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eBooks
The Insider’s Guide
Asking the Right Questions: Is Your Question an Invitation, a Request, or a Weapon?
Whether professionally or personally, communicating can be a tricky subject. We often don’t get all the information we need, which can lead to misunderstandings and missed opportunities. The power of questions – your questions – can have a significant impact on your career. From the wording of your questions, to the way your questions are asked, to the congruence between your words and your body language, all will contribute to either success or failure. Undeniably, questions have the power to build collaborative relationships … or destroy them.
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Making Learning Programs Stick: Everything I Need to Know I Learned in High School
Every new job, process, and set of skills requires us to gather and retain an incredible amount of new information — a feat made increasingly difficult as life finds new distractions to place in our path each day. Busy adult learners with countless responsibilities require 3 basic things to tackle these new concepts: structure to organize our new ideas, proper support when encountering obstacles, and a method of accountability to stay motivated. Sound familiar? It’s probably because you spent a few memorable years using the fundamentals of Blended Learning all the way back in high school!
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Overcoming Organizational Dysfunction:
Unlock the Value of Project Management to Get Work Done
Research has proven that project management increases customer and employee satisfaction, as well as overall productivity. It has been shown, time and again, to be a highly effective way to steer an organization in the direction of true stability and innovation. Unfortunately, cultural obstacles often interfere with the methods that make project management so effective in the evolution of an organization. For an experienced project manager, that isn’t a problem – It’s a challenge! This eBook explores how you can apply specific project management tools to leap over the most common hurdles and deliver project success while creating growing and sustainable value.
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The Art of Teleworking
Technology has brought us the ability to share ideas and documents at unbelievable speeds, start video calls with multiple people at a moment’s notice, and work from just about anywhere the Internet can reach. But there can be some challenges as well. After all, you don’t typically have to worry about children, pets, or lawnmowers in the background while sitting in an office building.
Our writers have faced all of these challenges and more, and have learned how to rise to the occasion. This eBook explores a variety of solutions and perspectives to help anyone who wants/needs to make the transition to working from home successful!
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Infographics
Roadmap to
Results
The path to positive results is not always clear for organizations or their employees. Luckily, we have the perfect interactive map to help guide you around common obstacles and take the guesswork out of forward progress. Also, find and click on the bonus links for even more valuable Forward Momentum resources!
Instructional Design:
What is it?
Are all the members of your organization trained effectively, and has that training stayed up-to-date over the years? Whether you are developing one course or a full curriculum, maintaining them is both an art and a science. These fundamental steps flow together to keep everyone on the same page!
Program vs. Project Management & Why You Need Them
What is the difference between project management and program management? Why do you need them? Besides increasing overall satisfaction and productivity, these methods provide a structure and support system that keep even your largest undertakings on track!
How to Become
PMP® Certified
Are you thinking about becoming a certified Project Management Professional? In addition to the advantages of a credential with global recognition, the PMP® credential also leads to higher salaries and more robust opportunities. Here, we outline all you need to know about the PMP® and certification process!
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