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Professional Development
Stop & Shop offers you more than a rewarding career and a friendly work environment. We offer you all the ingredients for a great work experience. At the top of the list is one the most comprehensive benefits programs in the industry. At Stop & Shop, we want you to succeed in life as much as we want you to succeed in business, so we structure our benefits program to support a healthy lifestyle and the flexibility to meet your personal, as well as career goals.
The benefits described below are for non-union associates. Details regarding union benefits are available at your local store or distribution center.
2007 Training Course Listings
Business Writing – 8 hours
This course is designed to improve your written communication skills including proper grammar and message structure.
Coaching for Success –8 hours
This course focuses on all aspects of coaching and how it impacts our associates and our business.
Communication and Listening – 8 hours
This course is designed to equip associates with the skills needed to communicate clearly and listen carefully.
Conflict Resolution – 4 hours
This course is designed to explore techniques to productively and effectively prevent and resolve conflict.
Decision Making – 4 hours
This course focuses on thinking strategically about making decisions; the impact decisions can have on associates and the organization, and how to deal with wrong decisions.
Delegating for Productivity & Growth – 4 hours
This course equips leaders with the skills needed to maximize productivity, motivation and growth within their teams through proper delegation.
Diversity in the Workplace – 4 hours
This course explains the need for diversity in the workplace, the effects of exclusion on associates and the organization, and the skills and behaviors for managing a diverse workforce.
Feedback Fundamentals – 8 hours
This course helps leaders assess their roles and learn to build involvement through the use of feedback.
Finance 101 – 8 hours
This course is designed to equip associates with knowledge about basic financial management, the flow of capital, and controlling operating expenses needed to drive profitability.
Food Safety Certification – 8 hours
This training and certification class meets all the requirements of the state and local boards of health for an approved food protection program for in all states in which Stop & Shop/Giant operate.
Leadership: Facilitating Change – 8 to 16 hours*
This course shows leaders how to make change a positive experience by focusing on a shared vision, building business partnerships, championing ongoing improvement, and creating an environment in which learning is encouraged.
*Course length varies upon state and county laws.
Leading Successful Meetings – 4 hours
This course equips associates with tools and techniques to effectively conduct meetings.
Leading Your Team to Optimal Performance – 8 hours
This course helps leaders improve their roles as coaches and developers of team skills. Leaders learn how to maximize involvement, productivity, motivation and growth.
Performance Management – 3 hours
This program introduces participants to the tools and techniques required for effective performance management.
Phone Etiquette – 4 hours
The Phone Etiquette course is designed to enhance telephone communication skills and proper follow-up of those calls when dealing with Internal and External customers.
Presentation Skills – 8 hours
This course provides participants with the tools and techniques they need to prepare and deliver a clear, concise and professional presentation.
Project Management – 8 hours
This course provides an overview of basic project management concepts, tools, and techniques.
Respect in the Workplace – 8 hours
By developing skills to manage individual differences, respect, and company changes, associates will be able to provide better service to our customers and communities. This course focuses on how to recognize and develop these important skills.
Selection & Interviewing Skills – 4 hours
This course teaches associates how to use proven interviewing techniques, evaluate potential candidates, and make effective hiring decisions that are in accordance with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) guidelines.
Time Management (Focus) –8 hours
This course is designed to help associates improve operational and personal efficiency through effectively managing their time.
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To address additional developmental needs, the Training and HR Planning Department works with associates to customize existing programs or to identify appropriate training courses available through outside vendors.
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