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What Laws, Regulations and Policies Must Be Part of Your Employee Handbook for 2019 and Beyond?
Employee handbooks have been a tool for Employers from small to large companies for several years. Many companies elect to have employee handbooks and utilize employee handbook templates that are provided on-line which we call “cookie-cutter handbook” since they are created as a “one size fits all”. Unfortunately, employee handbooks can be a huge risk if not updated regularly, adapted to each company, refle..
What Policies Should be Part of Your Employee Handbook in 2019 or Risk Lawsuits in 2020!
Employee handbooks have been a tool for Employers from small to large companies for several years. Many companies elect to have employee handbooks and utilize employee handbook templates that are provided online which we call “cookie cutter handbook” since they are created as a “one size fits all”. Unfortunately, employee handbooks can be a huge risk if not updated regularly, adapted to each company, reflec..
What We Don’t Know May Hurt Us: Recognizing and Addressing Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
Implicit, or unconscious bias, exists in classrooms and on college campuses. What does it look like? How can faculty create an unbiased learning environment? How can faculty get in touch with their own unconscious biases to combat unintentional bias with students? Research suggests that unconscious bias regarding race and gender impacts relationships with professors. One study showed that certain academic f..
What You Should Know About Export Requirements for FDA Regulated Products from the US to Foreign Countries
This training will provide an in-depth explanation of FDA-Regulated Products that were exported from the United States to Foreign Countries. Also, it will address what export documentation must be used in the transportation of FDA-regulated products. Then, it also will discuss the FDA procedures that exporter must comply with in order to meet the Modernization Act agreement. Lastly, it explains what local g..
What’s New in Workforce Planning?
Workforce planning programs have grown in popularity. One reason they are so popular is to bring systematic thinking to the need to drive down labor costs while maximizing productivity. This webinar will describe new approaches to workforce planning and how to use them to address the comprehensive labor force needs of an organization. Workforce planning is a systematic approach to determining the quantity a..
Why Employees Lack Problem Solving Skills and What To Do About It
In order to succeed you need employees to think critically and solve problems on their own. Average managers make a critical mistake that prevents their employees from gaining these skills. In this practical and engaging program, get the skills to avoid this mistake and gain the must-have skill for any manager or business leader: employee coaching. Using simple, but powerful coaching techniques, can create ..
Winning in Sales
To win in sales you must understand the process of selling fully, and master key components of the process. Two of these components are the sales presentation and the sales cycle. The sales presentation is where you make the value, qualities, and benefits of your product or service known to the prospect. There are various ways to present to the prospect, some formal, and some informal, but certain informati..
Workers Compensation and Covid-19; The Health Issues Connected to Infections From The Workplace
Is coronavirus compensable under WC? The answer to that question is “maybe.” While WC laws provide compensation for “occupational diseases” that arise out of and in the course of employment, many state statutes exclude “ordinary diseases of life” (e.g., the common cold or flu). There are occupational groups that arguably would have a higher probability of exposure such as healthcare workers. However, even i..
Workplace Bullies & Abrasive Leaders: Why They Act That Way and How to Help Them Stop
They overreact, they are controlling, they make threats and humiliate others… they are bullies, abrasive leaders, or workplace meanies. While they may be valuable to your organization given their ability to drive results, they also cost your organization in lowered morale, increased absenteeism, and in retaliation against you, the employer. Learn why abrasive people act this way (hint, it’s not because they..
Workplace Civility: Respectful Habits Lead to Increased Productivity, Decreased Liability
Civility training is a new term for an old concept. It refers to professional business training related to etiquette, diversity awareness, and cultural sensitivity. Research indicates that inclusion policies are actually the keys to diversity management success. As economies, markets, and industries around the world merge together, the need for thoughtful and perceptive employees continues to grow among glo..
Workplace Communication Styles: How to Better Manage and Influence Others
Organizations that underestimate the importance of communication during these times of uncertainty often suffer significant economic and political damage. However, those that understand that effective communication plays an essential role in the successful management of crises will be more successful in implementing the necessary changes that are needed to reduce workplace stress, increase productivity, and..
Writing Focused, Credible and Authoritative Audit Observations
This webinar will provide the basic principles for writing effective audit observations. The audit observations represent the result of weeks of reviews, analyses, interviews, and discussions. It is used to provide important information to management on the area you reviewed. And, more importantly, it provides details to management on significant issues that need to be addressed. How well you communicate th..
Writing for Audit Professional
This webinar is not a typical writing webinar. We will not be taking old findings, issues, or reports and rewriting them. Instead, we will be sharing with participants the writing disciplines necessary to develop their own style and provide impactful written communications. We will discuss how to be insightful without inciting negative reactions. We will also discuss the value of a “thought document” that c..
Your Organization's Culture: If You Don't Get It Right, Nothing Else Matters
Get on a Southwest flight to anywhere, buy shoes from Zappos.com, pants from Nordstrom, groceries from Whole Foods, anything from Costco, a Starbucks espresso, or a Double-Double from In N' Out, and you'll get a taste of these brands’ vibrant cultures. Unfortunately, culture is often misunderstood and discounted as a touchy-feely, rather than a bottom line, the component of a business. That’s not the case. ..
“Virtual Team” – How to Manage People Effectively in Multiple Locations
As enterprises have been growing far and wide, often international in scope, we find ourselves as executives and managers with our talent spread farther and farther, often at dozens and hundreds of locations. How do we ‘get a better handle’ on all this?Learning Objectives By attending, you will understand how to even more effectively: Boost productivity at every locationSignificantly cut down o..