Dealing with COVID-19 as an Employer: How to Manage in Crisis
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  • Duration : 90 Minutes
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Chris DeVany is the founder and president of Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide, a firm that focuses on management and organization development. Pinnacle’s clients include global organizations such as Visa International, Cadence Design Systems, Coca Cola, Sprint, Microsoft, Aviva Insurance, Schlumberger, and over 500 other organizations in 22 countries. He also has consulted with government agencies from the United States, the Royal Government of Saudi Arabia, Canada, the Cayman Islands, and the United Kingdom.

He has published numerous articles in the fields of surviving mergers and acquisitions, surviving change, project management, management, sales, team-building, leadership, ethics, customer service, diversity, and work-life balance, in publications ranging from ASTD/Performance In Practice to Customer Service Management. His book, “90 Days to a High-Performance Team”, published by McGraw Hill and often accompanied by in-person, facilitated instruction, has helped and continues to help thousands of executives, managers, and team leaders improve performance.

He has appeared hundreds of times on radio and television interview programs to discuss mergers and acquisitions (how to manage and survive them), project management, sales, customer service, effective workplace communication, management, handling rapid personal and organizational change, and other topical business issues. He has served or is currently serving as a board member of the International Association of Facilitators, Sales and Marketing Executives International, American Management Association, American Society of Training and Development, Institute of Management Consultants, American Society of Association Executives, Meeting Professionals International and National Speakers Association. Chris is an award-winning Toastmaster’s International Competition speaker. He recently participated in the Fortune 500 Annual Management Forum as a speaker, panelist, and seminar leader.

Chris has distinguished himself professionally by serving multiple corporations as manager and trainer of sales, operations, project management, IT, customer service, and marketing professionals. Included among those business leaders are Prudential Insurance, Sprint, BayBank (now part of Bank of America), US Health Care, and Marriott Corporation. He has assisted these organizations in mergers and acquisitions, facilitating post-merger and acquisition integration, developing project management, sales, customer service, and marketing strategies, organizing inbound and outbound call center programs, training and development of management and new hires, and fostering corporate growth through creative change and innovation initiatives.

Chris holds degrees in management studies and organizational behavior from Boston University.  He has traveled to 22 countries and 47 states in the course of his career.


This webinar has been approved for 1.50 Business recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™, and SPHRi™recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Please make note of the activity ID number on your recertification application form. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.

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This program will explore the impact of the virus both at work and for individuals. We will explore the laws created in response to COVID-19, the laws that apply to any pandemic or illness, laws applicable to layoffs and furloughs, policy considerations and other best practices. We will discuss what employers need to do to maintain a safe and functional environment. Our program also will dispel the myths, discuss how group healthcare can be best used to address the ailment, and other essential practices in dealing with this shadowy disease. Don't miss this important program. 

With the COVID-19 epidemic closing many employers down and creating havoc on every level of society, it is critical for employers who are still open to understanding their obligations during these challenging times.

Areas Covered

  • The Families First Act
  • The Paycheck Protection Act
  • FMLA
  • ADA
  • FLSA
  • HIPAA, with the new COVID-19 exemptions
  • What is COVID-19
  • Essential policies and procedures for the workplace
  • Remote access, telework, and managing a remote workforce
  • Tools to prepare the workplace
  • Methods for controlling employee panic and fear from misinformation
  • A toolbox of best practices in response to COVID

Course Level - Basic

Who Should Attend

HR Directors, Administrative Directors, Chief Security Officers, Chief Information Officers

Why Should You Attend

Information and misinformation are spreading everywhere when it comes to COVID-19. You need to know the truth, not the hype.

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