Making a mistake at work can feel overwhelming, but you can recover.

What this course covers:

• Accepting responsibility for what happened
• Making amends with the people affected
• Steps to prevent similar mistakes in the future
• Staying positive as you move forward

Turn a setback into a chance to grow.

Feeling in over your head, or afraid of being exposed for not knowing what you are doing, is something most of us experience at some point in our careers. This course explains that experience and what to do about it.

What this course covers:

• What imposter syndrome is and why it makes capable people feel like frauds
• How the phenomenon affects people at work
• Ways to overcome your doubts and lulls in self-confidence

It suits anyone who wants to recognize that they are fully deserving of their accomplishments.

Detail-oriented people are organized, prepared, and trusted. This course helps you build that skill, whether or not it comes naturally.

What this course covers:

• Why being detail oriented makes you reliable and trustworthy
• Communicating with care and precision
• Organizing your workspace and using to-do lists
• Reviewing your work to catch what matters
• Pulling key insights from large amounts of information

Develop habits that help you achieve your goals with confidence.

Businesses value employees who think on their feet and act without waiting to be told. This course shows how to build that initiative.

What this course covers:

• What initiative looks like and how it benefits you at work
• Creating a career plan and expanding your responsibilities
• Looking for opportunities to improve
• Requesting feedback to keep growing

Turn initiative into a habit that sets you apart at work.

Changing to a new field or role can feel daunting, but planning and preparation can greatly improve your odds of success. This course shows you how.

What this course covers:

• How to get focused and narrow down your career options
• How to prepare your resume to put your best foot forward
• How to get prepped and ready for interviewing

You will finish with a clear plan for approaching your career change.

Learning is your brain's most powerful skill, and understanding how it works helps you build new skills faster.

What this course covers:

• The parts of the brain involved in learning
• How learning actually happens
• What learning styles are and how they apply
• Using this knowledge for personal and professional growth

A brain-based introduction to learning more effectively.

Understanding the seven different learning styles reveals how you absorb and process information, helping you become a lifelong learner.

What this course covers:

• The seven learning styles and what sets them apart
• How each style shapes the way you absorb information
• Enhancing your personal learning strategies
• Improving collaboration with others

You will leave able to thrive in any learning environment.

We all absorb and retain information differently, and knowing your own learning style helps you study in the ways that work best for you.

What this course covers:

• Learning through visuals, sound, hands-on activities or reflection
• Discovering how you absorb and retain information
• Combining learning methods for durable results
• Practical strategies to develop your own style

Develop a learning style that lasts, self-paced on Coggno.

Today's workplaces bring together people who learn in different ways, and recognizing those differences is key to effective training and development.

What this course covers:

• Why managing different learning styles matters
• How to identify various learning styles
• Accommodating different styles in your training
• Tailoring strategies to your team's needs

It helps trainers and managers build a more engaging, inclusive learning environment.

Giving advice is tricky. You've likely received great advice in the past. Perhaps you sought it from someone whom you trusted to provide solid guidance. On the flip side, you've also probably received bad advice, or unsolicited advice from someone. When a person comes to you for advice, particularly in the workplace, you need to handle it delicately. In this course, we'll talk about what to do when this instance occurs. We'll go over the importance of listening and determining what the other person really needs. We'll give insight on how to provide helpful advice and how to support the person, whether they follow your advice, or not.

You have a great employee who is punctual, outperforms her peers, and is well liked. The next logical step seems to be a promotion into management, but is it really the right move?

What this course covers:

• The Peter Principle and why strong performers can stall in management
• Whether an individual contributor's skills translate to leading others
• The characteristics of an ideal management candidate
• Whether the employee even wants to manage
• What to do when someone is not suited for management

A practical guide to making better promotion decisions.

There are several psychological theories that can aid in your business practices. Perhaps you've had your staff take tests to determine their personality types or leadership styles. There's one psychological theory that you may not be familiar with, called the Four Attachment styles, which can help your day-to-day work. In this program, we'll talk about what this theory is all about, and help you to determine your own style and the styles of others. Similar to the other theories, having an understanding of this concept will help you to build stronger relationships, work with others more successfully, and deal with conflict in a more effective way.

It’s easy to get complacent about professional development when you’re currently employed. You can easily consume yourself with the day-to-day hustle, not taking time to increase your skill set. Making an effort to grow will help you become more successful in the long run. However, your goals are only as effective as the plan you create to accomplish them. So, in this program, we’ll talk about the importance of having a strategy and then discuss putting a realistic plan in place. We’ll go over the concept of “dreamstorming” and touch on setting achievable goals that are time-based. We’ll also cover utilizing resources and explore some tips for successful career planning.

There are many reasons a career can stall, but taking control starts with knowing yourself. Honest self-awareness is what helps you grow.

What this course covers:

• Internal and external self-awareness
• How others perceive you at work
• Knowing your skill set and where to develop
• Seeking feedback to advance your career

Finish more self-aware and ready to move your career forward.

As James Clear notes, every action you take is a vote for the person you want to become. This course focuses on the actions that move your career forward.

What this course covers:

• Getting a clear career plan in place
• Taking initiative instead of staying stagnant
• Nurturing your professional network
• Communicating your goals and next steps

You will leave with practical steps to take control of your career path.

Raising problems at work matters, but bringing a possible solution with them makes you far more effective.

What this course covers:

• Why arriving with only a problem creates extra work for your boss
• How to approach your manager with a concern
• Looking at why the problem occurred
• Working out practical solution ideas to bring forward

A short, practical course on constructive problem-solving.

Nearly 60% of CEOs in Fortune 500s are six feet tall. However, less than 15% of Americans are six feet tall. Does that mean that tall people are smarter and make better leaders? No, of course not. It's a reflection on how we view power and authority, and it's a prime example of unconscious bias. In this course, we'll define what unconscious bias is, and discuss how it permeates society, workplaces, and even our own thoughts. We'll go over where these biases come from and how we can recognize them within our own perceptions. We'll go through some examples of how unconscious bias shows up at work. And lastly, we'll discuss micro affirmations, micro-aggressions, conscious and unconscious discrimination, and the legal consequences associated with these issues.

The more we learn about unconscious bias, the more types of biases we discover. Some sources have categorized over 150 types of biases! But in this program, we're only going to cover a few, to get you thinking about how often we rely on unconscious bias, particularly at work. Some types that we'll discuss include confirmation, affinity, perception, conformity, and attribution biases. We'll also go over the halo and horns effects, as well as availability heuristic, functional fixedness, and the contrast effect.

Unconscious bias is a result of our brain's natural processes. In fact, it's what allows us to make quick decisions, even with limited information. However, in a successful and ethical work environment, we still have to limit the decisions that we make unconsciously. The reality is that it's difficult to overcome biases, because it intuitively feels correct when you reach a conclusion based on them. It's hard to recognize when to fix something that doesn't feel wrong. In this program, we'll talk about how to address this situation. We'll go over ways to become more aware of your bias blind spots. Then, we'll discuss how to overcome those unconscious biases, turning them into conscious, intentional thoughts and decisions.

Career success and professional growth go hand in hand, but you cannot get far without knowing how you are doing. This course shows you how to get meaningful feedback from the people around you.

What this course covers:

• Why feedback is essential to professional growth
• How to get meaningful input from coworkers, managers, and peers
• Different types of feedback and what each offers
• When and how to ask for input

You will be ready to seek out feedback that helps you keep developing and advancing.

Throughout your career you will receive feedback that is not always clear, fair, or well timed.

What this course covers:

• How to stay open to feedback from many sources
• How to manage your emotions when receiving it
• How to categorize the feedback you get
• How to handle both actionable and nonactionable feedback

You will learn to turn feedback into something that benefits you.

Identifying your strengths is crucial for personal and professional growth, yet we often undermine our abilities by brushing off praise or dwelling on criticism. This course helps you focus on the positive.

What this course covers:

• Why knowing your strengths matters for growth
• How we tend to overlook or downplay our own abilities
• Practical ways to identify your strengths
• How to put those strengths to work for your benefit

You finish better able to recognize and use what you do best.