How to Win Great Employees

Did your company make it into Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards? No? Well don’t worry, the New Year is here and what most people do every year is make resolutions.  If you recognize your company needs change this year, make your resolution to achieve a culture that your employees can thrive in.  If you are wondering what kind of culture employees thrive in, the kind that wins awards and has employees singing your company’s praises, then check out some of the perks from the top five companies on the list:

Google was listed as number one according to the Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards.  As reported by employees, some of the perks of working for an internet giant include:  Retiree Health and Medical, On Site Health Care, Flexible Hours, Work from Home, Free Lunch or Snacks, Paid Holidays, Gym Membership, Pet Friendly Workplace, Childcare, Dependent Care, Company Social Events, Professional Development and Training.  These are in addition to the basic medical insurance and 401K or other retirement plan.

Nestle Purina Pet Care Company and Boston Consulting Group employees reported Sabbaticals as one of their many perks.  F5 Networks, developers of network management platforms, offers employees 3 weeks of paid vacation in the first year of employment and “Beer Fridays”.  Most of the top five offer Free healthcare, free snacks and a work from home option.

What is the one thing they all have in common? They all have the desire to invest in their employees in ways that benefit the employee professionally.  Tuition Assistance and Apprenticeships were highly prized benefits.  Professional Development and Training programs are used to provide opportunities for employees to enhance or learn new skills.  F5 company employees believe the company’s training program is a valuable asset. 

While you may not be able to bring pets into work or offer completely free medical to your employees, you can give them something that employees themselves say is more valuable than free snacks: an education.  Helping your employees with professional development is an achievable goal for the New Year.

Knowledgecity.com offers corporate training for Business, Computer Software and Safety Compliance.  With convenient online training courses that can be taken anytime and anywhere, set your resolution in motion and offer KnowledgeCity training to your employees.  We are adding new courses all the time.  Visit our website for a FREE TRIAL.

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Managing Your Crises with Ease

I'm sure many of you have, at one point or another, had to deal with a crisis. Crises are inevitable; whether a small fire that gets put out quickly or an all consuming blaze that requires days to handle, crises always seem to crop up, often at the most inconvenient times. It is important to plan ahead and know how to manage crises so that when they occur, you are prepared and can resolve the issue quickly and effectively.

Crisis management is different from time management. It requires a different mindset. The danger with crisis management is that it can become so time consuming that you never get to anything else. The crisis management immediately jumps to the top of the priority list. You don't want to be doing crisis management all the time, so if you find that you are spending all of your time managing crises, it's time to get a manager to step in and start problem solving. You don't want to manage in crisis mode.

One way to help avoid spending all your time managing crises is to realize that not everything is a crisis. Think like a manager and assess whether or not a situation is really a crisis, or just poor planning. If you have strong planning and communication, you can eliminate and prevent crises.

How to determine if it's a crisis:

Are people and property in danger?

Will not acting immediately cause harm and money loss down the road?

If you answered no to both questions, then it is not a crisis. If no one is in danger, take the time to assess the situation fairly. Remember, problem solving usually involves research, and one reason people get stuck in crisis management is because they don't sit down to do the research in the first place. The more planning you do upfront, the less likely you are to be hit with a crisis that derails you. Here are ten great steps for a successful crisis management plan.

The best use of time is spent doing problem solving, rather than reacting in the moment to a different situation. Sometimes in a situation, people may look to you for direction and ask a lot of questions. Remember, it's okay to take a step back when people are being demanding and say "I want to take a moment and think this through."

Managing crisis is an essential skill for being successful in your career. For additional information on crisis management and for more tips on building a successful career, check out our new course on Career Success Strategies and take advantage of the first three FREE previews.

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The Art of Negotiation: Common Mistakes and Helpful Tips

Negotiating is a useful skill to have in many situations, from purchasing a car to negotiating a pay raise. Below is a list of the common negotiation mistakes, along with some helpful tips for negotiating successfully.

Common Negotiation Mistakes:

1. Poor planning and preparation
2. Ignoring potential conflict
3. Arguing instead of trying to influence
4. Losing one's temper
5. Showing impatience
6. Using intimidating behavior
7. Misunderstanding/not understanding nonverbal messages

Tips for Negotiating:

1. Make sure that you understand the needs and goals of both parties going into the negotiations.
2. Establish dominance by being friendly, dressing for success, and, if possible, choosing the place to negotiate. Helpful hint: if the other party remains standing, you remain standing too.
3. Always have the other party first establish the floor and/or the ceiling.
4. Adding on to the above point, also always negotiate outside the bracket (the minimum and maximum).
5. Get information—remember, information is power.
6. Don't be afraid to use silence as a tactic!
7. Try to answer a question with a question. For example, a salesperson asks: "How much are you willing to pay for this item?" You respond: "How much do you need for this item?"
8. Be willing to walk away.

For more tips and techniques like these, join our excellent instructor, Professor Robert J. Ash, for the Art of Negotiation, and be sure to take advantage of the first three FREE video tutorials!

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The Social Media Beast

Social media is taking over—from opinion blogs to social networking websites, even viable news sources are now utilizing these tools to communicate information instantly to millions upon millions of people. Where else can you reach such a large audience so easily? And, with most social media and networking sites, for free!

Businesses can now tweet about their products, company events, and organizations that the company is involved in, such as conferences and charities, to send information instantly to their consumer market. Customers can connect to businesses in a new way through websites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and blog sites like Blogspot, LiveJournal, and WordPress. Through becoming an organization's "friend" on Facebook, customers can have a direct link to that company, establishing communication. Businesses can also utilize these sites to not only increase interest in their company, but also to gauge customer satisfaction with their product and gain valuable feedback.

The problem with social media is the very thing that makes it so appealing: its ability to reach so many people and draw interest. Social media can become a hungry monster, a wild beast; fueled by the public's opinions and interests, it can turn on a company just as easily as it can hoist a business up. The ability to post information that can be read instantaneously by millions of people, and subsequently influence other's opinions, makes it a potentially powerful marketing machine, or the Public Relations Department's worst nightmare. Remember, not everyone does the research to find out whether information on the Internet is true, which means that even if information is negative and false, people might still believe it. Jumping into social media is like grabbing a bull by the horns (although if you're careful and aware of the possible pitfalls, your company has the potential to profit exponentially from using these tools).

For those of you who have used social media tools to market yourselves or a business, we want to hear from you! How do you use social media to communicate with your consumer base? Do you find this to be a successful method of accurately representing and promoting your business? Have you had any negative experiences using social media as a promotional technique?

Check out our courses on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter to get started utilizing social media!

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What's Your Learning Style?

In our jobs, we are constantly bombarded with all types of information in the form of reports, presentations, emails, memos, verbal exchanges, and more. In order to absorb all of this information in a quick and comprehensive way, and be more productive and efficient, you must know your learning style.

Start by identifying your primary mode of learning. Are you a visual, auditory, or tactile learner?

• Visual learners process information first by what they see. These learners like to watch demonstrations, and then usually try it out for themselves.
• Auditory learners prefer to listen first and have information explained to them in a step-by-step process.
• Tactile learners have to try it out themselves, and learn best by doing.

There are many advantages to knowing your learning style. Being aware of your learning style will allow you to comprehend information faster, and will give you more opportunities to participate as you understand material more easily. You will have better overall communication when you know how you best receive information. Most schools and businesses now use a number of different media to communicate information, including video, PowerPoint, and written and verbal presentations. Be proactive. Actively seek out information presented in the style that works best for you.

Keep in mind that it's a good idea to be aware of the learning styles of the people around you. What style is your boss? How do your team members learn? Try to present information in a way that helps more people understand your message. This can mean including different modes of communication when you make a report or presentation. At the very least, provide a written copy of your report. If possible, include a PowerPoint and verbal explanation.

Our new course on Career Success Strategies has additional helpful tips on various career-related topics, such as business ethics, conflict in the workplace, how to read reports and compare data, how to find your career strengths, additional insight into learning styles, and much more. Make sure to check out the first 3 FREE previews of this essential, in-depth course!
In addition, be sure to watch the free previews of our courses on PowerPoint and Business Writing for helpful tips on preparing presentations and reports.

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The 7X7 Rule for Presenting Information (and other handy tips)

When creating slides in Microsoft PowerPoint, a good tip for presenting information is to have no more than 7 points on a slide, with no more than 7 words per point.

This slide utilizes the 7X7 rule.

Why do this? The 7X7 format ensures that you aren't presenting too much information at once, which could overwhelm your audience. It also ensures that your information is readable, especially if you are presenting to a large audience, where members may be some distance away from the presentation screen.

Presenting, especially live presentations, can be scary. Here are a few tips to help you out with presenting and speaking publicly:

• Include visuals in your presentation, as well as handouts to supplement the material being shown. PowerPoint 2010 allows you to print out handouts of your slide show, with room for your audience to take notes.
• Use the introduction to capture interest and set the tone of the presentation. Strong introductions may use statistics, quotes, or narrative history, ask a question, or refer to a common event.
• Focus on the back of the room to project your voice.
• Speak a little too fast rather than too slow (aim for about 145-180 words per minute). Adjust your speed depending on your material and audience.

For more tips on presenting, stay tuned for our course on Public Speaking, coming soon. Also make sure to explore our new course on Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 for additional insights into creating dynamic presentations. Remember, the first 3 tutorials are FREE!

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The ABC Strategy for Getting Organized

Ever have a day, week, or month where you just feel so overwhelmed you can't seem to get anything done? It can feel like important tasks are slipping through the cracks when you can't keep track of all you have to do! Well, here is a quick, easy-to-use strategy for organizing your tasks and taking the first step toward accomplishing everything you need to do and more.

Try this:

Set priorities. This strategy takes the To Do list one step further. Write everything you need to do onto post-its, with one task per post-it (this will make it easier to move tasks around). Then categorize these into three sections: A, B, and C. Note: it may help to use three different colors of post-its, especially if you are a visual person.

In category A place all the tasks that are absolutely critical. These can be the most important tasks that need to get done, the ones that are the most time sensitive, tasks you want to finish by the end of the day.

In category B place all the tasks that are important, but not as time critical. These can be tasks that you want to get done by the end of the week.

In category C place all the tasks that can be postponed, ignored, or avoided completely.

Here's a helpful hint for your C tasks: Put your C tasks into a Don't Do list. In doing this, you are giving yourself permission to NOT do a task. Instead of thinking about how much you didn't get done that day, and spending a lot of time and energy worrying about tasks that you still need to do, give yourself permission to procrastinate. Eventually, you can move items from your Don't Do list onto your To Do list.

This strategy can be done for all sorts of To Do items, including telephone calls! This can be used for both professional work and in your personal life.

Discover more great organizational strategies here, as well as learn about the various ways in which we waste time. Be sure to check out our new course on Time Management, and take advantage of the first 3 FREE tutorials on how to manage time more effectively.

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Feeling Burned Out? Revitalize Your Job!

Once you've been in the same job for a long time, you might start to feel a little bored or burned out. However, you probably don't just want to quit and look for a new job, especially in this current economy. So what can you do to stay motivated?

Try implementing one or all of these three techniques to regain your passion for your job.

Job Enlargement Restructure your job by restoring the wholeness of the job. This means that you take your job and fit it into the bigger picture of the organization.

Maybe you've been working on one particular part of a project. Ask to see the other sections of the project in order to see how everything, including your part, fits together. It's motivational when you can see the bigger picture, or the finished product, rather than just your individual part in it. Recognizing how your work fits into the whole will also help you to understand the value of your job, and recognize the areas where you can improve or expand on to better fit the organization.

Job Enrichment Increase your personal responsibility for your work. Increase your authority (the right to act, decide, and command) to make decisions about your job, and make sure to participate in the planning process. This can give your position more value, helping you to reinvest yourself in the work.

Job Rotation Learn the job of another employee. If you and another employee are both burning out, then switch jobs! This allows you to challenge yourself and stay interested by learning all about a new position. Plus, you increase your own versatility by increasing your knowledge of the organization. In familiarizing yourself with other jobs, you also learn how your work relates to other positions in the organization.

For more tips on how to stay motivated, check out our fun new course on the Art of Motivation, and be sure to take advantage of the first 3 FREE tutorials!

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Easy-to-Use Methods for Problem Solving

Ever have a problem that you just could not figure out how to solve? Maybe it was work related—you and a coworker just couldn't seem to get along—or maybe the problem had to do with your personal life. Well now you can get some great insight and tips on how to resolve your problems, and reduce a little stress along the way.

Start by learning all about the different sources of conflict (I'm sure you can think of a few!). We offer three FREE tutorials to get you off and running toward solving those difficult problems that always seem to crop up in our daily lives.

Click on the picture for some great tips on problem solving.

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Tips for Building Successful Teams

Here are some great tips for working smoothly in teams (and getting past that pesky Storming phase!):

• Assign roles and tasks to make sure each team member has something to do and that everyone participates in achieving the overall goal.
• Generate a plan: Where are you today? Where do you want to be tomorrow? How are you going to get there?
• Keep the team small: Small teams have better communication, and it's easier to make sure everyone stays on task.
• Know the team norms: Teams will establish acceptable and unacceptable behavior. It's important for every team member to be aware of these guides and know the consequences for unacceptable behavior.
• Emphasize common characteristics and interests to foster team unity.
• Praise and compliment your team members for jobs well done.
• And remember, make sure to have FUN!

Get more tips on how to build successful teams here at KnowledgeCity.com, plus enjoy three FREE video tutorials on The Art of Team Building!

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The Five Phases of Teams

Many of us have experienced working in teams—in fact, when you consider playing games as a child, creating group presentations in school, or collaborating on the job, all of us have been a part of a team at one time or another.

When I think of the process a team goes through, I immediately think of three stages:

1. Assembling the team
2. Working together on the project
3. Disbanding once the project is finished

But did you know that there are actually five phases that teams go through? That may sound like a lot, but each phase is important and moves the team forward towards becoming a strong, successful unit.

The five phases are:

1. Forming: Where the team is created—people may be excited or anxious about the upcoming task.

2. Storming: I’m sure many of us have experienced this stage—this is where the team deals with conflict, confrontation, defensiveness, and competition. Unfortunately, many teams never get past this phase!

3. Norming: Where the team really develops a sense of unity and each person is able to express criticism constructively (sounds ideal, doesn’t it?).

4. Performing: Here, the team is able to collaborate productively. Members are satisfied with the team’s progress and have the ability to work through problems. Go Team!

5. Adjourning: Where we bid farewell to our team. Hopefully, you will have pride in your team’s success as you say goodbye.

For more insights on teams, and for an in-depth look at each of these phases, check out our exciting new course on The Art of Team Building and enjoy three FREE video tutorials to get you started towards building a successful team.

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Green Jobs: 7 Exciting Green Collar Jobs

Are you a green conscious person? If you have a passion for the environment and wish to align your values into your work ethic and make a living out of it, a green career might be the right fit for you. According to SimplyHired.com, a vertical online job database company, green collar jobs increased 233 percent since October of 2008. Here are 7 top green jobs available in this fast growing field:

• Civil engineer: There is a demand for qualified civil engineers to oversee construction projects, such as water system, sewage facilities, and road pavements thanks to the influx of government stimuli cash. With infrastructure needs on the rise, this sector of the green market will grow 11 percent in the next few years, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). PayScale.com, an online salary database company, states the median salary for civil engineers is $67,000 per year.

• Environmental engineer: As environmental concerns rise around the world, environmental engineers are needed to solve issues on water pollution (i.e. BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico), air pollution, waste disposal, and public health issues. Environmental engineers can make more than $67,000 per year and is one of the many green careers that need green collar jobs training.

• Water-treatment specialist: A water-treatment specialist is one of those green collar jobs that have been around for as long as we’ve had running water in our homes and businesses. As alternative solutions are being asked for by the public at large in replace of bottled water, there is a high demand for these specialists to work on new sewage treatment rules etc. Unlike an environmental engineer, extensive education isn’t needed to be a water-treatment specialist. Workers with high school diploma and five years of experience can expect to earn over $40,000 per year.

You can turn a generalized job, refine it, and turn it into green collar jobs as well, such as:

• Surveyor: Often referred to as “the second oldest profession,” a surveyor is a professional who officially inspects for the purpose of ascertaining the right conditions, values on any given market/product/service. This profession can easily adapt to a green collar job as a land surveyor, redeveloping old industrial sites or reclaim contaminated properties. Expect $50,000 per year with a bachelor’s degree and several years of experience.

• Software developer: A developer can channel his/her technical expertise into a green career by applying software/database design skills into making solar energy more affordable. Median salary is $74,000 per year, but with advance green collar jobs training, certifications or advance degrees, there is the potentiality to raise your earning wage.

• Grant writer: Grant writers can also profit on the green movement by helping non-profit environmental foundations find and apply for government/private funds to protect our Earth’s ecosystem. Grant writers can expect to make about $48,000 per year.

• Sales and human resources: As with any market base, human resource and sales associates are needed to promote the eco-friendly products and services. Professional green career salespeople can expect to earn around $50,000 annually.

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Soft Skills Training: 3 Tips to Improve Soft Skills

Like anything else, soft skills can be learned. The importance of soft skills training cannot be stressed enough. The interpersonal skills you gain throughout life will not only equip you to excel in your professional life, but also in your personal life. Here are three simple ways to improve your soft skills:

Take communication skills courses—Soft skills training courses are mixing technology with areas such as effective written/verbal communication, teamwork, cultural understanding, and psychology. For example, there are speech classes, writing classes to boost your communication skills. Look for conflict resolution or “leadership skill” courses either online or at your local community college.

[Learn more about in-demand interpersonal skills]

Seek mentors—Mentors is another form of teamwork training. Approach potential mentors with the specific skills set you wish to learn from in a friendly, professional way. Ask them which effective soft skills got them ahead in their careers. Compliment that person with a specific example in which you've seen him or her practice that skill.

Volunteer—Brush up on many essential skills through volunteering (i.e. teamwork, decision-making strategies, management, communication skills, reporting, writing, public speaking etc.) Not only are you communication skills training, but a high profile volunteer work on your resume provides you with an opportunity to explain the knowledge and skills acquired to your potential employer.

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Soft Skills Training: 5 Most in Demand Interpersonal Skills

The importance of soft skills training should not be overlooked because to move ahead in your career, you need more than technical qualifications. Yes, technical skills may get you an interview, but it’s really your soft skills, also known as interpersonal skills, that land you the job. It’s also your soft skills that help you keep your job too. Here are six in demand “soft skill training” asked next to the demands of technical qualifications:

Communication Skills—Interviewers prefer job applicants with communication skills training. This does not mean they are looking for applicants who speaks or writes well specifically, but someone who can express themselves. For example, someone who can write a coherent memo, the ability to persuade others with a presentation, or just the ability to calmly explain to team members what he/she needs and wants.

Teamwork—Effective productivity in an organization depends on the constructive teamwork and collaboration of its workers. Teamwork training is a crucial desired soft skill that interviewers are looking for in candidates, someone who can play and work well with others. Companies look for someone who can take charge when the occasion calls for it, be a good follower, monitor the progress of a project, meet deadlines, work well with others across the company to achieve a common goal etc.

[More about how to learn soft skills]

Problem solving—Have you ever wondered why most interviewers ask you the question, “How did you turn a negative situation into a positive one?” This question is asked specifically to gauge the success of your assertiveness training. Be prepared for this question in any interview with several examples of what you did, how you approached a situation, how you involved others, and what the outcome was.

Critical observation— No interpersonal skills training would be complete without learning about the importance of critical observation. It’s not enough to just collect data and manipulate it, you must also have the ability to digest, analyze, and interpret the information. You should be asking yourself when viewing important facts, how does the data affect the company as a whole?

Conflict resolution—Ability to resolve a conflict should also be included in your soft skill training. Your ability to persuade, to negotiate, and resolve a conflict is momentous for your career advancement. Be ready to show your conflict resolution skills and when the time calls for it, to negotiate win-win solutions to serve the best interest of the company and individuals involved.

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Online Training: 5 Reasons Corporate America Favors Online Training Courses

It’s no surprise why corporate America fancy’s web based e-learning over traditional universities. According to an article featured on USA Today, “Online Courses the Rage in Corporate Training,” employers spent $57 million to train their workers. There are numbers or reasons why corporate are trending away from the traditional university model, the top five being:

1. The current economic situation necessitates the need to economize—any discovery to decrease expenses are welcomed by most corporate companies and with so many e-learning platforms that offer affordable monthly subscription based services, distance corporate training and development programs can help companies save millions of dollars each year.

2. Companies perception of training employees as an unredeemable cost has changed—unlike before, corporate do not view expenditures to develop the human potential a wasted investment anymore, but a worthy cause with infinite potential in return. The return on training improves performances and attitudes from employees necessary to achieve organizational growth.

3. Online training allow learners to learn at their own pace—Whether learners are required to learn technical work related training, complete full degrees or certification programs, web based e-learning allows learners to work at their own pace without having to wait for others.

4. Corporate training institutes has removed the need to travel—by removing the need for learners to join together to learn and study reduces a significant amount of cost in lost time and opportunity for companies by not having their employees away from their responsibilities for extended periods of time.

5. Online training is learner-centered—online corporate software training can deliver the concept of group learning and collaborative problem solving right to the employee’s home. Allowing learners more control with course pacing, sequencing and styles, online training is learner-centered.

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Human Resource Management: The Fundamental and Importance of HRM Function

What is human resource management (HRM) and its importance within a business context? Human resource management, interchangeable with talent management, is the department that functions within an organization in charge of the overall responsibility of implementing strategies and policies relating to management. Talent management system reflects business management’s adoption of a more quantitative, strategic approach to workforce maintenance.

Purpose and role of a talent management system
Human resource’s reputation used to be thought of as a department that handled mostly administrative activities, coordinating ranges of worker related processes. Not so much today though. HRM in today’s business society is believed to play an intimate role in the systematical operation of the business in maintaining relations with its workforce.

There is a reason why human resource management is also called “talent management.” Large and small companies look up to the talent management system not only for paperwork, hire and pay workers, but also for staffing, human resource training, and managing workers so that the workforce within the organization is performing at maximum capacity. Because human resource management’s main purpose is to maximize return of investment (ROI), secure future survival and success while minimizing financial risk for the business.

Talent management key functions
Some of the set strategies, policies, standards, systems, and processes talent management system departments implement are:

• Recruitment and selection
• Organization design and development
• Business transformation and change management
• Hr courses for performance, conduct and behavior management
• Industrial and employee relations
• Workforce analysis and personnel data management
• Compensation, rewards, and benefits management
• Human resource training development and management

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Tools Needed for Accounting Majors

To be an accountant means to provide organization, summarization, and interpretation of financial information for companies. College students who wish to play a critical role within a business organization as an accountant needs to be computer literate and be thoroughly knowledgeable in business mathematics.

Computer literacy is a necessity for an accountant’s performance. Being able to understand the basic functions, hardware, software, and operating system commands is immensely important for most operations are performed on a computer setting. Although most college students these days are fully aware of a computer’s capability, there are computer literacy training tutorials for accounting majors who went back to school later on in life when computers were not the prevalent tool in the work or academic force.

Basic mathematics wouldn’t just do in terms for an accountant. Since accounting is all about mathematics in a business environment, business mathematics is a separate entity than regular math taught in academia. Online training tutorials are available to learn more on what mathematical applications pertain in a business context.

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Necessary Online Training Tutorials Needed for Environmentalists

Advocates for the protection of Earth’s natural environment from destruction or pollution understands more than ever the importance of their work is to humanity, for the theory of earth’s natural resources deteriorating would bring about catastrophic destructions seems to have some relevance with so much natural disasters occurring around the world.

China’s latest earthquake that measured 6.9 in magnitude killed 1,100 people up to date; Iceland’s volcano that recently came to life is interrupting European air traffic with its ashes, to U.S.’s own recent 7.2 Mexicali earthquake that was felt across Southern California with more than 500 aftershocks.

Understanding presentation skills and being up-to-date with the latest environmental issues is necessary, environmentalists understands the importance of PowerPoint training tutorials and environmental online training tutorials.

• PowerPoint presentation tutorials: Presentation is a big aspect for environmentalists to bring forth their research to the public at large. Through cutting technology and sophisticated features coming out each year in newer editions, Microsoft PowerPoint provides environmentalists with a powerful tool to present their work in a visual aspect.

• Environmental job training tutorials: Through environmental video tutorials, environmentalists are able to be informed of the latest research, data, statistics, concepts and other events happening in their prospective field.

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Academia and Business Organizations Benefit from KnowledgeCity

Although still young, different sectors of the academic and business industries are starting to take notice of KnowledgeCity. There is no deniability of the importance of how information technology (IT) is to a modern organization that relies heavily on the use of electronic computers, computer software for daily productivity and smooth operation.

As IT corporations continuously invent, reinvent, and refine their software products and services, to be up-to-date with all computer applications is nearly impossible for the public at large to learn, who is always on the run with everyday living. Understanding this gap, KnowledgeCity hits the ground running finding qualified professors to teach the necessary tools needed for all market industries such as:

Computer Science, Research Departments—Research industries that rely heavily on database programs to convert, store, protect, transmit, and securely retrieve information can rely on software training tutorials on the latest software applications on Excel, Access, and Outlook.

Professional photographers, web designers, graphic designers—There is nobody more excited when the newest version of Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver is released than a visual artist. But even the most skilled computer-literate can have trouble understanding a function or a feature without learning about it first.

Publishing Industry—Word, InDesign software applications are the lifeblood for the publishing world. To understand, utilize, and implant all the features offered by the program is essential for a successful production of its magazines, newspapers, books etc.

Real Estate, Accounting, Human Resource Market—Business management training tutorials is essential to implement successful concepts and strategies to improve interpersonal relationship between the company and its staff for the success of its business.

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KnowledgeCity’s Management Tutorial: The Four Functions of Management

Veteran and novice managers, look no further than KnowledgeCity for core infrastructure management tutorials on key issues facing today’s business administrations large and small. Our business management tutorials cover: management theories, finding and developing leaders, measurement and improvement on customer and employee relations, hiring and training employees, developing workplace teams and so much more.

One of the business management tutorials that KnowledgeCity offers business administrations is the Four Functions of Management. Through these business management training tutorials, administrators will learn the four core functions of business management:

Plan: The first stage to any administration team is evaluating and planning the business’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Planning is the core function of management concept to attain the goals and objectives put forth by the company.

Organization: The determination of the internal structure, relationship establishment, and all allocation of resources would be set in the second concept of management, which is organization. The formation of the infrastructure is needed to carry out the plans implemented in order to direct the business in the desired course.

Direct: After all the internal organization have been set, management should then be able to oversee and give direction to the staff’s behavior, activities, and production that would ultimately affect the company’s objective. Because all staff members should perform at their maximum capacities, management needs to provide directions well.

Control: The business management team must be able to control the production and the direction of the company at large, whether if it’s doing well or not. By overseeing the actual performance of the entire company and staff, the management team can decide what plans and rules need to be changed in order to reach its goal.

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