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NOVEMBER'S FEATURED STAFF MEMBER

 Judy Rahm - Career Coach

Judy has 19 years' experience in the outplacement industry, including spouse relocation, pre-retirement planning, change management and stress management.  She has planned and directed career centers for companies in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Pennsylvania, each serving from 75 to 2,000 displaced employees. She has a track record for developing creative, alternative solutions for potential an existing programs while focusing on empowerment, integrity, continuous improvement and customer needs. Prior to her work in career management, she managed a multi-state Federal Credit Union.

OI Partners in the News

Watch Tim Schoonover on the Fox 19 (WXIX) newscast on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 7:50 a.m. He will be interviewed on "The Reasons You Did Not Get The Job", information developed by OI Partners. 

The same information was featured in the "Ask Annie" column on CNNMoney.com.  The article presents the most common errors made during job interviews that OI Partners career coaches are seeing and gives tips on how to fix them.

You can read the column at: http://enews.salvitt.com/

Happy Thanksgiving Friends!

As we enter into the holiday season, we often find ourselves reflecting on the past and planning for the future. Part of that reflecting will include assessing the changes that have occured in the last year and what we want to do about them.  Change is a key element in all of our lives, all of the time and we cannot escape its power.  The articles in this month's newsletter will be beneficial in helping all of us adapt to change and grow in our personal and corporate lives.  I hope you will make the information part of your knowledge bank.

Best wishes,
Tim

Timothy H. Schoonover
Managing Partner
OI Partners Promark Company
tschoonover@oipartners.net

Managing Change for a Continuously Improving Culture

Continuous improvement is difficult, as any change is bound to find resistance from different quarters of an organization. Here are 4 steps to help bring about sustained continuous improvement.

Strategies for Managing Change: 9 Failure Reasons You Can Avoid

A review of the history and literature of strategies for managing change shows these 9 common reasons for change management failure.

Biggest Mistakes in Managing Change

The manner in which change is managed can strongly impact a workforce. Here are 5 of the biggest mistakes in managing change -- and the lessons learned.

A Leadership Guide to Managing Change

Leaders play a key role in managing change. Effective managers help find and solidify future direction, set expectations for behavior and performance and priorities, walk the talk and influence the direction of future systems and procedures. Review these 7 ways to help people transition through change.

Managing Change in Your Life

The journey of making change is not always easy. When people make major change in their life, whether it is a voluntary or forced change, they go through a range of emotions and thoughts. Coaching often can help people move through these emotions.