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Things To Know Before Looking For A Plumber
It will never be easy to find a plumber, especially in the big city. Looking through the phone book will get you a lot of plumbers’ names but not their capability as good plumbers. In an emergency plumbing situation the plumber you get on the other end of the line needs to be not only fast, he has to be good as well. Consider yourself lucky if after finding this miracle worker he can even see you on the same day as you call. If you are in desperate n

g back to work each day? If so, how have you contributed to their success and satisfaction with your efforts? If you don't have a clue what matters to them, maybe it is time to intervene in the electronic life and demonstrate your human potential.

There are many important attributes to leadership. To be fully effective with the technical and tactical elements it is also necessary to be able to communicate and connect effectively with those around you. Integrity and understanding should be combined with compassion.

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Business Owners: You Can Attract Top Talent Even In Tight Labor Markets
Are you happy with the quality and quantity of job candidates you attract?If your total recruiting effort consists of simply placing a ‘help-wanted’ ad in the local newspaper you will often fail to attract the candidates you want. You need to take a more creative approach, especially in markets with low unemployment.You’ll also want to create powerful recruiting materials.A mistake made by many employers is to describe their job oppo

There are a few people in business who can remember LP Records, Eight Track Tapes, Cassettes, or Monochrome Monitors. There a few who can remember using the phone, as opposed to email, or even a time when we would walk down the hall to speak to someone in person. Some may even recall the dark ages of microfiche, facsimile machines or 56k modems. Those seasoned veterans will also remember a time when it was acceptable to be human.

Email is a way to communicate across great distances, to great numbers of people, and to create a lasting record of the correspondence. For some, it is saved as a personal archive of useful reference. In other cases it is saved as an electronic record to 'cover your hind-quarters' in the event of a dispute, or as a means to track a lack of accountability for another individual. For better or for worse, email has no face, no voice and no emotion. Using language to convey emotional tones can sometimes be misinterpreted and create an adverse impact. Before email, in the 1970's and 1980's, the same could be said for Memo's and Letters.

Email, Memo's and Letters are useful tools for correspondence and distributing your message. However, these tools can not create an emotional bond or develop a culture within an organization. Leadership, teamwork, direction and motivation come from personal interaction and direct contact. To increase productivity and group performance, it is necessary to understand the strengths and talents of the individuals within the group. In most cases there is untapped potential and underutilized talent that can be discovered when you get to know the people around you. How much more rewarding would it be for the people around you to understand your talents, your goals and your capabilities? The first step in such communication should always be 'listening' with encouragement, followed by 'speaking' as a sharing with integrity.

Sounds simple right? Then try stepping away from the monitor, walk around the desk and through the door to the office or cubicle, and give someone your biggest smile. If they appear concerned about your mental stability, then maybe you don't smile often enough. Do you know what is really important to them, what keeps them coming back to work each day? If so, how have you contributed to their success and satisfaction with your efforts? If you don't have a clue what matters to them, maybe it is time to intervene in the electronic life and demonstrate your human potential.

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The 10 Second Window of Opportunity, Resume Hour Glass
Do you know that a hiring manager just spends 10 second with your resume before deciding to forward or junk it? Ten seconds is all you got, to impress that person to get to the next step of the hiring process - "interviews". I have seen many folks who can easily market themselves in person but they are poor at condensing them in a piece of electronic paper. This article helps you focus on beating the "Resume Hour Glass".The first and foremost is p

rrespondence. For some, it is saved as a personal archive of useful reference. In other cases it is saved as an electronic record to 'cover your hind-quarters' in the event of a dispute, or as a means to track a lack of accountability for another individual. For better or for worse, email has no face, no voice and no emotion. Using language to convey emotional tones can sometimes be misinterpreted and create an adverse impact. Before email, in the 1970's and 1980's, the same could be said for Memo's and Letters.

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Truck Lease-Purchase? Leave It Alone!
More and more, I hear brand new truck drivers contemplating the lease purchase programs many companies are now advocating. It never ceases to amaze me how these companies will target new drivers. Swift Transportation and Prime Trucking are two of the most aggressive lease purchase companies out there, but it seems all of the companies have jumped on the band wagon.After all, why wouldn't a trucking company want to pass along the costs of fuel, pur

ools for correspondence and distributing your message. However, these tools can not create an emotional bond or develop a culture within an organization. Leadership, teamwork, direction and motivation come from personal interaction and direct contact. To increase productivity and group performance, it is necessary to understand the strengths and talents of the individuals within the group. In most cases there is untapped potential and underutilized talent that can be discovered when you get to know the people around you. How much more rewarding would it be for the people around you to understand your talents, your goals and your capabilities? The first step in such communication should always be 'listening' with encouragement, followed by 'speaking' as a sharing with integrity.

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Push Into the White Space
The world is changing quickly with big rewards for innovators and creators of new value.When your system says ‘no’, ‘cannot’ or ‘won’t do it’, that’s a clue to open up for new possibilities and new approaches that add new value.Change ‘cannot’ into ‘How can we?’ Transform ‘no’ into ‘Let’s find a yes.’ Convert ‘won’t do it’ into ‘How should we make this happen?’It took days to communicate by mail, so fax machines crossed the divide. B

for the people around you to understand your talents, your goals and your capabilities? The first step in such communication should always be 'listening' with encouragement, followed by 'speaking' as a sharing with integrity.

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Joint Venture Treasure
One summer night more than forty years after the sinking of the Titanic, the world was stunned as the impossible repeated itself. Unlike the Titanic however, the Andrea Doria sank due to human error, causing a whirlwind of rumors about sunken treasure and crew negligence. Was the treasure real? Why did she sink? The answers to these questions seemed forever-locked in mystery as the doomed liner settled in her watery grave. The day after her sinking thoug

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Words of Wisdom

"You are on the precipice of an opportunity."
- Juan Vargas, Cosmopolitan Philosopher and ESP Adjudicator

"To paraphrase John F Kennedy, 'Don't ask what your company can do for you . . . . just don't bother asking'."
- Anonymous HR Director, Company Name Withheld

"Begin a difficult conversation by listening. Don't just 'get right down to business'. Start with a few open-ended questions: "How's are you feeling?', 'How's it going?' And when the other person is talking, be quiet. The trust that can be built just by letting people say what they feel is incredible."
- Robert Buckman, Chairman and CEO, Buckman Laboratories, "Building a Knowledge Driven Organization"

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It is important for all businesses considering hiring someone to take the critical step in performing a background check. It is estimated 30% of all resumes submitted to employers, has some falsified content. This content can vary from exaggerations to outright lies. The most common falsifications are usually located in the education portion of the resume.

The first article in this five part series of how to realistically set your fees talks about the myth vs reality of calculating your billable hours.

If you are ready to do your home work and use your mind to get a big job you will certainly get interview calls.

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