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TrainingBriefs® The Greatest Generation?
New Micro-Learning! Having a diverse workplace is very important. But until we are inclusive – meaning that we truly include and respect others - we are wasting an opportunity to leverage the power of that diversity. We can make assumptions (and stereotypes) about people based on their age… like younger people will be much better at embracing and using technology when compared to those that are older.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Inclusion / Equity / Belonging, Diversity Dynamics, Generational Challenges, Respect / Respectfulness Foundational 5 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Team Cohesion (Diversity Moments)
New Micro-Learning! Being a successful manager requires being able to juggle numerous work priorities while keeping your balance. One of the priorities you must juggle is developing and maintaining a cohesive and productive team - easier said than done! A diverse workforce creates a diverse range of opinions, attitudes, and perspectives – and all that diversity can result in conflict, tension, and frustration leading to lost productivity – and possibly even a disruption to customer service.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Diversity Dynamics, Interpersonal Skills, Management, Professionalism, Respect / Respectfulness Foundational 9 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Third Party Harassment
New Micro-Learning! Outside (also known as third party) harassment, especially sexual harassment, can lead to serious legal actions filed against individuals and organizations. Just because they are not employees of your organization does not mean their behaviors are acceptable or legal.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance Harassment Prevention, Compliance, Learning Reinforcement, Professionalism, Sexual Harassment Foundational 8 Minutes
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.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Leadership Motivation, Effective Leadership, Successfully Leading Others, Management Intermediate 6 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® That’s Not Funny!
Regardless of your position, title or level in the organization, it is your job—and the job of every employee—to help create a professional workplace by demonstrating appropriate behavior. When it comes to telling jokes, there's a fine line between funny and disrespectful. We can't always know what may be offensive just by looking at someone.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance Compliance, Discrimination, Respect / Respectfulness Intermediate 8 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Recognizing Inappropriate Humor
New Micro-Learning! What do cable news hosts, political bumper stickers, and religious jokes have in common? The answer is that some of them are funny, while others find them deeply offensive. It’s important to know that inappropriate humor can be the basis for a discrimination law suit.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance Harassment Prevention, Compliance, Learning Reinforcement, Professionalism, Respect / Respectfulness Foundational 5 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Micro-Inequities in the Workplace
No matter what the words we say, our actual communication (what others understand about and from us) is influenced by our expression, gestures and tone of voice. In fact, research has shown that only a small percentage of the brain processes verbal communication. Micro-inequities are repeated, subtle, often unconscious messages that devalue or discourage. Our focus on workforce diversity and inclusion underscores the importance of demonstrating respect for individual differences, such as personal styles, work habits, physical characteristics and life circumstances.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Micro-Inequities/Micro-Aggressions, Diversity Dynamics, Inclusion / Equity / Belonging, Learning Reinforcement, Respect / Respectfulness Foundational 5 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Defamation of Character
New Micro-Learning! Gossip is one of those areas where it's easy to find us on the wrong side of the line. While it may seem like harmless water cooler talk, it's not. Not only is gossip unprofessional because it destroys respect and trust in the workplace; it can also get our organization and us into a lot of trouble.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance Harassment Prevention, Compliance, Discrimination, Respect / Respectfulness Foundational 5 Minutes
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?
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Leadership Effective (& Legal) Interviewing, Management Foundational 8 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® A Short Term Gain (for Managers)
When employees fail to behave ethically and violate organizational policy, you must act swiftly to address the behavior and take the appropriate disciplinary action. Doing so will help protect the organization and avoid sending the wrong message throughout the workforce. Promptly responding to violations of policy is one of many ethical issues that come up in the workplace.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance Ethics & Integrity, Compliance, Effective Leadership, Management, Professionalism Foundational 8 minutes
TrainingBriefs® Accepting and Giving Gifts
Updated! The acceptance of gifts, services, and hospitality can leave an organization vulnerable to accusations of unfairness, partiality, deceit, or even unlawful conduct. This is one of many ethical issues that come up in the workplace.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance Ethics & Integrity, Compliance, Learning Reinforcement, Professionalism Foundational 5 Minutes
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.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Leadership, Personal Performance Successfully Leading Others, Effective Leadership, Learning Reinforcement, Management Foundational 9 Minutes
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.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance, Leadership Compliance, Management, Workplace Violence Prevention Foundational 5 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® An Employee with a Temper
New Micro-Learning! There is no excuse, in the eyes of the law, for permitting unacceptable or unprofessional behavior of any kind - regardless of the circumstances. If you are unsure how to deal with the situation, consult with an EAP professional, human resources, security officials or upper management. There are resources available to help you with these types of problems. So, if someone gets out of line... deal with it. Immediately.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance Compliance, Management, Workplace Violence Prevention Foundational 6 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® An Introduction to Diversity & Inclusion
New Micro-Learning! Diversity has to do with human differences. So a lot of times when people say “diversity” they really mean is race or gender or ethnicity. Diversity is much more than that – it’s any point of difference. It can be differences in race or gender, but it also could be differences in work style, differences in personalities, differences in terms of our organizational cultures any type of difference that matters.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Diversity Dynamics, Inclusion / Equity / Belonging, Learning Reinforcement, Respect / Respectfulness Foundational 7 Minutes
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.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Leadership Successfully Leading Others, Communication, Interpersonal Skills Foundational 5 Minutes
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.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Leadership Successfully Leading Others, Communication Foundational 6 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Confidential Information
Updated! Maintaining confidentiality at the workplace is of utmost importance in today’s competitive world to ensure that information about customers, clients, and employees are safe. This course delves into the importance of keeping things confidential.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance Ethics & Integrity, Compliance, Professionalism Intermediate 6 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Conflict of Interest
Updated! A conflict of interest arises in the workplace when an employee has competing interests or loyalties that either are, or potentially can be, at odds with each other. A conflict of interest causes an employee to experience a struggle between diverging interests, points of view, or allegiances.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance Ethics & Integrity, Learning Reinforcement, Professionalism Foundational 5 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Cutting Corners
Ethics violations put the company and our work at risk. We count on you to conduct yourself with integrity and to help influence others to also act with honesty and professionalism. If you notice a co-worker violating the code of business ethics, it is your ethical obligation to them, to the company, and to yourself to gather your thoughts about the situation and organize an appropriate response to help minimize potential risks.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance Ethics & Integrity, Compliance, Professionalism Foundational 5 Minutes