The CCSU Continuing Education Blog

"I enjoy when I am able to get through to a struggling student. It is rewarding to know that I was able to help them understand the material presented. Seeing them have that "Aha" moment can make your day.” Mike Cercone is an instructor for Central Connecticut State...

Lean project management is a technique for managing improvement projects that uses certain processes to give clients and companies more value with less waste. Lean project management may include one of several different processes that have been developed over time, or...

Professional development training helps employees learn new skills they need for their careers. Sometimes employees seek out professional development training on their own, while other times employers and managers direct and shape professional development training to...

Career and personal success do not happen by accident for the vast majority of people. Career success is far more likely to happen when you create a professional development plan that can guide you as you make decisions for your career. Taking the Initiative Although...

Ben Aston is the creator of the world's most popular digital project management blog, The Digital Project Manager. Recently, we talked with Ben about the current challenges faced by project managers and the strategies they must embrace to overcome those challenges....

Tom Haak is the director of the HR Trend Institute. We recently asked him for his insight on how HR has evolved over the past three decades and what types of training are essential for those in the profession today. Here's what Tom shared: Can you talk about your...

Central Connecticut State University is pleased to offer the Tech it Out 2017 summer youth program for students entering 3rd through 12th grades. The program offers week-long STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) courses from late June through August...

Strategic planning is an essential part of running a business, but teams often do their planning once and figure that's all they need to do. A better way to engage in strategic planning is to do so on an ongoing basis, which is more effective than planning once and...

Digital marketing may seem like a brand new way of advertising to those who have been in business a long time, but for brand new businesses, it is a way of life. As more and more consumers find direct market mail pieces annoying and intrusive, they look to the...

Colin Ellis is the author of The Conscious Project Leader who helps organizations around the world transform their cultures to deliver projects successfully every single time. We had a chance to speak with Colin about how project managers should focus less on the...