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Basics of VBA and automation: advance your Excel skills in 2020

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Where the macro recorder's functionality ends, VBA takes over enabling you to build your own worksheet functions, create automated workflows and control and interact with other applications. Our upcoming webinar discusses how to get started with VBA and how it automates at a more advanced level. The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          Understanding VBA jargon such as procedures, modules, methods and properties ·          How to edit an existing macro in spreadsheets ·          How to write a simple macro from scratch using VBA LEARNING OBJECTIVES This webinar helps you in getting started with VBA in Excel. It's aimed at advanced users of Excel, with little or no programming experience, who wish to take their level of automation knowledge beyond the macro recorder. The advanced Excel training will be delivered using the latest version of Excel for Windows although much of the functionality is available in earlier versions of the application.

Managing dysfunctional personas at work: rethink your strategies

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S ome coworkers are so outstandingly disagreeable every day and in every way that they spoil our very enjoyment of work. Our upcoming webinar discusses the techniques and strategies of dealing with difficult people at work and managing a dysfunctional workplace . The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          Employee management simplified - spotting the difference between merely disagreeable or difficult, thoroughly disagreeable, and dysfunctional ·          The difference between passive, assertive, angry and the most dangerous of all - passive aggressive ·          How to know when things are inordinately out of hand and to ask for help LEARNING OBJECTIVES This webinar covers tips for when you have to work with someone who entangles your work life with their own to the extent that 9-5, or maybe after, you're carrying their "baggage" as if it was your own. Perhaps interfering with your work life to the point of not enjoying what could otherwise

Succession planning: how to develop your leadership candidates

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As labor shortages increase, leadership development and succession planning require strategic initiatives, and attention should be directed to capturing the intellectual capital that exists within the organization and developing leadership candidates. Our upcoming webinar discusses the critical business strategies for this and how to effectively implement them. The webinar covers the following key areas: Identify where in the organizational structure succession planning should begin Discuss leadership development as a fundamental element of succession planning Describe the tools, opportunities, and activities for developing leadership skills LEARNING OBJECTIVES How does your organization address succession planning – or doesn’t it?   Some organizations merely have informal conversations about leadership development as who should be promoted into what jobs without addressing the broader long-term approach of higher level succession. These informal tactics usually fail

Correcting and avoiding worker classification mistakes: 2020 updates

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Mistakes in classification of workers can result in major settlements, including back pay, payment of fines, and reclassification. Our upcoming webinar discusses howto avoid the classification mistakes, avoid penalties and maintain compliance with FLSA regulations . The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          The most recent changes in exempt classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ·          A brief word about independent contractors ·          What is the new definition of “regular rate” of pay LEARNING OBJECTIVES • The most recent changes in exempt classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) • Who is a nonexempt employee • How nonexempt employees are paid overtime • What is the new definition of “regular rate” of pay WHO WILL BENEFIT • Small Business Owners • Payroll Managers • HR Managers • Labor and Employment Law Personnel Speaker Profile: Michael D. Haberman is Vice-President and Co-Founder of Omega HR

Harassment, Bullying, Gossip, Confrontational and Disruptive Behavior: Detox your workplace! Techniques to eliminate negativity

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A workplace culture of tolerating a bad attitude by one or more employees do more harm to your business and employee productivity than you can afford. Our upcoming webinar discusses how to handle negativity among employees and exercise your power to promote trust, engagement and creativity and improve the overall working environment. The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          How managers inadvertently reward negative and destructive behaviors ·          How to turn around the gossip, gab and the grapevine to create more empowered employees ·          The DISC Personality Profile – that teaches how people do what they do - good or bad LEARNING OBJECTIVES One of the worse things that a workplace can have is a negative environment. The webinar focuses on how to handle negativity among employees and exercise your power to promote trust, engagement and creativity and improve the overall working environment. WHO WILL BENEFIT • Managers • Directors • H

Human errors damaging productivity? Know how to control them

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A ddressing human error deviations in the GMP regulated industry is important not only because they are an inconvenience but also because the regulation requires it. Our upcoming webinar discusses how to implement a human error reduction program at your site and how to measure its effectiveness. The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          6 step method for human error prevention ·          Human error rates and measurement ·          Trending, tracking, prediction, and effectiveness LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Human error reduction System • 6-step implementation process • HES tools • Human error program implementation • Metrics and KPI’s WHO WILL BENEFIT • Training managers and coordinators • Operations • Manufacturing • Plant engineering • QA/QC staff • Process excellence/improvement professionals • Industrial/process engineers • Compliance officers • Regulatory/legislative affairs professionals • General/corporate counsel Speaker

COVID-19: Working Remotely - Crisis Planning for Emergencies

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OVERVIEW Do you need to work from home due to the COVID-19 virus or other “unexpected” reasons? Working remotely sounds like a dream, but it can be a nightmare for not only you, but everyone on your team. Don’t assume it will be a simple solution for a difficult situation. This webinar will show you what to do to ensure the transition is smooth. Don’t waste time and money assuming it will be easy. You have too much too lose (including your best employees who many not thrive in this environment). Working remotely is easy. However there are challenges of managing remote employees and there are dozens of aspects to be considered.  Before you tell your team to work remotely, attend this webinar to ensure you don’t waste your time and company resources. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Is COVID-19 causing you to work differently than ever before? Need to make a new crisis management plan? Not sure what will work and won’t work? Check out this webinar. AREAS COVERED • What is required

Strategic Planning and Execution Amidst the Coronavirus: The 1-2-3 Year Plan to Enterprise Success

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OVERVIEW Before the Coronavirus (COVID-19) appeared, has your workforce been largely office-based? Is this the first time you and your team have been working 100% virtually? If so, then this Webinar is for you!  As enterprises have been growing far and wide, often international in scope, we find ourselves as executives and managers with our talent spread farther and farther, often at dozens and hundreds of locations. How do we ‘get a better handle’ on all this? Is your organization poised to implement strategies that create value, generate growth and result in profits? Who thinks strategically in your firm? Strategy formation and strategic thinking have evolved make sure your strategic thinking skills are keeping pace. You need to know the answers to these questions plus what tools still work and continue to be useful in the development of strategy. What new approaches might give your organization a kick start to move to a new level of high performance? This course is desig

What’s New in Onboarding? A Guide to Designing, Developing and Implementing a Fabulous Onboarding Program

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OVERVIEW Join us to learn about employee onboarding trends 2020 , current best practices, and how to organize the new hire experience in order to build commitment, confidence, and competence. Why waste time? Get your new hires up to speed immediately using the new employee onboarding guide so that they can rapidly contribute to the achievement of your desired business results. Join us to know what is the onboarding process for new hires and to see the latest in onboarding technology and incorporate it into your process for new hires. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND You’ve hired the best. Don’t lose them due to poor onboarding. Millions of dollars can be added to the bottom line by developing and implementing a well thought out process that matches employee expectations. Design, develop, and implement a fabulous program to help them become fully engaged, productive, and successful - fast! AREAS COVERED How to  design a 90-day onboarding process  that reduces the time it tak