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Working with CPP and its Professional Services Division, St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network implemented a leadership development program utilizing the CPI™ 434 tool within the hiring process, and the results have been dramatic — a 90% effectiveness rate in managerial retention, and a nurse vacancy rate of only 9% (30% lower than industry average). Read the complete article, as printed in the October 2006 issue of Chief Learning Officer.
Coming in January 2007 — Type and Culture: Using the MBTI® Instrument in International Applications
by Linda K. Kirby, Elizabeth Kendall and Nancy J. Barger
In Type and Culture, three highly experienced international trainers — Linda Kirby, Elizabeth Kendall, and Nancy Barger — give practioners insight into using the MBTI® tool wherever they may find themselves. The authors include ideas on how to work within different cultures. In addition to examples from their many years of experience with global companies, they also present data on type distribution in different countries, such as India, Korea, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, and many more.
Type and Culture will improve the cultural application of the MBTI tool for experienced practitioners as well as provide a thorough introduction to new MBTI users.
Type and Culture will be available in January 2007. If you would like to be notified by email when it is available for purchase, please click here.
New from Davies-Black® Publishing
Whether fighting off competitors or tackling time challenges that strain even the best personal and business relationships, the 50 top private company CEOs profiled in CEO Road Rules defined success on their own terms and moved from simple success to significance. No longer satisfied with the external trappings of success, these CEOs found balance and fulfillment in all areas of their lives while building a lasting legacy that has made a profound difference to their employees, their friends and family, their community, and the world.
Pragmatic yet inspiring, authors Mary Key and Dennis Stearns take readers step by step through a dynamic learning process that translates strategies into an individual Significance Plan and demonstrates how any CEO or executive can build a full and integrated life that has lasting significance beyond money, fame, and power. Click here to learn more >>
Did you know that after more than 50 years, the MBTI® instrument continues to be the most trusted and widely used assessment in the world for understanding individual differences and uncovering new ways to work and interact with others? More than 2 million assessments are administered to individuals annually in the United States alone. In addition to English, the instrument is published in multiple languages around the world.
Can you guess in how many languages the MBTI tool is published? Click here to submit your answer. The winning submissions will be entered into a drawing for a FREE Introduction to Type® Library — an essential reference library for professionals who work with type and for those exploring the applications of the MBTI instrument — a $126.00 value!
Today's workforce is powered by individuals — individuals with their own ideas, their own work styles, and their own personalities. A shared understanding of Psychological Type can unlock the power of these individuals to maximize potential and transform the performance of an entire workforce. To advance a deeper understanding and application of Psychological Type, CPP announces its Research Grant and Best Paper Awards Program. CPP will grant awards of up to $1000 to support independent research using the Myers-Briggs® instrument. To learn more or to submit a proposal, visit www.cpp.com/MBTIgrant.
Last Month's Reader's Poll Results
Last month we asked: "What are the top five challenges that lead to dysfunctional teams?" Here's how you responded:
Clearly lack of leadership is a pressing issue for many organizations dealing with team dysfunction. Learn how great leaders build their skill sets through the "What," "So What" and "Now What" of leadership development by reading our white paper Developing Great Leaders: A Measured Approach, by Robert Devine, organizational consultant.
The results from the October Reader's Poll above illustrate the top five challenges leading to team dysfunction. According to our readers, the least popular challenge was managing a geographically dispersed workforce, indicating to us that you are currently managing dispersed workforces very effectively. We'd like to know what your organization is doing to achieve this success...which leads us to our Reader's Poll.
What kind of tools is your organization using to manage its geographically-dispersed workforce? Take the poll >>
Participate in our Reader's Poll. We'll share the results with you in the December issue of CPP Insider.
2006-07 Conferences & Events
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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