PREPARED FOR CHALLENGE™

BUSINESS & ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT SERIES
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).

PREPARED FOR CHALLENGE™ 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 planningThe PREPARED FOR CHALLENGE™ SYSTEM

The Prepared for Challenge™ Business Development Series has been created over the past 18 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 prepared as a series of workbooks to help guide this very dynamic process.
Sample titles:

- Buying or Building…What to Consider When Establishing Your Own Firm
- Planned Strategic Growth
- Strategic Planning
- Expanding Your Customer Base
- Staff Development and Training
- Laying a Foundation for Customer Service Excellence
- Putting the Pieces Together Building a Complete Enterprise


Are you Prepared For Challenge™?
If you are concerned about your ability to compete in the future and want to be prepared for the challenges ahead, we encourage you to focus on organization and employee development. Let us help. Contact: TFC@futurescorp.com