Leadership Perspectives from Sharon Richmond

Sharon Richmond is an executive coach who helps develop great leaders. Her value as a coach and consultant comes from her keen focus on each client's business outcomes. Leadership success is measured using objective metrics. Leadership is more than being an individual contributor: leaders need to inspire, lead by example, get others to take the necessary steps for team success. Yet individual leaders can control only their own behavior and beliefs. As a leader, what might they consider doing or saying (or not doing or saying!) in order to further their main objectives of Setting Direction, Engaging People to Follow, and Enabling Execution/Accomplishment? Find out more here >>

Managers who create an environment where people manage themselves are most likely to maximize productivity and job satisfaction. - Psychology Today, September/October 2006

Leadership and Team Development Solution Improves Hurricane Preparedness for AIM Investment Services

AIM Investment Services enhanced communication and helped facilitate disaster preparedness with a leadership development and team building program created by CPP, Inc. The program took place one month before the first of four hurricanes during the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season, and created a foundation for use in the event their headquarters was unable to operate. Read more about how the organization's use of the CPI 260®, FIRO-B®, and MBTI® Step II instruments led to improved communication, greater self and group awareness, and strengthened leadership. Read the case study >>

Modal Types for Emergency First Responders

With the onset of hurricane season, we thought you might be interested in modal types for emergency first responders:

• Police Patrol Officers: ESTJ
• Emergency Management Specialists: ISTJ
• Firefighters: ISTJ, ISTP, and ESTP (having three modal types is rare and is known as being tri-modal)

The mode is a mathematical concept that means "the number or range of numbers in a set that occurs the most frequently." The "modal type" is the type that appears most frequently on a type table.

This data was generated by CPP Research based on MBTI(r) assessment results on SkillsOne.com.

Company reputation is one of the top 10 elements that employees look for in a new job. - Towers Perrin Survey, Workforce Management June 2006

New from Davies-Black® Publishing

Hiring Secrets of the NFL

With the recent "kick off" of the 2007 football season, the spotlight will be on the NFL's star players—or star performers! We've become very accustomed to sports metaphors in the language of business today, and interestingly similar issues face both the NFL and businesses.

In his just-released book, Hiring Secrets of the NFL, author Isaac Cheifetz brings together his passion and professional expertise to deliver a playbook full of best practices for organizations to recruit and retain talent like a Super Bowl winner. He drafts the Top Forty hiring secrets of the NFL, applied to corporate hiring. These best practices can help you improve the quality of your hires and avoid costly hiring mistakes. Here are the first ten of his Top 40:

1. Discover the "true must" of the position
2. Hire for the needs of the future, not the past
3. Don't ignore key secondary attributes
4. Choose a "4-3" or a "3-4" sales model
5. Keep it simple
6. Eliminate teamwreckers
7. Understand the hidden costs of teamwreckers
8. Assess arrogance and disruption relative to function
9. Don't try to fix a teamwrecker
10. Seek talented eccentrics

Click here to learn about the other 30 hiring secrets as well as the tools and strategies to build winning teams in business.

Only 33% of Americans say they are passionate about their jobs. - BusinessWeek, August 21/28, 2006

Take Your Career Counseling to the Next Level

CPP is proud to announce a new workshop series on career development combining the Myers-Briggs® and Strong assessments. The workshops are designed for career counselors and academic advisors who support college and high school students, as well as all practitioners who help adults with career decisions. Learn more >>

2007 Conferences and Events

• ICF 2007 - October 31-November 3, 2007
• MBTI(R) and Strong Combo Workshops - Ongoing 2006-2007
• ICDC - November 7-11, 2007

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 cpp_insider@cpp.com.

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