Course catalogue

We learned that the Bobby Dodd Institute (BDI) strives to help people of all abilities realize their full potential by promoting economic self-sufficiency, independence, and community participation. We learned to distinguish between fact and fiction and reviewed the myths, misconceptions, and facts around disability. In this lesson, you will learn the basics of disability law including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and what its key elements cover, as well as define some important terms like “disability” and “reasonable accommodations and modifications” according to the law.

In this course, you learned that:

• Disability law, such as the ADA serves to protect people with disabilities and their relatives from discrimination and harassment

• Conditions are considered disabilities if they last longer than 6 months, impede major life activities such as walking, or if they are defined as a disability in a person’s medical history

• People with disabilities have the right to reasonable accommodations at any point in the hiring process, so long as they are not unreasonable or expensive. Employers, however, cannot deny these accommodations solely on this basis and must provide an alternative option with equal capacity to support the employee.

Deferred revenue is a common practice in businesses and is often used by companies that provide ongoing services or products over an extended period. It is a crucial accounting concept that helps businesses maintain accurate financial statements, but it is also an essential aspect of business strategy.

This training is meant for:

● Business Leaders

● Business Consultants

● Entrepreneurs

● Accountants

● Anyone who is interested in learning about deferred revenue

In this course, you will:

● Understand the concept and types of deferred revenue

● You’ll analyze the impact of deferred revenue on finances

● And you’ll understand how to manage deferred revenue

Middle class refers to the social group between the upper and working classes, including professional and business people and their families. In this course Dr. Jagdish Sheth discusses their role in the economy as a consumer segment.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

List the points of impact of the declining middle class on the world​.

Explain that the middle class revolt is real and how it will gain political traction​.

Describe how Entrepreneurship by necessity is inevitable​.

Explain how livelihood and affordability will become national issues.

Congruent actions of senior leaders, managers, and team members in the right environment lead to a high performing team. Though it is a natural tendency to connect with others, it is important to create the right set of conditions and environment to drive an effective and consistently high-performing team. Research in neuroscience suggests that acting with precision and intention can help achieve synchrony in teams which thereby leads to improved prosocial behavior, empathy, engagement, project completions, coordination, and cooperation.

In this course, you will:

● Understand the importance of in-person interactions in building a high-performing team

● You’ll learn to shift from being a performer to a facilitator, and

● You’ll understand how to leverage psychological safety to build high-performing teams

Discrimination is seen and felt in almost every aspect of life, it is an act of making unfair distinctions between people based on race, gender, age, religion, disability, or sexual orientation, as well as other categories. Customer’s decision of doing business with a particular set of group or people often restricts opportunities to the other group irrespective of whether they deserve it or not. In this course, you will learn, to identify discriminatory behavior by customers, dealing with it and examples at workplace and employers responsibility towards it.

Objectives:

• How to identify discriminatory behavior by customers.

• Building strong culture helps in dealing with discrimination.

• Examples of discrimination by a customer at work, Employers responsibity and laws if any in different countries.

A business growth plan is a tool that incorporates business objectives, strategic plans to achieve revenue growth and goals of a business whether it is a startup or any business big or small. These growth plans extend to a period of one to two years and are reviewed on a need basis. The targeted audience for these plans are entrepreneurs, business development managers, company executives and other stakeholders including the employees of the company. In today’s competitive market, companies demand each department to have a startup mentality and tools like a business growth plan can enhance their mind-set to create and present ideas in a structured format and in line with the business goals.

At the end of this course, you will be able to understand the

• Business growth plan and its importance

• Factors that impact the business growth plan and major growth strategies

• Inclusions and creation of a growth plan

Critical thinking is a logical, deliberate, and systematic way of thinking. Before arriving at a clear, rational, and evidence-based judgment, critical thinkers typically analyze and evaluate the facts. In an organization, the ability to make sound judgments is critical for research, problem-solving, and complex decision-making. Critical thinkers question assumptions and biases in order to gain a better understanding. Critical thinking judgment is primarily used to counteract cognitive biases and make accurate decisions. To assess the quality of our judgment, we must ensure that we have gathered relevant evidence, weighed it, organized it, presented appropriate evidence to support the points made, and organized our answer coherently and logically.

This training is meant for:

• Business Leaders
• Business Consultants
• Entrepreneurs
• Human Resource
• Heads Learning and Development Personnel
• Anyone interested in learning about Judgment in Critical Thinking

Welcome to the training on ways of Preventing & Managing Violence in Customer Facing Roles Such as Healthcare, Retail, Social Services and others. Research shows that healthcare workers are at the highest risk for workplace violence. This is followed by roles that involve handling cash such as standalone retail outlets with single cashiers. Further studies and analysis of workplace violence by OSHA and ILO show that workplace violence incidents are preventable. 

To put this in perspective, 50% of the overall 2 million reported cases each year involve healthcare workers.

Not long ago, conducting sales appointments without the product and salesperson being physically present was considered difficult, if not impossible. The meetings were happening face-to-face and made up most of the salesforce. People were habituated to the salesperson visiting the client to discuss vital topics and review the sales catalog. But this system changed at the onset of the global pandemic. From 2020 till the end of 2021, most sales teams worked virtually. People got accustomed to meeting on video calls and seeing products through product demo videos. This switch happened in every industry, and it is expected to stay for a long time.

This training is meant for:

• Anyone

Interpersonal communication at the workplace refers to the interactions and exchanges between individuals within a professional setting. This can include verbal and nonverbal communication, such as face-to-face conversations, phone calls, emails, and body language. Effective interpersonal communication is crucial for building and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues, supervisors, and clients, and can lead to increased productivity, job satisfaction, and a more positive work environment.

This training is meant for:

● Customer Service

● Sales and Marketing Professionals

● Professionals (Entry to Leadership Levels)

● Business Leaders

● Business Consultants

● HR Leaders

● Anyone who is interested in learning about strengthening decision-making skills

In this course, you will:

● Recognize the elements of interpersonal communication

● Understand how to improve interpersonal communication

● Understand the benefits of effective interpersonal communication

Brand Revitalization is the marketing strategy adopted when the product reaches the maturity stage of product life cycle, and profits reach to their lowest. It is an attempt to bring the product back in the market and secure the customers. In this course Dr. Jagdish Sheth discusses the strateges for brand revitalization by expaning brand reach.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

Interpret how brands expand by exploring the international and institutional markets.​

Explain how brands take ad­vantage of different geographical locations.​

Describe how time-based and vertical markets help brands expand their reach.

To better understand today’s digital age, it’s important to look back at the Industrial Revolution. As Steve Jobs said, “You can’t connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backward.” Just as the steam engine and other machines transformed the 18th-century economy, digital technologies are changing our world economy, business practices, customer expectations, and societal norms—and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. And while it’s impossible to predict the exact changes that lie ahead, it’s possible to predict who will succeed: agile organizations who are able to quickly take advantage of new opportunities by applying digital technologies.

• Understand the parallels between the industrial revolution and the digital revolution

• Define Digital Transformation

• Understand how digital is changing the operation of businesses, affecting all business sectors, and is making organizations flatter

Legitimacy is every organization’s essential business strategy. Organizations want leaders who are honest with themselves and with all the employees and create a better work environment. Thus, enhancing your leadership capabilities can be a boon to your career. Regardless of your professional position, committing to bettering yourself, working on your emotional intelligence, practicing leadership skills, and embracing a mission can yield substantial returns – for yourself, your team, and your organization.

This training is meant for:

• Anyone

In the current times, companies and organizations have completely evolved to work in a digital environment. The internet has become a vital aspect to make organizations grow more easily. However, with great use comes more significant risks. Some threats lurk around on the internet, waiting for people to make mistakes. These mistakes have the potential to bring down an enterprise. Hence, it is crucial that organizations are aware of the methods that can help effectively include these risks. This course intends to point out the problems or risks involved in using the internet carelessly and effective methods and solutions to tackle these threats.

This training is meant for:

• Anyone

Business transformation aims to create a more agile, innovative, and Impulsive decisions at the workplace can have adverse consequences such as failure of projects and discontent among employees. This course will help you recognize and combat impulsivity.

This training is meant for:

• Anyone

Distractions at the workplace reduce productivity and promote errors. Digital media is among the prominent distractors at work. This course will help you identify and nip these distractions in the bud.

This training is meant for:

• Anyone

Welcome to the course on Delivering an Effective Presentation! This course will focus on practical tips and ways to prepare yourself to deliver an impactful presentation.

There are many aspects of delivering a presentation ranging from logistical & technical aspects to the actual presentation and the impact that it needs to create.

It is simply a matter of developing the right skills, asking the right questions and practice!

This training is meant for:

Beginners preparing to deliver their first presentation

Experienced professionals/presenters who want to further develop their presentation skills

Entrepreneurs who want to deliver impactful presentations

Business leaders, managers, professionals looking to improve their presentation skills

Anyone looking to create an impact with an upcoming speech or presentation

Follow Social Distancing: Avoid close contact with one another. Keep at least a six feet (2 meters) or the governmental recommended distance.