iPads® and Productivity: There’s an App for That | NEW! Register!
In this four-hour workshop, you will learn about your iPad®, how you can use it to more efficient and effective through the use of the applications that are available for download. You will learn some of the tips and tricks that make the iPad® a popular professional tool. Instructor: Ben Snow, Gulf Coast Workforce Board and GCSC Adjunct. (4 hours) Tue, Feb 28, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Student Union East 243
Course: CEO 0593 | Section: 0434 | Fee: $69
Lean process improvement methods have been extremely successful in the manufacturing industry. In this one-day workshop, you will learn how to apply Lean principles to your office environment to minimize lost time and productivity due to ineffective and inefficient processes. Instructor: Duane Laster, GCSC Adjunct. (7 hours) Tue, Feb 21, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Student Union East 243
Course: CCC 0622 | Section: 0433 | Fee: $79
This one-day program will be concerned with small working meetings; with groups that have a job to do requiring the energy, commitment, and talents of those who participate. By the end of the day, you will understand the value of meetings as a management tool, recognize the critical planning steps that make meeting times more effective, identify process tools that can help create an open and safe forum for discussion, and develop and practice techniques for handling counterproductive behavior. Instructor: Duane Laster, GCSC Adjunct. (8 hours) Tue, May 1, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Student Union East 243
Course: CCC 0653 | Section: 0447 | Fee: $89
Budgets and Financial Management for Non-Accounting Managers Register!
For managers in today’s business world, it’s essential to have a working knowledge of finance. We all play a role in our organization’s financial health, whether we realize it or not. If you don’t have training or a background in finances, you may be at a disadvantage as you sit around the management table. Understanding the cycle of finance will help you figure out where you fit into your company’s financial structure, and how to keep your department out of the red. This workshop will familiarize you with the key concepts of finance and accounting and help you prepare budgets with more confidence. Instructor: Jennifer Rader, Tax Talk Online (7 hours) Tue, Apr 24, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30p.m.
Student Union East 243
Course: CCC 0626 | Section: 0446 | Fee: $89
This course will power you to move far beyond your comfort zone as you stretch for and attain ambitious new goals. It will also teach you the five Drivers of Success:
1. Build Greater Self-Confidence.
2. Strengthen People Skills
3. Enhance Communication Skills
4. Develop Leadership Skills
5. Reduce Stress and Improve our Attitude Tuesdays, Mar 20-May 8, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Student Union East 244
Course: TBA | Section: TBA | Investment: $1495
The days of assuming that a good manager was a good leader are gone. Clear distinctions are being made between the two. In this three day Leadership Training, held over three weeks, you will learn the difference between managing and leading. Then, begin to gravitating toward a more direct leadership style and away from a management-based style. You will learn to:
• Create a vision-create common ground
• Develop strategies that make things happen
• Take intelligent risks
• Influence people to follow you. Wed, Apr 18 – May 1, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Student Union East 243
Course: CED 0607 | Section: 0424 | Investment: $1495
How to Use Dale Carnegie Human Relations Skills to Deal with Difficult People | NEW! Register!
We’ll show you how to use specific, proven techniques to stop bullies in their tracks, gain cooperation from adversaries, get passive-aggressive to engage and put an end to whining.
Fri, Mar 23, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Student Union East 243
Course: CCC 0652 | Section: 0439 | Investment: $199
How to Build Relationships and Sales Through Networking | NEW! Register!
You will learn to create a total networking plan that includes identifying the important people you want to meet, selecting networking organizations, choosing between events to attend and events to avoid, creating a 25 second elevator speech, networking on the phone and getting referrals and introductions-your most powerful tool. Wednesday March 7, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Student Union East 243
Course: CED 0607 | Section: 0430 | Investment $199
This seminar will give you insights into what makes each generation in the workforce tick. With 50% of the workforce retiring in five years insuring knowledge transfer and breaking down generational barriers is one of the most important things you can do to help your organization. Get the vital information you need to manage successfully in the “melting pot.” Thu, Apr 5, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Student Union East 243
Course: CCC 0654 | Section: 0448 | Investment: $199
Melissa Strawser, Coordinator
Gulf Coast State College
850-872-3818 (p)
850-747-3258 (f) mstrawser@gulfcoast.edu
