Online Work eLearning Training

Safety Sense Series: Keeping Yourself Safe ...fety issues are becoming more and more crucial in today's workplace. Each year, on average, 500 people die at work and over 400,000 injuries or accidents are reported. The vast majority of these accidents are in some way attributable to 'human factors' - in other words, they could and should have been prevented. Under current legislation, the responsibility for providing a safe working  more...

Safety Sense Series: Safety Standards and Systems ...fety issues are becoming more and more crucial in today's workplace. Each year, on average, 500 people die at work and over 400,000 injuries or accidents are reported. The vast majority of these accidents are in some way attributable to 'human factors' - in other words, they could and should have been prevented. Under current legislation, the responsibility for providing a safe working  more...

Safety Sense Series: The Safety Authorities ...fety issues are becoming more and more crucial in today's workplace. Each year, on average, 500 people die at work and over 400,000 injuries or accidents are reported. The vast majority of these accidents are in some way attributable to 'human factors' - in other words, they could and should have been prevented. Under current legislation, the responsibility for providing a safe working  more...

Safety Sense Series: Improving Safety Performance ...fety issues are becoming more and more crucial in today's workplace. Each year, on average, 500 people die at work and over 400,000 injuries or accidents are reported. The vast majority of these accidents are in some way attributable to 'human factors' - in other words, they could and should have been prevented. Under current legislation, the responsibility for providing a safe working  more...

Understanding Budgeting and Finance - Budgeting Basics MAXIM TRAINING At work, as managers, we're all involved in the budgeting process in some way or another. But few of us understand why budgeting is so important. Before you begin budgeting yourself, you need to grasp some key concepts. This course explores some basic questions about budgeting: What is a budget? Why are budgets necessary? What's involved at each stage of the budgeting process?  more...

Understanding Budgeting and Finance: Managing your Budget MAXIM TRAINING Preparing a budget and following it through to approval involves a lot of work. But it's only the beginning! Once approved, the budget needs careful management to ensure your plans become a reality. This process starts from day one and continues throughout the year. This course provides a structured approach for managing your budget. It shows how to: Review your budget to identify  more...

Communication Skills: Effective Writing MAXIM TRAINING The written word remains one of the most common forms of communication at work, yet it frequently fails to achieve the required RESULTS. To be able to write effectively is now even more important in the electronic age of word processing and e-mail. If the medium is efficient the message should be too!! "Effective Writing" gives you a range of practical techniques for writing  more...

Communication Skills: Report Writing MAXIM TRAINING Writing effective reports is a core work skill. In the age of technology it is still one of the most important means of communication. This course explores some of the key factors that make a report EFFECTIVE. It provides a step-by-step guide to writing a report, from planning through to revising/editing. You'll find the course valuable if you're using a word processing package,  more...

Training and Facilitation: Facilitation Skills MAXIM TRAINING A leader's job is to help their team become more effective. A leader's success lies in the team's success. The best leaders develop teams to succeed with or without them. This course explores a powerful approach to team development - facilitation - and the skills needed to make it work.  more...

Training and Facilitation: Time Management MAXIM TRAINING The pace of life gets faster and faster each year. Pressures on time intensify. The need to create extra time to fit everything in at work is getting more urgent..... Effective time management is essential to keep your head above water. This course shows how to manage time to create time to achieve the things that are really important to your overall performance.  more...

Training and Facilitation: Setting Objectives MAXIM TRAINING Objectives form a crucial part of every manager's job. They guide everything important we do at work. If we are trying to achieve the wrong objectives, we can't possibly perform well. Yet setting good, clear objectives is difficult to do. The course's overall aim is to show you how to set effective objectives. These could be objectives for yourself, other individuals, your team or  more...

Training and Facilitation: Decision Making MAXIM TRAINING Improving the effectiveness of decision making has many benefits for individuals and the organisation. This course demonstrates an effective decision making process which will help you improve your performance. The overall objective is to help you increase the effectiveness of decisions you make at work. When you've completed the course you will be able to:  more...

Training and Facilitation: Plan your Own Development MAXIM TRAINING This course is about you and your own development. It helps identify and plan what you can do to develop your own skills, knowledge and abilities, in order to achieve what you want from life. By the end of the course you'll have an action plan for your development as far into the future as you choose. Although you'll focus on your working life, many lessons apply equally well to  more...

Leadership and Team Development: Project Management MAXIM TRAINING Bringing in projects on time and in budget is for many people the most crucial measure of success at work. This course covers the essential steps in managing projects to achieve this success.  more...

Leadership and Team Development: Performance Troubleshooting MAXIM TRAINING Performance Troubleshooting is all about identifying causes and solving performance problems at work. But to solve a problem, first you must be able to describe it. This course gives a systematic and highly effective approach to describing performance and analysing problems at work. It's called the Human Performance System, or HPS. The overall aim of the course is to ensure you can  more...

Leadership and Team Development: Appraisal Interviewing ...ues for evaluating and monitoring peoples' performance at work. Most organisations have their own formal appraisal interviewing system. This course supplies a comprehensive guide to developing your skills in appraisal interviewing whatever the formal system adopted by your organisation. The course looks at all aspects of appraisal interviewing and includes skills which can be used in other  more...

Finance for the Non Financial : Managing Working Capital From the corporate world to the corner shop, from running a restaurant to controlling a production line -- you just can't avoid the need to understand money. This course explores a number of ways to improve your company's cash flow. It gives hints on how to minimise the amount of stock you hold without jeopardising the way you do business. It also examines the benefits of having credit and  more...

Identifying Budget Variancies When you're dealing with colleagues or members of your team, do you ever feel like a judge, a nursery teacher or even a simpering child? This course will help you to analyse your behaviour and that of your team. It will help you to understand how to adjust your approach to each person to gain maximum response. And it will help you work towards achieving the benefits of an adult/adult relationship,  more...

Managing People: Motivating your Team If you are judged on the success of your team, it's in your interest to ensure that they are operating at their peak. Effective appraisal is one of the most powerful ways of motivating people to give their best performance. This course will help you understand what motivates members of your team. It will help you analyse how to work with each person to improve their performance and realise their  more...

Managing People : Delegation When it comes to delegation, nearly everyone is the managerial equivalent of a sinner. Delegation practised well puts you on an upward spiral to the boardroom. Delegation practised poorly or not at all is the downward road to the mailroom. This course outlines the 7 deadly 'sins' of delegation: hogging the trough, dumping the trash, passing the buck, temporary paralysis, inadequate briefing,  more...

Managing People : What's behind Appraisal? If you are judged on the success of your team, it's in your interest to ensure that they are operating at their peak. Effective appraisal is one of the most powerful ways of motivating people to give their best performance. But if you think appraisal is about handing down judgements from above ...think again. This course will help you understand how the appraisal process works, and how to involve  more...

Managing People : Improving Working Relationships When you're dealing with colleagues or members of your team, do you ever feel like a judge, a nursery teacher or even a simpering child? This course will help you to analyse your behaviour and that of your team. It will help you to understand how to adjust your approach to each person to gain maximum response. And it will help you work towards achieving the benefits of an adult/adult relationship,  more...

Managing People : When to Coach ...ill show you how to improve the results of the people you work with through effective coaching. You'll find out how to spot coaching opportunities and decide when coaching can make the difference. You'll examine the role of coaching in implementing change, applying learning from training courses and supporting others to reach their objectives. And, as you apply these coaching skills in your  more...

Managing People : Practical Coaching Situations ...ill show you how to improve the results of the people you work with through effective coaching. In this course you'll investigate how you can use coaching in a variety of different situations: changing jobs, generating sales leads, time management and supervisory skills. You'll explore how coaching has been used in some practical case study situations and then use your analysis to improve your  more...

Managing People : Selecting a Coaching Candidate ...ill show you how to improve the results of the people you work with through effective coaching. You may have someone in mind that you want to coach. In this course you'll use a set of questions to help you decide whether they're the best coaching candidate; whether you, the business and that person would benefit and whether you can overcome potential obstacles. You can also examine some tips  more...

Managing People : Reviewing a Coaching Experience ...ill show you how to improve the results of the people you work with through effective coaching. If you have recently coached a person the experience may have been positive or not so positive. In this course you'll examine a set of questions to help you decide whether this person was the best coaching candidate: whether you, the business and that person benefited from the coaching experience  more...

Organisational Communication : Harassment ...some kind of disability. Harassment can occur anywhere at work and it has a negative effect on everyone who works in an environment where it is tolerated. Even if you're not part of the problem, everyone needs to be aware of the potential for harassment in the workplace. Even if you know it's happening and you do nothing about it, you are still part of the problem. In this course you can  more...

Writing Skills : Credit Control Letters Clear writing demonstrates clear thinking and in business writing can be one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for getting things done. This course focuses on helping you achieve results with written communication and on increasing your effectiveness in black and white. It will give you tips and hints for writing credit control letters that work - that get your company's money back without  more...

Managing People : Your Coaching Style ...ill show you how to improve the results of the people you work with through effective coaching. When you coach you'll adopt a particular coaching style: you'll use different behaviours, techniques and actions to help the person you're coaching to develop. This course summarises some effective coaching behaviours. It helps you to analyse which behaviours you feel more comfortable and less  more...

Managing People : How to Coach If you're a manager, .... or a specialist .... or just good at your job, the chances are that at some time, you'll be called on to give your colleagues a helping hand, to pass on your skills .... to become a coach. This course will show you how to improve the results of the people you work with through effective coaching.  more...

Working with Numbers Learn how to work with numbers successfully Anyone who's "good with figures" uses various tips and tricks to make numbers easier to work with. Working with Numbers concentrates on useful short cuts rather than "classroom theory" that underlies many everyday activities.  more...

Role Play Preparation Skills The thought of giving a presentation can turn the most rational person into a nervous wreck. But in business, presentations are superb opportunities to put your point across, to get people on your side, and to persuade people to act! This course will help you rise to the occasion, by putting your preparatory skills to the test. From within a fictitious but realistic case study you can step through  more...

Role Play Delivery The thought of giving a presentation can turn the most rational person into a nervous wreck. But in business, presentations are superb opportunities to put your point across, to get people on your side, and to persuade people to act! This course will help you rise to the occasion, by putting your preparatory skills to the test. From within a fictitious but realistic case study you can step through  more...

Organisational Communication :Setting Safety Standards ...Working safely has to be everyone's priority, but safe working isn't always a case of common sense. To be really sure you need to develop safety sense. Whatever your job you'll have some responsibility for health and safety. Whether it's simply to report potential hazards or to decide how to avoid a dangerous situation in the first place, the law defines your responsibility. This course will  more...

Health and Safety ...work makes good business sense. An unsafe, unhealthy work environment is dangerous, unpleasant and unproductive. It is important that employees should be aware that is their duty to: Take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and the people who may be affected by what they do and don't do. Comply with health and safety regulations applicable to their work area This course  more...

Managing Yourself Learn how to manage yourself better One aspect of improving performance is to manage yourself better. This course presents a range of techniques for improving your performance at work - and they require no-one else but YOU to make them work. The techniques will enable you to: Take responsibility for your performance at work Develop your expertise in self management techniques and above all  more...

The Assertive Manager ...work To be successful, you need productive relationships at work. This course will help you understand different types of behaviour, their characteristics and their potential impact on the people you work with. It gives guidance on how to use assertive behaviours to express your ideas, beliefs and feelings and responsive behaviours to find out what others think, believe and feel. It will also  more...

Do or Delegate This course is about one of the most fundamental decisions you ever make at work - whether to do a piece of work yourself or delegate it. Delegation is the key to empowerment. This course explores the barriers to effective delegation, the benefits from delegating more, what should be delegated and what shouldn't. It also examines the choice of who you should delegate to. As a result of this course  more...

Working in Teams Learn how to be a successful team member The secret of successful teams lies with the team members. This course aims to make YOU a better team member by looking at: How teams work What makes a successful team Why teams struggle Ways to improve a team's performance Throughout the course there will be times where you are asked to STOP TO THINK about your own work situations and there are  more...

Keeping Safe at Work ...Working safely has to be everyone's priority, but safe working isn't always a case of common sense. To be really sure you need to develop safety sense. Whatever your job you'll have some responsibility for health and safety. Whether it's simply to report potential hazards or to decide how to avoid a dangerous situation in the first place, the law defines your responsibility. This course will  more...

Safety in Industry ...Working safely has to be everyone's priority, but safe working isn't always a case of common sense. To be really sure you need to develop safety sense. Whatever your job you'll have some responsibility for health and safety. Whether it's simply to report potential hazards or to decide how to avoid a dangerous situation in the first place, the law defines your responsibility. This course looks  more...

INDIVIDUAL Training for PhotoShop 6.0 In this course, learners will be introduced to Photoshop, work with selections, use layers and masks. Additional topics covered include color, painting, and drawing, type, filters, and retouching, and lastly publishing your work.  more...

Assertivness Skills Series: What is Assertiveness ...is an essential business skill. People produce their best work when they communicate openly, honestly and with respect. But when stressful situations arise, even the best communicator may behave like a steamroller or a snivelling wreck. Assertiveness can enhance the communication skills that lead to peak performance; aggression can give way to healthy, co-operative Teamworking; high self-esteem  more...

Recognising Stress Series: The Sources of Stress People are working under more and more pressure... whether the cause is difficult colleagues, priorities and deadlines, or just life in general. A little pressure can help us perform, to achieve our goals. But too much pressure and the cracks begin to show: we suffer stress, performance falls; we become, literally, sick of work.  more...

Recognising Stress Series: The Effects of Stress ...working under more and more pressure... whether the cause is difficult colleagues, priorities and deadlines, or just life in general. A little pressure can help us perform, to achieve our goals. But too much pressure and the cracks begin to show: we suffer stress, performance falls; we become, literally, sick of work. Stress can manifest itself in a wide variety of different symptoms -  more...

Recognising Stress Series: Your Reaction to Stress ...working under more and more pressure... whether the cause is difficult colleagues, priorities and deadlines, or just life in general. A little pressure can help us perform, to achieve our goals. But too much pressure and the cracks begin to show: we suffer stress, performance falls; we become, literally, sick of work. To cope with stress effectively you need to maintain a balance between your  more...

Coping with Stress Series: Dealing With Stress in Others People are working under more and more pressure... whether the cause is difficult colleagues, priorities and deadlines, or just life in general. Stress can cause serious problems at work when work is disrupted due to sickness, or people pass their stress around the office. Stress in one person can lead to stress in other staff who then have to cover for their colleague.  more...

Effective Email Series: Policies and Procedures More and more organisations are using e-mail for routine internal communication. While many see this as an improvement on previous methods and a more open and informal way of communicating, others see it as an attention-grabbing and invasive means of communication. There are some disadvantages to the use of e-mail, but they are generally outweighed by advantages. In order to protect IT systems and  more...

z/OS for Operators Curriculum ... History and Concepts Module 2 HOW MVS MANAGES & EXECUTES WORK System Resource Management Goal and Compatibility Modes Domains, MPL and Swapping Module 3 ROLE OF THE SUPERVISOR Interruptions - How and Why PSW's In Detail - Old, New and Current First Level Interrupt Handlers Module 4 HOW MVS PROCESSES I/O Data transfer Channel Subsystem Data Paths I/O Supervisor EXCP Processor Module 5 OPERATING  more...

Conflict Management Series: What is Conflict? ...ange or demanding customers, conflict is a normal part of working life. But it's something that people can find hard to handle and, if you don't manage it carefully, everyone can lose out: you, the organisation and your team. This course will examine what conflict is and broadly explain how it works: the issues that cause it, the behaviours contributing to it and the feelings that result You  more...

KAZ (Keyboard AZ) Typing Tutor ...times vary as the course is designed to allow learners to work at their own pace. The KAZ accelerated touch-typing learning method is based on 11 words in just 5 phrases. The KAZ approach to learning is to cut out the unnecessary boring practice drills, exercises, finger analysis and games found in other typing tutors and to focus on a revolutionary simple method that allows learners to quickly  more...

Employee Performance: Resolving Conflict Learn the strategies and tactics necessary for effective conflict resolution in Employee Performance: Resolving Conflict. You will be given the opportunity to create a more productive work environment by addressing conflict between another manager and yourself, between employees, and among team members.  more...

Project Management: Scope In Project Management: Scope, project managers learn about the importance of project scope in managing the project management process. They learn how to develop a project charter and write the scope statement for a project. In addition, they learn how to develop, organize, and use a work breakdown structure (WBS).  more...

Microsoft Windows 98 User Fundamentals This course will introduce users to the basic features of Windows 98. Participants will learn the skills to work with desktop components, manage windows on the desktop, customize the desktop, manage files in Windows Explorer and identify the functions of Active Desktop.  more...

Microsoft Windows 98 Advanced User This course will introduce users to the advanced features of Windows 98. Participants will learn the skills to work with the commonly used applications in Windows 98; various components of multimedia devices that support sound and video; connect to a network and its resources; configure and administer a printer.  more...

Microsoft Windows 98 Power User This course is for users who want to take advantage of the most advanced features and capabilities of Windows 98. At the completion of this course participants will learn to connect to the Internet with Internet Explorer; send e-mail messages with Outlook Express; configure their computer to suit individual work styles; maintain files by timely backup of a hard drive, restoring files and updating  more...

Microsoft Access 2000 Fundamentals This course is intended for end users who are looking to use the fundamental capabilities of Microsoft Access 2000. Participants will learn to identify the basic features of Access 2000; create and maintain tables; and work with Access 2000 data.  more...

Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0: Accessing Remote Data This is the fourth course in a five part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-152, Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to work with database records and identify the methods of managing recordset size; identify the components of Remote Data Services  more...

Microsoft Outlook 2000 Expert User This course prepares IT Professionals to explore the communication options, share work with colleagues, work offline or remotely and integrate Outlook 2000 Components.  more...

JDBC Application Development Part 4: The 2.0 Core and Optional APIs This final course in the series teaches how to use the new features in the JDBC 2.0 core API. It also covers using the optional API, which includes the ability to connect to a database with datasource objects that work with JNDI, and using rowsets.  more...

Java Servlets Part 1: Introduction, Life Cycle and JSP This first course in the series introduces the Java Servlets API, which is part of Java 2 Enterprise Edition, and it describes how servlets enable easy and effective creation of server-side business solutions. It covers the features of J2EE, an introduction to the function of servlets and Web application development the basics of creating servlets, the servlet life cycle, and how JavaServer Pages  more...

J2EE Connectivity Part 4: EJB Architecture, Session Beans, and Security This course teaches about the design and development of Enterprise Java Beans. It differentiates between the two different kinds of beans, session and entity beans, and explains their purpose. It also explains how to create the different kinds of session beans, how to use session beans appropriately, and how to work with the EJB Security Model.  more...

Adobe PhotoShop CS2 Fundamentals ...work area components, palettes, and tools in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Adobe ImageReady CS2. It will also cover options for importing and working with images. Plus, this course will help the learner work with Adobe Bridge, Bridge Center, Adobe Version Cue, and Version Cue Administration. The Adobe Photoshop CS2 series is ideal for a prosumer, who is an advanced home digital photography user or  more...

Professional Assertiveness ...workers see you as too passive or aggressive in your professional career? Do you wonder if there is a more appropriate professional style? Do you want to know how to develop your professional style? Do you feel you could develop your assertive communication techniques? Do you feel that you may not listen to your co-workers? Or do you feel that you need to develop your constructive feedback  more...

Microsoft Excel 2000 Basic ...Excel 2000, students learn how to build, edit, and format worksheets, and how to work with charts, formulas, and functions. Performance-based Pre- and Post-Assessments create a custom course path for each learner covering only the topics not yet mastered. A searchable index and online glossary make the CBT a great reference tool long after course completion. Related Exam: MOUS Excel 2000  more...

Microsoft Excel 97 Basic ...97, students learn how to build, edit, format, and manage worksheet and charts. Performance-based Pre- and post-Assessments create a custom course path for each learner covering only the topics not yet mastered. A searchable index and online glossary make the CBT a great reference tool long after course completion. This course is designed to help individuals who want to achieve basic  more...

Microsoft Excel 97 Intermediate ...c simulation of Microsoft Excel 97, students learn how to work with formulas and functions, automate tasks, use and analyze list data, enhance charts and worksheets, and work with Excel and the Internet. Performance-based Pre- and Post-Assessments create a custom course path for each learner covering only the topics not yet mastered. A searchable index and online glossary make the CBT a great  more...

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Advanced The units in this course will introduce you to some advanced features of PowerPoint as you enhance and customize charts, embed and link data, insert movies, sound, and hyperlinks, use slide show features such as animating charts and adding sound to customize a slide show, and work with special PowerPoint features such as exporting a presentation to 35mm slides, saving a presentation for use on the  more...

VPNs Using Cisco Pre-Shared Keys To configure VPNs using Cisco pre-shared keys The primary target includes network designers, network administrators, network engineers, and system engineers.  more...

Further Cisco IOS Security Features To configure the IOS Firewall authentication proxy and the IPS The primary target includes network designers, network administrators, network engineers, and system engineers.  more...

Large Network Case Studies In this module, we explore network availability, performance, and Internet connectivity. As you work through this module, you will come to appreciate that all network design issues are highly interrelated. Likewise, real-world design projects often include multiple broad goals, often creating large and complex trade-offs.  more...

VoIP Network Quality of Service Techniques ...ide acceptable voice quality over the best effort data network. Here, we first discuss general converged network QoS requirements. We find that QoS parameters extend beyond just bandwidth and delay, but also include jitter, packet loss, network availability, and security. We discuss traffic shaping and admission control, and learn how we can use admission policies to direct our network devices  more...

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

Components Used to Build Networks This WestNet e-Learning module introduces internetworking devices, such as repeaters, hubs, switches, bridges, routers, and gateways as the connectors between the individual segments of a broadcast network that has been broken down into separate segments.  more...

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 and strategy behind the approach. Then  more...

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 in strategic account sales (SAS) research meetings.  more...

Delivering High-Impact Sales Presentations ...t 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 account sales (SAS) approach--presentation. First, you'll learn how to plan and develop a high-impact presentation. You'll then explore ways to successfully  more...

Strategic Account Sales Skills Simulation ...nd then conduct research meetings with some contacts that work for the store. Unfortunately, you discover that Bigler's manager has serious reservations about remodeling and expanding. To overcome his objections and gain access to the decision maker, you will need to use effective strategies for dealing with a gatekeeper and emphasize the business fit between your company and the store. This  more...

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 and strategy behind the approach. Then,  more...

Effectively Using Customer-focused Research Meetings In this course, you'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  more...

Delivering High-impact Territorial Account Sales TAS Presentations ...d business fit for their needs. You've done a lot of hard work, so when you make your sales presentation, you want it to practically close the sale for you. First, you'll learn how to plan and develop a high-impact presentation. You'll then explore ways to successfully deliver the presentation to your client audience. And finally, you'll learn how to follow up your presentation and maintain  more...

Federal Government Industry Overview Version 1 ...l provide you with an understanding of how the government works with businesses, the regulatory and business factors driving change, the challenges facing the implementation of e-government, and strategic management and enterprise solutions. This course is designed for management consultants and sales personnel seeking an overview of doing business with the Federal Government, as well as  more...

The Food and Beverage Industry Overview Version 2 ...f a new star, says Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in his famous work, The Physiology of Taste. However, when leading food and beverage manufacturers introduce more than 15,000 new products every year with an average success rate of only 25 , such happiness can be fleeting. Few industries have as much pressure placed upon them as the food and beverage industry - pressure to meet food safety  more...

Field Sales Skills Simulation ...king the pills. Because it's a new product, you have your work cut out for you to educate your customers and to get them to commit to an order. In this simulation, you are working in the field, and your boss has entrusted you to make two sales calls for her. Your first call is to Rick's Pharmacy and your second call is to a supplier of vitamins and minerals called Supplement Alley. This  more...

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

Technical Support Agent Survival Skills Coping with stress is an everyday issue for the Technical Support Agent (TSA). The focus of this course is specifically directed to the situations that TSAs encounter. The course will help the TSA avoid burnout and manage job responsibilities by identifying the causes of stress, prevention methods, and time management skills. Technical Support Agents seeking to acquire new skills or improve the  more...

Inbound Call Center Management Leadership ...an you motivate everyone, including senior management, to work together toward a common goal? As you progress through this "Inbound Call Center Management: Leadership" course, you will become aware that enhancing your leadership skills can move you closer to your goal of managing an efficient and team-oriented call center. By participating in this course, you are ensuring that your call center  more...

Inbound Call Centers People Management ... do a better job on the telephone, are happier with their work, and genuinely enjoy helping customers. This course will help you staff your call center with the right people for the job. You'll learn how to select the best candidates, accommodate agent diversity, and become aware of union and nonunion personnel policies. Have you ever wondered how to attain high agent performance and low  more...

Inbound Call Center Technology Today, the technology within the inbound call center is constantly changing and improving. How can you, as a call center manager, keep up with this advancing technology? Moreover, why should you? This course will explain the fundamentals of inbound call center technology, and explore ways current technology might evolve. It examines different methods of obtaining this technology, and outlines how  more...

Excellence in Internal Customer Service ...nal customer service. If everyone within the organization works to provide their "internal" customers with better service, then the end customers will receive a much higher quality service in the long run. Focusing on your internal customers not only helps your organization to survive and prosper, but also has the added benefit of motivating your employees, meeting their needs, and promoting a  more...

Working With Internal Customers Excellent customer service lies at the heart of any successful business. However, you should not overlook the importance of meeting the needs and expectations of your fellow employees, your internal customers. By helping other people within your organization, you enable it to succeed. Great internal customer service improves people's morale, productivity, and external customer service, and  more...

The Customer Service Agent in Action ...ere are now some 7 million customer service agents (CSAs) working in nearly 80,000 call centers in the United States. Call centers are burgeoning in Europe and the Pacific Rim as well, and experts predict that the number of CSAs will grow by 20 percent each year. Worldwide, revenues for the call center industry could soon reach almost $60 billion. The magnitude of these numbers suggests the  more...

Professional Skills for Customer Service Agents ... challenging task. You can successfully handle an agent's workload while satisfying customers by mastering a few vital skills. "Professional Skills for Customer Service Agents" covers professional issues such as call-center ethics and call protocol; procedures and techniques for handling calls and gaining customer confidence; and questioning and listening skills to help you address customer  more...

Leading A Customer-Focused Team ...upport they need to succeed. This course shows you how to work with them to create a customer-focused environment that fulfills customers' expectations while still achieving corporate goals. The first lesson explains how to work together to set the parameters for what has to be accomplished by creating a Statement of Purpose and effective team goals. Once these have been established, your role  more...

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

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