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Introduction To Payroll Law
Are you responsible for payroll or employer tax withholding compliance? or maybe you were recently hired or promoted into the payroll department. During your indoctrination you are surprised at all the interesting things to do and how important this role is to the success of the company. You begin to wonder just how much there is to learn. Join us for a quick briefing on the basic laws affecting payroll. Le..
Investigate, Document, Excel: A Writing Bootcamp for HR
Workplace investigations are not limited to addressing harassment complaints; they encompass a broad spectrum of misconduct, from theft and safety issues to retaliation, substance abuse, and policy violations. These investigations are crucial for maintaining a safe and equitable work environment. The responsibility often falls on HR or management, and determining the need for an outside investigator can be ..
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..
Is Your Risk Assessment Too Complex?
Conducting a risk assessment is one of the most important tasks for internal auditors, yet it is often one of the most time-consuming and complicated processes. A common pitfall is the complexity that auditors build into their risk assessments. We typically combine subjective measures with past audit results, data from various systems, and hours of interviews with management. While these elements are all in..
It’s Time for Results – Time Management Strategies for Busy Professionals
Perhaps you have fallen into the trap of thinking you can be an expert time manager by “flying by the seat of your pants” or handling issues as they come at you during the day. That may work to some extent but in today’s frenetic business environment, you need tried and true time management principles that enable you to work effectively using a producer’s mindset. With a producer’s mindset, you can start ea..
Keeping the Human in Human Resources: How to Use Artificial Intelligence Intelligently
It would take weeks to gather and analyze the same quantity of data manually that AI processes can accomplish in seconds. In today’s fast-moving business environment, speed is critical for the following reasons:Empowering faster decisions at the right times to generate business opportunitiesGetting accurate information quicklyFacilitating pattern recognition to spot trendsAccelerating all company processesL..
Key US AML Regulation Changes for 2024: Important for Compliance Staff
These changes will keep us busy and require us to make applicable updates to our internal documents, systems, policies and procedures, and reference materials. And don't forget about any special projects that may occur as well throughout the year.It’s important to understand these changes, but we must also understand the implications for our financial institutions, particularly for individual staff members...
KPI Reimagined: Empowering Teams with 5th Dimensional Leadership Innovation
In the dynamic landscape of modern business, leaders are tasked with navigating complex challenges and guiding their teams toward success. The expectations are substantial, and the room for missteps is minimal.Team leaders have the responsibility of managing several projects, making important decisions, and guiding their teams to achieve the ambitious goals established by the board, stakeholders, and the or..
Labor Relations Survival Crash Course
Attendees will have the opportunity to widen their skill set enough to be able to hit the ground running to meet the challenges of most labor-management environments. Among the areas to be explored will be the groundwork and guidelines for positive labor-management relationships along with an examination of the roles of the Union and its representatives/Stewards as well as the management side of the equatio..
Lags, Leads, Constraints, and Calendars in CPM Networks
We start with an introduction to types of lags and leads in CPM (Critical Path Method) schedules and the impact of each type on activities and project dates. We go through tips to simplify and minimize the number of lags.Later we discuss types of constraints and calendars and their impact on activities dates and on the entire project.We conclude with general tips and recommendations.Areas Covered Introducti..
Leadership and Team Development for Managerial Success
Inspire and influence your team members to achieve your goals as a team!Managers who will be promoted are the ones who not only manage efficiently but also lead their teams effectively. Learn how to work in a horizontal mode of operation apply a consistent theory in leading your team and teach critical leadership skills to members of your team, so each and every one of them can lead the team in your absence..
Leadership Lessons Learned Through COVID: How To Build Future Ready, Mentally Healthy Teams
While much of the focus of the pandemic was on physical health, COVID-19 also took a serious toll on our mental health. And it’s no wonder why. Remote learning, working from home, financial distress, media stories about death tolls, lack of social interaction, and ongoing uncertainty were just a few of the major stressors people faced. Fortunately, the tough times also taught us some important lessons about..
Leadership: The Art of Knowing How to Say It and Engage It
In a TNT(Time-Numbers-Technology) Driven and Distracted World, as a leader, focusing and holding people’s attention is critical. More than ever, it’s not what you say but how you say it, in a manner that directs and engages, if not captivates. And can you do this without always playing the authority trump card? Which leads to two vital questions: Are You Being Heard or Just Making Noise? Do you exercise the..
Leading and Managing Change: Key Skills and Techniques For Success
Especially in this post COVID-19 world, organizations will not only face increasing struggles in handling their ongoing and upcoming change initiatives, but now they also need to deal with the forced changes that were introduced by the Pandemic. First and foremost, organizations will need to address the changing landscape of the workplace with a dramatic and permanent increase in remote-work and virtual env..
Leading Former Peers: Strategies for Success
Managers who are put in the position of having to manage former peers face many challenges includingSupervising peers with more years of experiencedSeparating friendships from work relationships Gaining respect from former peersKnowing when to share information Asking friends to complete hard tasks Jealousy from being promoted over othersQuestioning ability to manage effectivelyIf the transition is handled ..