(Louisville, Kentucky)   Michelin North America's labor relations team benefited from Training Services On Demand's Negotiation Skills Workshop, which was conducted near the American Synthetic Rubber Corporation's Louisville, Kentucky facility.  TSOD's one- and two-day negotiation skills training programs assist professional teams in developing the skills and insights required for collaborative transactions.  Offered only as private courses for allied workgroups, TSOD's onsite negotiation skills workshops provide team-specific processes to benefit sales, labor, contract, or legal negotiations.  All workshops focus on collaborative, ''win-win'' bargaining.

The world’s largest tire maker, Michelin (www.michelin.com) manufactures and sells tires for every type of vehicle, including tires for airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, earthmovers, farm equipment, heavy-duty trucks, motorcycles and the space shuttle.  The company also publishes travel guides, maps and atlases covering Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.  Headquartered in Greenville, S.C., Michelin North America employs 23,920 and operates 21 plants in 17 locations.

Training Services On Demand (TSOD) is a top-tier provider of training and employee development solutions.  TSOD provides onsite training at customer locations for complete teams, ensuring that its programs leverage team insights and produce team-oriented results.  The company's seminars and workshops are available nationwide at fully bundled tuition rates.  Combining proven curricula, expert facilitators, and modest tuition schedules, TSOD ensures the availability of high-quality employee learning experiences to a growing, blue-clip client portfolio.

In addition to negotiation skills training, TSOD is regarded as a nationwide leader in presentation skills, team building, time management, stress management, media relations, business writing, and leadership training programs.  Founded by popular team development facilitator and corporate trainer Frank Whyte (now our chief curriculum officer), TSOD has evolved into a prime contractor for both corporate and government training.  One of the most respected companies of its type, TSOD is a CCR-registered, woman-owned business with a 100 percent reliability rating for more than four consecutive years.