Navigator #151 <br>The Navigator is published by Greg Smith, <br>"Lead Navigator and Captain" of <br>Chart Your Course International Inc. <p>View this newsletter on our website:<br><a href="http://www.chartcourse.com/Enav-151.html">http://www.chartcourse.com/Enav-151.html</a><p>See the bottom of this newsletter to subscribe or to <br>unsubscribe. <br>########################################<p>What Is Happening Now!<p>Take Our 2009 Job Satisfaction Survey.<p>Are you happy at work? We are trying to measure <br>how the current economic situation has affected <br>people and their jobs. Please take five minutes to <br>complete our survey. The results will be posted in a <br>future edition of the Navigator Newsletter.<p><a href="http://www.assess.biz/survey_form.asp?m=89&s=2506">http://www.assess.biz/survey_form.asp?m=89&s=2506</a><br>#############################################<p>Upcoming Teleseminar<p>Proven Ways to Attract, Engage, and Retain Your Workforce<br>Thursday ~ May 21, 2009<br>3:00 - 4:00 p.m. (EST)<br>$99 per person<p>For more information, click on this link:<p><a href="http://www.chartcourse.com/teleseminar_retention.html">http://www.chartcourse.com/teleseminar_retention.html</a><br>########################################<p>Personal Note from the Captain of the Ship<p>"We do not need magic to transform our world; we<br>carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. <br>We have the power to imagine better."<p>--J.K. Rowling<p>Our trip to Ireland last month was fantastic. We <br>visited some of the most beautiful places on the <br>West Coast. We traveled from Adair to Dingle <br>and everywhere in between. We enjoyed some <br>outstanding pubs and friendly people, and made <br>some wonderful memories. <p>For those of you interested in seeing some photos <br>of the trip, please click on this link.<p><a href="http://www.chartcourse.com/photos-ireland.html">http://www.chartcourse.com/photos-ireland.html</a><p>#############################################<p>Worth Reading<p>"The Hidden Costs of Overbearing Bosses" by <br>Gary Hamel<p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/management/2009/04/28/the-hidden-costs-of-overbearing-bosses/">http://blogs.wsj.com/management/2009/04/28/the-hidden-costs-of-overbearing-bosses/</a><br>#############################################<p>"Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to <br>be what we know we can be."<br>---Ralph Waldo Emerson<p>Training: Leadership Beyond the Recession<p>When he stated the quote above, Ralph Waldo <br>Emerson was describing extraordinary leadership. <br>What he said then is exactly what we need today. <br>Organizations are obviously suffering from the <br>economic fallout. The dynamics of business <br>are in a state of change. Workers and <br>managers alike are struggling to make sense <br>of what they must do to survive the recession...<p>This year, some organizations may consider <br>reducing or eliminating training as a way to lower <br>expenses; but in reality, training is the last <br>thing organizations should cut. It is the one <br>thing that can help current and future leaders <br>adapt so they can emerge from the recession <br>healthy and sound. Training is about leveraging <br>the present in order to build a future. The <br>recession may be the best time to focus on <br>leadership training.<p>Positioning for the Recovery<p>Organizations should be positioning themselves <br>for recovery. Studies reveal firms that come <br>out of the recession in a more advantageous <br>position will be more likely retain that position <br>far into the period of recovery. <p>Strategies for building leadership talent should <br>be embedded throughout your organization. <br>Train your managers and supervisors to help <br>employees understand where the company is <br>going and how they fit in with the company goals. <br>Employees then are more likely to apply the <br>proper decisions and skills in their day-to-day jobs.<p>Leading employees effectively helps avoid <br>economic distractions and keeps them engaged <br>in the business of serving customers, remaining <br>proactive, and performing as a productive <br>member of the team.<p>Leadership to Recession-Proof the Culture<p>Another theme on which employers must <br>focus is communication. When times are <br>tough, leaders should openly discuss the <br>issues and challenges employees face. They <br>should do this often and in many ways to <br>reduce anxiety, stabilize the environment, <br>and support positive morale. Communication <br>becomes the glue that binds together the <br>culture of the organization, making it more <br>resistant to the pressures of recession, such <br>as unwanted turnover, the ability to achieve <br>more with less, disenfranchised teams, and <br>loss of productivity.<p>Check out our Essential Skills of <br>Communicating and Essential Skills <br>of Leadership for excellent programs to train your employees. <p><a href="http://www.chartcourse.com/supervisory_training.html">http://www.chartcourse.com/supervisory_training.html</a><p>Contributor: Melodae Morris, M.A., APR, SPHR<br>#############################################<p>Inspirational Video of J.K. Rowling<p>We have placed a video on our website of J.K. Rowling <br>(author of the Harry Potter Series) giving the <br>commencement address at Harvard University last year. <br>Ms. Rowling is an amazing author who struggled from <br>poverty to fame. <p>Regardless of whether you like the Harry Potter books <br>and movies, you can't argue with a person who <br>overcame obstacles and achieved her dream.<p><a href="http://www.chartcourse.com/video_jkrowling.html">http://www.chartcourse.com/video_jkrowling.html</a><br>#############################################<p>Will They Lie, Cheat, and Steal?<p>The CBI is a valid, contemporary integrity test—a cost-effective <br>screening procedure for identifying job applicants whose <br>behavior, attitudes, and work-related values are likely <br>to interfere with their success as employees. The CBI <br>consists of an objective questionnaire with 140 true/false <br>questions that can be completed by the job applicant in <br>about 15 minutes. <br> <br>There are two forms available. One is administered, <br>scored, and interpreted by computer. It yields an <br>objectively generated report addressing the degree of <br>potential concern about the six major areas identified, <br>a measure of overall or total concern, and an <br>assessment of self-serving response bias.<br> <br>The other form is a paper-and-pencil version in which <br>applicants answer the questions on an answer sheet. It is then <br>hand-scored and profiled by the test administrator, <br>yielding the same information as the computer-based <br>version. The cost of each report is $19.<p>For more information go to:<br><a href="http://www.chartcourse.com/ttiassessments_prehire.html">http://www.chartcourse.com/ttiassessments_prehire.html</a><br>#############################################<p>Daily Cartoon<p>For those of you needing a little laugh, we invite you to <br>visit the Daily Cartoon page on our website. The cartoons <br>are provided by Ted Goff.<p><a href="http://www.chartcourse.com/dailycartoon.html">http://www.chartcourse.com/dailycartoon.html</a><br>#############################################<p>FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS<p>If you find our information interesting, please<br>send it to your friends. 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