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March 31, 2008
Novations Group In the News — Winter 2008
In the training profession, there’s added emphasis
this year on management training, leadership/executive
development and diversity training. Those findings come
from a national survey of 2,556 human resource
executives…for Novations Group, a Boston-based
consulting firm.
Newsday, January 17, 2008
"Baby boomers represent about one-fifth of the work
force and most of senior corporate leadership, according to
Novations, a global consulting and training firm."
New York Times, January 19, 2008
A majority of employers are not taking steps to capture
business-related knowledge of their baby boomer employees
nearing retirement age…according to Novations, a
global consulting and training firm.
HR Magazine, January 2008
2 out of 3 organizations are experiencing growing demand
for customer service training…source: a survey of
2,046 senior human resource executives by Novations Group.
Training Magazine, January 2008
A recent study shows that 20% of companies offering
(executive) coaching women receive it less often than men,
while women get more coaching than men at only 5% of firms
that offer it…says Novations Group Inc., a global
consulting and training firm in Boston.
Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2008
"A lot of organizations don’t view their work as
having to be passed down," says Tim Vigue, a Novations
consultant. "They don’t think they have any
intellectual property to manage. We think that’s
short-sighted."
T+D, January 2008
More than half (55.7%) of 2,56 senior HR professionals and
training and development executives surveyed plan to
continue using behavioral interviewing at the same
frequency…according to a national survey by
Novations Group conducted in December 2007.
SHRM.org, January 28, 2008
With respect to T&D spending and staff priorities for
next year, how much will your organization budget for each
of the following kinds of learning content?
Supervisory/Management Skills, etc. (chart – source:
Novations Group)
T+D, February 2008
More organizations include middle managers in their
management succession plans, according to a study by
Novations Group, a Boston-based global consulting firm.
Inside Training, February 13, 2008
"At many companies what was planning solely for the
C-suite has morphed into succession management for the
whole leadership pipeline," said Novations Executive
Consultant Tom McKinnon.
Online Recruitment (U.K.), February 2, 2008
A survey by Novations Group found that only 4 percent of
more than 2,000 organizations surveyed had formal
knowledge-transfer processes in place; nearly
three-quarters had only "plans to create" such a
process or no plans at all.
Kansas City Star, February 21, 2008
Only one-quarter of large organizations make an effort to
transfer knowledge from retiring Boomers to other
employees. 4% created a formal process to pass on know-how,
while 23% are doing so informally.
Source: A Novations Group survey of 2,046 human resource
executives.
Training Magazine, February 2008
Forty-two percent of 546 workers polled recently said they
heard indecent sexual remarks from colleagues in
2007…according to the report, which was commissioned
by the Novations Group, a Boston-based consulting firm.
Wall Street Journal/Career Journal, February 26,
2008
According to a national phone survey conducted by the
consulting firm Novations Group, sexually inappropriate
remarks were nearly twice as frequent in the workplace in
2007 as they were in 2006.
Metro New York, March 3, 2008
A survey by Novations Group found that only 4 percent of
more than 2,000 organizations surveyed had formal
knowledge-transfer processes in place.
Boston Herald, March 3, 2008
Workers with more education and higher income were less
likely to be objects of ridicule…according to a
telephone survey…by Boston-based Novations Group.
Workforce.com, March 4, 2008
"The findings should serve as a warning to both
organizations and D&I program providers," said
Novations Vice President Fred Smith.
TalentManagement.com, March 12, 2008
Despite the steady growth of diversity and inclusion
training the benefit is often diminished by faulty
delivery, according to a study by Novations Group.
Diversity Spectrum, March 13, 2008
Is the workplace getting raunchier? More women say
they’re hearing "sexually inappropriate comments
at work, according to a 2007 phone survey just released by
Novations Group, a Boston consultant. Some 38% of women
said they heard sexual innuendo, wisecracks, or taunts at
the office last year, up from 22% in 2006.
Business Week, March 17, 2008
A survey in March last year by Boston-based consulting
firm, Novations Group, for example revealed that a third of
employees experienced turnover of between 10 and 25 percent.
management-issues.com (U.K.), March 20, 2008
"People on the receiving end of hostile comments are
more vocal about their displeasure than they have been in
the past," said Mike Hyter, president of Novations
Group, a consulting company in Boston that commissioned the
survey by International Communications Research.
Toronto Globe and Mail, March 21, 2008
Boston-based Novations Group, a consulting firm, says
female respondents to its recent survey reported a 17
percent jump between 2006 and 2007 I what they consider the
most common form of harassment.
Christian Science Monitor, March 24, 2008
Faulty delivery methods diminish the overall benefit of
corporate diversity and inclusion initiatives, despite the
proliferation of such programs, according to a new study by
Boston-based consulting firm Novations Group.
Human Resource Executive Online, March 27, 2008
Employers will spend more in 2008 on supervisory,
leadership and diversity training, according to an annual
survey of more than 2,500 HR executives by Novations Group,
Boston.
Workplace HR & Safety, March 2008
North American companies are twice as likely to report
difficulty reaching Millennials than any other employee
group, according to a survey of more than 2,500 senior HR
and training executives by Novations Group, a global
consulting organization based in Boston.
Talent Management.com, March 2008
The (Novations) survey also found that employees ages 18 to
34 were more than twice as likely to overhear ridicule
regarding their age than their colleagues over 55.
Dallas Morning News, March 26, 2008
The telephone survey of 546 employees was conducted by
International Communications Research for Novations Group,
a consulting company based in Boston.
Chicago Tribune, March 31, 2008
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