With the finalization of the FDA’s FSMA Preventive Control Rules, new FDA outbreak testing technologies and increasingly complex supply chain controls, spices and other low moisture foods are becoming increasing identified as outbreak contributors. Spices are frequently found to carry salmonella, are full of physical adulterants, are often not identified as allergens, and may be impacted by lead and, when not carefully controlled through...

The Government Contractors Association's (GCA) mission is to educate, facilitate, and advocate for business owners seeking government contracts. Over $500 BILLION is awarded annually in government contracts and 23% of it is allocated towards small business owners. Are you ready to learn the steps to start winning contracts? Learning "governese" (the language of government contracting) to become a successful government contractor can take years...

Under the leadership of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau the rules change significantly in 2017, 2018, and for large institutions again in 2020. There will be changes reducing the number of financial institutions must report, the types of loans subject to reporting, the data which will have to be reported, and the methods and IT reporting requirements. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Everyone in the value chain of making mortgage decisions and f...

This interactive session on employee recognition program will explore the pros and cons of several types of variable pay plans and introduce ideas on how best to implement them. The ultimate goal of incenting through variable pay is to improve organizational performance. However, designing the proper plan can be a daunting task. This interactive session will explore the pros and cons of several types of variable pay plans and introduce ideas o...

Many executives are finding that doing what they’ve always done isn’t going to get them to where they need to be today. As you think about that last statement, doing what you’ve always done, will not get you the results you need. In addition, many leaders are reacting rather than planning change. It is almost like your organization is a hamster on the running wheel? You just keep running and running and running, but you never...

The goal for this course is to provide an understanding of cybersecurity leadership focused on people and not just technology and policy. It will give you an overview of frameworks to support your risk management activities. It is highly useful to any organizational executive, or leader seeking an understanding of building cybersecurity cultures and governance. The word cybersecurity is thrown around, used and abused to scare people into buyin...

Do you work with "Big Data"? Do you import, manipulate and analyze massive datasets in Excel? If so you’ll already be familiar with the limitations of Excel. Power Pivot and Power Query, two free add-ons for Excel, are designed to get you past these limitations, allowing you to import and work with 1-million-plus-row datasets from virtually any source. If you ever need to create pivot tables from multiple datasets, Power Pivot is your fr...

The goal for this course is to provide an understanding of cybersecurity leadership focused on people and not just technology and policy. It will give you an overview of frameworks to support your risk management activities. It is highly useful to any organizational executive, or leader seeking an understanding of building cybersecurity cultures and governance. Purpose: The word cybersecurity is thrown around, used and abused to scare people i...

A single, powerful factor separates super-achieving teams from those that throw around phrases like 'not my job' and 'nobody told me': Accountability. Humans are more creative, more responsive to challenges, and more capable of serving the needs of others when they are held accountable. Great supervisors have a unique talent for tapping into employees' personal accountability. But teams with low levels of accountability are led by managers who...

In this webinar, I will discuss the importance of being ready for a Notice of Inspection (NOI) - also referred to as audit by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), what happens when an ICE audit occurs, and an employer’s potential liability for I-9 errors discovered by ICE in the audit. The webinar will discuss the need for preventive maintenance – an employer performing an internal I-9 audit - which should discover many of th...