Will Cover:

Leadership

A. What We Know About Leaders
B. Why Leaders Fail
C. The Difference Between Leaders & Managers
D. Your Leadership Inventory

Leadership and Style

A. Behavioral Style
B. Emotional Style
C. Generational Style

Grooming Leaders in the Fun House

A. Organizational Change
B. Personal issues
C. Issues that Matter Most - Teams & Emotions
D. Making Smarter Mistakes & Learning from Adversity

 Successfully Navigating the Hiring Process

November 4, 2008

Instructor: Lee Zechmann; Johnson Screens

 Sources to locate your candidate pool, Application and Screening Process, Whether to hire fulltime or use a temporary service, State and Federal Laws that may affect you, Questions not to ask during the interview, Sample questions to ask during the interview, How to prepare job offers, Background checks, Social Security traces, To Drug Screen or not to Drug Screen, and Additional outside resources to support your hiring activities.

Finance – Reading & Understanding the Big Three

December 2, 2008

Instructor: Kathy Klang; Cummings, Keegan & Co.

 The most important tool for managing a business is its financial statements. Financial statements are the window into the business’s inner workings. We all remember Cuba Gooding Jr.’s immortal line from the movie Jerry Maguire, “Show me the money!” Well, that’s what financial statements do. They show you the money. They show you where a company’s money came from, where it went, and where it is now.  As a leader understanding what the financial statements are telling you is critical.  There are three main financial statements. They are: (1) balance sheets; (2) income statements; and (3) cash flow statements. Balance sheets show what a company owns and what it owes at a fixed point in time. Income statements show how much money a company made and spent over a period of time. Cash flow statements show the exchange of money between a company and the outside world also over a period of time. This class with cover these three documents in detail.

Meeting Management

January 6, 2009

Instructor: Bruce Nustad; TwinWest Chamber of Commerce

 One in three business leaders today hate meetings because they consider them disorganized and lacking focus.  Another 20% feel meetings are a waste of time because of people who dominate conversations or interrupt. Yet whether it's the White House or your house, meetings are an essential way to communicate and get things done.

From effective facilitation techniques to driving group decision making, this class teaches practical techniques to help you make meetings you lead or participate in more effective and productive.

Marketing 101

February 3, 2009

Instructor: Bill Helgeson; Risdall Marketing Group

 This class will connect the dots in an ever-expanding universe of websites, blogs, social networks and more. Harness social and traditional media, strategic thinking and award-winning creativity to stay relevant, make meaningful connections and build profitable relationships. Big ideas work everywhere!

Technology on a Shoe String Budget

March 3, 2009

Instructor: Loren Lovhaug, Technology Strategist

Small and medium sized businesses often mistakenly think that they are too small to be able to afford or utilize first rate technology.  However today the fastest way for a small business to grow is by leveraging technology to become more efficient and effective.  This seminar will describe a number of technologies, many of them new or previously available only to the Fortune 1000 that can make a positive impact on your bottom line.

Motivating by NOT DEMOTIVATING

April 7, 2009

Instructor: John Graci; Employers Association, Inc

 Leaders have the power to help employees feel good when they come to work, but they also have that same power to make them feel absolutely miserable. “Motivating by NOT DEMOTIVATING” provides practical methods to help your leaders improve productivity and morale of their employees.

 Program Highlights:

Money as a motivator – Think Again!

What's the #1 reason employees leave an organization?

Why do Boomers, Xers, Nexters detest a helicopter leader?

Employees do no resist change nearly as much as …?

What are the consequences of training employees using the sink or swim method?

What is the #1 way to recognize an employee?

What is the #1 complaint employees have of their boss?

What is the real F-word of the management profession?

What is the #1 question on the mind of employees when driving home?

Common Ground – Negotiating in the Real World

May 5, 2009

Instructor: Kip Lilly, Lilly Foresight Dynamics

 Everyone has to negotiate sometimes. How do you make it productive? This program offers you insight into what you do normally, what you can do to improve your skills and how to recognize what you can do to help others to see how you can "do the deal". 

Program Highlights:

         Understanding what "conflict style" you have

         How to recognize Win-Win negotiating environments

         How to recognize alternatives that work for all parties

         How to handle the bad faith negotiators

         Recognizing the differences in styles between genders.

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