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CONTACT US

888.439.2867 or 209.946.2956
FAX 209.946.2586
Peter Johnson
Director
Westgate Center for Leadership & Management Development
Eberhardt School of Business
3601 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, California 95211
westgate@pacific.edu

Schedule and Course Outline

Spring 2013 Program

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Classes will take place in a 2-part format on Wednesdays from 6:00 - 9:00 P.M.

DATE

COURSE

March 13
& March 20

Exceeding Customer Expectations
- Key Elements of Customer Service
- Internal and External Customers
- Gaining a Competitive Advantage
- Applications for Industrial, Consumer Products, and Service Organizations

March 27
& April 3

Creating a Competitive Strategy
- The Strategy Process
- Strategy and Competition
- Evaluating Strategy Success
- Class Exercise/Application

April 10
& April 17

Financial Management for Non-Financial Managers
- Key finance terms: assests, liabilities, capital, depreciation
- Using the balance sheet to examine assests and liabilities
- Analyzing the income statement to assess revenues and expenses
- Keeping your plan on target with budgetary controls
- Using profit-planning tools, break-even analysis, financial forecasting
- Cash Flow: where cash comes from and how it's applied

April 24
& May 1

Effective Communication Skills
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Oral Presentation Competencies
- Writing in the Workplace
- Organizational Communication Strategies
- Visualizing for Organizations

May 8
& May 15

 Managing Projects Successfully
- Project Life-Cycle
- Effective Project Plans
- Scope and Schedule Management
- Human Resource Management
- Risk Management
- Keys to Project Success

May 22
& May 29

The Art of Negotiation
- Learn to Control Range and Negotiations
- Preparing for the Negotiation
- Identify and Avoid Common Negotiating Errors
- Shortcuts to Better Negotiating Outcomes 

June 5
& June 12

 Legal Issues in Employee Relations
- Federal and State Employment Law
- Employment Practices/ Fair Labor Standards Act (compensation issues)
- Wrongful Discharge (At-Will vs. Just Cause)
- Legal Research Methods and Privacy Issues
- Americans with Disabilities Act
 

June 19
& June 26

 Building Leadership Effectiveness
- The 15 Rules for Effective Leadership
- Leadership Versus Management
- Creating and Implementing Teams
- Motivating Others by Creating a Mission, Vision and Goals
- Building Your Human Capital Through Coaching and Mentoring