The CCSU Continuing Education Blog
New Year, New Thinking: Establishing Learning Goals for 2017 and Beyond
Learning should be a lifelong pursuit, both for professional growth and for personal development. As 2017 gets underway, you can take the opportunity to set some goals for the rest of the year and onward, to govern what you want to learn in the future and what steps...
Artificial Intelligence and the Workplace of the Future
Artificial intelligence (AI) will revolutionize the workplace in the coming years, making it easier to complete routine tasks and allowing workers to be more productive. As companies develop and implement AI systems to streamline their employees' workloads, the...
Expert Interview Series: Dustin Brackett of hivedigitalstrategy.com on Careers in Digital Marketing
Dustin Brackett is the CEO and Founder of HIVE Digital Strategy, a leading inbound marketing agency. We recently checked in with Dustin about career opportunities in Digital Marketing today. Here's what he shared. Can you tell us about your journey into digital...
The Top 7 Benefits of Learning a New Skill
People learn new skills for a variety of reasons. Sometimes you need new skills for your job to keep up with technological advances or to take advantage of newly developed techniques. When you learn a new skill, it has benefits that go way...
Expert Interview Series: Todd Williams, Project Recovery Expert, About Proper Project Management Training and Preparation to Help Avoid Project Failure
Todd C. Williams is a project recovery and execution expert who helps executives achieve their business goals. We asked the president of eCameron to elaborate on turning struggling projects around and safeguarding projects against failure. Fixing Failing Projects...
Expert Interview Series: Dustin Brackett of hivedigitalstrategy.com on Careers in Digital Marketing
Dustin Brackett is the CEO and Founder of HIVE Digital Strategy, a leading inbound marketing agency. We recently checked in with Dustin about career opportunities in Digital Marketing today. Here's what he shared. Can you tell us about your journey into digital...
Simple Tips for Working with Difficult People
Sometimes you can form a positive relationship with a difficult co-worker with a little effort. Unfortunately, difficult people exist everywhere, and sometimes you encounter them daily while doing your job. While you've undoubtedly done your best to deal with...
Change Your Sales Training – Change Your World!
Sales training will help a sales team generate more leads and sell more. Sales training used to be fairly straightforward: there were leads to generate or locate, and a funnel to get those leads into so that eventually, a sale could be made. Listening skills and...
The Professional Benefits of Knowing How to Write Well
Being able to write well can help you advance in your career. Most jobs require writing skills - eventually, if not right away. If you are promoted at your job, you will eventually find yourself in a position that requires good writing skills. This applies to even the...
Expert Interview Series: Chris Johnson of MyCareerTools About the Importance of Online Education
uL Chris Johnson is the manager of MyCareerTools, a website which provides information and practice tests to people trying to advance their education in order to improve their career opportunities. We recently spoke with Chris about the advantages of online education...