Ideal Training, Inc., offers a variety of corporate training classes. We can also create a custom training program on any subject to meet your needs. We conduct our training sessions at your offices or can arrange for an escape from the office or plant environment. Our newest class is "Where Was I? Tips and Techniques for Focus and Attention." The course objectives include examining why it is hard to focus and identify methods to remove distractions, testing and comparing techniques to stay focused on projects, analyzing situations to maximize chances of finding insights for problem resolution and applying techniques to keep cool for effective decision making. This course will help everyone stick to it and get it done! Other class offerings include: The Other Part of Your Job - Dealing with Personalities, Egos and Politics This course assists employees in identifying different difficult people styles and alllows them to practice techniques for dealing effectively with them. Participants will examine their own styles and how they contribute to difficult people's behavior. They will learn communication techniques to improve working relationships and how to handle workplace politics. Peer Today, Boss Tomorrow A class for new and potential supervisors and managers to help manage the transition from peer to boss.  Tips and techniques for accepting the new role, setting boundaries, communicating, and taking action are covered in this class. Video presentation, role plays, group discussions and other engaging activities present an excellent learning environment for important management skills. Critical Thinking This class helps participants practice mind stretching thinking skills for everyday life. Participants define and remove hindrances to effective critical thinking, evaluate arguments, assumptions and patterns in their thinking processes and learn steps for more effective decision making. The Glass is Half Full (Shifting Perception to Achieve Results) In this class participants will examine their thinking patterns and learn to look for opportunities rather than problems, strengths more than weaknesses and what can be done instead of what cannot. They will identify when they react negatively and change the way they see themselves, others and situations. Getting to the Root of the Problem Participants will examine interpersonal relationships, and business processes and procedures to determine the root cause of problems and issues. They will practice problem solving techniques to apply to all work concerns and develop plans of action for resolution. Project Management This class helps participants understand the phases of project management, practice using project management tools and create diagrams of work projects. Participants learn to effectively manage people involved in their projects and practice methods for keeping projects on track. Successful Risk Taking at Work This course encourages employees to push themselves beyond their current boundaries to improve Company profitability, enhance their productivity and personal careers. Participants will be able to define risk-taking and their current risk-taking attitude, differentiate between acceptable and unacceptable risk-taking, develop steps to assure risk-taking is more successful and define an individual risk-taking goal. Business Operations The course provides employees with an understanding of how a business operates so they can see how their decisions and actions affect the company’s bottom line. Through a hands-on simulation they work with all aspects of a business including creating financial statements. Understanding and Developing Your Emotional Intelligence This course helps you develop an understanding of emotional intelligence and its importance in the workplace, assess your emotional intelligence, and develop emotional intelligence skills (i.e. intuition, character, integrity, motivation, communication and relationship skills). Focus On Your Strengths Discover your strengths and how they can be more effectively utilized in your work. It is more productive and motivating to capitalize on your strengths and learn to manage around your weaknesses. See below for the related Finding Your Purpose course that focuses on discovering your purpose and passion and working on exercises to find work that inspires you. Winning at the Game of Business Participants will gain a better understanding of the game of business, learn the rules and practice the skills for success including speaking up and taking risks. Increasing Your Personal Effectiveness Participants will develop proactive behaviors, deepen their understanding of situations for more effective communication, learn how to develop win/win relationships, accept and appreciate differences, and balance and renew themselves for ultimate effectiveness. Mind Your Own Bizzness Manners Rudeness abounds in the business world. Let us help courtesy and manners return to your corporation in this class on business etiquette. Experience great fun as we learn to appropriately handle cell phones, pagers, e-mail, introductions, business lunches and dinners, elevators, cubicles, correspondence, meetings and general manners. Presentation Skills Spice up your presentations with tips on presenting subjects in creative ways guaranteed to keep your audience's attention. Techniques apply to technical and non-technical presentations as well. Creativity Unleashed! Stuck in the same old rut? Can't get your client's attention? Let us help you out of the rut with this class on unleashing your creative self for application in all job areas. Consulting on individual projects also available. De-Stress and Stretch What stresses you out and why? Participants will develop insight on their stress as we develop a personal stress profile. They will learn how to lessen stress in their life, practice relaxation and breathing techniques and learn postures to develop strength, flexibility and balance. End the Chaos - Get Organized at Work Learn to eliminate interruptions and arrange your personal and work life so you have more time to do the things that are important to you. You've got to simplify before you organize. Finding Your Purpose Discover what your purpose is! Work through exercises to find work that inspires you, uncover the masks that conceal your passion (i.e. fear, busy-ness, worry), look at your strengths and how they can be more effectively utilized in your life, define your purpose, set goals and live your passion. Why Can't We All Just Get Along? The goal of the workshop is not to get everyone to like each other, but to be able to understand one another and to be able to work together. The course content includes accepting and working with differences, conflict resolution, problem solving, encouragement of positive team member role behavior and methods to deal with negative team member role behavior. Men, Women and Communication at Work To understand the general differences in behavioral styles as well as communication differences between men and women to foster acceptance and appreciation and eliminate irritation and frustration. As a result of this understanding, participants will be able to work more effectively together, improve communication and productivity. Other communication classes are offered on difficult conversations, confrontations and influencing positive change. Custom courses developed on request. back to top ©2003-2009 Ideal Training, Inc. Site designed by Blue Lake Design