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News for friends of CRG Lee Hecht
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In this Edition:
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 Bob
Wigger Partner
We are
pleased to have supported many Iowa firms with successful
human capital solutions in 2006. Your confidence in our
abilities and services is appreciated. Please take a moment to
review a few of our 2006 successes and service
enhancements.
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Thanks for Your Business!
Thanks for
trusting us in 2006 to be your partner and by taking
advantage of our human capital solutions. CRG Lee
Hecht Harrison is
pleased to deliver quality services and programs
specifically designed to address your search, selection,
employee and leadership development, career transition,
and executive coaching needs.
We're delighted to have served 37 new
corporate customers in 2006. Thank you for your strong
referrals resulting in many of these new clients. After
reviewing some of the highlights of our expanded
capabilities and successful projects, we're confident
that you'll agree - we're ready to assist you when the
time is right.
Outplacement
CRG Lee Hecht Harrison continues to be selected
by many of Iowa's business leaders. For example, we were
honored when one of Iowa's premier employers switched to
CRG in 2006 as their exclusive outplacement services
provider.
Implemented Blended Learning As part of our
industry-leading commitment to personalizing the career
transition process, CRG Lee Hecht Harrison's ongoing
efforts to leverage technology are focused squarely on
enriching the client's career transition experience. Our
unique blended learning approach, encompassing our full
range of integrated service components,
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Appeals to varied work styles
and preferences,
- Accommodates
individual schedules and circumstances,
- Ensures
that training on specific job search topics is
available on a "just-in-time" basis,
- Provides
our clients with a high degree of choice, and
- Elevates
our Career Coaches' role to that of "strategist" and
"business partner" - enabling our clients to derive
maximum benefit from their insights and
expertise.
Human
Resource Consulting
Debbie
Noe, SPHR has been
working with several organizations to provide
specialized HR consulting. She supported an organization
experiencing a sustained period of growth, starting with
a comprehensive HR audit. Debbie analyzed current HR
policies and practices, ensured legal compliance,
quantified risk, and recommended actions to close
critical gaps.
As a result of this work, Debbie continued to make an
impact by writing a comprehensive Hiring Reference
Guide for Managers, rewriting their employee
handbook, and updating job descriptions. Managers became
more adept at hiring new talent into this growing group
by participating in Interviewing for Successful
Selection.
Another customer asked Debbie to initiate a
Supervisory Academy that examined leadership and
behavioral styles and how styles influence performance
management.
Executive Search
We developed a great partnership with MidAmerican
Executive Resources in 2006,
completing our capability to provide services in all
stages of the employment life cycle. After introducing
John
Virden to many
of our customers, MidAmerican Executive Resources has
been selected for a number of search opportunities, all
with excellent results and customer satisfaction. These
searches include a senior IT leader, HR Director, and
division CEO.
Cedar Rapids Office
CRG opened a new office in Cedar Rapids to serve
the eastern Iowa market. M.E.
Reich, SPHR and Versa
Lauritsen have been busy introducing themselves and
delivering CRG Lee Hecht Harrison solutions to many new
customers.
For additional information about any of our human
capital solutions, contact Bob
Wigger at
bwigger@CRGpros.com or call
515-453-9590. |
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Leadership Consulting and Coaching
Successes
Coaching
Our team of five certified coaches engaged with
coaching partners in insurance, construction, banking,
financial services, engineering, higher education,
not-for-profits, healthcare, and trade associations. Our
dedication to growing potential in individuals and
organizations through Top Performance Coaching created a
250% expansion in CRG's coaching practice over 2005.
Lynn Janssen, Nan Rutter Valentine, and M.E.
Reich completed
Lee Hecht Harrison's rigorous certification in 2006 and
joined Dick
Reasons and
Sherry
Barrett in the
exciting and rewarding coaching work.
Leadership Consulting and Strategic Planning
A leading retailer selected CRG to craft a
process to increase employee involvement in defining the
company's strategic plan. Another global client
strengthened their organizational development plans and
set a clear strategic direction for leadership
development using our expertise.
Dick and Sherry also became certified in another
Management Research Group assessment that defines sales
performance attributes and development
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eePulse
Dick Reasons was one of the first Lee Hecht
Harrison
consultants to strategically implement eePulse in 2006.
eePulse is a leadership communication tool designed to
take the "pulse" of an organization and suggest
strategies to increase organizational effectiveness. The
tool is based on the University of Michigan research
done by Dr. Theresa Welborne over the past 17 years.
The time was ideal for a Central Iowa financial
institution to support new leadership and actualize a
series of change initiatives designed to improve
responsiveness, both to stakeholders and their internal
talent. The impact of using the data generated by
eePulse helps employees, managers, and leaders clarify
and prioritize the issues influencing their most
critical business outcomes.
For more information about CRG Lee Hecht Harrison's
leadership consulting and coaching options, contact Dick
Reasons at dickreasons@CRGpros.com or call
515-453-9590. |
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We
offer a variety of programs at CRG Lee Hecht
Harrison. Some sessions
have limited seating and require reservations. To find out
more about specific program offerings, please e-mail us at
info@CRGpros.com or call our
office at 515-453-9590.
Milestones Mini-Modules
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon (every Tue, Wed, and
Fri) Presented by Debbie
Noe
- Getting
Started Orientation
- Defining
Your Professional Objective
- Communication Strategy / Resume Essentials
- Identifying Target Organizations / Effective
Networking
- Interviewing Essentials / Cultivate and Negotiate
Offers
Winning
Presentations 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Presented by Sherry
Barrett April
19 & 20 (Thur-Fri) September 6 & 7
(Thur-Fri)
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Community Impact CRG Lee Hecht
Harrison has busy hands and a big heart, too. Our team
members continue to
touch the lives of diverse groups of people outside of our
everyday work environment. For example:
Bob
Wigger provided resume
critique support at the Iowa Career Expo. He also arranged the
donation of office furniture and computers to the Eddie Davis
Center.
Dick
Reasons, Chair of the
Rotary Club of Des Moines Youth Committee, mentors teen
members of the Greater Des Moines Interact Club. Their 2006
holiday service project benefited a Venezuelan orphanage.
Sherry
Barrett trained United
Way agency speakers to share their stories in a compelling way
during the fall campaign.
Debbie
Noe continues to
serve in leadership roles at the state level of the Society
for Human Resource Management (SHRM). She gave extra hours
(outside the office) coaching clients with physical and
language challenges in seeking employment.
Carrie
Taycher has used her
creative talents to draft website ideas, business cards,
letterhead, PowerPoint presentations, and marketing materials
to help promote clients starting their own business ventures.
M.E.
Reich, member of the
Eastern Iowa Human Resource Association (EIHRA), participated
in planning the 2006 Iowa SHRM conference in Cedar Rapids.
CRG Lee Hecht
Harrison prepared two
Drake international students for internships and a job search
by sponsoring them to attend our career transition workshop
and Design and Deliver Winning Presentations
seminar.
Testimonials
OUTPLACEMENT
"...what a wonderful and invaluable service they
(CRG) provided to me and how appreciative I am of
(former employer) for providing it."
"I thought I had a good handle on my job search, but my
consultant at Career Resources Group, with the help of the Lee
Hecht Harrison system, really elevated my job search to the
next level."
"...showed me the ins and outs of the job market and taught
me how to develop my network to identify and get to the hiring
managers."
"...you always left the (Job Search Work Team)
meeting energized and with a renewed plan of action."
"...having Bob and CRG to help navigate the job hunt waters
was the best thing (former employer) could have done
for me."
LEADERSHIP CONSULTING and COACHING
"...was able to adapt the session (The Seeds of
Innovation) not only to the business, but also integrated
the principles we are working toward on a daily basis."
"...outstanding ability to pick up on the attitude of the
participants and adapt to fit the demographic."
"Every employee can benefit and ultimately have a
bottom-line contribution by utilizing many of the concepts
provided..."
"We immediately clicked...I appreciate all of the insight
and resources (leadership consultant) provided."
"I think the original peer reviews and development of
targeted goals was invaluable."
"Excellent. Excellent. I wish I'd had access to his
(coach) mentoring and counsel many years
ago."
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