Advance Corporate Training welcomes new trainers for fall courses.

Advance Corporate Training Ltd. is proud to announce that 4 new trainers have come on board for the fall 2009 season.

Carole Trilokekar
Carole is a dynamic, goal-driven professional with a multi-faceted record of successes in organizational and human resource development. She brings a strong blend of business acumen, relationship building skills and leadership talents. Carole is known to drive processes and training & staffing improvements that deliver measurable results of skill growth and productivity. Carole will be joining our Human Resources faculty.

Julie Iuvancigh
Julie has been leading, developing and implementing employee training programs for the past 10 years and takes pride in her ability to accurately identify the training needs of a group and develop and recommend appropriate training programs to address needs. She is a decisive leader with strong supervisory skills gained from 30 years of experience in human services. Most recently Julie has developed and supervises a provincial peer coach/trainer program for a Crown Corporation. Julie joins our Human Resources faculty.

Caddie T'Kenye
Caddie is a project manager and team leader with 13 years’ experience. She develops and implements complex solutions across disciplines, industries, and organizational needs. Highly effective, Caddie is an award-winning, published writer, editor, and content strategist. Knowledgeable at working with client requirements, acting as client liaison, as well as translating processes into business requirements, Caddie can present effective business cases that establish pragmatic project goals, facilitate change management, and propel adoption against realistic time lines and budgets. Caddie is joining our Project Management Faculty.

Carly Goepel
An athlete and event professional, Carly’s event experience includes the 2006 Commonwealth Games, The Australian Open (Tennis), the APEC Conference and the 2008 Alpine World Cup. In her current role she has trained over 200 event staff. Carly draws upon all these experiences and more to provide students with a unique insight into the world of events. Carly joins us to teach Event Management.

To find a current schedule and public course list, visit our website at www.actraining.com or call us at 604.521.5473.

The pressure of summer - don't work so hard!

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time." ~John Lubbock

During the summer, many workplaces operate short staffed due to employee vacations, workload reductions or staff training - during these times it is okay if you are finding it hard to stay focused and motivated.

Biorhythm or biological rhythm is a cyclic pattern of changes in physiology or in activity of living organisms – including humans. They are the rhythms that vary according to the time of day (circadian rhythms), and in part a response to daylight or dark, include the opening and closing of flowers and the nighttime increase in activity of nocturnal animals. Although the exact nature of the internal mechanism is not known, various external stimuli—including light, temperature, and gravity—influence our internal clocks.

During the summer, our natural tendency is to rest during the day and become more alert and stimulated in the evenings – the opposite of how we feel in winter. This is the explanation for why staying focused, motivated and energized at work during these summer days is more challenging – even if we have less work on our desks.
When we try to work contradictory to our cycles (such as shift workers or extended day workers) we suffer lower productivity, greater accidents and if done chronically – suffer depression and illness. This is why working during the summer can be more challenging. On the other hand, when we adjust our activity level to our energy level on the upswing, time disappears and our productivity skyrockets.

Most good things happen to us during the upside, and most bad things happen to us during the downside of a cycle. Therefore it is a good idea to work with and not against the natural aspect of a biorhythm.

So, cut yourself some slack today at work – goofing off is biological!

Schedule for our Fall Courses with the Vancouver School Board

Advance Corporate Training is pleased to announce our new schedule of fall courses with the Vancouver School Board Community Education division. We have more than 35 courses on the schedule including returning favourites in the Project Management series and a new Certificate in Performance Coaching. Visit our database of events at http://www.actraining.com under "public courses and events" to find out when these exciting courses will be offered.

The fall terms begins September 17th with a series of free information sessions so you can find out more about the courses and programs you are interested in right from the trainers and course designers.

Registration opens August 9th at http://www.continuinged.bc.ca

Get out of the HEAT and learn HOT new skills....

Summer is the BEST time for staff and professional development!

When the scorching hot summer hits, productivity typically lowers – keep your team at their peak by training your staff this summer for the fall business rush. With Vitamin D fuelling staff, energy levels are up and the ability to retain information is increased.

We at Advance Corporate Training have created a series of courses to rejuvenate, motivate and elevate your staff this summer! ACT’s Corporate Summer School will be launched over 6 weeks starting July 13, 2009:

TEAM WEEK – 4 days of course designed to help you maximize team effectiveness.
CHANGE WEEK – make your organization change hardy with these courses!
MANAGEMENT WEEK – practical, proven management tips.
SALES WEEK – out sell the competition wit courses designed to propel you to the top in your sales group.
WOMEN’S WEEK – courses addressing the unique business issues challenging women today, in a safe all female environment.
MEN’S WEEK – Men have special needs too! Secrets to addressing the workplace issues men are challenged by today.

As time and schedule are always key factors in business and employee development, these sessions will be high level, focus driven, practical and interest-specific.

To maximize your training budget and to offer a great incentive to use this fantastic season for professional development, Advance Corporate Training is offering our Corporate Summer School classes from only $79/course!

This Corporate Summer School price is over 30% off our regular season rates! To take advantage of one or an entire series of courses, please contact Advance Corporate Training by email at events@actraining.com or by phone at 604.521.5473 and one of our events specialists will be happy to assist.

We look forward to turning up the learning, with you this summer!

Do you know where you are going to?

As part of our special summer promo to help you know where you are going to - in terms of staffing, employee engagement, motivation and morale - Advance Corporate Training Ltd. has a limited supply of free Road Maps of BC to give away.

If youwould like a copy, simply send an email to admin@actraining.com with your Name, Company Name and mailing address and we will send it off to you - just in time for your summer adventures.

And if you need help mapping out your training and employee motivation needs, feel free to give us a call at 604.521.5473, visit us at http://www.actraining.com/ or send us an email to train@actraining.com.

Happy Travels!

We are all a "Twitter"....

After much resistance (after all, we really aren't that fascinating) Advance Corporate Training Ltd. is now on Twitter. Register or sign in to Twitter to follow us and you will hear our latest exploits, get great quotes on leadership, communication and training (as well as some darn good jokes) and helpful tips, tricks and traps from our program areas.

And if you are one of our participants, follow us to find out what our trainers REALLY thought about your class when the day is done....

Open your mind to a breeze….

June is Fresh Air Month.

It is time to clean the clutter from your mind and feel the summer breezes start to flow through you. Shake your head and de-clutter your thoughts.
Here are some tips to open your mind:

1. Sweep Away the Negative. Stop criticizing and putting limitations on yourself - you are wonderful just the way you are. Remember that no one is perfect. Move forward by being open to learning and becoming who YOU want to be. Visualize and dwell on the things you want, not the things you don’t want or can’t have.

2. Clean out your Memory Closet. Don’t let your past affect your present or your future. Learn from it and move on. Write down our unpleasant memories and how they make us feel. When your brain sees it in writing, it can deal better with it. Then, let go of it. Our negative past can turn into our positive future.

3. Slow Down and have Fun. We are always faced with challenges - how we deal with them is more important. See them as opportunities to learn and challenge yourself to become a better problem solver. Be more willing to take risks instead of having a pity party.

4. Stop Making Excuses. You can do anything you set your mind to – work on believing this. Only you can change you. Be patient. After all, it took years to develop your bad habits. Do a little everyday, invest in yourself and work on YOU daily. Find positive people who will help you and stay away from the naysayers and dream stealers.

5. Treat Yourself with Dignity. Have gratitude for all the things you already have and the things that you don’t yet have will come. Accept others the way they are, and accept yourself as is too. You are in control of what you put into your mind about yourself - keep it positive!

And most importantly:

6. Learn Something New. When we are stressed by life or threatened by the economy, we often retreat into old patterns of behavior – this is not the time to retreat, it is the time to do something different and the only way to do that is to learn something new. Take a class, read a book, find a mentor – its time for you to change the status quo.

At Advance Corporate Training Ltd., we specialize in helping people change. With public courses you can take by yourself, to workplace programs for your whole team, we have the skills, the staff and the programs to help you learn something now – right now! Call us at 604-521-5473 or email admin@actraining.com.