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The role of leadership is to guide and assist others in becoming more effective and efficient. One key to leadership is the ability to coach others to successfully perform the duties of the job.

Course Objectives

• Identify the reasons for unsuccessful performance
• Recognize coaching opportunities
• Clarify performance expectations
• Prepare for and conduct a coaching discussion
• Build a coaching plan

Today, emotional intelligence is recognized as a major contributing factor to a leader’s success. In the past, thinking skills and intellectual aptitude were considered to be the most critical factor to success in the workplace. However, emotions are an essential part of how we relate and respond to what goes on around us. Leaders need to be able to utilize both thinking skills and emotional intelligence to maximize individual productivity and the productivity of their teams.

If you're ready to learn how to find funding sources and write winning grant proposals, you've come to the right place.  

The grant writing class covers how to write grant proposals start to finish and how to locate and track relevant grant opportunities. Federal, state, local and non-governmental, private sector grants are covered. You'll learn everything you need to know to get started writing grants. 

If you're ready to learn how to find funding sources and write winning grant proposals, you've come to the right place.  

The grant writing class covers how to write grant proposals start to finish and how to locate and track relevant grant opportunities. Federal, state, local and non-governmental, private sector grants are covered. You'll learn everything you need to know to get started writing grants. 

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has increased dramatically over the past year, whether through standalone tools like ChatGPT or built-in AI assistants in familiar platforms like Zoom and Microsoft 365.

Join us for a panel discussion on the ethical and legal implications of AI and machine learning and hear from a local city administrator who is engaging with leaders all over the country to learn more about its impacts on local government.

Panelists include:

Adobe® Photoshop® CC focuses on some of the basic features of Photoshop so that the student can navigate the environment and use Photoshop tools to work with photographic images. In addition, the orientation to Adobe® Bridge and organization of files in Bridge is covered. This course delves into some of the more advanced image creation and editing techniques and offers you hands-on activities that demonstrate how these techniques can be used in combination to create exciting visual effects.

Hybrid format: limited attendees in MARC’s Board Room with a remote option via Zoom.

Hybrid format: limited attendees in MARC’s Board Room with a remote option via Zoom.