Ms.Jenny Douras

Area Of Expertise : Microsoft Office, Management, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Public Speaking, Time Management, Communications
25 Years Of Experience
Training Industry : Multi Industry

Jenny Douras is the President and founder of AdvantEdge Training & Consulting and is a national speaker conducting workshops across the country.  She has over 25 years of experience in management, employee development, operations, knowledge management, technology, organizational development, and instructional design and training. 

She specializes in Managing Remote Employees and has managed teams of up to 300 people across multiple states and countries. She has worked with many Fortune 500 clients and government organizations including Samsung, Lexmark, Burger King, Discount Tire, Microsoft, Fisher Investments, National Park Service, and the SEC. 

 

Jenny sat on the board of directors for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development for 3 years. She received the STAR award (Strategic Training that Attains Results) from ATD in 2009, for the creation of a program helping the unemployed develop skills to return to the workforce. Her training manuals are internationally sold, and her articles have been published in many locations including the Denver Business Journal and International Association of Business Communications CW bulletin.

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How to Hire the Right Employee

In order to reduce employee turnover, we have to start by hiring the right employees the first time. This starts by interviewing for retention, which is best done through a technique called Behavioral Interviewing.  Behavioral interviewing is said to be 55% ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 60 Mins
  • Oct 17, 2023
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Remote Manager MD

When managing a team of remote employees, how do you know if you have a healthy team?  When you don’t see your team all of the time, it can be tough to discover team issues.  However, there are many symptoms that can indicate signs of trouble.  If identified e ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 60 Mins
  • Oct 27, 2023
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Excel Formulas

Are you new to Excel and need to learn how to write basic formulas in the software? Have you inherited a spreadsheet from someone else, and you need to be able to decipher all of the formula code to figure out what is going on with it, or how to modify it? Lea ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 60 Mins
  • Nov 14, 2023
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Dealing with Difficult People

We all have to deal with difficult people in our lives. It could be a coworker or irate boss, a family member, or that grocery store clerk who just doesn’t seem to want to have a good day. In all cases, it can be frustrating to have to deal with them and even ...

  • Basic & Intermediate & Advanced
  • 60 Mins
  • Nov 30, 2023
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Creating High Performance Teams

How do you know if your team is performing at its peak? Team dynamics can be complicated and keeping a team of people all working toward goals with the same level of high performance can seem daunting. In this webinar we will look at how to create and maintain ...

  • Basic & Intermediate & Advanced
  • 60 Mins
  • Dec 08, 2023
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Conflict Management with Emotional Intelligence

Conflict is normal in the workplace, where people with different values, goals, and perspectives manage complex and stress-provoking work and situations. Conflict is inevitable in the workplace but it doesn’t have to be destructive. By applying Emotional Intel ...

  • Basic & Intermediate & Advanced
  • 60 Mins
  • Dec 19, 2023
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Writing Effective Emails

While email has become widely accepted as the default method of communication in business, many employees struggle with balancing appropriate style, tone, and construction with the convenience and speed of email. This webinar takes a fresh look at how to use p ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 60 Mins
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Getting a Handle on Outlook Email

Do Outlook and email sometimes feel like the bane of your existence?  Does it feel like you are bombarded with so many emails you can never keep up?  Does your Outlook inbox feel like it's overflowing and hard to find the important items you need? In this ses ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 60 Mins
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Excel – Advanced Formulas & Functions

Excel is an amazing program that can do some complex and advanced calculations to help automate your spreadsheets and make your job easier.  This webinar will focus on some of the more commonly used complex formulas in the business world.  If you already know ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 60 Mins
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Remote Manager MD

When managing a team of remote employees, how do you know if you have a healthy team?  When you don’t see your team all of the time, it can be tough to discover team issues.  However, there are many symptoms that can indicate signs of trouble.  If identified e ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 60 Mins