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In 2010, RMC Project Management—the leading provider of project management e-Learning in the world—has partnered with SkillSoft to bring its customers brand new e-Learning courses on the topic of Personal Development! All courses are self-directed—meaning students can complete them at their own pace!

As noted above, RMC also offers a complete line of project management-related e-Learning courses on the topics of Risk Management, Estimating, Scheduling, Virtual Teams, IT Project Management, and more. To review these courses, please follow this link.

Management Skills - People

Price: $199
90 Days

Management Skills - People: 20.5 PDUs

The workplace is changing. Today's managers are competing for skilled workers, facing high turnover, and coping with technology changes that occur at warp speed. Effective managers must be less product-oriented, and more people-oriented. In order to thrive in these shifting times, you need skills that will help you maximize the potential of your workforce. This series of courses will teach you how to develop your employees through influence and inspired guidance. You'll improve communications and negotiation skills, learn how to get buy-in, and discover management strategies that ensure success.

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Effectively Managing Top Performers	Hours	PDUs
Managing and Rewarding Top Performers	2	2.5
Managing Top Performers Is Always Easy...Right?	0.1	-
Recognizing Natural Leaders	0.2	-

Crucial Skills for Tomorrow's Managers	Hours	PDUs
Tomorrow's Managers' Competencies	3	3
Tomorrow's Managers' Development Tools	3.5	3.5
Managing as Coach and Counselor	3.5	3.5
Managing as Project Champion	3.5	3.5
A Primer for Ensuring Accountability	4.5	4.5
Crucial Skills for Tomorrow's Managers Simulation	0.5	-

	Managing the Gray Areas, Premier Edition This course also includes a free copy of Managing the Gray Areas, a best-selling leadership and development resource published by RMC—a $39 value.
	This e-Learning course series also includes a free one (1) year subscription to the Books24x7 Leadership custom online book collection. [More Info]

Management Skills - Communication

Price: $199
90 Days

Management Skills - Communication: 7.5 PDUs

Effective communication in the workplace can be a balancing act. Getting what you want in the workplace requires a balance of assertiveness without aggressiveness. This series of courses will guide you as you move into a more straightforward and more effective communication style, including both interpersonal communication and written communication.

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Business Writing Basics	Hours	PDUs
Business Writing: Know Your Readers and Your Purpose	1	-
Business Writing: How to Write Clearly and Concisely	1	-
Business Writing: Editing and Proofreading	1	-

Interpersonal Communication	Hours	PDUs
Interpersonal Communication: Communicating with Confidence	1	-
Interpersonal Communication: Targeting Your Message	1	-
Interpersonal Communication: Listening Essentials	1	-
Interpersonal Communication: Communicating Assertively	1	-
Interpersonal Communication: Being Approachable	1	-

How to Write an Effective Internal Business Case	Hours	PDUs
Preparing a Business Case	2.5	2.5
Writing a Business Case	2.5	2.5
Presenting Your Case	2.5	2.5

This e-Learning course series also includes a free one (1) year subscription to the Books24x7 Communication custom online book collection.
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Management Skills - Recruiting

~~Price: $275~~ Sale Price: $225
90 Days

Management Skills - Recruiting: 6 PDUs

One of the most significant challenges to the growth and survival of any business is finding and retaining qualified employees. It's not enough to offer an appealing or unique product or service to your customers. A company's people are the new competitive advantage. This series of courses explores two aspects of recruitment as one component of a sustainable talent management strategy: attracting the talent needed to meet the company's needs, and using innovative recruiting techniques to find the right people. These courses will explore how to consider the needs of the organization balanced against the expectations and needs of the potential employees who comprise the talent market.

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Effective Hiring and Interviewing	Hours	PDUs
What to Consider When Hiring	2	2
Interviewing Effectively	2.5	2.5
Choosing the Best Applicant	1.5	1.5
Effective Hiring and Interviewing Simulation	0.5	-
Screening Applicants for Emotional Intelligence	0.1	-
Hiring Strategic Thinkers	0.2	-
Guarding against Interviewing Biases	0.1	-

Recruiting and Retention Strategies	Hours	PDUs
Recruiting Talent	2	-
Retaining Your Talent Pool	2	-
Creating a High-Retention Organizational Culture Simulation	0.5	-
Aligning Recruitment to Job Requirements	0.1	-
Fringe Benefits: Maintaining a Competitive Hiring Advantage	0.1	-
Employer Branding	0.1	-
Devising an Effective Corporate Wellness Program	0.1	-
Surviving the Talent Crunch	0.2	-
Addressing Attrition in High Performance Teams	0.2	-
Preventing High Turnover Rates: How to Keep the Best	0.1	-
Disciplines of Organizational Learning: Personal Mastery	0.1	-

This e-Learning course series also includes a free one (1) year subscription to the Books24x7 Management custom online book collection.
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Management Skills - Managing Technical Professionals

Price: $299
90 Days

Management Skills - Managing Technical Professionals: 34.5 PDUs

As a manager, have you felt that technical professionals are sometimes difficult to understand? Do you find that the usual management models are not as effective as they could be? This series of courses explains the ways in which these employees differ from other workers and how you can apply more appropriate and effective management techniques. You will also learn how business has responded with new corporate structures and management strategies to meet the challenges of the new high-technology economy with its increasing number of technical professionals.

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Technical Management Essentials	Hours	PDUs
Transitioning from Technical Professional to Management	1	-
Strategies for Transitioning to Technical Management	1	-
Managing Technical Professionals	1	-

Managing Technical Professionals	Hours	PDUs
Understanding Technical Professionals	2.5	2.5
Attracting, Motivating, and Retaining Technical Professionals	3.5	3.5
Models for Managing Technical Professionals	4.5	4.5
Developing Career Plans for Your Technical Professionals	3.5	3.5
Managing Technical Professionals Simulation	0.5	-

Moving from Technical Professional to Management	Hours	PDUs
Management Development for Technical Professionals	3.5	3.5
Communication Skills for Successful Management	3	3
Process Management Skills	4.5	4.5
Leadership Development for Technical Professionals	3	3
Strategies for Transitioning into Management	6.5	6.5
Transitioning From Technical Professional to Management	0.5	-
From Technical Professional to Leadership Simulation	0.5	-

This e-Learning course series also includes a free one (1) year subscription to the Books24x7 IT Project Management custom online book collection. [More Info]

Management Skills - Conflict

~~Price: $250~~ Sale Price: $200
90 Days

Management Skills - Conflict: 9 PDUs

Conflict can have many causes—disagreements about who does what, or about how things are done, as well as disagreements related to personality and style. And inevitably, conflicts will arise in the workplace, so it's critical to be able to deal with them successfully. When you address conflict properly, you will experience a number of benefits: it can enhance your creativity and it can strengthen your relationships, for example. This series of courses describes these and other benefits of conflict. It also explains the types of conflict situations you're likely to face in the workplace and describes appropriate responses depending on the outcome you want.

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Workplace Conflict	Hours	PDUs
Workplace Conflict: Recognizing and Responding to Conflict	1	1
Workplace Conflict: Strategies for Resolving Conflicts	1	1
Confrontation: What's the Best Approach	0.1	-
Manager to Manager Conflict	0.2	-
Coping with Accusations in the Workplace	0.2	-
Managing Conflict	0.2	-

Fundamentals of Working with Difficult People	Hours	PDUs
Working with Difficult People: Identifying Difficult People	1	1
Working with Difficult People: How to Work with Aggressive People	1	1
Working with Difficult People: How to Work with Negative People	1	1
Working with Difficult People: How to Work with Procrastinators	1	1
Working with Difficult People: How to Work with Manipulative People	1	1
Working with Difficult People: How to Work with Self-serving People	1	1
Working with Difficult People: Dealing with Micromanagers	1	1
Blame Backfires--Conquer Negative Thinking	0.1	-
Reacting to Co-workers Who Try Taking Advantage	0.2	-

This e-Learning course series also includes a free one (1) year subscription to the Books24x7 Communication custom online book collection.
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Management Skills - Business Meetings

~~Price: $250~~ Sale Price: $200
90 Days

Management Skills - Business Meetings: 27.5 PDUs

If you are in a business that has meetings, you know how much time is spent in them. A recent survey of 2000 business leaders indicated that managers spend over fifty percent of their time in meetings. That same study indicated that managers felt that about one third of those meetings were unproductive. This series of courses will present you with information that will help you improve the quality of your meetings, including the presentations you give, professionalism and business etiquette.

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Giving Successful Presentations	Hours	PDUs
Presenting Successfully	3	3
Delivering the Message	3	3
Available Presentation Resources	3.5	3.5
Giving Successful Presentations Simulation	0.5	-
Attracting New Investors - Keeping Presentations Focused	0.1	-

The Effective Business Meeting	Hours	PDUs
Planning an Effective Business Meeting	2.5	2.5
Leading an Effective Business Meeting	2.5	2.5
Participating Effectively in a Business Meeting	2.5	2.5
The Effective Business Meeting Simulation	0.5	-
When Too Many Meetings Are Just Too Much	0.1	-
Making Meetings Work	0.1	-

Professionalism and Business Etiquette	Hours	PDUs
Standard Business Etiquette	2.5	2.5
Communication Business Etiquette	2.5	2.5
Etiquette at the Business Meeting	3	3
Business Etiquette for Supervisors	2.5	2.5
Professionalism and Business Etiquette Simulation	0.5	-
Business Etiquette in Introductions	0.1	-

This e-Learning course series also includes a free one (1) year subscription to the Books24x7 Communication custom online book collection.
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Management Skills - Green Business Strategies

Price: $75
90 Days

Management Skills - Green Business Strategies

While the concepts of green business and sustainable enterprise are not new, they are becoming increasingly vital in today's business climate. Companies willing to accept the challenge of going green and adopting green business practices stand to reap environmental, social, and economic rewards. This series of courses introduces the concept of sustainability, including sustainability goals and types of sustainability.

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Leading and Implementing Sustainable Green Business Strategies	Hours	PDUs
Introduction to Green Business and Sustainability	2	-
Green Business: Planning Sustainability Strategies	2	-
Green Business: Implementing Sustainability Strategies	2	-

* The Management Skills courses outlined above are offered by RMC through a Partnership with Skillsoft Corporation. Some of these courses may be eligible for HRCI or NASBA credit, in addition to PMI credit. For more information, please contact Kara Johnson at (952) 846-4484 x403 or via email at kjohnson@rmcproject.com.