Instructor: Mario Piccone

This course focuses on the qualities and inter-personal skills needed for any successful project. It all starts with the people and more specifically, the Project Manager since the successful completion of projects is their primary responsibility. The consensus is that they feel they have a lot of weight on their shoulders, when it comes to making the right decisions. While some people possess natural leadership qualities, other leadership skills must be learned and adapted to ensure that each individuals approach to leadership is tailored to suit their own individual style and personality. The course will cover (but not limited to) the following: Communication and interpersonal skills, The ability to share a clear vision and inspire others, Positive attitude and enthusiasm, Integrity, Competence, Cool, calm disposition, Problem solver, Team builder, Excellent delegator, Excellent decision maker.

Instructor: Mario Piccone

In today’s economic climate, it is imperative that companies are not only high-performing at present but have a projected plan of action for the years ahead. Developing future candidates is simply smart business planning. A win-win for both the employer and employee, the motive is simple – proactive organizations train and develop high-potentials, preparing them for career advancement, thereby fostering a culture of internal promotions and personal leadership development. The idea is not to simply name a replacement when an urgent or anticipated need presents itself but to identify the right person with the right skills, values and company-specific knowledge to fill a vital position. This 2-day succession planning course will teach your attendees how to: Recognize the short and long-term value of corporate succession planning, Identify, develop and retain high-performing employees for key leadership roles, Attract top talent to your company – no matter how big or small, Build urgent or foreseeable workforce staffing strategies to fulfill an immediate or future requirement, Keys to understanding a multi-generational workforce, Create a roadmap for success with a customized step-by-step result-oriented action plan that attendees can put to work immediately!

Instructor: Mario Piccone

This course focuses on the basics of Project Cost Controls versus the Accounting of such projects and goes beyond the tangible resources of equipment, materials and labour, for which project managers must work to preserve the financial margins that ensure the project’s viability. Students explore the fundamentals of accounting and accounting functions with a view to maintaining accurate financial records for a project. Exercises and activities stress the cost control and oversight responsibilities of managers.

Instructor: Mario Piccone

Personal time management skills are essential for professional success in any workplace. This course will allow participants to learn critical time management strategies which will allow them to control their workload rather than spin their wheels everyday reacting to crisis after crisis putting out daily fires. By learning how to focus on the tasks and activities that will result in the greatest daily productivity, stress declines and everything starts falling into place. The participants will be given a skill set that includes personal motivation, delegation skills, organizational tools and much more!

Instructor: Mario Piccone

This course presents key strategies for on-site Supervisors to be able to effectively communicate and deal with the various “real-life” situations taking place on a daily basis. Let’s face it, as supervisors are tasked with the responsibility of needing to get the job done on time and on budget, they need to do it a multi-cultural and multi-generational workforce. Problems can and do arise from differing mindsets and communication styles of workers born in different eras. The frictions may be aggravated by new technology and work patterns that mix workers of different ages in ever-changing teams. The course offers the opportunity for a number of “real-life” discussions taking place and everyone gets to learn and acquire knowledge and tips from others in the group!

Instructor: Mario Piccone

No matter if you run a small business or a Fortune 500 company, cultivating leadership qualities in your people is something all organizations strive for. In fact leadership is not limited to executives and top management alone; a successful organization has responsible leaders in every department who take initiative, motivate those under them and move the company forward. Emerging leaders and high-potentials actually exist at every level – leadership training is all you need to bring out and radiate their inherent potential and truly make them shine. This leadership training presentation will teach attendees how to: Uncover emerging leaders and high-potentials at every level, Develop a leadership mindset – essential to evolve as a leader, Attain credibility and be a genuine and authentic leader, Equip high-potentials with the tools they need for professional growth, Develop leaders to fill key positions for succession planning projects, Build career advancement skills and be promotion-ready, Implement an inclusive leadership development strategy geared to a multi- generational workforce, Create a roadmap for success with a customized step-by-step result-oriented action plan attendees can put to work immediately!

Instructor: Mario Piccone

Today’s workplace has managers who are increasingly grappling with generational differences in their work forces. Problems can and do arise from differing mindsets and communication styles of workers born in different eras. The frictions may be aggravated by new technology and work patterns that mix workers of different ages in ever-changing teams. Baby Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, are competitive and think workers should pay their dues, workplace consultants say. Gen Xers, born between 1965 and 1977, are more likely to be skeptical and independent- minded. Gen Ys—also known as Millennials—were born in 1978 or later and like teamwork, feedback and technology. This course presents key strategies is to be able to effectively address and take advantage of the differences in values and expectations of each generation so that everyone is on the same page and moving in the same direction!

Instructor: Mario Piccone

This course focuses on what stress is in the workplace and how to deal with it on a daily basis. Some of the key areas discussed will be: What is stress and the stress cycle and how to develop and strengthen your inner resilience, Identifying habitual patterns that are causing the stress, Physical, Emotional and Mental Impacts, Stress test and Stress Management, Distress and Burnout, How to maximize “positive” stress and minimize “negative” stress, Understanding what anger is and WHY you get angry, Discover your anger type.