Delivering "The News" - Old and New Tactics Work
The lack of salary increases and an imminent downsizing are harsh realities your business may be coping with as 2009 swings into full force. If your organization must deliver this kind of news, ensure that you spend time with managers at every level teaching them how to answer the tough questions. And in a world of changing technology, you may find that there are important new tools to consider to help improve the way the news is received.more

Success Story - Retiring Boomers Prompt Aprimo to Invest in Future
Ernst & Young's 2007 Aging U.S. Workforce Survey says that 68 percent of Fortune 1000 companies think "maintaining intellectual capital" is their greatest organizational risk, and 62 percent say retirements will cause an organizational "brain drain." Our featured Indianapolis employer, software company Aprimo, is taking a proactive approach - investing about $75,000 to prevent that brain drain.more

Turning Misfortune Into Good Fortune In 2009
While it is true that CPI has seen a surge in demand for our career transition services, you'll not catch us celebrating in the halls. What ARE we doing?more

Staying On the Up Side of Change
No need to turn to the business section of the newspaper to read about the hard times most businesses are experiencing. It's right there on the front page. Businesses must respond by changing in some way. How do you keep your executive team positive and focused in light of slowed or negative growth? How do you ignite passion in the management team when they've had to lay off highly committed members of their teams?more

Building Young Leaders In the Moment and For the Future
Young corporate managers may soon face for the first time the most dreaded management task that exists - workforce reduction. Impart leadership training skills before it happens. Newer managers need help with maintaining employee respect and trust both with those departing and with those staying.more

Who's In the News
West Hartford-based Executive Talent Services announced that it has joined CPI.

John Madigan, president and CEO of ETS, says, "By collaborating with CPI's exceptional network of talent management professionals, we will sharpen our own skills and enrich the talent services we provide to our local and national clients."more

Ask the Career Coach
Q: As a 2009 graduate, I find the job market gloomy. What's the one skill I should work on most to land a job?

A: Focus on conducting an effective interview.more