Why Performance Reviews Fail

Having trouble seeing this email? View Web Version Executive Business Briefings Turn Good People into Great Employees , Start using performance reviews to your advantage. Instead of dreaded annual obligations, performance reviews can fine-tune employee performance, establish goals and set individuals and departments up for success. Properly done, performance reviews are one of the best tools a manager has. How do you turn them into valuable evaluations and goal-setting sessions? Read the executive report: "Turn Good People into Great Employees: Performance Reviews That Work" Make Performance Reviews a Success Manage employee expectations Positive language vs. sugarcoating criticism What to do when you and an employee don't see eye to eye Establishing accountability and responsibility Learn More Executive Business Briefings help time-pressed executives and managers hone and polish critical business skills in under an hour. Fast–read, actionable, and packed with invaluable strategies, these timely reports help executives and managers improve the performance of their organizations. Best regards, Executive Business Briefings One Lincoln Centre 18W140 Butterfield Road 15th Floor Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 1-800-764-0680 If you do not wish to receive messages from Executive Business Briefings, please unsubscribe. Please do not reply directly to this e-mail, as we are unable to process it. We sent this using a "send-only" address.

Project Management for Supervisors: Plan, Schedule & Complete, 12/5 Webinar

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Discover proven ways to simplify, organize and prioritize your project planning
and coordination so you can complete your project on-time, on-budget and with
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Effective Project Management: Get it Done Right, on Time & with Less Stress

• Define the project concept, get support and approval
• Get your team together and start the project
• Define the exact finished work products
• Identify tasks and phases for the work products

Estimating the Projects Affect on Your Company's Assets: Getting Buy-In

• Estimate time, effort and resources
• Build a schedule for success
• How to estimate the costs for your project

Overcome Setbacks & Closing Your Project: Solutions for Supervisors

• Keep your project moving
• Handle scope changes
• Close out phases, close out the project

A walk-through of the PM Minimalist Quick Start Guide which you can use to "hit
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project.

Live Q & A Session" Hear Your Project Management Questions Answered!


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For nearly three decades, Michael Greer has been helping new project managers
become more effective. Through his books, articles, workshops, and public
speaking appearances, he has sought to demystify the field of project management
(PM) and make it accessible to new and part-time project managers.

• His step-by-step PM texts have been adopted by many universities and are used
  in businesses as diverse as AT&T, Apple Computer, The Federal Deposit Insurance
  Corporation, Boeing Defense and Space Group, American Airlines, The American Red
  Cross, Xerox Corp, The Southern Company, Apria Healthcare, and many, many others.
• In recent years Greer has focused on providing workshops and consulting
  support for individuals and organizations who need to improve their PM
  processes, as well as on the publication of materials to support PM. In addition
  to his books The Project Management Minimalist, The Project Manager's Partner,
  The Pocket Guide to Project Management, and ID Project Project, Greer has
  published more than a dozen articles related to PM.
• He has twice been a featured speaker at ProjectWorld Conferences and (by
  invitation of the president) as part of ISPI's Masters series. As a founding
  member of the Gartner Institute's PM Advisory Board, Greer helped to develop a
  PM certification process for IT professionals.

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Workplace Investigations: Step-by-Step Process to Avoid Legal Liabilities, 11/21 Live Training

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With this practical, 60-minute webinar you will learn how to conduct an
effective workplace investigation, minimizing headaches, legal liability and
fines. Join us for:


"Workplace Investigations: Step-by-Step Process to Avoid Legal Liabilities"
Thursday, November 21 2013, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

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If you don�t properly handle allegations in you workplace and investigate them
effectively your employees will get their attorneys, the EEOC or DOL involved.
How do you conduct a workplace investigation, without placing your company at
risk for costly litigations? Join us for this 60-minute webinar where you and
your staff will learn:

** The allegation is made, now what? Handle the investigation, avoid liability
** Step-by-step guidance: How to maintain your investigation on track
** Documentation do's & don'ts: Solutions to avoid legal liability
** Specific questions you should and shouldn�t ask
** The most common investigator mistakes & how to avoid them




Max Muller has more than 36 years of business experience as an attorney,
businessman and professional trainer.

** In 1990, drawing on his diverse background, he began a consulting practice
focusing on providing practical solutions in the areas of workplace
legalities, e.g., equal employment opportunity, sexual harassment, FMLA,
ADA, COBRA, FLSA, ADEA, etc.; safety and health regulatory compliance
(OSHA); facilities management; and, warehousing/ inventory control.
** He authored several books like "The Manager's Guide to HR: Hiring, Firing,
Performance Evaluations, Documentation, Benefits, and Everything Else You
Need to Know." AMACOM Books and SHRM, New York City, January 2009.
** He has presented more than 3,000 seminars, webinars and pod-casts all over
the world attended or listened to by more than 100,000 people.


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This program has been approved for 1 re-certification credit hour
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** Workplace Investigations: Step-by-Step Process to Avoid Legal Liabilities **
** Live, 60-Minute Webinar **
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Handling Bad Attitudes and Chronic Complainers: What Every Manager Needs to Know

Having trouble seeing this email? View Web Version Executive Business Briefings Effectively Deal with Difficult People , Difficult employees exist in every organization. You know they have potential, but their behavior holds both them and their co-workers back. Yet, some managers are able to mold these difficult people into valuable employees. How do they do it? Read the report: "Stopping Difficult People from Sucking the Life Out of Your Organization" Inside This Report, You'll Learn: The 3 C's of identifying difficult people Proven ways to confront – and change – bad behavior How to have tough, productive conversations – without the fear Constructive criticism that doesn't trample over egos When to reward, and when to discipline Learn More Executive Business Briefings help time-pressed executives and managers hone and polish critical business skills in under an hour. Fast-read, actionable, and packed with invaluable strategies, these timely reports help executives and managers improve the performance of their organizations. Best regards, Executive Business Briefings One Lincoln Centre 18W140 Butterfield Road 15th Floor Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 1-800-764-0680 If you do not wish to receive messages from Executive Business Briefings, please unsubscribe. Please do not reply directly to this e-mail, as we are unable to process it. We sent this using a "send-only" address.

Exempt or Nonexempt: Mistakes to Watch For

Having trouble seeing this email? View Web Version Executive Business Briefings Why Companies Are Losing in Court , Getting sued for FLSA violations is getting easier by the day. And with 86% of the workforce classified as non-exempt, it's crucial to know the ins and outs of the law. Companies that don't are sitting ducks for costly lawsuits. Most lawsuits are caused by small errors made by well-intentioned companies trying their best to navigate this complicated statute. And the opportunistic lawyers that cash in on favorable rulings. That's why this report examines legal trends and recent court cases affecting how employers view FLSA so you can make sure your compensation policies and employee classifications are airtight, compliant and defensible in court. "10 Costly FLSA Mistakes: Why Companies Are Losing in Court" Navigate Tricky FLSA Guidelines in 30 Minutes 86% of workers are non-exempt: Are you correctly paying them? 6 categories of exemption and positions that qualify Lawsuits up 20%! Best ways to combat them Number one violation landing companies in trouble Classic pitfalls causing major fines – and how to avoid them Learn More Executive Business Briefings help time-pressed executives and managers hone and polish critical business skills in under an hour. Fast–read, actionable, and packed with invaluable strategies, these timely reports help executives and managers improve the performance of their organizations. Best regards, Executive Business Briefings One Lincoln Centre 18W140 Butterfield Road 15th Floor Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 1-800-764-0680 If you do not wish to receive messages from Executive Business Briefings, please unsubscribe. Please do not reply directly to this e-mail, as we are unable to process it. We sent this using a "send-only" address.

T&E Compliance: What the IRS is Checking for Now

Get Solutions & Strategies for Managing T&E Expenses Are your T&E expenses an ongoing headache? Minimize errors, avoid abuse & ensure IRS compliance! Find out how in our executive report T&E Best Practices: Complete Guide to Ensure Compliance In this report, you will learn: 5 questions accounting must ask to ensure IRS compliance T&E policies and procedures that reduce mistakes Rock-solid recordkeeping: what receipts you need and for how long Resources and answers to tricky T&E questions Best practices for handling cash advances & company credit cards Download Instantly Executive Business Briefings One Lincoln Centre 18W140 Butterfield Road 15th Floor Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 1-800-764-0680 If you do not wish to receive messages from Executive Business Briefings, please unsubscribe. Please do not reply directly to this e-mail, as we are unable to process it. We sent this using a "send-only" address.

Bullet-Proof Your Employee Handbook

, Does your employee handbook address smartphone use in the office? Does your handbook outline what corporate information can be communicated via personal social media – from holidays, remodeling, to performance review reactions and feelings about managers? Most handbooks don't address new realities in our rapidly changing culture, which opens a dangerous door to lawsuits, fines, retaliation, even terminations. Ensure your handbook is a legally sound and current handbook through our latest course: The Employee Handbook: What's Required and What You Should Eliminate This comprehensive, results-driven course equips you with the latest developments, best practices, tips, and strategies so your employee handbook is your best defense, not your employees' best offense. Course highlights include: Remain compliant and incorporate vital federal updates Gain insight into social media, email, and blogging policies Understand when to intervene in off-the-job misconduct, triangulation, and relationships Steer clear of certain buzzwords and language to stay out of court Discover vital disclaimers necessary to minimize liability Course access begins November 27th All materials online Move at your own pace...take up to 4 weeks No classrooms or travel Personalized instructor feedback Learn more » Don't delay...course access starts on November 27th. Advance your career and become the person others come to for guidance, interpretation, and expertise as you complete this course. Learn more today, or call us at 1-800-357-4090. Sincerely, Enrollment Director HR Compliance Expert Certificate Program HR Compliance First 3700 Mansell Rd, Suite 220 Alpharetta, GA 30022 1-800-357-4090 (toll free) Priority code = 3712

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