SEMINARS

Labor Relations

Understanding Federal Labor Relations

Robbie Kunreuther has helped clients form labor-management partnerships/forums that have endured for more than a decade. His clients know that the adversarial systems from 5 USC Chapter 71 are available, yet choose to invest in communication and cooperation rather than grievances and unfair labor practice charges. Robbie has also facilitated collective bargaining agreement negotiations which
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Difficult Employees

Dealing with Performance and Conduct Issues

Dealing with Performance and Conduct Issues is a two-day seminar which focuses on just 5-10% of a Federal agency’s workforce.  It offers supervisors, managers and union officials a look behind the HR curtain – showing how such problems can be successfully addressed.  This class moves from the traditional approaches involving reprimands, suspensions, and performance improvement
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Performance Appraisals

Making Sense of Federal Performance Appraisals

Performance Appraisal is the subject most supervisors, managers, and HR Specialists avoid like plague.  It seems as if all about forms, time frames, and limiting high ratings.  Meanwhile, supervisors have to manage a conversation which centers on judging people’s value and talent.  Government Personnel Services’ seminar Making Sense of Federal Performance Appraisals takes an approach
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