Improve Employee Productivity and Engagement
Duration: 90 minutes
Speaker: Deirdre Kamber Todd, Esq
Webinar Description
The term “productivity,” a once mutually beneficial concept in the workplace, now has become a huge issue separating employers and their employees. For employers, productivity has become an absolute need in a shrinking workplace and offsite operations. For employees, productivity has become a debilitating curse preventing them from taking a break, answering a personal call or using the restroom.
The law is fundamentally unhelpful in improving workplace culture. Legally, employers have been entitled to do nearly anything to maximize productivity, from unlimited work hours with no breaks, to invasive employee surveillance. If their workers did not agree, they were free to quit as at-will employees. Because of this divide, employees are more disengaged than ever, quietly quitting, or setting up for workplace rebellions. Combined with the challenge of finding new employees, employers need to find a balance in the workplace in order to survive, if not thrive.
So, how is this balance to be accomplished? How does an employer ensure reasonable demands are made on its employees without overstepping the boundaries? How does an employer assess whether their worker monitoring systems are overly invasive? And how does an employer seek to engage or reengage the employees they still possess?
This program will address these difficult questions and assist employers with best practices to improve their workplace culture.
AGENDA
- Tools and options for implementing reasonable and fair “productivity” demands
- What employees value today in the workplace environment
- How employers can meet worker expectations in a functioning workplace.
- How employee surveillance can be implemented without creating an oppressive environment.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Continuing HRCI Credit Information
This program has been pre-approved for 1.5 hours of General recertification credit hours through the HR Certification Institute. Use of the seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.
Continuing SHRM Credit
Park Avenue Presentations is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. This program is valid for 1.5 PDCs for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.
Logistics
- 90-minute webinar (Travel-Free) delivered over the Internet.
- Unlimited listeners per connection - bring the entire department.
- Q&A session with the expert.
This event will be presented live with a PowerPoint presentation to be viewed on your computer. You may listen to the audio of the webinar by telephone or through your computer. The PowerPoint slides will be provided shortly before the event. Once you register, you will receive an email which is your receipt and which includes your instructions for dialing in and logging on. You will also receive an email reminder 24 hours before the webinar.
What is a webinar?
A webinar is a live Internet based seminar. Webinars are a way for participants in many different locations to see and hear a presentation and view PowerPoint slides. You can also have your colleagues attend the webinar using one connection.
What kind of equipment do I need?
You will need a computer with an Internet connection (high speed service such as DSL or cable works best) and a telephone. You may listen to the webinar through your computer speakers, in which case you will not need to use a telephone connection. Internet access is not required for phone-only participants, but you will not be able to see the speaker’s slides.
How can I share the webinar with my colleagues who may not be able to attend the event?
CDs of each program will be available for sale and can be shared with your business associates.
Can I get a copy of the PowerPoint slides used in the webinar?
The PowerPoint slides will be available on the materials page link in the confirmation email that will be sent to you no later than the morning of the day a webinar is presented.
How do I ask a question during the webinar? Will my question be answered during the presentation?
A question and answer session will be scheduled at the end of each webinar. You can then ask a question by typing it into the question box that will be provided to you duringthe webinar. You may also ask a question through the telephone connection. As many questions as possible will be answered during the Question and Answer period.