CRG ASSOCIATES is on track for continued growth and as a result, we have a current job opportunity we would like to share with you. The right person will be invited to join our talented and collaborative team and support our client base.

This workshop is for you if you or your employee...

• Serves in a job that has been expanded to include training and development responsibilities
• Leads a team and must train on day-to-day job skills
• Is new to the trainer and / or facilitator role
• Has responsibility for training but has no "formal" trainer development

Take advantage of this opportunity to develop a full range of training and presentation skills in our workshop series that has been very popular since its kick-off early last year. Plan to attend all five workshops in the series in 2007 for maximum impact and earn a Certificate of Achievement in support of your professional development! The complete series includes:

• The Essentials for Trainer Excellence - Wednesday, February 14th
• Effective Coaching, Communication and Feedback - Wednesday, February 28th
• Practical Program Design for Success - Wednesday, March 14th
• Facilitation Techniques for Impact - Wednesday, March 28th
• Presentation Skills for Lasting Impact - Wednesday, April 11th

Some of our most recent participant feedback identifies the real value and ROI resulting from attending our series:

"Irene did the best job at facilitating and presenting that I've ever seen. It was the one training where there were actual options, ideas and suggestions to bring 'home' with you."

"This was by far the best training class I've attended. Irene did an excellent job!"

"Carol did a great job. Very useful information."

You may be familiar with the powerful assessment software and multi-source feedback tool utilized by CRG ASSOCIATES: the 20/20® Insight GOLD assessment software and related consulting services. As a licensed associate of the Performance Support Systems organization of Newport News, Virginia we now offer our clients the new 20/20® Insight GOLD enhanced version 4.0, which has several new exciting features and became available to us in early August.

Developed as a 360 feedback tool, the program has been expanded so that it not only offers state-of-the-art online 360 assessment and reporting, but also offers a variety of individual skill and competency assessments as well as organizational and team multi-source customized feedback.

Clients in the retail, financial and real estate industries have realized outcomes that include an increase of of 17% in "management concern for the wellbeing of employees" and a 13% increase in the "modeling of organizational values by management" as measured over an 18-month period. The significance of these statistics are supported by the Gallup Group's findings of the strong link between these types of measures and an organization's retention level and business results.

Coupled with our training programs and learning resources, we have launched new "Train-to-Ingrain" initiatives with clients who are serious about measuring results over time in the form of behavior change. Call and ask about this special approach - it may be exactly what your organization needs to "make the difference" between the status quo and long-term results.

Let us help you measure and achieve similar results; call or email now for your free CD solutions demo and to learn more about our "Train-to-Ingrain approach!

As President for the Central Mass Chapter of ASTD, I would like to invite you to our next event, "Influencing the Organization: How to get a seat at the table and what to say once you do". I have enjoyed meeting many of you at these valuable events and hope to see even more new faces at the meetings we have lined up for 2007. Please plan to join our panel of experts on January 10th to discuss ways to better influence your organization by forging solid business partnerships with senior managers.

We would like to introduce to you our newest CRG ASSOCIATES team member, Dale Kelley. Dale presents a fresh approach to self-motivation and self-improvement via his own life experiences and techniques which have served him well over the years. Dale’s thought provoking insights, contagious enthusiasm, positive energy and humor make him one of today’s most dynamic and sought after trainers and speakers.

An ongoing feature of the CRG ASSOCIATES' e-newsletter is our "Collaboration Corner"... In each edition you will find forward-thinking options made available to you through collaborative and creative approaches to value-added services for you and your workforce.

At this time, we would to offer you the opportunity to experience the new synchronized, ready-to-go training systems from Inscape Publishing, at a minimal charge to you. In exchange, we ask only that you provide the facility and purchase the required materials for the group, which we would offer at the special rate of $25 per person.

You may choose one from the following options: