7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Tuesday, February 23, & Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | Revolutionize your personal effectiveness and productivity! Habits are powerful forces in our lives that determine our level of effectiveness or ineffectiveness. Discover how to lead your life in a truly effective way through a proven process of personal and interpersonal growth that can have an immediate and lasting impact. Exclusive ABC Keystone member-only event – Limited to the first 30 registrants.
Safety, Security, Health, and Leaves of Absence Management – Part of the Human Resources Management Academy
Part of the Human Resources Management Academy | Learn more about: addressing the challenges and mechanics of managing various leaves of absences; OSHA overview; how to set up and run a safety committee; drug testing; workplace violence; health issues facing HR including managing ADA, fitness for duty exams, and exposure to serious health risks to organizations; and ways to effectively manage workers’ compensation: processes, recordkeeping and reporting.
Pay, Benefits, and Other Rewards – Part of the Human Resources Management Academy
Part of the Human Resources Management Academy | Create a total rewards package – the “win/win relationship.” Discover how to set up a compensation structure; key steps in job evaluation; variable pay plans and options, developing and executing benefit strategies; the value and method of benchmarking benefit plans; elements of cafeteria benefit plans; and learn all about other creative rewards that can engage and retain the workforce!
Leadership v. Management – Part of the Leadership Development Series
Characteristics of Great Leaders and Developing Talent | Understand the differences between leadership and management and how to recognize and develop your next leaders. Learn what makes a great manager or a great leader – they are not the same! Gain skills to recognize and develop your next generation of leaders. Develop awareness of the characteristics needed of leaders and how to further develop them. This session approved for 2 LU credits
Positive Assertiveness – Part of the Professional Development Series
Part of the Professional Development Series | Successful Interactions Result in Win-Win Outcomes. Gain valuable tools for developing your positive assertiveness resulting in win-win outcomes in negotiation, conflict resolution and normal day-to-day business dealings. It’s OK to be assertive. In fact, positive assertiveness will help you create and maintain honest, healthy working relationships.
Employee Orientation, Training, and Development – Part of the Human Resources Management Academy
Part of the Human Resources Management Academy | Invest in your most valuable resources, provide the ladders and roadmaps for success, and successfully grow your own leaders!
Project Planning & Execution – Part of the Understanding the Construction Process Series
Part of the Understanding the Construction Process Series | This session will be focused on the construction phase and is intended to provide an overview of construction planning and execution of project activities to effectively and efficiently address the objective of delivering quality work, while managing cost and schedule.
Quality Customer Service – Part of the Professional Development Series
Part of the Professional Development Series | Keys to Attract and Retain Customers. Gain insight into your Customer Service Culture, what leads to dissatisfaction & the processes you can implement to grow solid, lasting relationships within the industry.
Productive Conflict: Communication, Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Skills
Create Positive Working Relationships with Confidence – This comprehensive, interactive course explores how to approach difficult situations for positive results. Learn to choose and execute strategies that best fit the situation, successfully handle conflict and build cooperation.
Advanced Blueprint Reading
October 28, November 4, 11, 18, December 2 & 9, 2020 | Take Your Blueprint Skills to the Next Level! All construction industry personnel will benefit from additional experience and knowledge gained in reading blueprints. In this course, students will gain experience in all trades of construction blueprint reading. Learn to check plans and details, verify dimensions, check plan notes, specifications, and how to coordinate various trades on the jobsite.
Employee Relations and Engagement – Part of the Human Resources Management Academy
Part of the Human Resources Management Academy | Cultivate an environment of employee engagement and reap the rewards: Team workers will be more productive, customers will be happier, and your business will be more profitable! HR has an important role in employee relations; understand the impact, elements of engagement, how to measure, and practical strategies to retain key employees and improve overall retention rates!
Construction Agreements and Payments – Part of the Understanding the Construction Process Series
Part of the Understanding the Construction Process Series | Develop a better understanding of construction agreements and payments from initial contract to payment
