Today's rapidly changing business climate demands immediate knowledge and expertise while allowing very little time for ramping up. Expanding responsibilities, unexpected obstacles, new client project requirements, and a host of other issues necessitate immediate know how. Corporate leaders are now asking key human resource strategy questions such as... Are our employees and/or project teams prepared to deal with the increasing demands to quickly acquire and apply new knowledge at the speed of business? If not, what are the learning gaps yet to be addressed? Have e-learning solutions processes been identified and put in place to effectively manage these challenges?
CMI, in partnership with SkillSoft, offers "Best in Class" e-learning solutions incorporating both formal and on-demand learning. This e-learning process is uniquely tailored to your organization's needs and could include a combination of topic specific courseware selected by you with matching business simulations and/or access to Books24x7 collections for time sensitive research purposes. This solution is recognized as the most comprehensive and current content offering in the e-learning industry.
Online training, as a component of other developmental initiatives, delivers a variety of advantages:
- Train more people quickly at lower cost
- Learner-centric pace
- Learner-centric convenience – 24/7/365
- Multiple subject offerings
- No travel required
- Consistent content and instructional delivery
To view the basics of our e-learning solutions, click this link to a document through which we have identified 20+ of the most frequently requested subject areas with courseware supporting each. CMI SkillSoft Courseware. Start by going to the "Courseware Title" Column. Click on the appropriate course # to review specific courseware descriptions. Please keep in mind that this list is not all-inclusive. The total list of SkillSoft courseware subjects is over 4000, accessible through their catalog. If you do not see topics of interest listed through this link, CMI can always assist you to "drill down" further for subjects that will more closely fit your needs.
The most frequently requested subject areas include:
Organizational E ffectiveness
- Leading a Cross-Generational Work Force
- Effective Performance Reviews
- Managing Change
- Effective Retention Strategies
- Conflict Resolution
Five Dysfunctions of a Team
- Absence of Trust
- Fear of Conflict
- Lack of Commitment
- Avoidance of Accountability
- Inattention to Results
Associate Development
- Communications (Active Listening, Telephone Skills, Business Writing Essentials, Goal Setting, Presentation Skills)
- Time Management
- Customer Service Essentials (Dealing with Difficult Customers)
- Personal Career Management/Mapping
- Project Management
Six Sigma Pre-Certification - Encompasses 89 titles. The Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence courses apply towards certification.
Management and Leadership Development
- Basic Supervisory Skills
- Coaching for Improved Performance (Motivating Others)
Leading a High-Performance Team (Performance Management, Managing High Potentials, Effective Delegation)
- High Performing Sales Teams
- Building Successful Sales Teams
- Strategies for Maintaining Effective Client Relationships
- Consultative Selling
- Basic Selling Skills (Closing deals, Active Listening, Getting to “Yes”, Generating New Leads, Selling Up, Effective Presentations)
Legal Compliance
- Complete HR Related Legal Compliance Curricula
- Complete HR Curricula
- Managing Diversity in the Workplace
- Effective Hiring and Interviewing
- HRCI Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
- HRCI Professional in Human Resources (PHR)
- Recruiting and Retention Strategies
- Behavioral Interviewing
To view a comprehensive list of 'pre-mapped' courseware supporting these topics, click here: CMI SkillSoft Courseware
SkillSoft’s library consists of over 3,460 self-paced e-Learning courses with English titles; and another 3,100 courses in localized languages for truly global application. These are organized into five major tracts:
(1) Business Skills, (2) IT; (3) Desktop, (4) Legal Compliance, and (5) Environmental, Safety and Health.
As an illustration, the Business Skills courseware contains titles in each of the areas of Professional Effectiveness (i.e. interpersonal communications, career development, team management, problem-solving), Management and Leadership (i.e. managing performance, succession planning, leadership essentials), Project Effectiveness (i.e. project quality, team leading and participation, virtual teams), Sales and Customer Service (strategic account skills, customer representative management, consulting with external clients), Finance, Human Resources, and Administration (i.e. finance, budgeting, auditing, diversity, HR certification), and Business Strategy and Operations (i.e. Six Sigma, supply chain, organizational effectiveness).
These off-the-shelf resources are designed to complement personalized consulting engagements and offer meaningful benefits to both the individual and the organization:
- Anytime access – 24 x 7, 365 days a year
- Award-winning courseware, simulations, exercises, and referenceware
- Largest library of learning tools, with over 4,000 on-line learning programs
- Clients complete coursework at their pace
- Convenient web browser access; hosted Internet or Intranet infrastructure
- Implementation and integration expertise
- Learning management platform with client support
- Cost effective, with highly scalable web deployment
A result of partnership with over 250 leading publishers, Books 24/7 delivers the full content of thousands of books, reports, and book summaries including exclusive executive content. This trusted information, available on demand, supports all levels of the organization with its Business Pro (i.e. The 60-Second Leader, The Toyota Way, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People) , IT Pro (i.e. Big Java, Visual C# 2008) and Office Essentials (i.e. Vista Secrets, Step by Step) titles.
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