Develop Leaders at Every Level

Train up your employees as the economic landscape changes. 

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Invest in Your Greatest Asset

We offer training programs that address today’s evolving workforce challenges. These training programs will help you develop and retain talent, foster a positive culture and more.  Topics include: 

  • Effective Leadership
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Engaging & Motivating Teams
  • Improving Customer Service
  • Managing Attitudes & Expectations
  • Managing Teams & Culture
  • Project Management

Upcoming Professional Development Courses

February 2025
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Essentials of Effective Supervision (12-Week program)

The 12-week Essentials of Effective Supervision course provides a strong knowledge base for frontline supervisors, managers and team leaders. This series is designed to provide new supervisors, and those aspiring to become supervisors, with a unique blend of knowledge, skills and strategies in the areas needed to effectively and efficiently supervise others. Participants will immediately […]
11 Feb - 06 May
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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405 N Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806
March 2025
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GiANT People-Driven Leadership Series…

Multiply Your Leadership Skills 100X This transformational leadership series is designed for individual leaders looking to level-up their skills and performance. Move from good to great as you become a respected leader worth following, not just someone people have to follow. This series will equip you with tools to lead yourself and your people to […]
12 Mar - 23 Apr
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
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405 N Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806
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Managing People, Processes and Projects

Do you have more to do than you can manage in a 40-hour workweek? Do you feel that if you want something done right you have to do it yourself? Do you find yourself having to “redo” work not done right the first time? If you answered yes to these questions, you could be holding […]
26 Mar
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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405 N Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806
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Reasonable Suspicion Recognition Training for Supervisors

At the end of each training session, the attendee will: Know some of the behavioral, physical, and emotional signs and impacts of drug and alcohol use on an individual as well as: Recognize paraphernalia associated with the use of drugs Become aware of the negative impact of various levels of alcohol concentration in the human […]
28 Mar
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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405 N. Jefferson
April 2025
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Transforming Conflict into Positive Outcomes

Does conflict sometimes interfere with the day-to-day operations of your organization? Actually, conflict is a natural and even beneficial fact of life in the business environment. However, when not managed well it can result in low morale, decreased productivity, high stress levels, and the loss of good employees, all of which detract from the organization’s […]
01 Apr
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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405 N Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806
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Successful Project Management (2-Day Program)

Managers are constantly called upon to manage projects or to be part of a project team. The effective management of projects – completion within a deadline and a budget, subject to performance criteria – is the cornerstone for business success. All projects are undertaken to achieve specific results and need a framework to help accomplish […]
03 - 04 Apr
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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405 N Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806
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Public Safety Training

Through our portfolio of public safety courses, we help peace officers navigate their careers with confidence and complete required continuing education. 

MSU Course Projects

We work closely with business clients and Missouri State University classes on special partnerships known as course projects. These projects give businesses fresh insights while providing students with real-world experience and business insights. Undergraduate and graduate level classes work on projects for business clients related to marketing, management and more.

Do you have a business idea you want to explore? Our  Feasibility Study project  teams you up with students in the Entrepreneurship Program to explore your idea and take some of the uncertainty out of starting a new business.

Want to know how you could improve your digital presence? Need to engage in a more meaningful way online? Our marketing students will build and create a social media strategy (and content) for you and analyze digital performance data. 

Do you have financial data, and not sure what it means or what you could be doing better? Our Accounting projects include: capital budgeting and cash flow analysis, creation/improvement of internal reporting mechanisms, establishing balanced scorecard metrics, or using regression tools to develop reporting and/or predictive analytics. 

Are you looking to expand your company through strategic growth? Whether you are seeking to expand into a new market, diversify your products and services, or develop a strategic marketing plan for growth, this semester-long project, graduate-level program can offer solutions. Students engage your target customers through primary research and secondary research to provide actionable recommendations.

Need fresh ideas to reach more customers? Our  Advertising project  pairs your business with MSU Advertising and Promotions classes to create a multi-channel advertising campaign.

Are you looking to grow your workforce and engage more with your employees? We work with Industrial-Organizational Psychology graduate courses on business projects including developing, reviewing or enhancing your employee selection process as well as survey development to measure employee engagement, job analysis and more.

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