HR Basics for the New Leader

1. Intro HR Mgmt & Employment LawExamine the role and goals of human resource management in today's businesses. Identify key employment laws and strategies to prevent discrimination in the workplace such as harassment, bullying and other illegal behavior.

2. Diversity & InclusionExplore foundational concepts of diversity, inclusion, equity and supervisory sensitivity to diverse employee populations. Summarize the impact and opportunity of diversity on organizations.

3. Analyzing Job DescriptionsExamine job analysis methods and gain an understanding of the importance of job analysis as a source of information for making decisions. Explore tools, analyze descriptions and practice creating complete and accurate job descriptions.

4. Employee SelectionDescribe the recruitment and selection process and compare recruitment sources. Explore interview types and classify interview questions and interviewer errors.

5. Performance ManagementDescribe the purposes of performance appraisal process in organizations and differentiate among common methods used to appraise employee performance. Explore ways to utilize performance appraisal to help with employee career management. Become comfortable with typical disciplinary issues and various disciplinary processes. Define employment-at-will and exceptions to employment-at-will and examine termination process and best practices.

6. Training & DevelopmentDiscuss training and development, job redesign and how the job characteristics approach may enhance employee performance for retention and productivity. Explain how alternative work arrangements or incentive-pay arrangements may motivate employees.