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Managing Virtual Teams: Addressing New Challenges for Managers

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Leading a virtual team is more difficult and requires a dynamic interaction between technological systems and human systems that the virtual leader has to address and balance for work to be accomplished. Our upcoming webinar discusses how to manage virtual teams effectively to balance growth and cost, while addressing the legal and operational challenges. The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          Tools & techniques to facilitate “working together apart” in virtual environment ·          Essential competencies of leadership in virtual environment ·          Virtual team challenges and solutions, and how to improve virtual meetings LEARNING OBJECTIVES This training will help participants understand how to manage virtual teams/workforce vs. on-site team effectively to balance growth and cost, while addressing the legal and operational ch...

Wage and Hour Topics : Making Sense of Requirements Affecting Exempt and Non-Exempt Employees

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OVERVIEW Whether you’ve been managing employees for many years or you’re getting ready to manage a team, you need to understand the pay practices relevant and required for the type of employees you oversee. The two basic pay employee status types under federal and state laws are exempt andnon-exempt . Beyond knowing that one type is paid a salary and the other is paid an hourly rate, what more is there to know? By the end of this course, you’ll familiarize yourself with a several differing factors under the broader subject commonly referred to as  “Wage and Hour.”  We’ll also touch upon the more common exemptions that apply to executive, administrative, and professional employees. You will get a clear idea about exempt and non-exempt employee benefits. In this modern “gig” economy, we’ll also explore the differences between an employee and independent contractor. Understanding how each one operates relative to expectations and requirements dictated by you as the e...