Certifications
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In addition, Chuck Bower is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM): This is a management-focused certification for individuals who design,
build, manage and assess enterprises information security programs. This certification is accredited by ISACA, previously known as the Information Systems
Audit and Control Association. As an independent, nonprofit, global association, ISACA engages in the development, adoption and use of globally accepted,
industry-leading knowledge and practices for information systems.
Karen Kehr, M.S., and Chuck Bower are Certified Growth Curve Strategists:
As Growth Curve Strategists, Chuck Bower and Karen Kehr are qualified to perform a Growth Curve X-Ray to determine a
company's current stage of growth; critically assess a company's past, present and future to get CEO's focused on the right
things at the right time; and identify the hiddent agents - defined as 27 Challenges - that are impacting the company's ability to
grow, and develop a plan to solve those issues.
Karen Kehr, M.S., and Chuck Bower are Certified Trainers in the following assessment tools:
The Profiles International PXT® is a multi-purpose, total person employee assessment used for selection, development,
training, promotion, managing and succession planning. The Profile XT is used as a prehire tool to find the best-matched
candidate for a particular job. Also, the Profile XT helps managers interview and select people who have the highest probability
of being successful in a particular role, and provide practical recommendations for coaching them to maximum performance.
The Profile XT is customizable, and peak job performance models can be developed by company, position, manager or
geography.
Related to the Profile XT, the Profiles Sales Assessment™ (PSA) measures how well a person fits specific sales jobs in
your organization so that you can optimize sales performance. It is used primarily for selecting, onboarding and managing sales
people and account managers. This sales assessment also predicts on-the-job performance in seven critical sales behaviors:
prospecting, call reluctance, closing the sale, self-starting, working with a team, building and maintaining relationships, and
compensation preference.
Also related to the Profile XT, the Profiles Managerial Fit™ (PMF) is a manager assessment test which measures critical
workplace compatibility factors between managers and their employee(s) to determine managerial fit. Understanding the
dynamics of the supervisor-subordinate relationship helps the manager work more effectively with each employee by
recognizing where their perspectives are similar and where they differ.
The Profiles International CheckPoint 360°™ is an employee survey for leaders and used primarily to evaluate the
leadership skills and effectiveness of your managers and leaders. This survey compiles a feedback system from direct reports,
peers, supervisors, and even customers, with a personalized program for developing specific leadership skills based on that
feedback. The reports explain how to improve training, management techniques, and communication for greater success.
Karen Kehr, M.S., and Chuck Bower are Certified Trainers in the following assessment tools:
Target Training International DISC/Behaviors and Workplace Motivators is the premier DISC instrument, and Target Training International was the
creator of the first fully validated computerized behavioral assessment. Karen Kehr and Chuck Bower are Certified Professional Behavioral Analysts and Certified
Professional Values Analysts. To achieve this aware, Karen and Chuck demonstrated proven application experience and passed an intensive three-hour
examination on analysis and interpretation of the DISC (Behaviors) and Values (Motivators) assessment reports.