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Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Become a mentor who can help others achieve more in their professional lives.
When it's done right, mentoring helps people take positive steps forward in their careers—which also helps develop the talent pool in an organization. In this short course, author Todd Dewett shows you simple steps to become a mentor who works with others to achieve more in their professional lives. He explains the difference between coaching and mentoring, and provides...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to increase your influence and visibility in your organization.
Ever had trouble persuading someone to do something, even if it was in their best interest? Sometimes people don't budge, but thankfully you have more than rewards and penalties at your disposal. Join John Ullmen, PhD, as he explains how to influence others when you're at the "pivot point of influence," by applying 18 scientifically confirmed methods. Whether you're influencing...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Ensure that your ideas get a fair hearing by cultivating your persuasion skills. Discover how to establish credibility and how make it easier for people to respond with a "yes."
In a workplace that's increasingly connected and less hierarchical, developing your persuasion skills can be one of the most valuable investments you can make. Some people believe persuasion is about manipulation or getting your way, but it's not about tricking anyone or...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Explore the stages of how children learn to play: solitary, parallel, associative, and cooperative play. Witness the extraordinary variety of children's pretend play and understand its social and emotional importance. Dive into the research and learn what experts say about war games and roughhousing. Finally, take a look at games with rules and how to help your child handle winning and losing.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Good managers, wanting to do the right thing, can miss the boat when it comes to getting the best out of a diverse workforce. Not wanting to offend, they often choose peace over honest feedback, thereby limiting their people's potential. Not understanding what motivates each individual, they offer incentives that are not meaningful or encouragement that backfires. Doug Harris asks us to step outside our comfort zone and reap the benefits of expanding...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Ensure that your ideas get a fair hearing by cultivating your persuasion skills. Discover how to establish credibility and how make it easier for people to respond with a "yes."
In a workplace that's increasingly connected and less hierarchical, developing your persuasion skills can be one of the most valuable investments you can make. Some people believe persuasion is about manipulation or getting your way, but it's not about tricking anyone or...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Some days are better than others is Matt McCormick's poetic, character-driven debut feature-length film that asks why the good times slip by so fast while the difficult times seem so sticky. The film explores ideas of abundance, emptiness, human connection and abandonment while observing an interweaving web of awkward characters who maintain hope by inventing their own forms of communication and self-fulfillment.
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Continue your Thrive journey. Join Arianna Huffington, Frances Frei, and Anne Morriss as they discuss how to make changes that allow you to reduce stress and increase productivity.
Find greater meaning, well-being, and productivity by learning how to make transformational changes—in your own life and the lives of others. Continue your Thrive journey and discover how to become a more effective leader by creating the conditions for others to thrive....
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Have an innovative idea? Learn how to get others’ buy-in and support, direct from a best-selling author, Harvard professor, and investor in startups like Airbnb and SpaceX.
When you have an idea that’s truly innovative, you’ll need investment from others—whether it’s financial, personal, or political. But the boldest and freshest ideas are often the hardest to sell. In this audio-only course, author Suneel Gupta shares insights from his...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Learn from the life experiences of Marty Rodgers of Accenture regarding the importance of lifting others as you climb.
In this audio-only course, host Zach Nunn speaks with Marty Rodgers of Accenture about the concept of lifting as you climb. They go over the differences between mentorship and sponsorship, as well as the importance of bi-directional value in a mentor-mentee relationship. They discuss how to find a sponsor who can help you get to...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to motivate your teams by creating meaning. Unlock a deep level of engagement and peak performance among your staff by making work matter.
Up to 70 percent of today's workforce is disengaged. Perks, promotions, or pay can temporarily re-engage employees, but it's meaning that does it on a consistent basis. Meaning is proven to unlock the deepest level of engagement, as well as the peak performance that goes with it. This course teaches...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
As the famous joke goes, no one has ever become calm because another person ordered them to "Calm down!" But are there real ways we can influence another person's emotions and consequent behaviors? Although we can never access anyone else's cognition, the EQ skills we use in our communication and interaction with others can be powerfully influential.
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Transition your AutoCAD designs from concepts to workable construction documents.
Join author Jeff Bartels as he shows how to transition your AutoCAD designs from concepts to workable construction documents. First, discover how to create hard copies of your drawings that are printed to a measurable scale. Then learn to assign annotations to a plot scale, so text, dimensions, and callouts are properly sized. Next, you'll explore how to share drawings...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Shows how to transition designs from concept to construction, by preparing drawings to be printed or shared with others.
In this installment of AutoCAD Essentials, author Jeff Bartels shows how to transition designs from concept to construction. Discover how to create hard copies of your drawings that are printed to a measurable scale, tie annotations to a plot scale, so text, dimensions, and callouts are properly sized, and share drawings between...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
While we're morally obligated to help others, we're not necessarily legally obligated to help, regardless of what religious and ethical authorities may advise. Welcome to the concept of affirmative duty. Here, learn why this rule exists, examine legislative efforts to change it, and consider some well-established exceptions to the rule.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Spend this episode looking further into the interconnected nature of the true self and what it means to say that "the whole world is you." Professor Davis explores the concept of self and others. With a focus on the senses and coexistence, this episode shows you how to "taste" the oneness of all life without losing sight of the real differences between individual lives.
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