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New Micro-Learning! We are all shaped by our life experiences, people who have similar life experiences tend to think and respond to situations more similarly than others who didn’t share those experiences. At the heart of most of the conflict and misunderstanding that develops between employees of different generations are communication styles and core motivations, and sometimes, the reluctance to change.

New Micro-Learning! Workplaces across the country are adjusting to a new reality. Baby Boomers are remaining as active workforce participants. Meanwhile, the first members of Generation Z, roughly defined as those born since the mid-nineties, will soon be beginning their careers and will make up a large share of the labor market soon. Due to communication differences among generations, communication styles can often be a problem.

New Micro-Learning! When it comes to interviewing, clear, pre-planned questions help the candidate know how to answer. But often a candidate’s initial answer isn’t enough. The Probing for Current Work Examples strategy is best used when a candidate provides an answer involving an event, which took place many years ago. Because the candidate’s skills may have changed significantly since that time, it makes sense to ask for a more current example.

New Micro-Learning! Clear, pre-planned questions help the candidate know how to answer. But often a candidate’s initial answer isn’t enough. Then, you have to ask job-related probes to get the whole picture of the candidate’s skills. In this course, you'll explore the topic of seeking contrary evidence.

New Micro-Learning! Maintaining confidentiality at the workplace is of utmost importance in today’s competitive world to ensure that information about customers, clients, and employees are safe. This course delves into the importance of keeping things confidential.

New Micro-Learning! This course lays out an interviewing strategy best used when you want to clarify or expand something a candidate says or implies by his or her body language. This strategy involves asking follow-up questions based on verbal and non-verbal clues and often requires you to share an observation first.

New Micro-Learning! The commitment phase of the Change Response Strategy is all about exploring the consequences, making a choice you're comfortable with and then moving forward. During this course, you’ll observe how a team leader uses an experience within her organization to explain the strategy to a friend.

New Micro-Learning! As a manager or supervisor, you tackle multiple priorities and shifting deadlines on a daily basis. How you respond to your team may or may not be your best example of good leadership skills. This course is designed to give you the opportunity to step back and take a look at how you might be interacting with your direct reports.

New Micro-Learning! High-profile corporate scandals have received considerable media attention in recent years. Management should have a keen interest in avoiding such outcomes by encouraging employees to report unethical conduct anonymously. Unfortunately, many employees struggle with ethical decisions because they feel that they cannot remain anonymous so unethical behavior persists.

New Micro-Learning! A behavior-based interview uses a structured interview that organizes questions under job skills, or competencies. Clear, pre-planned questions help the candidate know how to answer. But often a candidate’s initial answer isn’t enough. In this course, we'll explore the topic of returning to the target of the question.