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Certified Knowledge Manager …ain’t cheap.

There is training in Washington DC to become a CKM.  Five days in a hotel, learn useful stuff, sign me up!  It’s expensive, though, and only after handing in the proposal paperwork had I learned that this was a bigger deal this year than in those past because the department budget had been slashed.  Bummer.

Be a player.  Be a team player.

Seven months into employment here, I couldn’t ask them to spend that portion of their year’s budget on me, so I pulled out, saying I’d look for something closer (save on travel and housing costs) and maybe cheaper.  I thanked the training institute representative, and shared this.

Some salesfolks are good.  They want your money.

That’s when he asked for what I was budgeting.  Then he said he could half the training cost, and I could do the first half online, attending the second half in DC, and STILL get the certification - this guy is good!  Alas, I had already pulled out the paperwork, and so close to the start of training, I was not about to restart the beaurocratic process and do the pre-course reading PLUS the first half of the course.

Communication.

Had shared what I wanted (certification)  and knew (budget was tight) with the rep, I may have been able to present something the company could more easily approve.  I’ll try again in a month.

It’s the simple things in life.

On a side note, what’s better than eating freshly baked corn bread straight from the pan?  Eating freshly baked corn bread straight from the pan while watching “24″.  If you see me during my morning commute tomorrow, ask for some!

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