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Peer Today, Boss Tomorrow™ Action Steps for Success (eLearning Program)
Help newly promoted managers, supervisors and leaders navigate their changing roles and have immediate impact! Watch as Lindsey, a newly promoted manager, surfs the web looking for tips and insights about making a successful transition from peer to boss. This interactive eLearning course provides key strategies, activities and practical suggestions that make this program an excellent choice for organizations that promote from within or need to train new managers & supervisors.
Everyday Leadership™ (Advantage Course)
This interactive course was developed to help your organization's leaders, managers, or supervisors, in their daily effort to foster better employee connections, communication and community at work - all the while working together toward one shared goal or vision.
I Said Something™ Promoting Respectful Workplace Behavior for Managers
SOLLAH EXCLUSIVE!
Did you know that as a manager or supervisor - you are held to a higher legal standard in harassment & abusive conduct cases. Workplace harassment has consequences - for the target of harassment, the organization and even YOU - the manager or supervisor! Learn how to identify and address workplace harassment using real-life examples and relevant video scenarios. As a manager, you need to know how to address bad workplace behavior.
I Said Something™ Promoting Respectful Workplace Behavior (eLearning)
SOLLAH EXCLUSIVE!
Research tells us that as many as 80% of women (and up to 20% of men) experience harassment in the workplace and two-thirds of workers experience bullying in the workplace. This course provides the tools to effectively and appropriately respond to workplace bullying and harassment as well as how to step up and put an end to aggressive and fearful behavior. Each area (bullying, sexual harassment, discrimination) covered in the fast moving program is actionable, reasonable and can have significant impact on your organization.
Standing Up for Respectful Workplace Behavior™
Meet the Chicago Bystander Training Requirement! Research tells us that as many as 80% of women and 20% of men experience some form of harassment in the workplace. Organizations want productive and engaged employees who contribute to the bottom line… and one aggressive employee can ruin it all. There are real consequences associated with crossing the line at work and more than money is what’s at stake. The effects of harassment, discrimination and abusive conduct can damage our organization’s morale, brand, and leave targeted employees unproductive and fearful.
The Power of Positivity
SOLLAH EXCLUSIVE!
We have to rely on and work with others in order to achieve results. The problem is that many work environments are not conducive to positive relationships. Instead, they employ the GOTcha approach. If someone does something wrong, then they think it is their job to point it out and say, “GOTcha!” While focused on the mistake, they are inadvertently reinforcing the negative behavior. This program focuses on the Power of Positivity (POP) Approach and can have a dramatic positive impact on your relationships with others.
TrainingBriefs® Why Complimenting Others Matters
In the fast-paced environment of today's workplace, it's easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of deadlines, meetings, and emails. Amidst this hustle, the simple act of complimenting others often gets overlooked. Recognizing and vocalizing the value of our colleagues' efforts is not just a nicety – it's a powerful tool that fosters a positive work environment, boosts morale, and encourages a culture of appreciation and respect.
TrainingBriefs® Why Trust Matters
Trust is the foundation of any successful organization. Trust means that employees have confidence in each other's abilities, intentions, and actions. Trust also means that employees feel safe to express their opinions, share their ideas, and collaborate with their colleagues. Leaders play a crucial role in promoting trust in the workplace by setting an example through their behavior and fostering a culture of mutual respect and collaboration.
More Than a Gut Feeling™: Leveraging the Power of Behavior-Based Interviewing (Advantage Course)
Based on Best-Selling More Than a Gut Feeling IV! Let’s be honest… a lot of hiring gets done based on nothing other than a gut feeling. Assumptions... Intuition... And a lot of employee turnover results because that gut feeling, that assumption, that intuition just wasn’t very accurate. If you’re like most managers, one of your greatest fears is that you’ll hire the wrong person. You want to hire the person who, ultimately, will be the most successful in the job. You know that your operation will function more smoothly and will be more productive if the right person is in the right job.
Documentation & Progressive Discipline™ Leveraging the Power of FOSA™
If you're a manager, you already know that disciplining employees is one of the most difficult parts of your job. But, documenting performance is essential in correcting performance problems and protecting yourself as a manager. This interactive course provides steps to ensure solid, consistent documentation procedures throughout your company. Using the FOSA™ process, managers will possess the tools to effectively and legally address performance issues.
FOSA™ Documenting Discipline (eLearning Signature)
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Lack of solid documentation is the single most common mistake employers make when handling discipline or terminations. What if you need to justify an employment decision or termination long after it occurs? Not properly documenting can hurt you in unemployment compensation disputes, workers’ compensation cases and other legal matters. This course teaches importance of documenting your employees using the FOSA™ process.
It's the Law™: The Legal Side of Management (eLearning Advantage)
Managers have a lot on their plate these days. They are expected to hire the right people for the job, coach and motivate their employees, anticipate problems before they occur, and get their own workloads completed on time and within budget. If this seems like a lot to focus on, it’s not all. We also need them to keep themselves and the organization out of court. Managers and supervisors make decisions every day that impact the lives of the people throughout the organization. They have an obligation to make sure those decisions don’t result in a lawsuit. This is a lot of responsibility for managers. It’s the Law™ can help them put the legalities of management into perspective and keep the organization out of the courtroom.
Training Briefs® It’s a Respect Thing
We all encounter frustrations with other colleagues and departments from time to time, but it's important to think of the big picture and resolve any issues that may arise. A cohesive team is full of members who have open and honest communication, respect each other, and appreciate their efforts and ideas. By encouraging this type of environment, all departments can work together to reach their goals.
The Three-Dimensional Interview: Evaluating for Capability, Commitment & Chemistry™
This updated eLearning course shows how to take the guesswork out of evaluating candidates and selecting the right person for the job. Get practical, step-by-step instructions for how to effectively plan and conduct consistent, structured interviews.
Got Respect?® It’s All About Respect (for Managers)
We all need to have a greater understanding of respect and its impact in the workplace... especially when it comes to humor in the workplace. That includes recognizing behaviors that could be viewed as disrespectful, and how managers can hold others accountable for their actions. Actions and behaviors that stereotype a person or group is simply not acceptable in today's workplace.
Got Respect?® The Respectful Workplace
In today’s diverse workplace, good interpersonal skills are needed to maximize productivity and minimize misunderstandings. We gain by treating others with respect and building good rapport with our co-workers. After completing this course, you will have a greater understanding of respect and its impact in the workplace.
Drawing the Line: Creating a Respectful & Harassment-Free Workplace™ (2-Hour Mgr/Sup Version)
Completely Updated! A detailed course on harassment and discrimination prevention that addresses the requirements found in AB1825, AB2053, SB396 and CA FEHA requirements. This course consists of 12 modules and is designed especially for supervisors & managers. Workplace bullying (abusive conduct) and gender discrimination are also discussed and addressed in this course.
ENOUGH!™ The Consequences of Sexual Harassment (eLearning for Managers)
Understanding the deep consequences of workplace sexual harassment is paramount to preventing it. Managers and supervisors are held to a higher legal standard in sexual harassment cases. ENOUGH! is an interactive course providing the education, guidance and authority to help managers rise to the challenge of preventing, recognizing and reporting sexual harassment in the workplace. The active bystander concept is also covered. When it comes to workplace sexual harassment... enough is ENOUGH!
Let's T.A.L.K.™ Navigating the Difficult Discussions (eLearning)
Designed specifically to assist managers and supervisors in dealing with tough workplace situations, this interactive course provides five difficult scenarios that managers often face when dealing with employees and each scenario utilizes an easy-to-use, four-step process for working through the employee situation.
More Than a Gut Feeling™ Overview (Manufacturing)
Based on the world-wide best-seller, this course uses the More Than a Gut Feeling concepts and models in a manufacturing environment. This fast-paced course will empower and increase understanding that the single best predictor of future job performance is past job behavior. Learners will also realize that their task in the hiring interview is to gather the kinds of information that will enable them to hire people who will be successful in their jobs.
Legal Briefs™ Family and Medical Leave Act
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides employees with health problems and family challenges the opportunity to deal with those issues without having to worry about the impact on their careers. Managers and organizations need to be aware of the purpose and benefits of the FMLA and make sure they are correctly communicating and interpreting the law to employees.
Legal Briefs™ The Americans with Disabilities Act: Tough Questions & Straight Answers
By taking this updated eLearning course, your managers will learn how the ADA impacts them and their employees and find key answers to their most frequently asked questions. With critical legal information to guide decision making, this course helps managers understand their responsibilities under the ADA and how to sort through tough issues and respond effectively.
Training Briefs® Doesn't Interact Well with Others
Being a manager or supervisor is a fulfilling role. But as you know, there are times where you’ll need to tackle tough situations. When it comes to working with an employee who doesn’t interact well with others, you need to clarify the employee’s role and expectations in your own mind, and then clearly and specifically relay those expectations to the employee.
Training Briefs® Harmful Gossip
Maintaining a respectful workplace is critical to your organization’s success. How do you work with an employee who gossips and spreads rumors which have been detrimental to some working relationships?
Training Briefs® Never Gonna Move Up
Stereotyping is an all-too-common problem in the world today and is absolutely unacceptable in our organization. However, that does not mean it doesn’t still happen. We must listen to and validate our employees concerns and act on them. Doing anything else might lead to deeper issues – up to and including legal & compliance impacts.
Training Briefs® One for The Ages
Our workplace is full of employees with valuable life experiences and ideas. It’s important to recognize and appreciate the knowledge, perspectives, and experiences that team members of all ages bring to the table. This course explores how a manager deals with an unexpected derogatory comment directed towards a fellow employee regarding their age.
Training Briefs® She Earned That
Regardless of physical appearance and gender, we should treat each other with respect and dignity. As a leader in our organization, we must acknowledge that each other’s achievements are due to nothing short of hard work and dedication, NOT appearance or sexuality. We are all on the same team.
Training Briefs® The Refund
We all get frustrated sometimes, but we need to be positive and professional in our interactions with our customers. Taking out our frustrations on a customer could cause them to seek services from a competitor instead. As a leader in the organization, we need to make sure we are offering all of our customers the best experience possible. Without our customers, we wouldn’t have a business.
Training Briefs® This Is What I Expect
You have an employee who works hard but doesn’t get the results you want. You’ve discovered the problem is the employee doesn’t understand what’s expected to do the job correctly. How do you work with an employee who doesn’t understand expectations?
Training Briefs® What’s The Big Deal?
Decision-making is a daily occurrence in the workplace. Making ethical decisions is important for everyone within an organization and those they serve. As a leader in the organization, we must ensure our team members are aware of the proper procedures for ethical decision-making and the numerous consequences that can occur if they are not followed. Big or small, an unethical decision can have a huge impact on the organization.
Training Briefs® Yet Another Fire
Communication can make or break a project. Ensuring our team members are communicating effectively, efficiently, and timely is a key to success in the workplace. As leaders, we know there will be times when we must have those difficult conversations, but we need to make sure we confront and resolve these issues, not avoid them.
TrainingBriefs® Bad Attitude
One of the most frustrating issues a manager can face is with an employee who has an "I don't care" attitude. Bad attitudes can bring the entire organization to a grinding halt. But how do you address an employee with a less than stellar workplace attitude. This course will give you a step-by-step process for addressing this workplace issue.
TrainingBriefs® Be More Assertive
Your employees are being paid to do the best job possible. When you have an employee who is not performing up to his or hers potential, it jeopardizes their success and the success of the team. How do you work with an employee who needs to be more assertive in recognizing needs, taking action, speaking up, and contributing ideas.
TrainingBriefs® Disability Discrimination
Creating a respectful and inclusive workplace is vital to the success of our organization. But let’s say an employee comes to you and complains that they’ve been discriminated against because of their disability. What do you do?
TrainingBriefs® Doesn't Have the Skills
There are times, when employees don’t perform their jobs up to our expectations for a variety of reasons. It’s your job, as a manager, to communicate and reinforce those expectations and find appropriate solutions, when those expectations are not met. How do you work with an employee who is not performing up to your expectations?
TrainingBriefs® I Had to Say Something!
Stereotypes and biases have not place at work. They can (and do) creep into our conversations and influence our actions. When we hear or witness these types of statements, we need to speak up and drive conversation around the impact (even if the intent was not to hurt a co-worker). If we don't, they can easily lead to misunderstandings and reinforced stereotypes. Speaking up is an important part of creating and maintaining a respectful work environment.
TrainingBriefs® I’m Not Gonna Work Extra Hours
We all have a lot of things to get done during the day. As a manager or supervisor, you are charged with delegating those tasks to your team throughout the day. But you have an employee who won’t stay after hours or come in early when it’s needed. The position requires this kind of flexibility. What do you do?
TrainingBriefs® Leading in Unprecedented Times
New Micro-Learning! Unpredictable times call for unprecedented leadership. During times of intense fluidity, employees, team members and associates are all looking for their leaders to set the tone. They need to feel inspired and motivated to navigate the unknown. They need to know their leaders have their backs and are ready for what's next! Most importantly, they need to trust that their leaders are beside them - every step of the way.
TrainingBriefs® Religious Discrimination
Creating a respectful and inclusive workplace is vital to the success of our organization. Religious discrimination is illegal. All claims of religious discrimination must be taken seriously and properly addressed to ensure that this does not happen in the workplace. But let’s say an employee comes to you and complains that they’ve been discriminated against because of their religion. What do you do?
TrainingBriefs® Tackling Conflict Between Employees
A conflict between two or more employees is causing problems. For most managers or supervisors, the toughest part of dealing with conflict is making the decision to do something about it. So, how do you work with employees to resolve team conflict?
TrainingBriefs® Termination Due to Downsizing
We all dread it. It's one of the toughest responsibilities of a manager/leader. You must terminate an employee because your organization is downsizing. How well you do depends a lot on your preparation. So… what do you do?
TrainingBriefs® Termination Due to Poor Performance
Performance-based terminations should never come as a surprise to your employees. Despite all your efforts, you still may not see the type or quality of improvement needed, and the only option left is to sever the relationship. However, by now, you should have clearly documented what you did to help the under-performing employee improve. What's the next step?
TrainingBriefs® Unacceptable Mistakes
There are times, when employees don’t perform their jobs up to our expectations for a variety of reasons. It’s your job, as a manager or supervisor, to communicate and reinforce those expectations and find appropriate solutions, when those expectations are not met. You have discovered an employee who makes an unacceptable number of mistakes. What do you do?
Got Leadership?™ Understanding Generation Y (Millennials)™
With four generations in the workforce today, there are both challenges and opportunities to working on multi-generational teams. In this module, we will be concentrating on Gen Y - the newest generation to enter the workplace (with different expectations and work styles).
Coaching and Feedback Essentials: An Advantage eLearning Course
This course is designed to empower the learner to: 1) Define “coaching” and discuss the benefits, 2) Identify ways to inspire, encourage and challenge their team, 3) Learn to use a coaching conversation template, and 4) Practice coaching.
Leadership 101
Learners taking this course will quickly understand that leadership is the willingness and ability to influence those around them at all levels. They will also explore different methods for being more influential and identify leadership behaviors in a variety of situations. This course also helps learners determine ways to develop committed team members; and develop vision, mission and goal statements.
PREVAIL!® for Elementary Schools (eLearning)
An armed intruder situation is something few of us have prepared for. And it’s that lack of preparation that raises anxiety… and fear. As an administrator, teacher or staff member… others look to you for help… especially in times of need. One of the times you may be asked to lead is when the unthinkable happens. It may help you to think of preparing for an armed intruder event in the same way that you prepare your staff or students for a fire, an earthquake or tornado. By taking a few minutes to train for one of these events, you know what to do in the very unlikely event that it actually happens. The exact same thing holds true when preparing for an armed intruder event.
PREVAIL!® for Middle & High Schools (eLearning)
Being prepared… that’s what can dramatically change your chance of prevailing during an armed intruder event. Why? Because the intruder is NOT counting on you being ready to act! A trained response allows for immediate action and a better opportunity to prevail. If you find yourself in an armed intruder event, you are the true first responder! You’ll have 2-5 minutes to take immediate action. Action that can save lives. The bottom line is this… Think about those around you… or your loved ones…Is there someone worth LIVING for? If yes…then dig deep! Find the strength and channel your energy into a plan to overcome and PREVAIL!
Legal Briefs™ Harassment & Discrimination: Promoting Respect and Preventing Discrimination
Harassment and discrimination are probably two of the most well known legal issues managers face. Unfortunately, they are also the two areas where managers can get themselves into the most trouble. Even with all the publicity on this topic in the media, many managers are not aware of their responsibilities regarding harassment and discrimination This course covers critical information on the things you need to be aware of in terms of how harassment and discrimination impacts you, as a manager, on a daily basis.
Mentoring 201™ The Next Steps for Success (eLearning Signature)
Mentoring 201 takes a closer look at some key elements of the mentor/mentee partnership. This course covers the following key points for a meaningful mentoring partnership: planning for a successful discussion, setting goals, identifying career paths and establishing development needs.
ATTITUDE!™ Resolving Difficult Situations in the Workplace (eLearning Signature)
Unless you're a psychologist, no one really likes to deal with a difficult attitude... If we're really truthful, most of us would rather walk on hot coals before we'd confront one of those bad apples who are making our lives miserable at work. But did you ever stop to think about what kind of price we're paying for that self-imposed misery? This interactive course helps by providing a 5-step process to tackling difficult situations.
ATTITUDE!™ Resolving Difficult Situations in the Workplace for Healthcare (eLearning)
Bad attitudes in the workplace can deteriorate morale, lower productivity, and increase costs. It doesn’t take much for a co-worker, supervisor, or even a patient to feel the negative effects from someone with a bad attitude. The good news is there is a process for dealing with these difficult people! The course will walk you through four scenarios, which demonstrate negativity problems and how to deal with them to improve results.
Legal Briefs™ Substance Abuse: The Manager's Role in Creating & Maintaining a Drug-free Workplace
We have a responsibility to understand and communicate to employees the organization’s policy on substance use or abuse in the workplace. This course contains critical information on the things you need to be aware of in terms of how substance use and abuse in the workplace impacts you as a manager, your employees and your organization.
Conducting Legal Interviews™ (eLearning Signature)
Hiring employees can be an expensive and lengthy process. Managers are often in a hurry to fill vacant positions in order to maintain the productivity of their departments. They are usually so focused on getting the position filled, they may not realize they have asked an inappropriate interviewing question. Keeping interviewers up to date on legal interviewing practices is invaluable to your organization. Court costs and legal fees as well as time off the job can cost your organization both money and bad publicity.
Conflict 101™ (eLearning Signature)
If you're like most people... you never really give much thought to conflict... you just deal with it. You either fight...take flight or...simply freeze. In other words, you argue or yell your way through it... avoid it all together... or you just don't know what to say or do. Conflict is simply a part of life - and that's especially true in the workplace. Conflict 101™ is the perfect program to cut through the nonsense and get straight to the point of conflict resolution.
Courage 2 Coach™ - (eLearning Signature)
Effective coaching is the single most important factor in employee development today. Courage 2 Coach™ turns common sense into common practice with a four-step process that can be applied to any employee performance situation. This course walks each user through a realistic range of tough employee performance situations make this program ideal for organizations committed to supervisory success.
Mentoring 101™ - The Basics (eLearning Signature)
A mentor is someone who provides guidance to a less-experienced employee. A mentor may be another employee or even a professional from outside of the company. Regardless of the structure, mentors are role models who shares knowledge and advice to help the mentee grow professionally.
Smart Leadership: Conducting Legal Interviews™ (eLearning Signature)
Keeping interviewers up to date on legal interviewing practices is invaluable to your organization. Court costs and legal fees as well as time off the job can cost your organization both money and bad publicity. This course is designed to educate you on how to create and ask legally defensible pre-employment questions based upon a structured behavioral based interview that will help you hire the right person and stay out of court.
Taking TIME to Lead™
As a supervisor or manager, you’re responsible for yourself and others. Your role is vital to the success of the organization. Your leadership impacts morale, teamwork, collaboration, respect, inclusion, innovation, quality… and the list goes on... This powerful course provides an effective model for leading through workplace issues and conflict.
TrainingBriefs® Planned Spontaneous Recognition
New Micro-Learning! You want high performance from your employees. You push them to give you exceptional results. In doing so you often raise stress levels-theirs and yours! This can create a potentially explosive situation. If you want to diffuse that possibility and keep your team motivated, try introducing Planned Spontaneous Recognition.
Bury My Heart at Conference Room B™ (eLearning Program)
Many feel they can manage, but few were born to lead! Leadership is the key! But... there is more methodology, misdirection and generalized academic babble about the concept of leadership than almost any business subject out there. This course tackles the myths of leadership!
Conflict Clock™ for Managers & Supervisors
Put the kibosh on conflict! This new eLearning course gives managers a new perspective on understanding and resolving conflict. Conflict Clock™ for managers will give you a quick reinforcement and a model for successfully resolving workplace conflict.
Fearless Facilitation!™ How to Lead Effective Meetings (eLearning Program)
Turn ineffective meetings into highly productive sessions! Fearless Facilitators expertly foster participation and make any group session more productive.
Fearless Facilitation!™ How to Lead Effective Training (eLearning Course)
Exemplary facilitators are fearless because they prepare thoroughly for training sessions, are organized to the minutest detail, respect the experiences of adult learners, attend to various learning styles, and masterfully draw out the wisdom of participants. This course will help turn ineffective training into highly productive sessions.
Get the Whole Picture™: Asking Probing Questions in a Behavioral-Based Interview
This course was created for people who are already familiar with basic behavior-based interviewing. It is an advanced workshop-format designed to significantly improve probing skills. Developed in collaboration with Dr. Paul Green, a leading industrial psychologist and behavioral-based interviewing expert, this course enables participants to identify their personal probing style and then practice five effective probing strategies.
Once Upon a Leader™ (eLearning Signature)
The majority of challenges calling for leadership are everyday situations in our professional and personal lives. This new eLearning course delves into these challenges and how to overcome them.
The Courage to Coach™ for Retail (eLearning Signature)
The Courage to Coach™ for Retail is designed to help you, as a manager, recognize the most common workplace coaching situations, get the situation under control and on the right track and effectively coach your employees to increase performance. The course will provide you with the skills necessary to directly address a common fear among managers—how to coach an employee when the employee doesn’t want to be coached.
The Extraordinary Leader™: Going from Good to Great - eLearning
In a world growing increasingly complex, there is an urgent need for leaders at every level and in every organization. The need is for leaders who are prized because of contributions they make to their organizations, the role models they present and the elevated standards of performance they set. The Extraordinary Leader is a course designed to help leaders develop competencies needed to produce extraordinary results in their organizations.
TrainingBriefs® Interview Preparation
When preparing to interview candidates, it’s important to ask questions that will help you evaluate capabilities, commitment and chemistry. This course helps you think about how you currently prepare for an interview and asks - what could you change to make your interviewing more effective?
TrainingBriefs® Accepting Your New Role
New Micro-Learning! Being a manager, supervisor or team leader can be an extremely rewarding position. It also is challenging, and, at times, frustrating to be caught between your team and the management team you report to. In especially challenging times, keep in mind that you were selected because of your skills and potential that people higher up in the organization recognize in you.
TrainingBriefs® An Employee Who Threatens an Outsider
New Micro-Learning! If an employee has threatened someone outside your organization, it may be a warning sign of an employee who is under stress and having a difficult time maintaining control of his or her emotions. If you fail to act, you could end up facing a hostile work environment lawsuit. Direct intervention at an early stage really does make a difference.
TrainingBriefs® Communicating with Difficult Employees
New Micro-Learning! In conversations with employees that may be somewhat challenging, it’s important for you to have some strong communication skills. Asking good questions is one such skill. Communicating with an employee who may be defensive requires you to model an open, questioning stance - we can call it the learning stance.
TrainingBriefs® Communication Tools
New Micro-Learning! Let’s face it, leaders can never have enough communication skills to deal with all of the situations that come their way in the workplace. By the end of this module, you will be able to identify coaching and problem-solving questions to help employees develop greater competence and confidence.
TrainingBriefs® Dealing with Unprofessional Behavior
New Micro-Learning! This module emphasizes the role of coaching in creating successful outcomes when dealing with an employee’s unprofessional behavior. Making time for coaching has several benefits such as increased productivity, improved well-being and expanded employee effectiveness.
TrainingBriefs® Empowered Leadership
As a leader, your ability to manage workforce performance effectively is the single most important factor in attracting and retaining motivated, productive, and loyal employees. You may have taken the time to build great relationships with your employees. So, you might ask yourself, “How do I maintain those relationships on a daily basis?”
TrainingBriefs® Integrity in Hiring
Updated! As a manager, we are ethically bound to oversee the recruitment and hiring process with honesty, consistency and objectivity. This course looks at a specific hiring example and spends some time talking about what you should do in this situation making sure you always act with integrity.
TrainingBriefs® Interviewing: Probing Techniques
During an interview, when a candidate's answer is a generality, self-promotional, not behavioral, isn’t complete or the candidate’s non-verbals don’t match what the candidate is saying, follow-up with behavioral probes to draw out more information. You discover that the specifics the candidate gives can be linked to job requirements.
TrainingBriefs® Leading Is A Commitment
New Micro-Learning! You won't become a leader because it's logical that you do, or because the company demands that you become a leader, or because it's a new way to get you people to work harder. Forget it! Leadership is too big a commitment, and too big a change from the way you’re used to working. You will only become a leader if you are first convinced it's in your personal best interests to do so.
TrainingBriefs® Leading to Engage Others
New Micro-Learning! In this course, we will take a look at three fundamental ways leaders enroll followers, and how only one really works. We will also look at how leaders capture the attention of their followers to take the journey to a better place by ensuring they know how much better it is then where they are now.
TrainingBriefs® Leveraging the Power of Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is the capability to identify and manage one's own emotions, as well as the emotions of others. Leveraging the power of emotional intelligence helps a person guide their thinking and behavior, and then manage and/or adjust emotions to adapt to environments or achieve one's goal(s).
TrainingBriefs® Mentoring - Establishing Development Needs
New Micro-Learning! As a mentor, going through this process of working with you, your mentee will learn more about the organization, discover other opportunities to explore, uncover other leadership resources and above all, they’ll leave with a greater sense of self insight that will serve them well for the rest of their career.
TrainingBriefs® Motivating Bad Attitudes
Addressing an employee who has ceased to care about the job, can be very frustrating but it is possible to work with the employee and uncover the underlying issues. When an employee doesn’t seem to care about their job, it’s easy to make assumptions about why they might be acting that way. The problem is, you could be way off base and your actions could end up making the problem worse.
TrainingBriefs® Must Do’s As a Mentor
New Micro-Learning! Some organizations have official mentors while others have more of an informal approach to mentoring. No matter how it happens, a mentor fills a vital role in the success of the organization. In order to be a successful mentor, you need to understand what does a mentor does, who benefits from mentoring, and the “must do’s” as a mentor. In this course, we will look at must do’s as a mentor.
TrainingBriefs® Open Communication
New Micro-Learning! As a leader you must demonstrate your commitment to the organization’s culture of integrity, create an environment where employees feel safe to voice their concerns and hold all employees accountable for their actions.
TrainingBriefs® Planning for a Successful Discussion
New Micro-Learning! In order to reap the benefits of a successful mentoring relationship, you need to have a thorough understanding of planning for a successful discussion, setting goals, identifying career paths and establishing development needs. In this course, we'll take a close look at planning for a successful discussion.
TrainingBriefs® Preparing for the Interview
New Micro-Learning! Selecting the right person requires a structured interview process that evaluates for three dimensions: capability, commitment & chemistry. An effective three-dimensional interview starts with preparation. The bottom line is this; a consistent, structured interview process is the single most important factor in conducting an effective interview.
TrainingBriefs® Preventing Retaliation
New Micro-Learning! Retaliation in the workplace is a real issue. As a manager, it is your responsibility to know how to recognize, appropriately respond, and resolve potential retaliation issues. There are several signs of possible retaliation. Examples include micromanaging, unnecessary surveillance, arbitrarily enforcing policies or procedures, or other activities unrelated to employment.
TrainingBriefs® Progressive Discipline
New Micro-Learning! Progressive discipline is a process for dealing with job-related behavior that does not meet expected and communicated performance standards. This course will address this process so you can avoid a wrongful termination lawsuit.
TrainingBriefs® Recognizing Retaliatory Behavior
New Micro-Learning! Retaliation is defined as any action that could dissuade a reasonable employee from making or supporting a charge of illegal, unethical or unsafe conduct. Many people have misconceptions about retaliation in the workplace. It is up to you, as a person in a leadership position, to recognize these behaviors and take appropriate action.
TrainingBriefs® Recruiting & Hiring: Avoiding Illegal Questions
New Micro-Learning! Asking inappropriate or illegal questions is probably one of the areas that get people into trouble more often than anything else. That's because the courts and EEOC guidelines have made it clear that you can't ask questions that discriminate against protected groups, don't predict successful job performance, or not job related.
TrainingBriefs® Recruiting & Hiring: Protected Groups
New Micro-Learning! In this course, we'll cover that concept that almost everyone could be in a protected group based on race, national origin, religion, gender, age, or disability. So, there are some important things regarding recruiting and hiring that you need to remember.
TrainingBriefs® Responding to Change with Communication
New Micro-Learning! Change is pervasive and constant. And that's why being able to navigate change is a required skill. This course leverages the Change Response Strategy - a tool you can use in any change situation to analyze a change and effectively communicate to express your concerns, share needs, and get answers to questions.
TrainingBriefs® The Benefits of Leadership
New Micro-Learning! Leadership isn't well understood by most managers and they may perceive it as something that they can't do, are uncomfortable doing, or that has no benefit to them. During this short course, you will learn about the benefits of making the transition from manager to leader.
TrainingBriefs® The Competitive Advantage of Diversity & Inclusion
New Micro-Learning! Diversity within your organization and teams is a given. It simply exists. But… creating an inclusive team environment that values diversity helps you achieve your organization’s goals – both cultural and financial!
TrainingBriefs® The Five Clusters of Strength
New Micro-Learning! Based on research by Jack Zenger and Joe Folkman - two of the most preeminent thought-leaders on leadership development - this course focuses on the five tenets that encompass the characters of core strengths that really matter in becoming an extraordinary leader.
TrainingBriefs® The Leadership Difference
New Micro-Learning! Leading others starts with your own values. The biggest difference between leaders and non-leaders is a leader’s level of self-awareness — a leader knows who they are. Leaders are hyper-aware of what’s important to them — they can put a name to their core values.
TrainingBriefs® The No…No…No! Boss
One of the first things we have to do when dealing with a bad attitude is decide whether it's worth our time… especially if it's somebody you have to interact with every day... including a manager, supervisor or boss.
TrainingBriefs® The No…No…No! Boss (For Healthcare)
Bad attitudes in the workplace can deteriorate morale, lower productivity, and ultimately increase costs. It doesn’t take much for a co-worker, manager, or patient to feel the negative effects from someone with a bad attitude.
TrainingBriefs® There’s No “I” in Team
Most people don’t intentionally come to work with a bad or difficult attitude. The problem is a lot of people don’t understand - or they forget - how our attitudes affect the people around us. When these situations do arise, all it really takes is a gentle reminder that what they're doing has an impact on the rest of us.
Got Leadership?™ Now I’m the Manager…
Congratulations! Being a supervisor/manager can be an extremely rewarding position. It also is challenging, and, at times, frustrating to be caught between your team and the management team you report to. In especially challenging times, keep in mind that you were selected because of your skills and potential that people higher up in the organization recognize in you. So, take a deep breath and get ready to learn more about the exciting challenges you have ahead.