Management Training Classes and Seminars In Knoxville, TN

Develop the leadership skills and digital strategies you need to successfully manage remote employees and build high-performing virtual teams in today’s global workplace....

The one day instructor-led Motivating Employees To Be Their Best training course focuses on providing the skills and techniques you will need to help groups develop a sense of community, to acquire influence over their work-related actions, and to enjoy the openness of shared information and feelings. The three elements of this type of climate are Community, Influence and Openness....

Learning to Manage is a dynamic instructor-led full day class that walks you through the process of successful management by introducing the tools and techniques for effectively handling five target areas — people, projects, performance, problems, and even personal development. Each of these areas is essential to minimizing the stress associated with the transition from individual work as you learn to delegate, communicate, and most of all, develop your employees — laying the foundation for...

The Driving Results: Leading and Inspiring Virtual Teams course is a one-day interactive class that positions managers of a remote workforce for success. Today’s workforce is spread all over the globe. No longer is everyone under one roof, and the benefits are immense. For employers there is decreased turnover and absenteeism, improved retention, cost reduction, and access to a larger pool of talent. For the individual, there is increased flexibility, more independence, and a better work-life b...

Recognize how to control your temper by thinking before speaking, waiting until you're calm before expressing yourself and the powerful tool of forgiveness....

Driving Accountability: Building Ownership and Follow-Through is a results-driven program designed to help leaders cultivate a workplace culture where individuals take ownership of their actions, commitments, and outcomes. In this course, participants learn the core principles of accountability—setting clear expectations, communicating effectively, providing constructive feedback, and addressing performance gaps with confidence and fairness. Through interactive discussion and real-world scenario...

This interactive instructor-led Management Skills for Technical Professionals Training course is designed to help you make the transition from technical expert to people management. The building blocks of communicating, motivating, and delegating are clearly presented. In addition, completing the Technical Supervisor Action Plan will help you implement your new supervisory skills on the job....

Project Managers who master risk-related concepts can help organizations manage both positive and negative risks. The PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP®) exam prep training course focuses on planning and monitoring for risk throughout a project. This course prepares PMP® Certification holders to pass the more advanced and specialized PMI-RMP® exam. The 1-day training proivides detailed insights into the seven project risk management domains, then linking those domains back to core PMP® principles. Students completing the PMI-RMP certification training will have the knowledge and skills needed to plan, manage and control project risks - and have the knowledge, study resources, and confidence to pass the PMI-RMP exam. This course has been approved by PMI for 8 PDUs....

This Program Management Professional (PgMP)® certification training course will guide you through the Standard for Program Management and support your journey to the PgMP® exam. Through the guidance provided during this boot camp and subsequent study, you will know what to expect on the day of the PgMP® exam itself. This PgMP® training course will be taught by a PgMP® accredited instructor who will guide you based on personal experience of the process. Supplemental materials such as simulated exams to prepare you for the actual test, as well as 20-question exams at the end of each section of the course will help boost your confidence for exam day. This course has been approved by PMI for 35 PDUs....

Project risks left unidentified and unmanaged, can derail organizational performance. Project managers and project participants need to be proficient at identifying and managing risks on their projects. This course is designed to teach you hands-on approaches to identifying and managing risks. Students will benefit from this course through an improved understanding of risk management, the development of practical ways of identifying, analyzing, and tracking risk, and optimizing time spent on risk assessments. Organizations are better positioned to reduce project risk by employing better risk management strategies and reducing project costs with more effective schedule optimization. This course has been approved by PMI for 8 PDUs....

The Business Relationship Management Professional (BRMP) training and certification course will provide you with a foundational understanding of business relationship management (BRM). This course provides the “why” business relationship management is critical to your organization and “what” a BRM does to add value to your organization. This interactive course includes discussions and real-life exercises that will provide you with the opportunity to apply the learning to your unique organizational situations and allow you to show immediate value in your Business Relationship Management (BRM) role, as well as prepare you for the BRMP Certification exam. Exam fee included in the cost of the course...

Understanding how to quickly address problems and bring your project team to a consensus is a crucial skill for Project Managers if they want to stay ahead of the curve. This course will help you unlock the key principles necessary to keep your projects moving forward. This course is part of the PMI Talent Triangle Fast Pass bundle and fulfills the Strategic and Business Management segment (8 PDUs) of the PMI Talent Triangle for PMP credential holders....

All projects introduce change into organizations which invariably change the way stakeholders work. Organizational change management (OCM) is about the people side of change – helping them let go of old practices and embrace the new. Through this interactive workshop, you will learn techniques to clearly define the change, generate support, assess organizational readiness, develop a change management plan, effectively address resistance, and identify the critical success factors to sustain the change once it is implemented. In short, you will leave class ready to participate as a valuable change agent in any change initiative....

To maintain competitiveness in local and international markets, formally managing your business processes is increasingly essential. This course explores the need for a business process focus, the essential steps for process management, and the critical success factors for making the effort successful. It provides a practical framework for understanding processes, using and developing metrics to manage processes, and describes the role of the Process Owner. Presented in a methodology-neutral way, participants can easily apply the knowledge and skills to any environment and use the techniques immediately upon leaving class....

You want to develop talent within your team by employing effective performance-management strategies on the job. This course will help you cultivate the skills necessary to motivate your employees and give you essential performance-management skills. You also want to be able to lead the individuals on your team effectively by conducting ongoing performance appraisals; delivering helpful and instructive feedback, training, and coaching; and designing and implementing performance standards. Moti...

This dynamic, two-day Effective Management Training course will help you gain the insights and practical methods needed to help you be a successful and effective manager....

This interactive course explores how to challenge individual negativity as well as how to handle the negativity of others. Behavioral models to use in coaching yourself and others in how to build optimistic responses to any given situation are taught. Learn how negative norms become entrenched in an organization, department or team and how to create a more positive working environment....

In today’s fast-paced and information-rich workplace, the ability to think critically and analyze problems effectively is a vital skill for success. Critical Thinking and Analytical Reasoning equips professionals with practical strategies to evaluate information objectively, identify patterns, and make sound, evidence-based decisions. Participants will learn how to question assumptions, weigh alternatives, and apply structured reasoning to solve complex challenges with clarity and confidence. By...

In today's world of rapid change, success requires firms to have both leadership and strategy. The Strategic Leader course provides pragmatic and actionable steps towards developing leaders that embody both. This course offers an invaluable model for strategic leadership required at all levels in any organization during the turbulent era ahead....

Accurately defining project scope sets the foundation for a successful project that accomplishes organizational needs. Research has shown that substandard requirements and scoping techniques often result in projects exceeding their planned budgets by as much as 200%. Additionally, generating a realistic schedule based on accurate resource and duration estimates troubles even the most the senior project managers. This course, based on PMI®’s PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition, provides participants with...

Proactively identifying and controlling risk greatly increases the accuracy of the project’s scope, schedule, and budget, as well as reduces the amount of time the team spends putting out fires. This course, based on PMI®’s PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition, focuses on improving the project manager’s risk management expertise, from initial planning through project closure. Participants apply all course principles to a real-world case study of their choosing....

Building Effective Workplace Relationships is designed to equip professionals at all levels with the essential skills to foster collaboration, resolve disputes, and maintain a positive and productive work environment. ...

Confident Conversations: Enhance Your Assertiveness Skills is designed to help individuals strike the right balance between passive and aggressive behaviors, creating transparent, respectful, and confident communication. ...

Constructive Conversation Techniques for Conflict Resolution equip individuals with the skills to effectively identify, analyze, and constructively resolve conflicts. ...

Driving Performance Through Feedback is designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge to leverage feedback as a powerful tool for driving success within your team or organization....