Corporate Governance
Making An Ethics Policy
The increased focus on ethics for businesses and organizations of all types, even including government, is not only a socially commendable development but importantly has legal implications for liability for potential claims against them, their directors, officers, and managers. Having an Ethics Policy is thus not only socially responsible but internally wise.WHY?The law views ethics and agency as the twin ..
Management, Legal and Contractual Perspectives of Managing Remote/Virtual and Telecommuter Workers
More and more organizations are “going virtual,” whether it is an employee who telecommutes, a team of workers in another country, or simply an employee who extends her or his workday by checking e-mail or downloading a document from Dropbox that connects to their phone, iPad, or home computer. Approximately 80% of U. S. workers continue to do business remotely after normal work hours. More and more organiz..
Managers Should Consider “Vicarious Liability”, When Conducting Disciplinary Actions!
How many times have managers/supervisors made decisions you as a business owner or company leadership wished they didn’t? The law is clear on what behaviors from managers are a risk of “Vicarious Liability”. This term has many implications for employers, employees, and managers. In fact, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has included managers who employees allege harassed them on any of the..
Managing Through Chaos: Tools, Tips and Techniques to Set Priorities and Make Effective Decisions Under Pressure
This highly interactive Webinar offers you and your team an array of practical tools to help you get things done in today's chaotic and constantly changing work environment. You’ll learn practical techniques for making structured decisions - even under pressure - to earn buy-in from bosses, coworkers, and customers. In a workshop environment, you will participate in valuable exercises utilizing real-world c..
Mastering Coaching and Mentoring for Outstanding Job Performance
Empower your employees to become more productive, effective, and committed team members!In today’s tough business environment, your organization can’t afford anything less than outstanding performance. Are you prepared to get the best from your team? Keep your team members’ productivity up to par—and show them how to do the best job they can? You’ll learn a step-by-step approach to effective coaching and su..
Meeting Management: Stop Wasting Time; Start Getting Work Done and Even Have Some Fun
Ask managers what part of their job they find most taxing and tedious and the answer is sure to come in a loud and unanimous voice – Meetings. Too many, too often with too few results. Nothing seemed to get accomplished; the agenda was unclear; people were late…or didn’t even show up. Let’s face it. Meetings have a bad reputation; they are time wasters. The best you can hope for is to get through them. Righ..
Moving the Conversation from Risk Management to Value-Based Management
There has been considerable advancement in the application of risk management over the past two decades in running organizations. In particular, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) has become a broadly accepted approach to managing risk across the enterprise based on a portfolio management perspective.However, no organization exists solely to balance risk across the enterprise. That is but a part of what any o..
Office Gossip Solutions for Instant Impact and Results
How an organization deals with gossip can be mean the difference between growing and thriving or disintegrating from within. Office gossip is a fact of life; what you do with it is up to you. Come to this workshop and find out the answers to your questions, as well as exactly what you need to do to stop gossip in its tracks in your workplace. Stop Gossip in its Tracks before it ruins your reputation, your o..
Onboarding New Hires: How to Get Them Quickly Up To Speed, Engaged and Productive
You’ve made your decision about whom to hire. You’ve gotten them excited about their new job. You’re excited about what they can bring to your team. Now what? If you’re like most good organizations, you’re doing something more. The Aberdeen Group reported that 70 percent of all organizations currently deploy some sort of onboarding program with leaders entering new roles. While this is a good thing, there i..
Payroll Deduction overview
This webinar will give a general overview of the types of deductions that employers take from an employee’s check. We will review the laws that surround all types of deductions you can take with or without employee consent along with proper calculation of the deductions. This webinar will give you the knowledge to be sure that how you process employee payroll deductions are in accordance with the law for bo..
Performance Management Excellence
Is your company ready for the next level of efficiency, productivity, and profit? Then you are ready to initiate and implement a Performance Management Plan.Your management can change the conditions of the workplace in order to measure the true success of your business. It includes activities that ensure organizational goals are consistently met in an effective and efficient manner. The overall goal of perf..
Preventing Internal Embezzlement and Employee Fraud
Each year, crime statistics show employee theft and embezzlement costing businesses and organizations billions, with new, more sensational stories appearing all too regularly in the Press. The pervasiveness of these crimes means no employer – whether for-profit, non-profit, governmental, or religious–can count itself as immune. Moreover, embezzlement and fraud also occur as insider crimes by partners, offic..
Proper Way to Terminate Employees with Performance Issues without Violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
Employers have always avoided the termination either because it is not easy to terminate someone or because it can be difficult to defend any allegations of wrongful termination. Cases of wrongful termination have emerged and increased since the late 2000 year. Research has identified the following factors in this increase: Employees more aware and knowledgeable of the workplace rightsEmplo..
Proving & Pricing Subcontractor Delay Claims
Much has been written over the years about proving and pricing contractor claims on construction projects. But little has been published about or presented on subcontractor delay claims. Do subcontractors have the same rights and remedies as the prime contractor? Are they held to the same standards? What are their legal rights? Do owners owe time extensions for subcontractor delays? Are prime contractors at..
Recruiting for Hard to Fill Positions (Easiest Isn't Always Best)
Generally, staff within most companies will open a position without investigating why the previous person left to determine the root cause. Was the Job Description poorly written so sourcing identified the wrong talent? Was the manager inept? Did the incumbent get promoted? Wouldn’t it be nice to learn/review ways to look at the Recruiting Process to find the elusive passive candidate instead of the over-po..