Regardless of role or level, employees often want to speak up against offensive/racist comments or questionable practices, but they don't know how to do it. In this course, Dana Brownlee, an expert in communication effectiveness and facilitation, shares specific techniques and practices that anyone can use to address these uncomfortable situations with clarity, focus, and impact.

As remote work has become the norm in today’s workplaces, many workers now enjoy previously unheard-of levels of freedom and flexibility. However, these new benefits also come with new concerns and problems. Not only is it more difficult to connect with colleagues casually—much less create memorable interactions and experiences— it can be easy to feel like you're lost in the shuffle. In this course, Bianca Lager shows you how to stand out as a remote employee (for good reasons). Bianca starts with the basic logistics and tools you need for success, from organizing your workspace into a camera-ready environment, to making sure all your hardware and software functions as it should. She also shows how to create a plan, set proper boundaries, improve communications, deal with conflict, and improve your relationship with your manager. Finally, Bianca shares specific remote working tips for leaders and managers.

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

Does anyone love meetings? Let's face it—meetings have a bad reputation, and we probably all know why. They can waste time, add confusion, and lack clear takeaways. The good news is that they don't have to be this way. In this course taught by creativity-productivity expert Samantha Bennett, Sam explains the various ways in which you can make meetings more impactful. She walks through how you can set a clear meeting purpose based on the stakeholders and the type of meeting, and how to get aligned on a direction and ensure all voices and perspectives are heard. She also imparts her rules for effective meetings, how to follow up, and how to hold folks accountable after your meeting. If you take the time to watch this course, you might just find yourself making more of your time in your next meeting.

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

Learn how to ace assessment centre evaluations and showcase your skills and performance potential to future employers.

Ace your case study interview. Learn about the basic components of a case study interview, how to prepare, and what to do to project confidence and engage your interviewer.

Learn about how to succeed when interviewing for a new position at your current company.

Discover best practices for leading a new PMO. Explore ways to communicate more effectively, demonstrate the benefits of the PMO, lead strategic initiatives, and more.

In this course, author and ally Maxie McCoy shares practical advice for uplifting and supporting marginalized colleagues, especially women. First, Maxie explores how four ways of being generous to your connections yields generosity back, as well as how a scarcity mindset can keep you from supporting others. Maxie then discusses recognizing your own privilege and using it in support of marginalized colleagues. She teaches you that by focusing on what you can uniquely offer, you're able to provide meaningful support, versus overpromising and underdelivering. She lists the three Rs of meaningful support: ritualized, repeatable, and regular interactions. Maxie concludes with a small but impactful challenge that should inspire you to offer support based on where you are now and what you have to give in the moment.

Managers face sometimes-daunting tasks. When your employees are struggling with burnout, stress, work-life imbalance, and other life challenges that may impact their performance and productivity, how can you support them? In this course, UK-based instructor Amy Brann provides specific tools based on brain science to help you be a source of strength and support for your employees. She discusses your role in your employees’ well-being and how you can positively impact your employees’ experience at work. Amy explains how to recognize, address, and prevent employee burnout. She points out questions you can ask a struggling employee to create honest discussions and practical, science-based tools to support struggling employees. Amy concludes by describing ways you can communicate effectively and create psychological safety to promote happiness and well-being in the workplace.

Learn how to tell compelling stories about your brand. Five industry experts present advice to help you earn and win market share.

Train your brain for happiness. Happiness professor Jay Kumar shares insights, exercises, and techniques from cutting-edge research in brain science and behavior.

In order to become a professional speaker, you don’t need a special formula, years of research, or an advanced degree. To be a professional speaker, you just need a compelling story. Entrepreneurs are uniquely equipped with captivating stories of their startup journey—which makes them the perfect fit for professional speakers. In this course, learn how to take the story of your entrepreneurial endeavor and turn it into a keynote speech that will make an impact and an income. Jess Ekstrom—founder of Headbands of Hope and inspirational speaker—explains how to hone your message, structure your talk, and start selling your services as a professional speaker. She helps you uncover the unique aspects of your journey and position yourself so that your story can help and inspire others.

Most organizations are drowning in data but are thirsty for understanding. An abundance of information doesn’t do you any good if you’re not able to understand it or communicate its significance. If you’re among the 99% of business professionals who don’t create data visualizations for a living, join Steve Wexler in this course as he takes you through the basics of data visualizations so that you and your organization can have informed, intelligent discussions about data. He covers topics like how data visualization can help communicate and persuade, the best ways to utilize color in charts, how the right visualization can reduce the time to insight, and the pros and cons of various types of charts. As Steve makes clear, knowing how to decipher, understand, and see the value of charts and dashboards will give you a graphic literacy that will help you thrive in today’s data-rich world.

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Being persuasive can help you improve your life. In this course, instructor TJ Guttormsen presents techniques and strategies that will help you achieve your goals in discussions and make effective arguments. TJ begins with communication techniques, such as how to listen during disagreements, create the conversations you want, get conversations back on track, and more. He explains the benefits of “I” statements, then describes how pacing and leading can make you more convincing. Next, TJ covers useful tips and techniques to use when you are dealing with difficult people and disagreements. He shows you how staying solution-focused, winning compromises, and creating an informal contract can help you to your ideal solution, then concludes with action steps you can use to practice the skills he has presented.

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

Listen to unconventional advice and wisdom on how to work your way up in the business world, distilled from Mark Cuban's popular book.

Learn how to work smarter, not harder. Get tips and tools for increasing productivity and getting back precious time in your day.

Learn how to manage a micromanager. Discover tactics to build a healthy and sustainable relationship with a micromanager and be more successful at work.