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December 2019
Professional Selling Skills Training
Course Objective: Top sales professionals know that their success is predicated on their customers. That focusing on the customers’ success is the only sure path to long term sales success. Today, customers are busier, and under more pressure to make good, cost-effective buying decisions. They are overwhelmed with information but have little time to decipher it. And, there is less tolerance for decisions that do not deliver the right results. Professional Selling Skills® reflects the skills used by world-class sales…
Find out more »Catalyst Connection Open House at Mill 19
Join Catalyst Connection as we celebrate the Future of Manufacturing at the historic Mill 19 at Hazelwood Green! You’re Invited to an Open House with special guest Dr. Howie Choset, Professor of Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University and inventor of the famous snake robot! Open House is from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Howie Choset will give a short presentation at 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Find out more »ISO 9001 Internal Auditing 2 Day Training
Driving QMS Improvement with Effective Internal Audits Course Objective This course was developed considering the ISO 19011 standard and is designed to introduce the student to the ISO 9001:2015 quality management system standard and prepare them to conduct effective internal audits. Interpretation of the QMS requirements and recognition of appropriate objective evidence to verify system implementation and effectiveness are addressed. The “human factor” and ethics of auditing along with effective auditing techniques are presented along with case studies and other…
Find out more »Advanced Manufacturing and Energy Roundtable with NETL Director, Dr. Brian Anderson
Please join us for an Advanced Manufacturing and Energy Roundtable with NETL Director, Dr. Brian Anderson. Dr. Anderson will offer opening remarks regarding the energy and advanced manufacturing priorities at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and will facilitate a panel of experts to discuss the details. Following lunch, Ms. Petra Mitchell, President and CEO of Catalyst Connection, will facilitate a panel from the ARM Institute, America Makes, Carnegie Mellon University Manufacturing Futures Initiative and Premier Automation to discuss how…
Find out more »January 2020
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
A Tool for proactively evaluating processes and/or products and identifying ways to prevent defects Course Objectives Participants are introduced to the use of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to analyze a design or process in order to identify potential failures and consider improvement needs. By assessing the severity of a potential failure, the likelihood that the failure will occur, and the probability of detecting the failure, potential issues can be prioritized for improvement. Course Overview The development of an effective…
Find out more »Building a Lean Sales Machine Program
For executives leading sales, customer attainment or revenue generating activities. Seven sessions facilitated by experienced sales leaders About this Event This 7-session coaching/mentoring series is for executives who are responsible for growing sales, such as VP or Director of Sales or CEO/Founder, as well as those that are being groomed to take on that role. We’ll do a gap analysis on your sales organization’s prowess, help you find parts of your revenue projections that are subject to failure (or don’t…
Find out more »Essential Leadership Skills Powered by DDI and DiSC- Pittsburgh, PA
Frontline managers are the linchpins that connect strategy to execution, and they do this by directly supervising 80% of the workforce. These leaders are the defining factor between success and failure, and they need help. Did you know: One in three employees said they don’t consider their boss to be effective One in two employees have left a job to get away from their manager These statistics aren’t surprising considering that 60% of frontline leaders have never received training for the…
Find out more »Cost Reduction for Manufacturing Companies Webinar
In this webinar, we will discuss why expense management is critical to the bottom line. The different processes for expense management will be reviewed, including discussion as to what the pros and cons are of each approach. We’ll take a look at the barriers to adoption of expense reduction initiatives. Finally, you’ll get to see actual case study results of manufacturing companies in the Western Pennsylvania area that have received benefit from using expense management services. With the information learned…
Find out more »Lean Leadership-Sustaining Continuous Improvement
Have you ever tried to improve your processes or procedures to meet the demands of today’s customers and business environment, only to see the gains slowly fade away due to atrophy? The leadership and culture of the organization is the main reason for sustaining successes - not knowing how to be a leader and a coach is the reason we experience failures. This course explains how to recognize the gaps in our leadership abilities and shows you the difference between…
Find out more »Women in Leadership Series
Ignite the Impact of Your Women Leaders We are pleased to introduce Catalyst Connection’s new Women in Leadership series. This program will offer a yearlong learning journey and will arm women with actionable strategies for accelerating their careers based on the very latest in research and today’s best practices. Powered by DDI content, these sessions provide personal discovery, reflection/insight, and application, using experiential activities, peer coaching, and self-insight tools. Participants will gain their greatest learning from networking with one another…
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