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Corporate & Professional Services
Global Business Strategies
$425.00 USDOpportunities to take a regional business into the global market make it possible to strategically, smartly, and profitably accomplish more than you can by staying local. To prepare, you need to set your business up for success by being open to learning, to applying new ideas, and to continually reviewing how you can create success in the global market.
Topics such as trade financing, regulatory considerations, international business planning, sustainability, and much more are included in this three-day course. The materials here are well suited for small and medium sized business leaders as they prepare to take their company into the global marketplace.
We strongly recommend that participants complete our “Entrepreneurship 101” and “Basic Business Management” programs before taking this course.
Goal Setting
$199.00 USDWe all have things we want in life. The route to success is to take the things that we dream about and wish for and turn them into reality. This one-day workshop will lead participants through thinking, planning, and taking action on the things they really want. They will learn ways to ensure that they get where they want to go in life.
Growth Hacking
$199.00 USDThe new economy calls for a new way of attracting customers and sales.
Growth hacking is to the new economy what marketing was to the last millennium.
The goal is to share a message and make a sale. The difference is in how those customer connections are discovered, created, and nurtured.
This course will highlight the essentials of growth hacking — from learning the new growth hacking mindset and discovering the need your product or service can fill, through planning, delivery, and optimization — that will position your company to grow and thrive today and in the future.
Hiring for Success: Behavioural Interviewing Techniques
$279.00 USDInterviewing sounds easy enough: you arrange for a conversation between you and potential candidates, and then select the best person for a particular position. But what if you could refine the process in such a way that you were confident that you are selecting the right person? How do you separate the good from the great, when they have similar work experience and strengths to offer? This workshop will give you the skills and tools to hire successful candidates.
Honing and Delivering Your Message
$199.00 USDThis one-day course will prepare participants to develop a message and remain on topic when they are presenting their message to the media and public without straying from the point, or points, they want to make. The final session will give students the opportunity to craft and hone a message of their own.
Human Centered Leadership
Human-centered leaders do not simply manage their employees. They empower and guide their teams to success in ways that traditional leadership cannot. Human-Centered Leadership will equip participants with the necessary knowledge and key skills to lead with empathy. This course will explore core characteristics of human-centered leadership as well as demonstrate how to create inclusive workplaces. Additionally, the course will provide tools for navigating change and uncertainty while maintaining team engagement and morale.
Human Resources Training: HR for the Non-HR Manager
$425.00 USDIn today’s fast-moving world, many managers and supervisors are expected to deal with some human resource issues. They may be asked to take part in developing job descriptions, take part in interviews, or take responsibility for discipline. This three-day workshop will introduce those managers to human resource concepts. We will walk you through the hiring process, from performing a skills inventory to conducting the interview; discuss orientation; and cover some issues that arise after the hiring (such as diversity issues, compensation, and discipline).
Implementing AI in Your Workplace
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way businesses operate through streamlining processes and unlocking new forms of value across every industry. However, successful AI adoption requires more than just selecting a tool; it demands careful planning, strategic alignment, and thoughtful change management.
This course provides a practical introduction to implementing AI in organizational settings, focusing on how leaders and teams can prepare for AI-driven transformation. Implementing AI in Your Workplace equips professionals with the knowledge and tools to lead the adoption of AI technology in their organization. Participants will explore how to identify opportunities for AI to improve efficiency, align technology solutions with business objectives and measure the return on investment.
Influence and Persuasion
$199.00 USDWhen we talk about influence and persuasion, we often talk about marketing and sales. However, we influence in many ways and with great frequency. If you want a raise, sometimes you need to persuade your boss. If you want to convince your team to adopt a change, help your staff make choices, or choose the best place for lunch, there is often influencing taking place. This workshop will help participants learn how to influence and persuade in a variety of areas.
Intermediate Project Management
$199.00 USDProject management is not just restricted to certain industries, or to individuals with certification as a project manager. Lots of us are expected to complete assignments that are not a usual part of our job, and to get the job done well, within our budget, and on time.
This workshop is intended for those who understand the conceptual phase of a project’s life cycle, including setting goals, creating a vision statement, and creating the Statement of Work. Today will take you through the remaining three stages: planning, execution, and termination.
Intrapreneurship
$199.00 USDIntrapreneurship has been described as a great way to make beneficial changes to organizations. People can choose to continue with the status quo, or they can work to make a difference in the lives of themselves and others within the company.
Who wants to feel empowered and recognized for their innovative and creative ideas? Who wants to make a difference? If participants answer yes to these questions, then this course will help them become energized and ready to push their ideas forward. After participants complete this workshop, they will have ways to get started and implement their plans.
Introduction to E-Mail Marketing
$279.00 USDE-mail marketing is here to stay, and knowing how to do it well is essential for marketers as well as small business owners, coaches, and consultants. In this two-day workshop you’ll learn the essentials of planning, creating, and delivering exceptional e-mail marketing campaigns that support your overall marketing strategy. After this workshop, you will be able to reach more clients and potential clients through your efforts at being an e-mail influencer.
Introduction to Neuro Linguistic Programming
$199.00 USDYour brain, thoughts, and behavior are at the core of everything that you do every day, even if you aren’t aware of it. In order to truly achieve the results that you want to achieve, you must master the art of bringing your unconscious thoughts to the surface, so that you can have real choice over how you interact with and respond to the world. Neuro-linguistic programming can give you the tools to do just that.
In this one-day introductory workshop, you will learn the basics of neuro linguistic programming. We will give you the tools to manage your thoughts, and thereby manage yourself.
Kickstarting Your Business with Crowdsourcing
$199.00 USDToday’s fast-paced marketplace demands that businesses think fast. Crowdsourcing can help all types of businesses keep on top of trends and stay competitive. This one-day course will show you how to leverage all types of crowdsourcing (including microwork, macrowork, crowdvoting, crowdcontests, crowdwisdom, and crowdfunding) to kickstart your business’ growth.
Leadership Skills for Supervisors: Communication, Coaching, and Conflict
$199.00 USDSupervisors represent an important force in the economy. You have the power to turn on or turn off the productivity of the people who report to you. You are the crucial interface between the employee on the shop floor or the service desk and the managers of the organization. Although you usually have more technical experience than the employees you supervise, you may not have had a lot of leadership experience. This one-day course will give you the skills in communication, coaching, and conflict that you need to be successful.
Leveraging Neurodiversity at Work
Embracing neurodiversity in the workplace means recognizing that each person’s brain works in a unique and valuable way. These variations come with individual needs and addressing them helps each person succeed and thrive. Companies that intentionally recruit and support neurodivergent individuals gain a competitive edge by harnessing the unique perspectives and strengths of individuals with diverse cognitive approaches.
This course will introduce neurodiversity and its importance for employers. It will demonstrate how organizations can improve workplace practices to be more inclusive for neurodivergent individuals, and ultimately, better support all employees.
Making Your Business Better
$199.00 USDStarting and building a business begins with a great idea. At this moment, there are millions of ‘great ideas’ seeking attention and success. Some of those ‘great ideas’ may be very much like your own. To make your idea not only stand out, but to take root and grow a sustainable, successful business, you need the right team, tools, and expertise. This one-day course will highlight the essentials of business acumen, from relationship selling to and team building, through to planning and marketing, that will position your company to grow and thrive today and in the future.
Managing Across Cultures
$199.00 USDOur culture defines many aspects of how we think, feel, and act. It can be challenging for managers to bridge cultural differences and bring employees together into a functioning team. This course will give supervisors and managers easy-to-use techniques for communicating across cultures, building teams, promoting multiculturalism in the organization, and leveraging the global talent pool.
Managing Difficult Conversations
$199.00 USDWe have so many interactions in the run of a day, it’s reasonable to expect that some of them are going to be difficult. Whether these are conversations that you have in person, or you manage a virtual team and need to speak with someone in another city, there are things that you can do to make these conversations go smoothly. This one-day workshop will give you the tools to manage difficult conversations and get the best results possible out of them.
Managing Pressure and Maintaining Balance
$199.00 USDWhen things are extremely busy at work and you have your hands full with many tasks and dealing with difficult people, having skills you can draw on are essential for peace of mind and growth. This one-day course will help participants understand the causes and costs of workplace pressure, the benefits of creating balance, and how to identify pressure points. They will also learn how to apply emotional intelligence, increase optimism and resilience, and develop strategies for getting ahead.
Managing The Virtual Workplace
$199.00 USDVirtual workers and virtual teams are an essential part of today’s workforce. More than ever, people are using technology to work anywhere, anytime.
There are big benefits to today’s virtual workplace, but there can be big challenges, too. This one-day course will teach managers and supervisors how to prepare employees for the virtual workplace, create telework programs, build virtual teams, leverage technology, and overcome cultural barriers.
Marketing and Sales
$199.00 USDA small marketing budget doesn’t mean you can’t meet your goals and business objectives. You just have to be more creative in your marketing tactics. This workshop will show you how to get maximum exposure at minimum cost. You will learn effective, low-cost, and non-cost strategies to improve sales, develop your company’s image, and build your bottom line.
Marketing for Small Businesses
$279.00 USDMarketing is about getting your business known and building your position within the marketplace. Small businesses don`t always have a big budget for marketing, so they have to do things a little differently than big business in order to grow their presence, increase results, and meet business goals. This two-day workshop will help small business owners and managers develop their marketing message, create a marketing plan, and apply the right strategies.
Marketing with Social Media
$279.00 USDSocial media remains an evolving aspect of our daily lives in addition to being a part of our businesses. This two-day course is designed for people who have some familiarity with social media already. Participants will learn to develop a social media marketing plan as a part of their overall marketing strategy, determine who should be on their team, and choose how they will measure what is taking place. In addition, we will explore some of the major social media sites and look at how specialty sites and social media management tools can take their social media marketing to the next level.