Overview
Getting your day-to-day HR work done has never been so difficult. The
circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 and most recently the widespread
civil unrest are continuing to develop quickly, and with the rapid-fire
nature of modern media and social media channels, details vary from
broadcast to broadcast, leaving many in the workforce in confusion and
fear.
Most employees are confused about the next steps they should take,
either paralyzed by fear, worried about their future or in the shock and
denial phase of the crisis. Although many HR pros have spent a career
training for such a critical mass event, it has been an exhausting 3
months and the vision forward is clouded by a sea of unfinished work.
Our National condition is constantly changing which has employers
feeling the pressure and unfortunately due to the overload of news and
information (often contradicting itself) leaders are running the risk of
being too ambitious in their communication and actions with employees.
Ambiguity leads to confusion and creates more uncertainty and fear. This
is something we all need to avoid.
Thankfully, there are steps HR pros can take to help their employers
support their workforce, encourage certain behaviors and manage the
business environment effectively, so employees can continue to remain
engaged and reduce the risk of panic and concern – on top of all the
regular HR work that needs to be done.
These steps of workforce management are often seen as commonsense,
however, in a crisis or unfamiliar situation it is more difficult to
remain calm and think or behave in a considered way, it is vital for HR
professionals to help establish reasonable practices that are followed.
It’s fun and rewarding to make an impact, put plans in place and
implement them so they thoroughly understood, investigated, checked and
measured in order to avoid longer term damage to the business and
relationships companies have with their employees.
Every day the boundaries and goal-posts are moving, so it is vitally
important to meet the needs of your competing demands so leaders in
industry and business are kept as up to date as possible to avoid
generating fear, adding to the confusion or creating workplace
dysfunction. We need to know what we can do in order to adapt, innovate
and implement new ways of operating as our national environment changes.
This is why knowledge, clear communication, accurate information, considered action are required.
Why should you Attend
If you are an experienced in HR or new to the Human Resources field, are
struggling to find ways to identifying what needs to be done and
accomplishing your objectives, this presentation will help you to:
- Identify high priority actions and weed out conflicting zero priority distractions
- Stay optimistic and get your work done
- Deal with continuous interruptions and make time for your needs
- Set expectations with co-works and leaders so you can knock-out your growing workload
- Identify a system so you can effectively manage your tasks, because it’s not about time management
Being an effective HR department of one is about identifying today’s
priorities and getting them done within a continuously shifting
timeframe. The trouble right now is that there is an overwhelming amount
of information, and conflicting directives from multiple sources as a
result of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent surge of civil unrest.
A great deal of new information has come forward, requiring more of your
attention to be taken away from the regular workload. Because Brenda is
monitoring the situation constantly and can apply her years of
experience to the scenarios playing out, this presentation is vital for
you to stay ahead of the changes and to ensure your workplace is
functioning and being productive.
As a result of the training you will be better equipped to make
decisions regarding the operation of your business, and be able to lead,
or assist leaders in the business, and to prepare the business for
ongoing change and still accomplish your list of “to-dos”.
Areas Covered in the Session
- How to manage tasks and get it all done
- Learn how to present the company HR requirements to your
CEO/President/Company Owners so that it resonates and meets their needs
to give you more support
- How to get buy-in from managers to meet your deadlines
- How to stay ahead of developing issues and still remain compliant
- Learn what up-to-the-moment issues and concerns are affecting the workplace and how to keep up with HR news
- How to get your tasks done amongst multiple meetings each week
- Learn what support is available to ask questions and help you through difficult situations
plus more action steps and tips
Who Will Benefit
- HR professionals
- HR managers
- HR Directors
- HR coordinators
- HR administrators
- HR Generalists
- Human Resource Business Partners
- CEOs
- Presidents
- owners
- partners
Speaker Profile
Brenda Neckvatal is an international award-winning HR professional and two time Best Selling Author. Not only does she help business leaders get the people side of their business right, she is a specialist in crisis management, government contracting HR compliance, and mentor to rising entrepreneurs, business leaders, HR champions and professionals.
Brenda has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Inc, as well as US News and World Reports. She started as an HR sprout after a solid fourteen-year career in retail management. She really enjoys helping people solve their unique problems, and human resources offered her the ability to support her co-workers more. Having the benefit of working for six Fortune 500 companies, she converted her experience into advising her audience to use tried and trusted best practices that help small businesses achieve their workforce goals.
In her combined 30-year career in human resources and business, she has consulted with over 500 small businesses and C-suite leaders. She has optimized employee effectiveness and helped mitigate the high costs associated with making hasty employment-related decisions.
She has been involved with employee situations where they have engaged in workplace violence, a near stabbing, deliberately inciting fear in other coworkers, stalking women, breaches of protocol around national security, assault, suicide, death, homicide, and a potential active shooter.
Brenda is a devoted volunteer in the Navy SEAL Community and is constantly finding new ways of supporting veterans of Naval Special Warfare. She dedicates 32 weeks a year to working with The Honor Foundation to support the career transition of Special Forces personnel by providing them with her knowledge, insight, and creativity.
Perseverance, integrity, and relentless optimism are just a few of the ingredients that make up what you experience when meeting and working with Brenda.