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Communicating with Influence for Leaders Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible In ever-changing organizational environments, achieving employees’ fast buy-in and meaningful commitment to change is a key competency for today’s lea... Communication Strategies for Generations Working Together Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible There are several generations of customers and employees in most organizations today, creating new and unique customer service, management and teamwor... Crash the Barriers: Build Your Team Location: Independence, North Canton Term: Fall, Spring Learn how you REALLY operate within a team and how you set your team up for success or failure. This program is designed to teach you, as a leader, ho... Creating a Shared Vision Facilitated Session Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible In this facilitated session, participants will come together to discuss their vision for their organization moving forward. With open discussion, they... Creating an Accountable Culture Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible In today’s empowered team environment, managers must encourage accountability for innovation, creative problem solving and effective performance. Thro... De-Escalating Difficult Customer Interactions Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible This program is designed to assist anyone who interacts with customers either in-person or via telephone or email. Trying to maintain a "customer firs... Dealing With Difficult Behaviors Location: Independence, North Canton, Live Virtual Meeting through Zoom Term: Fall, Spring One of the greatest causes of workplace stress is dealing with “problem” people: customers, co-workers, employees, or managers. Most people’s reacti... DiSC®: Keys to Improved Communication Location: Live Virtual Meeting through Zoom Term: Fall, Spring Learn how behaviors, motivators and personal styles impact our relationships at work and at home. This innovative and interactive session is based on ... 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In this program, you will learn and gai... Enhancing Interpersonal Communication Skills Location: Independence, North Canton, Live Virtual Meeting through Zoom Term: Fall, Spring Effective communication skills give you the power to achieve success in your supervisory role, as well as in all of your relationships. Influencing ot... Entrepreneur Boot Camp Location: Online - Self-paced Term: Fall, Summer Course OverviewStarting a business is something that all of us have thought about at one time or another. Everyone wants to be their own boss. Yet sta... Entrepreneurial Marketing Location: Online - Self-paced Term: Fall, Summer Course OverviewTo succeed in today's marketplace, entrepreneurs must know how to effectively market their product or service. This course offers parti... Entrepreneurship Certificate Location: Online - Self-paced Term: Flexible Certificate OverviewBoost your chances of success for your new or small business and reduce your risks. Get the latest on planning your business, bra... Essential Skills for Managing Projects Location: Independence, North Canton, Live Virtual Meeting through Zoom Term: Fall, Spring In this two-day program, participants will learn the essential concepts and methods to plan, manage and carry out projects. This is a hands-on progra... Evaluating Employee Performance to Drive Accountability Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Dissatisfaction with traditional performance management processes are on the rise, highlighted by a recent study indicating that more than 75 percent ... Exceptional Service for All Generations Term: Fall, Spring Do you interact with several generations of internal and external customers? Have you noticed how the expectations of one generation differ from anoth... Exceptional Service for All Generations Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Do you interact with several generations of internal and external customers? Have you noticed how the expectations of one generation differ from anoth... Exceptional Service for All Generations Term: Fall, Spring Do you interact with several generations of internal and external customers? Have you noticed how the expectations of one generation differ from anoth... Facilitation Skills Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Participants will gain the knowledge and skills to both understand and deliver in-house facilitation services. The first day covers the foundation of ... Finance and Accounting for the Non-Financial Professional - CELEMI Virtual Apples and Oranges™ Location: Live Virtual Meeting through Zoom Term: Fall, Spring Do you know how to read and interpret financial statements? Are you comfortable discussing with your colleagues and leaders cost drivers, cash flow, f... Fundamentals of Lean Kaizen Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Lean is a systematic approach to eliminating waste so that every process step adds value for the customer. Fundamentals of Lean provides an overview o... GD&T Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible GD&T is the common language of engineering drawings. In 1994, the Industry Standard underwent a major revision. This comprehensive program covers all ... General Ledger and Month End Procedures Location: Online - Self-paced Term: Fall, Summer Course OverviewIn this course, learn how to post journal entries to the correct general ledger accounts impacted by each transaction. This course will... Get to the Point! Delivering Clear and Concise Technical Information Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Delivering a clear, concise and polished technical presentation sets you apart! Participants will have the opportunity to present one brief technical ... Graphic Design Software Essentials Certificate Location: Online - Self-paced Term: Flexible The Adobe software tools are the leading software for graphic design. Adobe Illustrator is the industry-standard computer illustration software. Use I... How to Think ӰƵ and Leverage Data Term: Fall, Spring For the business professional data is the voice of the process. This voice is used to distinguish between satisfactory and unsatisfactory products and... Human Resources (HR) Fundamentals for Non-HR Professionals Location: Independence, North Canton Term: Fall, Spring In this program frontline leaders will learn about relevant human resource (HR) topics and functions that impact daily operations. Participants will g... Influencing Others Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible In this program, a variety of psychological techniques are presented and discussed. It includes a range of role plays and group discussions that will ... Influencing Up Location: Independence, North Canton Term: Fall, Spring When you take the time to cultivate a productive working relationship – by understanding the strengths and weaknesses of your superiors – everyone win... 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Managing Transition and Embracing Change During Challenging Times Location: Independence, North Canton, Live Virtual Meeting through Zoom Term: Fall, Spring For the past several months we’ve been living in a scary, unpredictable world. Change is happening at an alarming rate both personally and professiona... Marketing Using Social Media Location: Online - Self-paced Term: Fall, Summer Course OverviewDevelop a two-way communication and marketing strategy for your organization using social media. Let your instructor guide you in explo... Mental Bandwidth - Strategies for Team Leaders Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Leadership not only entails driving organizational results, but also developing people who perform at their highest level to meet their individual goa... Mental Bandwidth Basics Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Mental bandwidth is the moment-to-moment amount of brain resources that each person possesses. Like time and physical energy, there is a limit to the ... Mentoring: The Quest and the Legacy Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Mentoring is thought of usually from the perspective of youth development programs such as Big Brothers Big Sisters. Mentoring goes far beyond that an... Micosoft Word - Intermediate Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Build your Word skills by learning how to create and manage styles, work with templates, format tables and columns, and use review and document manage... Microsoft Excel - Advanced Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Apply the if and sum if functions; use a nested if function to evaluate complex conditions; use the round function to round off numbers, use pmt funct... Microsoft Excel - Basic Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Learn how to use the help system and navigate worksheets and workbooksCreate basic workbooks by entering and editing text, values, formulas and pictur... Microsoft Excel - Intermediate Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Work with more advanced formatting options including styles, themes, backgrounds and watermarksSave workbooks as webpages and pdf filesInsert and edit... Microsoft Outlook - Advanced Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Manage the mailboxWork with notes and journal foldersManage calendar and contactsWork with collaboration featuresTemplates and formsBusiness contact m... Microsoft Outlook - Intermediate Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible KentThe Center for Corporate and Professional DevelopmentMicrosoft Outlook - IntermediateCustomize OutlookWork with multiple foldersCustomize messages... Microsoft Powerpoint - Basic Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Create presentationsAdd graphics, tables, charts to slidesRearrange and format slidesAdd transitions, animations, timingsPrint slides in different lay... Microsoft Powerpoint - Intermediate Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Create and use templates and themesAdd and modify graphics and multimediaInsert and customize tables and SmartArt graphicsDesign interactive and custo... Microsoft Word - Basic Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Write and edit documentsFormat and adjust fonts, font sizes, colors, bullets and marginsCut, copy and paste textAdd and modify graphics and tablesUse ... Motivating Employees Location: Independence, North Canton, Live Virtual Meeting through Zoom Term: Fall, Spring Motivating employees is a critical skill for supervisors to engage their team in the organization’s success. Participants will review motivational the... Moving Positively Through Change Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Change is difficult but it’s a fact of life. This session will help you to understand the process of change and give you ways to navigate and manage i... 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Practical Agile Project Management Location: Independence, North Canton Term: Fall, Spring The Agile Project Management approach has been helping organizations reach strategic results since the Agile Manifesto was written in 2001. Since then... Practical Tools for Managing Workplace Anxiety Location: Independence, North Canton Term: Fall, Spring The workplace is one of the leading locations where people experience stress and anxiety.Workplace anxiety is a serious condition that affects two out... Presenting a Persuasive Business Case Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Achieving buy-in from decision-makers requires a concisely prepared and dynamically presented persuasive message. Decision-makers often have preconcei... Preventing Workplace Harassment Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible In this program, the participants will define and understand harassment terminology so that they can recognize what is and is not unlawful harassment ... Prioritizing Projects, To-Do Lists and Interruptions Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible This program is for busy managers, supervisors, leaders and professionals who need to juggle multiple projects, tasks and interruptions. Learn to shri... Professional Certificate in Digital Marketing + Professional Certified Marketer from American Marketing Association Location: Online - Self-paced Term: Flexible Course OverviewTwo Great Marketing Leaders. One Powerful Course. Not only will you receive a DMI certification, but you also receive the Professional ... Professional Customer Service Communication Skills Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible What is your impact on both internal and external customers? Would they recommend you to others? Achieving individual and company goals, developing hi... Project Leadership Location: Independence, North Canton Term: Fall, Spring Organizing and managing the day-to-day activities of a project can be challenging enough. 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SHRM Certification Prep+ Location: Live Virtual Meeting through Zoom Term: Fall, Spring Establish yourself as a globally-recognized human resource expert by earning the standard in HR certification: SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) a... Social Media for Business Certificate Location: Online - Self-paced Term: Flexible Get in on this exciting and growing way to communicate, market and serve your customers and clients. For businesses, nonprofits, government and other ... Standardized Work and Continuous Flow Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Standardized Work is essential to achieving and sustaining Lean processes. Standardized Work is a people focused tool designed to document current bes... Statistical Process Control Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Participants will gain basic training regarding the use of statistical methods in order to assure consistent quality of a manufactured product or serv... Strategies for Leading the Multigenerational Team Location: Independence, North Canton Term: Fall, Spring Today’s workplace is affected by six generational mindsets. Each generation offers diverse assets to any organization. This program explains the origi... Supervision And Management Advanced Certificate Location: Independence, North Canton, Live Virtual Meeting through Zoom Term: Fall, Spring Take Your Skills Even HigherIn addition to the Certificate of Supervision and Management Fundamentals Certificate, we offer a Certificate of Supervisi... Supervision and Management Fundamentals Certificate Location: Independence, North Canton, Live Virtual Meeting through Zoom Term: Fall, Spring Rising To The Challenges Supervising and managing employees is an incredibly challenging role, especially in today’s ever-changing work environment. I... The Business Plan Location: Online - Self-paced Term: Fall, Summer Course OverviewWhether starting a business or growing the one you have, a business plan serves as a roadmap and can help secure needed funding. In th... The ROI of Happiness: Proven Strategies for Becoming Happier and More Successful at Work Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible We’ve always been taught that if we work hard enough and achieve our goals, then we’ll be happy. But research shows that success comes as a result of ... Theory of Constraints Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible A system is only as strong as its weakest link. Generally, Lean tools that teach us how to create flow ignore this. We are taught to balance the line ... Turning Conflict Into Collaboration Location: Independence, North Canton, Live Virtual Meeting through Zoom Term: Fall, Spring Conflict is natural within the workplace and a predictable part of working with others. Yet unresolved conflict negatively affects morale, motivation,... Understanding Debits and Credits Location: Online - Self-paced Term: Fall, Summer Course OverviewIn this course, participants will learn about the accounting equation and the five categories involved in every business (Assets, Liabi... Understanding Emotional Intelligence to Increase Your Effectiveness Location: Independence, North Canton Term: Fall, Spring Studies have shown that an individual’s level of Emotional Intelligence (EI) can be a greater predictor of success in the workplace than IQ. We see th... Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a powerful tool for analyzing information and material flow throughout an organization. You will learn the step-by-step ... What Communication Style Are You? Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible The most productive work teams are those whose team members understand and adapt to the diverse communication styles of their colleagues. The facilita... What's Preventing Your Team's Success? Overcoming the Critical Five Dysfunctions of a Team Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible Based on Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team the facilitator will define the Five Dysfunctions of a Team Model. Participants will engage in a team ... Working Together to Achieve Results Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible In today’s collaborative work environments, it is imperative for employees to find ways to work together effectively to achieve required results. In t... Workplace Bullying Location: Your Preference Term: Flexible In this program, participants will leave with an increased understanding of harassment and bullying behaviors and be able to identify warning signs of... Writing News and Press Releases Location: Online - Self-paced Term: Fall, Summer Course OverviewBeing able to write a good news story, press release or publicity notice is a skill that can set you apart in the workplace. Getting th...
