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Harassment Prevention Training for Managers - Taking a Harassment Complaint
Harassment Prevention Training for Managers - Taking a Harassment Complaint
Category: Harassment
Posted: 05-29-2013 09:07 PM
Views: 8188
Synopsis: Taking a harassment complaint from an employee is part of every manager's job. However, this sensitive task is not always done correctly resulting in organizational lawsuits and employee turnover.
Harassment Prevention Training for Managers - Reporting
Harassment Prevention Training for Managers - Reporting
Category: Harassment
Posted: 05-28-2013 09:07 PM
Views: 8124
Synopsis: Two of the most important aspects of harassment prevention are the avenues of reporting for employees and watching for unreported harassment.
Reviewing Resumes: How to Select the Best Candidates
Reviewing Resumes: How to Select the Best Candidates
Category: Articles
Posted: 04-06-2015 08:47 PM
Views: 8031
Synopsis: A step-by-step process to organizing and selecting candidates based on the resumes they have submitted.
Connecticut’s “Time’s Up Act”: What You Need to Know
Connecticut’s “Time’s Up Act”: What You Need to Know
Category: Info
Author: TrainingABC
Posted: 07-25-2019 11:17 PM
Views: 7989
Synopsis: Recently, Connecticut joined several other states across the country in passing legislation that shores up protections in the workplace. Officially called “An Act Combatting Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment” but dubbed the “Time’s Up Act,” the Act imposes several new requirements on Connecticut businesses of all sizes.
Understanding the Family and Medical Leave Act
Understanding the Family and Medical Leave Act
Category: Articles
Posted: 04-08-2015 04:11 AM
Views: 7830
Synopsis: In survey after survey, the FMLA is voted as one of the most asked about human resource topics. This program gives detailed description of Act and outlines the information you need to know as a human resource professional.
A Manager’s Top Priorities for Fighting Harassment
A Manager’s Top Priorities for Fighting Harassment
Category: Harassment
Posted: 04-02-2013 09:08 PM
Views: 7672
Synopsis: One of the most crucial jobs every manager has is to prevent harassment in the workplace. The morale, efficiency and survival of your workplace depend on it.
The Sid Story - Planned Spontaneous Recognition and a Positive Work Environment
The Sid Story - Planned Spontaneous Recognition and a Positive Work Environment
Category: Management/Leadership
Posted: 12-24-2011 11:00 PM
Views: 7467
Synopsis:

There are too many workplaces that are full of negative, fear-based management practices. Managers feel like their employees are "under-achievers" who need a "kick-in-the-butt" in order to achieve. They have low expectations in their employees and therefore their employees live up to these expectations. Dennis Franz who plays Sid in The Sid Story is just this type of manager. He yells and rants and treats his employees like children. He also consistently has the worst production numbers in his company. As the film progresses, Sid find that his management strategy has led to his poor numbers and he changes as a manager and a person.

California Senate Bill 396
California Senate Bill 396
Category: Info
Author: Jim McKay
Posted: 01-04-2018 09:03 PM
Views: 7440
Synopsis: In 2017, California passed Senate Bill 396 which mandates supervisor training on the rights of employees based on gender identity, gender expression, transgender, and sexual orientation.  The bill makes California's LGBT legislation some of the most progressive in the country.  California supervisors must now be trained as part of their bi-annual sexual harassment training on this subject.  Although the law doesn't specify the length of training, it must be included.  This article lists all of the LGBT rights in California.
A 2019 Overview of EEO Laws and Advice
A 2019 Overview of EEO Laws and Advice
Category: Info
Author: TrainingABC
Posted: 01-22-2019 11:56 AM
Views: 7087
Synopsis: One of the most important aspects of a manager's job is compliance.  Without a basic understanding of all employment laws, managers are vulnerable to causing fines and legislation for their employer.  The following is a basic overview of EEO law and the EEOC as it stands in 2019.
Joel Barker and the Paradigm Shift
Joel Barker and the Paradigm Shift
Category: Articles
Posted: 11-30-2010 04:05 AM
Views: 7010
Synopsis:

Futurist Joel Barker is a pioneer in the study of Paradigm Shifts. Paradigm shifts are a profound change in a business, industry or way of doing things. Businesses that are not ready for these shifts can whither and die. Even industry leaders are susceptible to a severe downturn. Barker has extensively studied how these changes happen and why companies and individuals are not more prepared for these changes. His work presented in the classic video The Business of Paradigms has unearthed several important reasons why this occurs and what organizations can do to be prepared for these shifts.


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