FIVE THINGS YOU CAN LEARN TO DO

In less than five weeks

by Alison Adair

Finding time for learning can be a challenge with the increasingly busy and fast pace of our lives. We get it: you want to keep on top of the latest professional development strategies and continue to sharpen your skills in leadership, innovation, and conflict management, but you need a way to learn that fits into your life.

We offer courses designed for working professionals to acquire essential job skills in just four weeks. These skills can boost your career or help you forge a new professional path.

Here are five things you can learn to do in five weeks, or less!

1. Improve employee engagement

Communication isn’t just about sharing information with employees; it’s also about making opportunities to listen. Employee communication and engagement are crucial to organizational success, contributing to various positive outcomes for employees and the company.

Employee Communication (four weeks online) explores techniques needed to recognize your employee’s information needs. You will develop a communications plan for internal audiences and understand what employees need from organizational communications.

2. Become a more effective leader

We are not all natural-born leaders. Great leaders seek opportunities to improve their leadership skills and cultivate a positive and productive work environment.

The Effective Leader (four weeks online) enables you to build the skills and develop the insights required for effective leadership at any level of the organization. You will also access the Leader’s Tool Box, packed with ideas to build your leadership skills.

3. Lead a difficult conversation

Most people do their best to avoid conflict, even though it may be a daily occurrence in the workplace. When left unchecked, it can damage relationships, kill momentum, and undermine the performance of any team. But ignoring conflict can be equally destructive.

Leading Difficult Conversations (four weeks online) will show you how to approach the most challenging conversations confidently. You will develop the skills to move past emotion and deliver your message clearly and positively.

4. Learn to think differently

Imagine if there was a roadmap that could help you successfully tackle a complicated issue at work or finally resolve a reoccurring challenge. Some of the world’s leading brands, such as Apple, Google and Samsung, use the design thinking approach.

Design Thinking (four weeks online) teaches you new and creative ways to approach almost any situation. By thinking differently about problems and solutions, organizations stay competitive by offering products, services and experiences that solve real user problems.

5. Shoot a compelling video

This year, video will account for 82.5% of all web traffic, making it the most popular type of content over the internet. Video can strengthen your overall communication strategy by grabbing attention and enabling you to convey your message to viewers effectively.

Video 101 (four weeks online) is a hands-on course and a great starting point on how to shoot a ready-to-go and compelling video for the web.