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Troubleshooting Your Writing
with Mind Edge, RSU 19 Adult Education
Writing is central to our personal and professional lives. Errors in writing can derail a job application, miscommunicate a plan, and confuse our audience in many ways. This course will guide you through the writing process, from brainstorming the content to polishing the final draft. Along the way, you'll be given tips for how to speed up the writing process and ensure that you send out error-free writing. Topics include time management, structure, crafting complex and clear sentences, and troubleshooting common grammar errors.
Use this link to register: https://catalog.mindedge.com/rsu19/courses/1912/troubleshooting-your-writing?mode=purchase
Virtual Teamwork
with Mind Edge, RSU 19 Adult Education
Remote work settings create new opportunities and unique challenges for team members. While virtual environments allow for greater flexibility, team-oriented activities can get lost. The collaboration, creativity, and teamwork that seems to flow naturally in an in-person setting can often feel stilted in a virtual environment. This course examines the pros and cons of remote teamwork and provides strategies for overcoming challenges and promoting team success. Other topics include communication best practices, handling conflict, and goal setting.
Included with your course is a one (1) year complimentary subscription to Fast Company ($19.99 value). Your subscription will start with the current issue. Fast Company publishes 8 issues a year.
Use this link to register: https://catalog.mindedge.com/rsu19/courses/1913/virtual-teamwork?modu=purchase
Becoming a Better Leader
with Mind Edge, RSU 19 Adult Education
This completely online and self-paced one-module course utilizes Inc. Magazine's prize-winning editorial content to introduce basic concepts of business leadership, including communication and motivation; leading teams; leading virtual workers; and leading during times of change. The focus is on providing practical, hands-on advice to entrepreneurs and small-business people, including video segments with analysis and commentary from industry-leading practitioners and subject matter experts. The course also offers real-world examples, how-to lists and advice, interactive games, and review questions to ensure mastery of the material.
Included with your course is a six-month complimentary subscription to Inc. Magazine. Your subscription will start with the current issue. Inc. Magazine publishes 6 issues a year.
Follow this link to register: https://catalog.mindedge.com/rsu19/courses/1617/becoming-a-better-leader?mode=purchase
Body Language for Leaders
with Mind Edge, RSU 19 Adult Education
At the core of strong leadership is the ability to communicate effectively. But many leaders focus solely on their spoken words while ignoring the impact of their nonverbal cues, including facial expressions, hand gestures, body movements, and eye gaze. By understanding the impact of body language, leaders can learn how to communicate in a way that builds and sustains positive relationships with employees, clients, and business partners. This course will provide leaders with tips for reading body language and using it to exude both strength and warmth. The course also addresses gender stereotypes and cross-cultural body language and explores the role of body language in virtual communication.
Follow this link to register: https://catalog.mindedge.com/rsu19/courses/1526/body-language-for-leaders?mode=purchase
Introduction to Leadership
with Mind Edge, RSU 19 Adult Education
No matter your age or what phase of your career you're in, leadership is a crucial skill on the path to success. This course examines how to be an effective leader. This course asks the crucial questions about leadership in today's organizations: What is leadership and why is it important? What does effective leadership require? What is visionary leadership? What is the role of charisma? What is the difference between managing, administering, and leading? This course offers a balance of the theory of leadership with some real-world application to help you develop this critical skill for personal growth and success.
Follow this link to register: https://catalog.mindedge.com/rsu19/courses/312/introduction-to-leadership?mode=purchase
Leaders and Work-Life Balance
with Mind Edge, RSU 19 Adult Education
Why can it be so difficult to balance our work with our personal lives? And can these pressures be managed in a way that can make you more successful at both? Yes. This introductory course is meant for anyone who recognizes work-life balance as a skill and wants to improve their ability to create this balance. This course looks at methods and techniques to reconcile work and family. You will also consider the question of personal fulfillment and the needs and demands of leadership.
Follow this link to register: https://catalog.mindedge.com/rsu19/courses/37/leaders-and-work-life-balance?mode=purchase
Leadership (ACE CREDIT)
with Mind Edge, RSU 19 Adult Education
This online course teaches essential leadership skills to help learners stand out as leaders among their peers. The coursework discusses the theories of leadership and offers real-world practical explanations and definitions. Throughout five segments, learners will explore questions such as: What is leadership, and why is it important? How does a leader encourage change without triggering fearful resistance? What are the key elements to leading an effective team? What is the role of charisma in leadership? How can a leader achieve work-life balance? The self-paced course offers an assortment of interactive exercises, videos, case studies, and self-assessments that engage students and provide opportunities to practice leadership skills.
Follow this link to register: https://catalog.mindedge.com/rsu19/suites/26536/leadership-ace-credit?mode=purchase
Leadership Assessment
with Mind Edge, RSU 19 Adult Education
This Leadership Assessment lets you assess your leadership skills and helps you hone and strengthen them as well as identify gaps for improvement. The diagnostic output also allows you to compare your assessment results with those of other leaders.
Follow this link to register: https://catalog.mindedge.com/rsu19/courses/1551/leadership-assessment?mode=purchase