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We all have people who push our buttons and if that relationship is with our boss, colleagues or clients, it can drain our energy, take us off track and infect the other areas of our life. Our upcoming webinar discusses successful strategies and tips for building a positive, productive relationship by knowing how to effectively respond to, cope, and manage the impact of their negative and toxic behavior in the workplace. The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          Identify and control the impact of difficult people so that you can keep the situation from escalating further ·          Differentiate the 4 types of attitudes and understand how they develop in order to keep your cool in a variety of situations ·          Utilize various verbal and non-verbal communication techniques and situational strategies that you can use to de-escalate and effectively handle upset people LEARNING OBJECTIVES Learn successful strategies and tips for building a positive, productive

  Many people struggle with how to create Pivot Tables, or maybe they don’t even know what they can do, or maybe they think they are too difficult. Our upcoming webinar discusses how to take all of your raw data and quickly turn that data into easy to use flexible summary reports using Pivot Tables and Charts. The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          Creating and managing Pivot Tables ·          Changing the calculation type and creating custom calculations ·          Creating daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly summaries and adding a Pivot Chart LEARNING OBJECTIVES In this webinar, you will learn how to take all of your raw data and quickly turn that data into easy to use flexible summary reports using Pivot Tables and Charts. We will start with the basics and build up to more complex Pivot Tables. WHO WILL BENEFIT • Business owners • CEO's / CFO's / CTO's • Managers of all levels • Anybody with large amounts of data • Anybody who use

OVERVIEW The United States Department of Labor released its new overtime exemption rules, and they went into effect on January 1, 2020. For many employers that means that many of the positions it had previously classified as exempt from overtime requirements will not be any longer – unless these employees receive a salary increase equal to or greater than the new salary threshold.  The 2020 federal labor law changes are expected to impact at least a million workers nationwide, and to result in a significant increase in the number of employees who will be eligible for overtime pay.  In this webinar we will discuss the newovertime rules, 2020. In particular we will discuss which jobs and which employers are likely to be impacted and what to do now in order to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Wage and hour laws, including the new overtime law for salaried employees, are not on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers found in violation of wage and

OVERVIEW Upon completion of this session,  attendees will learn key factors that would determine how a worker is properly classified as “independent.” The attendee will learn what they can and cannot do when managing independent contractors to accomplish work. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Companies that use independent contractors to perform aspects of the business want to insure that these workers are truly independent. Making a mistake can cause companies to have to reclassify workers as employees and subsequently be required to pay back taxes and penalties. Human Resources managers, Office Managers, and small and mid-size business owners need to be aware of the issues involved.  AREAS COVERED • Why the proper definition is needed • IRS definition of an independent contractor • Department of Labor definition • State difference • Independent contractor taxes and insurance • Independent contractor payment schedule • How to protect the company LEARNING OBJECTIVES The webin

  Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables can help you sort and sift through large data sets to focus quickly on just the data elements that matter most to your specific needs. Our upcoming webinar discusses how to use PivotTables better to sort, filter and subtotal your data more efficiently, create multiple customized reports in a few easy steps and gain a powerful new tool to help you make better business decisions. The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          Why Pivot Tables are the hidden gems of Excel ·          How to analyze large data sets from different business perspectives ·          Customize the summary by grouping data LEARNING OBJECTIVES In just one fast-paced and informative Pivot Table training, you’ll learn how to use MS Excel Pivot Table better to sort, filter and subtotal your data more efficiently; create multiple customized reports in a few easy steps; and gain a powerful new tool to help you make better business decisions. WHO WILL BENEFIT • Admi

OVERVIEW Behavioral issues in the workplace are inevitable. Whenever you have diverse groups of people working together, issues will arise. That’s because each employee brings to the workplace a unique set of attitudes, ideals and beliefs that may differ from that of their co-workers. In addition to behavioral issues, the negative impact of incivility and bullying in the workplace can affect your organization’s culture in monumental ways. Unresolved behavioral issues often result in loss of revenue, lessening of productivity, stifling of creativity, and the creation of barriers to cooperation and collaboration. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Problematic behavior usually develops over time. As a manager, the more proactive you are in dealing with these problems, the more likely it is that you will increase your chances for a positive outcome. Issues that are avoided or ignored will only fester and grow into resentment. The important issue is not whether there will be conflict in the w

 

  Remote working is the new normal   and when employees work remotely it’s more important than ever to provide them with effective feedback. Sometimes remote employees feel underappreciated and overlooked which damages their motivation to work hard. Many remote workers who are good performers either become disengaged or look for alternate opportunities because they do not get enough visibility. Also, the feeling of  “out of sight, out of mind” among the remote employees leads to isolation and loneliness. To keep the virtual teams productive, as a manager, it’s important to stay connected with every team member, understand their needs and guide them the right way to help them align with the organizational goals. However, interactions are limited when teams work remotely and it’s often challenging for managers to provide effective feedback which clarifies expectations, builds confidence and encourages employees to perform better by learning from their mistakes. Here are some effective wa

We are often overwhelmed by the amount of data we must process and summarize and as the business grows the data files also grow bigger and keep on coming. Our upcoming virtual seminar discusses how to use many of Excel’s great tools, including Excel BI reporting tools, to process, summarize and present large amounts of data through Excel dashboards and reports. The virtual seminar covers the following key areas: ·          Functions and Formulas - Relative formulas, absolute formulas, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, Match/Index, SUMIF, COUNTIF and more ·          Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables and Pivot Chart - Dashboards, changing the calculation type, multilayer reports, adding slicers and timelines, creating custom calculations and more ·          Excel Power Pivot and Power Query - Data Models, DAX formulas, creating relationships between different datasets, cleaning, transforming and merging data, and more ·          Automating Tasks with Macros - VBA editor, difference between workbo

Employers and HR leaders are dealing with new and unprecedented ways of working, new federal legislation, and ongoing uncertainty due to the COVID-19 crisis. Our upcoming webinar discusses how to manage through these dynamic times and deal with the operational issues and legislations to maintain compliance and business continuity. The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          CDC and WHO guidance for businesses and employers ·          Use of specific leaves of absences: statutory sick leave obligations, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) including the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act ·          Disability topics, wage and hour laws, OSHA General Duty Clause and more LEARNING OBJECTIVES During this 60-minute information-rich webinar, Ms. Melveen Stevenson, MBA, SPHR, SHRM, will address the foremost issues facing HR professionals and business leaders now or will possibly face in the near future. Ms.