HR for Non HR Managers


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This certificate consists of three consecutive four-week courses. Completion of the course includes required discussion board participation each week and other requirements indicated at the start of the class. This is a non-credit course. Students may earn CEU, PD, CE or Certificate of Completion at the end of the course. 

GRANT FUNDING AVAILABLE: This class is eligible for the Noncredit Strategies at Work Grant. Please call 815-224-0427 for assistance with registering and to apply a 50% discount to the cost of this class.

You as a manager are on the front lines of human resources (HR) for your organization. Upskill your knowledge about HR. Conquer one of the essential competencies for a successful manager, moving up, and contributing to the productivity of your organization.
 
Crush it with your people. Whether you work with a small organization or a large one with HR specialists, you play a critical role in creating a positive HR environment. Know what every manager needs to know about HR.

Class One: Your Role in HR
Grasp how good HR is not just following rules, but increasing productivity, employee satisfaction, retention, and organizational success. Find out the most common rules most unintentionally violated. Know when to seek an HR professional. Conquer three of the most common tasks managers face with HR: Onboarding; Talent Development; and meeting Organizational Goals. Whether you work with a small organization or a large one with HR specialists, you play a critical role in creating a positive HR environment. Interact with an experienced non-HR manager. Position yourself with the ability to deal with the most common issues with your employees. Be versed in the rules and best HR practices every manager needs to know.
 
Unit 1 The Role of Human Resources
  • Concise breakdown on what HR is
  • Overview of what HR professionals do
  • Your role in HR as a manager
  • Moving forward with confidence in your people management responsibilities
Unit 2 Strategic HR: Human Capital and your Mission
  • What HR outcomes you should target as a manager
  • Developing your people goals
  • Gaining access to cutting edge research
  • Tapping evidence-based recommendations
  • Boosting your human resources leadership with non-HR managerial skills.
Unit 3 Onboarding
  • The critical first few days and weeks
  • The onboarding process and tips
  • Fostering peer relationships and support
  • Establishing expectations
  • The onboarding outcomes and results
Unit 4 Talent Development and Organizational Goals
  • Upskilling your employees
  • Training for success
  • Coaching for high performance
  • Your role in employee retention
  • Aligning your HR role with employees for organizational success

Class Two: HR Aspects of Good Leadership
Explore key workplace laws and leadership enhancement skills that are needed in today’s work environment. Acquire the best methods to solve difficult situations and disruptive employees. Learn how to use company policies to set employee boundaries. Acquire the ability to detect and address threatening behavior. Come away with an understanding of how to employ rules and positive responses to create a worker friendly supportive environment.

Unit 1 The Doctrine of Employment-At-Will
  • The difference between federal & state employment-at-will laws.
  • How at-will employment works in conjunction with the employee hiring, firing, disciplinary action & suspension process.
  • Understanding employment-at-will violations (covenant of public policy, covenant of implied contracts, and covenant of good-faith and fair dealing).
  • EEOC regulations that offer protection for employees in the workplace.
  • Leadership actions that can work for, or against, company leaders if an employee files a claim/lawsuit.
Unit 2 Effectively Dealing with Disruptors & Difficult Employees
  • How to stop bad employee behavior before it gets out of hand.
  • How to use company policies & work rules to set employee boundaries.
  • How to effectively deal with workplace gossip, blame, narcissistic behavior, and passive-aggressive workers.
  • Easy to learn skills, techniques & guidelines for successfully managing and addressing the most difficult employee personalities.
Unit 3 Preventing Employee Threats & Threatening Behavior
  • What constitutes threatening behavior in the workplace (implicit & explicit words/actions, open racial/religious prejudice, bullying, etc.).
  • How to detect and address threatening behavior (against management or between co-workers).
  • When to get HR and/or law enforcement involved.
  • Properly documenting threatening incidents.
Unit 4 Avoiding Complaints of Harassment, Retaliation & Unfair Treatment
  • Do’s & Don’ts for effectively handling employee complaints & dealing with HR investigations.
  • Liability issues for harassment & hostile work environment by supervisors/managers.
  • Inappropriate work relationships that can create personal & legal issues for company leaders.
  • Interpersonal skills that promote good leadership in today’s hectic legal-prone work environment.

Class Three: Optimizing Performance and Employee Success
Take back the tools to enhance employee performance and engagement and develop crucial skills to manage poor performance. It forms the basis for confident, effective team management, ensuring you lead with assurance, making the right decisions without fear of escalating issues. This course is pivotal in developing the confidence essential for effective leadership.

Unit 1 Define and Communicate Job Expectations
  • Identify, create, and communicate job expectations.
  • Collaborate with employees on job expectations.
  • Connect employee behaviors to job performance.
  • Describe performance expectations.
Unit 2 Employee Engagement and Performance Management
  • Apply tools and techniques for employee buy-in and commitment.
  • Define intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
  • Lead employees to take ownership of their own performance.
  • Gain employee ownership and commitment.
Unit 3 Documentation and the Performance Review Process
  • Develop coaching skills.
  • Practice giving performance feedback.
  • Describe job performance using behavioral terms.
  • Identify key aspect to include in the performance review.
Unit 4 Create a High-Performance Team Culture
  • Identify the vision for your team culture.
  • Evaluate the behaviors that undermine your team culture.
  • Evaluate the behaviors that support your team culture.
  • Create a sustainable team culture for the future.

Participate When You Want
You can participate any time of day or evening. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are no live real-time requirements or meetings. You decide when you participate. For the best learning, participants should log into the course on 2-3 different days of the week.

What You Will Do
For each Unit, you will:
· Access the online readings
· Listen to the audio presentation for the Unit and view the slides
· Take a self-quiz to see how much you have learned
· Engage in written online discussion with your instructor and other participants

For best learning, you should make one or more comments at 2-3 different times each day. The content (readings, audio lectures, slides) and self-quizzes are accessible for the entire course, so you can work ahead, or go back and review again, at your convenience.

Discussion
The Discussion for each Unit lasts one week. All comments are made in writing and can be made at any time of the day or night. Your instructor will log into the Discussion area at least once a day and answer questions, make comments, and respond to comments by you and the other participants. We encourage you to make 2-3 comments each day to maximize your learning and enjoyment of the course.

Completing the Course
Completion of class participation requirements is required to earn the Certificate of Completion, CEU and/or PD Hours at the end of the course. 
 
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Class Details

Session(s)
Online 24/7

Location
NA - Online

CEUs : 4.8

 

Notice

Please read:  GRANT FUNDING AVAILABLE: This class is eligible for the Noncredit Strategies at Work Grant. Please call 815-224-0427 for assistance with registering and to apply a 50% discount to the cost of this class.

Tuition: 

$495.00

Registration Closes On
Friday, November 28, 2025 @ 11:59 PM

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
9/2/2025 - 11/28/2025 Online 24/7 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM N/A - Online

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