Three Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

Skip Tracing: Three Types of Skips BenefitsIt's true that anyone can do skip-tracing - but to do it properly, you need to know more than the raw mechanics. At this teleconference you'll learn the practical techniques you can use to finally find who you're looking for. You'll get insider secrets from a renowned skip-tracing expert. Discover the no-nonsense tools you need to perform database searches, get valuable information and  more...

Basics of Reverse Osmosis for Brackish Groundwater Treatment nMany professionals in membrane desalination design, operation and maintenance are faced with the difficult task of keeping current on the rapidly changing technology. Reverse osmosis membrane products change as the suppliers introduce new models. How and when to best apply these products and what features and benefits they offer must be analyzed before optimum performance can be realized.  more...

Practical Transportation Design and Solutions: Concepts and Implementation ...nstrained budget, a practical solution approach can treat three times as many miles of road as a traditional design approach, with a 20 percent reduction in system-wide crashes and a 10 percent reduction in delay. This teleconference is critical for understanding the need for a disciplined planning and design approach not encumbered by arbitrary design guidelines, which will free resources to  more...

Fair Housing Act: 2009 Hot Topics ...llars in damages and remediation. The faculty consists of three attorneys: a prominent litigator who has assisted property owners, lenders, developers and managers in FHA, ADA and Rehabilitation Act compliance and litigation all across the country; a registered architect, attorney and former ADA/Rehabilitation Act coordinator for the city of Miami Beach, Florida, who works with property owners,  more...

Promoting Wellness and Recovery of People With Mental Illness Through Strengths-Based, Person-Centered Practice ...eople with mental illness. - You will be able to identify three critical concepts in strengths perspective. - You will be able to describe the six principles of strengths-based, persons-centered practice. - You will be able to explain seven core functions of strengths-based, person-centered practice. Social service directors, social workers, case managers, counselors, psychologists, law  more...

Construction Contract Accounting: A Three-Dimensional Look at the Numbers ...rt management decisions. This teleconference will discuss three types of accounting - financial, tax and internal/management. Learn how to combine the different methods to get a three-dimensional view of your construction business and improve your financial condition. n nLearning Objectives n- You will be able to identify 3P and 3D. n- You will be able to generate accurate accounting to  more...

California Employment Law Update ...laws, which are often inconsistent with federal law. This three-hour teleconference will address the most important and current issues facing California employers (or out-of-state companies with employees in California), including wage and hour compliance and litigation trends, California's unique disability and discrimination laws, recently enacted legislation, and important case law  more...

Supplemental Wage Payments: Common Withholding Guidelines ...nuses, severance payments and sick leave, and explain the three approaches used for to determining the applicable withholding rate. Additionally, we will provide insight into the latest IRS regulations on the withholding of supplemental wage payments and have a practical discussion on the withholding issues surrounding less common supplemental wage payment matters, such as commissions paid at  more...

Using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis to Reduce Defects, Improve Quality and Make More Money nFailure modes and effects analysis is an increasingly popular tool that must be mastered by Lean Six Sigma professionals and can be used in every type of organization to reduce defects, improve quality and make more money! n nThis easy tool asks these simple questions: n- What can go wrong? n- Where can it go wrong? n- How bad will it be? n- Can we see it coming? n- Should we try to prevent  more...

Tax and Practical Aspects of Business Succession Planning nClosely held family businesses are often as important to the owners of that business as are their own children. With business failures increasing in today's economic environment, the importance of a well planned, dynamic and long-term succession plan is vital to the continuation of the family business as it is passes from generation to generation. Tax considerations are one part of that plan, but  more...

More Affordable and Sustainable Communities: The Role of Good Design for Workforce Housing ...three dozen case studies of completed affordable workforce housing developments which were well-received by their neighbors and residents. These will be explained using images of plans and photos of the completed developments. This teleconference will help you understand how to successfully organize a community to engage rationally and creatively in the design of new housing developments which  more...

FASB Statement 157 - Fair Value Update on Corporate Asset Valuation nOver the past 12 months we've seen unprecedented turmoil in the financial services industry, capital markets and global economy. Perhaps an overused term, but "perfect storm" seems like an apt descriptor for the economic events of 2008. While implementing changes mandated by FASB 157 could be challenging for companies - and has been in some cases - the rule aims to make it easier to communicate  more...

Workplace Flexibility: Innovative Strategies for an Evolving Workforce ...three decades, the needs of the American workforce have changed dramatically. In response, many businesses have turned to workplace flexibility in order to recruit and retain the best workers, boost productivity and increase their competitive advantage. At the same time, policymakers in Washington have been exploring various approaches for increasing access to workplace flexibility across  more...

The Streamlined Sales Tax Project - How and Why It Affects Your Business ... 1, 2005. The SSTP now includes 19 full member states and three associate member states. Although initially taking effect as a voluntary program for taxpayer participation, legislation has been introduced in Congress to make it mandatory. If the SSTP becomes mandatory, it would effectively eliminate the physical presence standard established in Quill. Therefore, under an economic nexus  more...

Begin With the Brain: Three Things Educators Need to Know! ...ng teleconference will provide valuable information about three key elements of brain-compatible teaching and learning. Recent research about how student's brains grow, develop and respond to the environment should influence our classroom practices. Understanding some brain basics can give you guidelines to help you design truly brain-compatible classrooms and school environments. When the  more...

Reducing Insulin Errors ...at 24 million Americans now have diabetes, an increase of three million people in just two years. Diabetes is also one of the most common diagnoses seen in hospitalized patients. Moreover, insulin may be the preferred medication to manage glucose while patients are hospitalized. The Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the Institute for Safe Medication Practice  more...

Preparing a Winning Closing Argument n"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, we will now hear closing arguments." Even the most experienced trial lawyer may inwardly quake when the judge utters these fateful words. But what makes for an effective closing? Do closings even matter? When should you object? Should you really start preparing your closing the day you get a new case? These are questions that are not addressed in law school, and  more...

Effective Contract Negotiations: The Fusion of Law, Relationships and Project Expectations ...ssues: scope, schedule, price and the author's other "big three." What do you think those are? The teleconference will identify approaches to the thorny issues of indemnification and liability allocation. You'll learn about strategies for crafting constructive approaches to recurring contract administration issues and disputes, along with the associated legal principles. The faculty will also  more...