MSEC
JULY-AUGUST ARIZONA TRAINING GUIDE | 2016
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CONFLICT IN
YOUR WORKPLACE MSEC Can Help! Conflict is inevitible and must be dealt with directly and professionally, so not to affect morale and the company’s bottom line. MSEC has the expertise, courses, and tools to help you resolve and navigate through these situations and build productive working relationships. If you need help, call us now at 800.437.9262 or visit MSEC.org for more information!
Our investigators conduct over 100 investigations each year on: Harassment and discrimination complaints • "Hostile work environment" allegations Workplace violence • Employee/supervisor misconduct • Suspected illegal activity, such as drug use or theft Employee or management competence concerns • Mismanagement complaints For more information on Workplace Investigation Services, call us at 800.437.9262 or email investigations@msec.org.
July 7
July 12
July 19
Free Webinar! Membership Meeting: Hiring in 2016 Whether you are hiring a little or a lot, you need to be informed about current hiring practices in a legally complicated climate to get the best person for the job. Join us for a free breakfast session as we discuss today’s realities and cover: • What’s needed to compete • Contending with the electronic age • Legal considerations • Tips to stay out of trouble Outcomes: Become confident with hiring. Who Should Attend: HR professionals and managers responsible for hiring 9:00-10:00 (AZ Time) FREE
Unemployment Insurance: Challenging Claims and Controlling Costs HRCI & SHRM In this session participants will learn who is covered by unemployment insurance, when benefits are awarded, and strategies for lowering unemployment costs. The administrative procedures, including how to respond to the claim, are reviewed and participants engage in a mock appeal hearing where they learn the hearing officer’s decision and rationale. Outcomes: Effectively protest unemployment claims and ultimately minimize costs. Who Should Attend: HR professionals, legal staff, managers and supervisors 8:30-4:00 Tucson $185
Ethics for Business: People, Performance, and Principles HRCI Business & SHRM This session discusses the importance of developing ethics awareness programs to create and reinforce a culture that encourages and rewards responsible and ethical decision making and behavior at all levels in the organization. Assess your organization in terms of ethical strengths and potential vulnerabilities to ethical breaches. Participants will apply a decision-making model and apply it to case studies. Outcomes: Reinforce a culture that encourages and rewards responsible, ethical decision-making. Who Should Attend: HR professionals, managers, and supervisors responsible for ethics 8:30-12:00 $130
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July 28
FMLA: A Guide for HR HRCI & SHRM Participants gain needed information to comply with this law including “serious health condition,” employee notice requirements, and managing intermittent leave. Also discussed are administering attendance policies, military situations, and a review of policy requirements and FMLA forms. Outcomes: Successfully administer FMLA leaves at the workplace. Who Should Attend: HR Professionals and Legal Staff 8:30-3:00 $185
Business Analysis: DaVita: A Community First, A Company Second HRCI Business & SHRM Learn the challenges facing CEO Kent Thiry and DaVita as they began thinking about how to integrate a recent acquisition, Health Care Partners (HCP). DaVita had a culture built around teamwork, fun, continuous improvement, accountability, and service. HCP was an integrated health care provider with a substantially different workforce from DaVita. The new challenge was whether DaVita’s culture could, or should, be exported to Health Care Partners. Outcomes: Challenge your business acumen and receive HRCI Business recertification credits. Who Should Attend: Organizational managers and leaders 8:30-11:30 $130
Myers-Briggs: MBTI and Stress Participants use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) to describe how they are likely to experience and react to stress in this session. Ways to manage stress more successfully are explored. This session teaches how stress reactions are predictable, natural, and healthy for a personality type, and that they are temporary and manageable. Outcomes: Identify behaviors that your MBTI type tends to gravitate to when you are under stress. Who Should Attend: Anyone wanting to understand and manage their stress reactions and the stress reactions of others 8:30-4:30 $235
Upcoming Date Nov 10
Is Your
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— Working? Hiring the right candidate can be like pulling a rabbit out of a hat. Let MSEC take the mystery out of the hiring process. We provide: Comprehensive Background Checks Cost Effective Drug Tests Sound Behavioral and Skill Testing It’s not magic, it’s MSEC! For more information, please call 800.437.9262 or email pes@msec.org
August 3
August 9
August 12
Practical Tools for Managing the Termination Process HRCI & SHRM This session will take participants through the important steps in the process of making the decision to terminate, including preparing for the termination meeting, meeting with the employee to terminate employment, completing post-meeting tasks, and communicating after the termination. Outcomes: Conduct an involuntary termination in a way that promotes the best interests of your organization, and preserves the dignity of the employee. Who Should Attend: HR professionals and managers 8:30-12:00 $130
Harassment Prevention for Managers and Supervisors HRCI & SHRM Participants learn about the meaning of the term “hostile work environment,” and the difference between inappropriate conduct and illegal harassment, along with how to respond properly and prevent retaliation claims. Especially helpful are strategies to reduce employer liability, what behavior may lead to illegal harassment, and how to prevent retaliation claims. Outcomes: Understand how to respond to and stop harassment at your workplace. Who Should Attend: HR professionals, managers, and supervisors 8:30-11:30 $130
Webinar! Important Issues in Human Resources - Core HR Information Systems Redesigning and re-skilling the HR function is one of the top five business challenges around the world. Learn how to move from spreadsheets and manual processes to workforce management solutions built with cloud computing, analytics, mobile and integration technologies. Decrease IT and administrative burden and improve reporting, tracking, and compliance requirements. Outcomes: Learn to utilize technologies to save time. Who Should Attend: HR professionals 11:00-12:00 (AZ Time) $159 per line
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
August 17 Emotional Intelligence at Work SHRM Emotional Quotient (EQ) is learning how to consciously utilize your emotions to create optimal results in your relationships with yourself and others. Time is spent building emotional literacy, recognizing patterns, applying consequential thinking, and expanding key relationship skills. Participants learn to develop the five EQ Competencies, including self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, empathy, and relationship skills, and assess their own emotional intelligence through use of a comprehensive assessment. (Includes assessment). Outcomes: Raise your EQ at work. Who Should Attend: Formal and informal leaders in organizations desiring greater effectiveness 8:30-4:30 $235
Early Bird Special! Register for a training class 2 weeks in advance and get $25 off the price of the course! To register, call 800.437.9262 email registration@msec.org or go to MSEC.org. Unless otherwise noted, all classes are held at the MSEC Scottsdale office located at 7975 N. Hayden Road, Suite D-280, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258.
MSEC offers certificate programs to help your employees become well-rounded in their field of endeavor. Refer to the MSEC Training Catalog or go to MSEC.org to see what classes fulfill the various certificate program requirements.
• Human Resource Certificate Program • Leadership Certificate Program • Supervision Certificate Program
GET CREDIT! MSEC is a Preferred Provider for HRCI and the new SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP Certifications. Refer to the MSEC Arizona Training Catalog or go to MSEC.org to see all eligible HRCI and SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP classes.
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Earning a SHRM or HRCI certification is a career milestone for an HR professional. MSEC has the resources, certified instructors who are subject matter experts and proven techniques that will help you pass your examination! Sign up now for the study program that suits your needs! HRCI | September 9 – November 11, 2016 | 8:30am – 11:30am Ten consecutive Fridays | Scottsdale SHRM | October 17 - November 14, 2016 | 8:30am – 4:30pm Five consecutive Mondays | Scottsdale Visit MSEC.org or call 800.437.9262