Maximize the Professional You: Our Full Course Range

We have been in the professional development business a long time. We know people have different priorities, budgets and issues.

This page outlines all of the courses we offer, in a short form, menu-style format.

These courses can be taught in sessions of 30 minutes (super condensed - 5 key take-aways) through to 3 hours - in person, or via distance technology.

They are all designed to deliver key skills your people can walk away with and start using immediately.

Sometimes clients ask us to deliver one course, as a lunch 'n' learn, while others choose 3 or 4 within one business day, separated by 10-minute breaks, or even with different participants in each. As always, it's your choice.

These courses are also available as private coaching and distance coaching.

If you see one or more that you like, our contact information is at the bottom of the page.

Balancing Work: Techniques to even out workflow between busy and less-busy periods.

Balance (Work & Life): Techniques to ensure a healthy balance between work and non-work times in the day, the week and the career in general.

Blackberry Etiquette: The effective use of wireless PDAs such as the Blackberry involves elements of time management business writing and behavioural etiquette. Its use or misuse can make or break business opportunity. Are you using it wisely?

Body Language: Learn the key elements of body language to both understand and influence others. (also called NVC)

Business Writing: The essential skills of staying concise, clear and influential. How to summarize complex issues. How to proof to perfection. More information about this course is available here.

Conflict: Understanding the nature of interpersonal conflict in the workplace and how to best deal with it. Developing a process. Developing and accessing a repertoire of questions. Developing "comfort" as conflict emerges. Working towards a positive outcome.

Creativity: Mind-mapping techniques for increased creativity.

Crisis Management: Handling yourself, others, and a situation while in crisis.

Deadlines (Others): How to get other people to submit their work on time.

Deadlines (You): Working to deadlines without hitting that "crunch-time."

Decisions: How to make good decisions in a timely manner. Problem analysis. Acceptance of decisions.

Delegation: Learn how to hand-off tasks to others and why this is so important to your success. Also how to identify opportunities for delegation.

Diet at Work: Choosing foods and snacks that help maintain stamina and focus while also allowing for healthy weight loss or weight maintenance.

Education: How to fit ongoing studies into your busy workweek (also called Lifelong Learning).

Energy and Stamina: Techniques for keeping "up" for more of the day, and after work as well.

Exercise Habit Development: Developing habits to make exercise easier and more regular.

Exercise in the Office: Healthy stretches and exercises you can do to keep the blood moving without breaking a sweat.

Feedback: How to give and receive feedback with colleagues, clients, managers. (See also: Performance Review Feedback, below).

Goal Setting: How to set and attain personal goals.

Grooming and Style: How to look the way you want to look.

Group Discussion: Running a meeting of minds and personalities in a timely and productive manner.

Image Management: Do you project the right image? Do your clothes, speaking and interaction style match you ambitions? This session delivers essential tips for both female and male professionals. More information about this course is available here.

Improvement: How to establish a regime of continuous improvement.

Influence and Persuasion: How to influence others (clients, colleagues, even your manager). Winning support. Creating compelling arguments. Summarizing requests.

Interruptions: Techniques for fending off interruptions and for establishing an interruption-free culture.

Leadership (Self): How to influence yourself to establish self-direction and self-motivation. Balancing emotions. Maintaining confidence when you find yourself out of your depth. Tolerating stressful situations. Being dynamic in a group setting.

Lifelong Learning: How to fit ongoing studies into your busy workweek.

Listening (Active/Effective Listening): Most people can hear, but few can listen. Learn the skills of Active and Effective listening.

Managing Up: The career enhancing (not career-limiting) art of managing and communicating with your boss.

Meetings: Running a time-effective, productive meeting

Memory: Techniques for improving your memory.

Mentorship: Why it is essential to have mentors and also be a mentor, and how to make the time to do so.

Mornings: Organizing your home life for a stress-free start.

Networking: The essential career-saving skill. Learn the key techniques for ongoing, successful networking.

Non-Verbal Communication (NVC): Learn the key elements of NVC to both understand and influence others. (also called Body Language)

Organization: Creating and keeping an organized workspace.

Organization: Developing a true "touch a message only once" habit.

Performance Review Feedback: A special session for managers on how to deliver feedback as part of performance review.

Personality Assessment (You): Identifying and understanding your personality type.

Personality Assessment (Your Manager): How to assess and work with your manager's personality type.

Personalities In the Workplace: How to assess and work with the different personality types of your colleagues.

Physiology Assessment: Understanding your somatotype and physiology and its impact on diet, productivity and health.

Plans: Designing a work and organization plan that matches your own personality.

Political Awareness: Reading between the lines and using office politics proactively.

PowerPoint Presentation Techniques: How to speak and use PowerPoint to influence and educate.

Procrastination: Resolving the problem of putting things off.

Project Management: The essentials of PM, in accordance with the Project Management Institute's Book of Knowledge (PMBOK). More information on this course is available here.

Sleep: Learn about the dynamics of sleep - the number one influencer of daytime productivity - including how to get ensure quality sleep.

Social Networking: Learn all about Web 2.0/Enterprise 2.0 and how it will affect your business. More information about this course is available here.

Stress Management: Identifying the sources of stress, handling stress, regaining mental equilibrium.

Time Management: Our famous "Cool Time" approach. More detailed information on this course can be found at the Cool Time page here.

Transition/Unemployment/Getting Downsized: Call it what you want, it's a stressful time, but there's a lot to do, and more opportunities than ever before.. More information about this course is available here.

Voice Power: How to control and deepen your voice (for both males and females) to become more influential and better understood.

Willpower: Developing the willpower to stick with exercise, diet or work plans.

For further information:

• Call us at 416.777.6760
• e-Mail: alert (at) bristall (dot) com