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Spring/Summer 2006

VOLUME 1 ISSUE 13

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IN THIS ISSUE...

A New Era At Ayers

The Age-Advantaged Workforce

10 Reasons Why Age Can Be An Asset

Successful Landings

Corner Office Or Revolving Door

Play Tennis On Your Own Side Of The Net

Managing Conflict In The Workplace

The Conflict Dynamics Profile® (CDP)

AYERS REPORT

Editor in Chief:
Joan Caruso

Writer:
Catherine Carlozzi

Designer:
Roberta Martin

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A New Era At Ayers
The Ayers Perspective

For all of us at The Ayers Group, 2006 marks the beginning of an exciting new era in our firm’s 30-year history. I am very pleased to announce that on May 15 we became part of Kelly Services, Inc.

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The Age-Advantaged Workforce
by Terry Ebert

The fact is inescapable: our workforce is aging. The implications, for companies of all sizes, are unavoidable. As an IBM survey of HR directors concluded: "When the baby boomer generation retires, many companies will find out too late that a career's worth of experience has walked out the door, leaving insufficient talent to fill the void."
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10 Reasons Why Age Can Be An Asset
The "age-advantaged" worker comes with a broad and deep toolbox full of resources assembled over a lifetime...
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Successful Landings
The quest to bring work and life into balance is an increasingly important issue for job seekers. As we have explored in past articles, an increasing number of mid- to senior-level candidates are pursuing alternatives to corporate jobs and reinventing their way into satisfying new careers that provide work-life balance. The following case studies provide a cross section of what Ayers' consultants are seeing.
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Corner Office Or Revolving Door
CEO Departures Revisited
by Joan Caruso

As you start to dig into the background and the research, you realize how unattractive the top job in corporate America is becoming. It's like the presidency of the United States. Once upon a time, kids wanted to grow up to be president. Not so many do anymore. And increasingly, fewer executives aspire to the CEO spot. It's no longer the brass ring they reach for.
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Play Tennis On Your Own Side Of The Net
Principles for Executive Women
by Rosemary Maxwell Lynch, Psy.D.

Too many competent women feel overly responsible for what's happening around them. When you take on more than your share of responsibility, you prevent other people from meeting you halfway. Then you wind up wondering why you're doing all the work.
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Managing Conflict In The Workplace
Consultant's Corner

A little over a year ago, we devoted this column to the Conflict Dynamics Profile® (see sidebar). Ayers has continued to certify its coaches in the use of this new instrument, which offers a highly effective approach for dealing with workplace conflict in a variety of applications.
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The Conflict Dynamics Profile® (CDP)
The Conflict Dynamics Profile® (CDP) was created by the Leadership Development Institute at Eckerd College. This tool—available in 360° assessment and self-assessment versions—focuses on specific behavioral responses to conflict.
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