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Onsite KM Certificates Courses in January 2010

Take an opportunity to enhance your professional development and expertise -- register for one or both of the upcoming courses of Click U’s Knowledge Management Certificates program. Courses will be held at SLA's Leadership Summit in St. Louis, MO USA on 26 and 27 January 2010.  Course enrollment is limited to 30 participants.

KMKS01 Fundamentals of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Services
Tuesday, 26 January 2010 [8:00am - 5:00pm]
Instructors: Guy St. Clair & Dale R. Stanley

KMKS03 The Knowledge Audit
Wednesday, 27 January 2010 [8:00am - 5:00pm]
Instructors: Guy St. Clair & Dale R. Stanley

2010 Click U Certificate Programs

Click U's 2009 Certificate Program courses are now registering. Begin planning to expand your expertise and achieve your professional development objectives by participating in one or more of them. Program participants can take courses à la carte or pursue a complete certificate. Courses begin in January 2010!

Competitive Intelligence Certificates Program

Certificate in Copyright Management

Knowledge Management Certificates Program

Copyright and Licensing Job Listings

The blog www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com, written by Lesley Ellen Harris, now lists job openings in copyright and licensing. Many of these listings are for non-lawyers and particularly librarians. Of course, those with a Certificate in Copyright Management will have an excellent resume to share with a prospective employer!

The New execuBook: "The Charisma Effect" by Andrew Leigh

Is charisma something that can be learned, or is it an attribute that only a lucky few are born with?

While the conventional view is that only a few extraordinary people posses charisma, the author of this execuBook, Andrew Leigh, says each of us can - to a degree - develop our own Charisma Effect.

This involves the ability to use all aspects of our unique personality to influence the people we deal with emotionally, physically and intellectually, and to address their specific thoughts, attitudes and behaviors. Leigh explains how charisma can be developed through an A-B-C framework: Aim, Be yourself and Chemistry.

This summary is a how-to guide to developing personal charisma. It will be of interest to anyone who wishes to be more effective at influencing others.

If you want to read the full summary please log into your execuBooks account at http://www.aheadspace.com/login.cfm. Don't have an account? Visit Click U to get one.

Second Life - Learn All About It!

Introduction to Second Life Part 1: Curious as to what Second Life is all about? Want to know how you can get started? Want to find out more about what SLA is up to in this 3D virtual world? In Part 1, you'll learn about virtual worlds and SLA initiatives in virtual worlds. You'll also get the detail you need to get started using Second Life.

Upcoming Sessions:

Thursday, 3 December, 2:00 p.m. ET

Introduction to Second Life Part 2: This session will take place in Second Life and will require that you get your Second Life avatar (www.secondlife.com). This is an in-world workshop to help you get up to speed on how to use the Second Life environment. We will take a look at the SLA space in Second Life and will discuss how to make friends, teleporting a person, creating a home location and landmark, camera controls, taking snapshots and profiles.

Upcoming Sessions:

Tuesday, 10 November, 11:00 a.m. ET
Thursday, 10 December, 11:00 a.m. ET

Learn more & register

The New execuBook: "The Flaw of Averages" by Sam L. Savage

When forecasting or budgeting a project, how often have you asked a subordinate to just give me a number and based a projection on an average of high and low estimates?

It seems obvious that projections based on averages of input forecasts will, on average, be correct. But it's wrong. That way of thinking, which permeates business, government and the military, can be called the Flaw of Averages.

In this execuBook, author Sam L. Savage explains how the Flaw of Averages ensures that plans based on average customer demand, average completion time, average interest rate and other uncertainties will produce results that are below projection, behind schedule and beyond budget. The answer is to stop thinking of uncertainties as single numbers and begin thinking of them as shapes or distributions.

This summary examines what's wrong with the way many planning decisions are made, and offers a more effective alternative. It will be of interest to managers in any kind of organization.

If you want to read the full summary please log into your execuBooks account at http://www.aheadspace.com/login.cfm. Don't have an account? Visit Click U to get one.

SLA Wikis - Learn all about them!

SLA hosts wikis for chapters, divisions, and caucuses and for special association projects. The SLA wikis are available to SLA members and leaders for organizing information, collaborating on projects, and presenting information.

SLA and Click U are offering a series of four fast-paced online sessions to help you learn about and use SLA’s wikis. The sessions, which will build upon each other, will include homework assignments, demonstrations, and opportunities to practice developing and extending wiki content. The presentations and materials will be made available after each session on SLA's Webinar replay page.

SLA Webinars, a members-only benefit, are free! Take advantage of this opportunity and register today to participate in the live online wiki learning sessions!

Questions? Contact clicku@sla.org.

Onsite CI Certificate Program Courses

Take advantage of an opportunity to enhance your skills in the field of CI and register for one or both of the upcoming courses of Click U’s Competitive Intelligence Certificates program that will be held at SLA Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, on 5 and 6 November 2009. 

Registration closes on Monday, 2 November 2009, and enrollment is limited to 30 participants per course.

CIC11a. Introduction to Financial Intelligence (Analysis Elective)
Thursday, 5 November 2009 [8:00am - 5:00pm]
Instructor: Matt Evans, CPA, CMA, CFM

CIC12. Scenarios Analysis & Futures Techniques
Friday, 6 November 2009 [8:00am - 5:00pm]
Instructor:  Cynthia Cheng Correia

KMKS09 Using Technology: Connecting People with Knowledge

KM Certificates Course: KMKS09 Using Technology: Connecting People with Knowledge

Dates:  2 - 20 November 2009

View discount options including the EOS scholarship and buddy discount.

Recognizing that technology is the tool that enables KM, this course provides attendees with a critical framework for assessing the role of technology, focusing on application services, smart tools, organizational data management, and similar solutions while at the same time identifying issues that relate to the management of intellectual capital from the non-technical and interpersonal perspective. Topics covered include:

• cross-functional team management and success in the larger organization
• building successful relationships with IT professionals
• the new movement to software-as-a-service for knowledge management/knowledge services provision
• standards for knowledge management/knowledge services

Click on the course title above for course details and to register.

Questions? Need more info? Contact clicku@sla.org.

Second Life - Learn All About It!

Introduction to Second Life Part 1: Curious as to what Second Life is all about? Want to know how you can get started? Want to find out more about what SLA is up to in this 3D virtual world? In Part 1, you'll learn about virtual worlds and SLA initiatives in virtual worlds. You'll also get the detail you need to get started using Second Life.

Upcoming Sessions:

Tuesday, 3 November, 2:00 p.m. ET
Thursday, 3 December, 2:00 p.m. ET

Introduction to Second Life Part 2: This session will take place in Second Life and will require that you get your Second Life avatar (www.secondlife.com). This is an in-world workshop to help you get up to speed on how to use the Second Life environment. We will take a look at the SLA space in Second Life and will discuss how to make friends, teleporting a person, creating a home location and landmark, camera controls, taking snapshots and profiles.

Upcoming Sessions:

Tuesday, 10 November, 11:00 a.m. ET
Thursday, 10 December, 11:00 a.m. ET 

Learn more & register

Webinar Replay Now Available: Managing the Intranet (in recessionary times)

Intranets hold the potential to deliver ongoing strategic business value, yet the majority of intranets receive only occasional nods of interest from executive management. Join Howard McQueen, an international intranet consultant since 1996, as he shares an effective methodology that can bring focus and awareness to your intranet and allow progressive and incremental business value to be demonstrated.

Howard will pull from dozens of case studies and discuss a number of organizations that have delivered value to staff and to the overall business with innovative intranets. He will highlight some of the Step Two Designs Intranet Innovation Awards winners (Howard is one of four judges who reviewed numerous intranet entries).

View recorded seminar