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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – DeAnn Brunner, JSDC business development coordinator, recently graduated from Dale Carnegie Leadership Training Course. The course was held in Jamestown and Valley City for 9 weeks.

The course pushes participants outside of their comfort zone, striving them to learn new principles for building relationships. The program teachings participants the 5 drivers to success.

The course focuses on Dale Carnegie’s Golden Book and the 30 principles for building relationships which are grouped in 3 categories.
1) Become a friendlier person that includes principles like: don’t criticize, condemn or complain; remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.

2) Win people to your way of thinking that includes principles like: the only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it; show respect for the other person’s opinion and never say “you’re wrong”.

3) Be a leader which includes principles like: let the other person save face; call attention to people’s mistakes indirectly; always use encouragement with the slightest improvement.

“The course is a really eye opener for a person, it really helps a person see how to best handle those difficult situations and helps you develop the skills to be an effective leader.” DeAnn stated.

Brunner received two notable honors in the course. She was recognized for Outstanding Performance: which is given to the participant that demonstrates effective use of the principles of communication, human relations and leadership. She also received one of the top 3 honors of the course with the Business Application Project Award.