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help improve overall performance of individuals and their work teams. • Conflict Resolution — Not all employees get along. That’s a fact of life. To resolve conflict in a successful manner, training in this area will help you deal with this issue professionally rather than trying to avoid it. • Diversity Training — Increase cultural awareness, knowledge and sensitivity to issues. • Time Management — You will find that you can’t actually manage time because time just happens, but you can organize how you use your time for best results. • Communication Skills — Learn the tools and methods to effectively enhance the exchange of information among your team members. • Creating Teams — A combination of various soft skills will present opportunities to recognize talents and pair up like individuals to tackle a project or accomplish another objective in the workplace. • Dealing with Change — Change doesn’t always have to be feared. Learn how to recognize and adapt to the ever-changing workforce in a successful manner. • Presenting Ideas — You don’t have to be in sales to sell an idea. Every management environment requires its own set of presentation and implementation skills. Sometimes you can sell your idea with facts and solutions, and other times you may have to do a more direct sell so it becomes another’s idea. Either way, figuring out the most effective approach is what you need to do before the meeting. • Inspiring Loyalty and Trust — Quite a concept. Just think how well you and your team could perform with trust, which translates into loyalty, as the foundation of your work relationship. • Balancing Stress — Perhaps most importantly, juggling life outside of work, the demands of the job and the challenges your people face can create a ton of stress. However, learning how stress runs your life and finding ways to manage it will not only lead you to better days, but also extend your life above the dirt. Learning the course is one thing, but understanding where the course leads often requires a different set of skills. But after learning the new software program that runs the robot or sitting down with an employee and human resources to resolve a problem, the term “course management” will become a whole new meaning into your everyday work life. It no longer will require scrambling back to the clubhouse. You’ll find yourself actually taking charge of your game. Research any of the choices mentioned above and start learning how to manage the course for your job and your life. Fore! SF&WB SEPTEMBER 2008 - Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery FWB0408WEL.indd 1 51 3/11/08 3:07:54 PM http://www.weldonsolutions.com http://www.weldonsolutions.com

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Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery - September 2008 Contents Editor’s Note For Goodness Sakes Better Than the Rest Unconventional Thinking Easy Does It New Products In the Comfort Zone Engineering Management The ASB Column Printer Keeps Production Running Equipment Briefs Better Than the Rest The Final Word

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