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Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Learn the fundamentals of resource management, and discover how to plan your resource requirements for a number of projects all competing for the same resources.
Are your projects competing for resources? Resource management is an area that's little understood, but it's one of the biggest reasons why projects run late, which is a huge cause of stress and chaos in organizations. This course is for program managers and project managers who are managing...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Want to consistently wow your customers? In this course, get tips for generating ideas for unique experiences that delight your clientele.
When a customer receives exceptional service, you don’t just earn their business—you earn their loyalty. And while every customer is different, the methods for thinking about delight are shared by all. In this course, Chris Croft focuses on these methods, sharing over two dozen practical ways to inspire yourself...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Learn skills and tactics that can help you succeed in every negotiation, whether you're asking for a raise or buying a car.
Negotiation skills aren't just important for the sales professionals among us. With a little practice, anyone can learn the simple rules of negotiation to get a great deal on a new car or house, or achieve greater success at work by getting better deals with suppliers, customers, and even colleagues. In this course, master negotiator...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Learn techniques for identifying the root cause of a problem, generating options, and selecting the best solution.
You can't solve a problem unless you can get to the cause—and sometimes there's more than one. In this course, learn techniques for identifying the root cause of a problem, generating options, and selecting the best solution. Chris Croft takes you through several methods for identifying what's actually causing a problem, including...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to spot people who play mind games and keep their attempts at sabotage and manipulation from getting under your skin.
Psychological games players—those who actively seek to undermine, sabotage, and manipulate others—can be found in nearly every workplace and social gathering. This course was designed to help you spot these individuals and keep their mind games from getting under your skin. Instructor Chris Croft delves into the theory...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This course provides a roadmap for anyone trying to solve the interrelated challenges of career and life planning.
Determining what you want for yourself, both professionally and personally, is an ongoing challenge. This course was designed to help you find your way. Instructor Chris Croft provides a roadmap for anyone trying to solve the interrelated challenges of career and life planning. Chris shares tips for figuring out your ideal career, discussing...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Discover how better manage change occurring in the workplace, like working with a new boss, getting new initiatives, handling restructuring or layoffs, or working with a new team.
Workplace change is hard. In this course, Chris Croft explains why we struggle with change, and shares many practical techniques that can help you manage—and even thrive—in a world of constant change. Chris begins the course with general overview of change, explaining...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Approach project management from a new perspective: by exploring what NOT to do. Learn the 10 most common mistakes project managers make and how to avoid them.
Approach project management from a new perspective: by exploring what not to do. Using real-world examples, real-world-experienced instructor Chris Croft introduces the 10 most common mistakes project managers make and explains how to avoid them. The course delivers practical advice on how...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Learn the basic project management skills you need to succeed as a business professional.
Almost everything you do in the workplace is a project, from the smallest task to the largest endeavor. All of this work can benefit from some basic project management skills. Once mastered, you will be able to transfer this valuable skillset to any project, of any size, in any industry. In this course, management trainer Chris Croft outlines the twelve steps...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to adjust your daily practices to get more joy and success out of your career in sales.
Salespeople are in the pursuit of happiness, yet professional success is often placed at a higher value than joy. Sales coach Miles Croft and happiness expert Chris Croft believe that it shouldn't be one or the other. In this course, Miles and Chris break down how to start getting more happiness and success out of your work in sales. Learn how to reassess...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Learn methods for recognizing the characteristics of some of the most common types of difficult people, and discover how to deal with these individuals more effectively.
In every workplace, you're likely to perceive some colleagues are being more difficult to work with than others. Before you rush to judgment, you should determine if and how you might be contributing to the situation. (After all, it's entirely possible that you're the problem.) If...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to find a career which leads to happiness.
Ideal work is found at the intersection of three circles: you've got to like it; you've got to be good at it; and you have to get paid for it. Learn how to find a career which leads to happiness. Learn more tools and techniques that inform your career by visiting the full version of the course, Life Mastery: Achieving Happiness and Success, on LinkedIn Learning or Lynda.com.
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Learn about the influencing process and practical tactics for influencing different types of people.
Influencing is happening in every meeting you have. Other people are influencing you, and you are influencing them. It's a vital life skill. In this course, instructor Chris Croft brings an engineer's mind to the subject. Chris presents a six-step process that you can follow in any influencing situation, with techniques that you can use at each stage,...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Get tips to deliver great presentations and become a more confident public speaker.
Giving a talk can be a career-defining moment. Somebody in the audience might offer you a job or submit your next big sales order. The key to a great presentation is confidence. Learn the difference between simply giving (and surviving) a presentation and delivering a confident and engaging talk your audience will love. In this training course, Chris Croft gives you...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Learn about how to negotiate in a wide variety of business situations, from asking for a raise to negotiating prices with vendors.
Negotiation theory is all very well, but how can you apply it in real situations? Which tactics should you use when? In this comprehensive course, instructor Chris Croft outlines the negotiating process and applies it to real-life negotiation situations, talking you through exactly what you should do in order to get the...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Management consultant Chris Croft reveals 12 project-management techniques that any manager can use to save time and drive greater value from projects across the organization.
Almost everything you do in the workplace is a project, from the smallest task to the largest endeavor. All of this work can benefit from some simple project-management techniques. In this course, management trainer Chris Croft outlines the twelve steps to managing projects...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Professional PM trainer Chris Croft outlines techniques for addressing the most common people, quality, cost, and time-management problems that arise when working on projects.
When you're balancing the triple constraints of project management (cost/quality/time) and trying to accomplish something new, problems are bound to crop up. In the course, project management trainer Chris Croft shows how to solve the most common problems that arise when working...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Management trainer Chris Croft helps you understand how you can interact more successfully with others by being assertive.
We all get frustrated when we feel taken advantage of, or alternatively, respond too aggressively when we feel provoked or trapped. Overcome these knee-jerk responses by learning how to be assertive. This course reveals what assertiveness really means, and how it is different from aggression, and outlines specific techniques...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Find your dream job. Learn practical skills to write an eye-catching resume and excel in a job interview.
Find your dream job. This course is for people who want to be excited to go into work each day. It’s designed to teach practical skills to write an eye-catching resume and excel in a job interview. But it also encourages you to take the time to decide what job will truly make you happy and enhance your talents. Instructor Chris Croft has been...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Management trainer Chris Croft discusses the qualities of great teams and what you can do to be an effective team member.
Learn the qualities of effective teams and the role you, as a member, play in creating an effective team. In addition to the importance of knowing your own strengths and weaknesses, management trainer Chris Croft emphasizes the importance of delivering on expectations, listening to other team members, communicating clearly, playing...
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