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New Micro-Learning! Bias refers to the persistent, harmful and unequal treatment of someone based solely on some characteristic they possess or their apparent membership in or identification with a particular group. By being self-aware and willing to engage with others when bias is unintentionally implied or expressed, we can better resolve problems and promote more effective working relationships.

New Micro-Learning! Past behavior is the best indicator of future performance! This means asking focused questions that prompt the candidate to talk about past job experiences in very specific detail. Asking the right questions is your single best way to get the right kinds of information during the interview—the kinds of information that will lead you to the best hiring decision.

New Micro-Learning! Effective behavior-based interviewing is all about creating a process. Probing questions are the ones to ask when you need more specific information or more focused information. Always keep in mind that your probing questions need to be directly related to the technical and performance skills you previously identified in the interview.

New Micro-Learning! What many successful interviewers have found is that the way in which a person handled a specific situation in the past gives you valid information about how that person will approach a similar situation in the future. This is the foundation for behavior-based interviewing. Once you understand this concept, you can plan to ask the kinds of questions that will give you the information you need to make good hiring decisions.

New Micro-Learning! Hiring the right person the first time takes more than a gut feeling. It takes planning and preparation. The result? You will be able to interview and evaluate candidates in such a way that you get the information you need to identify the right person for the job.

Keeping interviewers up to date on legal interviewing practices is invaluable to your organization. Court costs and legal fees as well as time off the job can cost your organization both money and bad publicity. This course is designed to educate you on how to create and ask legally defensible pre-employment questions based upon a structured behavioral based interview that will help you hire the right person and stay out of court.

New Micro-Learning! Employee engagement is a workplace approach resulting in the right conditions for all members of an organization to give their best each day, commit to their organization’s goals and values and achieve motivation to contribute to organizational success - with an enhanced sense of their own well-being.

Hiring employees can be an expensive and lengthy process. Managers are often in a hurry to fill vacant positions in order to maintain the productivity of their departments. They are usually so focused on getting the position filled, they may not realize they have asked an inappropriate interviewing question. Keeping interviewers up to date on legal interviewing practices is invaluable to your organization. Court costs and legal fees as well as time off the job can cost your organization both money and bad publicity.

New Micro-Learning! Employee engagement is a workplace approach resulting in the right conditions for all members of an organization to give of their best each day. Engaged employees are committed to their organization’s goals and values, and motivated to contribute to organizational success, with an enhanced sense of their own well-being.

New Micro-Learning! Can you - as a manager - be held accountable for harassing behavior of your team members or direct reports? This course takes a look at the potential consequences of looking the other way when you notice harassing behavior in the workplace.

Employee engagement is a workplace approach resulting in the right conditions for all members of an organization to give of their best each day, committed to their organization’s goals and values, motivated to contribute to organizational success, with an enhanced sense of their own well-being. If the leaders of an organization understand the level of passion their workforce has for the job, they are a step ahead of the competition.

New Micro-Learning! When an interviewer begins to get a one-sided impression during a job interview, they tend to ask questions that will further confirm that impression. The reverse is also true. When an interviewer thinks a candidate has all the wrong skills or behaviors, they tend to ask questions that confirm the impression. To prevent these common interview issues, the interviewer needs to ask for contrary evidence.

New Micro-Learning! Most organizations have zero tolerance policies these days. Whether it's drugs, workplace violence, or harassment… organizations are making a clear statement about what is acceptable behavior at work. But - even though the zero tolerance policy may be clear - as managers, you have to know how to enforce it. And that means you have to know how to recognize and correct situations that cross the line.

As a leader, you’ve definitely dealt with someone who has a bad attitude! Attitudes can cause some of the most challenging situations in just about any relationship. Just being around someone who complains, whines or simply doesn’t say anything can cause you to feel frustrated, angry, or even helpless. The good news is there is a process for tackling this poor performance!

Lack of solid documentation is the single most common mistake employers make when handling discipline or terminations. What if you need to justify an employment decision or termination long after it occurs? Not properly documenting can hurt you in unemployment compensation disputes, workers’ compensation cases and other legal matters. This course teaches importance of documenting your employees using the FOSA™ process.

New Micro-Learning! Getting people to care when they think something is no big deal or when they just don’t seem to have any sense of urgency can be a challenge. This course takes a look at the impacts an individual has on the rest of his or her co-workers when they display a lack of commitment to the team and the organization.

New Micro-Learning! Based on research by Jack Zenger and Joe Folkman - two of the most preeminent thought-leaders on leadership development - this course focuses on the five tenets that encompass the characters of core strengths that really matter in becoming an extraordinary leader.

New Micro-Learning! To be an extraordinary leader, we cannot be in the mindset of how do I go from bad to good or from good to a little bit better. We need to be in the mindset of how do I get from good to great because it is great leaders that make an overwhelming difference.

New Micro-Learning! Do you find yourself cutting corners when it comes to selecting team members? Meaning... do you find yourself taking the easy way out by just selecting team members who are more like the existing team members or yourself? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you may be losing out on new insights and ideas that could maximize your team performance and organizations bottom line.

New Micro-Learning! Confronting someone who isn't flexible can feel exasperating. That's why it is so important to recover and go on; regain a positive attitude, and then find ways to keep things moving. One of the best ways to do this is to follow through on your commitment to help others improve their attitude. Encourage them even when we see the slightest change for the better. A little encouragement can go a long way!