Free Assessment Identifies and Improves Corporate Communication In Weak Economy

With the current rate of downsizing in corporations, it is more important than ever to use one of an organizations most valuable resources to its fullest... knowledge. The people within each firm, and the information they possess, are what make the company. However, with the rate of layoffs and attrition, many corporations find themselves struggling to fill the knowledge gap because of missing personnel.

Contact: Progressive Leadership, Inc
    Carole Nicolaides
    Phone: 708-453-1567
    carole@progressiveleadership.com
    www.progressiveleadership.com

--For Immediate Release--

--NORRIDGE, IL -- July 2001 -- With the current rate of downsizing in corporations, it is more important than ever to use one of an organizations most valuable resources to its fullest... knowledge. The people within each firm, and the information they possess, are what make the company. However, with the rate of layoffs and attrition, many corporations find themselves struggling to fill the knowledge gap because of missing personnel. While the majority of businesses today might understand the importance of knowledge management, they have no idea how to harness and fully use the power that lies within it. One company now offers a free assessment and report to help improve corporate communication strategies that impact every area of business.

Progressive Leadership, Inc. has found that knowledge management practices greatly reduce the duplication of efforts, increase performance of technology, improve productivity and raise overall bottom-line profits.

Because of the importance of knowledge management in todays economy, Progressive Leadership has developed an online assessment (http://www.progressiveleadership.com) and report that can greatly improve the above-mentioned areas of business and more. Both the assessment and report are free and offer specific insights into improvements that can be made with immediate results.

Created by Exective Coach Carole Nicolaides, this 11-question assessment takes less than 10 minutes to complete yet offers valuable information that any business can use.

One statistic states that 90% of corporate budgets are allocated for technology when it comes to knowledge management programs -- even though these programs are people oriented. According to Nicolaides, Founder of Progressive Leadership, In a setting where corporations are dealing with lay offs and a loss of personal knowledge, they are struggling to man the technological systems, support their customers and fill the gap that is left by missing personnel. It is during these troublesome situations that knowledge management and knowledge management coaching can literally save the day. With appropriate training and coaching it is possible to develop a program that will allow full functionality with minimal staffing". Within this newly created atmosphere, employees and managers both learn to put their knowledge to work for the company as a whole.

By taking the assessment, companies can determine the areas of their communication strategy that are in need of improvement. Finding the weak links is half the battle. Once the faults are identified, alterations in the knowledge processes can be implemented in order to create and maintain an atmosphere inherent to success.

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