Today’s business environment demands innovation. This course is designed for those who are looking for more creativity in strategic thinking, innovation, process improvement and marketing.
Creative thinking is a skill that is often overlooked and misunderstood. Too many people will often describe themselves as not being creative, when in fact they possess all that is necessary to become creative thinkers.
Creative thinking is a learned skill. It can be applied in a deliberate and systematic way, rather than be left to inspiration. Creative thinking is the foundation to innovation.
This workshop is an highly interactive session that covers a set of unique and replicable creative thinking techniques that can be applied individually or as a team when looking for more creativity in strategic thinking, innovation, process improvement or marketing. Participants will learn a deliberate, systematic process that helps people break free of stale thinking patterns. The result is innovation that works.
This unique course is designed to increase the ability to solve problems especially in a team environment.
Today, more than ever, it is essential to “think outside the box.” Competition is fierce, and the rate of change is frenetic. Business leaders require creative approaches and decisiveness to stay ahead of these market forces. However, as we acquire “expertise” in our field, it becomes increasingly more difficult for many of us to think differently about our work. We all too easily get “in a groove” and find it challenging to see outside our paradigms.
This workshop will explore advanced techniques to generate innovative alternatives and then apply prudent decision-making to select the best options to meet the compelling business needs. Participants will apply the skills taught to actual workplace situations. In this way, everyone will be able to immediately see the value that effective problem solving skills can bring to career success.
This class will boost both self-confidence and your career.
Today’s Administrative Professional is required to be successful in a crazy-busy environment. Your work pulls you in many different directions; often you are supporting more than one manager, in addition to working with teams from different areas.
This class will help you use effective communication skills to prevent problems, deal with difficult people and resolve challenges as they arise. You will learn to assert yourself without offending others, tips to communicate with your boss to keep your relationship great, strategies for dealing with difficult situations and people, guidelines for your verbal and written communication and most important, the “how-to’s” for gaining respect and credibility from those who count.
Learn fundamental coaching skills.
Coaching for Improved Workplace Performance was designed to equip managers and supervisors with the necessary skills to successfully coach employees.
This interactive course will help you to move out of the directive and problem-solving mode to establish trust, motivate, and help others to move to a future orientation. You will experience various coaching situations through small group interaction and peer coaching, and are encouraged to bring issues you face in the workplace to the session.
This customizable course can be a half day (4 hour session) or a full day (8 hour) session.
Change is a constant in many of lives. Learn ways to understand, manage your reaction, and develop change management strategies.
Organizations are required to respond to customers rapidly, incorporate new technologies, and implement continuous improvements in their operations. One of the best ways to facilitate change is through effective leaders who understand the impact of change.
This workshop will give any leader tools to implement changes more smoothly and to have those changes better accepted. This workshop will also give all participants an understanding of how change is implemented and some tools for managing their reactions to change.
Does your business communication measure up to today’s standards?
While new technology has simplified the process of writing business documents, designing effective graphics, and sending electronic mail, there is no substitute for the human effort involved. To be effective in today’s workplace, employees need to strengthen and update their professional writing skills. Our course design provides the necessary tools, practice opportunities, and resources to enhance employee skills.
Course Design: 2 Days Total (1.5 Days Instruction + .5 Day Writing Lab and Instructor Coaching)
Design Benefits
- Comprehensive agenda
- Numerous practice exercises to reinforce skills
- At least three relevant in-class writing assignments
- Professional, confidential document review for all participants
- Practical resources, checklists, worksheets, and review guides
Effective ways to enhance listening skills
This class enables a student to acquire exemplary communication and listening skills. They will learn proven techniques that will allow them to be recognized as an effective listener within their team and peer groups. After the participant puts the techniques into actions, they will see that there are fewer breakdowns in both verbal and written communications.
Helpful tips to Adapting to Change
While many find it hard to admit, we are predominately creatures of habit. We prefer the known to the unknown, the familiar to the unfamiliar. Unfortunately, as current times remind us, the rate of change continues to accelerate and there is little that we can do to avoid it. If we try to resist it, we are going to be left behind – in our careers and our personal lives. The good news is that there are tangible skills we can learn to adapt to this change, which once learned can help others to master them as well.
The course content and delivery is structured around The Guide to the PMBOK knowledge areas and supplemental exam material. It is designed to help the PMP/CAPM candidates optimize their study and preparation time for the respective certification examinations.
The PMP Certification Exam Prep Course is a five day, instructor-led, training class designed to prepare the project management practitioner for the Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) examination.
The course content and delivery is structured around The Guide to the PMBOK knowledge areas and supplemental exam material. It is designed to help the PMP/CAPM candidates optimize their study and preparation time for the respective certification examinations.
