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Legal Briefs™ The ADA - Program Introduction
As a manager or supervisor, there are key legal concepts we need to be aware of in our workplace. This video starts with the definition and key concepts of the American Disabilities Act.
Legal Briefs™ Workplace Privacy - Program Introduction
How an organization establishes, documents, communicates and enforces employment policies can impact workplace privacy.
Legal Briefs™ Workplace Violence: Program Introduction
Preventing workplace violence begins with manager awareness.
Program Introduction (from FOSA™ Documenting Discipline)
Handling performance problems and disciplining employees are major parts of every manager's or supervisor’s job. And when you think about it, disciplining employees is one of the most difficult parts of a manager’s job. This video provides a quick introduction to the FOSA™ process.
Discipline & Termination: Three Actions for Keeping It Legal
A quick review of actions and tips that managers can take to keep discipline and termination actions legal.
It's the Law™ - Program Conclusion
Summarizes the basic guidelines managers can use to avoid costly lawsuits and keep their organizations out of court.
Legal Briefs™ Recruiting and Hiring: Actions for Staying Out of Court
Reviews the actions for legal hiring practices.
Review/Summary (from FOSA™ Documenting Discipline)
This video provides a quick synopsis of effectively using the FOSA™ process to tackle tough workplace issues. From facts, objectives, solutions and actions, the entire process is reviewed - with examples.
The Three-Dimensional Interview - Program Summary
Review of how to prepare,conduct and evaluate an effective three-dimensional interview.
What You Need to Know - Five Actions for Staying Out of Court
Reviews the responsibilities and actions managers need to know in regards to The American Disabilities Act
Burn Out (Manager)
Know someone who just seems to be simply going through the motions to get the job done? Concerned because this employee has always been a strong performer with a great positive attitude? Then this case study is for you!
Dysfunctional Teams
Dealing with team conflict
Sharing the Load
This case study helps with understanding the FMLA and the impact on your team. Scenario: You are a manager of a large department. One of your employees has filed for Family Medical Leave due to a sudden illness. You need to find a way to keep your team together and keep up with the work flow.
Trouble at Home
Workplace privacy and performance
Article: Promote Wisely
We often do this dumb thing in corporations. We want to recognize employees who do brilliant technical work, so we reward them with our plum management jobs. Sure, sometimes these people are brilliant managers, too. Far too often they end up cutting a destructive Tasmanian Devil-like swath through the organization as they spin their way up the corporate ladder.
Strategic Planning Primer
Our decisions and actions need a firm foundation. Think of it this way. If you are building a house, you know the foundation has to be secure. Otherwise, cracks form. Water comes in. The rest of the house can shift, suffer damage. This short strategic planning primer gives simple steps to starting a plan.
Leadership Essentials™
SOLLAH EXCLUSIVE!
We all might have some preconceived ideas of what personal leadership might be. This short video explores the concept of personal (and effective) leadership and the impact it can have within our organization by asking these key questions: What is leadership? What are some of the characteristics of someone who exhibits personal leadership? What is it they say and do that demonstrates personal leadership? Why is personal leadership important to our organization/department/team?
Interviewing: More Than a Gut Feeling™ (How-To Book)
World-Wide Best-Seller! Now you can take the guesswork out of hiring by relying on fair, logical ways to identify the best candidate for a job. This excellent how-to book will help you learn how to use the behavior-based approach to interviewing. By asking questions that probe for past behavior, you will be able to identify the candidate best suited for the job. You’ll also discover tips on how to save an uncomfortable interviewing situation. This How-To Book™ is 96 pages.
You Be the Judge™ II
National Best-Seller! Managers within your organization may well understand the importance of avoiding obvious discriminatory interview questions. But what if a manager asks a discriminatory question unintentionally? The principles of legal and effective interviewing are presented in this Law & Order-style program, find out the interview no-no's, side-step the legal landmines, and conduct a fair and effective interview.
Legal Issues for Managers (How-To Book)
Employment practices in the United States are governed by a wide variety of federal, state, and local laws. As a manager or supervisor, you must understand these laws so that you can make objective, consistent, and legal decisions. You do not have to be an expert on every aspect of every employment law, but you do have to know enough to recognize when you need to seek help from a human resources professional or legal counsel.