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03/10/2025

We are pleased to share that our CEO, Morreen Rukin, has earned her Master Practitioner certificate to be able to administer IPEC's Energy Leadership Index assessment. If you want to take your leaders to the next level in the way they lead, schedule a time to speak with Morreen to learn more - https://lnkd.in/eq7sa6Ph

Congratulations Morreen - we know the hard work and energy that went into earning this certification!

01/23/2025

✨ What Does the Word Solutions Mean to Us at CRS?

If you’ve been following our journey, you might have noticed the word Solutions has been a consistent part of our company name. That’s no accident—it's a deliberate choice, and here’s why:

🔹 Honoring Our History

For the past 28 years, we’ve had the privilege of providing meaningful solutions to our client partners. Including “Solutions” in our name is a nod to our past and the incredible partnerships we’ve built along the way.

🔹 Our Vision for Impact

At CRS, we work with companies ready to transform their employment experience and leadership practices. This means we aren’t the right fit for everyone—and that’s okay. Our approach goes beyond identifying challenges; we roll up our sleeves and partner on real solutions. By building deep relationships, we aim to deliver tailored, impactful solutions rather than spreading ourselves thin across thousands of companies.

🔹 Staying in Our Lane

Internally, we focus on employee surveys and leadership development/coaching. It’s what we do best, and we’re committed to doing it exceptionally well. But when a client partner reaches out with a challenge outside our scope, we love being a resource. We take great care in connecting them with trusted partners who share our commitment to exceptional service and care.

At CRS, Solutions isn’t just part of our name—it’s the heart of what we do. Whether we’re driving impactful change with our clients or connecting them with the right resources, we’re here to help solve challenges and create opportunities.

Let’s keep building solutions together! 💡

What employee-related issues is your organization facing that you'd like to resolve in 2025? What solutions would your organization benefit from implementing?

01/22/2025

✨ What Does the Word Retention Mean to Us at CRS?

Retention is more than just a buzzword—it’s a critical factor that keeps CEOs, COOs, and CHROs up at night. It’s one of the biggest challenges businesses face today, and without strong retention, it’s nearly impossible to build thriving workplaces or achieve lasting results.

At CRS, we’re passionate about helping our client partners improve retention. Why? Because when retention improves, the ripple effects are powerful:

Collaboration and engagement soar.
Growth plans become realities.
Organizational goals are met—and exceeded.
Customer satisfaction and sales climb.
Recognition follows for creating an exceptional employee experience.

By partnering with the unbiased team at CRS to gather and analyze employee data, our clients can focus on implementing meaningful changes based on facts—not assumptions.

So, here’s something to consider:

Are you satisfied with your organization’s current retention levels?
How would increasing retention help your organization reach its goals?
And most importantly—how much better would you sleep at night knowing your employees want to stay?

Let’s tackle retention together and create workplaces where employees and businesses thrive. 💼💡

01/21/2025

What does the word Custom mean to us at CRS?

At CRS, we don’t subscribe to the notion that one size fits all. We know that every organization has its own personality, culture, and challenges. We honor that by providing customization to everything we do.

While our best practices are a starting point, we believe our surveys and leadership development and coaching should fit the needs of our client partners. That’s why we chose the word Custom.

It’s important to us that our client partners choose how we can best work together. We want our surveys to mirror their organization’s culture and language. We want to ask questions that with real answers and data, will enable them to transform their business. We want to provide leadership development and coaching that will transform their teams to ensure retention and engagement are high and results are achievable.

Just because everything we do is custom, doesn’t mean it has to be costly. We are committed to making sure our pricing is based on value and is a win-win for our client partners and the team at CRS.

What employee survey or leadership development program can we customize for your organization? What questions do you want answered to ensure your organization is creating an employee experience that maximizes retention and engagement? Who in your organization would benefit from leadership coaching so they can show up as their best self?

01/20/2025

We’ve Got BIG NEWS!

Meet Custom Retention Solutions, Inc.

For 28 years, CRS has been on a journey, starting as Creative Restaurant Solutions and then adding Combined Resource Solutions. But as our mission and focus sharpened, it became clear our names no longer told the full story.

We knew it was time for a name that truly reflects what we do today: helping businesses retain top talent through tailored solutions.

After thoughtful brainstorming with our leadership team, we’re proud to announce Custom Retention Solutions, Inc. This new name reflects what we’re passionate about: helping our partners solve retention challenges and build thriving teams.

Over the next few days, we’ll share how our new name represents who we are and how we’re here to support you. Stay tuned!

01/18/2025

BIG NEWS COMING SOON!
Change is on the horizon here at CRS, and it’s BIG. We’ve been working behind the scenes to create something that will make an impact on workplaces everywhere.

Want to know what it is? Here’s a little clue: it aligns perfectly with our commitment to helping businesses retain and grow their best talent.

Drop your guesses in the comments and get ready for the big reveal on Monday!

08/26/2024

On Tuesday, August 27th, the team at CRS will come together to support Sydnie Bayles’ Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation efforts at the Eagleview Town Center concert series. To date, Sydnie has raised over $260,000 to help fund cures for pediatric cancer. And she's not giving up on her goal of reaching $300,000 by the end of 2024. Reality is, $40,000 is a lot to raise at her stand by selling lemonade, baked goods, and raffle tickets.

Which is why we're asking for your help! We are hoping to lend her a hand in those efforts - and thought that by reaching out to our connections and followers on LinkedIn and Facebook, perhaps we can help her get closer. If you are game to make a donation, or know of any corporations that like to support philanthropic efforts of our youth - please share this post and/or click on the link to her virtual lemonade stand - https://www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/111199

And, if you live in the Exton, PA area, come see us live tomorrow night from 7:00 - 9:00 PM in Eagleview Town Center and we'll pour you a cup of extra sweet, icy cold lemonade - just like Alex liked it!

Sydnie is accepting online donations at this time. When we have a new location she will be hosting we will post here. Thanks for your continued support of ALSF2024 Concert Schedule: TBAConcerts are free and start at 7pm but you should get there early to spread your blanket and chairs.

05/29/2024

Today we celebrate the 27th anniversary of Creative Restaurant Solutions, Inc. While there have been numerous ups and a few downs, there have been lessons in both. One thing that has remained steadfast through it all are the relationships - with our team, our client partners, and our business partners. We would never have made it to this milestone without your unwavering support.

Thank you for believing in us and allowing us to continue to do what we are passionate about - cultivating thriving workplace cultures!

05/15/2024

We're thrilled to announce the launch of our inaugural blog post on our brand-new website!

The blog focuses on '8 Common Challenges in Employee Retention' and effective strategies to not only keep your top talent, but also ensure they thrive. Our insights come from extensive research and real-world experiences, tailored to help you foster a workplace where retention and engagement are achieved.

Join the conversation and share your thoughts with us! Access the blog here:

From competitive job markets to evolving employee expectations, challenges in employee retention are very common in any industry.