Excel macros and VBA are utilized to automate repetitive tasks, customize Excel's functions, and streamline data processing. With VBA, custom functions and procedures can be created, making complex calculations and data manipulation possible, extending Excel's capabilities, and making it a more powerful and efficient tool for data analysis and reporting.

New managers and supervisors are often not prepared for the challenges that come with being responsible for managing others. In this course, participants will learn that succeeding in a supervisory role requires more than operational expertise – it takes understanding the expectations others have of you, learning to balance operational and personnel demands, establishing your […]

Compensation programs are a critical aspect of all human resource strategies impacting the ability of an organization to attract and retain key talent. This course will provide an in-depth overview of all the elements of designing and administering an effective compensation program. This 2-hour session will focus on the mechanics of compensation program design, including […]

This course will familiarize students with Excel, helping them to learn how to create, entering and editing text, values, and formulas and how to save workbooks. They will learn to move and copy data and formulas, and work with ranges (contiguous versus non-contiguous), rows, and columns. Students will also learn to use simple functions and […]

Negotiation is the process by which you resolve the differences between parties in a manner that provides a positive outcome for all groups, and leaves everyone looking forward to working together again. Negotiating effectively and at the appropriate time are keys to driving results. This course covers processes and skills for preparing and leading successful […]

As a Leader, Mentor, or Team Member, managing important conversations well is a critical aspect of your role. This four-part series is focused on all aspects of Business Conversations. This series is designed to enhance the participants’ ability to manage conflict within a team, provide effective coaching to members of the team, lead challenging discussions and […]

Coaching is an integral part of success at all levels of management. As a supervisor, you are only as good as your people and the work they produce. Within today’s competitive and results-focused environments, coaching is a highly visible and positive demonstration of your commitment to ongoing personal development and performance improvement.

This course offers a review of the role of Human Resources in managing wage & salary structure for the organization. It will examine compensation objectives as well as legal requirements that persons in human resources must consider.

HR Strategy: Organizational Strategy & Planning Human Resources professionals can help their organizations evolve and grow from being only reactive to forward thinking and proactive. Organizational strategy helps identify opportunities & challenges, develop measurable goals, and provide a framework for midstream adjustments. These strategies also help all members of the organization to become more accountable and take ownership […]

This course will teach students how to work with large worksheets in Microsoft Excel and use multiple worksheets and workbooks efficiently. It will show how to link information from different worksheets and workbooks and introduce more advanced formatting techniques, such as creating custom number formats. In addition, students will learn how to create outlines subtotals […]

Leaders are tasked with ‘motivating’ people and building engagement, but doing so can be difficult. In this course, participants will learn ways to help build employee engagement and performance, as well as leadership styles that can influence motivation and build positive behaviors. For more information or to register, go to https://aaimea.org/courses/motivational-skills-leaders/  

As Account Team Members build relationships with clients, they are challenged with consistently providing exceptional Customer Service. Communicating effectively with those clients, especially by phone and email, can be a challenge. Further, managing Challenging or Demanding Clients can be overwhelming. This course provides tools for being deliberate about creating exceptional Customer Service practices and shares best practices for […]

Anticipating a buying objection is common practice for sales professionals, but working through them effectively in the moment can rattle even the most tenured rep. In this course, you’ll learn how to minimize objections, prepare for them and keep control of the sales call.   At the end of this course you will be able […]

This Excel course is a day of finding ways to save time and energy digging into your data to get the desired result. You will be introduced to various functions that will quickly condense substantial amounts of data through a Pivot Table, pull out specific data through VLOOKUPs, conditional and logical functions, and save time […]

Critical thinking is the foundation of most essential workplace skills including problem-solving, decision making, leadership, and strategic thinking. In this course, participants will learn ways to find new solutions, tips to avoid emotional thinking, and methods to work together more efficiently. For more information or to register, go to https://aaimea.org/courses/critical-thinking-skills/  

Our interactions with each other in the workplace should be respectful and professional.  This program will help to ensure that all managers and employees know how to conduct themselves in a manner that creates and maintains a respectful harassment-free and discriminatory-free work environment.

Building on the skills and concepts taught in Outlook Level 1, students will learn how to customize Outlook, use Quick Steps, create Folder pane shortcuts, customize their messages and signatures, and set up automatic replies. Then, students will learn how to set rules for organizing messages and use advanced techniques for managing and maintaining their […]

New managers and supervisors are often not prepared for the challenges that come with being responsible for managing others. In this course, participants will learn that succeeding in a supervisory role requires more than operational expertise – it takes understanding the expectations others have of you, learning to balance operational and personnel demands, establishing your […]

High-performance teams don’t just happen, they take work on the part of the leader and the team members. Just like any group, some teams seem to function well, and others seem to struggle along going from one crisis to another. In this session, we’ll review how you as a leader – along with your team members […]

Leaders are tasked with ‘motivating’ people and building engagement, but doing so can be difficult. In this course, participants will learn ways to help build employee engagement and performance, as well as leadership styles that can influence motivation and build positive behaviors. For more information or to register, go to https://aaimea.org/courses/motivational-skills-leaders/  

Participants will learn an introduction to postings, recordkeeping and retention, immigration law and access to personnel files. This session will serve as a guide for participants as well as reference materials when situations arise that are not part of the normal operations with the business.

Every day supervisors deal with employment situations that, if not handled responsibly and legally, can result in serious consequences, including penalties or lawsuits. Regardless of your experience as a supervisor, you can always benefit from learning more, or refreshing your memory, about essential employment law.

Excel Tips & Tricks can significantly increase productivity and efficiency by allowing you to work smarter and faster. Learning Excel tips is highly beneficial for anyone working with data or spreadsheets regularly. Understanding keyboard shortcuts, formula shortcuts, data manipulation techniques, and data analysis features can save time and reduce errors. Given its myriad features, we […]

Effectively managing your email inbox can be key time management and increased productivity. The most effective email users are seen as more reliable and accessible just by following a few best practices that prevent email from overwhelming them. During this course, attendees will learn the three strategies to pull you off the hamster wheel of […]

Everyone can be guilty of procrastinating from time to time and putting off unpleasant tasks. However, the habitual cycle of putting things off and slacking until the last minute, and the feeling of guilt that comes out of it, is something procrastinators often struggle with. This course goes beyond just the standard to-do list to […]

Delegation is not only a way of increasing your personal productivity–if used effectively, but delegation can also be a useful tool for training, coaching, and empowering employees. Successful delegation requires thorough planning, clear communication, structured follow-up, and feedback. This course will take a look at some of the issues surrounding delegation and ways of improving […]

The number one cause of confusion, stress, miscommunication, and conflict comes from people not listening to each other. With so many distractions, high levels of stress, and packed schedules, it’s hard to focus on what people around you are saying. In this course, participants will find that active listening is the ‘bridge’ between being a […]