetings

Preparing for Effective Business Meetings
Whatever their format, efficient meetings are those that not only accomplish tasks but progress in a way that makes the best use of participants' time. Because meetings are one of the most expensive modes of communication in today's organizations, it's critical that you optimize the time you spend in them. Running an effective meeting starts with
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Managing Resource Capacity in Project Server 2007

... the ability to plan the right combinations of resources, skills, availability, and costs to get the task done. To do this without overlooking a task or under or over-utilizing a resource is a project manager's ultimate goal. This course identifies the types of resources available to both project managers and project teams, and the management tools used to ensure the most efficient use of these
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Basic Business Math Using Whole Numbers Decimals

...ical principles is important for any businessperson. Math skills enable you to figure out resource requirements, estimate costs, work out average time spent on different activities, and calculate commission earnings. The ability to analyze and comprehend numbers is a vital skill for personal, as well as corporate, growth and success. This course builds on the basic math skills that you learned
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Basic Business Math Percentages Ratios

Basic Business Math: Percentages & Ratios
An understanding of basic mathematical principles is important for any business person. They enable you to figure out resource requirements, estimate costs, work out average time spent on different activities, or calculate commission earnings. Percentages and ratios are a means of highlighting many relationships in business, not least of which are
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Basic Business Math Averages Equations

...asic Business Math: Averages & Equations
Basic math skills are practical in any business situation, whether it be calculating average call turnaround times in a call center or using equations to find the stock of inventory and the items that have been sold in a retail store. Because math skills are valuable in so many business situations, refreshing your skills can demonstrate your
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Basic Business Math Charts Graphs

...skills are practical in any business situation. Often, numbers can be portrayed in graphical form, giving the reader clear and concise information at a glance. Being able to read and select the right types of charts and graphs in a basic business environment is invaluable. This course builds on the basic math skills that you learned during your school years, showing you how to apply those
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Cummunicating During Difficult Times

Cummunicating During Difficult Times
Communication is never more important than when a business is experiencing difficult times. When a company is affected by a struggling economy or other pressures, hard decisions have to be made, and employees need to be on board with these decisions. Different levels of leadership bear specific responsibilities at such times. These responsibilities
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Managing Resources During Difficult Times

Managing Resources During Difficult Times
Companies facing tough times such as economic hardship or even extreme growth need to take action. In particular, they need to mind their costs, including their staff-related costs. It's important to communicate with employees about changes in costs and potential reductions in staff as soon as possible to maintain their commitment to the company.
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Managing Attitudes During Difficult Times

Managing Attitudes During Difficult Times
Employees may experience fear, anxiety, and frustration when their company is going through difficult times. If employees' attitudes suffer, so too does their performance. You must take steps to keep employees engaged, enthusiastic, and motivated when a company is facing challenges. By learning how to manage employee attitudes that often surface in
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So You Wanna Be An ASP Programmer



Learn how to develop your ASP skills and market yourself from an expert.
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So You Wanna Be An ASP Programmer
So You Wanna Be A Java Programmer



You will get started on the Java track, with a good start, your leraning curve will be shortened significanly, you will be able to proceed effectively in learning & in using the skills.
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Grammar Mechanics Brush-up



...r students via email at .
This course will refresh your skills for college, on the job, test-taking and improve your writing skills in the area of English grammar mechanics. Perfect for professionals, college students, writers, civil service and other test-takers.
This course is an instructor-led course.
Students are to submit their work directly to the instructor for review and applicable
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College Essay Brush-up


This course will focus on creating an effective college level essay. This course is an instructor-led course. Students are to submit their work directly to the instructor for review and applicable feedback commentary. The instructor for this course is Dezra Lehr-Guthrie. Ms. Lehr-Guthrie is freely accessible to her students via email at .
This course will refresh your college essay writing
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Creative Writing Brush-up



...skills. This course is an instructor-led course. Students are to submit their work directly to the instructor for review and applicable feedback commentary. The instructor for this course is Dezra Lehr-Guthrie. Ms. Lehr-Guthrie is freely accessible to her students via email at .
This course will refresh you in characterization, plots, symbolism and perspective.
This course is an
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Grammar Brush Up Bundle


Polish your writing skills to perfection with this pro megaton of seven complete courses for only the price of one Continuing Education class! Complete your course of study in 90 days or less.
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Get the Job You Want With A Resume That Sells


Create a job-winning resume that sells your talents and skills!
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Applying Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace



Course description -- Having logical intelligence will give you a good start in succeeding in your job. But to be more effective you must also develop your emotional intelligence. Using the two together, you will get along much better with your colleagues and know how to get ahead at work. You will learn how to handle your emotions and gear them towards a positive outcome. This course will teach
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Just Write! Keeping a Journal


...personal journal style. Keep a record of your life. Learn skills that produce a rewarding journaling experience. The class provides a varied assortment of resources and strategies that will enrich your journal. Participants will learn motivational techniques for journal writing. Inspirational tips will provide knowledge necessary to keep writing. Exercises will expand your journal experience.
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Safety Director Program (OSHA Emphasis)


...assist new and experienced safety directors improve their skills. Through readings, web-searches, online discussions, and other directed activities, the students will improve their understanding of safety in their industry including OSHA requirements. The Safety Director course is an online, self-paced course that will assist new and experienced safety directors improve their skills. Through
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Poetry For Profit and Play


This course is designed to help the inexperienced poet write for profit or pleasure.
This course is primarily designed to help the inexperienced poet write for profit or pleasure.
Students learn basic forms of poetry such as: metrical, sonnet, rhyme, haiku and free verse. They are then given exercises designed to help them learn the various forms. Each student hands in samples of their work and
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Technical Communication, an Introduction for Current Technical Writers, Editors & Designers


...se will expand your perspective, and help you polish your skills. You`ll learn how to articulate the benefits of technical communication for the user and for your organization. You`ll see how the profession looks today, reflect on the forces that have shaped our field, and identify the wide range of activities that now constitute technical communication. Learn how your work fits into the
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Advanced Technical Writing


Plan, write, and design one of the most common business/technical documents--a proposal.
Advanced Technical Writing will give you the expertise and confidence to market yourself as a technical writer or simply to tackle more advanced assignments at work. Building on the skills you have acquired in the previous technical writing courses, this course emphasizes audience analysis, document
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So You Want to be a Technical Writer!


...anding of what technical writers do, where they work, the skills they need and the tools they use. You`ll learn about job trends and salaries. And you`ll have the opportunity to interact with technical communicators who will be happy to answer your questions about the profession. In addition, you`ll complete a series of short projects that will help you to assess ? whether you are well-suited
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Client/Server Development and Remote Data Access in Visual Basic


... the Winsock control. The final project section builds on skills learned in the first two sections to create a server application that accesses a database and fulfills requests to a remote client.
This course puts an emphasis on hands on training. As a result, course work is often in preparation for the lab. Pre-Requisites: Beginner-level knowledge of Visual Basic Basic familiarity with
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Air Reservations - U.S. Domestic - Instructor Led
Gain the product knowledge and skills (with the exception of automated reservations) needed to research, plan and book air travel. Note: This course is designed to be taken FIRST in a series of three courses: Air Reservations - U.S. Domestic, Air Fares - U.S. Domestic, ARC Documents.
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Expert Certificate Course in Medical Coding


...he level of training and skill, and how effectively these skills are used. Such people are employed by hospitals, clinics, doctor offices, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), mental healthcare facilities, insurance companies, law offices, and government agencies. Coders may work from home as independent consultants using medical billing and coding programs and other computer software.
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Medical Terminology Training


...at are compensated according to the level of training and skills, and how effectively these skills are used. Such people are employed by hospitals, clinics, doctor offices, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), mental healthcare facilities, insurance companies and government agencies; some work from home as independent consultants using medical billing and coding programs and other computer
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Teaching Math by the Numbers


Explores working with units smaller than one, real world math and problem solving skills, measurement and geometry, effective practices in solving basic algebraic equations, and issues and reflective thinking.
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Books for the Early Years


Deals with how to introduce young children to the joys of literature and the skills of literacy, how to balance text and illustrations in picture books, and introducing poetry.
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Instructor Led-Search Engine Training Workshop


...ps. We invite both experienced and novice to enhance your skills and become familiar with the concepts presented in this course.
To be competitive on the Internet, your site must rank in the top 20 of the search engines and directories so your prospects can find your site. This easy comprehensive course offers exercises, activities, assignments, video media, and additional resources and
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Search Engine Training Workshop-Self Directed


...ps. We invite both experienced and novice to enhance your skills and become familiar with the concepts presented in this comprehensive course.
To be competitive on the Internet, your site must rank in the top 20 of the search engines and directories so your prospects can find your site. This easy comprehensive course offers exercises, activities, assignments, video media, and additional
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The Power of Animation: Learn Flash in Five Days



...iated with this interface. Basic animation techniques and skills will be learned, as students learn how to create, edit, and export their own Flash movies! Whether you are simply looking to have some fun and explore the world of animation, or want to expand your company?s presentation capabilities beyond those of PowerPoint, this class will get you started! This class requires internet access
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Effective Business Presentations Using Flash


...sociated with this interface. As the student develops his skills, he will learn how to create, edit, and export his own Flash presentations and demos! This class will culminate in the student?s creation of his own business presentation or product demonstration. Basic design and layout concepts will also be discussed throughout the creation of the final project. Whether you are looking to expand
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Legal Research and Writing


...ourse, the student is expected to have acquired the basic skills necessary for writing legal documents.
The course is designed to give the student exposure to writing briefs, pleadings, (including motions, complaints, answers, appeals, etc.) and even some basic legal correspondence. The Student should acquire an understanding of the skills and duties of a paralegal in an active law office
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Introduction to Medical Transcription


...d to provide an overview of typical medical transcription skills and training aptitude, so that a potential "wanna-be" MT may assess the capability and interest level. It also provides an overview of the industry itself, job opportunities, certification, and other related information.
A great lead-in course to the Comprehensive Medical Transcription Training program.
The course is designed to
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Complete Course in Professional Medical Transcription using MIME method of instruction Student Edition


...skills a Medical Transcription student needs to become certified as a qualified professional. This course is recommended for students who wish to work in a medical office. See course description for course fees. Set for a 6 month completion schedule.
Recognized by the AAMT (American Association for Medical Transcription).
This course follows the American Association Medical Transcription
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Complete Course in Professional Medical Transcription Using MIME Method of Instruction Professional Edition


...that provide the student with the necessary knowledge and skills to immediately start working either from home or on-site as a qualified MT professional. Twice as much dictation over Student Edition and additional MT modules. 12 month completion schedule.
This complete course combines the most valuable and state of the art training methods available today for those students who want to fast
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Overview of Legal Nurse Consulting



This course is designed for registered nurses interested in Legal Nurse Consulting.
In this introductory course you will examine the necessary skills and knowledge, review various jobs and services and find internet resources for learning and practicing Legal Nurse Consulting.
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Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate Program


...se decision to pursue study and acquire the knowledge and skills needed to practice legal nurse consulting. This area of specialty practice is growing all the time and many nurses are using their skills to practice full or part time in this area. Legal Nurse Consulting is a very exciting and challenging practice specialty. I am sure you will be pleased with our certificate program?s course of
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A Workshop Approach to Mastering RoboHelp Office (Latest Release)


...tool and will develop a true sense of the troubleshooting skills necessary for future reference. Individualized consulting is always readily available through the use of email. Additional resources, articles and websites related to the RoboHelp community will be supplied to all participants. EDUCATIONAL DISCOUNT INFORMATION When you sign up for this class, you become eligible to purchase
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