Preventing and Addressing Inappropriate Workplace Behaviors

Practice appropriate, legal behavior when interviewing, evaluating, and disciplining employees. Handle inappropriate behavior in accord with company policy and industry best practices.

Description

Managers frequently make employment decisions that have legal implications for their organizations. This course addresses the relevant laws and their application to daily operations and special situations in layperson's terms.

The course focuses on avoiding potentially illegal behaviors when interviewing, evaluating, and disciplining employees and on applying strategies for dealing with inappropriate behavior according to company policy and best practices.

Who Should Take This Course?

Shift supervisors, entry-level to mid-level managers, and members of revolving project teams with no direct reports.

Course Format

eCornell takes a problem-based approach to learning, and builds each course around realistic case studies and scenarios. All courses are self-paced, and are facilitated by an eCornell instructor, who leads the online discussions and is available to answer any questions about the course content. This course contains the following module:

• Preventing and Addressing Inappropriate Workplace Behaviors
• Scope and range of inappropriate behaviors
• Role of managers in fostering appropriateness in the workplace
• Sexual and other forms of illegal harassment
• Inappropriate behavior and company policy
• Strategies for dealing with inappropriate behaviors
• Handling confidential issues

Benefits to the Learner

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify whether a behavior is appropriate or inappropriate in a given situation and why
• Identify and follow company policies and procedures when handling potential policy violations involving inappropriate behaviors
• Apply strategies for dealing with inappropriate behavior according to company policy and best practices
• Manage confidential issues surrounding inappropriate behavior correctly

Authoring Faculty

Andrea M. Basile Terrillion, Esq., Associate Director of Management, NYC Office of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Shelley Greenwald, Esq., Adjunct Faculty, NYC Office of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Sponsoring School

Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Total Learning Time

Approximately 5-6 hours over a period of two weeks.

Certificate Information

This course can be applied toward the following certificates:

• ME: Managing Performance
• ME: Interviewing and Selection
• Supervisory Skills

HRCI Recertification

This course been approved for six (6) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute. Please contact the Human Resource Certificate Institute (HRCI) for further information about certification or recertification.

This course qualifies for 5.50 Professional Development Units (PDUs) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) for Professional Project Managers (PMPs) seeking ongoing education and professional development for continuing certification. eCornell is a Global Registered Education Provider of PMI. PDUs are designated as Category 3.

Project Management Institute Professional Development Units