Workplace & Careers III 2006 Feature Releases.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The following releases focus on the topic Workplace & Careers III:

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PROVO, Utah--Corporate Untouchables: New VitalSmarts Poll Reveals 93 Percent Work with an 'Untouchable' No One Confronts (09/28/06, 06:00, SOURCE: VitalSmarts, L.C.)

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--Breakthrough Sales Achievement - the Good, the Bad & the Ugly Truth of Getting to the Next Level of Personal Performance (09/28/06, 12:30, SOURCE: Chuck Mache Communications)

AVAILABLE EXPERTS

The following knowledgeable industry leaders and scholars from Business Wire's ExpertSource database are available to discuss topics relating to Workplace & Careers III:

Bill Broderick, partner of Work Ministry, Ltd., can discuss social network recruiting from job support programs. Work Ministry, www.workministry.com, assists Faith-Based and Community Organizations in developing Job Support Groups and connecting groups with employers. Job seekers in today's market are actively using networking methods to find opportunities. Work Ministry organizes and supports the networking groups. The website, Workministry.com is the only online, offline social network of job seekers on the Internet. Work Ministry offers job seekers access to social networks for job search and job leads and employers access to candidates. Mr. Broderick's expertise is in staffing and recruiting issues using social networks for developing candidates. He has extensive background in job search coaching and executive development. 877-967-5646, ex. 1 - bbroderick@workministry.com

Joseph Grenny is an acclaimed keynote speaker and consultant. For the past 20 years, he has designed and implemented major corporate change initiatives. He has consulted with thousands of leaders on every major continent, from the board rooms of Fortune 500 companies to the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Joseph is co-founder and co-chairman of VitalSmarts, a corporate training and organizational performance company. He is also coauthor of the New York Times bestsellers "Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High" and "Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior." jgrenny@vitalsmarts.com, 801-724-6272, PR Contact: Mary Dondiego, 801-724-6323, mdondiego@vitalsmarts.com

Dr. Janice Presser can discuss the challenges business leaders face in getting the right person into the right job; how to identify and nurture high potentials; and the ethical dilemmas business leaders face as they attempt to satisfy their multiple constituencies. She describes how Role-Based Assessment accurately predicts potential employees' workplace behavior, providing the tools that leaders need to create results-driven teams. As CEO of The Gabriel Institute, the originator of Role-Based Assessment, she can comment on the new definition of job fit - a two-way process that makes or breaks employee engagement. Her expertise includes human capital valuation and improvement; qualitative measurement and business-critical metrics, and she can contribute to the discussion on the unintended consequences of recent legislation in the HR arena. The Gabriel Institute is a professional services company, formed in 2001 and headquartered in Philadelphia that serves organizations of all sizes, in all industries and market sectors, with tools and services that help them evaluate and improve their human capital and organizational culture. These include assessment of leadership for succession planning and restructuring; web-based screening and selection for hiring; workforce improvement initiatives including training and coaching; and human resource strategic development solutions. TGI's value proposition provides customers with measurable return on investment based on the metrics businesses need to satisfy both financial and compliance requirements. TGI's corporate values - trust, respect and faith - drive our single minded purpose of helping our customers manage, measure and maximize their human capital. Her current research includes qualitative measurement and improvement of human capital; ethics education in the post Sarbanes-Oxley environment. Prior research includes optimal, growth-promoting relationships (business and personal). 215-825-2500, jpresser@thegabrielinstitute.com

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