Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau
March 2014
13
Knowledge Now
Class Series
How to Be a Leader in the Workplace
Instructor: Julie Cooper
Cost: $25; lunch included!
Schedule: Thursday, April 3, 11:00am-1:00pm
Location: Trusler Business Center- Valu Net Smart
Room, 719 Commercial
Effective leadership is an important skill in the
professional arena. A skilled leader is a strong
communicator, motivator and problem solver. Building
teams, motivating employees, assessing client needs
and managing conflicts are some of the critical tasks
of a leader. This workshop will provide you with
some strategies for being a successful leader in the
workplace.
Team Building in the Workplace
Instructor: Julie Cooper
Cost: $25; lunch included!
Schedule: Thursday, April 10, 11:00am-1:00pm
Location: Trusler Business Center- Valu Net Smart
Room, 719 Commercial
Team building is very important if you wish to extract
the best out of your workforce. Employees are urged to
work smarter and not just harder, in an effort to deliver
the desired results. Though it definitely contributes in its
own way, individual brilliance does not singlehandedly
decide the fate of an entire project. Almost always,
it is the joint efforts (or the lack thereof) of the whole
team that eventually decide the success or failure of a
project. In such cases, team building in the workplace
becomes absolutely essential for a number of reasons.
This workshop will provide you with some team
building exercises for communication, success and
improved team performance.
Multi Generation Work Force: Boomers to
Millennials
Instructor: Julie Cooper
Cost: $25; lunch included!
Schedule: Thursday, April 17, 11:00am-1:00pm
Location: Trusler Business Center- Valu Net Smart
Room, 719 Commercial
Managing and motivating a diverse workforce can
certainly be challenging. As more and more people
from the youngest generation enter the workforce
and work alongside the most senior employees,
many managers are learning that a one-size-fitsall management style simply does not exist. That’s
because each of the four generations now working
side-by-side bring unique viewpoints to the table and
let generation specific values guide their daily actions.
This workshop will provide you with some tools on how
to make the workplace work for multiple generations.
Getting an Empty In-Box Every Day:
Managing Your Email
Instructor: Keith Krieger, Program Director of
Technical Training, Johnson County Community College
Cost: $25; lunch included!
Schedule: Thursday, April 24, 11:00am-1:00pm
Location: Trusler Business Center- Valu Net Smart
Room, 719 Commercial
Your inbox is killing your productivity, focus and
time. In today’s fast paced, information driven
workplace, we all get deluged with messages. Keith
will share strategies on how to keep your incoming
messages under control, and “Get to an Empty Inbox.”