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Conflict Management (ACE CREDIT®)
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Conflict Management (ACE CREDIT®)

$599

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Apr 13, 2023

This online course covers the key issues and best practices for managers dealing with contentious situations in the workplace. Throughout seven segments, learners will explore strategies that managers can use to help deal with conflict. The self-paced course offers an assortment of interactive exercises, videos, selected readings, case studies and scenarios highlighting key issues, and self-assessments that engage students and provide opportunities to practice conflict negotiation and management skills.

Topics covered in the course:

Introduction to Managing Change and Resolving Conflict

Communicating Collaboratively

Emotional Intelligence for ManagersHandling Difficult Employee Behavior

Handling Workplace Conflict

Leading and Managing ChangeNegotiations: Resolving Disputes

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Emotional Intelligence for Managers
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Emotional Intelligence for Managers

$79

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Apr 13, 2023

Emotional intelligence (EI) is our ability to identify and control our emotions to achieve positive outcomes in our relationships. Managers with high EI are better equipped to deal with subordinates, colleagues, and company executives, and they can do a better job of handling and resolving conflicts. This one-module course reviews the underlying concepts of emotional intelligence and explores how managers can improve and make use of their emotional intelligence.

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Frontline Manager™: Better Communication
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Frontline Manager™: Better Communication

$49

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Apr 13, 2023

Almost everything that happens in the workplace requires some form of communication. Frontline managers have to communicate with the workers they supervise, with their colleagues in management, and with their bosses in the executive suite. Being able to communicate clearly and effectively is a vital skill for any frontline manager. This course provides a brief introduction to communication theory, but the main emphasis is on practical approaches to communicating in the workplace. Topics include verbal and nonverbal communication; how to develop a clear message; how to tailor your message to suit your purpose; how to communicate down, to the workers who report directly to you; and how to communicate up, to your bosses in senior management.

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Frontline Manager™: Introduction to Supervision
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Frontline Manager™: Introduction to Supervision

$149

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Apr 13, 2023

This course, aimed at aspiring supervisors and companies that want to improve their employees' supervisory skills, is designed to help a worker make the transition from individual contributor to a supervisor who oversees the work of others. Self-paced and highly interactive, the course details the fundamental nature of a supervisor's role and the basic management principles that apply to it. It also provides a close look at seven skills that are essential to any supervisor's success: managing time and priorities; communicating; organizing the work and setting goals; managing relationships; resolving conflict; guising the work; and managing performance. Learners will also have a chance to assess their own supervisory skills and get practical tips on dealing with upper management.

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Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent
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Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent

$89

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Apr 13, 2023

Increasing workplace diversity necessitates strategies that foster more inclusive and equitable workplace practices. In this course, you will learn how leaders who want tangible, measurable results from diversity and inclusion initiatives must take an active role in supporting and implementing these strategies. You will explore how to use talent management systems and performance metrics to create a diverse workplace. This course illustrates that providing equal opportunities for continued engagement, including flexible work arrangements, mentorship programs, and employee benefits, is paramount for an organization's diversity and inclusion efforts to succeed.

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Advanced Grant Writing
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Advanced Grant Writing

$159

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Apr 15, 2023

Pushing your grant writing skills to the next level is an exercise in focusing on the details. This course shows you how to ask iterative questions of yourself, your team, and your proposed program in order to sharpen and refine your grant proposal and push it to the top of the pack. By looking closely at how a logic model can shore up your proposal at each key stage, this course will demonstrate how to push your planning, evaluation, and budgeting from good to great.

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HR Skills™: Coaching
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HR Skills™: Coaching

$49

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Apr 15, 2023

The goal of coaching in a business environment is to help an employee to grow, develop, and succeed by removing roadblocks to performance and enhancing creativity. Coaching is a skill that can be learned with practice and one that will pay back in improved employee performance and workplace culture.

In this course you will explore how coaching employees is a vital part of management in any organization. We'll discuss the differences between coaching and mentoring, identify common coaching challenges, review the GROW model, explain the importance of active listening and setting SMART goals, and discuss how to monitor progress and provide feedback.

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HR Skills™: Communication and HR
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HR Skills™: Communication and HR

$49

with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Apr 15, 2023

In this course, you will explore the various types of HR communications and communication channels, study the elements of effective communication, and consider strategies for building your communication skills. You will also learn how to write and communicate clearly and with purpose, consider how to tailor your messages for defined audiences, and discover how to facilitate open communication. As an HR professional, your job is to develop and maintain an effective work team that upholds the company's policies and positions. Communication is essential to accomplishing your goals, preventing misunderstandings, and encouraging productivity.

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