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9 Ways to Reframe Negative Thinking into a Positive Outlook

If your doomscrolling habit or a challenging work life has you on negative autopilot, it鈥檚 time to shift your default mode back to the bright side. How do you switch from gloom to glory? Simple: practice

March 1, 2022Professional Development

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How Can You Improve Employee Retention During the Great Resignation?

Call it the Big Quit, the Worker Reshuffle, or the Great Reset, we are in the middle of a seismic change in the workforce that鈥檚 giving employers ample reasons to be anxious.

February 22, 2022Leadership and Management, Professional Development

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How to Finance Your Master's Degree or Continuing Education

Don鈥檛 assume grad school or continuing education is out of reach for your budget. Paying for your post-grad or professional courses can be a challenge, but it鈥檚 completely doable.

January 19, 2022Professional Development

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Improving Corporate Training | Preventing Failure

It has never been more urgent for your company to offer effective training programs to expand workforce skills. But the need for training does not automatically mean your company knows the formula for reskilling and upskilling staff.

December 21, 2021Human Resources

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What Is Phishing and How Can You Protect Yourself?

Ever receive an email from a company that sets your internal warning system on high alert? Maybe the sender鈥檚 email address is irregular, or they鈥檙e threatening to cancel your account, or the email is riddled with spelling errors.

December 7, 2021Technology

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Thankful at Every Level

Another calendar year heads into the home stretch. Before you know it, 2022 will be here. At the present, though, my thoughts turn to the Thanksgiving season鈥攁nd the significance of its commemoration.

November 23, 2021Director's Corner

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Online Legal Research Resources: Enrich Your Legal Career

Effective legal research is a process. You need to identify the legal issue, find laws to support your argument, and confirm that your primary and secondary sources are still relevant.

November 2, 2021Legal, Paralegal

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Lean Six Sigma Certification: Is It Worth It?

More and more organizations are committing themselves to process and continuous improvement. As this trend gains ground, you鈥檙e probably wondering if it makes sense to pursue Lean Six Sigma certification.

October 28, 2021Process Improvement

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Corporate Partnerships That Go the Distance

As a board member of the National Council for Continuing Education & Training, I recently had the privilege to sit for an interview with The EvoLLLution, a publication devoted to advancing higher education. I offered a philosophical track that continuing education units can take to establish long-term training agreements.

October 26, 2021Director's Corner, Leadership and Management

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Learning from Failure: How to Overcome Leadership Challenges

As a workplace leader, you鈥檙e called on for more than just spearheading projects and assigning tasks. Your employees lean on you to foster a positive, structured workplace that promotes productivity and success.

October 19, 2021Leadership and Management

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My Turn as a Mentor

I recently received a letter from a former associate. In it, she expressed immense gratitude for my role in both her professional and personal development. She said that I helped her to identify her strengths, which allowed her to confidently advance in, what remains, a successful career.

September 30, 2021Director's Corner, Leadership and Management

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How Corporate Training Has Evolved

Professional development and corporate training are constantly morphing to reflect the times. To keep up with the changing executive education landscape, learn how corporate training has evolved and how you can make the most of today鈥檚 professional learning experience.

September 21, 2021Human Resources, Professional Development

About Corporate Training and Professional Education

USF Corporate Training and Professional Education empowers people to craft their future without limits through engaging professional growth learning and certification programs. Its programs focus on an array of topics – human resources, project management, paralegal, process improvement, leadership skills, technology, and much more.

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