Welcome to the December 22, 2004 issue of The Total View

Your resource for cutting-edge news, tips, and tools to help you hire, manage, and motivate top-performing employees.

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In This Issue
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1. Season's Greetings.
2. Tis the Season to Be Stressed.
3. Perfect Labor Storm Alerts #311 to #311.
4. Useful Links, Helpful Tips - Background Checks.
5. Complimentary Mini-DISC Online Profile.
6. Is Your Company or Association Planning to Conduct a Survey in 2005?

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The Total View is written and published each Wednesday by Ira S. Wolfe, founder of Success Performance Solutions. (Yes, Ira writes every article, every week!) and is distributed with permission by The Chrysalis Corporation.

Ira S. Wolfe 2004 - All Rights Reserved. Reprints and other distribution by permission only.

To learn more about The Chrysalis Corporation or to read back issues of The Total View, visit our web site at http://www.chrysaliscorporation.com/cgi-bin/arp3/arp3-t.pl?l=12&c=10

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1. Season's Greetings.
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All of us at The Chrysalis Corporation would like to take this time to wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday season! Take a break from the holiday madess and read the following story about holiday stress.

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2. Tis the Season to Be Stressed.
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Bah, Humbug ! You have a few gifts to purchase and time is running out. Your children need extra care because they're off school. You're obligated to attend holiday parties but still have all your grocery shopping to do. You planned to take off a day from work this week but several colleagues beat you to the punch - they either scheduled vacations or called in sick with the holiday shopping flu.

That may explain why two-thirds of full-time workers nationwide say they have experienced workplace stress around the holidays, according to a recent random sampling of 600 full-time workers for Accenture HR Services. Nearly one- quarter of the workers surveyed said they have taken at least one day off in the past because of holiday stress.

As for the major causes of holiday stress, 54 percent cited finding the time to shop for gifts, while 41 percent mentioned keeping up with day-to-day work responsibilities. Other factors include spending time with family and friends, 35 percent; balancing a manager's expectations against the employee's needs, 28 percent; and preparing for household guests, 26 percent.

Workplace stress is such a big factor during the course of a normal year that 37 percent of those surveyed said that at some point they have considered quitting their jobs because of stress.

It's well documented - stress increases health care costs and lowers productivity. Start the new year out right. One cause of stress is a bad job match or wrong choice of careers. Find the right career for you - take the MAPP career assessment. It's only $125. To learn more, follow this link and complete our contact form. Be sure to type MAPP in the comment box:
http://www.chrysaliscorporation.com/cgi-bin/arp3/arp3-t.pl?l=18&c=10

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3. Perfect Labor Storm Alerts #311 to #315.
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Fact #311: Companies with low morale are more likely to experience unscheduled absenteeism due to stress (15 percent). (Source: CCH Inc.)

Fact #312: Employees showing up sick for work (presenteeism) is a far bigger problem for companies with low morale - 52 percent of organizations with poor/fair morale compared to 31 percent with organizations with good/very good morale. (Source: CCH Inc.)

Fact #313: 39 percent of employers said presenteeism is a problem in their organizations.
(Source: CCH Inc.)

Fact #314: About half the full time workforce gets no paid sick days. (Source: U.S. Department of Labor)

Fact #315: The number of employers offering emergency back-up child care or child care when employees have sick family members has dropped from 14 percent in 2001 to 9 percent in 2004. (Source: SHRM)

Don't be caught in storm without all the facts. "The Perfect Labor Storm Fact Book: Why Worker Shortages Won't Go Away" is a must-read leading edge forecast that predicts workforce trends for decades to come. Order your copy today - $7.95 includes no shipping costs for limited time only. Follow this link to learn more:
http://www.chrysaliscorporation.com/cgi-bin/arp3/arp3-t.pl?l=7&c=10

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4. Useful Links, Helpful Tips - Background Checks.
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To provide our clients with one-stop shopping for employee evaluation from pre-employment to career succession, we are very pleased to introduce our new partnership with Information Architects, a leading provider of Employment Screening and Background Investigations.

Services include:

Employment Verification
Criminal Records Search
Civil Records Search
Workers Comp Search
SSN Verification
Credit Reports
DMV Reports
Bankruptcy Search
Degree Verification
Professional License Verification
Drug Screening

Learn more about background checks, visit:
http://www.chrysaliscorporation.com/cgi-bin/arp3/arp3-t.pl?l=9&c=10

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5. Complimentary Mini-DISC Online Profile.
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We often get requests from our readers asking if we have a "quick and dirty" complimentary behavioral profile that they and their co-workers can experience -- WE DO! Follow the following link to respond to a our mini DISC based profile. It will take you less than 30 seconds to respond, and the accuracy will amaze you. Feel free to forward this link to your coworkers and boss.

Here's the link:
http://www.chrysaliscorporation.com/cgi-bin/arp3/arp3-t.pl?l=19&c=10

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6. Is Your Company or Association Planning to Conduct a Survey in 2005?
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Is your company or association planning to conduct a survey in Q4 2004? Hate the hassle of inputting survey results? Not enough time to query the data and create reports? Are you putting off getting much needed feedback from customers, employees and members?

Contact us today to learn about about real-time e-mail and web based surveys. No more hassles with entering results and creating presentations. Let us do the work for you. We can help you write, set-up, distribute (electronically), process and present in less time for less cost.

For more information about the survey solutions we can provide you with, including our Rapid Survey Option, follow the link below and type "Surveys" in the comment box. You can also contact us by phone at: 229-257-0665:
http://www.chrysaliscorporation.com/cgi-bin/arp3/arp3-t.pl?l=20&c=10

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Contact Information:

The Chrysalis Corporation
2001 Hammock Drive
Valdosta, GA 31602
229-257-0665