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MANAGING BENEFITS RESOURCES™
Communication is the next great benefits challenge.  Jennifer Benz of Benz Communications keynoted this year's Benefits Forum & Expo.  Visit her website for generous, free resources reflecting her committment "to helping everyone have the most effective benefits communication".
 
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 Fall, 2011
Greetings!

We know from our M&A experience that benefits are central to transaction success and minimizing employee disruption when acquiring a spin-off from a corporate parent.  This newsletter looks at the unique benefits challenges of a spin-off.

 

BriefingPaperNew Briefing Paper Available

Our latest Managing Benefits™ Briefing Paper is a road map for strategically managing benefits both in the acquisition stage and the critical months following closing. Special features included in "Leaving the Mothership - Employee Benefits for Spin-offs" are:

  • Action list of key deal focus areas
  • First year Calendar for the spin-off benefits program
  • Quick Reference Managing Benefits Checklist™ for spin-off benefits design, administration, management and vendor teams, funding and governance.

To read the Briefing paper now Click Here.

 
Employee Benefit News Publishes Spin-Off Article

 

We're very pleased that a companion article to our Leaving the Mothership Briefing Paper was published in the September 15, 2011 issue of Employee Benefit News! This was a special issue of this leading benefits publication which introduced a new look for EBN and was distributed to hundreds of attendees at the Benefits Forum & Expo held in Dallas September 25 -27. (Pete represented RJTA in Texas.)

  

To read our EBN article now Click Here.
CoachingUpdate:  Our Coaching Services for Benefits Professionals 
 
Coaching Goes Mainstream!
 

A recent Fortune magazine article, "Coaching is Hot. Is It Right for You?" confirms the wide adoption of executive and manager coaching for personal, professional and company success. Fortune cites data that almost half of participating surveyed companies use coaching to prepare for promotions or new roles.

 

To read the Fortune article now, Click Here 

 

People working in benefits can leverage this trend today.  Professional coaching for strategically managing benefits programs is now available. 

 

To learn more about how we coach benefits leaders please visit http://www.GrowYourBenefitsCareer.com .

"Leadership and learning are indispensible
to each other"
John F. Kennedy
 
  
Best Regards,

        Donna

Donna Rhodes Joseph

        Pete
 
Pete Tobiason

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DISCLAIMER: This newsletter consists of information of general interest and should be viewed and used solely for informational purposes.  Rhodes-Joseph & Tobiason Advisors is an employee benefits advisory company which does not provide or engage in the practice of accounting, actuarial, brokerage, investment, legal or tax services

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Give a friend or colleague working in benefits the gift of a professional development coaching session to help them deliver more benefits value to employees while improving bottom line business results.

Terms and Conditions:  This Gift Certificate is good for one (1) session of coaching under the Grow your Benefits Career™ Coaching Program.  Gift Certificate must be submitted to Grow your Benefits Career™ by December 31, 2011 either by forwarding this email to coaching@rjtadvisors.com with name, phone number and email address or by calling 203-883-8144.  This limited offer is available only to the first twenty-five (25) people who submit the Gift Certificate as described.  Only one Gift Certificate may be used per person.  No cash value.  Grow your Benefits Career™ reserves the right to limit this offer to qualified employee benefits professionals.  Gift Certificate may not be combined with any other offer and is non refundable.  Coaching sessions must be completed by March 31, 2012.   Visit www.GrowYourBenefitsCareer.com for program description.
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