Avoiding Litigation in a Remote Environment with Alan Crone

07/13/23 • 39 min

In episode 104, Coffey talks with Alan Crone about litigation avoidance in remote workplaces.

They discuss the litigation potential in remote environments; the importance of setting clear performance expectations and using metrics for accountability; responding to bad behavior; reasonable accommodation when remote work may be an option; conducting successful remote investigations; and handling terminations remotely.

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About our Guest:

Alan G. Crone is the founder and CEO of The Crone Law Firm, an employment law team committed to helping employees, executives, and entrepreneurs resolve workplace disputes.

A master at devising winning strategies and innovative tactics, Alan is known for achieving the best outcome for clients. He is a fifth-generation Memphian who has been active in local and state politics for decades, serving as a former Memphis City Councilman and as the Senior Policy Advisor to the mayor of Memphis.

In 2023, City of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland appointed Alan to be the Chairman of the City of Memphis Sports Authority Board.

Alan is a voracious reader and proud father of three children he shares with his wife, Allison.

Alan Crone can be reached at

https://cronelawfirmplc.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/11060419

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS8rpvoDf5SN5z_DcF5Sb1Q

https://www.facebook.com/thecronelawfirm

About Mike Coffey:

Mike Coffey is an entrepreneur, human resources professional, licensed private investigator, and HR consultant.

In 1999, he founded Imperative, a background investigations firm helping risk-averse companies make well-informed decisions about the people they involve in their business.

Today, Imperative serves hundreds of businesses across the US and, through its PFC Caregiver & Household Screening brand, many more private estates, family offices, and personal service agencies.

Mike has been recognized as an Entrepreneur of Excellence and has twice been named HR Professional of the Year.

Additionally, Imperative has been named the Texas Association of Business’ small business of the year and is accredited by the Professional Background Screening Association.

Mike is a member of the Fort Worth chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and volunteers with the SHRM Texas State Council.

Mike maintains his certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the HR Certification Institute. He is also a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).

Mike lives in Fort Worth with his very patient wife. He practices yoga and maintains a keto diet, about both of which he will gladly tell you way more than you want to know.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discover the common types of workplace litigation arising from remote environments.

2. Learn strategies for performance management and accountability.

3. Explore best practices for handling employee misconduct, investigations, and terminations in a remote work context.

In episode 104, Coffey talks with Alan Crone about litigation avoidance in remote workplaces.

About our Guest:

Alan G. Crone is the founder and CEO of The Crone Law Firm, an employment law team committed to helping employees, executives, and entrepreneurs resolve workplace disputes.

In 2023, City of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland appointed Alan to be the Chairman of the City of Memphis Sports Authority Board.

Alan is a voracious reader and proud father of three children he shares with his wife, Allison.

Alan Crone can be reached at

https://cronelawfirmplc.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/11060419

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS8rpvoDf5SN5z_DcF5Sb1Q

https://www.facebook.com/thecronelawfirm

About Mike Coffey:

Mike Coffey is an entrepreneur, human resources professional, licensed private investigator, and HR consultant.

In 1999, he founded Imperative, a background investigations firm helping risk-averse companies make well-informed decisions about the people they involve in their business.

Today, Imperative serves hundreds of businesses across the US and, through its PFC Caregiver & Household Screening brand, many more private estates, family offices, and personal service agencies.

Mike has been recognized as an Entrepreneur of Excellence and has twice been named HR Professional of the Year.

Additionally, Imperative has been named the Texas Association of Business’ small business of the year and is accredited by the Professional Background Screening Association.

Mike is a member of the Fort Worth chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and volunteers with the SHRM Texas State Council.

Mike maintains his certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the HR Certification Institute. He is also a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).

Mike lives in Fort Worth with his very patient wife. He practices yoga and maintains a keto diet, about both of which he will gladly tell you way more than you want to know.

Learning Objectives:

1. Discover the common types of workplace litigation arising from remote environments.

2. Learn strategies for performance management and accountability.

3. Explore best practices for handling employee misconduct, investigations, and terminations in a remote work context.

Previous Episode

Delivering Meaning in the Workplace with Dr. Alise Cortez

In episode 103, Coffey talks with Alise Cortez about revitalizing the workforce by managing through meaning.

They discuss the current state of the American workforce; how the pandemic changed the expectations and motivations of employees; generational differences; what she means by “gusto” when discussing personal meaning; the long-term strategy of conscious capitalism; understanding what stakeholders care about; logotherapy’s potential in the workplace; ownership culture; the importance of purpose alignment; and practical considerations for leaders to implement change.

About our Guest:

Dr. Alise Cortez is the chief purpose officer at Alise Cortez and Associates, a management consulting firm specializing in the activation of meaning and purpose. She is also an inspirational speaker, social scientist, author, and host of the Working on Purpose radio show.

She is the author of:

• Purpose Ignited: How Inspiring Leaders Unleash Passion and Elevate Cause (2020)

• Passionately Striving in “Why”: An Anthology of Women Who Persevere Mightily to Live Their Purpose

(2021)

• Coloring Life: How Loss Invites Us to Live More Vibrant Lives (2023)

• The Great Revitalization: How Activating Meaning and Purpose Can Radically Enliven Your Business

(2023)

Having developed her expertise within the human capital / organizational excellence industry over the last 25 years, she is focused on helping companies, leaders, and individuals across the globe to live with “gusto” and make the most of their one, precious life.

Today Dr. Cortez is focused on enabling organizations to lead from purpose and create cultures that inspire impassioned performance, meaningful engagement and fulfillment, while encouraging a devoted stay within the organization.

For individuals, Dr. Cortez facilitates an online global community and various retreats to enable people hungry for a more meaningful and purposeful life to create it for themselves.

Alise Cortez can be reached at

https://www.alisecortez.com

https://www.gusto-now.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisecortez

https://twitter.com/alisecortez

https://www.facebook.com/alise.taylorcortez

https://www.instagram.com/alisecortez

About Mike Coffey:

Mike Coffey is an entrepreneur, human resources professional, licensed private investigator, and HR consultant.

In 1999, he founded Imperative, a background investigations firm helping risk-averse companies make well-informed decisions about the people they involve in their business.

Today, Imperative serves hundreds of businesses across the US and, through its PFC Caregiver & Household Screening brand, many more private estates, family offices, and personal service agencies.

Mike has been recognized as an Entrepreneur of Excellence and has twice been named HR Professional of the Year.

Additionally, Imperative has been named the Texas Association of Business’ small business of the year and is accredited by the Professional Background Screening Association.

Mike is a member of the Fort Worth chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and volunteers with the SHRM Texas State Council.

Mike maintains his certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the HR Certification Institute. He is also a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).

Mike lives in Fort Worth with his very patient wife. He practices yoga and maintains a keto diet, about both of which he will gladly tell you way more than you want to know.

Learning Objectives:...

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Artificial Intelligence & HR: Now and Into the Future with Tim Sackett

In episode 105, Coffey talks with Tim Sackett about the current and future use of artificial intelligence in human resources management.

They discuss the evolution of artificial intelligence from chatbots to machine learning and generative systems AI like Chat GPT and Google’s Bard; ensuring that humans are still involved in reviewing content produced by generative AI; privacy considerations when feeding company information and employee behaviors into AI systems; the prospect of using AI to measure employee sentiment or identify where employee-relations interventions may be needed; current practical uses of generative AI in human resources; how HR technology companies will likely include AI in future software releases; how AI could improve HR services delivery to management and employees; protecting company proprietary information when using public-facing AI systems and the prospect for company-specific large language models; why jealous significant others make great “prompt engineers;” and how well-designed AI systems might be better at confronting managers’ bad practices than HR professionals.

If you are an HRCI or SHRM-certified professional, this episode of Good Morning, HR has been pre-approved for three-quarters of a recertification credit. To obtain the recertification information for this episode, visit https://goodmorninghr.com.

About our Guest:

Tim Sackett, SHRM-SCP is the CEO of HRUTech.com a leading technical recruiting firm.

Tim has over 20 plus years of combined Executive HR and Talent Acquisition experience, working for Fortune 500 companies and he has his master’s degree in HR Management.

Tim is a highly sought-after international speaker on leadership, HR &TA Tech, talent acquisition and HR execution.

Tim is currently a Senior Faculty member with the Josh Bersin Academy.

Tim is the author of the best-selling SHRM published book, “The Talent Fix: A Leader’s Guide to

Recruiting Great Talent”. He also writes every day at his blog The Tim Sackett Project. He also does a

weekly podcast called HR Famous.

Tim is married to a hall of fame wife, has three sons, and his dogs Scout and Tucker. In 2023, he was named a Top Global HR & Recruitment Influencer by HR Executive.

He has more Twitter followers than his three GenZ sons and is sponsored on stage by Diet Mountain Dew.

Tim Sackett can be reached at

https://www.timsackett.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/timsackett/

https://www.instagram.com/timsackett/

About Mike Coffey:

Mike Coffey is an entrepreneur, human resources professional, licensed private investigator, and HR consultant.

In 1999, he founded Imperative, a background investigations and due diligence firm helping risk-averse clients make well-informed decisions about the people they involve in their business.

Today, Imperative serves hundreds of businesses across the US and, through its PFC Caregiver & Household Screening brand, many more private estates, family offices, and personal service agencies.

Mike is a frequent conference speaker on HR and business strategy topics. He has been recognized as an Entrepreneur of Excellence and has twice been named HR Professional of the Year.

Additionally, Imperative has been named the Texas Association of Business’ small business of the year and is accredited by the Professional Background Screening Association.

Mike is a member of the Fort Worth chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and volunteers with the SHRM Texas State Council.

Mike maintains his certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the HR Certification Institute. He is also a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).

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