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December 31, 2007
Novations Group In the News — Summer/Fall 2007
A recent survey by Novations, a human performance
improvement company, showed about one in four organizations
frequently suffers delays and cost overruns with projects.
TalentManagement.com, June 2007
A survey of 2,000 human resources and training and
development executives by Boston-based consultancy
Novations Group finds trainers pressed to minimize the time
workers take off the job for learning. As a result,
development professionals report reduced classroom hours,
more training done on the job, and greater reliance on
e-learning.
Training Magazine, June 2007
American and British employees share a similar trust in
their skills as the key to advancement in the workplace, a
survey by Novations Group has showed… Around
two-thirds of employees in both countries (61% in the U.S.
and 65% in the U.K.) cited job performance as the most
important reason for promotion at their organization.
trainingzone.co.uk, June 29, 2007
"Women are thought of as soft, and the attributes
associated with being a powerful leader – brashness
and confidence – are considered male," says Audra
Bohannon, a vice president for Novations, a human
resources consulting and training firm.
Working Mother, June/July 2007
"Sometimes senior managers just don’t value
training," says Paul
Terry, vice president for talent management at
Novations. "They think it’s for somebody else
and not them. They would rather get a two-hour
overview."
T+D (Training + Development), July 2007
Nearly one-third of organizations polled say they rely less
on executive coaching than in past years, according to a
survey by Boston-based Novations Group.
Workforce.com, July 25, 2007
"There’s an awareness that employees in various
functions aren’t sufficiently responsive or attuned
to customers," said Novations Vice President Peter
Ambrozaitis.
onrec.com (U.K.), August 30, 2007
According to a recent survey by global consulting company
Novations, 72 percent of respondents said their senior
managers accept the business case for diversity, that
diversity contributes to the bottom line by improving
performance and developing new leadership. Yet, 24 percent
said these managers don’t know how to leverage these
business results.
TalentManagement.com, August 2007
Senior management gets mediocre marks from Human Resource
professionals for communicating with employees, according
to a survey by Novations Group, a global consulting and
training firm based in Boston. Nearly half of the 2,000 HR
executives surveyed give top management a grade of C or
less.
Executive Recruiter News, August 2007
"The Internet is used more and more, but there seems
to be a point of diminishing returns when e-mail is relied
upon so much," said Rebecca Hefter, senior vice
president for training at Novations.
HR Focus, September 2007
HR: Why does senior management have a hard time connecting
with employees? (chart) source: Novations Group
T+D (Training + Development), September 2007
The workforce is more diverse than ever and a new Novations
Group survey finds more companies are recognizing the value
of a diverse workforce… Mr. Michael
Hyter (CEO, Novations): "I think the biggest
‘aha’ for us was 24 percent of the
organizations who accepted diversification and diversity,
but don’t know how to leverage it."
WINS-AM 1010 (ABC New York), September 3, 2007
"While there is no standard definition of
‘structured selection process,’ generally it
would consist of objective hiring criteria and a set of
tools for the interview team," says Tim Vigue,
executive consultant for Novations.
shrm.org, September 18, 2007
"Many organizations hired a coach and walked away with
a negative outcome, specifically when noting that the
behavior of the individual receiving coaching remained
unchanged," said Michelle Knox, executive consultant
at Novations.
T+D (Training + Development), October 2007
How well does senior management communicate? (chart)
source: Novations Group, a global consulting and training
firm in Boston.
Training Magazine, October 2007
Research conducted by consulting company Novations showed
that one third of surveyed employers complain about
departure of one fourth of new hires within the first year
of employment.
HR Management Consulting (Kiev), October 19, 2007
Michael
C. Hyter will be the first to tell you he was drawn to
the consulting and training field because he enjoys
developing talent and organizations by putting the right
people in the right jobs. He feels the same way about the
community outreach efforts of his company, Novations Group,
Inc.
New York Times Magazine, October 21, 2007
This year almost a quarter of companies are expected to
hike spending and staff time devoted to inclusion training,
according to a study by Novations Group, a Boston-based
global consulting organization.
Newsday, October 22, 2007
Says Gerry
Lupacchino, senior vice president at Novations Group, a
Boston-based human resources consulting firm that
specializes in diversity training: "The true test of
how well a company understands the power of diversity is
the time and attention it spends on engaging those
employees in their jobs and developing them to move up in
the organization."
Fortune, October 29, 2007
"Because branding is so important and the market is so
commoditized, the amount of money invested in branding is
much greater than the investment in training and
development," says Novations Vice President Peter
Ambrozaitis.
T + D (Training + Development), November 2007
Novations Group, a Boston-based global consulting
organization, conducted a survey in February and found that
one-fourth of the 2,046 senior HR and training executives
polled were unsure how to leverage the benefits of a
diverse workforce.
Hispanic Business, November 2007
Verna Ford, an executive consultant in Atlanta for
Boston-based Novations Group, Inc., a professional-services
firm diversity training company, said most U.S. employers
are moving toward holding holiday parties. "Many are
doing it earlier, not right around Dec. 25," she said,
"or after the first of the year."
Human Resources Report (BNA), November 5, 2007
"Despite wide concern about loss of institutional
know-how and industry expertise as boomers retire,
employers have been slow off the mark in seeking a
solution," said Novations executive consultant Tim
Vigue.
Toronto Globe and Mail, November 16, 2007
A recent study of U.S. consultant Novations Group shows
that demand for customer relations training is growing,
with 64% of HR managers questioned reporting a rise.
personneltoday.com (U.K.) November 20, 2007
Only one quarter of large organizations are making an
effort to transfer knowledge from retiring baby boomers to
other employees, according to a survey of 2,046 human
resource executives by Novations Group, a global consulting
and training firm based in Boston.
hr.blr.com (Business & Legal Reports),
November 20, 2007
"You can’t take it for granted that people know
how to coach," said Pete
Ambrozaitis, vice president of sales at Novations Group
Inc., a Boston consulting firm. "Many (managers) are
managing to the numbers. Without proper training, they
won’t have the right skills," to coach
subordinates.
Human Resource Executive, December 1, 2007
June is the busiest month for corporate training in the
United States, according to Novations Group. December is
generally the slowest.
clomedia.com (Chief Learning Officer), December 3,
2007
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