HR Compliance
Calculating Overtime Correctly under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Lawsuits under the Fair Labor Standards Act have reached an all-time high. The Department of Labor estimates that 87% of all employers are not in compliance with their obligations to pay overtime to non-exempt workers. Even employers with the best intentions find themselves violating some aspect of the Fair Labor Standards Act. In addition to misclassification issues, employers fail to recognize what time m..
Change Management: The Four Key Skills and Four Key Steps for Leading Change
Due to the increased pressure to respond to change quickly, and the changing dynamics of the workforce, human resource professionals as well as line and project managers must also wear the hat of change agents – leading the way to make change work – to be effective and productive and cost-effective. Managing change in a fast-changing environment is increasingly the situation in which most organizations now ..
Clarify Your Message to Compel Your Customers to Listen
In a 2017 McKinsey & Co. Global Organic Growth Survey of over 1,100 C-level executives, senior managers, and mid-level managers cited Branding and developing the right mind-sets and organizational culture as the two top capabilities that companies were investing in to drive growth in the digital age. This is not unique to the firms surveyed. Companies of all sizes must have a unique point of view, a sim..
Coaching as a Leadership Skill
The acronym GROWER stands for Goal, Reality, Options, Will, Experiences, and Results. It provides a relatively simple framework for structuring a coaching session and has been adopted by many of the world’s major organizations. In many places, there is confusion about what coaching for managers and leaders really is, especially when compared to counseling, mentoring, advising, etc.In addition, the unfortuna..
Collaborative Conversations, Building Trusting Relationships, and Increasing Engagement and Performance
Building trust and strong cohesive relationships in the workplace is critical for a number of reasons. Organizations that have a high level of trust in the workplace have higher productivity, greater engagement, and retention of staff.Trust is an essential element in team building, as it results in a sense of safety and security among employees. Employees who trust each other, as well as their leaders, crea..
Competency Based Human Resource Management
A job description literally describes a job, but a competency model describes the human being who does the job adequately or superlatively. This webinar explains the difference between a competency-based HR system and a job-description-based HR system. It defines competencies, explains the business reasons to use them, explains how competency models are developed, and reviews each component of HR when it is..
Completing and Correcting Form I-9 to Ensure Compliance
Form I-9 is required to be completed by all United States employers. It is used to confirm that the new hire is eligible to work in the U.S. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) requires that Form I-9 be completed accurately. Any inaccuracies, even including cross-outs, white-outs, missing information, and more, can result in substantial financial or even criminal penalties for employers...
Conducting HR Audits
The threats and risks from human resource management issues are increasing. No longer measured in only fines, penalties, and awards for non-compliance, human resource management affects keys business metrics, including the organization’s valuation and credit rating. Further, improper human resource management can significantly reduce managerial prerogatives, and seriously damage the organization’s reputatio..
Conducting Legal And Ethical Investigative Interviews
This webinar will explore best interview practices in the search for truth, whether it is from victims, witnesses, information providers, or suspects. Often, the objective of an interview is to obtain an admission of involvement (a confession) in a matter under investigation. If the interview is conducted in an unethical or less than legal manner, the confession could be invalidated. Furthermore, the webina..
Conflict Resolution: Win-Win Strategies for Managers and Employees 2020
Since it is impossible to completely avoid conflict, the potential for issues is usually higher in complex social systems where the players compete for resources, like the organization. This becomes particularly critical in ethnically diverse and multicultural work environments, in which not only “regular” work disagreements may occur but in which also different languages, worldviews, lifestyles and ultimat..
Confrontational Conversations: Ouch! Aggression! And Compsure!
Control, Confidence & Composure in the most highly charged situations! Learning to confront someone can be done easily and quickly! No more panic, no more holding back from saying what you want to say. Learn professional confrontation skills that will allow you to maintain control, confidence, and composure!If you are like most people when a situation requires you to say something, you either lash out i..
CONNECTION over COMPLACENCY - Strategies to Create Connection and Meaning in the Workplace
Wake up. Check Facebook. Emails. Text messages. Go to work. Get through the day. Come home. Cram as much as you can into the evening. Maybe make dinner. Maybe eat something on the run. Do the family thing. Go to bed. Catch up on texts and Facebook (procrastinate on emails). Wake up. REPEAT. Even though we have access to powerful tools of “connection” many people today are feeling isolated and STRESSED. The ..
Coronavirus and Influenza
As this promotion reached our website, the Coronavirus is sweeping around the globe. Millions are quarantined in Chinese cities, where untold thousands are infected and the acknowledged death toll is climbing into four figures. Thousands of passengers and crew members are under lockdown on luxury cruise ships off the coasts of Japan and New Jersey. And the first cases have been reported in New York City.Ens..
COVID-19: Human Resources Risk Management in a Pandemic
COVID-19 is not your typical Human Resources Force Majeure! Human Resources Managers are faced with unique risks related to local, State, and Federal, and international regulations and requirements. HR cannot afford to fail to analyze and plan to mitigate risks systematically. Even more problematic is dealing with unexpected risks such as the coronavirus. Learn to create mitigation plans for anticipated ris..
Creating a Culture of Trust: Management Strategies That Get Results
Learn to overcome inaction and fear in team members and to better motivate them to take initiative, take smarter risks, and commit to giving their best in all endeavors. During this workshop, you will develop competencies needed to establish and maintain trust and credibility with all of your team members. You'll evaluate your level of trust towards others, identify critical behaviors for developing positiv..