American Management Association Classes, Washington DC

This course is designed to combine proven-by-practice methods with new insights and ideas from a wide range of current strategic thinking. Gain a wider perspective of the strategic planning process through breakout sessions, exercises and case applications. Bring your strategic dilemmas to this program and get direction on analytical and organizational...

People are a business’s most valued asset, so it stands to reason that employee wellness is a fundamentally important metric for ensuring your company optimizes its talent. In fact, holistic wellness is one of the drivers that is reshaping the world of work—and it’s likely to take even greater organizational focus in the future. Today’s potential...

Extraordinary Productivity: The 5 Choices That Drive Success The Extraordinary Productivity: The 5 Choices That Drive Success course is based on ideas and practices accumulated over decades from the leaders of productivity. This FranklinCovey seminar provided by AMA will help you develop the necessary tools to maximize productivity in the...

The truism about best-laid plans going astray can easily be applied to projects. Even in the most carefully planned projects, unforeseen challenges can arise that might affect the outcome. When developing a project plan, it’s therefore crucial to identify potential risks—and strategize possible solutions to any “if/then” scenarios that can...

You’re already successful as a leader and communicator.  But now you must exercise even greater influence, solve bigger problems and drive unprecedented performance improvements. Superior leadership communication skills and the ability to adapt them to constantly changing circumstances are essential. Who Should Attend This course is for experienced...

The Voice of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire, Influence and Achieve Results No matter how compelling the vision or how brilliant the strategy, without leadership communication, there is no execution. The ability to get buy-in, garner trust and inspire loyalty en masse isn't a skill you have to be born with. Now you can learn to develop grace under...

Learn and apply basic elements of project management to your job to support project success. Who Should Attend: Those who are involved in projects but do not manage them Experts, team members, project sponsors, contributors, facilitators and coordinators How you will benefit: Know the purpose and process of project management Understand...

Develop your presentation skills to transform yourself from inexperienced speaker to skilled Today's quick-paced and fluid work environment can mean fast and frequently unexpected organizational changes, greater responsibilities, and new projects and initiatives. Being a confident, polished speaker is not only necessary, but well advised in order...

No matter how capable a person you are, you will not have sustained and lasting success unless you are able to effectively lead yourself, influence, engage, and collaborate with others—and continuously improve and renew your capabilities. The seven habits of highly effective people are at the heart of team, organizational, and personal effectiveness....

Storytelling Power: Secrets for Exceptional Communication Great stories can move mountains. The best storytellers have the power to persuade people to get behind an idea and give it their total support. Yet the ability to relay a story that people can connect with, are persuaded by and feel passionately about is a rare skill. This seminar will show...

Put the best concepts, tools and techniques available for multi-project management to work for you and your organization! Ace multiple-project assignments by balancing time and resources. This updated seminar provides you with examples of best practices within the profession. Learn how to develop a culture for consistent, standardized Multi-Project...

Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers Can you demonstrate your value and ROI to your boss? Are you able to interpret financial reports and make decisions based on the data they provide? Can you draft an accurate budget? Can you justify your ideas in dollars and cents? You didn’t get to this...

Communication and Interpersonal Skills for Technical Professionals Who Should Attend All technical and IT professionals who need to develop the interpersonal and communication skills necessary to effectively convey their knowledge to those around them. Whether you’re an IT professional, engineer, scientist, or researcher, communicating with others—both...

There is enough time in a day! Learn the most effective ways to manage it. Do you find yourself overloaded with work? Feel so stretched to the limit you can't set priorities? Exhaust yourself daily without accomplishing your goals? Remember, every minute of your day impacts the business. If you answer yes to one or more of the above, it's time to...

Learn how to adopt the right leadership style that generates heightened performance and improved productivity. SLII® is the most widely taught leadership model in the world. It teaches leaders to use the appropriate leadership style in response to the needs of the person and the situation. Our learning design—The SLII Experience™—uses game-changing...