173 Office Skills courses in Whetstone

Enhancing Performance with Productive Conflict: In-House Training Most organizations have typically held the belief that workplace conflict is something that needs to be prevented, resolved, and/or mitigated. After all, conflict creates stress and leads to a variety of performance problems and very real costs. However, what savvy organizations have come to embrace is the understanding that when conflict is truly understood and harnessed, it can be utilized to not only add value to teams, but also enhance workplace performance. Conflict can be productive and make organizations better! Learners will explore the results of a formal, personalized, conflict-related assessment, uncovering targeted nuances of their conflict responses in action. Participants will learn to use basic strategies which allow them to transform destructive conflict responses into more productive ones, especially in the moment when they are happening. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Apply different models for understanding the lifecycle and dynamics of conflict Describe a physiological response to conflict and its impact on communication Recognize the correlation between a person's conflict style and how they respond to conflict Identify your own default responses to conflict and catch them in action Reframe automatic negative thoughts to create more positive interpersonal outcomes Utilize various tactics and strategies to transform destructive conflict responses into productive ones Getting Started Introductions and social agreements Course goal and objectives Opening activities Module 1: The Dynamics and Anatomy of Conflict Conflict basics Dynamics of conflict The anatomy of conflict Module 2: Conflict Styles and Conflict Conflict through the conflict style lens Exploring your style in conflict Destructive responses to conflict Module 3: Changing Your Response to Conflict Changing your conflict response Three steps to productive conflict Choosing a productive conflict response

What you Will Learn Plan and prioritize each day's activities in a more efficient, productive manner Establish strategies to execute priorities and overcome procrastination Understand how to make trade-offs when faced with fire drills How to set and communicate boundary conditions Getting Started Introductions Course orientation Participants' expectations Foundation Concepts Exercise: A day in your life Resources to implement change Mind-set Tool-set Skill-set What is your time really worth? The dynamics of procrastination The myth of multi-tasking Brain Rules - how to optimize your efficiency Organization and Prioritization Time management best practices Goal setting Exercise: Identifying your priorities The importance of organization Time management framework Prioritizing time Time Management Techniques Tips for managing time Nine ways to overcome procrastination The STING technique Managing your time o Handling unplanned urgencies o Dealing with information overload Delegation and managing others' time Creating your personal action plan Summary Course summary and next steps Applying what you have learned

This MS Access Advanced Course mostly covers creating advanced MS Access reports, forms, and macros. Create and amend Advanced Forms and Advanced Reports. Macro buttons. This assists you to build user-friendly forms to facilitate effective navigation, effective data capture and effective viewing and querying data This course will help you to structure MS Access tables, import, and manage your data effectively.

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This is an essential programme for any member of staff whose role requires a high level of attention to detail. The focus is specifically on the handling of text and data, whether at the input stage or when collating information into reports and documents for use by others. The session looks at both prevention and cure. For 'prevention', it focuses on understanding how common errors occur and on developing an awareness of the factors which influence our level of attentiveness. It introduces key psychological theories around attentiveness including the 'capacity' and 'bottleneck filter' models. And it looks at how working styles can affect attention to detail. For 'cure', the programme looks at how to minimise the effect of stress on concentration as well as introducing a number of tools and techniques for promoting accuracy - at both the input and the checking stages. Particular attention is paid to proof-reading techniques. By the end of the session, participants will: Appreciate why errors occur Understand how stress and other factors can affect focus and accuracy Know how to improve accuracy and reduce errors when handling text and data Be able to proof-read text and number-based documents more accurately 1 The importance of accuracy The impact of mistakes Why accuracy is so important Main reasons why errors occur 2 Attentiveness theory The 'capacity' and 'bottleneck filter' models Selective attention Chunking - big picture / little picture 3 Preparing for accuracy Working styles - how they affect detail-orientation Identifying and minimising the impact of stress on concentration 4 Practical strategies How to improve accuracy and reduce errors when inputting text Managing interruptions and distractions Proofing text and numbers

This one-day workshop will give you a better understanding of the components and operations of an Access database. It is designed to build on a user's existing skills and includes useful action queries to allow greater manipulation of a database. This workshop will help participants: Ensure the integrity of their databases Manage field properties Use the query functions effectively Save time with the query expression builder Create different types of query more quickly Design better forms Link expressions in forms Create better and more useful reports Import and export tables more easily 1 Table relationship integrity Identifying relationships Identifying criteria for data integrity Applying referential integrity Managing relationship join types 2 Table field properties Field properties overview Using input mask field Using default value fields Using field validation rules 3 Query functions Running aggregate function calculations Running sum, average, count, max and min functions Grouping calculated data 4 Query calculations Using query operators and expressions Adding calculated fields to a query Using the query expression builder 5 Action queries Creating make table queries Creating append queries Creating update queries Creating delete queries 6 Designing forms Adding form controls Aligning and arranging form controls Adding pictures and labels to forms Adding new fields to a form Controlling tab order Adding command buttons Adding a combo box control Formatting data using conditional formatting 7 Form expressions (calculations) Using the form expression builder Working with a property sheet within a form Linking expressions within a form 8 Working with reports Creating reports with the report wizard Inserting report fields Formatting fields Inserting report headers and footers Working with a property sheet within a report 9 Grouped reports Creating groups with the report wizard Sorting grouped data Grouping alphabetically Grouping on date intervals Creating sub reports Adding calculations to groups 10 Importing and exporting tables Importing tables into Access Exporting tables from Access Importing and linking data in Access

Who would find this course useful? This course excellent for beginners who would like to enter the programmer world via C#. Or for individuals have a particular need for C# Level: A good start for beginners through to intermediate with OOP. Practical confidence will be achieved with a very practical approach to the training. This is normally online, but onsite and classroom courses are also available on request

MS PowerPoint is really easy, but in this PowerPoint Training Courses, we cover most aspects in a fast-paced day, and attend the to more tricky aspects. This course is one-to-one to attend to specific aspects per delegate. Group training could be organised on request.

Java basics course. General Java syntax and principles of object-oriented programming. Level: Start from scratch; this is the course for a beginner. Java from basics to fully functional. Our Style: Instructor-led Course, very practical with hands-on practice. Small groups up to 4 people. Trainers are professional developers and subject matter experts.

Power BI is a powerful data visualisation program that allows businesses to monitor data, analyse trends, and make decisions. This course is designed to provide a solid understanding of the reporting side of Power BI, the dashboards, where administrators, and end users can interact with dynamic visuals that communicates information. This course focuses entirely on the creation and design of visualisations in dashboards, including a range of chart types, engaging maps, and different types of tables. Designing dashboards with KPI's (key performance indicators), heatmaps, flowcharts, sparklines, and compare multiple variables with trendlines. This one-day programme focuses entirely on creating dashboards, by using the many visualisation tools available in Power BI. You will learn to build dynamic, user-friendly interfaces in both Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service. 1 Introduction Power BI ecosystem Things to keep in mind Selecting dashboard colours Importing visuals into Power BI Data sources for your analysis Joining tables in Power BI 2 Working with data Utilising a report theme Table visuals Matrix visuals Drilling into hierarchies Applying static filters Group numbers with lists Group numbers with bins 3 Creating visuals Heatmaps in Power BI Visualising time-intelligence trends Ranking categorical totals Comparing proportions View trends with sparklines 4 Comparing variables Insert key performance indicators (KPI) Visualising trendlines as KPI Forecasting with trendlines Visualising flows with Sankey diagrams Creating a scatter plot 5 Mapping options Map visuals Using a filled map Mapping with latitude and longitude Mapping with ArcGIS or ESRI 6 Creating dashboards High-level dashboard Migration analysis dashboard Adding slicers for filtering Promote interaction with nudge prompts Searching the dashboard with a slicer Creating dynamic labels Highlighting key points on the dashboard Customised visualisation tooltips Syncing slicers across pages 7 Sharing dashboards Setting up and formatting phone views Exporting data Creating PDF files Uploading to the cloud Share dashboards in SharePoint online