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TrainingBriefs® The Virtual Workplace: Tackling Time Theft
New Micro-Learning! Remote teams and mobile workers are becoming more and more popular among businesses. This makes tracking an employee’s efficiency and productivity very difficult. This course tackles time theft… when an employee accepts pay from their employer for work that they haven’t actually done, or for time they have not actually put into their work. Time theft can certainly hurt business by decreasing employee productivity and costing the organization money.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance Professionalism, Ethics & Integrity, Management Foundational 6 Minutes
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.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Leadership Successfully Leading Others, Communication, Effective Leadership Foundational 8 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Too Big a Job
Stereotypes about what physical jobs women can or cannot do may create illegal gender-based discrimination situations. In some very specific cases, a job could have legitimate lifting requirements that could exclude some women. However, every employee or applicant should be given an opportunity to prove that they can do the required job duties.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance Discrimination, Compliance, Management Foundational 5 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Too Old, Huh?
Making employment decisions such as promotions and reporting relationships, because you think an employee is too old can get you and the organization into a lot of trouble. This might lead to an adverse employee action. Age is a protected class under federal law.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance Discrimination, Compliance, Harassment Prevention Foundational 6 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Workplace Gossip & Rumors
So why do people start gossip and spread rumors? Much of it has to do with our need to make sense of what's happening around us. To understand what's going on, people talk to one-another. And, together, they fill in the holes in the story with a little bit of fact – and a lot of guesswork or subtle innuendo.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Professionalism, Inclusion / Equity / Belonging, Interpersonal Skills, Respect / Respectfulness, Workplace Civility Foundational 5 Minutes
Training Briefs® A Little Motivation
You have an employee who seems disinterested, apathetic, or just isn’t putting forth the effort. What do you do? This course provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Leadership Management, Successfully Leading Others, Motivation, Problem Resolution, Professionalism Intermediate 8 Minutes
Training Briefs® Frequently Absent Employee
You have an employee who’s missed too many work days. What do you do? How much absenteeism is tolerated depends on your organization’s policy. This course provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the absenteeism while maintaining a respectful workplace.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Leadership Management, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution, Professionalism Intermediate 8 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Addressing Misunderstandings
Building an inclusive work environment sometimes means confronting colleagues about their misconceptions and attitudes regarding diversity. It also means taking the time to have courageous conversations about the tough topics impacting the workplace. A diverse workforce does not mean your organization places more value on certain groups of people. What it means is your organization is committed to attracting and retaining quality employees from ALL cultural backgrounds, genders, ages, and points of view.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Diversity Dynamics, Micro-Inequities/Micro-Aggressions, Racial Equity, Respect / Respectfulness Intermediate 7 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Understanding & Beating Bias
The impact of unconscious bias means that we are acting a certain way towards people or circumstances without realizing it. Although people may think conscious bias is worse because it is a conscious decision we are aware of, both can be detrimental, especially in the workforce. When unconscious bias affects our decisions, we are unaware of it, because it happens outside our control.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, Leadership Unconscious / Hidden Bias, Compliance, Inclusion / Equity / Belonging, Professionalism, Respect / Respectfulness Foundational 8 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Understanding Unconscious Bias (Managers)
We don’t like to think of ourselves as having biases toward others. Many of these biases exist in our society and in our memory and are sometimes expressed unknowingly. By being self-aware and willing to engage with others when bias is unintentionally implied or expressed we can better resolve problems.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Unconscious / Hidden Bias, Inclusion / Equity / Belonging, Learning Reinforcement, Respect / Respectfulness Foundational 7 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Excessive Socializing
Empower your management team! 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 socializes instead of working, 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.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Leadership Management, Successfully Leading Others, Management, Problem Resolution, Professionalism Intermediate 8 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® It’s That Time Again
Ever hear inappropriate gender-based jokes or comments in the workplace? Unfortunately, the sometimes subtle nature of what constitutes harassment and discrimination can make it difficult to identify. Using a dramatic example taken from a real life situation, this interactive program provides a realistic scenario intended to generate discussion regarding what behaviors constitute inappropriate behavior at work.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Ethics & Compliance Harassment Prevention, Abusive Conduct / Bullying, Compliance, Discrimination, Gender Equity, Professionalism, Respect / Respectfulness, Sexual Harassment Foundational 5 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® I’m Not Biased
Biases are the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, perceptions and decisions. Going deeper, bias also refers to the persistent, harmful, and unequal treatment of someone based solely on some characteristic they possess or their apparent membership in or identification with a particular group. Stereotype is often defined as a generalized belief about a particular category of people. An example of a stereotype might be “All Asians are good at math.”
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Diversity Dynamics, Discrimination, Professionalism, Racial Equity, Respect / Respectfulness, Unconscious / Hidden Bias Foundational 10 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® She’s Asian, Right!
New Micro-Learning! Blaming an Asian employee for a world-wide pandemic based on their heritage makes no sense. Biases and stereotypes (including racism) based on national origin or heritage can lead to unfounded and negative comments and actions that can ruin relationships and reputations. Standing up as a ally (active bystander) is a powerful way to educate others and call out explicit bias.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Racial Equity, Active Bystander / Ally, Diversity Dynamics, Inclusion / Equity / Belonging, Micro-Inequities/Micro-Aggressions, Respect / Respectfulness Foundational 5 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® The Importance of Empathy
Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another person's position. It’s a powerful tool to build and maintain relationships – both inside and outside the workplace! This course will teach you that there are three basic types of empathy.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Leadership Successfully Leading Others, Communication, Employee Wellness, Interpersonal Skills, Mental Wellness & Health, Respect / Respectfulness Foundational 7 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® There Is More We Can Do!
It's not rocket science... or is it? By treating our customers right and going above and beyond, we can create a relationship that lasts for years to come. These returning customers will choose us over any competitor if given a choice, allowing our business to grow and creating more opportunities for our employees.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Leadership Customer Service, Communication, Successfully Leading Others, Management, Problem Resolution, Professionalism Foundational 6 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Understanding Good Mental Health
New Micro-Learning! Good mental health could have a different meaning to each of us, but it’s generally defined as the ability to think, feel, and respond in ways that we need and want to in order to live our lives as fully and independently as possible. It also means that we're able to cope with daily stresses all the while accomplishing personal goals. Good mental health doesn't mean that we always feel happy or that you never have bad moods or bad days.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Personal Performance Mental Wellness & Health, Reducing Stress (Work & Life) Foundational 10 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® The Ally
New Micro-Learning! Building an inclusive workplace means that people can be authentic in the workplace. We can bring our whole selves to work and not be worried about belonging. Creating an inclusive workplace sometimes means stepping up… and sticking up for others. Being an ally isn’t always easy, but it’s the right thing to do to foster respect and encourage a sense a belonging for marginalized coworkers.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Inclusion / Equity / Belonging, Active Bystander / Ally, Diversity Dynamics, Gender Equity, Professionalism, Respect / Respectfulness Foundational 5 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Employee Who Resists Change
A change has been made in your area and, unfortunately, an employee is not accepting the change. What do you do? This course provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Leadership Management, Change, Successfully Leading Others, Problem Resolution Intermediate 8 Minutes
TrainingBriefs® Addressing Substance Abuse
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 is suspected of substance abuse, you must remember to proceed carefully. 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.
eLearning - TrainingBriefs® Leadership Management, Compliance, Employee Wellness, Problem Resolution, Professionalism, Substance Abuse Intermediate 7 Minutes