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What you will learn - Guide Your Employees Toward The Right Track And Away From Poor Performing Behaviors
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Get BIG Savings with our Ultimate Employee Termination Online Bundle, 10 Certificate Courses
- Employee Termination Processes
- Hiring Strategies
- Employee Onboarding
- Talent Management
- Employee Recruitment
- Millennial Onboarding
- Conduct Annual Employee Reviews
- Generation Gaps
- Workplace Diversity
- Managing Human Resources
1. Employee Termination Processes: Guide Your Employees Toward The Right Track And Away From Poor Performing Behaviors
Having to fire an employee is never an easy task. Sometimes, despite attempts of open communication and encouraging performance, an employee will need to be terminated from the company. One of the hardest aspects of preparing to fire an employee is to separate the emotions from the facts. Firing an employee should always be a last resort, so it is important that the manager has covered all other avenues possible before moving forward.
With our Employee Termination course, you will begin to see how important it is to develop a core set of skills when you find yourselves in a situation where you have to let an employee go.
By the end of this Certificate In Employee Termination Processes Online Course, you will be able to:
- Create employee performance plans
- Identify employees who should be terminated
- Establish effective termination meetings
- Know the “Do’s” and “Don’ts” of firing an employee
- Be able to conduct exit interviews
2. Hiring Strategies: Learn How To Attract & Hire The Best Talent
Successful companies are made up of great employees, so why not hire great employees? Hiring and training employees is an expensive venture. Hiring the right person is more about skills and abilities; it is about finding the right combination of skills, attitude, and fit for your organization's culture.
Hiring Strategies will save your company time and money as you will be recruiting and hiring the right candidates. Your hiring department will benefit from this course as it prepares them to seek out that great candidate and make sure they are a fit for your company. You will obtain the necessary tools required in finding that diamond in the rough.
By the end of this Hiring Strategies Online Short Course, you will be able to:
- Know how to present the current open position
- Develop a workable hiring strategy
- Know how to determine which candidates to interview
- Steps and techniques to use in an interview
- Welcome newly hired employees
- Find potential candidates for the position
3. Employee Onboarding: How to Bring On New Employees And Reduce Staff Turnover
Employee On boarding is a vital part of any companies hiring procedure. Hiring, training, and bringing new employees on board is a huge investment. On boarding will assist newly hired employees in developing and keeping their skills. Knowledge will be retained, and their value will increase within the company.
Through Employee On boarding you will find it lowers costs related to employee turnover. It will increase productivity and produce a happier and more skilled workforce. The new hire phase is a critical time for the company, and having a structured set of procedures will make your company stronger and produce a greater chance of success.
By the end of this Employee Onboarding Online Short Course, you will be able to:
- Define onboarding
- Understanding the benefits and purpose of onboarding
- Recognize how to prepare for an onboarding program
- Identify ways to engage and follow up with employees
- Create expectations
- Discover the importance of resiliency and flexibility
4. Talent Management: Talented Employees Are The Key To Success
Every company wants to have the best and brightest employees, and with Talent Management that can be achieved. With a company's workforce generally being its highest cost, does it not make sense to invest in it? With Talent Management you are developing a more skilled workforce, and attracting better and more skilled new hires.
We all know that training and retraining is expensive, and our Talent Management course will reduce these costs. Recruiting the correct people, and keeping a talented workforce is a priority. Having a talented group of employees has always been a key to success; it will translate into better performance and higher productivity. Talent Management is the investment that will pay dividends for years to come.
By the end of this Talent Management Online Short Course, you will be able to:
- Define talent and talent management
- Understand the benefits of talent management
- Recognize performance management and ways to review talent
- Identify employee engagement
- Create assessments and training programs
- Learn how to improve employee retention
5. Employee Recruitment: Reduce Your Costs With A Great Employee Recruitment Program
Many companies simply wait for talent to come to them. Simply advertising an open position and hoping that you find the right talent does not guarantee that you will find the best people. Actively seeking out qualified candidates is the best way to ensure that you find the talent that you need. Recruitment is essential to the success of your business.
Our Employee Recruitment course will show you how to interview and recruit the right employee. Hiring a new employee is one of the largest investments you make in any business. Hiring the right employee is very important, as training can be expensive, and employee turnover costs companies millions every year. So, reduce your costs with a great employee recruitment program!
By the end of this Employee Recruitment Online Short Course, you will be able to:
- Defining recruitment
- Understanding the selection process
- Recognizing the GROW model and how to set goals
- Preparing for the interview and question process
- Identifying and avoiding bias when making offers
- Discovering ways to retain talent and measure growth
6. Millennial Onboarding: Master The Advantages & Challenges Of Hiring Millennials
More than ever, millennials – those born between 1980 and 1995 – are entering the workforce and becoming a vital part of our organizations. These workers bring a unique outlook on life to their jobs, and may also pose unique challenges. Taking time to customize the onboarding process for millennial employees helps promote employee retention and ensures that millennials are properly socialized into the workplace. Customizing the onboarding process for millennial employees benefits both the employee and the workplace.
Onboarding new employees is a secure investment that will assist newly hired employees in developing their skills, knowledge, and value within the company. It will help match the technically skilled Millennial workforce with new and emerging needs of your company, which gives your company an advantage within the market.
Millennial Onboarding is a specialized type of employee onboarding. With Millennials we are seeing a need to tweak the onboarding process to better suit the needs of the company and new hires. It will increase productivity and produce a happier and more skilled workforce. The new hire phase is a critical time for the employee and company and having a structured set of procedures will make this time run smoother and produce a greater chance of success.
By the end of this Millennial Onboarding Online Short Course, you will be able to:
- Define onboarding
- Discuss the characteristics of Millennials
- Create an onboarding process for Millennials
- Develop action plans for working with Millennials
- Learn from introspection
7. Conduct Annual Employee Reviews: Understand The Process Of Conducting An Annual Review
An annual review can help you keep your employees happy, engaged, and focused. It is human nature to want to succeed. Giving your employees feedback on their positive and negative attributes is part of the pathway to success. A poorly designed annual review can have the reverse effect.
With our Conducting Annual Employee Reviews course, you will discover how to conduct a well-designed employee review. By determining the categories for an annual review and understanding how it affects employee compensation, an overall increase in performance should be seen throughout your organization.
Course Objectives:
- Understand the process of conducting an annual review.
- Determine the categories for an annual review.
- Know the mistakes managers make during an annual review.
- Understand the concept of pay for performance.
- Know how to tie employee compensation to firm-wide returns.
- Know the value of employee communication.
- Gauge employees’ happiness.
8. Generation Gaps: Successfully Integrate Employees of All Ages Into Your Workplace
The workplace can present challenges to management in terms of handling the different generations present. As older workers delay retiring and younger workers are entering the workforce, the work environment has become a patchwork of varying perspectives and experiences, all valuable to say the least.
While having various cultures in one workplace can present communication problems and conflicts, the benefits of such a variety in the workplace outweigh it. Both the young and older worker has many ideas to offer, which can help the organization thrive in the marketplace. Learning how to deal with the generation gap at work will help you become a better manager or co-worker.
This Generation Gaps Online Short Course will help you understand the various generations present at work and understand what motivates them and how to deal with them on a daily basis. Before we start learning about the generation gap at work, let us begin our session with an activity that will help us get ready for learning and learn more about each other.
By the end of this Generation Gaps Online Short Course, you will be able to:
- History behind generation gaps
- What are Traditionalists
- What are Baby Boomers
- What are Generation Xers
- What are Generation Yers
- Differences between each type of generation
- Finding common ground among the generations
- Conflict management
- Leveraging the benefits of generation gaps at work
9. Workplace Diversity: Learn How Workplace Diversity Affects Your Workplace
With the world becoming more mobile and diverse, diversity has taken on a new importance in the workplace. This Workplace Diversity Online Short Course will help you understand what diversity is all about, and how you can help create a more diverse world at work and at home.
Diversity relates to gender, age, linguistic and cultural background, disability, religious belief and pregnancy and family responsibilities. Diversity also refers to the many other ways we are different in other respects such as educational background, socio-economic background, personality profile, geographic location, marital status, etc.
By the end of this Workplace Diversity Online Short Course, you should be able to:
- Explain the definition, terms, and history of diversity
- Describe the meaning of stereotypes and biases, how they develop, and the reasons for your own perspectives
- List strategies for removing barriers to encouraging diversity for yourself, in the workplace, and in the social community
- Use active listening skills to receive messages in a diverse population, employ effective questioning techniques, and communicate with strength
- Understand the importance of body language, both your own, and that of others, and recognize its importance in interpersonal communications
- Identify ways to encourage diversity in the workplace, and prevent and discourage discrimination
- Understand and respond to personal complaints, and develop a support system to manage the resolution process
- List the steps a manager should take to record a complaint, analyze the situation, and take appropriate resolution action
- Identify the process an organization must follow to receive and respond to a complaint, and then creating mechanisms to prevent or reduce repeat situations.
10. Managing Human Resources: Manage Human Resources In Your Workplace
The role of Human Resources is changing, as companies delegate more and more responsibility for their HR to line managers and supervisors. Other, usually larger companies however still have a dedicated HR department which deals with all the companies’ human recourses responsibilities.
Whichever type of company you work for, it is important that you understand how much human resources is really about the employees, as well as aspects of legislation, policy, and procedures that involve human resourcing issues.
Covering everything from the very fundamentals of human resources to complex topics such as Health & Safety or Workplace Discrimination, the Managing Human Resources online course has everything you need to excel in role that involves managing or supervising other employees.
By the end of this Managing Human Resources Online Course, you will be able to:
- Describe different aspects of Human Resource Management
- Define Human Resources Management terms
- Recruit, interview, and retain employees
- Follow up effectively new employees
- Be an advocate for your employees’ health and safety
- Provide articulate feedback to employees
- Correctly manage situations requiring discipline and termination
- Evaluate some of the strengths and opportunities for Human Resources in your own workplace
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The Ultimate Employee Termination 10 Course Bundle includes the following courses, below is a summary of each course:
Course 1 - Employee Termination Processes
Module One: Getting Started
- Housekeeping Items
- The Parking Lot
Module Two: Placing an Employee on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) Before Firing
- Justification
- Validate
- Include
- Be Grateful
Module Three: Employees Who Should Be Terminated I
- Feeling of Entitlement
- Cannot Perform Job Functions
- Can’t Function with Other Employees
- They Overpromise and Under Deliver
Module Four: Employees Who Should Be Terminated II
- Blatant Disregard for Customers
- They Are Unreliable
- Don’t Adhere to Code of Conduct
- Use Company Property for Personal Use
Module Five: Things to Consider When Setting Up the Termination Meeting
- Meeting Attendees
- Venue of the Meeting
- Security Presence
- Logistics
Module Six: The Correct Way to Fire an Employee I
- Use Positive Language
- Review Past Feedback
- Concentrate on Specific Behavior
- Fire Early in the Week
Module Seven: The Correct Way to Fire an Employee II
- Keep it Short
- Have Employee Sign Release
- Transfer Terminated Employee’s Functions
- Avoid Fighting Unemployment Claims with Employee
Module Eight: What an Employment Termination Checklist Should Contain
- Notification to Human Resources
- Systems Access Terminations
- Return of Company Property 6
- Benefits Status
Module Nine: The “Don’ts” of Firing an Employee I
- No Performance Improvement Plan
- Using an Electronic Method
- Fire Without a Witness
- Provide Long Reason for Firing
Module Ten: The “Don’ts” of Firing an Employee II
- Not Making the Decision Final
- Let Employee Take Company Property
- Allow Access to Work Area
- Permit Information System Access
Module Eleven: Conduct Effective Exit Interviews
- When, How and Who
- Objective of the Process
- Company Readiness for Exit Interviews
- Execute the Feedback Results
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
- Words from the Wise
- Review of Parking Lot
- Lessons Learned
Course 2 - Hiring Strategies
Module One - Getting Started
Module Two - Defining and Knowing the Position
- Know the position
- Needs analysis
- Job analysis
- Task analysis
Module Three - Hiring Strategy
- Company information
- Salary range
- Top performers
- Be prepared
Module Four - Lure in Great Candidates
- Advertuse where candidates visit
- Develop corporate citizenship
- Treat your candidates well
- Look at the competition
Module Five - Filtering Applicants to Interview
- Put lots of weight on cover letters
- Grading resumes
- Internet search
- Initial phone interview
Module Six - The Interview (Part 1)
- Introduce everyone
- Use a panel
- Match the interview to the job
- Types of questions
Module Seven - The Interview (Part 2)
- Tell me about my company
- Distractions
- Interview more than once
- Wrap up
Module Eight - Selection Proccess (Part 1)
- Testing
- Look for passion and enthusiasm
- Background checks
- Trust your instincts
Module Nine - Selection Process (Part 2)
- Education Level vs Experience
- Have a consensus
- Keep non-hires on file
- Checking references
Module Ten - Making an Offer
- Do it quickly
- Employment details
- Notify rejected candidates
- Be creative
Module Eleven - Onboarding
- Training and orientation
- Mentoring
- 30-60-90 day reviews
- Make them feel welcome
Module Twelve - Wrapping Up
Course 3 - Employee Onboarding
Module One - Getting Started
Module Two - Purpose of Onboarding
- Start-up Cost
- Anxiety
- Employee Turnover
- Realistic Expectations
Module Three - Introduction
- What is Onboarding
- The Importance of Onboarding
- Making employees feel welcome
- First day checklist
Module Four - Onboarding Preparation
- Prfoessionalism
- Clarity
- Designating a Mentor
- Training
Module Five - Onboarding Checklist
- Pre-arrival
- Arrival
- First Week
- First Month
Module Six - Creating an Engaging Program
- Getting off on the right track
- Role of Human Resources
- Role of managers
- Characteristics
Module Seven - Following up the New Employees
- Initial check in
- Following up
- Setting schedules
- Mentor's Responsibility
Module Eight - Setting Expectations
- Defining requirements
- Identifying opportunities for improvement and growth
- Setting verbal expectations
- Putting it in writing
Module Nine - Resiliency and Flexibility
- What is Resiliency?
- Why is it important?
- Five steps
- What is flexibility?
- Why is it important?
- Five steps
Module Ten - Assigning Work
- General principles
- The Dictatorial approach
- The apple picking approach
- The collaborative approach
Module Eleven - Providing Feedback
- Characteristics of good feedback
- Feedback delivery tools
- Informal feedback
- Formal feedback
Module Twelve - Wrapping Up
Course 4 - Talent Management
Module One - Getting Started
Module Two - Defining Talent
- What is talent management?
- Types of talent
- Skills and knowledge defined
Module Three - Understanding Talent Management
- Guidelines
- Importance and benefits
- Challenges
- Key elements to developing a winning strategy
Module Four - Performance Management
- Performance management defined
- Benefits
- How to keep your employees motivated
Module Five - Talent Reviews
- 360 degree feedback
- Talent calibration
- Maintaining an effective workforce
- Looking to the future
Module Six - Succession and Career Planning
- What is succession planning?
- Developing a plan
- Executing the plan
- Overcoming roadblocks
Module Seven - Engagement
- Employee engagement
- Generating engagement
- Influences
Module Eight - Competency Assessments
- Competency assessment defined
- Implementation
- Final destination
Module Nine - Coaching, Training and Development
- Setting goals
- Developing options
- Providing feedback
- Wrapping up
Module Ten - Do's and Don'ts
- Do's and don'ts
- Tips for talent management
Module Eleven - Employee Retention
- Goals and motivation
- The expectancy theory
- Object oriented theory
Module Twelve - Wrapping Up
Course 5 - Employee Recruitment
Module One - Getting Started
Module Two - Introduction to Recruitment
- What is recruitment?
- Challenges and trends
- Sourcing candidates
- Requirements
Module Three - The Selection Process
- Job analysis and descriptions
- The approach
- The recruitment interview
- Testing
Module Four - Goal Setting
- Using the G.R.O.W Model
- Identifying goal areas
- Setting SMART goals
- Using a productivity journal
Module Five - The Interview
- Phone interviews
- Traditional interviews
- Situational interviews
- Stress interviews
Module Six - Types of Interview Questions
- Direct questions
- Non-direct questions
- Hypothetical or Situational questions
- Behavioral descriptive questions
Module Seven - Avoiding Bias in your Selection
- Expectancy effect
- Primacy effect
- Obtaining bias information
- Stereotyping
Module Eight - The Background Check
- Preparation
- Data collection
- Illegal questions
- Being thorough without being pushy
Module Nine - Making your Offer
- Outlining the offer
- Negotiation techniques
- Dealing with difficult issues
- Sealing the deal
Module Ten - Orientation and Retention
- Getting off on the right track
- Your orientation program
- The checklist
- Following up
Module Eleven - Measuring the Results
- Cost breakdown
- Employee quality
- Recruiter effectiveness
- Fine tuning
Module Twelve - Wrapping Up
Course 6 - Millennial Onboarding
Module One: Getting Started
Module Two: Purpose of Onboarding
- Lesson One: Start Up Costs
- Lesson Two: Employee Anxiety
- Lesson Three: Employee Turnover
- Lesson Four: Employee Expectations
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Three: Introduction
- Lesson One: Why Onboarding?
- Lesson Two: Importance of Onboarding
- Lesson Three: Making Employess Feel Welcome
- Lesson Four: First Day Checklist
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Four: Millennials and Onboarding
- Lesson One: Who Are Millennials?
- Lesson Two: How Do Millennials Differ from Other Workers?
- Lesson Three: Investiture Socialization - Let Them Be Themselves!
- Lesson Four: Informal Rather than Formal Onboarding Processes
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Five: Onboarding Checklist
- Lesson One: Pre-Arrival
- Lesson Two: Arrival
- Lesson Three: First Day
- Lesson Four: First Week
- Lesson Five: First Month
- Lesson Six: Case Study
Module Six: Engaging the Millennial Employee
- Lesson One: Create an Informal Program
- Lesson Two: Engage Employees One on One
- Lesson Three: The Role of Human Resources
- Lesson Four: The Role of Managers
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Seven: Following Up With the Millennial Employee
- Lesson One: Initial Check-In - One on one
- Lesson Two: Following up - Regular, Informal Follow Ups
- Lesson Three: Setting Schedules - Millennials and Work Life
- Lesson Four: Mentoring and the Millennial
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Eight: Setting Expectations with the Millennial Employee
- Lesson One: Define Requirements - Provide Specific Instructions
- Lesson Two: Identify Opportunities for Improvement and Growth
- Lesson Three: Set Verbal Expectations
- Lesson Four: Put It In Writing
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Nine: Mentoring the Millennial
- Lesson One: Be Hands-On and Involved
- Lesson Two: Serial Mentoring
- Lesson Three: Be a Mentor, Not an Authority Figure
- Lesson Four: Focus Millennia's Exploratory Drive on Work
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Ten: Assigning Work to the Millennial Employee
- Lesson One: Provide Clear Structure and Guidelines
- Lesson Two: Provide Specific Benchmarks
- Lesson Three: Set Boundaries and Provide Reality Checks
- Lesson Four: Guide, Don't Dictate
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Eleven: Providing Feedback
- Lesson One: Millennials Thrive on Feedback!
- Lesson Two: Characteristics of Quality Feedback
- Lesson Three: Informal Feedback
- Lesson Four: Formal Feedback
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Course 7 - Conduct Annual Employee Reviews
Module One: Getting Started
- Course Objectives
Module Two: How to Conduct Annual Reviews
- Develop the Process
- Set Benchmarks Early
- Agreement with Set Benchmarks
- Hold an Effective Meeting
Module Three: Categories for Annual Review I
- Company Mission and Values
- Customer Service and Quality Control
- Problem - Solving/Judgment
- Production
Module Four: Categories for Annual Review II
- Work Style
- Resource Management
- Communications Skills
- Teamwork
Module Five: Common Mistakes Managers Make when Conducting Employee Reviews I
- Contrast Effect
- Similar-to-me Effect
- Halo (or horn) Effect
- Central Tendency
Module Six: Common Mistakes Managers Make when Conducting Employee Reviews II
- Leniency/Desire to Please
- First Impression Bias
- Rater Bias
- Recency Effect
Module Seven: Successful Tips for Concept of Pay for Performance
- No Surprises
- Focus on the Basics
- Show Clear Disparity
- One for All and All for One
Module Eight: How to Tie Employee Compensation to Firm-Wide Returns
- Set Quarterly Revenue Target
- Set Employee Goal
- Conduct Quarterly Reviews
- Pay Out Quarterly
Module Nine: How to Communicate Employee Expectations Effectively
- Have Regular Conversations
- State What's Working
- Be Honest
- Provide Mentoring
Module Ten: Meaningful Questions to Gauge Employee Happiness I
- Ask Questions Frequently
- How Transparent is Management?
- Rate Quality of Facility?
- Contributing Factors to Work Easier?
Module Eleven: Meaningful Questions to Gauge Employee Happiness II
- What makes you Productive?
- Recognition?
- Opportunities to Grow and Advance?
- Confidence in Leadership?
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Course 8 - Generation Gaps
Module One - Getting Started
Module Two - History
- What generations exist in the workplace
- What defines a generation
- What this means in our workplace
Module Three - Traditionalist
- Their background
- Their characters
- Their working style
Module Four - Baby Boomers
- Their background
- Their characters
- Their working style
Module Five - Generation X
- Their background
- Their characters
- Their working style
Generation Six - Generation Y
- Their background
- Their characters
- Their working style
Module Seven - Differentiations Between
- Background
- Attitude
- Working style
- Life experience
Module Eight - Finding Common Ground
- Adopting a communication style
- Creating an affinity group
- Sharing knowledge
Module Nine - Conflict Management (Part 1)
- Younger bosses managing older workers
- Avoid turnovers with a retention plan
- Breaking down the stereotypes
Module Ten - Conflict Management (Part 2)
- Embrace the hot zone
- Treat each other as a peer
- Create a succession plan
Module Eleven - The Power of 4
- Benefits of generation gaps
- How to learn from each other
- Embracing the unfamiliar
Module Twelve - Wrapping Up
Course 9 - Workplace Diversity
Section One: Getting Started
- Workshop Objectives
Section Two: Diversity, what is it?
- Group & Discriminatory Terms
Section Three: Stereotypes
- Stereotype or Plain Bias
- Stereotype or Plain Bias
- It Starts With You
Section Four: Tearing Down the Baggage Barriers
- Changing Your Approach
- Workplace Changes
- Social Changes
Section Five: Verbal Communication Skills
- Ten Ways to Listen Better Today
- Asking Questions
- Paraverbal communication
- The Power of Tone
- Communicating With Power
Section Six: Non-Verbal Communication
- Your Body speaks its own Language
- The Signals You Send
Section Seven: Taking a Proactive Approach
- Why a Diversity Audit
- Conducting a Diversity Audit
- Stop Discrimination
- Definitions
- Discourage Discrimination
Section Eight: Coping with Discrimination
- The Warning Signs
- Reprisal Discrimination
- So what should you do?
Section Nine: From a Managers Perspective
- Create Detailed Records
- Next Actions
- Investigate the Complaint
Section Ten: From an Organisational Perspective
- Receiving a Complaint
- Making a Decision
- Document, Document, Document
- The Follow-Up
- Lessons Learned
Section Eleven: Employee Discipline
- How to Prepare & Conduct Disciplinary Meetings
- What to Say When Terminating an Employee
Section Twelve: Wrapping Up
Course 10 - Managing Human Resources
Section One: Getting Started
- Objectives
Section Two: What is HR?
- Human Resources in 2010?
- Human Resource Influencers
Section Three: Recruiting and Interviewing
- Interview for what exactly?
- Setting the scene to Interview
- Five Steps to a Successful Interview
- Behaviourally Based Questions
Section Four: Induction and Retention
- Start as you mean to go on
- Induction/Orientation Checklist
Section Five: Keeping Track
- The Follow Up
- Follow Up Schedules
- Scary Statistics
Section Six: Health & Safety in the Workplace
- Why all the urgency?
- Understanding the Industry Specific Rules of your Country
- Training for HR Managers
Section Seven: Workplace Discrimination & Harassment
- Definitions
- Bullying in the Workplace
- A Manager has Responsibilities
- An Employer has Greater Responsibility
Section Eight: Wellness in the Workplace
- The Business Benefits of Wellness in the Workplace
- Steps to Implementing a Wellness Program
Section Nine: Feedback
- Characteristics of Good Feedback
- Constructive Criticism
- Encouraging Growth and Development
Section Ten: Employee Discipline
- The General Discipline Process
- Progressive Discipline
- How to Prepare & Conduct Disciplinary Meetings
- Following Up
Section Eleven: The Dreaded D Word
- Making the Decision
- What to Say When Terminating an Employee
Section Twelve: Wrapping Up
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- Employee Termination Processes
- Hiring Strategies
- Employee Onboarding
- Talent Management
- Employee Recruitment
- Millennial Onboarding
- Conduct Annual Employee Reviews
- Generation Gaps
- Workplace Diversity
- Managing Human Resources
1. Employee Termination Processes: Guide Your Employees Toward The Right Track And Away From Poor Performing Behaviors
Having to fire an employee is never an easy task. Sometimes, despite attempts of open communication and encouraging performance, an employee will need to be terminated from the company. One of the hardest aspects of preparing to fire an employee is to separate the emotions from the facts. Firing an employee should always be a last resort, so it is important that the manager has covered all other avenues possible before moving forward.
With our Employee Termination course, you will begin to see how important it is to develop a core set of skills when you find yourselves in a situation where you have to let an employee go.
By the end of this Certificate In Employee Termination Processes Online Course, you will be able to:
- Create employee performance plans
- Identify employees who should be terminated
- Establish effective termination meetings
- Know the “Do’s” and “Don’ts” of firing an employee
- Be able to conduct exit interviews
2. Hiring Strategies: Learn How To Attract & Hire The Best Talent
Successful companies are made up of great employees, so why not hire great employees? Hiring and training employees is an expensive venture. Hiring the right person is more about skills and abilities; it is about finding the right combination of skills, attitude, and fit for your organization's culture.
Hiring Strategies will save your company time and money as you will be recruiting and hiring the right candidates. Your hiring department will benefit from this course as it prepares them to seek out that great candidate and make sure they are a fit for your company. You will obtain the necessary tools required in finding that diamond in the rough.
By the end of this Hiring Strategies Online Short Course, you will be able to:
- Know how to present the current open position
- Develop a workable hiring strategy
- Know how to determine which candidates to interview
- Steps and techniques to use in an interview
- Welcome newly hired employees
- Find potential candidates for the position
3. Employee Onboarding: How to Bring On New Employees And Reduce Staff Turnover
Employee On boarding is a vital part of any companies hiring procedure. Hiring, training, and bringing new employees on board is a huge investment. On boarding will assist newly hired employees in developing and keeping their skills. Knowledge will be retained, and their value will increase within the company.
Through Employee On boarding you will find it lowers costs related to employee turnover. It will increase productivity and produce a happier and more skilled workforce. The new hire phase is a critical time for the company, and having a structured set of procedures will make your company stronger and produce a greater chance of success.
By the end of this Employee Onboarding Online Short Course, you will be able to:
- Define onboarding
- Understanding the benefits and purpose of onboarding
- Recognize how to prepare for an onboarding program
- Identify ways to engage and follow up with employees
- Create expectations
- Discover the importance of resiliency and flexibility
4. Talent Management: Talented Employees Are The Key To Success
Every company wants to have the best and brightest employees, and with Talent Management that can be achieved. With a company's workforce generally being its highest cost, does it not make sense to invest in it? With Talent Management you are developing a more skilled workforce, and attracting better and more skilled new hires.
We all know that training and retraining is expensive, and our Talent Management course will reduce these costs. Recruiting the correct people, and keeping a talented workforce is a priority. Having a talented group of employees has always been a key to success; it will translate into better performance and higher productivity. Talent Management is the investment that will pay dividends for years to come.
By the end of this Talent Management Online Short Course, you will be able to:
- Define talent and talent management
- Understand the benefits of talent management
- Recognize performance management and ways to review talent
- Identify employee engagement
- Create assessments and training programs
- Learn how to improve employee retention
5. Employee Recruitment: Reduce Your Costs With A Great Employee Recruitment Program
Many companies simply wait for talent to come to them. Simply advertising an open position and hoping that you find the right talent does not guarantee that you will find the best people. Actively seeking out qualified candidates is the best way to ensure that you find the talent that you need. Recruitment is essential to the success of your business.
Our Employee Recruitment course will show you how to interview and recruit the right employee. Hiring a new employee is one of the largest investments you make in any business. Hiring the right employee is very important, as training can be expensive, and employee turnover costs companies millions every year. So, reduce your costs with a great employee recruitment program!
By the end of this Employee Recruitment Online Short Course, you will be able to:
- Defining recruitment
- Understanding the selection process
- Recognizing the GROW model and how to set goals
- Preparing for the interview and question process
- Identifying and avoiding bias when making offers
- Discovering ways to retain talent and measure growth
6. Millennial Onboarding: Master The Advantages & Challenges Of Hiring Millennials
More than ever, millennials – those born between 1980 and 1995 – are entering the workforce and becoming a vital part of our organizations. These workers bring a unique outlook on life to their jobs, and may also pose unique challenges. Taking time to customize the onboarding process for millennial employees helps promote employee retention and ensures that millennials are properly socialized into the workplace. Customizing the onboarding process for millennial employees benefits both the employee and the workplace.
Onboarding new employees is a secure investment that will assist newly hired employees in developing their skills, knowledge, and value within the company. It will help match the technically skilled Millennial workforce with new and emerging needs of your company, which gives your company an advantage within the market.
Millennial Onboarding is a specialized type of employee onboarding. With Millennials we are seeing a need to tweak the onboarding process to better suit the needs of the company and new hires. It will increase productivity and produce a happier and more skilled workforce. The new hire phase is a critical time for the employee and company and having a structured set of procedures will make this time run smoother and produce a greater chance of success.
By the end of this Millennial Onboarding Online Short Course, you will be able to:
- Define onboarding
- Discuss the characteristics of Millennials
- Create an onboarding process for Millennials
- Develop action plans for working with Millennials
- Learn from introspection
7. Conduct Annual Employee Reviews: Understand The Process Of Conducting An Annual Review
An annual review can help you keep your employees happy, engaged, and focused. It is human nature to want to succeed. Giving your employees feedback on their positive and negative attributes is part of the pathway to success. A poorly designed annual review can have the reverse effect.
With our Conducting Annual Employee Reviews course, you will discover how to conduct a well-designed employee review. By determining the categories for an annual review and understanding how it affects employee compensation, an overall increase in performance should be seen throughout your organization.
Course Objectives:
- Understand the process of conducting an annual review.
- Determine the categories for an annual review.
- Know the mistakes managers make during an annual review.
- Understand the concept of pay for performance.
- Know how to tie employee compensation to firm-wide returns.
- Know the value of employee communication.
- Gauge employees’ happiness.
8. Generation Gaps: Successfully Integrate Employees of All Ages Into Your Workplace
The workplace can present challenges to management in terms of handling the different generations present. As older workers delay retiring and younger workers are entering the workforce, the work environment has become a patchwork of varying perspectives and experiences, all valuable to say the least.
While having various cultures in one workplace can present communication problems and conflicts, the benefits of such a variety in the workplace outweigh it. Both the young and older worker has many ideas to offer, which can help the organization thrive in the marketplace. Learning how to deal with the generation gap at work will help you become a better manager or co-worker.
This Generation Gaps Online Short Course will help you understand the various generations present at work and understand what motivates them and how to deal with them on a daily basis. Before we start learning about the generation gap at work, let us begin our session with an activity that will help us get ready for learning and learn more about each other.
By the end of this Generation Gaps Online Short Course, you will be able to:
- History behind generation gaps
- What are Traditionalists
- What are Baby Boomers
- What are Generation Xers
- What are Generation Yers
- Differences between each type of generation
- Finding common ground among the generations
- Conflict management
- Leveraging the benefits of generation gaps at work
9. Workplace Diversity: Learn How Workplace Diversity Affects Your Workplace
With the world becoming more mobile and diverse, diversity has taken on a new importance in the workplace. This Workplace Diversity Online Short Course will help you understand what diversity is all about, and how you can help create a more diverse world at work and at home.
Diversity relates to gender, age, linguistic and cultural background, disability, religious belief and pregnancy and family responsibilities. Diversity also refers to the many other ways we are different in other respects such as educational background, socio-economic background, personality profile, geographic location, marital status, etc.
By the end of this Workplace Diversity Online Short Course, you should be able to:
- Explain the definition, terms, and history of diversity
- Describe the meaning of stereotypes and biases, how they develop, and the reasons for your own perspectives
- List strategies for removing barriers to encouraging diversity for yourself, in the workplace, and in the social community
- Use active listening skills to receive messages in a diverse population, employ effective questioning techniques, and communicate with strength
- Understand the importance of body language, both your own, and that of others, and recognize its importance in interpersonal communications
- Identify ways to encourage diversity in the workplace, and prevent and discourage discrimination
- Understand and respond to personal complaints, and develop a support system to manage the resolution process
- List the steps a manager should take to record a complaint, analyze the situation, and take appropriate resolution action
- Identify the process an organization must follow to receive and respond to a complaint, and then creating mechanisms to prevent or reduce repeat situations.
10. Managing Human Resources: Manage Human Resources In Your Workplace
The role of Human Resources is changing, as companies delegate more and more responsibility for their HR to line managers and supervisors. Other, usually larger companies however still have a dedicated HR department which deals with all the companies’ human recourses responsibilities.
Whichever type of company you work for, it is important that you understand how much human resources is really about the employees, as well as aspects of legislation, policy, and procedures that involve human resourcing issues.
Covering everything from the very fundamentals of human resources to complex topics such as Health & Safety or Workplace Discrimination, the Managing Human Resources online course has everything you need to excel in role that involves managing or supervising other employees.
By the end of this Managing Human Resources Online Course, you will be able to:
- Describe different aspects of Human Resource Management
- Define Human Resources Management terms
- Recruit, interview, and retain employees
- Follow up effectively new employees
- Be an advocate for your employees’ health and safety
- Provide articulate feedback to employees
- Correctly manage situations requiring discipline and termination
- Evaluate some of the strengths and opportunities for Human Resources in your own workplace
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The Ultimate Employee Termination 10 Course Bundle includes the following courses, below is a summary of each course:
Course 1 - Employee Termination Processes
Module One: Getting Started
- Housekeeping Items
- The Parking Lot
Module Two: Placing an Employee on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) Before Firing
- Justification
- Validate
- Include
- Be Grateful
Module Three: Employees Who Should Be Terminated I
- Feeling of Entitlement
- Cannot Perform Job Functions
- Can’t Function with Other Employees
- They Overpromise and Under Deliver
Module Four: Employees Who Should Be Terminated II
- Blatant Disregard for Customers
- They Are Unreliable
- Don’t Adhere to Code of Conduct
- Use Company Property for Personal Use
Module Five: Things to Consider When Setting Up the Termination Meeting
- Meeting Attendees
- Venue of the Meeting
- Security Presence
- Logistics
Module Six: The Correct Way to Fire an Employee I
- Use Positive Language
- Review Past Feedback
- Concentrate on Specific Behavior
- Fire Early in the Week
Module Seven: The Correct Way to Fire an Employee II
- Keep it Short
- Have Employee Sign Release
- Transfer Terminated Employee’s Functions
- Avoid Fighting Unemployment Claims with Employee
Module Eight: What an Employment Termination Checklist Should Contain
- Notification to Human Resources
- Systems Access Terminations
- Return of Company Property 6
- Benefits Status
Module Nine: The “Don’ts” of Firing an Employee I
- No Performance Improvement Plan
- Using an Electronic Method
- Fire Without a Witness
- Provide Long Reason for Firing
Module Ten: The “Don’ts” of Firing an Employee II
- Not Making the Decision Final
- Let Employee Take Company Property
- Allow Access to Work Area
- Permit Information System Access
Module Eleven: Conduct Effective Exit Interviews
- When, How and Who
- Objective of the Process
- Company Readiness for Exit Interviews
- Execute the Feedback Results
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
- Words from the Wise
- Review of Parking Lot
- Lessons Learned
Course 2 - Hiring Strategies
Module One - Getting Started
Module Two - Defining and Knowing the Position
- Know the position
- Needs analysis
- Job analysis
- Task analysis
Module Three - Hiring Strategy
- Company information
- Salary range
- Top performers
- Be prepared
Module Four - Lure in Great Candidates
- Advertuse where candidates visit
- Develop corporate citizenship
- Treat your candidates well
- Look at the competition
Module Five - Filtering Applicants to Interview
- Put lots of weight on cover letters
- Grading resumes
- Internet search
- Initial phone interview
Module Six - The Interview (Part 1)
- Introduce everyone
- Use a panel
- Match the interview to the job
- Types of questions
Module Seven - The Interview (Part 2)
- Tell me about my company
- Distractions
- Interview more than once
- Wrap up
Module Eight - Selection Proccess (Part 1)
- Testing
- Look for passion and enthusiasm
- Background checks
- Trust your instincts
Module Nine - Selection Process (Part 2)
- Education Level vs Experience
- Have a consensus
- Keep non-hires on file
- Checking references
Module Ten - Making an Offer
- Do it quickly
- Employment details
- Notify rejected candidates
- Be creative
Module Eleven - Onboarding
- Training and orientation
- Mentoring
- 30-60-90 day reviews
- Make them feel welcome
Module Twelve - Wrapping Up
Course 3 - Employee Onboarding
Module One - Getting Started
Module Two - Purpose of Onboarding
- Start-up Cost
- Anxiety
- Employee Turnover
- Realistic Expectations
Module Three - Introduction
- What is Onboarding
- The Importance of Onboarding
- Making employees feel welcome
- First day checklist
Module Four - Onboarding Preparation
- Prfoessionalism
- Clarity
- Designating a Mentor
- Training
Module Five - Onboarding Checklist
- Pre-arrival
- Arrival
- First Week
- First Month
Module Six - Creating an Engaging Program
- Getting off on the right track
- Role of Human Resources
- Role of managers
- Characteristics
Module Seven - Following up the New Employees
- Initial check in
- Following up
- Setting schedules
- Mentor's Responsibility
Module Eight - Setting Expectations
- Defining requirements
- Identifying opportunities for improvement and growth
- Setting verbal expectations
- Putting it in writing
Module Nine - Resiliency and Flexibility
- What is Resiliency?
- Why is it important?
- Five steps
- What is flexibility?
- Why is it important?
- Five steps
Module Ten - Assigning Work
- General principles
- The Dictatorial approach
- The apple picking approach
- The collaborative approach
Module Eleven - Providing Feedback
- Characteristics of good feedback
- Feedback delivery tools
- Informal feedback
- Formal feedback
Module Twelve - Wrapping Up
Course 4 - Talent Management
Module One - Getting Started
Module Two - Defining Talent
- What is talent management?
- Types of talent
- Skills and knowledge defined
Module Three - Understanding Talent Management
- Guidelines
- Importance and benefits
- Challenges
- Key elements to developing a winning strategy
Module Four - Performance Management
- Performance management defined
- Benefits
- How to keep your employees motivated
Module Five - Talent Reviews
- 360 degree feedback
- Talent calibration
- Maintaining an effective workforce
- Looking to the future
Module Six - Succession and Career Planning
- What is succession planning?
- Developing a plan
- Executing the plan
- Overcoming roadblocks
Module Seven - Engagement
- Employee engagement
- Generating engagement
- Influences
Module Eight - Competency Assessments
- Competency assessment defined
- Implementation
- Final destination
Module Nine - Coaching, Training and Development
- Setting goals
- Developing options
- Providing feedback
- Wrapping up
Module Ten - Do's and Don'ts
- Do's and don'ts
- Tips for talent management
Module Eleven - Employee Retention
- Goals and motivation
- The expectancy theory
- Object oriented theory
Module Twelve - Wrapping Up
Course 5 - Employee Recruitment
Module One - Getting Started
Module Two - Introduction to Recruitment
- What is recruitment?
- Challenges and trends
- Sourcing candidates
- Requirements
Module Three - The Selection Process
- Job analysis and descriptions
- The approach
- The recruitment interview
- Testing
Module Four - Goal Setting
- Using the G.R.O.W Model
- Identifying goal areas
- Setting SMART goals
- Using a productivity journal
Module Five - The Interview
- Phone interviews
- Traditional interviews
- Situational interviews
- Stress interviews
Module Six - Types of Interview Questions
- Direct questions
- Non-direct questions
- Hypothetical or Situational questions
- Behavioral descriptive questions
Module Seven - Avoiding Bias in your Selection
- Expectancy effect
- Primacy effect
- Obtaining bias information
- Stereotyping
Module Eight - The Background Check
- Preparation
- Data collection
- Illegal questions
- Being thorough without being pushy
Module Nine - Making your Offer
- Outlining the offer
- Negotiation techniques
- Dealing with difficult issues
- Sealing the deal
Module Ten - Orientation and Retention
- Getting off on the right track
- Your orientation program
- The checklist
- Following up
Module Eleven - Measuring the Results
- Cost breakdown
- Employee quality
- Recruiter effectiveness
- Fine tuning
Module Twelve - Wrapping Up
Course 6 - Millennial Onboarding
Module One: Getting Started
Module Two: Purpose of Onboarding
- Lesson One: Start Up Costs
- Lesson Two: Employee Anxiety
- Lesson Three: Employee Turnover
- Lesson Four: Employee Expectations
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Three: Introduction
- Lesson One: Why Onboarding?
- Lesson Two: Importance of Onboarding
- Lesson Three: Making Employess Feel Welcome
- Lesson Four: First Day Checklist
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Four: Millennials and Onboarding
- Lesson One: Who Are Millennials?
- Lesson Two: How Do Millennials Differ from Other Workers?
- Lesson Three: Investiture Socialization - Let Them Be Themselves!
- Lesson Four: Informal Rather than Formal Onboarding Processes
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Five: Onboarding Checklist
- Lesson One: Pre-Arrival
- Lesson Two: Arrival
- Lesson Three: First Day
- Lesson Four: First Week
- Lesson Five: First Month
- Lesson Six: Case Study
Module Six: Engaging the Millennial Employee
- Lesson One: Create an Informal Program
- Lesson Two: Engage Employees One on One
- Lesson Three: The Role of Human Resources
- Lesson Four: The Role of Managers
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Seven: Following Up With the Millennial Employee
- Lesson One: Initial Check-In - One on one
- Lesson Two: Following up - Regular, Informal Follow Ups
- Lesson Three: Setting Schedules - Millennials and Work Life
- Lesson Four: Mentoring and the Millennial
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Eight: Setting Expectations with the Millennial Employee
- Lesson One: Define Requirements - Provide Specific Instructions
- Lesson Two: Identify Opportunities for Improvement and Growth
- Lesson Three: Set Verbal Expectations
- Lesson Four: Put It In Writing
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Nine: Mentoring the Millennial
- Lesson One: Be Hands-On and Involved
- Lesson Two: Serial Mentoring
- Lesson Three: Be a Mentor, Not an Authority Figure
- Lesson Four: Focus Millennia's Exploratory Drive on Work
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Ten: Assigning Work to the Millennial Employee
- Lesson One: Provide Clear Structure and Guidelines
- Lesson Two: Provide Specific Benchmarks
- Lesson Three: Set Boundaries and Provide Reality Checks
- Lesson Four: Guide, Don't Dictate
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Eleven: Providing Feedback
- Lesson One: Millennials Thrive on Feedback!
- Lesson Two: Characteristics of Quality Feedback
- Lesson Three: Informal Feedback
- Lesson Four: Formal Feedback
- Lesson Five: Case Study
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Course 7 - Conduct Annual Employee Reviews
Module One: Getting Started
- Course Objectives
Module Two: How to Conduct Annual Reviews
- Develop the Process
- Set Benchmarks Early
- Agreement with Set Benchmarks
- Hold an Effective Meeting
Module Three: Categories for Annual Review I
- Company Mission and Values
- Customer Service and Quality Control
- Problem - Solving/Judgment
- Production
Module Four: Categories for Annual Review II
- Work Style
- Resource Management
- Communications Skills
- Teamwork
Module Five: Common Mistakes Managers Make when Conducting Employee Reviews I
- Contrast Effect
- Similar-to-me Effect
- Halo (or horn) Effect
- Central Tendency
Module Six: Common Mistakes Managers Make when Conducting Employee Reviews II
- Leniency/Desire to Please
- First Impression Bias
- Rater Bias
- Recency Effect
Module Seven: Successful Tips for Concept of Pay for Performance
- No Surprises
- Focus on the Basics
- Show Clear Disparity
- One for All and All for One
Module Eight: How to Tie Employee Compensation to Firm-Wide Returns
- Set Quarterly Revenue Target
- Set Employee Goal
- Conduct Quarterly Reviews
- Pay Out Quarterly
Module Nine: How to Communicate Employee Expectations Effectively
- Have Regular Conversations
- State What's Working
- Be Honest
- Provide Mentoring
Module Ten: Meaningful Questions to Gauge Employee Happiness I
- Ask Questions Frequently
- How Transparent is Management?
- Rate Quality of Facility?
- Contributing Factors to Work Easier?
Module Eleven: Meaningful Questions to Gauge Employee Happiness II
- What makes you Productive?
- Recognition?
- Opportunities to Grow and Advance?
- Confidence in Leadership?
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Course 8 - Generation Gaps
Module One - Getting Started
Module Two - History
- What generations exist in the workplace
- What defines a generation
- What this means in our workplace
Module Three - Traditionalist
- Their background
- Their characters
- Their working style
Module Four - Baby Boomers
- Their background
- Their characters
- Their working style
Module Five - Generation X
- Their background
- Their characters
- Their working style
Generation Six - Generation Y
- Their background
- Their characters
- Their working style
Module Seven - Differentiations Between
- Background
- Attitude
- Working style
- Life experience
Module Eight - Finding Common Ground
- Adopting a communication style
- Creating an affinity group
- Sharing knowledge
Module Nine - Conflict Management (Part 1)
- Younger bosses managing older workers
- Avoid turnovers with a retention plan
- Breaking down the stereotypes
Module Ten - Conflict Management (Part 2)
- Embrace the hot zone
- Treat each other as a peer
- Create a succession plan
Module Eleven - The Power of 4
- Benefits of generation gaps
- How to learn from each other
- Embracing the unfamiliar
Module Twelve - Wrapping Up
Course 9 - Workplace Diversity
Section One: Getting Started
- Workshop Objectives
Section Two: Diversity, what is it?
- Group & Discriminatory Terms
Section Three: Stereotypes
- Stereotype or Plain Bias
- Stereotype or Plain Bias
- It Starts With You
Section Four: Tearing Down the Baggage Barriers
- Changing Your Approach
- Workplace Changes
- Social Changes
Section Five: Verbal Communication Skills
- Ten Ways to Listen Better Today
- Asking Questions
- Paraverbal communication
- The Power of Tone
- Communicating With Power
Section Six: Non-Verbal Communication
- Your Body speaks its own Language
- The Signals You Send
Section Seven: Taking a Proactive Approach
- Why a Diversity Audit
- Conducting a Diversity Audit
- Stop Discrimination
- Definitions
- Discourage Discrimination
Section Eight: Coping with Discrimination
- The Warning Signs
- Reprisal Discrimination
- So what should you do?
Section Nine: From a Managers Perspective
- Create Detailed Records
- Next Actions
- Investigate the Complaint
Section Ten: From an Organisational Perspective
- Receiving a Complaint
- Making a Decision
- Document, Document, Document
- The Follow-Up
- Lessons Learned
Section Eleven: Employee Discipline
- How to Prepare & Conduct Disciplinary Meetings
- What to Say When Terminating an Employee
Section Twelve: Wrapping Up
Course 10 - Managing Human Resources
Section One: Getting Started
- Objectives
Section Two: What is HR?
- Human Resources in 2010?
- Human Resource Influencers
Section Three: Recruiting and Interviewing
- Interview for what exactly?
- Setting the scene to Interview
- Five Steps to a Successful Interview
- Behaviourally Based Questions
Section Four: Induction and Retention
- Start as you mean to go on
- Induction/Orientation Checklist
Section Five: Keeping Track
- The Follow Up
- Follow Up Schedules
- Scary Statistics
Section Six: Health & Safety in the Workplace
- Why all the urgency?
- Understanding the Industry Specific Rules of your Country
- Training for HR Managers
Section Seven: Workplace Discrimination & Harassment
- Definitions
- Bullying in the Workplace
- A Manager has Responsibilities
- An Employer has Greater Responsibility
Section Eight: Wellness in the Workplace
- The Business Benefits of Wellness in the Workplace
- Steps to Implementing a Wellness Program
Section Nine: Feedback
- Characteristics of Good Feedback
- Constructive Criticism
- Encouraging Growth and Development
Section Ten: Employee Discipline
- The General Discipline Process
- Progressive Discipline
- How to Prepare & Conduct Disciplinary Meetings
- Following Up
Section Eleven: The Dreaded D Word
- Making the Decision
- What to Say When Terminating an Employee
Section Twelve: Wrapping Up
Requirements
Entry requirements
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Minimum education
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Computer requirements
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MAC/iOS
OSX/iOS 6 or laterModern and up to date Browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
All systems
Internet bandwidth of 1Mb or fasterFlash player or a browser with HTML5 video capabilities(Currently Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
Students will also need access the following applications:
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Requirements
Entry requirements:
Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.
Minimum education:
Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.
Device requirements:
Students will need access to a computer/any device and the internet.
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