Government Technology Conference West 2008

P8 Buying California Thursday, May 15 10:15 am – 5:00 pm NOT TECHNICAL 1 day $235 Early Bird / $265 Regular Experts on California procurement provide tips on the rules and policies that will help you get what you need when you need it. Professional Development & Business Skills P9 From Technician to leader – Delegation Monday, May 12 9:00 am – 12:00 pm NOT TECHNICAL 1/2 day $195 Early Bird / $235 Regular Delegation is one of the most difficult skills for a new manager. Delegating responsibilities and projects can take time and without clear communication, can lead to misunderstandings. Sometimes it seems easier to do a task yourself. But delegating does more than just balance the workload — it demonstrates trust, encourages development and strengthens teams. P11 From Technician to leader – Speaking Clearly Tuesday, May 13 9:00 am – 12:00 pm NOT TECHNICAL 1/2 day $195 Early Bird / $235 Regular Communications skills can be some of the most challenging for a manager at any level to master. In this course, you will learn one of the most important skills of communicating — active listening. You will also learn how nonverbal behaviors affect the way your message is received and how to develop clear, concise messages. instructor: rocky la Grone, CEO & Founder, The Training Group P14 Team Development Wednesday, May 14 10:15 am – 5:00 pm NOT TECHNICAL 1 day $345 Early Bird / $395 Regular How do you take a group of individuals and build a team that will work together to achieve a common goal? What are the common stages of team development and how can you effectively lead your group through them. Learn the answer to these questions and gain practical tips for creating a highly functioning team. instructor: rocky la Grone, CEO & Founder, The Training Group P15 How to Manage email Tuesday, May 13 9:00 am – 12:00 pm NOT TECHNICAL 1/2 day $195 Early Bird / $235 Regular If you have hundreds of unread emails and receive weekly notices from your system administrator that you have once again exceed your mailbox size, this class is for you. Learn strategies for managing your email and taming the email monster. P16 Getting Promoted — interview and resume Skills Thursday, May 15 10:15 am – 5:00 pm NOT TECHNICAL 1 day $345 Early Bird / $395 Regular Do you dread the thought of updating your resume? Do you get nervous just thinking about interviewing for a promotion? This class is for you. Learn how to craft your resume for success. Learn interviewing and oral testtaking secrets that will help you make a positive and lasting impression. P12 From Technician to leader – Writing Tuesday, May 13 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NOT TECHNICAL 1/2 day $195 Early Bird / $235 Regular This intense course will provide some of the most important tips and tools for effective written communication. Learn to organize your content, create a reader-friendly document, choose the proper content development patIn this class you will learn some of the tools and tech- tern, and create documents, emails and memos that niques for successful delegation. convey your meaning. instructor: rocky la Grone, CEO & Founder, The Training Group P13 Facilitation P10 From Technician to leader – resolving Conflicts Monday, May 12 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NOT TECHNICAL 1/2 day $195 Early Bird / $235 Regular Work place conflicts are inevitable as diverse team members bring their individual personalities, styles and habits to work. Managing these differences quickly and effectively can mean the difference between a minor bump-in-the-road and loss of productivity that can impact the entire organization. This class will provide the tools to recognize conflicts, and deal with them quickly and effectively. instructor: rocky la Grone, CEO & Founder, The Training Group Thursday, May 15 10:15 am – 5:00 pm NOT TECHNICAL 1 day $345 Early Bird / $395 Regular Have you ever sat in a meeting that was going nowhere? Have you ever thought that there has to be a better way to facilitate a group and run a meeting? Here’s your chance to learn how. This course will introduce you to facilitation, help you understand group participants and working with groups, and give you some important tools to manage groups effectively. P17 The leadership Challenge Thursday, May 15 instructor: elaine Fukuhara Schilling, Principal, Pinehurst Consulting 10:15 am – 5:00 pm NOT TECHNICAL 1 day $345 Early Bird / $395 Regular Do you want to learn how to mobilize others to accomplish extraordinary things? Take the leadership challenge! In this dynamic workshop you will learn the five practices 10 r E g I s t E r t o d a y ! w w w. c a l - f u t u r E . c o m / r E g http://www.cal-future.com/reg

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