Course Catalog (1044 Courses)

Accepting your new role means understanding and accepting new responsibilities and challenges. This course explores common challenges you may face in your transition to supervisor.

Understanding your organization’s policies regarding ethical conduct and legal compliance is an important first step in leading the way toward creating a culture of integrity. Identifying what constitutes ethical behavior versus unacceptable behavior is the next step.

“The only constant is change,” is a phrase you’ve probably heard many times to describe the ever-shifting cycles of everything around us - and including us. Change is part of being, and with it brings new beginnings, growth and endings that make life a spectacular journey.

Bias is something we all have, and by itself, it is neither good nor bad. Bias are the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, perceptions and decisions.

Having a committed mentor is a key factor to improving employee engagement - and we know that good engagement means employees will stay longer and their contributions increase.

Bad attitudes in the workplace can deteriorate morale, lower productivity, and increase costs. The good news is there is a process for dealing with these difficult people! The course will walk you through four scenarios, which demonstrate negativity problems and how to deal with them to improve results.

It is important that we understand our hidden biases and stereotypes in order to foster effective teamwork. We often do not realize how these biases and stereotypes impact how we interact with others. Before you can avoid bias and stereotyping people in the workplace, you need to understand what they are.

Having fun at work is okay, but playing to stereotypes - even when it’s meant as just a joke - isn’t funny. It could be perceived as ridicule, and if that happens, it could be seen as creating a hostile environment.

As a leader, your ability to manage workforce performance effectively is the single most important factor in attracting and retaining motivated, productive, and loyal employees. You may have taken the time to build great relationships with your employees. Ask yourself, “How do I maintain those relationships on a daily basis?”

Creating a positive customer experience requires flexibility. To gain and maintain customer loyalty, you must focus on active listening, demonstrate a positive attitude and be ready to solve problems.