Corporate Governance
How to Conduct a Harassment & Bullying Investigation
The EEOC requires that employers receiving a complaint, or otherwise learning of alleged harassment in the workplace, “investigate promptly and thoroughly…take immediate and appropriate corrective action by doing whatever is necessary to end the harassment, make the victim whole by restoring lost employment benefits or opportunities, and prevent the misconduct from recurring”. That’s a tall order to ensure ..
Information Cyber Security Planning for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Framework - Organization and Responsibilities
Information Cyber Security Planning for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) is essential in this world of new technologies, cyber events, natural and manmade disasters. GRC refers to a company's coordinated strategy for managing the broad issues of corporate governance, enterprise risk management (ERM) and corporate compliance with regard to regulatory requirementsEnterprise IT Governance, Risk, Complianc..
International Asset Recovery
Any fraud or debt collection over a few million dollars will have international components. The fraudster/debtors use the ease of moving to different countries to create distance resistance. The money they have taken is much more resistant to your efforts to collect the money. There is a number of tactics employed by the fraudsters to frustrate and impede any collection. What is needed is a well-honed and c..
Interviewing Skills for Managers and Supervisors
The everything-you-need-to-know-before-you-say “you’re hired” seminar!Nothing’s scarier than the thought of making the wrong hiring decision. After all, it means throwing away a substantial investment of time and money on recruitment, training and benefits.This fundamental seminar is your ticket to make the right hiring decisions and contribute more to the company bottom line.Areas CoveredMaking the selecti..
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..