Contents: Case Studies | New from CPP | Reader's Poll | Products | 2006 Events
NovaStar Financial produced a collaborative team-oriented culture built
around effective communication skills and conflict resolution using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®(MBTI®) and Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) assessments. CPP's organizational development solutions enabled NovaStar to measurably improve both employee innovation and customer service. The company also posted an extraordinary 93% job satisfaction rating among their nationwide employee base. Download the case study >>
Are you involved in career development? Click here to learn about CPP's workshop "Career Development Using the Myers-Briggs® Assessment" at a university campus near you. The 5-hour workshop provides beginners, as well as seasoned MBTI® users, with innovative techniques and vital insights to take full advantage of the unique instrument in your career counseling center or practice. View workshop dates and locations >>
Participate in our Reader's Poll. We'll share the results with you in the September issue of CPP Insider.
How would you rank the relative importance of the following hiring practices and tools to evaluate top talent? Take the poll > >
Last Month's Reader's Poll Results
Last month we asked: "What is currently the biggest challenge for your organization?" Here's how you responded:
New from CPP, the CPI 260™ Coaching Report for Leaders Advanced Guide for Interpretation provides you with in-depth insight into the CPI 260™ Coaching Report for Leaders and its unique features. An essential reference source for all new and seasoned users of the CPI 260 instrument, the Advanced Guide for Interpretation includes:
- Exploration of the origins and architecture of the CPI 260™ Coaching Report for Leaders
- A detailed discussion of the 18 leadership characteristics
- Strategies for using the Coaching Report for Leaders with clients
The Advanced Guide also features two case studies dealing with common problem "snapshot" profiles. It is an essential reference for all new and seasoned users of the Coaching Report for Leaders. Learn more >>
"Players in the NBA will find a new category in their report cards... 'Plays well with others'."
— Wall Street Journal, 11/05
Even great players like Michael Jordan need great teams around them to win championships. CPP Team Building tools create championship-caliber teams and can measurably boost team performance. To learn more, check out Introduction to Type® and Teams and Introduction to Conflict and Teams.
New from Davies-Black® Publishing
No matter how often or how quickly business events change, people and the resulting conflicts remain very much the same. For nearly a decade, Work It Out has been at the forefront helping business leaders, managers, and consultants simplify the complex— and sometimes chaotic—interactions between people at work. Now with fresh insights on applying key concepts from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) tool in executive coaching, plus more hands-on exercises and examples, this newly revised edition of Work It Out expands its focus on the powerful solutions type theory provides to address some of today's most pressing issues: fostering sustainable change, building strong management teams, preparing for rapid business growth, and battling office politics. Learn more >>
What good is a technologically enhanced, needs assessed view of performance if the individual performer is not fully engaged, committed, and motivated to ensure that the procedures and flowcharts work? In a radical departure from today's technology-focused interventions, Positive Performance Improvement zeros in on the most critical—yet most often overlooked— component of any initiative: people. Drawing from the latest research in positive psychology, appreciative inquiry, and sport psychology, this dynamic author team details how to help individuals build a positive CORE—Confidence, Outcomes, Relationships, and Engagement—and move from ordinary to extraordinary performance. Learn more >>
Tradeshows
Let us know if you're going to be at any of these shows - we'd love to meet you there. And if you have recommendations for other shows we should attend, we welcome your suggestions. Email us at ksahami@cpp.com.
Webcasts
Coming soon: Live webcast on conflict management - stay tuned for details - September 14, 2006
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