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Employee Relations

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These courses and certificates are designed for those responsible for building and maintaining healthy relationships among employees.

Overview

Organizations essentially are the relationships among employees. Building and maintaining these relationships is a complex set of problems and skills that challenge every level of human resources. Our training is designed for systematic thinking and problem-solving strategies.

Our courses include a wide range of research and practices (from emotional intelligence and communication to conflict resolution and investigations) to give your HR professionals the skills they need.

Upcoming Courses

Advanced Internal Investigations Notetaking and Reports

Learn methods for capturing key information, maintaining documentation and writing fair, neutral and effective reports. Practice taking notes, developing documentation, avoiding advocacy language, addressing comparators/credibility and writing sound conclusions. Considerations include ethical issues and attorney/client privileges. Receive a report template that will uphold findings and withstand heightened scrutiny.

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    Dec 1 - 3, 2020
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    $1595

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Register for Advanced Internal Investigations Notetaking and Reports

Facilitating Conflict: Collaborative Problem Solving

Learn techniques, tools, processes and skills for facilitating conflict using a collaborative problem solving approach for resolving one-on-one conflicts. Topics and tools focus on problem solving, listening and messaging skills, conflict styles, neutral issue statements, de-escalating emotions, developing options, facilitating and gaining commitment.

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    Nov 4 - 6, 2020
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    $1595

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Harassment Prevention in the Workplace

Examine current legal and policy concerns and best practices related to preventing harassment and retaliation. Learn HR, managers and employee approaches for responding to inappropriate behaviors. Practice prevention strategies for creating a respectful workplace including providing individual feedback. Review requirements for training and explore preventive training options beyond legal standards.

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    Nov 9 - 10, 2020
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    $995

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Advanced Internal Investigations Practice

Apply learnings from Advanced Internal Investigations Process. Practice techniques using a real-life employee complaint by conducting the intake interview, planning and conducting the investigation, making findings and conclusions, making recommendations and implementation of the outcome. Develop skills under the guidance of expert internal investigators.

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    Dec 8 - 10, 2020
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    $1595

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Effective Employee Relations

Examine the responsibilities and proactive initiatives that guide ER professionals. Learn techniques for conducting effective conversations, making ER decisions and managing performance issues. Practice coaching, counseling, progressive discipline strategies, working styles and communication skills, including effective ways to phrase language. Leave with extensive tools and guides to apply at work.

Dates for online sessions will be posted as soon as they are available.

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