What We Do

Training and Development

A comprehensive training and development program gives all of your employees the opportunity to grow and thrive within the organization — and communication plays a key role in this process. By establishing curriculum design, offering user-friendly online modules for self-study and providing engaging course materials for training seminars, we can develop the tools you need to help keep your leaders and employees performing at their best.

Helping Leaders Connect

Engage EmployeesIn today’s workplace, employees want transparency; they want to know a leader’s vision and their role in supporting it. As a result, leaders have an increased responsibility for articulating their strategic vision and specifying what employees need to do to help realize that vision. Internal communications are crucial when it comes to sharing a leader’s vision across the organization. A successful communications effort will help leaders tell their story in a credible, compelling manner that engages employees and wins their support.

Raise Self-AwarenessNot all leaders are aware of the image they project to the organization. What they say and how they say it, what facial expressions they adopt, and what body language they use, are all factors that affect their message to employees. Internal communications can play a valuable role in raising leaders’ self-awareness and helping them strengthen their ability to convey their intended messages successfully to employees.

Make Leaders VisibleIt’s important for leaders to be visible in the workplace. Whether it’s through podcasts, streaming video or informal site visits, leaders should have access to employees and provide employees a chance to have access to them. Internal communications can help identify these opportunities, so that leaders can stay connected to day-to-day operations — and to the people who run them.

Be Leaders, Not CheerleadersSome leaders limit their communications role to “good news” only, because they’re reluctant to deliver negative messages to employees. Over time, these leaders are perceived to be out of touch with the business and are regarded more as cheerleaders than leaders. As a result, they lose credibility with employees and, in effect, diminish their ability to lead effectively. Internal communications can provide invaluable guidance and support for leaders and can help them deliver tough messages with honesty, conviction and dignity.

Help Leaders Speak with One VoiceWhile individuals on a leadership team may seem to agree on a strategic issue, they may present a less unified picture once they venture out in the field and begin communicating the issue to employees. Without proper planning, nine leaders can end up sharing news from a strategy session in nine different ways. In very little time, what had seemed to be a single vision for the company can become fragmented and contradictory. Providing leaders with the right communication tools — whether it’s a presentation, a video, an elevator speech or talking points — will help ensure that your company’s strategic messages are communicated accurately and consistently throughout your organization.

2010 IRS Retirement Plan Limits

401(k), 403(b), 457(b) Plans
$16,500Annual Deferral Limit (before-tax and Roth contributions)
$5,500Additional Catch-Up Contributions Limit
(age 50+)

SIMPLE Plans
$11,500Annual Deferral Limit
$2,500Additional Catch-Up Contributions Limit
(age 50+)

Annual Limits
$245,000Qualified Retirement Plan Maximum Compensation
$110,000Highly Compensated Employees
$49,000Defined Contribution Plan Maximum Additions (employee + company)
$195,000Defined Benefit Plan Maximum Benefit
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