Practicing gratitude invites joy to our life.
Brené Brown


Fall 2019

Greetings!

With Thanksgiving in our sights, we're reminded that gratitude is not just for this time of year - but we love to celebrate it now too! Here are a few ways being grateful plays out for us - we encourage you to find the ways that are authentic for you and your organization.
How we practice gratitude at Crothers Consulting...

As a company we think it's important to give back to our community, so we are proud members of Impact 100 Garden State: t he women who are members share a common philanthropic goal - to pool their resources and work together to make a difference in their communities.

Earlier this month Crothers Consulting made a donation that was part of a $300,000 grant that was shared among these three recipients: County College of Morris Foundation , CUMAC , and Union County Economic Development Corp .

We were one of TeamPAR’s selfless elves, donating new toys and women’s comfort items for the Jersey Battered Women Shelter (JBWS), allowing women to shop for their children in a special holiday store/ safe environment.

And in October we made a donation towards breast cancer research, supporting the Young Survival Coalition, one of our longtime clients.
Another idea for your gratitude toolkit

We also like this article from Entrepreneur magazine on the many benefits of hand writing a note or letter:
Taking the time to gather pen and paper and put your words down without editing tools or spellcheck takes consideration, an effort that is appreciated by the recipient. Your heartfelt message in your own handwriting speaks volumes to convey friendship, thanks, sympathy or congratulations. Read more...
It's that time of year

The team at Crothers Consulting is grateful to our clients for the many opportunities to engage in meaningful projects this year. As we wrap up 2019 and move into the new year, many of our clients are assessing their people practices to ensure growth, development and synergy.  

Our projects and conversations for 2019 have revolved around these issues and topics:

ANNUAL PLANNING

Performance Management
Does your review process work the way you’d like? Are people getting meaningful feedback and metrics? We help many of our clients create a process that works for their culture.
Leadership and Management Development
As you promote to management and/or leadership positions, are you ensuring they have a road map for success? Our coaches have an arsenal of ‘best practices’ tools and strategies at their disposal.
Compensation
Is your organization incentivising team members with positive behaviors, while linking performance to compensation? We love to work with clients to design customized incentive and commission plans. 

Workforce Plan
As you wrap up the current year, have you developed your HR and workforce plan for 2020? Contact us today to help you strategize for the new year.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Culture
What are your organization’s or team’s areas of cultural alignment - or mis-alignment? Our team members can help you identify and correct these important elements. 

Communications  
Is your team communicating as effectively as it could? Crothers partners can assess communication styles with the DiSC tool and hold a fun team building session providing insight, laughter and skill building practice.  Read a case study here.

Respectful workplace
Are you doing all you can to ensure a safe and respectful workplace for all employees (including compliance with the NY and NJ Sexual Harassment training requirements)?
Hiring and Mentoring
Not finding the time to fill that open position because you are too busy doing the work? Our consultants can source and screen candidates for you. We also help you select the right HR hire for your growing company – then supplement them with seasoned HR mentoring and strategy, giving them more tools in their toolbox.  
Productivity
Are you fully utilizing the HRIS system that you are paying for? We can help you assess ways to use your data and technology. 

Coaching
Could you use a boost to your own leadership skills? Our coaches can help you be more deliberate in increasing your effectiveness.
As a final thought...

We'd be grateful to add perspective to revitalize yourself, your team, or partner organization with the professional coaches at Crothers Consulting - contact us   today to start the conversation!

We wish each of you a blessed Thanksgiving with friends and family.  

WIth gratitude,

Laura
 
201-317-0512
Crothers Consulting, LLC