Invite Ms. Etiquette to Your Organization Maximize Organizational NOW!!!!! Administrative Professionals Week In these uncertain times workplace civility can be nonexistent. To help you lay the ground work for a more civil work environment and reinforce principles that contribute to effective communication and relationships in the workplace, you’ll want to expose your staff to Ms.Read… Read more »
Health Net Inc., informed the Washington Attorney General’s Office on Monday that “approximately 39,877 Washington residents” may be affected by its latest data breach. Original post
Have you noticed images like the one to the right sprouting up at every turn? I have. That, my dear readers, is a QR code, and it’s one trendy, useful piece of technology. These 2-dimensional codes were developed by Denso Wave, a manufacturer of automatic data capture technology, and released to the market in 1994.Read… Read more »
A recent study indicates 48% of employees feel underappreciated for the work they do. Considering you couldn’t have success without the help of others, this IS one “Golden Rule” you may want to consider embracing. Like a lot of Leader Development Institute’s Rules and Tools for Success, This one applies just as much at homeRead… Read more »
From our friends at The World Cafe: the world cafe””>”World Cafe Online Services partner weDialogue””>WeDialogue is launching a series of free, interactive public conversations called conversations for the 21st century””>Conversations for the 21st Century. These events will be telephone-based and use a World Cafe format. Each will focus on a different topic of significance forRead… Read more »
Does anyone else have vivid memories of sitting in a school classroom watching a cartoon which involved animals competing in the olympics in preparation for the real Olympics being held in LA in 1984? I was 7. I spent years trying to find someone else who remembered that cartoon – every time I asked IRead… Read more »
As of February 4, 2011, women-owned small businesses (WOSB) can begin taking steps towards participating in a new federal contracting program that is aimed at expanding their federal contracting opportunities. Back in 2000, a study found that WOSBs were receiving merely 2.3% of the $200 billion federal contracts awarded annually—a far cry from the 5%Read… Read more »
This is something I was thinking about yesterday on my way back from a meeting. Most people, when they start a startup, or go into any new idea, go about it in this order: 1. They come up with an idea. 2. They evaluate whether the timing is right. 3. They set about building aRead… Read more »
While we should be prepared for all sorts of problems NOAA and FEMA joined forces to started warning people about spring floods. If everyone does this they will be prepared or partialy prepared for other problems like rain storms, hurricanes, blackouts, etc. How? The basics are teh BASICS! Flashlight, alternate place to go, camping stove,Read… Read more »
Delaware is looking at a proposal that would reward companies that make new hires. The measure is designed to attract new business to the state as well as rewarding companies already in Delaware that add new workers. Sponsors of the bill say they have been working with businesses directly on crafting the measure, to ensureRead… Read more »