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What happens when a customer inappropriately touches an employee? This program poses two questions. First, is the situation simply an example of inappropriate behavior - or is it sexual harassment? And second, if the situation isn't sexual harassment, under what circumstances could it become sexual harassment? Being able to answer these two questions is important because they're the kinds of questions that will help you put things in context, recognize the warning signs, and stop sexual harassment before it starts.

Empower your management team! Being a manager or supervisor is a fulfilling role. But as you know, there are times where you’ll need to tackle tough situations. When it comes to working with an employee who socializes instead of working, you need to clarify the employee’s role and expectations in your own mind, and then clearly and specifically relay those expectations to the employee.

When employees fail to behave ethically and violate organizational policy, you must act swiftly to address the behavior and take the appropriate disciplinary action. Doing so will help protect the organization and avoid sending the wrong message throughout the workforce. Promptly responding to violations of policy is one of many ethical issues that come up in the workplace.

New Just-In-Time Performance Management Tool! You have an employee who lacks necessary job skills. What do you do? There are four steps you can take.

During an interview, when a candidate's answer is a generality, self-promotional, not behavioral, isn’t complete or the candidate’s non-verbals don’t match what the candidate is saying, follow-up with behavioral probes to draw out more information. You discover that the specifics the candidate gives can be linked to job requirements.

Building an inclusive work environment sometimes means confronting colleagues about their misconceptions and attitudes regarding diversity. It also means taking the time to have courageous conversations about the tough topics impacting the workplace. A diverse workforce does not mean your organization places more value on certain groups of people. What it means is your organization is committed to attracting and retaining quality employees from ALL cultural backgrounds, genders, ages, and points of view.

Ethics concern an individual's moral judgments about right and wrong. Decisions taken within an organization may be made by individuals or groups, but whoever makes them will be influenced by the culture of the company. One area of concern within many organizations is the gathering of competitive information. Collecting information about your competitors makes good business sense. However, you must do so in an ethical and reasonable way. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. If you ever find yourself in this situation, it helps to know how to act.

When preparing to interview candidates, it’s important to ask questions that will help you evaluate capabilities, commitment and chemistry. This course helps you think about how you currently prepare for an interview and asks - what could you change to make your interviewing more effective?

New Just-In-Time Performance Management Tool! You have an employee who lacks necessary job skills. What do you think? There are four steps you can take.

New Just-In-Time Performance Management Tool! Communicating plans for change in the workplace is no longer just an event or an initiative. What do you think? There are three steps you can take.