Event Details

 "A Primer on Effrective Performance Management, Including Performance of those Working Remotely"

About the Event: This is part of our bi-monthly In-person Legislative and Legal Affiais Learning and Networking Series.  The purpose of the meeting is to welcome the HR community including new and returning SHRM Portage County members, guests and friends, provide updates on SHRM Portage County activities, and listen to a  presentation on an HR topic related to employment law or other legislative affiars. 

For this event, participants can learn and earn 1.5 SHRM PDC.

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: Most employers will find the vast majority of their workforce is made up of hardworking, qualified employees performing at a level that meets expectations.  Unfortunately, the small minority whose performance does not meet expectations or who otherwise engage in inappropriate workplace conduct can present enormous challenges for employers. 

When faced with managing a diverse group of individuals, each with their own personality, background, skillset, and level of engagement, how can effectively manage performance?  As a supervisor, manager, or HR professional, learning how to juggle the distinct needs of each employee—assessing their individual strengths and weaknesses, establishing and maintaining good working rapport, tracking their progress, and providing timely, constructive feedback on their performance—while simultaneously meeting your own productivity or performance goals can be a daunting task, to say the least.

In this interactive training session, KWW attorney Julie Trout will walk through the fundamentals of performance management by providing practical tips for getting the most out of employees and for minimizing legal risk.  Topics to be discussed include:

• Types of performance management tools and when to use each;
• Legal and practical considerations when conducting formal and informal coaching or performance evaluations;
• Tips for balancing positive and negative feedback;
• Best practices regarding documentation and legal pitfalls to avoid;
• Guidelines concerning the effective use of performance evaluations and performance improvement plans; and
• Strategies for evaluating remote employees.

Attendees are encouraged to ask questions and share their own experiences.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:  Our speaker for this event is Julie Trout, Esq a member of Kastner Westerman & Wilkins (K | W | W) law firm located in Fairlawn. In her capacity as an employment law attorney, Julie assists employers by providing legal counsel and practical HR advice enabling employers to maintain positive, proactive workplaces.

In the employment setting, Julie believes that preventing fires is better than spending time, energy, and money trying to extinguish fires that are already burning.  As a result, a substantial part of her work – as well as the overall practice of K|W|W – is devoted to providing practical tools to employers to manage the workforce effectively. 

Her work includes: 

• Providing practical training to supervisors and managers on employment law-related topics (e.g., harassment prevention, managing leaves of absence, wage-hour issues);

• Conducting workplace investigations;

• Working with employers to ensure wage/hour compliance;

• Counseling and coaching sessions for managers, supervisors, and employees as part of professional development; 

• Counseling employers on performance management, discipline, and termination issues.

Julie graduated with honors from the University of Akron School of Law.  She received her B.S., with honors, from Grove City College.

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