Fundamentals of Human Resources Management

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Fundamentals of Human Resources Management

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This intensive, hands-on seminar will give you a solid overview of all aspects of HR.Whether you're a recently appointed HR manager, are new to HR or have a non-HR job with HR responsibilities, this course can give you the know-how you need. Understand essential HR functions and learn to develop an action plan to put to work in your organization.

This comprehensive seminar delivers a clear-eyed analysis of HR's role in organizations now, and identifies future trends. . .from confronting issues of workplace harassment to recognizing compliance red flags. . .from preparing policies and procedures manuals to identifying the elements of effective performance management. . .from flexible benefits…

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This intensive, hands-on seminar will give you a solid overview of all aspects of HR.Whether you're a recently appointed HR manager, are new to HR or have a non-HR job with HR responsibilities, this course can give you the know-how you need. Understand essential HR functions and learn to develop an action plan to put to work in your organization.

This comprehensive seminar delivers a clear-eyed analysis of HR's role in organizations now, and identifies future trends. . .from confronting issues of workplace harassment to recognizing compliance red flags. . .from preparing policies and procedures manuals to identifying the elements of effective performance management. . .from flexible benefits packages to cost-effective retention strategies, and more.

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  • Onsite

How You Will Benefit

  • Understand HR’s role as a vital contributor to your organization’s success
  • Discover strategies to attract and retain top talent
  • Examine best practices for managing performance and creating compensation, training and benefit systems that drive bottom-line results
  • Identify and deal with potentially explosive issues with an eye to both legal requirements and the needs of your business
  • Analyze HR issues and develop action plans you can implement in your organization
  • See how HR and non-HR functions in every organization can create an effective, complementary work environment

What You Will Cover

The Changing Role of HR
  • A useful historical review of personnel/HR
  • HR’s role in today’s workplace and beyond
  • HR as a strategic business partner
  • Organizational and external trends and challenges

The HR Function

  • Key functional HR tasks in any organization
  • HR functional responsibilities in small, midsized and large organizations
  • How HR relates to non-HR functions
  • HR, non-HR and shared employee-related functional activities
  • HR trends and challenges

Legal Responsibilities

  • HR and managerial legal responsibilities
  • Employment-related federal legislation
  • Select legal terms and their impact
  • Questions and categories to avoid during the employment process
  • Workplace sexual harassment
  • Legal trends and challenges

The Employment Process

  • Key issues of employment concern for HR practitioners
  • Matching applicants with job requirements and responsibilities
  • Selection criteria, questioning techniques and background research
  • Orientation and assimilation
  • Current employment-related trends and challenges
  • Critical learning points

Information Processing

  • Employee handbooks
  • Policies and procedures manuals
  • Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)
  • Information processing trends and challenges
  • Maximum HRIS utilization

Compensation

  • Characteristics of an effective compensation system
  • Job evaluations
  • Salary surveys
  • Traditional and dynamic compensation programs
  • Compensation trends and challenges

Performance Management

  • Objectives of performance management systems
  • Coaching and counseling
  • Performance management components and guidelines
  • Respective roles among HR, managers and employees
  • Performance management meetings: preparation, action plan, pitfalls
  • Varied approaches to performance management
  • Emerging performance management trends

Benefits

  • Mandated and voluntary benefits
  • Typical/popular offerings
  • Maintaining a cost-effective emphasis
  • Current trends: rising costs, next generation, global impact,
    the next wave

Organizational and Employee Development

  • Respective responsibilities
  • Types of employee training
  • Career development
  • Succession planning
  • Employee retention strategies
  • Trends and challenges in organizational and
    employee development

Final Activity

  • Putting it together: understanding and implementing your role
    in the organization; toward creating your action plan

Extended Seminar Outline

Print this page Extended Seminar Outline Seminar #8506 Learning Objectives
  • Recognize How the HR Function Contributes to Organizational Success
  • Identify Potential HR Issues and Their Legal Implications
  • Explain the Role of HR in Corporate Strategy Development and Execution
  • Discuss Strategies to Attract and Retain Talent
  • Describe Components of Successful Performance Management
  • Match Training Methodologies to Specific Business Issues
  • Describe Compensation and Benefits Systems Needed to Achieve Specific Corporate Objectives

Overview of Human Resources
  • Articulate Strategic and Functional Roles HR Performs for the Organization
  • Describe the HR Disciplines Employed By Effective Organizations
  • Identify Stakeholders and Capture Their Requirements

HR’s Roles in Compliance
  • Gain Direction on How to Comply with Federal Laws
  • Recognize When to Bring in Legal Experts
  • Identify Compliance "Red Flags" as They Occur

Employment Life Cycle
  • Explain the Key Elements and Phases of the Employment Life Cycle
  • Identify Ways to Avoind Disengagement


Developing HR Strategy and Workforce Plans
  • Present the Case for Strategic Alignment Between HR and Business Objectives
  • Articulate the Significance of Workforce Planning in Your Business
  • Explain the Need and Value for Advancement/Succession Planning Throughout the Organization
  • Formulate Strategies for Employee Retention


Acquiring Talent
  • Describe HR’s Role in Talent Acquisition
  • Determine the Appropriate Workforce Strategy(s) Required to Achieve Business Objectives
  • Identify Interviewing and Selection Practices That Produce Effective Hiring Decisions
  • Design Orientation and Onboarding Programs That Accelerate Time to Performance

Managing Employee Performance
  • Describe HR’s Role in Performance Management
  • Explain the Different Types of Systems Used to Manage Performance
  • Identify Performance Management Methodologies Needed to Achieve Business Objectives
Training and Developing the Workforce
  • Describe HR’s Role in Training and Development
  • Identify Employee Development Strategies Required to Achieve Business Objectives

Delivering Effective Compensation and Benefits Programs
  • Describe HR’s Role in Compensation and Benefits
  • Produce Relevant Total Reward Strategies
  • Identify Compensation and Benefit Methodologies Needed to Achieve Business Objectives

Employee Terminations
  • Describe HR’s Role in Termination
  • Explain At-Will Employment
  • Differentiate Between Voluntary and Involuntary Termination

Action Planning
  • Analyze a Relevant HR Issue and Present Findings
  • Transfer Learning from the Classroom to the Job

Who Should Attend

HR practitioners with less than three years’ experience; non-HR practitioners with HR responsibilities; more experienced HR professionals seeking a fast-paced review of the role of HR in today’s rapidly-evolving workplace.

Special Feature

This is a Blended Learning Seminar

AMA Blended Learning combines instructor-led training with online pre- and post-seminar assessments, tune-up courses and other resources to maximize your training goals. Through a blend of proven instructor-led seminars and powerful online technology, AMA Blended Learning provides a compelling and more comprehensive experience for the learner—producing a greater return-on-investment for the employer and the seminar participant.

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