Supervisor Academy Courses

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Supervisor Academy Courses

Preventing Harassment

This course will provide participants with an understanding of a company’s responsibility to maintain a harassment-free environment and how to minimize liability when complaints of harassment arise. In 2010, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported 99,922 charges, the highest number of charges reported in EEOC history.

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Behavioral Interviewing - Interviewing for RESULTS

According to a September 2010 CareerBuilder survey, 67% of companies surveyed indicated that a bad hire adversely affected their business in the last year and on average cost the companies $25,000 - $50,000 per bad tire. Some of the associated costs include recruiting, training time, employee morale, and lost productivity. This course is designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge to make the best hiring decisions.

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Making Tough Conversations Easy(er)

This interactive course is designed to help managers overcome the issues that make everyone reluctant to have difficult conversations with employees.

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Write it Down

This course teaches managers that well-writted documentation is critical for effective management of employees and defense of employment decisions.

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Performance Management

In this course, managers learn that performance management should not be a one-time a year event, but a continuous process throughout the year.

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Effective Email Communications

The lack of etiquette, careless grammar and punctuation, and the sheer volume of ineffective email messages is overwhelming. Ineffective business email can cause productivity and employee relations problems. This course will cover strategies for effective e-mail communications.

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Making the Most of Your Meetings

Attendees of this interactive course practice group participation skills to improve their effectiveness as leaders and participants in workplace meetings.

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Violence in the Workplace

This course is designed to educate HR professionals and supervisors on issues pertaining to violence outside of and within the workplace, with a focus on domestic violence.

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Managing Across the Generations

Managing four distinct generations of employees can be challenging for even the most seasoned leaders. This course teaches participants to recognize each generation and its characteristics, including primary sources of workplace motivation and recruitment and retention strategies.

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Managing Conflict

Managing conflict can be challenging for even the most seasoned professionals. This course provides strategies for managing conflict in the workplace.

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Introduction to Affirmative Action for Supervisors and Managers

This course is designed for managers and supervisors within an affirmative action organization. It explains who needs an AAP and what is involved in being an affirmative action employer.

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