CRG ASSOCIATES Newsletter
Fall Edition
October, 2007
Greetings Colleagues! 
 
New England is beautiful this time of year and we hope that you find the time to enjoy all it has to offer. 
 
The fall season is upon us and CRG ASSOCIATES has never been busier!  As companies continue to strive for greater performance standards and excellence in leadership, we find our services are in demand now more than ever.  Existing customers are pleased to offer their leaders the continuity and meaningful development programs that CRG ASSOCIATES provides to them.  We are thrilled to partner with many new customers this fall and offer our customized solutions to their current training challenges. As you evaluate the current training needs of your organization, please check out the new CRG ASSOCIATES on-line store.  We have compiled what we feel to be a comprehensive source of valuable training and development products.
 
We hope you enjoy this newsletter and find the information here timely and useful.  Enjoy the season! 
 
Sincerely,
 
Chris
In This Issue ...
A New Strategic Alliance
A New Generation of EE Engagement
Leveraging Employee Talent
Collaboration Corner
Making A Case for Leadership Training
The New CRG Associates Online Store

Transform A Team in Two Days!

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CRG ASSOCIATES is proud to announce a new strategic alliance with SheerLine Associates. SheerLine Associates is a management consulting firm specializing in Leadership Team Development.  Principal Russ Sabia is dedicated to helping business leaders improve the effectiveness and health of their organizations by strengthening leadership capability, improving team cohesiveness, and building organizational clarity. 

Russ Sabia is an official consulting partner of best-selling business author Patrick Lencioni's firm,
The Table Group. Using Lencioni's proven team development process, Russ provides clients with concrete tools and concepts that they can begin to implement immediately within their organizations. Everything done at this 2-day workshop is practical, relevant, and fast. Clients leave off-sites with a very real sense that their time away from the office was not only worthwhile, but some of the most productive, practical time they have ever spent together.
 

A New Generation of EE Engagement

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  As a Vital Learning affiliate         organization, CRG ASSOCIATES has had the opportunity to preview an exciting new tool in employee development.
  "Leading 2 Engage
©" is a unique Employee Engagement process program soon to be offered by Vital Learning.  It has been developed in cooperation with Curt Coffman, original co-author of "First Break All The Rules" and co-founder of "The Q-12", an early engagement measurement system. Now working with Vital Learning, Curt and Vital Learning have developed the newest and most powerful generation of employee and customer engagement process, including both a powerful assessment survey and an extraordinary leader workshop series that develops and builds engagement at the team level.

 

The entire "Leading 2 Engage©" process is designed to raise the level of commitment between management and employee to the "mission" of an organization, and to the eventual "engagement" of the customer base. We expect to be able to offer this new process to our clients late in 2007.
 
Leveraging Employee Talent
9/07 Showcase Evenet

On September 28, CRG ASSOCIATES co-sponsored a second offering of a powerful event along with the firm of with Kreative Learning Solutions.  This popular workshop combines
two of the hottest topics today:  Retaining Winning Talent and Coaching and Developing Others.  Those who attended agreed that this workshop is a "great overview and provides the perfect mix of statistics, discussion and meaningful activities!
 
CRG ASSOCIATES offers public workshops in various venues as way to help you stay current on recent trends and topics that effect your organization.  Watch for new topics to be announced soon!
Collaboration Corner...
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At this time we would like to offer you the opprtunity to have the Leveraging Employee Talents workshop brought to your location.  This is a great opportunity to make available to your leaders this session that combines two accelerated modules into one half-day workshop.  This workshop will help your leaders:
  • Develop and implement a 'Retention Action Plan'
  • Increase the level of commitment
  • Increase the skill and capability of every team member of their team
  • Create a work environment of growth and development

Originally $125...now offered at your location for $75/person.

We will waive our facilitation fee for this 3-hour session. 
 
Hurry...this collaboration opportunity is being offered this quarter only!
 
Making A Case for Leadership Training
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A recently published Vital Learning case study outlines an inspiring success story.  CRG ASSOCIATES partnered with their client, FCCI (a Florida-based insurance company) to strengthen the company's leadership at every level.  Click on the link below to read how CRG implemented a specially designed curriculum for each level of leadership and how FCCI "realized many additional outcomes beyond our expectations."
 
Introducing the new CRG ASSOCIATES'
On-line Store!
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Please take a moment to check out our new on-line store.  We feel we have put together some of the best training and development resources available.  At the CRG ASSOCIATES' on-line store you can easiy locate participant materials and facilitator kits from select, leading vendors and have them shipped directly to you.  No need to search for pricing and availability any longer.  We think you will find our new store the easiest way to purchase your training and development materials.  Of course, you may still contact us to discuss on-site delivery of our training and consulting services.
 
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Special Program Offer - STAR Service Online Course - $32.00

Star Service Online is a powerful, 1.5 - 2 hour online training program designed to address how organizations can improve service experiences. Service employees will learn the process and skills needed to provide customers with Positive Memorable Experiences.

The clear, practical four-step STAR Service process coupled with the communication skills taught in this online course will help employees:

  • Transform negative and neutral customer experiences to more positive ones
  • Reaffirm the value of long-term relationships
  • Enhance business success over time

Available 24/7 for your learning conveniences... and specially priced because it is brand new to the marketplace!!

Purchase this course here...

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