Event Details

Presentation Title: “Behaviors in the Workplace: Finding Root Cause in Employee Investigation & Issue Resolution”

Presented by: Jason Glass, SHRM-SCP | State Director for the Iowa SHRM Council

Presentation Overview: As HR Professionals, we are tasked with being involved in some of the most difficult workplace issues, including involuntary departures. In fact, it’s often what we are most known for, for better or worse. This session will provide not only practical tips on these actions but take a positive look at the important role HR plays in assuring people are treated respectfully. We will help to overcome the stigma of these conversations, discuss the importance of them on your culture and why you should embrace them as a critical part of your importance to the organization.

Attendees of this presentation will learn:

• Why departures have such an impact on organizational culture
• Practical instructions on delivering a termination message to an employee
• Common mistakes leaders and HR make in this process and ways to avoid them
• A message of hope and encouragement for HR Professionals in their role in these organizational actions

Speaker’s Background & Experience:

Jason Glass, SHRM-SCP is the State Director for the Iowa Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Council. He has been on the SHRM state council since January 2020 and has been a speaker at the State Conference, numerous SHRM Chapter meetings and for private business and trade groups.

Jason is a Lecturer in the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, where he has been teaching undergraduate and MBA courses in Human Resources, Leadership, Organizational Behavior and Entrepreneurship since Fall 2019. Jason is also a past Adjunct Faculty at Cornell College.

Jason’s teaching career follows a 20-year career in human resources roles for several eastern Iowa companies, the last seven at the executive level. He has experience in multiple business environments including nonprofit, manufacturing, sales, and union environments. He is also a 30-year member of the Iowa National Guard’s 34th Army Band. Jason has Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA 1999) and Master of Business Administration (MBA 2010) degrees from the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, both with an emphasis in Management & Organizations. He lives in Iowa City with his wife Megan and two daughters.

This program has been pre-approved for 1 HRCI (General) PHR/SPHR & 1 SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP Professional Development Credit.

“The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.”