HR Answers hosted workshops and events.
Employee onboarding plays a vital role in an organization. It helps make new employees feel welcome and to familiarize themselves with their jobs and the organization. This process is widely misunderstood and vastly underutilized. Onboarding is the process of pointing new employees toward successful employment and giving them the guidance and information they need to become […]
Working remotely might have been a trend or even a perk but now it is a necessity. Stay-at-home orders prompted by COVID-19 and local governments are creating a challenge for managers (including HR) at a time when many organizations are implementing telework policies for the first time. According to recent research from the Society for […]
One of the greatest values in life is to help someone else. That is what you are doing as a leader – investing in and touching a person’s life. You are an ordinary person put in extraordinary circumstances and you take action. This workshop is designed to reinforce and enhance the leadership skills of those […]
Attendees will learn how to maintain organizational consistency through implementation of a handbook and associated best management practices. Consistency is key to the success of any organization including the expectations and management of its employees. You will learn how your organization's handbook embodies the planning for success and tactics used to get there, the tone […]
Emotional safety is an individual’s perception of the consequences of taking interpersonal risks at work. What if some team members do not feel comfortable speaking up? What if they are afraid to share their concerns or resist asking challenging questions? What if they avoid suggesting innovative ideas because they are worried about rejection? Emotional safety […]
This last year+ has certainly been the most volatile and uncertain. With a pandemic, isolation, and social challenges, it has been a very challenging year for everyone. Resilience is our ability to bounce back from the stresses of life. It’s not about avoiding the stress but learning to thrive within the stress. Resilience is typically […]
Attendees with learn the legal requirements, tips, and tricks for completing their cycle self-audit of pay equity. In 2019 Oregon implemented a new law requiring organization to compare work and ensure total compensation equity. In this new law organization may be eligible for safe harbor, associate with complaints, if they have completed a review within […]
Let’s face it, last year was a rollercoaster of emotions and very stressful at times (our fingers are crossed for a better 2021). For some of us we are still working additional and odd hours covering for the people who have departed, or our homes have become a place for EVERYTHING, some never left work […]
Attendees with learn how to audit their internal HR functions including policies, procedures, and record keeping. HR has a form for everything right! An audit determines if there is alignment of policies and procedures with actions and documentation (forms). Does your HR function have everything it needs? How do you know? You audit. We will […]
2021 shall go down in history as a year when America saw a huge defection in its workforce. In September alone, over 4 million workers resigned. Named “The Great Resignation,” this phenomenon is a first in history, which is attributed to what the Boston Consulting Group calls a “widening mismatch between the job environment employees […]
Great managers know that accountability is a cornerstone of successful management. When accountability is not a priority or regularly practiced, blame, complaining, procrastination, and disengagement often follow. Accountability is the guiding principle that defines how we make commitments to one another, how we measure and report our progress, how we interact when things go wrong, […]
