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Thursday, March 03, 2005
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TEACHING TODAY Today's "Teaching Today" feature story is fascinating in itself, but it has the added attraction of a real winner of an opening sentence: [From the South Florida Business Journal] ' CRUISE LINE LAUNCHES 'CORPORATE UNIVERSITY' To 'sea' a boss at a meeting is no longer a typo. Carnival Cruise Lines has begun offering professional management principles seminars on its cruises. The Miami cruise company said among the skills its "Carnival Corporate University" may discuss are communication, teamwork and creativity. Carnival's corporate training department, which conducts in-house training for the line's 30,000 shipboard and shore side employees, is to lead sessions. The department may work with a business to tailor programming to meet specific goals or objectives. Carnival also said a business may purchase as many or as few sessions as it wants. Bob Dickinson, Carnival president and chief executive officer, said his company has earned its industry leadership through a combination of superior products and top-notch service delivered by a highly motivated workforce. "With the new Carnival Corporate University, we are pleased to share our expertise to help businesses enhance teamwork, build communication skills and celebrate diversity through fun, interactive activities - all at a cost that is lower than most land-based training sessions," he said. Prices vary by to the size of the group and the number of sessions purchased. Carnival did not give further pricing details. Sample programming includes: "Cruising to Communication," focusing on effective verbal and non-verbal communication techniques "Win Win," an interactive exercise on how to build and maintain trust "Charting the Course" emphasizes the strategies of effective leaders "Creativity by Design" allows participants to harness their creativity "Passport to Diversity," a celebration of the culturally diverse work environment When participants are not in their Carnival Corporate University session, Carnival added, they are free to enjoy their cruise. ' |