In our recently released issue of Talent Management Excellence, our editors posed an interesting question, “How can organizations create a culture of understanding and support that can thrive in such turbulent times?”

As HR professionals, you play an important part in ensuring that your colleagues are engaged and happy to be at work, and if your organization makes that a priority, your employees will take care of your customers. And if your employees take care of your customers, then your customers will take care of the profitability and growth of your organization.

So how do you create a work culture where employees actually look forward to Monday instead of crying themselves to sleep every Sunday night? A good place to start is ensuring that you and your colleagues have the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to do their jobs effectively.

Enhance and Grow Skill Sets through Professional Education

Higher Ground Leadership is a breakthrough leadership philosophy that enables organizations to achieve a uniqueness not shared by most others - inspiration. It is built on the simple concept (seldom practiced, because it’s not always easy) that inspired people create inspired organizations and inspired communities. Our self-paced course (including live meeting components with the course facilitator) kicks off on March 8th!

Shift to Coach is another program that will enable you and your teams to gain fundamental leadership coaching skills. With this two-part course, you will earn the recognition as a Registered Corporate Coach with the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC). Shift to Coach is an immersive course that will teach you the coaching methodology, skills, and tools needed to be an effective coach and leader. Our next course begins on March 24th.

Creating More Respectful Workplaces for LGBTQ+ Employees is an important course that will guide you and your team through the steps to create a more inclusive and safe workplace for all individuals. Situational learning experiences will help you better understand where there may be gaps and identify areas for improvement. This 3-week course begins on March 28th. (And there is an on-demand version of the course too!)

Let the Dream of HR Certification Become a Reality

HR.com helps guarantee a pass on HR Certification exams with comprehensive HRCI & SHRM certification prep. Through HR certification, HR professionals can advance their skills, knowledge, and career; and certified HR Professionals are more likely to be able to consult with non-HR business partners, manage HR personnel, and demonstrate expertise in specific areas such as performance management, payroll, and rewards.

For more information, please plan to join us on Wednesday, February 16th at 1:00 pm ET for our webcast, 3 Keys to be Successful on the HR Professional Certification Exams. Registration is free!

Join our New Mentoring Program

Today’s employees are seeking different ways for career development, and mentoring continuously ranks as one of the most-valued approaches. Given the knowledge and experience that Mentors possess, the degree to which they can impact the careers of employees is significant.

You may have heard that we just launched our Mentoring Program - a new benefit for our HR Prime Pro & Elite members to be matched as either a Mentor or Mentee. Would your career benefit from the guidance of a Mentor? We’re now accepting applications to match the first group of Mentees to Mentors. For more information, please visit our Mentoring Information Page.

So let’s work together to foster that environment where employees thrive and flourish!

Your partner in HR,

Sheryl Boswell
Educational Services & Membership
HR.com