Your organization's landscape is constantly changing, as are markets, consumer preferences, and the economy in general. You may have solid plans in place, but when the unexpected strikes, you may be forced to pivot and re-evaluate your options. In this course, innovation and business strategy expert Jim Belfiore shows you how to use the incredibly simple yet powerful SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) methodology to evaluate your company’s footing and develop a strategic business plan. Jim shares how to leverage strengths, convert weaknesses, use opportunities, and neutralize threats to bolster your business. In addition, he explains how to use SWOT analysis for personal and organizational growth and drive positive change in yourself and your organization.

This course was created by Madecraft. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

Confidence comes from within yourself. In this course, instructor TJ Guttormsen provides information and practical exercises to help you change and improve the thoughts and emotions that might be holding you back, so that you can participate more fully, both professionally and privately, in the world around you. TJ explains your comfort zone and growth zone and shows you how to create your own growth zone exercises. He discusses how to train your superego and remove self-doubt, then goes into where feelings of fear and anxiety come from and how you can overcome them. TJ describes ways to overcome some common challenges, such as comparing yourself to others, the need for approval, imposter syndrome, and people-pleasing. He goes in-depth on techniques to understand others and manage their expectations, then concludes with action steps to build your social confidence.

Note: This course was created by TJ Guttormsen. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

In today’s complex computing environment, you need more than simple on-premises solutions. Microsoft SharePoint is a significant component of Microsoft 365 solutions. In this course, learn how to create, configure, and implement a hybrid solution involving both SharePoint Online and SharePoint on-premises. Instructor Ed Liberman shows how to plan a hybrid topology, implement hybrid teamwork artifacts and a hybrid search service application, and configure and manage an on-premises data gateway. Plus, he shares tools and tips for migrating content to SharePoint Online.

This course can help you prepare for the Configure and Manage SharePoint Hybrid Scenarios domain of the Microsoft Deploying SharePoint Server Hybrid (MS-301) exam.

In today’s complex computing environment, where many users and teams are working remotely, you need more than simple on-premises toolsets. Microsoft 365 hybrid solutions—such as SharePoint Server—can help extend your local environment. This course shows how to configure and manage SharePoint on-premises while leveraging some of the best features of SharePoint Online. Instructor Ed Liberman explains how to plan and configure site collections, set up SharePoint farms, configure managed metadata, create user profiles and search service apps, and secure, monitor, and maintain SharePoint. These techniques help you create a solid and secure on-premises environment, while capitalizing on all the benefits of the cloud.

How often have you heard someone say that they hate conflict? Or, how often have you avoided conflict yourself? While it may seem good enough to just smooth out or gloss over conflicts, in the workplace, avoiding conflict can easily escalate into bigger and bigger problems. In this course, conflict resolution strategist Lynne Maureen Hurdle gets you started on solving conflict avoidance problems. She shows why facing disputes head-on is so important and helps you understand why you may have negative associations with conflict. Lynne also gives some concrete strategies to become a better listener and communicator, and how to accomplish that essential task of reaching a resolution. After this course, you’ll be prepared to keep conflict from derailing your projects or disrupting your team dynamics in the future.

This course was created by Madecraft. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

In this audio-only course, host Zach Nunn discusses engagement and inclusion with Pamela Fuller of Franklin Covey. Pamela states that the best way to promote inclusivity is to reframe diversity around performance, not moral obligation. She and Zack explore ways that corporations can make sure all groups of people are welcomed and represented. Pamela describes the best ways to cultivate a corporate culture of retention and make employees feel valued, welcomed, and supported. Pamela concludes by describing the critical role that having honest conversations about bias plays in bringing unconscious bias to the surface, where it can be addressed.

Zach Nunn is part of Living Corporate, a multimedia diversity, equity, and inclusion platform that centers and amplifies black and brown professionals in the workplace.

Note: This course was created by Living Corporate. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

Do you need to integrate your LMS with LinkedIn Learning and the Learning Hub? This course helps you out with short videos on configuring SAML, EDI, AICC, LTI, xAPI, and much more. Instructor Oliver Schinkten begins with an overview of the benefits and options available to you. He gives you a quick overview of the several authentication methods that LinkedIn Learning supports, then goes into more detail on how to configure SAML, an LTI authentication, and authentication with Google. Oliver also covers the SSO process for users and how the LinkedIn Learning SAML SSO allows users to log in. He walks you through ways to automate the tasks involved in managing learners, then discusses different third-party content integrations. Oliver finishes up with instructions on enabling a variety of reporting tools and a quick tour of the LinkedIn Learning Hub.

With so much information on consumers available these days, traditional, large-scale market segmentation strategies just won’t cut it anymore. Many consumers defy categorization and each person is, literally, a market of one. In this audio-only course, Michael Solomon teaches how to connect with these consumers who defy categorization, consumers he calls “new chameleons.” As Michael explains, today’s consumers don’t distinguish between young and old, male or female, sellers or buyers, or even fantasy and reality. He shows the benefits of moving away from painting customers with broad strokes and taking a more nuanced and detailed approach that captures identity changes that take place almost every day. After this course, you’ll be ready to throw out the traditional marketing dichotomies and embrace the postmodern consumer who doesn't conform to traditional categories.

As consumers seek more engagement, live video continues to increase in value for marketers. Most popular social networks offer a live video option, but they don’t all have the same features. In this course, instructor Melodie Tao eliminates the intimidation factor of going live by walking you through step by step how to promote, create, and integrate live video into your marketing plan, even if you have never done it before. Melodie covers easy ways to use live video for branding, community building, and generating revenue. She explains different types of live videos, then shows you how to structure and prepare in order to build engagement with your audience. Melodie discusses how to promote your live video and repurpose your content to generate more visibility. She talks about the basic tools to create visually appealing and quality content. This course is designed to make live video marketing an easy, fun, and profitable experience.

JavaScript has full access to the markup of a web page (DOM) and the styles of a page (CSSOM). Using JavaScript to interact with and manipulate the DOM is common practice, but using JavaScript to interact with CSS is rarely explored past the shallow layers of manipulating classes and injecting inline styles. In this course, Morten Rand-Hendriksen takes a deep dive into the intersection of JavaScript and CSS to see what is possible. He explores basic manipulation of the CSSOM to change the live styles of a site, looks at the new opportunities afforded by custom properties, and explores concepts like style tokens. As Morten shows, using JavaScript to control CSS opens the door to more interactive designs and user experiences, and allows designers and developers to do things not possible with CSS alone.

In this video from Total Seminars, Mike Meyers is joined by professor of computer science Bill Saichek as they discuss cryptography. Mike and Bill start with the basics of just what cryptography is and the key role it plays in protecting digital data. They then cover important topics like how websites use certificates to make sure usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, and other personal data stay secure; ciphers, binary, hashing, symmetric and asymmetric cryptosystems, digital signatures and certificates, and public key infrastructure; and how hashing helps you to be certain the data you receive or download is legitimate. Whether you're just curious about cryptography, or you want to prepare for the CompTIA Security+ exam (or any other cyber security course), this course will give you a better understanding of this intriguing subject.

Note: This course was created by Total Seminars. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

The intersection of photography and law is a complex place. At one of those crossroads lies copyright. Many photographers aren't familiar with this important topic and are left struggling with questions like "How do I register my work?" and "What protections do my copyrights provide when I discover that my photos have been used without permission?"

Carolyn Wright is a photographer and attorney who specializes in photographer's rights. She also publishes the popular Photo Attorney blog, where she writes about these issues. In this course, she sits down with Ben Long to discuss what copyright means to photographers and the correct steps to registering and defending their copyrights in the Internet age.

The intersection of photography and law is a complex place. What are your rights as a photographer? Where and what are you permitted—and not permitted—to photograph? What should you do when you're told to leave an area or delete photos you've already shot?

Photographer Ben Long and attorney Carolyn Wright discuss legal considerations ranging from where you can and can't take pictures to getting signed releases for people and property. Plus, learn about respecting trademarks when shooting commercial work, and your rights as a photographer when dealing with security and law-enforcement personnel.

Learn the essential tools and techniques to create expressive art and designs with CorelDRAW, the powerful graphics application. Roger Wambolt, senior product trainer at Corel, eases in with an exploration of the interface and touches on the major players in the toolbox: the Pick, Shape, Crop, Curve, and Interactive tools, as well as the intelligent drawing tools. Then, once you know how to draw simple lines and shapes, he shows how to work with text and the extensive collection of fonts in CorelDRAW, as well as group, copy, and adjust objects on your document page. Plus, learn about importing and adjusting bitmap images, using time-saving tools such as scripting and object styles, creating color palettes, and preparing your CorelDRAW projects for print. Roger closes with some tips on customizing the CorelDRAW interface to be more productive and create your designs in fewer steps.

Even for nonprofit organizations or charities, a careful accounting of the money that’s coming in and going out needs to be maintained. Given the importance of an organization’s finances, knowing the ins and outs of creating financial statements immediately gives you a leg up in the workplace. In this course, Denise Probert dives into various corporate financial statements, looking at the common layouts, data points, and organization. She walks you through the creation process with emphasis on the target audience and using solid data that accurately represents the financial status of your organization. Having a solid foundation in financial statements will make you more confident and comfortable in business meetings, and your contributions will bring you greater trust from your colleagues.

In this third installment of the Corporate Video Essentials series, Rich Harrington and Amy DeLouise detail the post-production process. Once you’ve finished shooting, you need to take all the information you captured—both the actual footage and any intellectual knowledge or project experience—and turn it into a polished, final product for your client. Rich and Amy cover the major aspects of post-production, starting with reviewing deliverables, using interview transcripts to propel your workflow, organizing your footage, and assembling a rough cut. From there, they show how to build a soundtrack with interviews, voiceovers, background sounds, and music. Amy and Rich also cover working with graphics to both convey information and give your film a refined, professional look. Finally, they show you how to polish up your rough cut with color correction, transitions, and reviews, how to export your work for client review, and steps you can take to future-proof your work.

Note: This course was created by RHED Pixel. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

Planning is a critical step to creating successful corporate video content. You want to avoid budget surprises, build an accurate schedule that works for key stakeholders, and ensure that what you shoot tells the best possible story to your target audience. In this course, instructors Amy DeLouise and Richard Harrington share their proven strategies for a preproduction workflow that will help you map out your project and be ready to go into production. Discover how to properly scope the project, research your subject and find your story, identify your crew, set your schedule and location, and transition to production. These useful tips will help any video creators who want to break into corporate video production ensure their shoots are more professional and efficient by planning ahead.

This course was created by Rhed Pixel. We are pleased to offer this training in our library.

When you’re shooting a video for a corporate client, there are a multitude of considerations you need to address before, during, and after the shoot, and many of them have little to do with the actual shooting of the video. In this course, instructors Amy DeLouise and Richard Harrington share their proven strategies for a production workflow to help you ensure your next corporate shoot goes as smoothly as possible. Amy and Richard cover the entire timeline of the video, from preproduction logistics, equipment choices, and time and locations, to planning and conducting interviews, getting releases signed, and keeping your media files backed up and stored safely. There are many factors that go into a successful corporate video production, and with Richard and Amy’s tips you’ll be able to prepare better and avoid common pitfalls.

Note: This course was created by RHED Pixel. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

Learn how to use counterintuitive leadership strategies to meet the demands of a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) environment that is digitally overwhelmed and moving at an unprecedented pace. In this course, leadership expert Sara Canaday teaches the value of moving beyond your attachment to the practices and habits that may no longer be serving you. Discover new methods that you can put to use immediately to make your work more meaningful and manageable.

You might have heard that GitHub is a great way to find a developer job. The question is, how? For as many great contributions you’ve made, it’s all for naught if they go unnoticed. So how do you stand out? In this course, Lynn Langit shows you how to create a GitHub profile that will stand out from the crowd. She covers basics from working with your profile image and contributing code, to modifying the default GitHub template and personalizing your custom profile. This course is designed to help developers present a profile that is attractive to employers and will help you land the job you want. For a career in software development, your GitHub profile tells potential employers a great deal about who you are, what you do, and where your interests lie.