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Pivot Tables have been a mainstay of the Excel program for two decades, and yet they remain a daunting and little understood tool. If you are a daily user of Excel, then at some point you will be faced with the challenge of data summaries and analysis.

The 1st level of that process is sorting and filtering. And the 2nd level is Pivot Tables. Without them, you will be spinning your wheels trying to make sense of data.

In this crash course, Andy Lanning will take you from intro…

Lets be honest here you probably have people in your life that, if they would just go away! your life would be easier?

Interacting with them is exhausting and frustrating - even thinking about interacting with them is discouraging and causes you to despair the situation will never get any better.

We all have those people in our lives. The reality is, having them out of your life is not practical - they may be your boss, staff, colleague, customer, vendor, friend, or family…

Diversity and inclusion are common buzzwords these days but few understand what they really mean or entail. In this webinar, we will explore what diversity and inclusion REALLY are as well as common myths and misconceptions.

We will discuss everything from implicit and explicit bias, diversity in areas you haven't thought of, intent vs. impact, and calling in vs. calling out and more.

Participants will explore their personal relationship with systems of privilege and oppression…

If you avoid arguments, lie to keep the peace, or believe that hiding behind your desk is better that disagreeing than this webinar is for you. Conflict is not a bad thing, in fact it can a truly positive tool in your professional toolkit if you let it. By taking hard conversations, feedback, and discomfort and transforming it with mediation and compassion you can grow in ways you never before imagined.…

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A leader does not necessarily manage, but a manager had better be a good leader.

Why is leadership so important.

Without leadership, nothing gets done. Leadership brings vision and ideas and sets the course or direction. Managers ensure execution.

People don't leave companies, they leave bosses. Leadership is the most important factor in staff retention and productivity.

Often people are uninspired or disgruntled but don't leave - they…

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The new salary rules are expected to impact at least a million workers nationwide, and to result in a significant increase in the number of employees who will be eligible for overtime pay.

In this webinar we will discuss the new rules. In particular we will discuss which jobs and which employers are likely to be impacted and what to do now in order to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act.…

Solve problems and make effective decisions using critical thinking and simple, practical tools. Increase decision accuracy even when information is limited. Minimize poor decisions; neutralize the effects of stress, emotions, and distractions on decisions.

Use simple tools to enhance decision making and problem solving. Use critical thinking to challenge all assumptions and seek alternative information.…

One of the challenges facing accounting professionals is processing Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments from the federal government. This is a reason for this being so: while The National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) Operating Rules still apply when processing these payments; the Green Book outlines exceptions when…

In today’s globalized world, competition has increased multifold for most businesses. As globalization brings it with both opportunities and challenges, the marketplace has evolved to a point where it is imperative for companies to become global. This is an opportunity they can ignore at their own peril. International sales should become an essential part of an organization’s business plan.

The cost advantages that accrue from producing overseas, the revenue opportunities from foreign…

The successful launch of pharmaceutical products and their processes is directly related to the success of another factor: their transfer. It is only through successful transfer of these processes that the pharmaceutical company can ensure that its products are not only of the highest quality, but also get delivered to the patients and meet the business demands of the company. Expectedly, the execution of this transfer is not very simple and straightforward. It involves the interactions and…

Technically, all FDA inspections include a Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) review. Deficiencies in the SOP constitute a large number of the FDA's inspectional observations of organizations. The reason for this occurrence is that although SOPs are required for companies in the regulated industries, there are no clear-cut guidelines laid out by the regulatory bodies on the ways of writing, maintaining, and updating SOPs.

In the absence of these guidelines, many organizations end up…

Technically, all FDA inspections include a Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) review. Deficiencies in the SOP constitute a large number of the FDA's inspectional observations of organizations. The reason for this occurrence is that although SOPs are required for companies in the regulated industries, there are no clear-cut guidelines laid out by the regulatory bodies on the ways of writing, maintaining, and updating SOPs.

In the absence of these guidelines, many organizations end up…

If you have a colleague who gets down to hairsplitting detail at every work she undertakes, to the extent that she takes half a day to complete a task that can be done in half an hour, you have a person with OCD in your midst. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a psychological condition in which the person with it is too obsessed with perfection. This penchant for perfection in everything they do can be painstaking for others who interact with them, but for those with…

Fortune 500 companies and small family businesses alike share a business need - insuring that they have the talent necessary to effectively lead their organizations in the future. One of the most significant contributions a leader can make is insuring his/her business'continuity and sustainability - by having employees who are willing and capable of filling each key position with a plan for doing so when the need arises.

Succession Planning is a:

• Deliberate, systematic…

Traininng.com, a leading provider of professional training for all the areas of regulatory compliance, is organizing a 60-minute webinar on the topic, “Why & How do we Fail an FDA Inspection”. Vikram Kulshreshta, a Senior Management Professional with a strong experience in Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs, will be the speaker at this session. Please visit…

Traininng.com, a well-known provider of professional training for all the areas of regulatory compliance, will organize a 60-minute webinar on the topic, “The New EU Medical Device Regulation”, on February 21. Dr. Salma Michor, who is the founder and CEO of Michor Consulting Schweiz GmbH, who teaches regulatory affairs and clinical strategies at the University of Krems, Austria, and is an independent expert to the European Commission, will be the speaker at this valuable…

Traininng.com, a leading provider of professional training for all the areas of regulatory compliance, will organize a webinar on the topic of HPLC Analytical Method Development and Validation, on February 21. John Fetzer, a senior professional in HPLC methods, will be the speaker at this session.

Please visit http://bit.ly/2SEmev3 to enroll for this webinar and gain insights into the core aspects of how to carry out…

This course will provide an overview of the requirements for aseptic and bulk manufacturing operations, including facility design, contamination controls and acceptable personnel behaviors.

Cleanroom classifications and the techniques for proper cleaning and disinfection are presented; along with a high-level overview of microbiology in regards to cleanroom environmental monitoring and the associated impact to product and patient health and safety.

This course will also review…

The aim of this webinar is to provide an introductory overview of the requirements demanded by the FDA and EMA (arguably the two most important regulatory authorities for drug developers) for EIM (the IND and IMPD) and to provide an brief review of where the agencies differ as well the commonalities of approach for their EIM dossiers.

Although each regulatory authority publishes guidelines and instructions regarding the requirements for the Entry Into Man (EIM) of a new…

Preliminary risk assessment (e.g., Likelihood X Impact) and the results of previous audits (e.g., number of NCs) are often used to help prioritize the audit schedule. While these are worthwhile to consider, they do not necessarily reflect the real-time performance of the processes that could be included in the audit plan. This means many audits are likely investing time and human resources in looking at processes that are performing adequately, while others that might be at greater risk are…