Archive for July, 2009
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A Reporter’s Guide to Handling Interviews with Sensitive Subject Matter
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
From time to time during your writing career you may find yourself interviewing people about certain topics that are very disturbing to talk about. Occasionally, it is because they are physically unpleasant or embarrassing. Sometimes it is because they are emotionally wrenching. No matter what the case may be, you as the writer have a [...]
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Ten Tips For Creating A Terrific Employee Appraisal System
Monday, July 13th, 2009
Face the facts: Creating a new performance appraisal system is a difficult undertaking. It’s even more difficult if the organization doesn’t have a logical, well-tested, step-by-step process to follow in developing their new procedure.
Based on my experience in helping dozens of companies create performance appraisal systems that actually work, here are ten tips that will [...] -
The Power of Positive Attitude
Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Benefits of positive thinking, positive mental attitude, & optimism.
Positive psychology studies indicate a positive attitude, along with an optimistic outlook and positive thinking, can bring better health and greater happiness.
Positive attitude, positive thinking, and optimism are now known to be a root cause of many positive life benefits–the good life and well being. You’ll live [...] -
Building People Up
Friday, July 10th, 2009
By its very definition, leadership requires followers. To become a good leader, it’s necessary to bring people along with you and to help build them into better people-often, to train them as leaders.
How is this done? First, it’s important to have a clear and worthwhile vision. Certainly this will help to attract devoted followers.
Integrity is [...] -
Improving Productivity in the Workplace
Friday, July 10th, 2009
There are some basic points to consider before any productivity program is implemented within an organization.
What is productivity? Productivity is generally defined as a ratio of quantity and/or quality of results to the resources expended to achieve that result (the ratio of “output” to “input”). To improve productivity, an increase of output to input must [...] -
Picking the Right Candidate–The Question You Should Always Ask
Monday, July 6th, 2009
On January 15, 2009, Captain C.B. Sullenberger made an incredible emergency crash landing of a 50 ton passenger plane in the Hudson River, saving the lives of all on board. If you were hiring pilots, could you have predicted he had the skills to accomplish such a feat? Or anyone else?
Typical hiring practices are structured [...] -
Laughter Is The Best Medicine
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
ScienceDaily (Jan. 26, 2008) — Laughter is the best medicine. We’ve heard the expression time and again. For decades, researchers have explored how humor helps patients relieve stress and heal. Melissa B. Wanzer, EdD, professor of communication studies at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY, has taken it one step further, with her research on how [...]
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CHANGE IS GOOD
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
21 Ways To Inspire Change.
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Eat That Frog
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
This is a little food for thought.