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~ Spring Cleaning ~

Happy Spring to each of you! This is the time of year when the weather begins to warm up (well, at least it’s supposed to!) and Mother Nature’s new growth becomes evident. It’s a season when we want to clear out the winter clutter, as we long for fresh beginnings.

This is the perfect time of year for you to do some spring cleaning of your own. Take a look around your work place and notice what needs improvement to increase your chances for success in 2010. Perhaps you need new leadership. Perhaps your team needs some re-energizing. Perhaps it is time for you to take action on your desire to build a dynamic team.

Whatever the clutter that is standing between you, or your organization and a truly spectacular turnaround, Johnson & Associates can help you identify it, build solutions for it, and help you implement those solutions! We are your one-stop-shop for leadership recruitment, economic development, community development, effective team building, and meaningful business solutions.

So, take a vow today to make things better in your organization! All you have to do is call or email us and we will immediately begin to help resolve your challenges. In just a few weeks or months, you could see improved communications, increased morale, and high functioning teams. You take the first step and we’ll do the rest!

As J&A begins our 24th year successfully helping our clients, let us help clear your clutter and you, too, can see new growth this Spring!

Sincerely,

Chloe Johnson

Economic Development Executive Director, Copperas Cove (TX) Economic Development Corporation

J&A was pleased to recently be invited to conduct our TEAM TALK for the Sachse (TX) EDC, City of Sachse Department Heads, Police Department and the entire Finance Department. J&A also conducted TEAM TALK for the Copperas Cove (TX) EDC, Board of Directors and Staff. Both groups came away with great tools they will use to enhance communication among team members!

If you think your organization, department, or team could use more “teamwork,” read below for more information about the various Team Talk Workshop options to see which best fits your needs. Then call J&A and HRGroup today!

“It’s not enough to be talented and have great technical skills . . . you must also master the art of interpersonal relationships”. - Judy Suiter

The Dynamic Communication Workshop is a perfect way to open a retreat or an annual conference. It is ideal for staff, committees, boards, council members and businesses as a way to significantly improve communication skills and relationships.

Dynamic Communication stems from the right combination of tone of voice, words, body language and pace of speech and actions. These four factors are the components of each person’s unique behavioral style. Using the techniques in this workshop organizations/teams can immediately open the door to effective communication and superior relationships when they implement the learned techniques in this workshop.

“Once employees begin to operate effectively in teams, you can begin to expect dramatic reductions in expenses . . . and significant improvements in satisfaction and performance”. – Edward Lawler

People are the greatest asset of any organization and the team approach maximizes the effectiveness of people in order to increase performance. When working as a team, people become part of the solution . . . instead of part of the problem!

At Building a High Performance Team Workshops, participants gain an understanding of their own work style and develop an appreciation of the styles of others.

A facilitated, highly-interactive discussion designed to encourage the sharing of insights contained in each participants personalized WorkStyle Insights™ reports will be conducted. And a “Call-to-Action” identifying what the team should Keep Doing/Stop Doing/Start Doing in order to perform at a higher optimal level will be developed.

“Coaching focuses on how to take good people and make them the best that they can be . . . positioning them to work more effectively and cohesively and making the most of their capabilities”. - Morgan, Harkins & Goldsmith

Whether conducted as one-on-one sessions or in a group setting, Coaching addresses each participant’s WorkStyles and Workplace Motivators --- in other words the process focuses on “how” individuals do what they do as well as “why” they do the things that they do.

Based on the participant’s understanding of their styles and motivators, this Coaching process leads to the creation of an Action Plan reflecting how individual performance can be enhanced in future activities.

Coaching programs are tailored to the unique needs of the individual or group and are incorporate the use of two validated assessment tools that capture the unique WorkStyles™ and Workplace Motivators™ of participants.

Need a new blueprint for growth? Let Mike and Tina lend their diagnostic skills to the improvement of your community. As social scientists, they assess each community on an individual basis; all of their comprehensive plans are customized specific to need. As experts in trend-forecasting and demographic assessment, they are uniquely skilled to help guide communities towards the future with comprehensive plans that focus on developing growth while welcoming challenging demographic shifts with forethought and preparedness.

The world is changing -- don't be left unaware and unprepared. Call Mike and Tina at J&A to learn how they can help your community grow with success.

Have your eyes set on a possible niche industry for your community? Let Mike and Tina evaluate whether development of that economic sector is right for you. Mike and Tina will provide you with the straightforward answers you need before making a commitment to sector-specific diversification. And, because they are committed to helping communities grow and prosper, Mike and Tina’s feasibility studies also include a comprehensive set of recommendations for both “next-step” and long-term plans of action.

Jumpstart your community’s image transformation or tourism development/expansion program with a cost-effective Super-SWOT! from Mike and Tina. We know how SWOTs help communities in determining their own strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. But what do you do with that information after the SWOT is complete? Mike and Tina’s Super-SWOT! provides you with a honed analysis of the SWOT along with concrete recommendations for a preliminary course of action.

Let Drs. Michael Hirsch and Tina Quartaroli of Johnson and Associates undertake your program review! Have you received federal funding for programs that require an outside evaluator? Do you want to know if your law enforcement, municipal or economic development programs are having desired results? Let our experienced Social Scientists conduct your program review. Program successes will be highlighted. Program shortfalls will be diagnosed with remedial strategies suggested. (Fees to be determined by project)

Social science seeks to master our complex world. By incorporating studies of past and current trends, social scientists are uniquely positioned to help guide businesses and communities towards the future, providing comprehensive solutions for long-term benefits.

Both Mike and Tina hold Master’s and Doctorate degrees in social science from leading U.S. universities and share over 40 years of private and public-sector work between them. The skills obtained from their years of study and application give clients the benefits of an array of cutting-edge capabilities quite uncommon in today's marketplace. These “doctors of society” thoroughly assess every client on an individual basis to provide tailor-fit services using their own processes of customization to adapt, design, develop, and employ innovative research methodologies and implementation strategies.

Mike and Tina love what they do and bring a commitment to their work that ensures your company or community the very best in research, analyses, and solution implementation. For more in-depth information on Mike and Tina’s training, experiences, and services, please visit our website at JAToday.com.

If your organization is considering a search for a new economic developer, chamber executive, city manager, police chief, or any other position, J&A will search the entire country for the applicants who will be the right fit for your organization. For over 24 years, we have earned a strong reputation for careful placement of the ideal candidates for many organizations.

You can trust our experience and 10,000+ strong database to match you with the applicants you desire to fill your positions! We encourage you to speak with some of our clients to find out how pleased they were with our executive recruitment services.

Congratulations to our very own Susi Long, CPBA, who is celebrating her 5th year back with J&A! Susi is an incredible asset to our team and, frankly, it’s US who are doing the celebrating that we have her here on board! Here’s to the next five years, Susi!

Not only are we celebrating Susi’s anniversary date, she recently earned her recertification in DISC behavior assessments! DISC is the foundation of J&A's highly praised series of "TEAM TALK" Workshops.

Mr. David Bonnstetter, President, Target Training International, Ltd., recently authorized this statement for immediate Release.

“Target Training International, Ltd., the leader in product development and research in the area of behavior and values as well as the creator of the first fully validated computerized behavioral assessments, has awarded Susan Long the credentials of Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst (CPBA). This award signifies that Ms. Long has achieved the highest level of professional excellence in the use of the DISC Instrument with TTI.

To receive this award, Ms. Long demonstrated proven application experience and passed an intensive three-hour examination on analysis and interpretation of the DISC assessment reports.”

Way to go, Susi! For more information on our highly praised Team Talk workshops and more, please visit our website JAToday.com under Services.

For all our Texas friends, it’s not too late to register for the Texas Economic Development Council’s 2010 Spring Conference. It will be April 21-23 in Arlington at the Sheraton Arlington Hotel. Register today at www.texasedc.org

Johnson & Associates

Austin, TX • 512.339.9000

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