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News for friends of the Iowa Lee Hecht Harrison Global Partner offices. |
WINTER 2004 |
 Welcome to the premier issue of CRG Lee Hecht Harrison's Insights newsletter, a quarterly local news source for our customers, alumni, and friends. In each issue, we will bring you the latest information on career transition, career management, and leadership consulting. At CRG Lee Hecht Harrison, we take great pride in maintaining our tradition of providing invaluable information to the HR community. Our goal is to deliver to you the most accurate industry intelligence and we look forward to providing you with useful "insights" into local news and industry trends. We also welcome your feedback. If you have comments concerning any aspect of this newsletter, our services, or operations, please contact either Bob Wigger or me. Richard L. Reasons
General Manager / Partner
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Release Retain Recruit - A Lee Hecht Harrison Global Study
Release - Retain - Recruit
A Lee Hecht Harrison Global Study
Regardless of economic conditions, organizations inevitably find themselves in a cycle of workforce regeneration. They simultaneously release, retain and recruit employees in order to refocus and renew their workforces for maximum productivity and business results. Our latest research report: Release, Retain, Recruit: Optimizing the Cycle of Workforce Regeneration, is designed to help organizations understand and deal with this reality.Based on a survey of senior human resource executives at 300 medium and large organizations throughout the world, the data is presented in three sections:
Release - Provides a snapshot of how organizations are currently handling downsizings, including what they are doing for those who are separated, the managers who deliver the message and the employees who remain.
Retain - Reveals what organizations are doing to retain employees, including how they have changed the employee benefits and programs they provide since 2001.
Recruit - Indicates what organizations are doing to attract new employees, the challenges they face, how they compare to their competitors and how they plan to respond to future talent shortages. We added to the data our insights and advice from 30 years of leadership in helping companies and individuals effectively manage change, downsizing and internal career mobility. Among our key findings: - Companies have learned important lessons about how to conduct downsizings compassionately and effectively, however, most still have room for improvement.
- There has been a fundamental shift in what is valued by prospective employees, and employers are increasingly speaking the same language.
- Leadership development, career opportunities and flexible scheduling have emerged as key elements in retention and recruitment efforts.
- Moreover, employers recognize that future recruiting challenges may be met, in part, by training and advancing existing employees, which underscores the mutually beneficial nature of such programs.
Our research reveals significant changes are occurring in employer and employee attitudes on downsizing, retention and recruitment. As a result, employers of choice must:- Recognize that all three activities require exceptional strategic planning;
- Understand their interconnectedness; and
- Realize the need to build strong leaders for future success.
Organizations that can optimize the cycle of workforce regeneration will be leaders in their industry and better serve all of their constituencies - customers, employees, shareholders and the communities in which they operate.To request a copy of the full report, please contact our office at 515-453-9590.
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It's All in the Results | As a core service of CRG Lee Hecht Harrison, Leadership Consulting contributes to our full framework of career services - from assimilation, retention and development, to transition and outplacement. In this section of Insights, you will read about how Lee Hecht Harrison's 160 coaches worldwide are making a positive impact on leaders in successful companies both large and small. To compete in today's global environment and increase market share, companies need to provide enhanced quality and innovation at an even faster pace. Smart companies know that it's their leaders, not their brick and mortar, that will make this happen. Organizations have fewer leaders with more things to do than ever before, and fewer people on their teams to do them. Yet, their businesses must remain competitive. That's why companies are focusing on coaching and developing their executives to become more effective in every aspect of their operations. | | Companies are spending their budgets on high potential leaders and their teams to create even higher levels of productivity and performance. And, they're looking at how these activities create measurable results. Indeed, smart companies are investing in their leaders so their businesses can sustain momentum in any economic environment. And CRG Lee Hecht Harrison's Leadership Consulting customized programs are designed to help individual companies achieve their objectives. The bottom line is this: Leadership Consulting is not just a good thing to do - it's a business imperative! To learn more about how we can help drive business results for your company, please call 515-453-9590 or visit our website www.CRGpros.com. |
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Effective January 1, 2005 CRG Lee Hecht Harrison launched the role of Job Market Consultant with the appointment of
Debbie Noe as Job Market and Human Resources Consultant. Debbie brings more than ten years of human resources, job development, total compensation, career management, and employee relations experience to the role.As Job Market Consultant (JMC), Debbie is a dedicated specialist committed to offering hiring managers and recruiters a variety of free resources to connect those who have open positions with our talented pool of job seekers. These resources include Resume Reserve™, our resume database and LeadLink™, our online job bank. We will bring to your desktop qualified job seekers at all levels, in all industries from throughout the world at no cost. At the same time, you will be able to promote your job opportunities, and - if you wish - your organization to thousands of job seekers using Lee Hecht Harrison career transition services. Job Market Consultant - another differentiating factor that separates CRG Lee Hecht Harrison from other career transition service providers in Central Iowa. It clearly provides job search advantage to your former employees whom we are privileged to serve. Bottom line - connecting people to work more effectively and efficiently.
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