Corporate Governance
Moving the Conversation from Risk Management to Value-Based Management
There has been considerable advancement in the application of risk management over the past two decades in running organizations. In particular, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) has become a broadly accepted approach to managing risk across the enterprise based on a portfolio management perspective.However, no organization exists solely to balance risk across the enterprise. That is but a part of what any o..
Office Gossip Solutions for Instant Impact and Results
How an organization deals with gossip can be mean the difference between growing and thriving or disintegrating from within. Office gossip is a fact of life; what you do with it is up to you. Come to this workshop and find out the answers to your questions, as well as exactly what you need to do to stop gossip in its tracks in your workplace. Stop Gossip in its Tracks before it ruins your reputation, your o..
Onboarding New Hires: How to Get Them Quickly Up To Speed, Engaged and Productive
You’ve made your decision about whom to hire. You’ve gotten them excited about their new job. You’re excited about what they can bring to your team. Now what? If you’re like most good organizations, you’re doing something more. The Aberdeen Group reported that 70 percent of all organizations currently deploy some sort of onboarding program with leaders entering new roles. While this is a good thing, there i..
Payroll Deduction overview
This webinar will give a general overview of the types of deductions that employers take from an employee’s check. We will review the laws that surround all types of deductions you can take with or without employee consent along with proper calculation of the deductions. This webinar will give you the knowledge to be sure that how you process employee payroll deductions are in accordance with the law for bo..
Performance Management Excellence
Is your company ready for the next level of efficiency, productivity, and profit? Then you are ready to initiate and implement a Performance Management Plan.Your management can change the conditions of the workplace in order to measure the true success of your business. It includes activities that ensure organizational goals are consistently met in an effective and efficient manner. The overall goal of perf..
Preventing Internal Embezzlement and Employee Fraud
Each year, crime statistics show employee theft and embezzlement costing businesses and organizations billions, with new, more sensational stories appearing all too regularly in the Press. The pervasiveness of these crimes means no employer – whether for-profit, non-profit, governmental, or religious–can count itself as immune. Moreover, embezzlement and fraud also occur as insider crimes by partners, offic..
Proper Way to Terminate Employees with Performance Issues without Violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
Employers have always avoided the termination either because it is not easy to terminate someone or because it can be difficult to defend any allegations of wrongful termination. Cases of wrongful termination have emerged and increased since the late 2000 year. Research has identified the following factors in this increase: Employees more aware and knowledgeable of the workplace rightsEmplo..
Proving & Pricing Subcontractor Delay Claims
Much has been written over the years about proving and pricing contractor claims on construction projects. But little has been published about or presented on subcontractor delay claims. Do subcontractors have the same rights and remedies as the prime contractor? Are they held to the same standards? What are their legal rights? Do owners owe time extensions for subcontractor delays? Are prime contractors at..
Recruiting for Hard to Fill Positions (Easiest Isn't Always Best)
Generally, staff within most companies will open a position without investigating why the previous person left to determine the root cause. Was the Job Description poorly written so sourcing identified the wrong talent? Was the manager inept? Did the incumbent get promoted? Wouldn’t it be nice to learn/review ways to look at the Recruiting Process to find the elusive passive candidate instead of the over-po..
Respect in the Workplace
In today's diverse workplace is a reflection of North American society at large. Often we see a wide range of behaviours that display a lack of respect and politeness, both inside and outside the workplace. Various polls and studies have highlighted that workers view impoliteness as a serious issue which must be dealt with. As the workforce becomes even more diverse than it is now, it is important that each..
Return to Work: COVID-19 Considerations
We will review consideration for opening businesses in light of COVID-19. We will consider reasons to open and the liability risks associated with that activity. If the decision is made to open, we will discuss how to minimize liability by adopting policies, changing shifts, modifying physical space, screening employees, and requiring the use of PPE such as masks.Areas Covered Reason to OpenLiability RisksE..
Risk Management – “Best Practices” / Management Roles and Responsibilities
The key to effective risk management in a corporation or other operating entities is knowing and understanding the types of risk present in its business activities, the ability to identify operating weaknesses that may generate a risk condition, and having formal mechanisms for addressing an identified weakness with the objective to eliminate or modify the associated potential of a risk event. The first lin..
Seven Pillars of Corporate Etiquette
This session is designed to help you and your team generate a cordial and productive office environment where employees interact assertively and professionally. The session concentrates on the introduction and thorough explanation of the seven pillars of good corporate etiquette as follows: (1) workplace basics, (2) electronic communications, (3) courteous considerations, (4) effective meetings, (5) profess..
Stressed Out: How to Deal with Conflict, Difficult Co-workers, Peers and Even Bosses
Conflict is an inevitable part of life. No matter how hard you try, it can seem that there will always be something that causes you or someone around you to be frustrated, angry, and impatient – or a whole host of other not-so-pleasant emotions.Conflict arises when the people we work with have different ideas, perspectives, backgrounds, values, goals or expectations. Yes, conflict can be destructive! It div..
Surveying & Benchmarking
No matter what business you are in, you must be able to understand customers’ expectations, even when they cannot articulate them easily. You must measure yourself against industry leaders to assure you are able to provide great value to your internal and external customers. Although there are times when you want a third party to conduct these studies, you can learn simple tools and approaches and dig out w..