Finding and Retaining High Potentials

Training Details: LinkedIn, hr

Description: CEOs and HR professionals understand that the ability to attract and retain talent is a company's key competitive advantage. In this course, leadership development consultant Katy Sharon explains the challenge of talent management and outlines strategies for finding and bringing the best and brightest employees to work for your organization. She offers tools and techniques to help you identify "high potentials" in your organization and position your company as an employer of choice, and provides a series of interview questions you can use in your hiring process. Katy also includes a sample high-potential career development plan and a guide for planning conversations about retention.

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Interviewing Techniques

Training Details: LinkedIn, 1 hr 17 min

Training Details:Successful hiring means successful interviewing. The right techniques can attract the best talent—while eliminating bias and emotion from the process. With a new generation of candidates on the horizon, it’s a great time to refresh your interview skills. In this course, expert recruiter Barbara Bruno highlights practical strategies for planning and conducting job interviews. Barbara explains how to determine the purpose of the interview, set interview expectations up front, and ask effective questions. She also teaches you how to conduct different types of interviews—including screening, courtesy, and panel interviews—and evaluate and select the best candidate. Plus, learn how to improve the candidate’s experience, stay in touch with new hires, and connect and network with future talent.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging for HR Professionals and Leaders

Training Details: LinkedIn,6 hrs 7 min

Training Details:HR staff are on the front lines, for DEIB practices in your company. Employees’ wellbeing and sense of inclusion depends on creating diverse slates, equitable hiring practices, and ways to support all employees. In this path, learn how you can support your entire diverse staff through a DEIB lens.

Tags: Emotional Intelligence

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Driving Workplace Happiness

Training Details: LinkedIn, 49 min

Training Details:Employers are always looking for ways to increase engagement and decrease turnover. Part of building engagement is creating opportunities for employees to feel happy—because happy employees are more productive employees. Learn what makes people happy at work and how investing a small amount in workplace happiness can make a big impact your company culture and your bottom line. Catherine Mattice Zundel introduces tangible actions that supervisors, managers, and HR professionals in companies of any size can take to drive happiness, from inspiring altruism and reducing stress to removing incivility and providing meaningful work. She also provides tips on driving happiness for different generations: millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers alike.

Tags: Emotional Intelligence

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Strategic Workforce Planning

Training Details: LinkedIn, 57 min

Training Details:No company can achieve sustained success without a strong, capable leader at the helm. But what happens when a key person in an upper-management role leaves their post? In this practical course, HR expert Wayne Cascio dives into the subject of strategic workforce planning (SWP). Wayne explains why SWP is critical and shows HR professionals how to craft a plan that ensures that the right employees are placed in critical roles.

Wayne reviews what SWP is and how it delivers value to companies large and small. He steps through how to build a talent inventory, forecast the internal and external supply of labor, and approach succession planning. Plus, he explains how to tackle global talent management effectively.

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Preventing Harassment in the Workplace

Training Details: LinkedIn, 56 m

Description: Harassment is still pervasive in many workplaces—despite the fact that nearly every organization has an anti-harassment policy in place and offers related training. How can HR leaders—and leaders in general—proactively create safe and healthy workplaces? What are the standards required? In this course, Catherine Mattice Zundel explains how to approach this critical topic so that real, positive change can occur at your organization. Catherine dives into the realities of harassment, defining what it actually is and why many targets choose not to report it. Discover how to help prevent harassment by placing a greater focus on culture in conjunction with policy and training. In addition, learn tips that can help you talk openly about behaviors so that you don't cross boundaries.

Tags: Emotional Intelligence

Hire, Retain, and Grow Top Millennial Talent

Training Details: LinkedIn, 48 m

Description: More than one-in-three American workers today are millennials. By 2020, millennials will form 50% of the global workforce. The war for the best and brightest of the millennial generation is on now. Companies all over the world are fighting to hire and retain the best talent. Mother and daughter Lisa and Elizabeth McLeod address the challenges of hiring, retaining, and growing millennial talent in this course. They provide an insightful guide to help managers and leaders ask the right questions in interviews, communicate job expectations, and understand what salary and benefit options are likely to have the most impact. They also highlight the importance of social learning to any learning and development program, and the best communication methods to help millennials grow. Lastly, they outline techniques for providing performance feedback, what incentive plans work best, and how to detect if it is time to let a dissatisfied employee go.

Tags: Technical, Emotional Intelligence

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Learn the Skills to Motivate and Develop Employees

Training Details: LinkedIn, 4 hr 15 min

Description: After completing this learning path you'll be able to motivate and coach others, create the environment for learning, build employee learning agility, and provide timely guidance and feedback to achieve team and organizational objectives.

Tags: Emotional Intelligence

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Communicating Employee Rewards

Training Details: LinkedIn, 26 m

Description: We bet you have a great benefits and rewards program… and that your employees don't know much about it. As a business leader, you can increase morale, performance, and retention by effectively communicating the total rewards you offer. This course will help you understand the value of a strong communication plan and assess shortcomings in your current communication of rewards. Instructor and HR consultant Catherine Mattice Zundel provides a detailed step-by-step approach to building a better communication program—and tying it all to employer branding. Use these tips to create exciting messages about why your company is a great place to work.

Tags: Emotional Intelligence

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The Human Resources Hero

Training Details: LinkedIn, 45 min

Description: As a human resources manager, you want to be a trusted partner who adds value to your organization's bottom line. But for many leaders in the HR space, the administrative and compliance requirements of the role may feel stifling. In this course, instructor Don Phin walks you through some of the more intriguing and engaging aspects of being an HR manager. Don lays out how to set the stage for strategic career growth, create a plan, and manage the emotional challenges you may encounter along the way. He helps you clarify your top objectives, grasp how HR relates to sales, create a plan, leverage time management tools, manage your emotional energy, and more. Upon wrapping up this course, you'll have the tools you need to become an HR hero (and boost your salary in the process).

Tags: Emotional Intelligence, Personal Growth

Building a Performance Management System

Training Details: LinkedIn, 52 mins

Description: An effective performance management system drives employee performance and behavior in the right direction. It's more than a series of forms; it comes from the top and is tied to company culture and values. Learn how to build an effective performance management system that drives your organization's success in this course with Catherine Mattice Zundel. Discover a simple model for setting expectations, appraising performance, coaching employees, and documenting disciplinary measures. Discover how to involve leaders and managers in the program, and tie it back to the organization's vision, mission, and core values. Catherine also reviews other important best practices, such as continuous coaching and feedback, and the importance of documentation.

Tags: Technical, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Growth

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Hiring Contract Employees

Training Details: LinkedIn, 55 mins

Description: "The independent contractor (IC) workforce continues to grow in the U.S. There are times when this relationship is looked upon favorably by the law, and times when it is not. Independent contractor status triggers numerous concerns, including liability exposures, insurance coverages, tax payment obligations, property ownership, employee status, benefits eligibility, and more. This course was designed to help HR executives, recruiters, and others in management stay on the right side of the law when it comes to hiring and managing independent contractors. Learn about the legal requirements for classifying ICs, the benefits of hiring ICs, how to prevent misclassification claims, and more.

DISCLAIMER: This course addresses US law concepts that may not apply in all countries. LinkedIn (including Lynda.com) and the instructor are not giving legal advice. Neither Linkedin (including Lynda.com) nor the instructor represent you. The information conveyed through this course is similar to a college or law school course; it is not intended to give legal advice, but instead to communicate information to help viewers understand the basics of the topic presented. The views and legal interpretations presented in this course do not necessarily represent the views of LinkedIn or Lynda.com."

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Improving Employee Performance

Training Details: LinkedIn, 1 hr 4 mins

Description: A central goal of any manager is to help their employees produce good work, and enhance their ability to do this work over time. But while the concept of performance management isn't new, the methods used to accomplish it have changed. Today's managers must contend with a variety of different factors, including a shortage of skilled labor and boomers leaving the workforce as millennials enter it.

In this course, join HR expert Don Phin as he shares strategies for creating a culture that encourages high performance as well as best practices for improving employee performance in the modern workplace. Don covers techniques for setting clear expectations, delegating tasks, and managing remote workers. He also explains how to get to the root of poor employee performance and coach both high-performing and low-performing employees.

Tags: Emotional Intelligence, Effective Teaming

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Pay Strategy

Training Details: LinkedIn, 31 mins

Description: Having a solid, intentional pay strategy for your organization has never been more important. Author Lynne Prescott discusses the impact pay has on your organization and employees and shares ways to create a pay strategy that meets your organization’s unique needs. You can also hear about three key considerations when designing your strategy that will help attract and retain talent. Finally, Lynne offers practical methods you can implement to support the pay strategy approval process and ensure your pay strategy is successful.

Tags: Critical Thinking

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Creating an Employee Handbook

Training Details: LinkedIn, 36 mins

Description: Truly effective employee handbooks don't just help companies remain compliant with the law—they can also express an organization's culture and vision. In this course, join veteran attorney Don Phin as he discusses the legal reasons to have a handbook, the cultural aspects of this important document, and how to share your finished handbook with employees. Don goes over a variety of key topics, including codes of conduct, at-will employment and other disclaimers, leave management policies, preventing sexual harassment and other employment claims, and using the handbook to reflect your company culture. Plus, discover how to use today's digital technologies to bring your employee handbook to life.

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Leadership and Strategic Impact

Training Details: LinkedIn, 1 hr 28 m

Description: Human resources must a be an equal partner in defining an organization's strategy. But compared to its financial, technology, and customer counterparts, HR strategy can feel vague and disconnected from the core mission. How can HR step up to lead? By focusing on pivotal priorities, asking clarifying questions, and following proven frameworks. In this course, award-winning HR guru, researcher, consultant and coach John Boudreau shows how to drive impact, efficiency, and effectiveness of HR investments using his HC BRidge methodology. He shows how to ask the right questions, avoid the obvious (often wrong) answers, and define the talent, relationships, and pivotal processes that will have the biggest impact on company success. Using this toolkit, you build a sustainable HR strategy that will guide your choices and keep them in line with the rest of the organization. Plus, learn how to use bottlenecks to spot priorities, and measure the impact of your new strategy.

Tags: Technical, Critical Thinking

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Organizational Learning and Development

Training Details: LinkedIn, 53 m

Description: To attract and retain top talent, organizations need to provide opportunities to learn and grow. Learning and development (L&D) programs have become a critical talent management tool, helping leaders, managers, and recruiters build their talent pipelines. In this course, expert and consultant Britt Andreatta shares how to build an L&D program to attract and retain talent and help employees develop the skills that keep your organization competitive. She shares how to adapt your program over time, assess your organization's level of maturity, and design a learning program that maps to your organization's maturity level. She covers adult learning theory and methods, outlines the basics of instructional design, and explains the different kind of learning programs available to you.

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Performance & Development for Line Managers

Training Details: LAB, 13 hrs 38 min

Description: Learn more about Perform, Develop, Grow (PDG) and how you can use PDG, enabled by Workday, to unlock your potential and drive career success. Additional curated resources are provided to support Dynamic Discussions, including Year-End conversations.

Please note this course is intended primarily for BST employees participating in Perform, Develop, Grow. At this time, employees at Digital Ventures, Expand, Inverto, and ValueScience employees and certain Global Specialty Business (GSB) employees will not participate in Perform, Develop, Grow.

Tags: Technical, Personal Growth

Managing Employee Problems

Training Details: LinkedIn, 1 hr 16 mins

Description: Every company has people problems. Managing them is one of the core responsibilities for human resources. So how should an HR professional approach the inevitable conflicts that can arise in the workplace? In this course, JoAnn Corley explains the role of an administrator—enforcing policy and legal rules—as well as the need and role of an advisor—coaching and viewing problems as opportunities for growth. First, get an overview of the most common employee problems and why they can present a legal risk to your company. Then learn why, as with most HR functions, problem management starts by putting a good process in place. Discover the importance of training and documentation, and find out how to circle back to the employee handbook when problems occur. JoAnn also explains how to move from the administrator to the advisor mindset by having conversations with employees and partnering with their managers to move situations forward. She shares real-life scenarios that allow you to see how to handle problems in practice, and possibly even anticipate problems before they happen.

Tags: Emotional Intelligence

Running Company Onboarding

Training Details: LinkedIn, 42 m

Description: The first step in converting a promising job candidate into a successful employee lies in your organization's onboarding process. How can you improve an employee's first days and weeks on the job? How can you create long-term employee engagement and growth? How do you make sure onboarding is consistent from team to team? In the course, HR professional Jeff Toister shows how to build a successful company-wide onboarding program. He helps you determine the contacts, equipment, and training employees need to be effective, and define an engaging onboarding experience that excites new hires. He helps you identify key onboarding stakeholders (including recruiters, trainers, and managers), establish goals and milestones to evaluate employees' progress, and develop a first-rate training program to show new hires how to do their jobs.

Tags: Technical, Emotional Intelligence

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Hiring and Developing Your Future Workforce

Training Details: LinkedIn, 1 hr 29 mins

Description: News headlines are full of stories about the dramatic changes in the world of work, fueled by automation and globalization. In the face of such constant change, how can managers and leaders grow and develop an organization's talent? Gary A. Bolles is the co-founder of eParachute, which develops software and strategies in partnership with his father, author of the bestselling book What Color is Your Parachute? This course draws on more than 40 years of career research to help leaders and managers understand the essential skills needed for a constantly-changing world, and how hiring and work need to be redefined in this brave new era. Gary walks through the critical steps needed to develop your current workforce, helps you understand the changing roles of the managers and leaders of today's workers, and offers new insights into planning for tomorrow's workforce needs.

Tags: Emotional Intelligence

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Helping Your Employees Meet Retirement Goals

Training Details: LinkedIn, 43 mins

Description: HR is now the frontline for retirement planning and preparation. Gen X and Gen Z employees want more control of their financial futures—while Baby Boomers are preparing to launch the next chapter of their lives. This course empowers HR reps with critical knowledge to advise their employees and their company on financial retirement options. Investment advisor and financial advocate Jane Barratt explains what HR’s role in retirement planning is, and the different types of retirement plans that companies can offer, including benefit plans like pensions and contribution plans like 401(k)s. She explains how to build a successful retirement program from the ground up, and support employees on their journey—without overstepping your bounds. Plus, get tips for interacting with benefits providers and getting employees involved early, so they can retire in comfort later on.

Tags: Emotional Intelligence, Technical

Building High-Performance Teams

Training Details: LinkedIn, 43 mins

Description: High-performing teams are critical to maintaining an organization's competitive advantage. These teams consistently show high levels of collaboration and innovation, and outperform their peers. In this course, leadership-training expert Mike Figliuolo shows you how to create and lead the teams that get more done for their organizations. Learn about the seven elements of a high-performance team, and the techniques necessary to set direction, gather and deploy the right resources, prioritize work, motivate employees, and help team members develop their individual strengths.

Tags: Emotional Intelligence

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Developing Adaptable Employees

Training Details: LinkedIn, 51 min

Description: Workplace change is a constant. To successfully achieve business goals in this landscape, managers need to help their employees learn how to adapt to changing conditions. In this course, eParachute founder Gary Bolles outlines why workers—and managers—need to be adaptive, and what skills managers can help employees develop in order to be resilient. He also expands the discussion to include how to develop adaptive teams, and discusses the future of adaptive work.

Tags: Emotional Intelligence, Effective Teaming

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Using Metrics to Drive HR Strategy

Training Details: LinkedIn, 50 min

Description: Become a strategic HR partner in the success of your organization. Metrics can help you assess the cost and impact of HR initiatives. The findings can help determine how the business moves forward, and where you need to focus your resources to help employees thrive. Join Catherine Mattice Zundel, an HR consultant and trainer, as she shows how to use metrics to reframe HR as an investment vs. cost center, and elevate your career as you partner with organizational leaders to grow the business. Learn what to measure and why throughout the employee life cycle, from recruiting and onboarding through growth and retention. Plus, find out how to measure your own impact, and discover the different software options that are available to help you gather your data.

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