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Create a work environment that supports being on top of your game
I’ve often thought our organizations could do better collectively if we modelled our corporate culture on a golf game. There’s a respectful ambience, a book of rules, a score card, and most importantly the expectation that everyone is there to play their best ...
The Assessment of Intellectual Functioning in the Work Environment
Most organizations need information to assist them in selecting people for jobs. A job candidate’s thinking capability is often the key to success in the current fast paced, hi-tech environment in which academic qualifications and even work experience may not be a good predictor.
How Music Affects Employee Performance
How music can influence creativity and productivity at work.
Humor at Work
It’s often said that laughter is the best medicine. But, not only is humor good for our health, it can also be a valuable workplace tool. Because humor has an uplifting effect on people, organizations can benefit by using it to create a positive and more productive workplace.

Tips for Staying Up in a Down world
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by your life circumstances or from all the hardship and tragedy you hear about in the daily news? For many, the challenge of rising above the pain and discouragement of life is very difficult. Although you can not eliminate grief and disappointment from your life, the tips below can help you in your effort to stay up in a down world.
Employee Retention Ideas
What can your small business do to help build a positive culture and create a workplace that attracts and retains employees? Here are a few cool ideas from a company I work with...
Home Based Business Opportunities FAQ
Read frequently asked questions before deciding if home based business opportunities are right for .
It’s Not about Unemployment – It’s about Employability
Employers are discovering increasing numbers of high school graduates who cannot do “applied” math, perform basic measurements and fill out job applications. In other words, “they are graduates who are not employable.”Our culture and our education system are only producing a small percentage of individuals who are taking a “challenging curriculum” so they are truly prepared for the rigors of college or a knowledge-based workplace.” We must understand that our new concern is not unemployment but “employability!”
What Every Manager Can Learn From Barack Obama
First of all, let me start out by saying that this article is NOT in any way an endorsement for Barack Obama. It is merely my observation and opinion, nothing more. In my opinion, one of the most important qualities of a good manager is the ability to organize.
What Is Your Organizational Value?
The latest data shows that the U.S. economy grew at just under a 2% annualized rate in the first half of 2011. Interestingly, statistics also bear out that the productivity of current workers is rising at about 2 percent a year. That means that a company can produce 2 percent more goods and/or services a year than the year before, even if it doesn't increase the number of people it employs. Perhaps it is because we have yet to see an economic recovery stick, but the pressure to increase productivity continues to grow. This phenomenon is really about losing entitled employees and keeping those that add value. You can see it happening at all levels of organizations, but what does this dynamic tell us about our changing work environments?
Robots Want Us To Be Happy. How CRM’s Can Improve Productivity & Job Satisfaction.
“Humans are not horses”, Daniel Pink smugly proclaims to an engrossed audience during his popular TED talk “What Really Motivates Workers”. On stage and in his famous book “Drive”, Pink explains the differences between algorithmic and heuristic tasks and concludes that workers need different motivations for different types of tasks. He asserts that humans tend to thrive naturally in work environments where the majority of tasks are heuristic, and thus require fewer incentives.

Are You a Change Seeker? Make Your Skills Work for You
In terms of your career, are you always on the move? Do you quickly tire of repetitive tasks and working with the same people day in and day out? Do you jump from profession to profession, industry to industry, and job to job? If so, you are a change seeker.

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Managing Yourself: Are you ready for a coach?
The world of work is changing, and fast. Having a successful career means continually learning and adapting to rapidly evolving environments. In order to become the success that you desire, it may be time to engage the services of a personal coach.
The Five Faces of Mistrust in a Team
I once heard it said of money that the more you talked about it, the less you had it (incidentally the same has been said of sex..). In the multitude of corporations I’ve been a part of and in my own clients’ work environments, Teamwork seems to be the most touted yet most elusive slam dunk. In this article, read about the symptoms of mistrust in a team that I've experienced. Learn to spot it and hopefully you'll be taking the first steps to eliminating it within your teams.
Smarter Than the Average Berra
We are caught in difficult situations each day, at work, at home, in various social and business environments. What to do? Keep thinking. Keep thinking creatively until you come up with some viable solutions. Do not give up. Persevere. As Yogi Berra put it, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.”

Business Communication Still Works at Home
The myth is we behave differently at work and at home. The operative word here is “myth” - in reality, we should be the same in both environments. We should come from a place of honesty, respect, integrity and genuine behavior at home and at work. This article provides the key factors for leadership excellence at home and at work.
The True Value of Much More Than Only Satisfied Employees
Many organizations strive to have satisfied employees - they even create surveys to ensure that their people are feeling OK at work. Today, in the business environments we now have around us, that's simply not good enough...
"Power Up" Your Environment to Support "YOU"
The key to building a rock solid foundation is to become AWARE of your environments. You are the product of your environments. Therefore, it only makes sense to intentionally design them to be supportive, inspiring and stimulating. Your immediate environments include the Physical, the Self, Family, Friends, Relationships, Nature, Finance and the Spiritual - Success begins with you and the environments you create.
Work from Home vs. Work from Office
Working from home might seem like an ideal option for many. We look at the pros and cons of working from home vs. working from the office and look at how different work environments may suit different people.
Using Removable Hard Disk Drives (RHDDs)
Removable hard disk drives (RHDD) are a form of removable media which includes magnetic tape that address many common use cases. Usage scenarios include enabling bulk data portability for larger environments or for D2D backup where the media needs to be physically moved offsite for small and mid sized environments.

There Are No Silver Bullets
Lean tools work, but work as they were intended when applied to manufacturing environments with a systems thinking, integrated action approach and when linked with a transformational process that addresses culture and leadership.
Even More Tips to Overcome Stress in the Workplace
Dealing with stressful work environments is something many of us have to face every day, but you don’t have to let it get you down. Instead, by learning how to deal with your stress at work, you’ll be able to boost your energy and reduce frustration.
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