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Understand How to Take the Initiative - 5 Courses in this Bundle
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Taking Initiative
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Self-Leadership
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Building Your Self Esteem and Assertiveness Skills
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Being a Team Player
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Becoming a Better Learner
1. Taking Initiative: Learn The Good and Bad Aspects of Initiative
Taking the initiative is a crucial step in moving forward in our professional and personal lives. By showing initiative, it reflects us in a positive light to others as well as builds our own self-esteem. If we want something to happen, we need to make it happen. That is what initiative is all about. Take opportunities and run with them. Do not let excuses cause you to miss out on amazing opportunities. See what you want, believe what you want, and make it happen.
With our “Seeing and Taking Initiative” course, you will learn what initiative is, how to take it on, the advantages of it, and when to know one's place. By enrolling in this class, you will be taking the first step in making something positive happen for you! Now that is initiative!
Key Learning Objectives
- Identify what initiative looks like
- Recognize when you can take steps outside the normal
- Build confidence for themselves
- Learn to find opportunities
- Learn good and bad aspects of initiative
- Balance initiative and restraint
2. Self-Leadership: Explore The Four Pillars Of Self-Leadership
Self-leadership combines taking responsibility for our outcomes, setting direction for our lives, and having tools to manage priorities. This course will cover all of these aspects and teach you how to make meaningful, empowered choices while taking action to get where you want to go.
In this course, you will explore the four pillars of self-leadership: knowing who you are, knowing what you do, knowing what you need to learn, and using what you know.
Key Learning Objectives
- Define self-leadership and what it means on an individual level.
- Assume responsibility for your results by understanding who you are, what you want, and how to reach your goals.
- Describe the four pillars of self-leadership.
- Use techniques related to adjusting to change, cultivating optimism, and developing good habits to build your self-leadership.
3. Building Your Self Esteem and Assertiveness Skills: Explore What Self-esteem Is
Ayn Rand once said, “The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.” This course will give you some techniques that can dramatically change how you feel about yourself and how you approach the world.
In this course, you will explore what self-esteem is and where low self-esteem comes from. You will also learn ways to build your self-esteem, get what you want, and make others feel better about themselves.
Key Learning Objectives
- Recognize that you have worth, and are worthy of happiness.
- Develop techniques for eliminating unhealthy thought patterns and replacing them with supportive patterns.
- Learn how to turn negative thoughts into positive thoughts.
- Learn how to make requests so that you get what you want.
- Set goals that reflect your dreams and desires, and reinforce healthy patterns.
4. Being a Team Player: Learn how to become one with the team with our Being a Team Player Online Certificate Course
The most remarkable feats are accomplished by people working together. To become a successful leader, you need to understand how and why teams work well, and what makes teams falter. At all levels, from the newest to the most senior member of an enterprise, personal and organizational success depends on having the skills and knowledge to work successfully with others.
Teamwork is essential in any organization, and strongly influences whether a venture succeeds or fails. Participants will learn what characteristics are common to team players, how to demonstrate to others that you are a good team player, types of teams and which ones are vital to every workplace, reasons teams fail, and strategies to ensure success. Other courses that may be of interest are Creating a Positive Work Environment, Making Your Business Better, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Team Building- Developing High Performance Teams, and Communication Strategies.
Key Leanring Objectives
Most people like to think of themselves as good team players, but are you? Your personal success depends, to a large degree, on how well you support others.
Being a Team Player is a six-session course that teaches about the desirable characteristics of a team player, how to recognize one, different types of teams and which ones are essential to every organization. It then covers why teams falter, and how to better ensure success. After you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the definition of a team player and a non-team player
- Know the difference between a team player and a non-team player
- Learn the qualities possessed by a team player
- Determine what type of team player you are and how that functions in your workplace
- Know and understand what it takes to be a team player
- Discover the different types of teams that exist within a company
- Learn what working together as a team looks like
- Learn the different types of workplace teams and what types of teams successful organizations need
- Develop strategies to improve teamwork
5. Becoming a Better Learner: Learn how to become a better learner today!
There was a time when what you learned in school before entering the workforce would be all you needed to know for the rest of your career. That is no longer the case, as today's skills can become outdated very quickly. The rapid evolution of workplace technologies and best practices means you need to keep your skills current. You must truly be a life-long learner and can no longer rely on what you already know.
The definition of learning is the process of acquiring new or modifying existing knowledge, behaviours, skills, values, or preferences. It is a means of honing our skills, enriching our minds, and changing the way we see things in the world.
This course will help you to become a better learner, and as a result, make you a more valuable employee and well-rounded individual.
Key Learning Objectives
- What it means to learn and become a life-long learner
- What a mindset for learning looks like and how to adopt one
- How to set realistic goals; what your network is and why expanding it is important
- How to ask questions and why that is important
- How to become accountable for your goals and take responsibility
- How to accelerate your learning
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Course Fast Facts:
- All courses are easy to follow and understand
- Only 6 to 8 hours of study is required per course
- Unlimited lifetime access to course materials
- Study as many courses as you want
- Delivered 100% on-line and accessible 24/7 from any computer or smartphone
- You can study from home or at work, at your own pace, in your own time
- Certificates
Course Delivery
Courses are accessed online via our learning management system by any device including PC, MAC, tablet or Smart Phone.
Recognition & Accreditation
The courses offered by Courses For Success are unique as they are taught in a step-by-step process enabling students to complete them quickly and easily, so that you can obtain your qualification sooner. All students who complete the course receive a certificate of completion. CoursesForSuccess is committed to high completion rates and therefore 100% student satisfaction.
Receive Lifetime Access to Course Materials, so you can review it at any time
The Taking Initiative 5 Course Bundle includes the following courses, below is a summary of each course:
Course 1 -Taking Initiative Online Certificate Course
Module One: Getting Started
Module Two: What is Initiative?
- Definition
- Benefits, Personal and Professional
- Why People Do Not Take Initiative
- Make Initiative a Priority
Module Three: Take a Chance
- Be Open Minded
- Be Adaptable
- Making Decisions
- Take Responsibility
Module Four: Recognize When You Can Step In
- Know Your Strengths and Skills
- Go the Extra Mile
- Listen Carefully
- Fill in the Gaps
Module Five: Recognize When You Can Go Outside the Normal
- Consider Culture and Values Before Acting
- Is It in the Scope of Your Authority?
- Communicate Ideas
- Act on Solutions
Module Six: Weighing the Consequences
- Ask Questions
- Risk, Impact, or Cost Analysis
- Is Authorization Necessary?
- When Risks Are Too High
Module Seven: Good or Bad
- The Good
- The Bad
- Develop Judgment
- Avoid Acting on Emotion
Module Eight: Confidence
- Are You Confident?
- Build Confidence
- Positive Thinking
- Visualization
Module Nine: Find Opportunities
- Internal Opportunities
- External Opportunities
- Apply Core Competencies
- What Problems Exist, and Will They Grow?
Module Ten: Be Persistent
- Handle Setbacks
- Manage Change
- Modify Ideas When Necessary
- Move Forward
Module Eleven: Balance Initiative and Restraint
- Consider the Work Involved in an Idea
- Develop Emotional Intelligence
- Know the Buy-in of Stakeholders
- Do Not Push All Ideas Forward
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Course 2 - Self-Leadership Online Certificate Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
Session 2: What is Self-Leadership
- Defining Self-Leadership
- Defining Self-Leadership
- Four Pillars of Self-Leadership
- Making Connections
Session 3: Knowing Who You Are
- Creating a Personal Vision Statement
- Step One Identify Your Values
- Step Two Define Your Values
- Step Three Put It All Together
- Identifying Dreams and Setting Goals
- Dream Examples
- SPIRIT
- Writing Tips
- Getting Goals on Paper
- Setting Ourselves Up For Success
- Building Accountability Into Your Goals
Session 4: Change Management
- Control and Change
- Making Connections
Session 5: Knowing What You Do
- Your Behavior
- Negative Cues
- Positive Cues
- Making Connections
- Making Connections
- Lifelong Learning
- Lifelong Learning
- Learning Plans
- Making Connections
Session 6: Motivation for Optimists
- Motivation from Within
- Making Connections
- Creating a Motivational Climate
- The Value of Optimism
- ABC’s of Optimism
- Pessimism vs. Optimism
- VET Process
- Adversities
Session 7: Using What You Know
- Our Physical Self
- Questions to Consider
- Questions to Consider
- Emotional Intelligence
- The Seven Emotions
- What Do Emotions Tell Us
- Applying Emotional Intelligence
Session 8: A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 3 - Building Your Self Esteem and Assertiveness Skills Online Certificate Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment, Part 1
- Pre-Assignment, Part 2
- Pre-Assignment, Part 3
Session 2: What Is Self-Esteem?
- Defining Self-Esteem
- Self-Esteem and Confidence
- Origins of Low Self-Esteem
- Conditioned Behavior
- Changing the Conditioning
- Putting Things in Perspective
Session 3: Improving Self-Esteem
- Stop Spreading Negative Messages
- Generalizations
- Negative and Negating Comments
- Changing Your Language
- Throw out Perfectionism
- Creating Healthy Patterns
Session 4: Building Self-Esteem
- Building Confidence in Others
- Putting Others at Ease
- Presenting Yourself Well
- Creating Positive Impressions
- Our Thoughts on Creating Impressions
- Choosing Your Actions
Session 5: Increasing Our Self-Esteem
- Assessing Internal Factors
- Building Up and Tearing Down
- Our Thoughts on Building and Tearing
- Where Am I?
Session 6: Esteemed Confidence
- Techniques that Work
- Pretend You Are Confident
- Technique 1
- When Your Positive Self-Talk Doesn't Listen
- Technique 2
- When You Meet People, Look Them in the Eye
- Technique 3
- Dance
- Technique 4
- Know Your Stuff
- Technique 5
- Rehearsal is the Best Confidence Builder
- Technique 6
- Every Day, Remind Yourself That You Have Done Some Things Well
- Technique 7
- Read Inspiring Biographies and Autobiographies
- Technique 8
- Be Thankful
- Technique 9
- Push Yourself to Accomplish Short-Term Goals
- Technique 10
- Do Something for Yourself Every Week
- Technique 11
Session 7: The Power of Thought
- Identifying the Situations
- Negative Thoughts
- Controlling Your Thoughts
- Flip it Around
- Tyrone's Thinking
- Discussion Questions
- Discussing Tyrone's Thoughts
- Avoiding Traps
- Removing the Distortions
Session 8: Ask for What You Want
- What Do You Want?
- Ask Assertively and Effectively
- Your Heart's Desire
- Marlene's Story
- Discussion Question
Session 9: Create What You Want
- Identifying Dreams and Setting Goals
- SPIRIT Goals
- My Own Goal Setting
Session 10: A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 4 - Being a Team Player Online Certificate Course
Session One: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Why Did You Take This Course?
- Pre-Assignment
- Pre-Course Assessment
Session Two: Being a Team Player
- What is a Team Player?
- Who is a Team Player?
- Characteristics of a Team Player
Session Three: Being a Good Team Player
- Actions Speak Louder than Words
- How to Be a Good Team Player
- Are You a Good Team Player?
- Take 1
- Be Prepared for the ‘Teamwork’ Question in an Interview
- The Interview
Session Four: Team Work
- Team Work Definition
- Types of Workplace Teams
- A Closer Look
- Five Types of Workplace Teams Organizations Need
Session Five: Why Teamwork Fails
- Five Reasons
- Employee recognition
- Types of recognition
- Tips for recognizing employees
- One Bad Apple...
Session Six: Strategies to Improve Teamwork
- 20 Strategies
- Bringing it All Together
- Summary
Course 5 - Becoming a Better Learner Online Certificate Course
Session One: Course Overview
- Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
- Pre-Course Assessment
Session Two: Adopting the Best Mindset for Learning
- What Does it Mean to Learn?
- Adopting the Right Mindset
- Mindset in Practice
- Mindset Reflections
- Practicing Mindset and Learning?
Session Three: Taking Better Notes
- Become a Better Learner Using Notes
- Five Methods of Note Taking
- How Do You Take Notes?
Session Four: Setting and Managing Goals
- How Do Goals Play into Learning?
- Setting Goals Activity
Session Five: Expanding Your Network
- Learning About Your Network
- Asking Questions
Session Six: The Whole Picture
- Becoming Accountable
- Embracing Responsibility
- Embracing Technology
Session Seven: Mind and Body
- Mind and Body Working Together
Session Eight: How You Can Accelerate Your Learning
- Tips to Accelerate Your Learning
- Personal Action Plan
- Course Summary
- Recommended Reading List
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Understand How to Take the Initiative - 5 Courses in this Bundle
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Taking Initiative
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Self-Leadership
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Building Your Self Esteem and Assertiveness Skills
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Being a Team Player
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Becoming a Better Learner
1. Taking Initiative: Learn The Good and Bad Aspects of Initiative
Taking the initiative is a crucial step in moving forward in our professional and personal lives. By showing initiative, it reflects us in a positive light to others as well as builds our own self-esteem. If we want something to happen, we need to make it happen. That is what initiative is all about. Take opportunities and run with them. Do not let excuses cause you to miss out on amazing opportunities. See what you want, believe what you want, and make it happen.
With our “Seeing and Taking Initiative” course, you will learn what initiative is, how to take it on, the advantages of it, and when to know one's place. By enrolling in this class, you will be taking the first step in making something positive happen for you! Now that is initiative!
Key Learning Objectives
- Identify what initiative looks like
- Recognize when you can take steps outside the normal
- Build confidence for themselves
- Learn to find opportunities
- Learn good and bad aspects of initiative
- Balance initiative and restraint
2. Self-Leadership: Explore The Four Pillars Of Self-Leadership
Self-leadership combines taking responsibility for our outcomes, setting direction for our lives, and having tools to manage priorities. This course will cover all of these aspects and teach you how to make meaningful, empowered choices while taking action to get where you want to go.
In this course, you will explore the four pillars of self-leadership: knowing who you are, knowing what you do, knowing what you need to learn, and using what you know.
Key Learning Objectives
- Define self-leadership and what it means on an individual level.
- Assume responsibility for your results by understanding who you are, what you want, and how to reach your goals.
- Describe the four pillars of self-leadership.
- Use techniques related to adjusting to change, cultivating optimism, and developing good habits to build your self-leadership.
3. Building Your Self Esteem and Assertiveness Skills: Explore What Self-esteem Is
Ayn Rand once said, “The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.” This course will give you some techniques that can dramatically change how you feel about yourself and how you approach the world.
In this course, you will explore what self-esteem is and where low self-esteem comes from. You will also learn ways to build your self-esteem, get what you want, and make others feel better about themselves.
Key Learning Objectives
- Recognize that you have worth, and are worthy of happiness.
- Develop techniques for eliminating unhealthy thought patterns and replacing them with supportive patterns.
- Learn how to turn negative thoughts into positive thoughts.
- Learn how to make requests so that you get what you want.
- Set goals that reflect your dreams and desires, and reinforce healthy patterns.
4. Being a Team Player: Learn how to become one with the team with our Being a Team Player Online Certificate Course
The most remarkable feats are accomplished by people working together. To become a successful leader, you need to understand how and why teams work well, and what makes teams falter. At all levels, from the newest to the most senior member of an enterprise, personal and organizational success depends on having the skills and knowledge to work successfully with others.
Teamwork is essential in any organization, and strongly influences whether a venture succeeds or fails. Participants will learn what characteristics are common to team players, how to demonstrate to others that you are a good team player, types of teams and which ones are vital to every workplace, reasons teams fail, and strategies to ensure success. Other courses that may be of interest are Creating a Positive Work Environment, Making Your Business Better, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Team Building- Developing High Performance Teams, and Communication Strategies.
Key Leanring Objectives
Most people like to think of themselves as good team players, but are you? Your personal success depends, to a large degree, on how well you support others.
Being a Team Player is a six-session course that teaches about the desirable characteristics of a team player, how to recognize one, different types of teams and which ones are essential to every organization. It then covers why teams falter, and how to better ensure success. After you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the definition of a team player and a non-team player
- Know the difference between a team player and a non-team player
- Learn the qualities possessed by a team player
- Determine what type of team player you are and how that functions in your workplace
- Know and understand what it takes to be a team player
- Discover the different types of teams that exist within a company
- Learn what working together as a team looks like
- Learn the different types of workplace teams and what types of teams successful organizations need
- Develop strategies to improve teamwork
5. Becoming a Better Learner: Learn how to become a better learner today!
There was a time when what you learned in school before entering the workforce would be all you needed to know for the rest of your career. That is no longer the case, as today's skills can become outdated very quickly. The rapid evolution of workplace technologies and best practices means you need to keep your skills current. You must truly be a life-long learner and can no longer rely on what you already know.
The definition of learning is the process of acquiring new or modifying existing knowledge, behaviours, skills, values, or preferences. It is a means of honing our skills, enriching our minds, and changing the way we see things in the world.
This course will help you to become a better learner, and as a result, make you a more valuable employee and well-rounded individual.
Key Learning Objectives
- What it means to learn and become a life-long learner
- What a mindset for learning looks like and how to adopt one
- How to set realistic goals; what your network is and why expanding it is important
- How to ask questions and why that is important
- How to become accountable for your goals and take responsibility
- How to accelerate your learning
Receive Lifetime Access to Course Materials, so you can review at any time.
For comprehensive information on units of study click the units of study tab above.
This is an incredible opportunity to invest in yourself and your future, sharpen your training skills and learn what it takes to create your own success with Courses For Success Today!
Course Fast Facts:
- All courses are easy to follow and understand
- Only 6 to 8 hours of study is required per course
- Unlimited lifetime access to course materials
- Study as many courses as you want
- Delivered 100% on-line and accessible 24/7 from any computer or smartphone
- You can study from home or at work, at your own pace, in your own time
- Certificates
Course Delivery
Courses are accessed online via our learning management system by any device including PC, MAC, tablet or Smart Phone.
Recognition & Accreditation
The courses offered by Courses For Success are unique as they are taught in a step-by-step process enabling students to complete them quickly and easily, so that you can obtain your qualification sooner. All students who complete the course receive a certificate of completion. CoursesForSuccess is committed to high completion rates and therefore 100% student satisfaction.
Receive Lifetime Access to Course Materials, so you can review it at any time
The Taking Initiative 5 Course Bundle includes the following courses, below is a summary of each course:
Course 1 -Taking Initiative Online Certificate Course
Module One: Getting Started
Module Two: What is Initiative?
- Definition
- Benefits, Personal and Professional
- Why People Do Not Take Initiative
- Make Initiative a Priority
Module Three: Take a Chance
- Be Open Minded
- Be Adaptable
- Making Decisions
- Take Responsibility
Module Four: Recognize When You Can Step In
- Know Your Strengths and Skills
- Go the Extra Mile
- Listen Carefully
- Fill in the Gaps
Module Five: Recognize When You Can Go Outside the Normal
- Consider Culture and Values Before Acting
- Is It in the Scope of Your Authority?
- Communicate Ideas
- Act on Solutions
Module Six: Weighing the Consequences
- Ask Questions
- Risk, Impact, or Cost Analysis
- Is Authorization Necessary?
- When Risks Are Too High
Module Seven: Good or Bad
- The Good
- The Bad
- Develop Judgment
- Avoid Acting on Emotion
Module Eight: Confidence
- Are You Confident?
- Build Confidence
- Positive Thinking
- Visualization
Module Nine: Find Opportunities
- Internal Opportunities
- External Opportunities
- Apply Core Competencies
- What Problems Exist, and Will They Grow?
Module Ten: Be Persistent
- Handle Setbacks
- Manage Change
- Modify Ideas When Necessary
- Move Forward
Module Eleven: Balance Initiative and Restraint
- Consider the Work Involved in an Idea
- Develop Emotional Intelligence
- Know the Buy-in of Stakeholders
- Do Not Push All Ideas Forward
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Course 2 - Self-Leadership Online Certificate Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
Session 2: What is Self-Leadership
- Defining Self-Leadership
- Defining Self-Leadership
- Four Pillars of Self-Leadership
- Making Connections
Session 3: Knowing Who You Are
- Creating a Personal Vision Statement
- Step One Identify Your Values
- Step Two Define Your Values
- Step Three Put It All Together
- Identifying Dreams and Setting Goals
- Dream Examples
- SPIRIT
- Writing Tips
- Getting Goals on Paper
- Setting Ourselves Up For Success
- Building Accountability Into Your Goals
Session 4: Change Management
- Control and Change
- Making Connections
Session 5: Knowing What You Do
- Your Behavior
- Negative Cues
- Positive Cues
- Making Connections
- Making Connections
- Lifelong Learning
- Lifelong Learning
- Learning Plans
- Making Connections
Session 6: Motivation for Optimists
- Motivation from Within
- Making Connections
- Creating a Motivational Climate
- The Value of Optimism
- ABC’s of Optimism
- Pessimism vs. Optimism
- VET Process
- Adversities
Session 7: Using What You Know
- Our Physical Self
- Questions to Consider
- Questions to Consider
- Emotional Intelligence
- The Seven Emotions
- What Do Emotions Tell Us
- Applying Emotional Intelligence
Session 8: A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 3 - Building Your Self Esteem and Assertiveness Skills Online Certificate Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment, Part 1
- Pre-Assignment, Part 2
- Pre-Assignment, Part 3
Session 2: What Is Self-Esteem?
- Defining Self-Esteem
- Self-Esteem and Confidence
- Origins of Low Self-Esteem
- Conditioned Behavior
- Changing the Conditioning
- Putting Things in Perspective
Session 3: Improving Self-Esteem
- Stop Spreading Negative Messages
- Generalizations
- Negative and Negating Comments
- Changing Your Language
- Throw out Perfectionism
- Creating Healthy Patterns
Session 4: Building Self-Esteem
- Building Confidence in Others
- Putting Others at Ease
- Presenting Yourself Well
- Creating Positive Impressions
- Our Thoughts on Creating Impressions
- Choosing Your Actions
Session 5: Increasing Our Self-Esteem
- Assessing Internal Factors
- Building Up and Tearing Down
- Our Thoughts on Building and Tearing
- Where Am I?
Session 6: Esteemed Confidence
- Techniques that Work
- Pretend You Are Confident
- Technique 1
- When Your Positive Self-Talk Doesn't Listen
- Technique 2
- When You Meet People, Look Them in the Eye
- Technique 3
- Dance
- Technique 4
- Know Your Stuff
- Technique 5
- Rehearsal is the Best Confidence Builder
- Technique 6
- Every Day, Remind Yourself That You Have Done Some Things Well
- Technique 7
- Read Inspiring Biographies and Autobiographies
- Technique 8
- Be Thankful
- Technique 9
- Push Yourself to Accomplish Short-Term Goals
- Technique 10
- Do Something for Yourself Every Week
- Technique 11
Session 7: The Power of Thought
- Identifying the Situations
- Negative Thoughts
- Controlling Your Thoughts
- Flip it Around
- Tyrone's Thinking
- Discussion Questions
- Discussing Tyrone's Thoughts
- Avoiding Traps
- Removing the Distortions
Session 8: Ask for What You Want
- What Do You Want?
- Ask Assertively and Effectively
- Your Heart's Desire
- Marlene's Story
- Discussion Question
Session 9: Create What You Want
- Identifying Dreams and Setting Goals
- SPIRIT Goals
- My Own Goal Setting
Session 10: A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 4 - Being a Team Player Online Certificate Course
Session One: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Why Did You Take This Course?
- Pre-Assignment
- Pre-Course Assessment
Session Two: Being a Team Player
- What is a Team Player?
- Who is a Team Player?
- Characteristics of a Team Player
Session Three: Being a Good Team Player
- Actions Speak Louder than Words
- How to Be a Good Team Player
- Are You a Good Team Player?
- Take 1
- Be Prepared for the ‘Teamwork’ Question in an Interview
- The Interview
Session Four: Team Work
- Team Work Definition
- Types of Workplace Teams
- A Closer Look
- Five Types of Workplace Teams Organizations Need
Session Five: Why Teamwork Fails
- Five Reasons
- Employee recognition
- Types of recognition
- Tips for recognizing employees
- One Bad Apple...
Session Six: Strategies to Improve Teamwork
- 20 Strategies
- Bringing it All Together
- Summary
Course 5 - Becoming a Better Learner Online Certificate Course
Session One: Course Overview
- Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
- Pre-Course Assessment
Session Two: Adopting the Best Mindset for Learning
- What Does it Mean to Learn?
- Adopting the Right Mindset
- Mindset in Practice
- Mindset Reflections
- Practicing Mindset and Learning?
Session Three: Taking Better Notes
- Become a Better Learner Using Notes
- Five Methods of Note Taking
- How Do You Take Notes?
Session Four: Setting and Managing Goals
- How Do Goals Play into Learning?
- Setting Goals Activity
Session Five: Expanding Your Network
- Learning About Your Network
- Asking Questions
Session Six: The Whole Picture
- Becoming Accountable
- Embracing Responsibility
- Embracing Technology
Session Seven: Mind and Body
- Mind and Body Working Together
Session Eight: How You Can Accelerate Your Learning
- Tips to Accelerate Your Learning
- Personal Action Plan
- Course Summary
- Recommended Reading List
Entry requirements
Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.
Minimum education
Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.
Computer requirements
Students will need access to a computer and the internet.
Minimum specifications for the computer are:
Windows:
- Microsoft Windows XP, or later
- Modern and up to date Browser (Internet Explorer 8 or later, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
MAC/iOS
- OSX/iOS 6 or later
- Modern and up to date Browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
All systems
- Internet bandwidth of 1Mb or faster
- Flash player or a browser with HTML5 video capabilities(Currently Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
Students will also need access the following applications:
Adobe Acrobat Reader
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