Speaker Profile
DON PHIN
Don Phin is a California employment law attorney. Since leaving his litigation practice more than twenty years ago, he has consulted with hundreds of companies to help improve their employment practices. He has presented in person over 600 times to CEOs, HR, and other executives on what works in leadership and employee relations.
Don has written numerous books. The latest book is The 40| |40 Solution: Mastering the Emotional Energy of Leadership and Sales.
Don built HRThatWorks, an online HR compliance and strategy program, used by 3,500 companies and sold to ThinkHR in 2014. In addition to consulting and speaking, Don does executive coaching and workplace investigations.
Streetwise from the Bronx (you can still hear the accent), Don moved to San Diego when he was 20 to work on a Tuna boat and never came back. Today Don lives in sunny Coronado, California.

Don Phin
April 22 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
The Great Manager Program
The quality of a company’s management and supervision team goes a long way to defining that company’s culture and its bottom line. When companies have untrained managers, they are relying solely on that person’s innate ability to manage. Not surprisingly, half of those managers will do a better job than the other half.Training your managers has a leveraged impact depending in part on how many people they ma..

Don Phin
May 20 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
Understanding the Math of HR, So You Can Show How HR Impacts the Bottom-Line
In this Webinar, Don Phin is going to teach the Math of HR in a way that will help you bring more value to your company and get paid for it! He will share with you a method you can use to educate your executive and management teams on the value of great HR. Let’s be honest- math is not HR’s thing. We are “people people,” not accountants. The problem is that a lack of understanding this math stymies our grow..

Don Phin
June 17 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
Legal Challenges Working with Remote Employees
The unique exposures related to the remote work environment involved wage and hour compliance, disability accommodation, business expense reimbursement, jurisdictional issues relating to non competes and other contracts, safety and security concerns, and much more. Areas CoveredWage and hour exposuresAccommodating remote work requestsBusiness expenses Jurisdictional issues and the enforcement of contractsSa..

Don Phin
july 15 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
Using Contingent Workforces in Response to Labor Shortages
Employers face a shortage of both workers and ever-evolving skill sets. This demand has been met by a growing number of workers who do not wish to be employees. They may be doing this because they wish to work remotely, work in a different country, or simply on a part-time basis. For many employers, use of the contingent workforce will continue to grow, offering flexibility and access to in demand skills. I..

Don Phin
August 11 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
Ai and Human Resources: The Great Opportunity!
Artificial intelligence is here to stay. It is rapidly transforming all aspects of running a business including human resources. AI has been embedded into everything from hiring applications, to human resource information systems, surveying tools, and more. There are also the AI platforms like Chat GPT which can be used independently. Understanding how artificial intelligence can help you to be more product..

Don Phin
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Hiring and Retaining in this Crazy Economy
Don has delivered this presentation to dozens of CEO and HR groups in the past few months. Employers are faced with The Great Resignation and The Great Quit, placing their companies and existing employees under enormous pressures. Since hiring and retention are closely related challenges, they are addressed together in this fast-moving presentation. Areas Covered How to decide who to hireEmployee referrals ..

Don Phin
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
Investigations that Work
How a company manages a workplace investigation affects its legal exposures, corporate culture, and brand. That investigation may involve a claim of sexual harassment, suspicion of theft, or a threat made against another employee. The failure to properly investigate can lead to lawsuits, brand damage, and ruined reputations. Don has been an employment law attorney for more than 40 years and has investigated..

Don Phin
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
New Management Training
Becoming a new manager is both exciting and scary. You were most likely promoted because you had an excellent skillset and showed leadership potential. But since this is new territory for you, there is much to be learned.In this fast-moving program, attorney, consultant, and coach Don Phin will help guide you with insight strategies and tools so you can become a great manager.Areas Covered Why did you say y..

Don Phin
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
New Manager Training
Becoming a new manager is both exciting and scary. You were most likely promoted because you had an excellent skill set and showed leadership potential. But since this is new territory for you, there is much to be learned. You will have to move from co-worker to boss. You will have to learn how to motivate people and have difficult conversations. In this fast-moving program, attorney, consultant, and coach ..

Don Phin
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
Now that I’ve Got Them, How Do I Keep Them?
Employee Turnover is an expensive problem. Coupled with the difficulty in hiring, turnover is putting additional pressure on existing employees and managers. It limits growth opportunities, causes stress, morale problems, customer dissatisfaction, and brand damage.Compensation challenges, the demand for job flexibility, an unwillingness to “come to work”, cost of living, and other factors are driving the tu..

Don Phin
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
Onboarding that Drives Productivity, Teamwork, and Retention
How’s this for a fact: half of all employees are onboarded better than the other half! And then there are the companies in the top 10%. The Great Ones. The bottom line of every company is impacted by employee engagement and productivity both of which are directly impacted by the onboarding experience. In this fast-moving session, the Speaker will provide the latest in onboarding strategies and tools. All em..