Archive for the ‘Announcement’ Category

March 1st, 2012

Webinar: Building Leaders in Your Organization

Join us on March 28, 2012 for this new Alliance for Innovation hosted webinar.

Leadership development is a primary objective for most local governments.  With training dollars at a premium development of in-house programs that cultivate leaders are on the rise.  These programs oftentimes draw on the resources of the executive leadership team in the development of the curriculum, selection of attendees, and in the presentation of the program.

During this webinar, a panel of experts will discuss the following:

  • Competency models for public sector leadership development programs
  • Selection of participants
  • Resources for instruction
  • Using project teams to enhance leadership skills
  • Measuring success

This webinar will be led by Marnie Green, Principal Consultant for Alliance Partner, Management Education Group, Inc. Marnie will be joined by a panel of local government professionals who have experience creating leadership development programs.

This is a live webinar event.  Webinar times are  1:00PM ET – 2:30PM ET, 12:00PM CT – 1:30PM CT, 11:00AM MT – 12:30AM MT, 10:00AM PT – 11:30AM PT. (NOTE: Arizona local air time is 11:00AM  – 12:30PM)

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After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

November 23rd, 2011

What’s Trust Got to Do with It?

Budget cuts, pension reform, restructuring, doing more with less. . . all of these modern-day public sector realities have had a tremendous impact on the level of trust in our organizations. Gone is the era of lifetime employment. Today, organizations consider themselves lucky to retain an employee for five years. And, when we analyze the reasons for this change of landscape, most of the data points to one issue: employees don’t trust employers and employers don’t trust employees.  Read more by downloading the full article, which is featured in the  Alliance for Innovation Ambassador November 2011.

 

July 28th, 2011

Using SMAART Goals Webinar

I’m excited to again be partnering with CRG emPerform to bring you another complimentary performance management webinar.  Yes, its’ free!  And here are the details.

Are you and your employees really SMAART? Specific, measurable, and attainable performance goals are the most effective tool managers can use to help employees achieve outcomes that support the organization’s goals. Yet, very few managers are able to craft goals that are motivating to employees and are clearly aligned with the organization’s objectives. (more…)

June 17th, 2011

MEG Partners with PDI Ninth House

I’ve always been committed to providing clients with the most advanced and sound tools for developing public sector leaders. That’s why, for almost 20 years, I’ve offered the PROFILOR® 360 feedback tool as part of our suite of leadership development services. Now, as an official Certified Service Provider with PDI Ninth House, you can offer world-class leadership development tools in your agency, delivered with a public sector twist from the Management Education Group, Inc.

For 40 years, PDINH clients have reaped the benefits of their pioneering principles in industrial organizational psychology and cutting-edge research. With PDINH, you experience insights and real-world business solutions that empower you to create real leadership advantage. With tools including the PROFILOR®, and Time2Change® your leaders can experience the insights and influences of sound assessment tools designed specifically for training and development purposes.

I’m pleased to be able to bring these powerful tools to you and your public agency. To learn more about PROFILOR® and the other PDINH tools we use to develop public sector leaders, please contact me directly.

August 30th, 2009

Complimentary Webinar: Using SMAART Performance Goals

This archived webinar examines the value and use of goal setting to drive organizational performance.  The webinar addresses the following key issues:

  • Why there is often a gap between manager expectations and employee performance
  • Tools for writing clear performance goals
  • Four kinds of performance goals
  • How the SMAARTest goals are the most motivating
  • How to effectively involve employees in the goal setting process
  • How to craft best-practice performance goals that are aligned with organizational goals

Marnie E. Green, IPMA-CP, Principal Consultant of Management Education Group and author of “Painless Performance Evaluations: A Practical Approach to Managing Day-to-Day Employee Performance,” will provide you with a detailed, structured, proven, and optimal execution strategy for conducting proper and painless performance evaluation meetings with employees.

Sign up  Sign up here to receive our archived webinar Using SMAART Performance Goals to Painlessly Manage Employee Performance.

August 30th, 2009

Complimentary Webinar: Designing or Redesigning Your Performance Evaluation System

This archived webinar explores the essential elements of a well-crafted performance management system.  The presentation answers the following critical questions:

  • What is the purpose of a performance management system?
  • How can the performance management system become more meaningful to employees and to the public agency?
  • What significant elements must be included in an effective performance management system?
  • What are the practical approaches to making the performance management system useful and impactful in your agency?

Marnie E. Green, IPMA-CP, Principal Consultant of Management Education Group and author of “Painless Performance Evaluations: A Practical Approach to Managing Day-to-Day Employee Performance,” will provide you with a detailed, structured, proven, and optimal execution strategy for conducting proper and painless performance evaluation meetings with employees.

Sign up  Sign up here to receive our archived webinar, Designing or Redesigning Your Performance Evaluation System.

August 30th, 2009

Complimentary Webinar: Conducting Painless Performance Evaluation Meetings

This archived webinar will explain everything that you need to know to  conduct a painless performance evaluation meeting:
You will learn to:

  • Manage the delivery of a performance evaluation so that employees are engaged and inspired by the process.
  • Use strategic questions to involve employees in a conversation about their performance.
  • Apply the 2/3 :1/3 rule to managing an evaluation conversation.
  • Use a structured approach to the performance evaluation meeting so that the outcome is painless for both employee and manager.

Marnie E. Green, IPMA-CP, Principal Consultant of Management Education Group and author of “Painless Performance Evaluations: A Practical Approach to Managing Day-to-Day Employee Performance,” will provide you with a detailed, structured, proven, and optimal execution strategy for conducting proper and painless performance evaluation meetings with employees.

Sign up  Sign up here to receive our archived webinar, Conducting Painless Performance Evaluation Meetings.

August 10th, 2009

Performance Evaluation: Get It Done Bundle

Completing a performance evaluation can be daunting. Where to begin? How to rate the performance? What to write? How to deliver it to the employee? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a roadmap to guide you through the process? Wouldn’t it be great to have a coach lead you through the steps?

The Performance Evaluation: Get It Done Bundle provides you with the information and support you need to get it done, painlessly. With one purchase you will receive three webinars, a copy of Painless Performance Evaluations: A Practical Approach to Managing Day-to-Day Employee Performance, and a one-hour telephone coaching and feedback session with Marnie Green. This package is valued at over $650.

Buy the bundle today for just $249 (a savings of over $400)!

Here’s what you’ll get:

You don’t have to go it alone! Get our bundle today and get your performance evaluations done painlessly!

Performance Evaluation – Get It Done Bundle
$249.00