Management/Employee Assessments with the Emphasis on Personal Interpretation & 
Application in the Workplace.

           An Organizational Psychologist can assist companies with:

Selection & Promotion:  Pre-employment Assessments; Matching  Duties of Position with Applicant's Natural Talents; Employee Retention; Succession Planning

Training & Development:  Management & Leadership Development; More Effective Teambuilding; Improved Communications; Management Awareness

Employee Attitudes & Satisfaction:  Job Satisfaction (i.e., conflict resolution, stress management, etc.); Career Pathing; Exit Interviews

Employee Motivation:  Dealing with factors that motivate employees to perform more effectively.

Right Management is the world’s largest provider of HR consulting, with locations on 6 continents and in 30 countries.  They specialize in Career Transition and Leadership Development with offerings such as Winning Strategies for Leadership Development, Due Diligence in mergers and acquisitions, Leadership Coaching, Right Job Bank and Resume Bank, Organization Consulting,  and Leader and Team Development. 

For more information contact Lana Crum.  

1.   Educational – Ashford Mortgage's Sunday newspaper column, Mortgages and More, presents information on credit, credit scoring, mortgages, and finance. 

2.   Visionary – Ashford Mortgage works more like a financial advisor.

Asheford Funding Group/Ashford Mortgage Atlanta/Asheville
150 Hilliard Ave, Asheville NC 28801
Ph: 828-350-8886, Fx: 828-350-8887

Beth Burdick, Mortgage Consultant
Email: BBurdick@mortmoney.com

Phil Monk, Program Director of the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board.  This group is a collaboration of area business leaders initiated in 1998 to help facilitate workforce education, training and development.  They serve four counties; Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania and partner with Joblink Career Centers,  Employment Security Commission, Vocational Rehab, Department of Social Services Work First, NC Services for the Blind, and the community colleges. 

They assist job seekers in career development services, and provide extra assistance for workers dislocated due to foreign trade, long-term unemployed, and the underemployed.  This includes tuition assistance for up to two years. 

A new program being developed is the implementation of the Work Keys assessments to evaluate skills in nine different areas.  Career readiness certification provides tests of applicant skill levels and other pre-employment tests.

This month’s featured vendor was our very own Frank Pomeroy, of Comforce Staffing. 

 Comforce also has some terrific new programs including HR services to move employees off your payroll and onto Frank’s and a new In-Depth Job Analysis Report that tells you the right interview questions to ask.
Comforce Corporation
420 Executive Park
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 254-7009
frank@comforceasheville.com  

The vendor of the month was Ambassador Service, a group that markets the Beyond This Day program, a way for employers to show that they care about their employees on a personal level.  This is a thoughtful alternative to sending flowers in times of bereavement. 
From their webpage:

"What is Beyond This Day ...

Beyond This Day ~ The Way of Hope is a volume specially designed for families who are trying to cope with the loss of a loved one. It forms the centerpiece of a bereavement program, which is inexpensive and easily administered. And when your employees or a family member receive this beautiful remembrance of their loved one, it will reinforce his or her belief that they are working for a company which cares deeply about their personal well being."

 
Pathways: Life after Cancer. 

Director of Development and Outreach:  Mary Hill
Clinician:  Mollie Milner, MSW, LCSW

Pathways, founded by Dr. Lewis Rathbin, believes emotional health is connected to mental health and affects the outcome of medical conditions.  Pathways provides individual and group counseling.  They also assist employees to understand how to support
co-workers with cancer. 

Pathways provides a number of workplace support programs, including meeting with employees and talking about the programs offered; learning about tools for living with, through, and beyond cancer; and offering seminars on cancer support for co-workers.    Programs and information are available to benefit individuals and workplaces. 

E-Mail: info@pathways-lifeaftercancer.org
Phone: 828-252-4106

Pathways-Life After Cancer
121 Sherwood Road
Asheville, NC 28803

Benefit Controls Companies of Carolina, "The Employer Advocate."   This is a "leading U.S. benefits consulting group composed of seven Southeastern locations.".  They help companies of 50 – 1,000 employees find the best value in employee benefits. They provide claims analysis, employee presentations and cost-saving tips to help business manage their benefits.  Their group can help streamline the often-confusing and complex options businesses face in making decisions about employee healthcare. 

Contact Matthew McQuide, Vice President
 

A non-profit provider of employee assistance programs, managed behavioral healthcare services and workplace-related consultation, training and education programs

Free Tools for Supervisors are located on:
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