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Target Audience Codes:

 

GS - Grade Schools

HS - High Schools

AG - Adult Groups

MON/RAND - Speaker will travel to Monroe/Randolph Counties

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY TOPICS

Committing to Ethical Business Conduct

This session will provide research data and practical advice on how to maintain an ethical work environment, along with awareness of how workplace sociopaths can undermine ethical practices.  The business advantage of a commitment to "excellents in ethics" is demonstrated through the following quote by the CEO of the Legal Knowledge Company, Dov L. Seidman (08/03/06) "Our findings confirm that companies with a commitment to ethical conduct (integrity) enjoy distinct advantages in the marketplace, including attracting and retaining talent."

Timothy Smith, Selsius™ Performance Improvement Consultant

Target Audiences:  AG

MON/RAND

Customized Industrial Programs and Training

A brief overview of the college's technical programs at all three campus locations and on-site at district employer's facilities will be given. The presentation will focus on customized credit and non-credit training programs developed specifically to meet employer needs. The Sam Wolf Granite City Campus houses the PPG Industrial Training Center, which is open to tours by appointment.

Jim Moore, Retired Industrial Training Center Director

Target Audiences:  AG

Employee Retention ­ Are You An Employer of Choice?

Successfully meeting customers' needs is dependent upon your ability to attract and retain good workers. Employee retention must be a leading priority for your company. Learn the strategies that play an important role in retention. Also learn about the services provided by Selsius™ Corporate and Career Training and grant money that will help you to offset the cost of employee training.

Lynette Rienbolt, Director - Selsius™ Corporate and Career Training

Target Audiences:  AG

MON/RAND

Ethics - Do Successful Business People Have Any?

Are you ethical?  Come discover the true answer at this interactive, one-hour discussion on business ethics - if there is such a beast!  When we talk about business ethics, usually we are speaking about standards of behavior in the workplace as well as with customers and partners.

Wendy Smith, Adjunct Faculty

Target Audiences:  HS, AG


How to "WOW" Your Customers

Being attentive to your customers' needs is vital to success.

Cynthia Jenkins, Title III Learning Specialist

Target Audiences:  AG

Investing in Real Estate

This informative seminar will give you the strategies needed for successful ownership of Real Property, including how to hold title to Real Property, successful cash flow modeling, and screening tenants to create an income for life.

Linwood Gray, Adjunct Faculty

Target Audiences:  AG

MON/RAND

Our Changing Banking Industry

This session focuses on the dramatic recent changes in the banking industry. Learn how and if these changes will impact operations and you, the customer, as well as the entire industry.

Paul Edwin Coleman, Adjunct Faculty

Target Audiences:  AG, HS

MON/RAND

So, You Want to Own Your Own Business?  What No One Tells You!!

There are many ways to enter the world of entrepreneurism...come see the alternatives!  Contrary to traditional belief, entrepreneurism is not just about making money, nor is it merely about starting up a venture or owning a small business - it is a way of life, applicable to all human economic activities.

Wendy Smith, Adjunct Faculty

Target Audiences:  HS, AG

Technical and Industrial Occupations for the 21st Century

Receive a brief overview of the college's technical programs offered at all three campus locations and on-site at district employers' facilities. Sam Wolf Granite City Campus' PPG Industrial Training Center is open to tours by appointment.

Jim Moore, Retired Industrial Training Center Director

Target Audiences:  AG, HS

The Effects of Workplace Gossip on Organizational Culture

This session will allow participants to understand their Gossip Quotient using an assessment tool, and help build awareness of the upsides and downsides of an organizational culture that is shaped by employee gossiping.

Timothy Smith, Selsius™ Performance Improvement Consultant

Target Audiences:  AG

MON/RAND

Understanding Your Business Strategy

Do you have a business or want to start a business? In this session you will learn the appropriate strategy for your business and understand what business strategy is and is not.

Paul Coleman, Adjunct Faculty

Target Audiences:  AG (business)

MON/RAND

Writing in the Workplace

In this presentation, the speaker will introduce several writing skills and business documents commonly used in today's workplace.

 

Alicia Middendorf, Assistant Professor

Target Audiences:  AG, HS

MON/RAND

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