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You can deliver professional, high-impact supervisory training presentations in PowerPoint even if you've never worked in PowerPoint. This fully equipped program gives you everything you need, including handouts, to train on 20 essential topics. Free quarterly updates.

• Learn how to communicate HR policies and train supervisors in preventing labor law issues with the Americans with Disabilities Act, FMLA, sexual harassment, and affirmative action laws.
• Forget about the preparation--you can train your supervisors and managers on 20 essential employment law topics with this powerful PowerPoint program.
• Self-explanatory sessions are fully written, designed, and ready to conduct.
• Just choose a topic, "click," and train.
• This comprehensive human resources software breaks down "labor laws land mines" for all your human resource management needs.

Presentations cover topics like:

• Change management
• Disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Diversity in the workplace
• Employee motivation
• Employee termination/Discipline and progressive discipline
• Family and Medical Leave Act
• Performance appraisals
• Sexual harassment
• Time management
• Workplace violence and warning signs

Produced - 2009

Harassment Hurts: It's Personal explores the pain and cost of harassment, covering such topics as age, race, sexual orientation, political affiliation, pregnancy, ethnicity, sexual harassment and much more. This program explains harassment and uses personalized stories and detailed legal and policy definitions to cover all types of harassment in organizations and workplaces. Harassment hurts us all--from individuals to entire companies--and Harassment Hurts: It's Personal is a comprehensive program under twenty minutes that explores issues of harassment, their ramifications and their remedies.

Key Learning Points:

• Understand and learn what harassment is and isn't.
• Learn the different types of harassment and their negative ramifications.
• Through individual narratives, learn the negative consequences of various types of harassment.
• Explore sexual as well as other types of harassment.
• For example, discrimination based on any differences such as sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation and much more.
• See how statistics demonstrate the prevalence of harassment in the workplace.
• Learn how to speak up about harassment and where to turn if you are harassed.

Program Includes: DVD, Meeting Opener DVD, Leader's Guide, Reproducible Participant Materials & PowerPoint Presentation on CD-Rom

Length: 16 minutes

• Harassment Hurts: It's Personal - DVD $595.00 [Add to Cart]
• Harassment Hurts: It's Personal - DVD Rental $295.00 [Add to Cart]
• Harassment Hurts: It's Personal - DVD Preview $0.00 [Add to Cart]

New 2008 Release!

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Diversity: Face to Face is an innovative and unique training program that explores four main aspects of diversity in the workplace—stereotypes, similarities, unity and benefits—by listening to the stories and thoughts of characters who actually live and work in a diverse world. Through their eyes, we learn why diversity is so important, and are given the definitions and tools to understand more deeply our own roles in diverse workplaces, from smaller organizations to larger corporations. Everyone plays an important part in the complex mosaic that is our diverse world.

Includes 4 minutes opener/closer - Opening Lines: Facing Diversity

Key Learning Points

• Stereotypes: Fully understand what stereotypes are and are not. Learn how stereotypes affect others and ourselves.
• Learn how to recognize them and stop negative behavior.
• Similarities: What we have in common is often what brings us together. Learn how to search for what we share rather than focus on what we disagree on.
• Unity: Becoming a member of the team is important. Unity is an important goal for any organization. Learn how to “come together” instead of excluding ourselves and others.
• Benefits: Explore the benefits and rewards of a diverse organization in ways you may have never considered! The world has changed, and because of the global marketplace, diversity is even more important than ever.

Program Includes: DVD includes full length program plus OpeningLines: Facing Diversity (opener/closer), Leader's Guide, Reproducible Participant Materials, PowerPoint Presentation on CD-Rom and 25 Pocket Reminder Cards

Length: 18 minutes plus 4 minute opener/closer

• Diversity: Face to Face - DVD $795.00 [Add to Cart]
• Diversity: Face to Face - DVD (7-Day Rental) $295.00 [Add to Cart]
• Diversity: Face to Face - DVD (30-Day Rental) $395.00 [Add to Cart]
• Diversity: Face to Face - DVD (7 Preview) $0.00 [Add to Cart]

This complete compliance resource covers 150 hot employment law topics by state, including: employee rights, discrimination, employment at will, labor relations, privacy, workers' compensation, child labor, affirmative action, and much more.

Need to know how federal labor law differs from your state? It’s easy! Quick Guide to Employment Law provides you with easy-to-use charts comparing federal to state human resource regulations … so you can see which takes precedence.

Don’t waste your valuable time researching the answers to employment law topics. Just open up the Quick Guide to Employment Law and get capsule summaries and comparisons of HR laws in all 50 states plus Washington D.C.

In this unique chart-based reference guide on state employment regulations, you’ll find:

• Plain-English explanations of all major federal and state employment laws
• Three free updates and newsletters per year so you stay on top of the latest issues in employment law
• All corresponding regulations, statutes, and court cases
• Easy-to-read charts highlight federal and state employment laws side by side so you can quickly compare which takes precedence
• Extensive indexing system with convenient cross-references make research easy

Note:This program is available for all 50 states. Please select the specific state when placing your order online.

• Quick Guide to Employment Law $399.99 [Add to Cart]

Equip new supervisors with the confidence to step up fast to the critical demands of their new roles. These programs align together to help front-line supervisors, team leaders and new managers keep up with customer demands, manage team relationships and deliver bottom-line results.

The knowledge and skills in this five-program series build upon one another for breakthrough learning. The Steps to Supervisory Success include the following programs:

• Program 1. - Peer Today, Boss Tomorrow
  Help newly promoted supervisors navigate their changing roles and have immediate impact! Climb in the proverbial camper for an enlightening road trip with five friends who share experience and insights about making successful transitions from peer to boss. Key strategies, hands-on workshop activities and practical suggestions make this program an excellent choice for organizations that promote from within or train new supervisors regularly. (DVD Length: 22 minutes)

• Program 2. - It’s the Law: The Legal Side of Management
  In the effort to prevent employee lawsuits, are your managers assets or liabilities? By providing them knowledge and tools to handle workplace issues effectively, this program turns managers into a frontline defense against costly litigation. Armed with an understanding of the critical legal issues facing them today, your managers will take a wealth of practical knowledge back to their departments. This program explores critical issues--hiring/firing, discipline, harassment, the ADA and more (DVD length: 22 minutes)

• Program 3. - The Courage to Coach
  Effective coaching is the single most important factor in employee development today. This program turns common sense into common practice with a four-step process that can be applied to any employee performance situation. An award-winning video, hands-on workshop activities and a realistic range of tough employee performance situations make this program ideal for organizations committed to supervisory success. Version for retail audiences features scenarios specific to the demands of a fast-paced, customer-driven workplace. (DVD length: 19 minutes)

• Program 4. - Let's T.A.L.K.: Handling the Difficult Performance Appraisal
  How do your managers feel about giving performance appraisals? If the answers range from “pointless exercise” to “worst nightmare,” Let’s T.A.L.K. will change their minds. The T.A.L.K. approach (Tell it like you see it; Ask for feedback; Lead toward a solution; Keep at it) makes appraisals easier and more effective, keeping the focus on work-related issues, not on personalities. Dramatic examples demonstrate techniques that help managers communicate expectations effectively and encourage top performers to do even better. (DVD length: 20 minutes)

• Program 5. - I Wish My Manager Would Just...
  Twenty-five thousand employees can’t be wrong…when it comes to knowing what managers and supervisors can do to make their workplaces more productive, efficient and rewarding. Based on candid responses gathered in a large-scale, five-year survey, this program helps managers and supervisors consider the impact--positive and negative--that their management styles have on employees. It’s a refreshing and honest look at the relationship between employees and managers. (DVD length: 16 minutes)

The Steps to Supervisory Success program include:

• 5 DVDs
• Facilitator Guide for each program (with multiple agenda options)
• Reproducible Participant Materials
• Reproducible Self-Study Guide
• Online Program Resources
• Trainer Pack

• Steps to Supervisory Success - (5 DVD Set) $3,719.00 [Add to Cart]
• Steps to Supervisory Success - (10-Day Preview) $20.00 [Add to Cart]

This "plain-English" state-specific reference guide makes complying with employment laws easy. The 2008 Employment Law Guide delivers clear, straightforward answers to the state labor and HR laws that apply to your organization. It will tell you what all critical human resources regulations mean, what you need to do to comply, and how federal labor laws differ from those in your state.

This guide will provide you with the latest state and federal employment laws and regulations necessary to ensure that you are in compliance. Knowing the proper way to handle HR issues is the only way to protect your organization.

Covers more than 200 topics, including:

• Affirmative Action laws
• Age discrimination
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Background checks
• Child labor
• Civil rights
• Employee benefits
• ERISA
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• FMLA
• Hiring

Note:This program is available for all 50 states. Please select your specific state when placing the order online.

• 2008 Employment Law Guide $399.99 [Add to Cart]

This movie-like version of the PowerPoint® presentation with audio makes it easy to deliver staff management training. There are no laws that require you to train supervisors to help reduce turnover and increase employee retention. However, it is wise to do so because when your supervisors understand the impact of turnover and are well prepared with effective retention strategies, there’s a better chance that you can reduce your organization’s turnover rate and retain valuable employees who might other¬wise be lured away by competitors.

Although a certain amount of turnover is to be expected and is even desirable, high levels of turnover can undermine the success of your organization. When the training is completed, trainees will be able to:

• Identify the costs of excessive turnover
• Calculate and analyze your department’s turnover rate
• Determine causes of turnover among your employees
• Understand what your employees want from their jobs
• Develop an effective turnover reduction strategy

This time-saving program includes everything you need:

• An audio presentation a movie-like version of the PowerPoint® presentation with audio included for out-of-the box classroom training.
• A fully prepared PowerPoint® presentation fully researched and expertly designed meetings on this key topic.
• Reproducible handouts print and photocopy the handouts to reinforce the training.
• Interactive exercises gain involvement with exercises to increase comprehension.
• Quizzes test your employees’ knowledge.
• Completion certificate tangible recognition of successful completion of training
• Trainer’s guide helps identify key training issues for this topic and useful training tips.

• Reducing Turnover and Increasing Retention Audio Click 'n Train $299.99 [Add to Cart]

Produced - 2007

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Training managers and supervisors for their role in preventing and correcting harassment situations in the workplace is a critical concern for all employers. Harassment training has become a legally required mandate in some states and many others will soon follow that lead. With potential liabilities growing, it’s important to make sure everyone in a leadership position understands the importance of their actions – and their key part in eliminating harassment from the workplace.

Let’s Face It, the realistic and engaging training program that concisely identifies the roles every manager and supervisor must take in:

• Identifying harassment
• Communicating policies
• Documenting training
• Handling a complaint
• Investigating promptly
• Responding appropriately

Synopsis
A knowledgeable host leads the viewer through the key points as we follow a central story involving two co-workers in a friendship that’s creating discomfort for one. As we watch the process evolve from the initial discomfort, to the complaint, investigation and outcome, the role of the supervisor is highlighted and explained. Many other short vignettes and interviews are included to ensure that the varying types of behavior that constitute harassment are considered by the viewer. The realistic scenarios and engaging host commentary create an informative and fast-paced training experience.

Program includes: A 18 minute DVD or VHS video, an expanded leader's guide with customizable PowerPoint® and 10 employee handbooks.

• Let’s Face It: Harassment Training for Supervisors - DVD $945.00 [Add to Cart]
• Let’s Face It: Harassment Training for Supervisors - VHS $895.00 [Add to Cart]
• Let’s Face It: Harassment Training for Supervisors - DVD Rental $295.00 [Add to Cart]
• Let’s Face It: Harassment Training for Supervisors - VHS Rental $295.00 [Add to Cart]
• Let’s Face It: Harassment Training for Supervisors - DVD Preview $0.00 [Add to Cart]

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Who said you shouldn’t sweat the small stuff? What if those small things undermined morale and reduced productivity? This diversity program, Drop by Drop, demonstrates how the small slights, subtle discriminations and tiny injustices can add up to big problems in your workplace! These little negative gestures are called “micro-inequities” and they occur in organizations every day. These small communications of disrespect, prejudice and inequality aren’t overt, but they can be incredibly destructive. A poison in the workplace that isn’t delivered in a bucket, but takes its toll drop by drop.

The program opens with an unhappy ending – the resignation of a frustrated employee. We then explore the workplace responsible for creating this situation. The program’s host engages and challenges the viewer with his strange perspective on our insensitive behaviors. He walks us through several examples of micro-inequities that could easily be avoided and then shares the key concepts for creating an inclusive and productive work environment: Put a stop to the disrespectful little “paper cuts” co-workers unknowingly inflict upon each other. Raise awareness and emphasize the importance of maintaining a thoughtful and respectful workplace with Drop by Drop.

Key Learning Points:

• CONSIDER: Listen, empathize, and follow the “platinum rule” by treating others as they’d like to be treated.
• RESPECT: Show regard for all races, religions, cultures and ages and value the talents each person brings to the workplace.
• LEARN: Be open to information about different cultures, customs and perspectives of your co-workers. Learn to communicate with kindness and clarity.

Includes: A 19 minute DVD (English and Spanish versions – many also include Portuguese), comprehensive leader’s guide, PowerPoint Presentation on CD-ROM and Drop by Drop Handbook

• Drop By Drop - Subtle Discrimination - DVD $945.00 [Add to Cart]
• Drop By Drop - Subtle Discrimination - VHS $945.00 [Add to Cart]
• Drop By Drop - Subtle Discrimination - DVD Rental $295.00 [Add to Cart]
• Drop By Drop - Subtle Discrimination - DVD Preview $0.00 [Add to Cart]

Everyone knows that managers need to be trained to lead successful performance appraisal meetings. But did you ever consider the other side of the table? Your employees are a critical piece of the puzzle. Only when both parties are feeling well-prepared and confident can the appraisal meeting achieve its highest potential.

Program Synopsis James, an intern with an enthusiastic attitude, is ready for his very first performance appraisal. His coworker, Doris, is skeptical based on her years of dissatisfaction with the process. Once enlightened on the how-to's of participating productively in the meeting, she gains a new perspective and puts it to the test. Both James and Doris experience appraisal meetings that not only look back at what's been done, but also look forward at the potential for the future.

The training points covered include:

• How to Prepare for the Meeting
• Sharing Feedback with your Supervisor
• Separating the Person from the Behavior
• Collaborating to set SMART goals

When employees take an active role in the two-communication of an appraisal discussion, EVERYONE wins. Looking Forward: Your Performance Appraisal will empower your employees to approach appraisal meetings without fear and trepidation, but instead ready to learn and share. They'll leave the meeting feeling informed, motivated and ready to move forward with enthusiasm!

Two-Part Series: $1,595 Includes the employer version of this program, Care and Candor: Making Performance Appraisals Work.

Do Your Supervisors Need Better Hiring and Discipline Skills?

Easy Trainer Series in Microsoft PowerPoint gives you customizable, easy-to-use training sessions on key employment topics. This CD-ROM gives you the PowerPoint meeting outlines to train your supervisors to make smarter decisions on Hiring, Discipline & Termination.

You Get:

• Prewritten Speaker's notes that make you an instant trainer
• Quizzes that test your supervisors' knowledge before and after training
• Certificates of completion that can be printed to document training
• Reproducible handouts and training outlines in PowerPoint

The Easy Trainer:Hiring, Discipline & Termination PowerPoint on CD-ROM covers: Job Descriptions

• Interviewing
• Nondiscriminatory Hiring
• New Employee Orientation
• Turnover
• Alternative Work Arrangements
• Performance Appraisal
• Challenging Employees
• Progressive Discipline
• Measuring Job Performance
• Grounds for Termination
• Employee Theft

• Easy Trainer: Hiring, Discipline & Termination $399.99 [Add to Cart]

Best-Seller!

With recent legal changes, and the ever-increasing need to confront sexual harassment issues in the workplace, the challenges to comprehensive training have grown. The answer is It’s Up to You: Stopping Sexual Harassment, a complete and updated tool for managers and employees alike. This series uses real-world situations and a knowledgeable host to help your organization understand and stop sexual harassment behavior. Settings include office, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, education, and hospitality.

It’s Up to You: Stopping Sexual Harassment for Employees - Free Online Preview
Join our host as she explains the law, and then introduces 14 real-world scenarios to illustrate the most common sexual harassment issues confronting organizations today, including inappropriate touching, slurs, jokes, computer-related materials, and much more. Clear, concise, and thorough, this version teaches employees how to recognize and stop sexual harassment in their work environment.(23 minutes)

It’s Up to You: Stopping Sexual Harassment for Managers - Free Online Preview
Building on the extensive content of the employee version, this program delves deeper into the issues that confront supervisors and managers when dealing with sexual harassment. Each real-world scenario is followed by comprehensive discussions about tools, techniques, and the powerful roles that managers and supervisors play in stopping sexual harassment. (27 minutes)

Key Learning Points:

• In-depth understanding of the key definitions of sexual harassment
• The negative effects of sexual harassment on organizations and individuals
• How to recognize and discourage illegal behavior
• How to respond to sexual harassment from both the employee’s and manager’s perspectives
• Fostering a safe and comfortable work environment
• Judging behavior as a reasonable person
• Proper procedures for reporting sexual harassment
• Prevention and response tools for unwelcome behavior

Complete Series Includes: Two DVDs, Comprehensive Facilitator’s Guide and Reproducible Training Materials, PowerPoint presentation on CD-ROM, 25 Pocket Reminder Cards, and a Scenario-Only section following the core programs for customized training for each program.

* Each program may be purchase separately - $795 each. Education and Government discounts available.

• It’s Up to You: Stopping Sexual Harassment (2-Part Series) DVD $1,295.00 [Add to Cart]
• It’s Up to You: Stopping Sexual Harassment (2-Part Series) DVD Rental $590.00 [Add to Cart]
• It’s Up to You: Stopping Sexual Harassment (2-Part Series) DVD Preview $0.00 [Add to Cart]

If you are covered by the new Privacy Rule of The Health Insurance Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the law requires that you train all affected members of your workforce so that they have an understanding and knowledge of the new Privacy Rule and Rule's impact on employee's job responsibilities. BLR's HIPAA Privacy training for Employers is a comprehensive training package for your HIPAA training needs.

The training CD-ROM contains:

• A 35-slide PowerPoint presentation
• Detailed training notes
• Student handouts
• trainee quiz
• Training Certificate
• 30 customizable Model Documents for HIPAA compliance
• Privacy notice, policies and procedures, certification and business associate contract
• Links to valuable HIPAA resources
• Full text of the HIPAA privacy regulations and other government documents

A-Z Wage and Hour Compliance Help for Your State - And Salary Data Too This unique service is your work-saving double threat. First, you will rely on it to understand the complicated web of wage and hour regulations that apply in your state. Then you will count on its reliable wage and salary survey data on hundreds of jobs to keep your pay scales competitive.

Arranged alphabetically by topic, this unique service explains in plain-English all key state and federal wage and hour laws - from minimum wage to overtime classification.

BLR’s exclusive wage and salary survey data insures your pay rates are right for any job in your state and region.

• A- Z State and federal compensation law explanations
  Get fast, practical answers, with federal to state comparisons - just look up the topic alphabetically!
• Recommended rate ranges specific to YOUR STATE and REGION
  BLR’s unique system of pay grades and rate ranges, plus point-factor analysis, lets you price any job in minutes
• Employee compensation and benefits surveys
  BLR’S exclusive survey data comes from thousands of organizations just like yours. You get 3 surveys: exempt compensation, nonexempt compensation, and employee benefits
• Free newsletter
  Employee Compensation newsletter helps keep you on top of new state and federal compensation and benefits laws. Six updates throughout the year keep your book current with all new compensation laws
• Job descriptions
  Complete instructions for the job descriptions process along with job description examples.
• Complete wage and salary administration guidance
  Walks you through the entire compensation process with step-by-step instructions for analyzing and pricing jobs, writing job descriptions, employee compensation policies, and more

Note:Please select your specific state when placing the order online.

• Employee Compensation in [Your State] $495.00 [Add to Cart]

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Helps managers and supervisors meet ADA requirements at actual work situations.

Assuring compliance with ADA, the Americans with Disabilities Act, requires knowledge of what accommodations are and are not required for disabled job applicants and employees. Managers and supervisors must deal with disabled job applicants in pre-employment interviews, in post job offer discussions and daily workplace relationships. Their good intentions but lack of information can lead to expensive mistakes.

Award winning video dramatizations and narrative clearly define the intent of the Americans with Disabilities Act and how to comply with the act. Failure to train can be a costly mistake.

Includes: 25 minute DVD

• ADA: Common Sense Compliance - DVD $379.99 [Add to Cart]
• ADA: Common Sense Compliance - DVD Rental $150.00 [Add to Cart]
• ADA: Common Sense Compliance - Video Preview $0.00 [Add to Cart]