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Project Teams: Projects and Project Teams (Instructor Guide) |
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A project is a task or a group of tasks with a distinct beginning and end that is undertaken to create a unique product or service. A project must have defined objectives to clearly indicate when the project is complete. In addition, a project must have a clear end user who will use or benefit from the product or service produced by the project team.
When an organization develops temporary needs that are outside the scope of individual employees’ responsibilities, it often forms project teams to address these issues. As a manager, it is your responsibility to recognize the need for a project team, determine the type of team required for the project, and assign employees to the team.
In this course you will learn to: identify the phases and requirements of a successful project, and build and organize a project team and avoid pitfalls in project teams.
This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting, or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course. |
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Quality Management: A Path for Change (Instructor Guide) |
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In this course you will learn to: identify the qualifications and responsibilities of a process manager, as well as the steps for establishing a process improvement team, and use flow charts in business process improvement.
This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course. |
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Quality Management: Implementing Quality Changes (Instructor Guide) |
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Understanding a process is the only way a process improvement team can effectively improve the process. The team must understand how the process currently functions before they can identify problems. In addition, in order to understand how potential changes will affect the process, the team needs to understand specific elements of the process, as well as the process as a whole.
In this course you will learn to: identify the elements of a process, as well as techniques used to streamline a process, and measure various aspects of a process.
This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course. |
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Employee Performance: Communication (Instructor Guide) |
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Communication is effective when a listener clearly understands a speaker’s message. Good communication fosters a productive exchange of ideas while minimizing the possibility of confusion or misunderstanding.
When trying to communicate with a difficult employee, you must be willing to work with that person to correct the problematic behavior. Openly discussing the behavior can help you find a mutually acceptable solution.
In this course you will learn to: communicate clearly and effectively by using verbal and nonverbal communication, and improve your listening skills, and communicate with difficult supervisors and coworkers, take a proactive approach when dealing with difficult employees, and identify types of employee dismissals.
This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting, or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course. |
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Employee Performance: Conflicts (Instructor Guide) |
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In any organization, there are individuals with unique personalities and responsibilities. Conflicts are an inevitable part of employee interaction. Knowing how to resolve conflicts when they arise is vital to the well-being of any company.
In this course you will learn to: identify common myths associated with workplace conflicts, common reasons that conflicts arise, and types of workplace conflict, and distinguish between conflict management and conflict resolution.
This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting, or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course. |
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Employee Performance: Feedback (Instructor Guide) |
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Giving feedback facilitates organizational growth and development. Feedback helps improve job performance while promoting professional and personal growth in employees.
Managers who know how to give feedback allow employees to advance themselves and grow as individuals and workers. Through proper guidance, employees acquire the necessary skills to meet their job requirements. Feedback helps build interpersonal relationships between managers and employees, while improving their self-esteem and job satisfaction.
In this course you will learn to: identify the focus of feedback, and give and receive feedback effectively, provide positive and constructive feedback, monitor performance after providing feedback, identify communication styles, and manage difficult feedback sessions, and identify when to avoid giving feedback.
This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting, or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course. |
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Employee Performance: Managing Difficult Employees (Instructor Guide) |
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A difficult employee is one whose attitude or behavior is detrimental to an organization. Typically, difficult people are aware of their behavior, but rarely care that their attitude hampers their productivity, or affects the success of their organization.
However, it’s important to remember that a difficult person is not necessarily an individual whom you dislike. Occasionally, the difficulty might not be the individual’s behavior but might instead be your perception of their behavior.
In this course you will learn to: recognize the impact that difficult people can have on an organization, manage a difficult person, and identify difficult personality types, address difficult employees, and mitigate their behavior, and monitor the behavior of a difficult employee, and document ongoing changes in behavior and performance.
This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting, or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course. |
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Employee Performance: Resolving Conflicts (Instructor Guide) |
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Understanding the different styles of conflict resolution can help you identify the most appropriate process to use when addressing conflicts in the workplace. There are two general types of conflict resolution: indirect and direct.
In this course you will learn to: identify conflict resolution styles, resolve conflicts in the workplace, resolve team conflicts, and identify the communication skills required to resolve conflicts.
This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting, or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course. |
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Project Teams: Preparing Teams for Project Work (Instructor Guide) |
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Building a project team is more complex than assigning employees to the team. Team members must feel a sense of dedication to other team members, as well as to the project itself. Members who are not dedicated to the project team often disregard meetings, deadlines, and commitments, causing the entire team to suffer. To avoid these problems, the team managers and supervisors need to encourage team building to benefit the project, the team members, and the organization.
In this course you will learn to: empower and motivate a project team and develop positive culture in a project team, identify the causes of change in a team and manage change, and improve existing project teams.
This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting, or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course. |
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Project Teams: Conducting Team Meetings (Instructor Guide) |
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You should hold regular project team meetings in order to maximize the effectiveness of a project.
After the team has been assigned, you should schedule an introductory meeting, and set team goals. The purpose of an introductory meeting is to familiarize team members with each other, introduce the facilitator and recorder, and clarify questions that team members might have.
In this course you will learn to: identify the various roles in project team meetings and maximize the effectiveness of team meetings, understand the goal setting process in introductory meetings, and identify various issues that a team might face during team meetings.
This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting, or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course. |
