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- Accounting and Finance for EntrepreneursPowered by MindEdge
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Fee: $129.00
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to key topics in accounting and finance for those involved in new ventures. It reviews financial accounting basics, including GAAP Principles and financial statements, and also covers key issues in finance, broadly defined as any financial or monetary activity that involves a company.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand and explain the assumptions and principles that underlie Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Understand and explain the rules of double-entry accounting
- Calculate the balance of the account
- Define the steps that make up the accounting cycle
- Describe the relationship between the major financial statements that make up an annual report
- Explain the role of finance in the entrepreneurial process
- Understand the importance of budgeting and financial planning
- Identify and explain the three major pricing strategies
- Define and distinguish between fixed and variable costs
- Calculate the components of a master (static) budget
- Prepare a cash budget
- Prepare and analyze pro forma financial statements
- Develop a basic financial plan
- Use pro forma financial statements to evaluate a new venture
- Explain the factors and assumptions involved in break-even analysis
- Calculate Return on Investment (ROI) and payback period
Key Features
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Expert-supported
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Mobile-friendly
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Accessible
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Badge and credit-awarding
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Games & Flashcards
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Video content
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Real-world case studies
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Audio-enabled in app
Refund Policy
You may request a refund up to 5 days from the purchase date. The registration fee will only be refunded if less than 10% of the course has been completed. Completion percentage can be viewed on the Course Progress page from within the course.
Notes
Estimated time to complete: 5 hours
This course has an "Ask the Expert" feature, which submits your questions directly to an expert in the field you are studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.
This course does not require any additional purchases of supplementary materials.
Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEUs. Learners will have three attempts at all graded assessments.
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- Build Your Personal BrandPowered by MindEdge
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Fee: $79.00
Course Description
Having a strong personal brand helps you stand out in a crowd. It can help you gain new and better clients, so you do better in your current job. And it gets you noticed when you're looking for a promotion or a new job. In today's job marketplace, getting noticed is something that usually happens online. Employers use the web to check out job applicants, and they're increasingly likely to skip over those who don't have much of an online footprint. That's why it's so important for job applicants to have a strong and consistent web presence, one that announces and reinforces their own personal brand. Social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ can all be used to promote your personal brand.
But building a personal brand is about more than just online self-promotion. Building your brand is a continuous process. It involves gaining new experiences, new knowledge and skills, expanding your circle of relationships, and increasing the value that you bring to every work project and business relationship.
Included with your course is a six-month complimentary subscription to Fast Company. Your subscription will start with the current issue. Fast Company publishes 6 issues a year.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
- Explore how to get started building a personal brand
- Consider how to make improve your personal brand
- Learn how to practice authenticity in the workplace
- Differentiate ways to maintain authenticity when self-branding
- Consider ways to build a great reputation
- Explore strategies for fixing a bad reputation
- Create an influential presence in the workplace
- Develop and maintain a healthy amount of self-confidence
Key Features
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Expert-supported
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Mobile-friendly
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Accessible
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Badge and credit-awarding
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Games & Flashcards
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Video content
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Real-world case studies
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Audio-enabled in app
Refund Policy
You may request a refund up to 5 days from the purchase date. The registration fee will only be refunded if less than 10% of the course has been completed. Completion percentage can be viewed on the Course Progress page from within the course.
Notes
This course has an "Ask the Expert" feature, which submits your questions directly to an expert in the field you are studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.
This course does not require any additional purchases of supplementary materials.
Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEUs. Learners will have three attempts at all graded assessments.
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- Clear, Confident Communication: Practical Skills and AI Tips for Today's Professional
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Fee: $100.00
Dates: 11/5/2026 - 11/5/2026
Times: 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 1
Building: Abromson
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Instructor: Lisa Cassidy
Course Overview
You stare at your screen, editing the same sentence over and over. Is it clear enough? Persuasive enough? Professional enough?
In today's fast-paced, tech-driven workplace, strong writing skills--combined with smart use of AI tools--can give you a serious advantage. This hands-on, 1-day intensive workshop helps you level up your professional writing, streamline your individual process, and confidently craft emails, reports, proposals and more. You'll also learn how to use AI to jumpstart drafts, improve clarity, and save time--without sacrificing your unique voice.
Bring your own writing sample to get expert feedback and walk away with practical techniques you can use immediately.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify the core principles of clear, professional communication across written and verbal formats.
- Understand their own communication habits and identify areas for improvement in tone, clarity, and style.
- Use AI tools to draft, refine, and enhance professional written communication (e.g., emails) more efficiently.
- Apply plain language techniques to simplify complex information for a variety of professional audience
- Bring your own communication sample to get expert feedback and walk away with practical techniques you can use immediately.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is ideal for professionals in communications, marketing, project management, HR, administration and anyone who wants to write with greater confidence, clarity and efficiency---whether solo or with AI support.
What to Bring
A 1-2 page writing sample from your job or professional life. No sample? No problem--you can bring a mock or past writing piece for review.
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- Core Elements to Effective Performance Management
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Fee: $525.00
Dates: 10/14/2026 - 11/4/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 4
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Instructor: Crissy Cascio
Course Overview
Performance Management in an organization is a systematic approach to ensure employees' work performance (activities and outputs) as well as their overall competencies (technical skill and soft skills) align with the overall strategic business goals. It involves setting clear expectations, monitoring progress, providing feedback, and fostering employee development to improve individual and organizational performance.
Key Learning:
- Goal Setting: How to define specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound objectives that align to organizational goals
- Feedback & Coaching: Providing on-going feedback, both formal and informal to recognize achievements and address areas for improvement
- Performance Evaluation: How to conduct periodic assessments, on a regular cadence to formally review employee contributions
- Development & Improvement: When and how to offer career development opportunities, or corrective actions to improve skills and performance.
- Recognition & Rewards: How to acknowledge high performers to motivate and retain talent
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for HR professionals and People leaders to better understand their role in the performance management process
Additional Information
This course is part of the Certificate Program in Human Resource Management. It is recommended that Intro to Human Resources Management be taken before the other courses in the HR Certificate but it is not required to do so.
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- Drained to Driven: Building Resilience and Sustained Peak Performance
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Fee: $100.00
Dates: 10/6/2026 - 11/5/2026
Times: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Days: Tu W Th
Sessions: 3
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Instructor:
Course Overview
This course will transform how leaders and teams manage stress, adapt to change, and maintain peak performance under pressure. Providing science-backed techniques to create more peace amongst the pressure, and renewed energy to overcome any challenge.
In today’s working environment we all face constant energy expenditure without adequate recovery, leading to:
- Burnout and diminished performance
- Reactive decision-making and mistakes
- Strained relationships and team disconnection
- Health impacts (cardiovascular, immune system, memory loss, anxiety and depression)
Core Message
Resilience is a trainable capacity, not an innate trait. By understanding and regulating emotional responses, leaders can:
- Sustain energy and health
- Maintain performance under prolonged pressure
- Model self-regulation for their teams
Scheduling Note:
10/6/26 is on Zoom from 8:00-9:00am
10/7/26 is in person at USM Abromson room 216 from 9:00-10:30am
11/5/26 is on Zoom from 8:00-9:00am
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- Excel Essentials: Logical, Lookup, and Conditonal Functioning
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Fee: $75.00
Dates: 10/16/2026 - 10/30/2026
Times: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Days: F
Sessions: 3
Building:
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Get straightforward instruction on the most common and most powerful functions in Excel in this workshop.
3 Fridays: 10/16/2026, 10/23/2026, 10/30/2026 from 9am - 11am Online.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply logical functions such as IF, AND, and OR to create decision-based formulas.
- Use conditional counting and summing with COUNTIF, COUNTIFS, SUMIF, and SUMIFS to analyze datasets.
- Perform lookup operations using VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, and INDEX/MATCH to retrieve data from tables.
- Combine multiple functions to solve practical spreadsheet problems efficiently.
- Demonstrate best practices for structuring formulas, handling errors, and ensuring data integrity.
- Interpret and analyze real-world datasets using these functions to answer business and research questions.
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- How to Read a Financial StatementPowered by MindEdge
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Fee: $95.00
Course Description
Financial statements can look intimidating and, as a non-financial manager, you may feel like ascertaining the right conclusion from a financial statement is like finding a needle in a haystack. This course covers financial reports and their meaning. You will learn the fundamentals and importance of the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows, and how they can be used to manage a business. You will also be exposed to financial (ratio) analysis.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and describe the documents and financial statements included in an organization's financial report
- Itemize and interpret the information in the income statement, balance sheet, statement of changes in shareholders' equity, and statement of cash flows
- Correctly state the impact of specific business activities on cash flow
- Define financial (ratio) analysis and explain its objectives and limitations
- Identify the various types and categories of financial ratios
- Perform calculations using financial ratios
Key Features
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Expert-supported
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Mobile-friendly
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Accessible
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Badge and credit-awarding
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Games & Flashcards
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Video content
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Real-world case studies
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Audio-enabled in app
Refund Policy
You may request a refund up to 5 days from the purchase date. The registration fee will only be refunded if less than 10% of the course has been completed. Completion percentage can be viewed on the Course Progress page from within the course.
Notes
Estimated time to complete: 5 hours
This course has an "Ask the Expert" feature, which submits your questions directly to an expert in the field you are studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.
This course does not require any additional purchases of supplementary materials.
Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEUs. Learners will have three attempts at all graded assessments.
Project Management Institute, PMI, the Registered Education Provider logo, Project Management Professional, PMP, Project Management Body of Knowledge, PMBOK, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner, PMI-ACP, PMI Risk Management Professional, PMI-RMP, the PMI Talent Triangle, and the PMI Talent Triangle logo are marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Information in this course has been taken from A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) — Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute Inc., 2017.
The following list outlines the PDUs you will earn for completing this course, based on the certification you have.
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- Lead Without Limits: The Peer Leadership Circle
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Fee: $500.00
Dates: 9/2/2026 - 10/7/2026
Times: 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 6
Building:
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Instructor: Andrew Osheroff
Course Overview
Ready to level up your influence without needing a formal title? Join a tight-knit circle of 6–8 ambitious professionals to tackle the real-world hurdles of leadership. Using the powerhouse Immunity to Change™ framework, you’ll uncover the hidden habits holding you back and turn them into your greatest strengths. This isn't just a class—it’s a collaborative leadership lab where you’ll swap "authority" for authentic impact, master the art of peer coaching, and build a lasting squad of allies dedicated to your growth.
Why Join?
- Break the Cycle: Map out and dismantle your personal barriers to change.
- Coach & Be Coached: Master Case Clinics to solve complex leadership puzzles in real-time.
- Lead From Any Seat: Build the confidence to influence your organization, whether you manage a team or not.
- Create Your Roadmap: Launch a personal leadership initiative with the backing of a dedicated community.
Note: 9/2 is online from 8:30am-12:30pm; all other sessions are online from 1:00pm-2:30pm
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- NetworkingPowered by MindEdge
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Fee: $79.00
Course Description
Networking is an important skill at all stages of your career, whether you're searching for a job or looking to take the next steps in your industry. This course provides an overview of how to make effective professional connections and cultivate relationships that can help you over the course of your career. It explores networking challenges based on gender and personality type and provides practical tips for overcoming networking anxiety. It also helps identify potential resources that can be used to expand your professional network.
Included with your course is a six-month complimentary subscription to Fast Company. Your subscription will start with the current issue. Fast Company publishes 6 issues a year.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
- Identify strategies for making professional connections
- Cultivate strong relationships at work
- Consider how to network over the course of a career
- Identify potential resources for networking
- Explain how to use business cards effectively
- Explore the importance of networking during the job search process
- Describe strategies for effective cold call emailing
- Examine networking strategies for introverts
- Consider the role that gender can play in networking
- Describe tips for handling awkward conversations
- Explore strategies for conquering networking anxiety
Key Features
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Expert-supported
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Mobile-friendly
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Accessible
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Badge and credit-awarding
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Games & Flashcards
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Video content
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Real-world case studies
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Audio-enabled in app
Refund Policy
You may request a refund up to 5 days from the purchase date. The registration fee will only be refunded if less than 10% of the course has been completed. Completion percentage can be viewed on the Course Progress page from within the course.
Notes
This course has an "Ask the Expert" feature, which submits your questions directly to an expert in the field you are studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.
This course does not require any additional purchases of supplementary materials.
Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEUs. Learners will have three attempts at all graded assessments.
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- Networking and Mentorship for Women in BusinessPowered by MindEdge
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Fee: $95.00
Course Description
Making meaningful connections can be critical to professional success. Although many find networking to be difficult, it is a learned skill that can improve with technique and practice. This course introduces techniques and strategies for networking, finding mentors, and attracting sponsors, as well as common anxieties and obstacles that people face when trying to expand their professional connections. It highlights the ways that networking can be both particularly difficult and especially important for women in business.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
- Explain the principles of networking
- Discuss networking challenges that many women face
- Find and use available networking tools and resources
- Discuss how to approach, build, and maintain professional networks
- Discuss the best and worst networking practices
- Consider what makes for a meaningful mentoring relationship
- Identify pitfalls of mentorship programs
- Distinguish between mentorship and sponsorship
Key Features
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Expert-supported
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Mobile-friendly
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Accessible
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Badge and credit-awarding
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Games & Flashcards
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Video content
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Real-world case studies
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Audio-enabled in app
Refund Policy
You may request a refund up to 5 days from the purchase date. The registration fee will only be refunded if less than 10% of the course has been completed. Completion percentage can be viewed on the Course Progress page from within the course.
Notes
This course has an "Ask the Expert" feature, which submits your questions directly to an expert in the field you are studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.
This course does not require any additional purchases of supplementary materials.
Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEUs. Learners will have three attempts at all graded assessments.
The following list outlines the PDUs you will earn for completing this course, based on the certification you have.
- PMP®/PgMP®
- Technical: 1.5
- Leadership: 1
- Strategic/Business: 0.5
- TOTAL: 3
- PMI-RMP®
- Technical: 0
- Leadership: 1
- Strategic/Business: 0.5
- TOTAL: 1.5
- PMI-SP®
- Technical: 0
- Leadership: 1
- Strategic/Business: 0.5
- TOTAL: 1.5
- PMI-ACP®
- Technical: 0
- Leadership: 1
- Strategic/Business: 0.5
- TOTAL: 1.5
- PfMP®
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- Rooted In Knowledge: Women Leading In Education
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Fee: $395.00
Dates: 9/25/2026 - 9/25/2026
Times: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 1
Building:
Room:
Instructor: Heidi O'Leary
Course Overview
Join us for a transformative workshop designed to empower you on your leadership journey in education! This engaging six-hour, in person course blends interactive discussions, collaborative activities, and valuable networking opportunities, focusing on developing essential skills, foundational knowledge, and self-confidence.
Participants will reflect on their unique experiences, assess their leadership capacities, and set personal leadership goals, fostering a supportive community for mutual growth. Throughout the workshop, you'll engage in guided self-assessment exercises, participate in dynamic group discussions to define what "leadership readiness" means in your context, and collaborate in brainstorming sessions to align your aspirations with your organization's needs.
By the end of the day, you'll be equipped to articulate your leadership vision and create actionable strategies for success, ensuring you are ready to navigate the challenges of educational leadership. Don't miss this opportunity to unlock your potential and make meaningful connections!
Learning Objectives
- Reflect on and identify personal leadership strengths, values and evidence of impact through a guided self-efficacy assessment.
- Define what "leadership ready" means in their educational context and articulate their unique narratives.
- Select and prioritize 1-2 leadership goals that align with organizational needs and foster confidence.
- Draft a practical initiative and measurable success metrics to demonstrate readiness and impact.
- Develop and practice a concise leadership story that highlights their journey, impact and vision.
- Build supportive peer-mentorship networks and apply the Plan-Research-Apply-Sustain framework to create actionable strategies for continuous growth.
Who should attend?
Women in the field of education interested in taking on a leadership role.
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- Stepping Up To Supervisor
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Fee: $265.00
Dates: 9/21/2026 - 9/28/2026
Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 2
Building:
Room:
Instructor: Michael Scarpone
Course Overview
Making the transition from staff member to supervisor can be challenging. This course is designed to address some of those unique challenges. Through self-assessment and case studies, participants will determine their preferred supervisory style and identify ways to modify it to bring out the best in others.
Learning Objectives:
- Clear understanding of your role as supervisor
- Communication strategies to enhance your confidence, assertiveness, and influence
- How your supervisory style affects others and how modification may achieve better results
- How to deal with passive-aggressive or resistant employees
- Interpersonal techniques that pinpoint the "real" issues in resolving conflict
We recommend, but it is not required, that students start the supervision program with Stepping Up to Supervisor followed by Using Feedback Effectively. This course is part of the Certificate Program in Supervision.
Who Should Attend?
This program is designed for entry- to mid-level supervisors and managers, small business owners, technical staff, and individuals interested in leadership roles.
Additional Information
This workshop is part of the Supervision Certificate: Individual Format Stepping Up to Supervisor followed by Using Feedback Effectively are prerequisites for all other workshops in the Supervisory Certificate: Individual Format. This course is 6.0 hours long (.6 CEUs)
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- Thriving Through Transition: Skills for Today's Workplace
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Fee: $75.00
Dates: 10/1/2026 - 10/1/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 1
Building:
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Instructor:
Course Overview
Are you experiencing changes in your workplace? Does it sometimes feel like change is happening to you rather than for you?
As the pace and volume of organizational change continue to increase, having the right tools and frameworks can make all the difference. In this course, you'll learn practical techniques to recognize and release resistance, strengthen your confidence, and reduce the fear associated with transformation.
This course explores the why, what, and how of change, offering proven strategies for navigating transitions with greater clarity and purpose. Through real-world examples and hands-on practice, you will develop skills that empower you to engage with change more effectively.
Learning Goals:
- Understand the why behind organizational changes
- Describe what organizational change is - using the change curve
- Develop strategies for how to navigate changes in the workplace
Who Should Attend?
This course is ideal for professional at all levels of an organization, across a wide variety of fields of industry and the arts.
Additional Information
This 3 hour live-online course can serve as one leadership elective for certificate courses in the Professional Development Programs.
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