Team Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

Documentation and Proof of Construction Delay ...ors, design consultants, project managers and their legal team. This teleconference will focus on the key terms, important contract provisions and the most successful approaches to the determination of delay. It will include a discussion of the importance of the critical path, the importance of the contemporaneous documentation and the pitfalls associated with discredited analytical techniques.  more...

Contractor Selection ... is considered, it is vital to have the best construction team members available. While design professionals, lenders and other professionals are important for a successful project, in these 'watch the bottom line' times, the contractor you place in charge of the work is the most important person on the project. This teleconference will assist you review the key issues on contractor selection  more...

Employee Safety and Health Systems: Cutting Injuries Using the Team Approach BenefitsTraditional safety committees involve a small number of employees and are often managed by the individual responsible for the facility safety and health system. The problem is that the success of the committee, and thus the system success, is predicated by the authority given to the committee and its leadership which in most cases is low to nonexistent. The bottom line is that employee  more...

The Paralegal's Role at Trial BenefitsThis teleconference will provide valuable information to help you develop, improve and enhance your trial preparation and trial skills in order to better assist the attorneys with whom you work in a more efficient and productive manner. Helpful hints and key tools of the trade will be shared to help you improve your efficiency and effectiveness as a key member of the trial team.  more...

Integrated Project Delivery Principles and Building Information Modeling ... every project large or small. Dialogue among the project team members is the key but without a level understanding that dialogue can fail to bring the desired results. This teleconference will help anyone on the project team to gain a better understanding of the possibilities. We will also talk about some project examples and even take a peak into the future. Learning Objectives - You will be  more...

Effective Sales Management: Short and Long-term Planning, Forecasting, and Expense Budgeting BenefitsThis teleconference helps the individuals responsible for planning and updating budgets, with a focus on maintaining effective sales activities. In an uncertain economy, performing long-term budget planning is often viewed as a luxury, rather than as an essential business practice. In every kind of economy, however, the need to anticipate financial boundaries is essential to ongoing  more...

Building Information Modeling: Planning, Design and Legal Considerations ...mation will be presented that will be of interest for any team member. We will talk about some new developments in BIM contract language that you may have heard about, as well as what legal issues may be real and what may just be excuses. When we talk about the tools and the processes, we will explore some costs and benefits of BIM throughout the team. We will talk through a couple project  more...

Enforcing Arbitration Agreements: 14 Penn Plaza and Other Recent Developments in Arbitration of Statutory Employment Claims nIn 14 Penn Plaza v. Pyett, 07-581 (S. Ct. April 1, 2009), the Supreme Court held that a union-negotiated arbitration agreement can bind individual employees to arbitrate statutory age discrimination claims. This decision continues the trend of enforcing agreements to arbitrate employment discrimination claims. 14 Penn Plaza should cause all legal professionals to consider the advantages of  more...

Smoking Discrimination in the Workplace: On and Off the Clock nDriven by reports that smokers file more health insurance claims and are absent more frequently than nonsmokers, a growing number of employers have implemented programs to minimize the number of smokers in its workforce. These employer programs range from offering quit smoking programs to refusing to hire smokers and even terminating smokers. Privacy advocates argue an employer's interest in the  more...

Crisis Intervention Team Training for Law Enforcement for the 21st Century ...voked in allegations when alternative crisis intervention team techniques might have succeed in resolution of the encounter without use of force. Training law enforcement in CIT has existed for more than two decades and more than 400 agencies have some form of CIT. Budget cuts and depletion of manpower are often cited for not having police programs in place. With the growing population of  more...

Demand-Side Water Conservation Initiatives ...reasing water demands with dwindling water resources. Our team has a proven track record in water conservation and drought preparedness evaluation and implementation to help your organiza¬tion achieve water efficiency objectives. This teleconference will help your organization understand the factors causing the problems and provides tested, workable solutions to address them. Without demand  more...

Overcome Your Competition: Stand Out in a Crowded Marketplace ...ect. n nHave you ever stopped and asked yourself why your team doesn't start their selling efforts at the top? What is the basis of the relationship that is formed with the prospect? Wonder why the close to pursuit sales ratio is so low? This teleconference will push your team out of their comfort zones and give them the skills they desperately need to sell at the highest levels of the  more...

Return on Investment for Wellness Programs nMounting evidence indicates that worksite wellness should be part of every strategic health plan. These plans can offer a valuable tool for employers to promote a fit and health-conscious work force that will save employers money by keeping health insurance premiums down, reducing workers' compensation costs, and by increasing productivity and decreasing lost time. Implementing a plan takes time,  more...

Religious Accommodations in the Workplace nTo avoid lawsuits, contain costs and keep good employee morale, U.S. companies must effectively meet their legal duty to properly accommodate religion in the workplace. This is particularly true because of the rapid growth of religious cultures in the U.S. and the increasing awareness of religious workplace accommodation rights by employees. This teleconference is designed not only to update  more...