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The Briefcase Series: People Management

Attend five out of six Briefcase classes and recieve a briefcase!

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)

Event Details

The Briefcase Series:  People Management – Tackling Today’s HR Challenges with Smart Solutions

Are you ready to take your People Management skills and strategies to the next level? Discover practical solutions to today’s most pressing HR challenges in this dynamic and interactive two-hour seminar designed for managers of people, teams, and leaders.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Leave: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) 

    Protects employees' rights to take unpaid leave for family and medical reasons.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Ensure equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities.
  • Leadership: Leadership Qualities
    • Learning Agility, what it is and how to utilize it.
    • Coding: Techniques for effective dialogue and feedback.
    • How to embrace and utilize diverse perspectives to enhance creativity and problem-solving.
    • Tools and practices that promote teamwork and communication.
  • Conflict:  Conflict Resolution Skills- Identifying interpersonal, team, and organizational conflicts.

Attendees will learn effective strategies to address common challenges that coincide with managing people, improving retention, ensuring compliance, resolving workplace conflicts, and leveraging HR technology- all while gaining practical tools to create a thriving and supportive workplace 

Each class includes a specialized "tool" to take home!
Attend all five out of six Briefcase Series classes and you’ll earn a briefcase.

Hands-on learning:
The Briefcase Series is geared toward the Administrative Team (Manager, Assistant Manager, Leasing, District) Each class will focus on a hard skill (Excel, Word, etc.) or soft skill (people skills, interpersonal skills, etc.)

For questions, contact the GDAA Office:

info@gdaa.org | (937) 293-1170