FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. COC-08-012-JM
August 15, 2007
New Workshops Offered for Businesses The College of the Canyons Employee Training Institute and Newleaf Training and Development, based in Santa Clarita, are offering a package of three full-day workshops designed to build essential leadership and development skills for employees of regional businesses. Zest at Work™ and Walking TALL™ are two of the workshops that will be offered. Zest at Work™ will focus on skills necessary for effective teamwork and delivery of excellent customer service. Walking TALL™ is designed to help employees build a strong and effective personal brand. A third workshop, Building Business Acumen™, is a one-day workshop utilizing Franklin-Covey curriculum that helps employees better understand the language of business, the financial drivers in business, and the financial tools used in making business decisions. This seminar is based on Ram Charan's best selling business book, "What the CEO Wants You to Know." The three workshops together offer employees an opportunity to focus on a wide variety of skills critical to success in today's fast-moving, globally competitive, business world. "Employees today need a strong personal brand to stand out from the crowd, the heart and soul to effectively engage others around organizational priorities, and a depth of business financial intelligence that is what the CEO wants them to know," said Paul Butler of Newleaf Training & Development. Walking TALL™ will be offered first on Friday, Sept.14, followed by Building Business Acumen™ on Oct. 12. This initial series will conclude on Nov. 9 with Zest at Work™. All three workshops will be held in Santa Clarita and can be taken individually or as a complete series. Each workshop costs $249. For additional information and a registration form, visit www.newleaf-ca.com. You can also contact Gaynor Butler at (661) 288-1004 or Sherie Arnold (661) 362-5657 for more details. | 
