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Best Practices for Expectations, Goals & Appraisals

Seminar Overview:

Gain best practices on developing and delivering performance appraisals and beyond! Learn more about effectively setting expectations and goals for employees; the importance of coaching and engaging to improve understanding, attitude, and performance; managing critical conversations in identifying individual and organizational performance and improvement; establishing appraisal instruments and processes; and taking a look at traditional vs. new innovative resources. Build organizational efficiency by ensuring that individuals perform to the best of their ability and develop their potential through coaching and appropriate rewards.

Increase Your Understanding & Discover:

• How to effectively set employee expectations and goals
• Coaching to engage and improve performance
• Strategies for difficult conversations regarding poor performance
• Establishing a performance appraisal instrument and process
• Traditional v. new and innovative ways of administering performance appraisals
• Best practices on delivering performance appraisals to employees

Topics Covered:

• Setting expectations and goals
• Coaching employees
• Addressing poor performance
• Performance appraisals

About the Human Resources Management Academy:

The Human Resources Management Academy provides specialized information and skills training on the key issues, basic laws, and best practices necessary for companies to compete for the labor needed to drive their businesses successfully. This comprehensive course of twelve sessions covers the administration of strategic, operational, and administrative roles within an organization: partnering, support systems, leadership, managing change, communication, strategic planning, organizational culture, needs, employee advocacy, safety, compliance, ethics in business, and more!

Those assigned HR responsibilities must be knowledgeable resources for the organization and able to provide current, up-to-date and accurate information, advice and answers on everything from government regulatory issues and benefits administration and all points in-between. Sign up for the entire series for “big picture” comprehensive learning or opt in to individual sessions for those whose job performance duties may be more focused.

Each session approved for 2.0 PDCs toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP

Entire series participants also receive an HR Administration Manual and individual assessment.

Sessions in this Series:

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• October 16, 2024: Conducting Investigations, Disciplining, & Terminating Employees
• November 20, 2024: Employee Relations & Engagement
• December 18, 2024: Employee Orientation, Training, & Development
• January 15, 2025: Pay, Benefits, & Other Rewards
• February 19, 2025: Safety, Security, Health, & Leaves of Absence Management

Can’t make a session? Substitution is permissible!

Join the Series at Any Point in the Cycle and SAVE with the Full Series Rate!

Entire series participants also receive HR Administration Manual and individual assessment.

Who Should Attend:

This offering is a “must experience” for those responsible for any aspect of Human Resources Management and for all who want a comprehensive understanding of the big picture of “people management” and tools for successful navigation of the processes. The series is ideal for those that are, or have been, in like positions for dedicated time periods and are looking for current and relevant information to keep their skills and knowledge up to date. The HR Management Academy is also helpful for those new to their positions or those considering, or being considered for, a position or dedicated function within HR Management. You don’t know what you don’t know! This course creates awareness as well as offers essential learning opportunities. At least one person in every company should attend.

Instructor:

Jim Weischedel, Human Resources Consultant, Samaritan Consulting Group – Jim’s passion is to help organizations improve and to help individuals grow and develop. He helps organizations in the areas of staffing, assessments, HR compliance, training, employee engagement, leadership coaching and development, performance management, and many other human resources areas. Jim has over 20 years of executive-level human resources experience within several industries. He holds an MBA from Penn State University and a Bachelor’s of Secondary Education from Millersville University. He is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) from the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI), and Jim is also a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) through the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).

Registration Details:

Preferred Registration Date: seven days prior to the class

If you must cancel for any reason, please contact us immediately. Cancellations received less than 7 days before the start of class cannot be refunded; substitutions are permitted.

ABC Members may select the option to be invoiced. Non-members will need to please pay at time of registration either via credit card payment online or by calling Kelly at the Chapter office: (717) 653-8106.

EIN: 23-1618254 – Contributions or gifts are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. However, payments may be deductible by members as an ordinary, necessary business expense. See your accountant for details.

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