Situation Management Systems - Home of the Positive Power Influence Program

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Influence Tip of the Week
Any time you need to influence upward, clarity is
the key.

Open Enrollment Programs
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view the program schedule.

Our next PPI Open
Enrollment Sessions:

Three-Day Special Session:
December 2-4, 2008
in Nashua, New Hampshire

Two-Day Session:
October 28-29, 2008
in Nashua, New Hampshire

NEW!!! Introducing
Your e-Coach

SMS is proud to introduce Your e-Coach, an on-line learning system for understanding and building your Emotional Intelligence and Self-Leadership. Your e-Coach will help you move forward toward your goals
and ideals.
To learn more and to try Your e-Coach for Free!

Using Influence to Maintain
or Build Relationships

Positive power and influence skills can help you meet personal objectives and maintain or build positive working relationships simultaneously.

Seven Situations Where Influence is Essential
Sometimes you must be influential to succeed.

Trainer Certification
Our Trainer Certification process supports organizations who want to develop the capability internally to deliver our programs.

Client Customization

Our management and professional development programs are tailored to the unique challenges facing an individual or organization.

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SMS Training Programs

Program Participants The length and content of each of the following skill-building programs is tailored to meet the client's specific needs. SMS skill-building programs are delivered by SMS trainers or by client trainers who are certified by SMS.
We conduct our programs as part of annual conferences, team and regional meetings, and as customized in-house and open enrollment offerings.

Creating Results

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Participants in Creating Results increase their effectiveness to implement ideas and create desired results in constantly changing environments.

Influencing Change

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Influencing Change addresses the barriers which arise after new ideas have been generated. The program helps idea champions become more skillful and effective at the “positive politics” required to screen, promote, and implement ideas for new or improved products, processes, or systems.

Leading People for Successful Projects™

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Leading People for Successful Projects™ develops organizational savvy and leadership skills project leaders need to complete projects on time and within budget.

Negotiation Strategy and Tactics

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Negotiation Strategy and Tactics prepares participants to reach quality working agreements via a consistently effective process of negotiation.

Positive Negotiation Program

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The Positive Negotiation Program provides individuals with the knowledge and skills they need to confront differences, manage conflict, and reach lasting agreement.

POSITIVE POWER AND INFLUENCE® Program

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Participants in the POSITIVE POWER AND INFLUENCE® Program develop influence style flexibility. They learn to diagnose each influence situation they encounter, then apply the influence style that will be most effective.

Resolving Conflict: The Key to Lasting Agreements

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Participants in Resolving Conflict master “principled conflict management," a process that transforms disruptive disputes into powerfully productive interactions.