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06/28/2025
Become the true HR partner your business needs. Your business relies on you to anticipate and predict their people needs of tomorrow. This highly interactive program will help you build the confidence and skills so you can deliver for your organization and its people. Explore how to artfully move from the tactical needs your business demands to focusing on the strategic work that the business needs. Unlock the secrets of your business by consultatively using data and metrics to drive the change your business requires. A highly experiential case study is woven throughout the program, allowing the participants to practice what they’ve learned and to use as a valuable resource going forward.
Program Objectives:
- Embrace the critical attributes of a strategic HR Business Partner (HRBP)
- Elevate your business acumen to effectively work with business leaders on HR initiatives that drive business performance, productivity and profitability.
- Integrate key performance indicators and business analytics into your needs analysis and presentation of potential HR solutions.
- Adopt consulting techniques and project management principles to innovate and implement solutions that optimize performance.
Managing change is becoming a major focal point for HR professionals as organizations continue to adapt to an ever-changing workplace. In this enlightening seminar, you will use a variety of resources to simulate a change initiative in a realistic work environment. You will interact with other professionals through group discussions, and you will problem solve using a real-world case study—all while receiving coaching from an experienced change management practitioner in a safe learning atmosphere. You will also receive a change management toolkit to reinforce and support your learning well after your classroom experience ends.
Program Objectives:
This program is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to:
- Use SHRM's six-step change framework to guide your change management efforts
- Draw from a range of models that focus on the people side of change
- Develop change initiatives through a case study and simulation
- Identify tools and techniques for assessing change
This intensive program features a structured learning approach, with each level building upon the previous one. You'll progress through three stages, gaining a strong foundation in AI concepts through interactive exercises and practical applications.
Learn by Doing:
- Engaging Activities: Dive deep with interactive exercises that solidify your understanding.
- Hands-on Labs: Get real-world experience by applying your knowledge to practical scenarios.
Empower Your Learning:
- Vibrant Community: Connect with fellow learners, share insights, and ask questions in our online communities.
- AI Experts at Your Fingertips: Get answers and guidance from our AI subject matter experts through the community forum.
Put Your Knowledge into Action:
- Capstone Project: Apply your learnings to a real-world challenge. Develop a customized implementation plan you can take back and put to use in your organization.
Earn Your AI Specialty Credential:
- Comprehensive Program: Complete the instructor-led training (ILT), capstone project, and five self-paced modules to achieve your credential.
Become an AI Champion and unlock the potential of this transformative technology in your organization.
Program Outline
Gain the critical knowledge needed to develop employment guidelines that satisfy the intricate California labor code – including 52 updated CA laws for 2024, minimize potential litigation risks, and meet the strategic objectives of your organization. The SHRM California Law HR Specialty Credential allows you to experience the full scope of dynamic and unique challenges human resource professionals face on a daily basis while leading workforces in California. Its more than just mitigating risk, earning this credential will empower you to run a high-performing, compliant business in this incredibly complex terrain.
The SHRM California Law HR Specialty Credential learning package includes all three of the following components:
- Enrollment the California HR: Applying CA Law to Employment Practices program. This program includes an eLearning course called Foundations of CA Employment Law that should be completed before the program begins.
- Five comprehensive SHRM e-Learning courses on California-specific topics:
- CA Wage and Hour Laws
- CA Privacy, Safety and Security
- CA Mandated Benefits and Workers Compensation Insurance
- CA Protected Leaves of Absence
- CA Employee and Employer Relations
- Pass an online California knowledge assessment.
After passing the assessment, add your Specialty Credential to your email signature, resume and social media profiles, proving your specialty in California HR to your employer and your network.
As an HR Department of One, you face unique challenges that require you to bring the full range of HR expertise to your organization. How do you elevate HR as a solo practitioner? Earn your SHRM HR Department of One Specialty Credential to expand and leverage your resourcefulness, agility and ability to focus on the changing needs of your organization. Distinguish your credibility and validate the critical role you play in developing new insights and setting strategic initiatives while balancing operations for your organization.
Intended Audience: Individuals interested in earning a specialty credential that demonstrates the unique knowledge and competencies required of a solo HR professional.
The SHRM HR Department of One Specialty Credential package includes:
- Enrollment in the HR Department of One: Strategies for Success educational program
- Two comprehensive SHRM eLearning courses focused on skills required of an HR Department of One
- HR Department of One: Developing Targeted L&D Solutions
- HR Department of One: Gaining Support for HR Initiatives
- Pass an online HR Department of One knowledge assessment
After passing the assessment, add your Specialty Credential to your resume, e-mail signatures and social media profiles, proving your HR Department of One credibility to your employer and your network.
Every workplace has a culture and whether it's intentionally designed or habitually overlooked is a critical differentiator in the success of an organization. Diverse, inclusive, flexible and engaging workplaces are where people thrive. The Inclusive Workplace Culture Specialty Credential gives HR professionals the strategies and tools needed to successfully shift organizational culture. In this program, participants will learn how to maximize potential through fostering a positive work environment rooted in inclusivity and belonging, ultimately unlocking the organizational gains of a diverse and dedicated workforce.
Intended Audience: Individuals interested in earning a specialty credential that demonstrates the continuing effort to reinforce positive change and forwarding thinking within the workplace.
The SHRM Inclusive Workplace Culture Specialty Credential package includes:
- Enrollment in the Inclusive Workplace Culture: Leading and Sustaining a Culture Transformation educational program.
- Three comprehensive SHRM eLearning courses focused on skills required of an Inclusive Workplace Culture.
- Cultivating Support for an Inclusive Workplace Culture
- Introducing Allyship to Foster an Inclusive Workplace Culture
- Measuring Successes of an Inclusive Workplace Culture
- Pass an online Inclusive Workplace Culture knowledge assessment
After passing the assessment, add your Specialty Credential to your resume, e-mail signatures and social media profiles, proving your Inclusive Workplace Culture credibility to your employer and your network.
Talent is the largest, most significant, ongoing investment made by successful organizations. However, most people decisions are made based on intuition and instinct. With the amount of information available in today's workplaces, HR professionals are now able to leverage people-related data and analytics to drive business decisions and make data-based recommendations. By earning the SHRM People Analytics Specialty Credential, HR professionals can begin their journey into the field of people analytics, investigate relevant, real-world business issues, and effectively communicate data-supported findings
The SHRM People Analytics Specialty Credential package includes:
- Pre-seminar access to the People Analytics: Foundations of Data Literacy eLearning module (to be completed before the People Analytics seminar).
- Enrollment in the People Analytics: Taking Data-Driven Action Educational Program
- Two additional comprehensive SHRM eLearning courses on People Analytics:
- People Analytics: The Metrics Behind People Analytics
- People Analytics: Understanding Your People Data
- Pass an online people analytics knowledge assessment
After passing the assessment, add your Specialty Credential to your resume, e-mail signatures and social media profiles, proving your talent acquisition expertise to your employer and your network.
Sourcing, engaging and retaining the best talent are top priorities for organizations. Earning the SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential recognizes the key role that talent acquisition professionals play in today’s challenging business environment by demonstrating your proficiency as a strategic talent acquisition partner.
The SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential package includes:
- Enrollment in the Talent Acquisition: Creating Your Organization's Strategy Educational Program
- Three comprehensive SHRM eLearning courses on talent acquisition:
- Global Hiring
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) in the Talent Acquisition Space
- The Virtual Talent Acquisition Life Cycle
- BONUS! Cyber security has grown from a nonexistent job title to a requirement for most companies. In these four bonus videos, brought to you by SANS (the content in these bonus videos are not included on the assessment), we discover why cyber security is such an "in demand" functional area. Specifics job areas in cyber security are explored to give HR professionals a high-level overview of what a cyber workforce structure may contain.
- Understanding Cyber Recruiting 101 – What You Need to Know
- Assessing Cyber Talent
- How to Build a Cyber Security Team - Challenges and Creative Next Steps
- The NICE Workforce for Cyber Security - Recruiting, Developing, and Planning Your Cybersecurity Workforce
- Pass an online talent acquisition knowledge assessment.
After passing the assessment, add your Specialty Credential to your resume, e-mail signatures and social media profiles, proving your talent acquisition expertise to your employer and your network.
The number of jobs greatly outweighs the amount of qualified talent to fill them. Workers today are negotiating for more than just a competitive salary. Plus, every compensation plan has a limit. So, what can you do to access talent? That’s where SHRM’s Total Rewards Specialty Credential comes in. Gain the knowledge and guidance in a way that fits your schedule and budget. Register now to gain credibility in creating a Total Rewards strategy and package to position your organization to attract and retain today’s top talent. Now more than ever, you need to inspire and reward workers to reach their full potential.
The SHRM Total Rewards Specialty Credential includes:
- Enrollment in the Compensation & Benefits: Unlock the Power of Total Rewards Educational Program
- Two comprehensive SHRM eLearning courses on total rewards:
- Optimizing Total Rewards Through External Vendors
- Equitable Total Rewards
- Pass an online total rewards knowledge assessment.
After passing the assessment, add your Specialty Credential to your resume, e-mail signatures and social media profiles, proving your total rewards expertise to your employer and your network.
Even the best run organizations will encounter situations that may require an investigation to mitigate workplace risk. Complaints require careful attention from HR professionals including when and how to engage external counsel, what justifies a formal investigation, effective interviewing and data gathering, analyzing results and drawing conclusions and providing recommendations for resolutions. Empower yourself to effectively and accurately operate in your role as an investigator and learn how to lead a workplace investigation in your organization by earning SHRM’s Workplace Investigation Specialty Credential.
The SHRM Workplace Investigations Specialty Credential Package includes:
- Enrollment in the Leading Workplace Investigations Educational Program
- Two comprehensive SHRM e-Learning courses focused on Workplace Investigations- specific topics
- Managing Bias in a Workplace Investigation
- Competent Workplace Investigation Interviews
- Pass an online Workplace Investigations knowledge assessment.
After passing the assessment, add your Specialty Credential to your email signature, resume and social media profiles, proving our specialty in Workplace Investigations to your employer and your network.
This comprehensive program, led by a SHRM-certified HR practitioner, will help prepare you to earn your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification. You will experience a detailed review of the current SHRM Body of Applied Skills & Knowledge™ (SHRM BASK™). During your learning experience, your expert facilitator will build upon the foundation you've already established through your studies, guiding you through interactive discussions, sample test questions and periodic progress checks. You will be able to identify your areas of strength and build on them, and pinpoint areas where you need further concentrated study in preparation for either exam. Your dynamic classroom experience, along with your in-depth study of the SHRM Learning System, will help ensure that you're well-prepared and confident on exam day.
The SHRM Learning System, combined with a dynamic classroom environment and personalized instruction, will help ensure that you're well-prepared and confident on exam day.
Features & Benefits
- Led by qualified and certified instructors.
- Classroom environment provides networking opportunities
- Outside-the-classroom assignments help reinforce seminar sessions
- Sample test questions and periodic process checks keep you confident in your breadth of knowledge
Managing projects effectively is no small feat—especially when they stretch across divisions, time zones, and continents. The stakes are high: a poorly managed project can derail careers and jeopardize organizations, while a well-executed one can catapult you into a position of influence and secure your "seat at the table." The question is: are your Project Management skills ready to lead at that level? This dynamic and highly interactive session will equip you to:
1. Plan for Success – Build a strong, results-driven foundation
2. Lead and Execute Projects – Confidently manage teams and resources
3. Deliver Tangible Results – Ensure measurable outcomes
4. Stay on Budget and Meet Deadlines – Control scope, resources, and timelines
Whether you’re overseeing a small initiative or a global, cross-functional project, this session will equip you with the expertise to lead with confidence and deliver with excellence. Don’t just manage projects—transform them into career-defining successes.
Learning Objective 1: Defining deliverables in financial terms your senior leaders care about (and will actually pay attention to).
Learning Objective 2: Easy-to-implement Project Management tools for your day-to-day including Gap and SWOT analyses, Fishbone and Goal Breakdown Structure diagrams, RACI matrix, Gantt charts and more.
Learning Objective 3: Conducting comprehensive risk probability vs. impact analysis to determine where to focus your time on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to ensure your company’s priorities are met.
With almost 35 states, cities, and counties with mandatory paid sick leave laws, HR's job has gotten even harder ‐ particularly in companies with employees in multiple states. HR professionals are increasingly confused about how to remain in compliance with the myriad of rules that are not consistent from one location to the next, while Payroll professionals are pulling their hair out to get their systems programmed to handle the often complex accrual and record‐keeping requirements. Join us for an interactive and lively discussion about how best to get in compliance in this ever‐evolving area of HR. This will be a hands‐on, deep dive for those who want to dig into the details of how to get into compliance in this challenging area. We will split up into small groups to develop sample policies. All HR professionals will better understand the most current sick leave laws, the complexity of multi‐state compliance, and the evolving trends.
Learning Objectives:
- A description of the current paid sick leave laws including updates for 2025.
- Paid Family Leave programs and how they differ from paid sick days.
- Understanding the impact on vacation and PTO plans.
The ability to coach has become a sought-after quality within organizations in recent times. But what are the foundational principles that can equip someone to coach? How can we ensure coaching reinforces growth rather than limits it? And how might a growth-minded culture allow for consistent coaching to occur? By creating the shared space, establishing a presence, and ensuring we have a person's best interests at heart, we can build the foundations for coaching while identifying where it is needed most.
Learning Objectivess:
- Implement coaching techniques that will both encourage action and empower others to become growth-minded
- Establish a value for effective coaching that creates a space within organizations to respectfully challenge norms.
- Reinforce organizational standards through the practice of coaching to form personal and collective accountability.
When it comes to mental health and wellness this is a required skill for all of us! Have you ever had a conversation with someone that made you so mad? You just wanted to scream or throw something? You are not alone! This is the program for you! In this dynamic, high energy, and highly interactive program the audience will learn what emotional intelligence really is. Where do those pesky emotions come from? What is the process to manage them effectively? And how do you deal with all those other people that just drive you crazy? Researchers and business experts agree that people with high emotional intelligence are consistently the top performers in their organizations. They're more resilient and flexible when things get tough and are held in the highest regard by others. Julie will share why emotional intelligence is far more than just a handy set of 'people skills,' and why many executives feel it's the one skill you must have to be successful in today's workplace!
Learning Objectives:
- Leave with a clear understanding of what the emotional process is and how to manage it.
- Have the skills to handle others’ emotions so they can resolve issues rather than escalate them.
- Have a whole new understanding of what emotional intelligence is, the 4 key components involved, where they have the power to make changes, and how to let it go!
For organizations launching or growing Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) work, the process can become overwhelming. Where do you begin and how can you ensure you'll make a difference? Effective I&D work starts with a thorough needs assessment along with a comprehensive strategy that ties to the overall business outcomes and drives organizational success. This session provides participants with the knowledge, tools and process to build their own transformational I&D strategy from the ground up.
We begin with the components of a foundational needs assessment, understanding what data and metrics are vital, and how to collect and analyze that data. From there we examine the benefits and components of a transformational versus transactional approach, an overview of the 13 areas of I&D best practice, and an understanding of the stages of organizational I&D competence. Have resistance to I&D work in your organization or don’t know how to define it or communicate the benefits? This session will cover that too. Along with case-studies from across industries, participants will be given tools and templates to produce their own best-practice strategy.
06/29/2025
Become the true HR partner your business needs. Your business relies on you to anticipate and predict their people needs of tomorrow. This highly interactive program will help you build the confidence and skills so you can deliver for your organization and its people. Explore how to artfully move from the tactical needs your business demands to focusing on the strategic work that the business needs. Unlock the secrets of your business by consultatively using data and metrics to drive the change your business requires. A highly experiential case study is woven throughout the program, allowing the participants to practice what they’ve learned and to use as a valuable resource going forward.
Program Objectives:
- Embrace the critical attributes of a strategic HR Business Partner (HRBP)
- Elevate your business acumen to effectively work with business leaders on HR initiatives that drive business performance, productivity and profitability.
- Integrate key performance indicators and business analytics into your needs analysis and presentation of potential HR solutions.
- Adopt consulting techniques and project management principles to innovate and implement solutions that optimize performance.
Managing change is becoming a major focal point for HR professionals as organizations continue to adapt to an ever-changing workplace. In this enlightening seminar, you will use a variety of resources to simulate a change initiative in a realistic work environment. You will interact with other professionals through group discussions, and you will problem solve using a real-world case study—all while receiving coaching from an experienced change management practitioner in a safe learning atmosphere. You will also receive a change management toolkit to reinforce and support your learning well after your classroom experience ends.
Program Objectives:
This program is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to:
- Use SHRM's six-step change framework to guide your change management efforts
- Draw from a range of models that focus on the people side of change
- Develop change initiatives through a case study and simulation
- Identify tools and techniques for assessing change
This intensive program features a structured learning approach, with each level building upon the previous one. You'll progress through three stages, gaining a strong foundation in AI concepts through interactive exercises and practical applications.
Learn by Doing:
- Engaging Activities: Dive deep with interactive exercises that solidify your understanding.
- Hands-on Labs: Get real-world experience by applying your knowledge to practical scenarios.
Empower Your Learning:
- Vibrant Community: Connect with fellow learners, share insights, and ask questions in our online communities.
- AI Experts at Your Fingertips: Get answers and guidance from our AI subject matter experts through the community forum.
Put Your Knowledge into Action:
- Capstone Project: Apply your learnings to a real-world challenge. Develop a customized implementation plan you can take back and put to use in your organization.
Earn Your AI Specialty Credential:
- Comprehensive Program: Complete the instructor-led training (ILT), capstone project, and five self-paced modules to achieve your credential.
Become an AI Champion and unlock the potential of this transformative technology in your organization.
Program Outline
Gain the critical knowledge needed to develop employment guidelines that satisfy the intricate California labor code – including 52 updated CA laws for 2024, minimize potential litigation risks, and meet the strategic objectives of your organization. The SHRM California Law HR Specialty Credential allows you to experience the full scope of dynamic and unique challenges human resource professionals face on a daily basis while leading workforces in California. Its more than just mitigating risk, earning this credential will empower you to run a high-performing, compliant business in this incredibly complex terrain.
The SHRM California Law HR Specialty Credential learning package includes all three of the following components:
- Enrollment the California HR: Applying CA Law to Employment Practices program. This program includes an eLearning course called Foundations of CA Employment Law that should be completed before the program begins.
- Five comprehensive SHRM e-Learning courses on California-specific topics:
- CA Wage and Hour Laws
- CA Privacy, Safety and Security
- CA Mandated Benefits and Workers Compensation Insurance
- CA Protected Leaves of Absence
- CA Employee and Employer Relations
- Pass an online California knowledge assessment.
After passing the assessment, add your Specialty Credential to your email signature, resume and social media profiles, proving your specialty in California HR to your employer and your network.
Every workplace has a culture and whether it's intentionally designed or habitually overlooked is a critical differentiator in the success of an organization. Diverse, inclusive, flexible and engaging workplaces are where people thrive. The Inclusive Workplace Culture Specialty Credential gives HR professionals the strategies and tools needed to successfully shift organizational culture. In this program, participants will learn how to maximize potential through fostering a positive work environment rooted in inclusivity and belonging, ultimately unlocking the organizational gains of a diverse and dedicated workforce.
Intended Audience: Individuals interested in earning a specialty credential that demonstrates the continuing effort to reinforce positive change and forwarding thinking within the workplace.
The SHRM Inclusive Workplace Culture Specialty Credential package includes:
- Enrollment in the Inclusive Workplace Culture: Leading and Sustaining a Culture Transformation educational program.
- Three comprehensive SHRM eLearning courses focused on skills required of an Inclusive Workplace Culture.
- Cultivating Support for an Inclusive Workplace Culture
- Introducing Allyship to Foster an Inclusive Workplace Culture
- Measuring Successes of an Inclusive Workplace Culture
- Pass an online Inclusive Workplace Culture knowledge assessment
After passing the assessment, add your Specialty Credential to your resume, e-mail signatures and social media profiles, proving your Inclusive Workplace Culture credibility to your employer and your network.
Talent is the largest, most significant, ongoing investment made by successful organizations. However, most people decisions are made based on intuition and instinct. With the amount of information available in today's workplaces, HR professionals are now able to leverage people-related data and analytics to drive business decisions and make data-based recommendations. By earning the SHRM People Analytics Specialty Credential, HR professionals can begin their journey into the field of people analytics, investigate relevant, real-world business issues, and effectively communicate data-supported findings
The SHRM People Analytics Specialty Credential package includes:
- Pre-seminar access to the People Analytics: Foundations of Data Literacy eLearning module (to be completed before the People Analytics seminar).
- Enrollment in the People Analytics: Taking Data-Driven Action Educational Program
- Two additional comprehensive SHRM eLearning courses on People Analytics:
- People Analytics: The Metrics Behind People Analytics
- People Analytics: Understanding Your People Data
- Pass an online people analytics knowledge assessment
After passing the assessment, add your Specialty Credential to your resume, e-mail signatures and social media profiles, proving your talent acquisition expertise to your employer and your network.
Sourcing, engaging and retaining the best talent are top priorities for organizations. Earning the SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential recognizes the key role that talent acquisition professionals play in today’s challenging business environment by demonstrating your proficiency as a strategic talent acquisition partner.
The SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential package includes:
- Enrollment in the Talent Acquisition: Creating Your Organization's Strategy Educational Program
- Three comprehensive SHRM eLearning courses on talent acquisition:
- Global Hiring
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) in the Talent Acquisition Space
- The Virtual Talent Acquisition Life Cycle
- BONUS! Cyber security has grown from a nonexistent job title to a requirement for most companies. In these four bonus videos, brought to you by SANS (the content in these bonus videos are not included on the assessment), we discover why cyber security is such an "in demand" functional area. Specifics job areas in cyber security are explored to give HR professionals a high-level overview of what a cyber workforce structure may contain.
- Understanding Cyber Recruiting 101 – What You Need to Know
- Assessing Cyber Talent
- How to Build a Cyber Security Team - Challenges and Creative Next Steps
- The NICE Workforce for Cyber Security - Recruiting, Developing, and Planning Your Cybersecurity Workforce
- Pass an online talent acquisition knowledge assessment.
After passing the assessment, add your Specialty Credential to your resume, e-mail signatures and social media profiles, proving your talent acquisition expertise to your employer and your network.
The number of jobs greatly outweighs the amount of qualified talent to fill them. Workers today are negotiating for more than just a competitive salary. Plus, every compensation plan has a limit. So, what can you do to access talent? That’s where SHRM’s Total Rewards Specialty Credential comes in. Gain the knowledge and guidance in a way that fits your schedule and budget. Register now to gain credibility in creating a Total Rewards strategy and package to position your organization to attract and retain today’s top talent. Now more than ever, you need to inspire and reward workers to reach their full potential.
The SHRM Total Rewards Specialty Credential includes:
- Enrollment in the Compensation & Benefits: Unlock the Power of Total Rewards Educational Program
- Two comprehensive SHRM eLearning courses on total rewards:
- Optimizing Total Rewards Through External Vendors
- Equitable Total Rewards
- Pass an online total rewards knowledge assessment.
After passing the assessment, add your Specialty Credential to your resume, e-mail signatures and social media profiles, proving your total rewards expertise to your employer and your network.
This comprehensive program, led by a SHRM-certified HR practitioner, will help prepare you to earn your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification. You will experience a detailed review of the current SHRM Body of Applied Skills & Knowledge™ (SHRM BASK™). During your learning experience, your expert facilitator will build upon the foundation you've already established through your studies, guiding you through interactive discussions, sample test questions and periodic progress checks. You will be able to identify your areas of strength and build on them, and pinpoint areas where you need further concentrated study in preparation for either exam. Your dynamic classroom experience, along with your in-depth study of the SHRM Learning System, will help ensure that you're well-prepared and confident on exam day.
The SHRM Learning System, combined with a dynamic classroom environment and personalized instruction, will help ensure that you're well-prepared and confident on exam day.
Features & Benefits
- Led by qualified and certified instructors.
- Classroom environment provides networking opportunities
- Outside-the-classroom assignments help reinforce seminar sessions
- Sample test questions and periodic process checks keep you confident in your breadth of knowledge
Think negotiating skills are just for salespeople? Think again! In HR, every relationship and decision involves negotiation at some level. Whether you're driving company productivity, expanding product lines, acquiring competitors, improving benefits contracts, or even advocating for your own promotion, success hinges on your ability to negotiate strategically and effectively.
This highly interactive session equips you with the tools and strategies to negotiate confidently, even in high-stakes scenarios. Learn how to:
• Influence tough CEOs, vendors, or employees with strategic persuasion.
• Achieve win-win outcomes while advancing your goals.
• Build lasting relationships that strengthen your professional influence.
Master the art and strategy of negotiation to elevate your impact and results in every aspect of your career.
We know the story. We promote high-performing employees into management positions because they are good at their jobs, and then we send them off in the hopes that they have the ability to lead. MISTAKE! We cannot assume that our managers, new or experienced, have the tools necessary to lead and manage those who report to them. These skills are not inherent in everyone, and managers frequently must be taught how to manage. This fast-paced, business-focused, interactive workshop will take you through the education managers need most. Even more, we will give you the actual material and presentations so that you can bring this knowledge back to your organization. We will focus on the hiring and interview processes, performance management, the importance of empathy in keeping employees engaged and motivated, reporting responsibilities when complaints are brought or medical conditions are disclosed, recognizing and mitigating against implicit bias in decision making and more.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the subject matter on which managers must be educated and analyze the skills managers need with respect to hiring and interviewing, performance management, reporting complaints that are brought to their attention, and more.
- Learn training techniques so you can provide your managers with the tools they need to lead effectively.
- Evaluate how managers can keep their employees motivated and engaged through "soft skills" and effective performance management.
The rules governing HR and benefits are confusing and complex. It is difficult to understand how they all fit together as coherent rules and how to apply them in various situations. Many learn ad hoc as the need arises leaving a confusing tangle of seemingly contradictory rules.
This session will provide a high-level overview of the basics of HR and benefits compliance. It will provide attendees an understanding of the structure of the core HR and benefits rules, how they work together, and how to apply them in specific situations.
The program will cover the core HR, leave, and benefits requirements that all HR professionals should know. The presenters will give the attendees a structure to bring some order and understanding to the seemingly arbitrary rules associated with HR and benefits compliance. Knowing the internal structure and logic of individual rules and regulations helps to broaden and clarify the rules when applying them to specific instances.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the overall structure, organization and methodology (versus just a recitation of specific rules) of ERISA, IRC and other laws and regulations that govern employee benefits and be able to apply to specific situations.
- Learn the overall structure, organization and methodology of the core HR rules and requirements and be able to apply to specific situations.
- Learn the basics of the various paid leave requirements in the various states and other jurisdictions and how they interact with the federal rules and be able to apply in specific situations.
Combine CliftonStrengths® insights with pickleball to engage and retain top talent! CliftonStrengths® reveals key personality and communication traits, while pickleball offers a fun way to apply these strengths in real-time with colleagues. This unique approach promotes self-awareness, teamwork, and collaboration.
In this interactive session, participants explore how CliftonStrengths® enhances individual and team dynamics, then learn the basics of pickleball to assess and apply their talents through partnership play. Whether participating or observing, everyone connects their strengths to practical teamwork strategies.
The session concludes with a meaningful debrief, linking the experience to workplace engagement and culture. This innovative method provides lasting value, transforming team development into a playful yet impactful experience.
Learning Objectives:
- Gain a greater understanding of the impact that self and team knowledge of strengths is a key to greater engagement and retention of top talent.
- Learn the basic tenets of CliftonStrengths and how to use this assessment to gain greater self and team awareness.
- Learn the basics of pickleball and practice using partnership communication, collaboration, strategy, body language, and more on the court as a way to observe and hone individual and team strengths.
Accommodation requests, especially those based on an employee’s religion, can be tricky and denials may lead to litigation. Learn from seasoned employment attorneys how to spot legitimate accommodation requests and how to deny requests when the burden to comply is simply too much. Get practical advice and real-life examples on the changes in laws affecting accommodation decisions, what red flags HR should notice and how to deal with the fallout from denials.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand when employees have legitimate requests and when they don’t.
- Get practical advice on dealing with poor performers who want accommodation and remote work requests.
- Learn why timing and documentation are so important.
You’re on a pedestal in HR. In challenging times, Human Resources professionals are held to a higher standard. Keeping your ethical skills sharpened is crucial as you solve tough decisions in real time, and this fast-paced session will help you practice exactly that.
Ethics is a genuinely human function – based on caring that the outcome for others is best for them and that the result is the best for your organization. As Rush Kidder said, “Ethics is not blind impartiality, doling out right and wrong according to some stone-cold canon of ancient and immutable law. It’s a warm and supremely human activity that cares enough for others to want the right to prevail. “ The HR challenge that this master class focuses on is the balance of fairness and consistency. Learn and practice how to walk that fine ethical line with meaningful case studies and reference materials to help guide your HR path.
Learning Objectives:
- Use courage properly in “The Decisive Moment” when deadlines and difficult decisions collide, even when it means standing up for and communicating challenging situations with your coworkers or boss.
- Apply critical thinking skills under tight time frames and high standards.
- Determine when to turn a teammate's off-target decision into a teaching moment rather than a more difficult personal situation.
Navigating change isn’t just about managing processes—it’s about leading people through uncertainty, equipping them with the right mindset, and fostering a culture that embraces transformation. In this interactive workshop, you'll go beyond frameworks to build a practical, people-centered approach to leading change.
Instead of simply reacting to disruptions, you’ll learn how to proactively cultivate resilience and adaptability within your team. Using real-world case studies and immersive group exercises, this workshop will equip you with hands-on strategies to inspire, guide, and empower your workforce.
Learning Objectives:
- Go Beyond Change Management: Understand the difference between change leadership and change management, and learn why people—not just processes—are the key to successful transformation.
- Create a Culture of Adaptability: Develop strategies to reduce resistance and build momentum for change initiatives.
- Apply the Change Leader’s Toolkit: Gain practical tools to help your team navigate ambiguity, embrace new ways of working, and stay engaged during ongoing change.