Professional Skills
Building the Business Case for Learning
You may already know the value that a learning program could bring to your company. Unfortunately, most organizations still don’t emphasize the importance of learning and development as much as they should. Building a solid business case allows you to introduce a new process, purchase new software, create a new role, or develop new training […]
The Dynamics of Human Behavior in the Organization
The average person works about 90,000 hours during their lifetime and yet research shows that only about 45% enjoy their work. Knowing what drives someone to want to come to work and perform well begins with understanding human behavior and its impact in the workplace. Leveraging this knowledge; what motivates human behavior, can build more […]
Recruitment and Selection: Developing an Effective Talent Strategy
The current and predicted employment trends are mandating that organizations will need to have a solid recruitment and selection strategy in place to remain competitive. To ensure these objectives are achieved, there must be a strong focus on attracting, screening, and hiring the right candidate at the right time. This course is designed to educate […]
HR Certification Exam Prep: HRCI PHR®/SPHR® and SHRM CP/SCP
Obtaining a Human Resources certification is a mark of high professional distinction and is sought after by employers around the globe. The knowledge and competencies acquired through certification are universally recognized and applicable. A certification demonstrates knowledge, qualification, achievement, and commitment to the profession. An HR credential helps establish credibility and distinguishes you as a […]
Labor and Employment Law
Recent history has seen some of the most active years for new employment law legislation in the last several decades. Learn from experienced practitioners how to comply with and understand these laws applying to business and industry. Many new laws and recent legal developments will be covered along with our interpretation of existing compliance issues. […]
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
Today’s HR professional has more responsibilities and faces higher expectations than ever before. In order to meet the challenges of the modern-day HR world it is critically important that a solid HR foundation is established. There are many skills every HR manager needs to become truly successful. Whether you manage employees, work in HR or […]
Employee Performance Management
As a relatively new human resources concept, Performance Management reflects a changing emphasis – one that moves away from command-and-control and toward a facilitative model of management. Performance managers and their employees are being asked increasingly to movebeyond traditional, narrowly-defined job descriptions to support team objectives and goals. This course is designed to help participants […]
Employee Compensation and Benefits
Employee compensation can be the deciding factor in whether or not a candidate accepts a job position. It can also be the deciding factor in whether a company can afford to hire additional employees. Every organization, large and small must determine the pay structure for its employees; compensation and benefits administrators are the key specialists […]
Driving Employee Engagement and Retention
Engagement is a heightened emotional connection that an employee feels for his organization, which influences them to put in greater effort. Higher engagement levels yield higher productivity and retention rates. With employees being an organization’s largest asset, this makes employee engagement a powerful factor in business success. Engaged employees are more productive, customer-focused, and profit-oriented […]
Working on a Diverse and Inclusive Team
There is a great deal of research showing the benefits of diversity in companies. A 2017 Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study identified diversity as a key driver of innovation, finding that diverse teams produce 19% more revenue. It only makes sense that high-performing teams are composed of people who bring a variety of perspectives and […]