HR Management Fundamentals (Online)

This 6-part program will focus on foundational HR practices including legislative and legal requirements, retention, hiring and onboarding and evaluating performance. This program will also build on the HR elements and dig into the foundations of leadership such as understanding your responsibility as a leader, developing your leadership style, giving candid feedback, the science of motivation and building employee engagement. Leaders will leave this program with increased confidence and with tools and strategies to leverage in their day-to-day work leading others.

 

Module 1: Laying the Groundwork Overview of HR Fundamentals Navigating employment legislation Introduction to HR Analytics and documentation Module 2: Managing the Employee Journey Understanding the recruitment and selection process Creating an effective onboarding experience Guiding performance through goal setting, feedback and redirection Module 3: Engaging Your Team and Managing Transitions Engaging and retaining high-performing talent Ending the employment relationship

Module 4: The Intentional Leader The role of a leader Balancing performance and well-being Self- Leadership Understanding employee engagement Module 5: Candid Feedback Conversations Setting expectations Identifying performance / expectation gaps The feedback conversation framework Module 6: Building Motivation Understanding play, purpose & potential The power of recognition Playing to strengths Closing - Building your Leadership Practice

 

Who should attend:

New Executive Directors, Program Managers, Volunteer Managers, Coordinators, and anyone who is interested in developing their management skills.

Facilitators

Jane Helbrecht works with organizations, leaders, and HR professionals to develop stellar leaders, build strong engaged workplace cultures. She believes that leaders are the key to building stronger organizations, building high performance teams, and elevating workplace cultures.

Jane Helbrecht is a leadership development and people & culture expert with over 15 years of experience in training and HR roles. At Uplift, she focuses on building people and leadership development programs that shift team dynamics so that teams can focus, get stuff done and have fun while they do it.

Jane is a fantastic facilitator and dynamic communicator who delivers training and people and culture programs in an approach that focuses not only on knowledge and skills but also on shifting attitudes and building habits for long term meaningful change. Jane has her CPHR (Certified Professional Human Resources) and is a Certified Leadership Coach.

Candace Synchyshyn is the founder of Launch HR Co., a consulting practice dedicated to empowering organizations to make informed people decisions through thoughtful, data-driven strategies.

With a passion for uncovering the stories behind the numbers, Candace skillfully leverages HR analytics to spot opportunities, enhance HR programs, and promote tangible improvements in employee engagement, productivity, and overall organizational effectiveness. At Launch HR Co., we partner with businesses to transform complex data into clear, actionable insights, nurturing a culture of continuous improvement and sustainable growth.

Accommodations

Volunteer Manitoba strives to host inclusive, accessible workshops that enable all individuals to engage fully, and we recognize that everyone performs at their best when they are given the right tools to succeed. If you require any accommodations to support you in your learning journey, please indicate so on the registration form. We will do everything in our ability to support you.

Course Cancellation Policy

Volunteer Manitoba may decide to cancel or postpone any event where the minimum registration level has not been met. In the case of low in-person registration, Volunteer Manitoba may decide to host the workshop virtually instead. If you wish to not participate virtually, you will receive a full refund.

All participants registered for an event that is cancelled by Volunteer Manitoba will receive a full refund.

Refunds will not be issued for cancellations received within 10 days of the event. Registered participants who fail to attend an event are still required to pay for that event, since a space was held specifically for that person. In case of non-attendance and lack of payment, the registered participant will be invoiced for the full fee, due 30 days from the date of the invoice.