HR Fundamentals 3:

Onboarding,

Performance Empowerment,

 Social Media

Speakers: 

 Darlene Mack, MA, SPHR,   CEO, HR Partners International

 Jeff Shoskin, Partner, Frost Brown Todd; Labor and Employment/Business Law Attorney

 Kendra Wilburn, CEO, Career by Design LLC

 Joanne Westwood, Owner, Westwood Virtual Associates – Social Media Specialists

Human Resources Certificate Institute (HRCI) Credit:  3.5 General Hours Applied For

 HR Fundamentals™ 3   is the third of 4 rotating sessions in the series, although content-rich enough to stand alone.   Covering all the fundamental aspects of Onboarding, Performance Management/Coaching, and Social Media’s role/implications for a wide variety of HR issues, participants will come away with tools and resources to effectively administer those HR functions, specifically:

• Onboarding Strategies for Best Success  
• Pre-first day strategies
• Making the most of the first day
• Indications for the first 30, 60, 90 days
• Is there really a “Probation Period” – and does that undermine Employment at Will
• Performance Empowerment   
• Philosophy of Performance – tied to compensation?  Pros and cons
• Setting targets – use of the Job description as an anchor
• Options for performance management/evaluation

 ·         Strategies for Empowering/Engaging Staff    

 o   Scary statistics on lack of engagement; why you should be concerned

 o   Coaching vs. Traditional “Performance Management”

 o   Individual Development Plans

 Social Media – Just the Fundamentals    

• Use of Social media in HR – recruiting, discipline issues, etc
• Roundtable discussion of today’s topics with Labor Law Attorney    45 minutes