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Month: March 2013

True Capacity; Leveraging a learning strategy to reduce turnover and increase productivity

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Turnover and low engagement can be a product of many factors.  We will discuss how a solid learning ro workforce development strategy will build capacity and effectiveness that is aligned with the short term and long-term workforce needs for an organization.  True Capacity explores the impact of learning on culture.

Erick Allen

For over 15 years Erick has worked in a learning and development capacity with Circuit City Stores Inc., The Tenn. Credit Union, Central Parking Corporation, CareCentric, and Level 4 Performance.

In 2009, Erick started the professional services firm, Level 4 Performance Inc., providing workforce performance solutions to organizations that cannot make the investment into a full time learning leader or desire to supplement the workload of an already overburdened training staff.  This includes the strategy and development of organizational learning, succession planning and training as a revenue source. Erick is currently President and CEO of Level 4 Performance.

Throughout his tenure at Central Parking and CareCentric Allen developed the first blended training programs for each company as well as launched the “Central Parking Online Academy” and CareCentric’s “The Learning Track” incorporating several vendors in the both the synchronous and asynchronous training space. As CEO of Level 4 he has been instrumental in the strategic planning of training initiatives for a wide variety of public and private organizations. Erick is respected widely throughout the training and education industry and is a charter member of the elearning Technology Advisory Board of Learn.com, has various published articles in trade magazines such as Small Business Technology, HHP and others, and has presented at various national and international conferences including Centra Software Worldwide Users conference and WebEx Corporation user’s conference, NAHC, Medtrade and various state sponsored Home Health conferences. Erick was educated at Volunteer State (A.S. Secondary Education) ,Belmont University (B.S. Human and Organizational Behavior), both in Nashville, TN and Kennesaw State University (MBA) in Georgia. His success in delivering training and managing educational organizations can be attributed to his strong business acumen; vast understanding of educational theory and his understanding that sound business practices are transparent to any industry as proven by his success in retail sales, operations, parking, healthcare, transportation and other industries.

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The Importance of Having Access to Legal Support in Your Business

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On the outside of the Supreme Court it reads “Liberty and Justice for All” It is unfortunate, however, that justice is often only available to those who can afford it A recent study shows that working Americans and their families face a myriad of legal issues on almost a daily basis, but only about 60% actually sought out the services of a lawyer to help them. The study showed that Americans forgo or avoid help because of cost, access and trust issues. Dr. Vernon Allwood and Mr. Alistair Edwards discuss how the Legal Shield program can provide low cost affordable legal services to the average family.

In addition, there will be discussion on the fact that identity theft is now becoming the number one crime in America. The focus will be on the importance of having identity theft protection, particularly since Georgia leads the nation in identity theft crimes.

We will also make comments on how Human Resource Departments are using the Legal Shield, Identity Theft program to reduce absenteeism, increase productivity and decrease employee stress.

Dr. Vernon Allwood

Dr. Allwood received his Bachelor of Science and Masters Degrees from Queens College of the City University of New York, and his Ph.D in counseling education from Fordham University in New York.  He served as a mathematics and science teacher in the New York City Public Schools for more than ten years.  After receiving his advanced degrees, Dr. Allwood served as the Director of Counseling at John Jay College in New York, Associate Director of Counseling at Morehouse College and as the Director of Community Relations and Special Projects at the Morehouse School of Medicine.

He has extensive experience in the development of mentoring programs and is a founding board member of the International Mentoring Association.  While at Morehouse College, he developed the Morehouse Mentoring Program where college students served as role models and mentors for elementary school children.  This program acquired national recognition by receiving the Thousand Points of Light Award from President Clinton.

While at the Morehouse School of Medicine, Dr. Allwood developed several initiatives to increase the numbers of African American students in the educational pipeline for careers in biomedical science and the health professions.  One of the highlights of his career was the development of the Benjamin Carson Science Academy and the establishment of the Carson Scholars Program in Atlanta. His research interests include the development of models for the reduction of violence and antisocial behavior among inner city youth.

Dr. Allwood also has been engaged as an educational consultant for charter schools and the National Health Museum where he helped to develop standardized test taking skills for minority students and women. He recently joined Legal Shield as an Independent Associate where he is actively engaged in helping families to gain access to the legal system, as well as have adequate legal representation to protect them from identity theft.

You can reach Dr. Allwood via email.

Mr. Alistair Edwards

Mr. Edwards serves as Vice President of Group Marketing at LegalShield. He specializes in helping Businesses & Gov’t.Offices to improve their bottom line, by helping to decrease employee absenteeism rates. This is attained, through providing much needed Identity Theft Restoration and Employee/Business Legal Plans.

Today, all across the U.S. & Canada, employees are suffering from various “pressures of life.” Whether it’s being an Identity Theft victim, having garnishments, hassles by creditors, child support/child custody issues, traffic violations, forclosures,bankruptcies, life/auto/home/medical insurance issues, etc., these issues can cause employees to miss valuable time at work – which adversely affects their paychecks. These issues can also cause your business to suffer, or even close, due to absenteism or low productivity.

As a Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist, Alistair’s goal is to educate business owners and their employees on the growing problem of Identity theft, every 4 seconds someone becomes a victim of identity theft. What we see on tv with all the catchy tunes and women speaking like men men speaking like women only covers the financial aspect of Identity theft and that is only 26% of all Identity theft, there is so much more, 5 areas in all.

Legal Shield is also Certified in Group sales and Small Business Legal Programs. They help small business with benefit packages that create better employee relations and retention, at no cost to the company! In this litigious society that we live in it is paramount that small businesses protect themselves and have legal guidance. We specialize in individual as well as small business plans with affordable rates.

You can contact Mr. Edwards via email.

 

The correlation between fitness and work productivity with Patrick Whaley of TITIN.

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Fitness is one of many facets of your life that effect your immune and central nervous systems. Studies have shown that individuals who workout 2-3 times a week are happier and have more energy.

TITIN introduces TITIN ForceTM, the world’s only weighted compression shirt system. TITIN Force layers eight pounds of hydro-gel inserts across major muscles of the upper body, creating a HyperGravityTM training environment for workouts and athletic training without restricting body movement. The three-part shirt system features a 14-pocket shirt, 14 hydro-gel inserts and a moisture-wicking compression shirt to firmly hold the flexible gel inserts in place.  Detailed information and images are available at TITINtech.com.

TITIN Force is a unique form of workout gear made up of three components. A 14-pocket inner shirt features A.M.Y.® antimicrobial materials to block odor and germs. Patented, fit-right, hydro-gel inserts are inserted into the pockets to provide eight pounds of weight during workouts. Third is an outer compression shirt that’s double-stitched and features Sorbtek® to pull moisture away from the body four times faster than other fabrics. The compression shirt securely holds the gel inserts firmly in place during the most strenuous workouts.

Along with enhancing workouts, The Force can be worn hot or cold for post workout regeneration. Heated or cooled, the indestructible hydro-gel inserts retain their flexibility for maximum comfort during workouts. Simply place the TITIN Force in a microwave or freezer and it transforms into a 45-minute hot compress or mobile ice bath.

Wearing a TITIN Force during workouts or most any type of sports training creates a HyperGravityTM training environment that can help with weight loss, muscle building, improved balance and increased speed. Wearing a Force shirt system prior to competing, or “pre-loading”, can deliver measured results. Testing has shown TITIN Force can provide up to a 13% increased vertical leap, an 11% increase in endurance and a 3% increase in running speed.

Patrick Whaley, founder of TITIN Tech said, “I set out to create a weighted shirt that could be comfortably worn during football practice, CrossFit training and most any other type of workout without restricting body movement. That’s what we accomplished. Wearing a TITIN Force is like training on earth and playing on the moon.”

TITIN Force is currently being used by many professional athletes, trainers and members of the military, including NFL wide receiver Michael Jenkins, Herman Demmink III, University of Tennessee’s Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach and Mr. Justice Scholes, Physical Training Instructor, Royal Air Force.

The eight pound weight of TITIN Force was determined by safely adding 2-5% of body weight to an individual weighing 160-180 lbs. Hydro-gel inserts can be added or removed to adjust the weight of a TITIN Force. Both the 14-pocket inner shirt and outer compression shirt are machine washable for easy care. The TITIN Force is sized from small to XXL.

About TITIN Tech: TITIN Tech is a company focused on designing form-fitting, weighted workout gear that enhances performance without restricting natural movements. The company was formed by Patrick Whaley, who was awarded 1st place and People’s Choice Award at the 2010 Georgia Tech InVenture Prize for his weighted compression shirt system. The company’s debut product, TITIN Force is worn by NFL stars, CrossFit champions, MMA fighters, professional boxers, pro golfers and military personnel.

Awards:

TITIN’s award-winning product has won over $70,000 from business plan competitions to assist in commercializing his technology. In 2012, TITIN won $10,000 from the Under Armour Innovation Challenge. Prior to that in early 2011, his technology also won the “Most Fundable” award and “Most Bankable” award at the GT Business Plan Competition and Rice Business Plan Competition (the largest business plan competition in the world), respectively. He also won the “Outstanding Product of 2011” at Global Venture Labs in Austin, Texas. His products were also dubbed “The Next Big Thing” by CNN. Such competitions also included winning 1st Place and “People’s Choice Award” in the GT InVenture Prize competition 2010.

Visit TITIN website to learn more. You will receive free shipping if you type in RADIO when placing your order.

You can reach Patrick via email.

 

The Harada Method – World’s best day-to-day management process

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The Harada Method is a sport’s analogy: people love sports – how to make winners at work? Harada Method in Japan is recognized as the world’s best process on day-to-day management to develop people to their fullest capability .  Listen as we talk to Norman Bodek as he discusses what this method is and  how the method teach managers how to be coaches
Norman Bodek, a professor at Portland State, is the co-founder of The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence at Utah State University (often compared to The Deming Prize in Japan). He is recognized as collaborator and contemporary of Dr. Deming, Dr. Juran, Phil Crosby, Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa, Dr. Joji Akao, Mr. Taiichi Ohno, and Dr. Shigeo Shingo. Norman has gone to Japan 81 times in the last 33 years and visited more than 250 plants; he has led over 35 executive study missions to Japan (and still counting!!!) He worked recently with CIBC Bank – Back Office Operations in Canada for the past four years focused on improving OpEx capabilities. Norman has published over 250 books; including translation of 100+ books in Japanese

Norman has been a frequent keynote speaker at major conferences and teaches companies on employee empowerment, Lean/Toyota Production System, customer service, productivity, lean accounting, quick kaizen, and process improvement. Norman also teaches business management students “Japanese Management  Principles” at Portland State University.

Mr. Bodek attended the University of Wisconsin and graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New York University. He also attended New York University Graduate School of Business and New York University College of Education.

Norman can be reached via email.