Over the years, The Futures Corporation has developed a variety of training and development programs as part of its well-known Prepared For Challenge™ Series. The programs listed below are a representative sample. Most can be customized into short or longer courses or combined to cover more subject matter. All courses are developed, and tailored to organization and employee needs or work schedules. Training of trainers is also available and is always suggested as the best way of creating an internal employee development program.
Listed courses and topics are only some of many that are available. Specialty courses are also offered and can be presented upon short notice or offered as part of a regularly scheduled general training curriculum (recommended).
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
GENERAL COURSE TOPICS (ALL EMPLOYEES)
Problem Solving & Conflict Resolution
Interpersonal & Group Communication Skills
Time Management
Meeting Skills
Basic Leadership Skills
Project & Work Task Management
Strategic Thinking & Planning
SPECIFIC TOPICS (SUPERVISORS & MANAGERS)
Supervisory Leadership
Turbo-Charging Your Sales and Marketing Program
Basic Supervision
Extraordinary Customer Service
Interviewing & Hiring Skills
The Art of Employee Development
Strategic Thinking & Planning
Performance appraisals - When To Do Them & How To Do Them Effectively
The Art of Mentoring & Coaching
Progressive Discipline - When, What, Why & How
New Employee Orientation - How To Successfully Introduce and Retain New Employees
Succession and workforce planning - The Prepared for Challenge™ system
Prepared for Challenge™ Business Development Series
The Prepared for Challenge™ Business Development Series has been created over the past 22 years to lead businesses from startup to mature growth and long-term viability. Offered in phases or as focused projects, the Prepared for Challenge™ system has been outlined in a series of workbooks to help guide this very dynamic process.
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