A picture can be worth 10,000 numbers! Excel charts are a powerful communication tool yet few users know more than the rudimentary basics. Take your Excel charting game to the next level with this fun, interactive training.

When you're asked to take minutes at a meeting, you have the role of creating the "official record of the event" and ensuring that it is accurate. Key decisions made at these meetings can involve millions of dollars, so it's critical for you to take clear and precise notes. And by delivering accurate meeting minutes you gain the perfect opportunity to shine like a star.

Some of your employees may require more "managing" than others. Some might enjoy pushing the limits, while others seem totally clueless about the problems they cause. From emotional drama queens to lazy slackers, all of these aggravating folks can be considered "Challenging Employees" – people who consume an inordinate amount of your time and energy, but are not really bad enough to fire.

The complex maze of state and federal laws on marijuana usage – along with an increasingly relaxed public attitude – has left employers and HR professionals in a haze about what to do on several pot-related questions...

This program explains the steps you can take to motivate your team now and going forward. You’ll discover a hands-on and admittedly fun approach to changing culture, and influencing human behavior.

Work has changed. The office is no longer the center of the universe. In today's connected world, more employees are doing work "out there" – either face-to-face with customers, in far-flung locations or simply in their pajamas. This has created new challenges and questions for managers and supervisors...

If your job has anything to do with payroll, pay attention: Thanks to the tax reform law, your job will be harder than ever this fall. That's because the IRS is radically changing the W-4 form and the withholding methods for 2020 to something entirely new... no pay period withholding and no withholding allowances. At all.

A good employee handbook is essential for effective people management and litigation prevention. Without one, employees don't know where to turn for basic information on your company policies. If your employee handbook hasn't been updated in the past six months, it's out of date.

Alert: Your organization's odds of being targeted for an audit of your I-9 forms have skyrocketed, and the Trump Administration followed through on its promise of a fivefold increase in the number of I-9 audits and worksite inspections in 2018. Plus, the feds have recently introduced a brand-new version of the I-9 form that you must be using. And the fines for I-9 paperwork violations have nearly doubled.

Offensive behavior among colleagues carries a high price, because "civility" at work means more than just good manners. Respectful treatment creates the foundation for cooperation between individuals and collaboration among departments. When people are rude and disrespectful to one another, they are much less likely to share information, contribute helpful suggestions, or offer assistance with problems.