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TrainingBriefs® Beware of Personal Opinions
New Micro-Learning! In the workplace, we need to understand how controversial issues outside of the organization can affect internal working relationships and productivity when we start voicing our personal opinions in the midst of a culturally diverse workforce.
TrainingBriefs® Change Resiliency
New Micro-Learning! The basic truth is that change is constant. Sometimes it seems so much is changing, that we may get to the point of not even noticing many of the changes. Then… something happens that brings it to our attention. Other times, change seems jarring. It creates what feels like a huge obstacle falling into our life and way of doing things.
TrainingBriefs® Coaching Basics
New Micro-Learning! Have you ever been reluctant to coach an employee because you didn’t know where to begin or how to handle what may come up during the conversation? Yes, coaching can be scary. You have to excel in the necessary interpersonal skills while at the same time follow a process. You need to engage your employee in recognizing and solving the current problem. And, you need to help develop his or hers own problem-solving capabilities.
TrainingBriefs® Coaching Overview
New Micro-Learning! Have you ever been reluctant to coach an employee because you didn’t know where to begin or how to handle what may come up during the conversation? Yes, coaching can be scary. You have to excel in the necessary interpersonal skills while at the same time follow a process.
TrainingBriefs® Communicating & Listening
New Micro-Learning! Excelling at work doesn’t simply mean you should be good at what you do, but how professionally you conduct yourself in a team. In this course, we’ll explore the power of effectively communicating and listening.
TrainingBriefs® Conducting Legal Reference Checks
New Micro-Learning! Every day, organizations come under fire for hiring people with a past the company should, and could have, been aware of. Studies show that over 30 percent of all résumés contain fabrications. So checking out references and doing thorough background research on a candidate is becoming more and more important.
TrainingBriefs® Conflict… Can’t You Just Deal with It?
New Micro-Learning! When it comes to conquering conflict, sometimes you have to get out of your comfort zone when confronting an employee about their behavior. Using a “Flight” response to get away or avoid a situation may feel good in the short-term, but conflicts seldom resolve successfully when we avoid them.
TrainingBriefs® Embracing Assistance
New Micro-Learning! Assistance is about making sure we've got what we need to do the job and it is not just a management function. If someone is dependent on you for something, or if you've got some knowledge that's going to help someone get his or her job done - you've got to offer assistance. And, if you need something, you need to ensure you ask for it.
TrainingBriefs® Embracing Feedback
New Micro-Learning! Diversity is a fact of life in today’s workplace. Which means we need to be able to recognize and respond to those similarities and differences and make better decisions based on those understandings. In this short course, we’ll explore the importance of providing accurate feedback to our direct reports - and being open their insights.
TrainingBriefs® Engaging Your Employees
New Micro-Learning! Employee engagement is a workplace approach resulting in the right conditions for all members of an organization to give their best each day, commit to their organization’s goals and values and achieve motivation to contribute to organizational success - with an enhanced sense of their own well-being.
TrainingBriefs® Evaluating the Interview
New Micro-Learning! So you think you know how to properly prepare for and conduct your interview but what do you do next? Once you have concluded all your interviews, the next step is to evaluate the interviews to determine who among all the candidates is the best fit for the job.
TrainingBriefs® Focus on Your Strengths
New Micro-Learning! This course focuses on the energy that should be spent exploiting our strengths instead of focusing our energy on our weaknesses. As you complete this quick course, ask yourself in what areas do I want to be recognized as outstanding?
TrainingBriefs® Gender Identity Protections
New Micro-Learning! This course explores the topic of gender identity in the workplace. There are a variety of Federal, state and local laws that expressly protect workers based on their gender identity and sexual orientation. Most employers are covered by one or more of these laws.
TrainingBriefs® Generational Communication Barriers
New Micro-Learning! Workplaces across the country are adjusting to a new reality. Baby Boomers are remaining as active workforce participants. Meanwhile, the first members of Generation Z, roughly defined as those born since the mid-nineties, will soon be beginning their careers and will make up a large share of the labor market soon. Due to communication differences among generations, communication styles can often be a problem.
TrainingBriefs® Inconsistent Discipline
New Micro-Learning! Managers should always be professional, be even-handed, and above all, be consistent. Now obviously, employees aren't machines. And part of being a good manager is being able to tailor your management style to the unique needs of individuals. But when it comes to progressive discipline, making exceptions or applying different standards is a great way to end up telling your story to a judge.
TrainingBriefs® Indirect Leadership Development
New Micro-Learning! This quick course focuses on a better and faster way to achieve your leadership development goals by tapping into competency companions. Remember... “the fastest way to becoming extraordinary isn't always a straight line.”
TrainingBriefs® Leading Others
We all know excellent leaders. We marvel at their skills. We trust them and willingly follow them. And, they lead our organizations and us to extraordinary success. So, what is it about them that’s so great?
TrainingBriefs® Mentoring & Setting Goals
New Micro-Learning! A mentor is one of any organization’s greatest resources. They fulfill that crucial role of helping newer team members learn about their new job – and their new organization. A key part of the conversation you’ll have with your mentee over time is about their short and long-term goals. As part of this, it’s important to ask your mentee to discuss his or her strengths and weaknesses both interpersonal and job-related skills.
TrainingBriefs® No Foreigners Allowed
New Micro-Learning! Can you - as a manager - be held accountable for harassing behavior of your team members or direct reports? This course takes a look at the potential consequences of looking the other way when you notice harassing behavior in the workplace.
TrainingBriefs® Not On Our Team!
New Micro-Learning! We all have different experiences and backgrounds, and we may have different views on what is acceptable behavior. But failing to treat people with respect and professionalism, when due to a protected status, can easily lead to charges of discrimination or harassment. This course takes a look at how sabotaging someone’s ability to do his or her job can lead to an adverse employment action.