Learn how to start building future leaders even before you hire them at Ready, Set, Lead: Hiring and Leadership Development. This two-part webinar with renowned expert and author Paul Falcone will empower you to 1) select candidates with the best potential and “fit,” and 2) help them develop into skilled leaders in their first year on the job.
Part 1: Hiring (Nov. 3)
This session will help you take your interviewing and candidate selection skills to the next level. You’ll learn how to hire for culture fit — whether on site, remote or hybrid — and to introduce the concepts of career and professional development in the pre-offer phase of the employment relationship.
Gen Y millennials and Gen Z zoomers identify “career and professional development” as a key priority when deciding to join or remain with an employer. By employing the “leader-as-coach” model and engaging candidates in candid discussions about their career interests and motivations, you’ll create strong bonds of trust and shared values before extending an offer. These bonds will significantly increase the likelihood of a strong cultural, performance and productivity fit.
Part 2: Leadership Strategies (Nov. 10)
In part 2, you’ll learn strategies for building individual and team muscle throughout the first year of employment and beyond. Leadership, communication, team building and collaboration are hallmarks of any manager’s brand and success profile. The workshop provides tools, resources and tips for building rapport and genuine relationships, becoming your people’s “favorite boss” and establishing a culture of trust and respect that fosters discretionary effort and self-motivation.
What makes managers excel is their ability to inspire, develop talent and turn around flagging teams by creating a safe, peaceful space for employees to do their very best work every day. This session will help you drive higher employee performance and engagement by creating strong bonds of trust, accountability and agility.
Course Details
Part 1: Hiring
Following this session, you’ll be able to use the leader-as-coach model in the interview and selection process and strengthen new hires’ self-confidence and self-awareness throughout the onboarding process. You’ll also learn to foster an achievement mindset that helps new hires stand out among their peers and contribute quickly to your company and department goals and deliverables.
You’ll be able to:
Interview effectively by employing a formula for identifying “high probability” hires.
Engage candidates with a coaching approach to applicant selection that pierces minds as well as hearts and gives your organization a significant advantage when it comes time to weigh and accept job offers.
Onboard new hires effectively at 30-, 60- and 90-day intervals to create and foster an achievement mindset.
Part 2: Leadership Development
Following this session, you’ll understand how to coach and mentor more effectively, build stronger teams that thrive on recognition and real-time feedback, and develop a reputation for inspirational leadership. It all stems from building managerial muscle around one of today’s biggest challenges for employers — driving discretionary effort, agility and accountability while reengaging your teams.
You’ll be able to:
Coach and motivate those who report to you, even when merit budgets are tight and internal promotion opportunities are scarce.
Implement an engagement strategy that leaves no one behind and that invites everyone to reinvent themselves in light of your organization’s changing needs and their work-life-family balance challenges.
Engage in stay interviews and “job sculpting” exercises to engage your top performers who you can’t afford to lose.
Create and sustain a culture based on trust, respect, and open communication to counter the negative effects of work and societal overload.
Human resources executives, benefits specialists, operations leaders, department managers/directors
Paul Falcone
Paul Falcone (PaulFalconeHR.com) is the principal of Paul Falcone Workplace Leadership Consulting, LLC, specializing in management training, executive coaching and keynote speaking.
Falcone’s extensive career includes executive roles at City of Hope and the Motion Picture & Television Fund, a nonprofit residential care and skilled nursing facility for entertainment industry retirees. He also served as CHRO of Nickelodeon Animation Studios and head of international human resources for Paramount Pictures, and in several other industries across union, nonprofit and international environments.
A longtime columnist for the Society for Human Resource Management’s HR Magazine and HR Daily Newsletter, Falcone sits on the American Management Association (AMA) board of directors. He has authored 17 books published by HarperCollins Leadership and the AMA, including bestsellers 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire, 101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees and the five-book Paul Falcone Workplace Leadership Series.
Hospital Association of Southern California is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities. This program is valid for 1.50 PDCs per session for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.
Registration deadline: Oct. 27, 2026.
Valid payment information must be received with your registration.
Make check payable to HASC and mail to: HASC, FILE 1361, Pasadena, CA 91199-1361.
You may be photographed or videotaped at the event. HASC reserves the right to use these photos and videos in promotional, marketing, educational and other materials.
CANCELLATION
Registration cancellations received in writing by Oct. 27, 2026, will be subject to a $50 processing fee.
We welcome substitutions.
Refunds will not be granted after Oct. 27 or for no-shows. Fees are not transferable to other programs.
SPECIAL NEEDS OR QUESTIONS
For ADA assistance or any questions, contact Sherita Aquino, [email protected].
To register for this program, please use the green button above. You’ll have the option to pay online or by check.
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HASC FILE 1361 Pasadena, CA 91199-1361
Contacts
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