HR Guidelines Everyone Should Know

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HR Guidelines Everyone Should Know

Instructor: Madecraft

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

4 hours to complete

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

How to identify ideal team players and choose recruiting and interview methods that fit the role and safeguard against bias.
How to design benefits, compensation, and recognition that make employees feel genuinely valued.
How to develop your people through the right training, retrospectives, and timely, powerful feedback.
How to keep your team through smart compliance, strong employee relations, and an intentional culture.

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There are 4 modules in this course

By the end of this course, you'll be able to build, value, develop, and keep a team that drives your organization forward. You'll identify ideal team players, choose recruiting and interview methods that fit each role, design competitive benefits and compensation, deliver recognition that sticks, develop your people through effective training and feedback, and keep them through smart compliance, strong employee relations, and an intentional culture.

The world of work is changing fast, and outdated HR policies quietly hold organizations back. This course cuts through the overwhelm with simple, practical guidelines you can put into action right away, whether you lead a scrappy startup or an established enterprise. What makes it different is the perspective: taught by a globe-trotting HR consultant who treats people as humans to be equipped, not resources to be used, it pairs real stories from real workplaces with clear, do-this-today steps. If you're new to HR, you'll gain a structured foundation across the entire employee lifecycle. If you're experienced, you'll sharpen the everyday practices, negotiation, recognition, feedback, tough conversations, that separate teams that merely play from teams that win. Either way, you'll leave ready to transform your organization, and have some fun along the way.

Hiring the right people is where every strong organization begins, and the choices you make now shape your team for years. In this module, you'll identify your ideal team players, choose recruiting and interview methods that fit the role, and prepare to negotiate offers so you can build a team that achieves your goals.

What's included

6 videos1 reading1 assignment

6 videosTotal 28 minutes

Get Ready to Transform Your Organization2 minutes
Identify Your Ideal Team Player 5 minutes
Choose Your Recruiting Methods 6 minutes
Consider the Applicant Experience 6 minutes
Decide Your Interview Approach5 minutes
Prepare to Negotiate Salary4 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Interview Like It Matters: Relevance, Fairness, and Timing10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes

From Candidate to Colleague15 minutes

People don't just work for a paycheck, they work for purpose, and how you value them decides whether they stay. In this module, you'll build competitive benefits and compensation packages, deliver genuine recognition, and match HR software to your needs so you can show your team they matter.

What's included

4 videos2 assignments

Great hires only reach their potential when you invest in growing them. In this module, you'll design effective training, tap into professional associations, run retrospectives, and deliver powerful feedback so you can turn a good team into a winning one.

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 assignment

4 videosTotal 16 minutes

Train and Develop Your People 4 minutes
Be Involved in Professional Associations 4 minutes
Cultivate a Culture of Continuous Improvement 5 minutes
Provide Powerful Performance Feedback4 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

The Habit of Getting Better: Retrospectives and Continuous Improvement10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes

From Playing to Winning15 minutes

Keeping your best people takes as much intention as hiring them in the first place. In this module, you'll manage compliance, support employees through relations and tough conversations, and build a healthy culture on purpose so you can protect and retain the team you've worked hard to grow.

What's included

5 videos2 assignments

Instructor

Madecraft

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