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Like a Penny Looking for Change - Missing Link
A professor of mine was a fine curmudgeon in his own right. He had a bunch of sayings that he'd fling out at us like Ninja death stars. One of his favorites was when he was talking about people who went through life without a clue. He'd say, "He's like a penny looking for change." I find so many... Submitted 3 years 182 days ago.

8 Tips for Making a GREAT First Impression - Victoria Cook
As a professional or business owner, you know people make a snap judgment about you in the first 30 seconds they meet you. No, it's not necessarily fair to judge a book by its cover, but it is the reality. Below are some tried and true simple things you can do to ensure your professional image... Submitted 3 years 217 days ago.

Professional Envy Can Kill Productivity - - Loree Lough
Most of us were taught at an early age that it isn't good to want what others have. Yet we're all bitten by the jealous bug at one time or another... ...and it's rarely more counterproductive than at work. I spoke with a fellow author recently, who told me about another writer pal who'd... Submitted 3 years 257 days ago.

Some Suggestions One Could Use In Achieving Successful Projects. - - straight talk
Yes, there are some secrets to getting things done right. The first is to trust no one but the subject matter expert. Yes, you know the one using what you are doing. Yes, I mean it; trust no one because many times the ones leading the project don’t know a damn thing about what is needed. I will... Submitted 4 years 351 days ago.

5 Ways To Help You Retain Your Clients - John Izzo
I believe that in order for a trainer to call himself successful we must examine his/hers’ ability to “keep" current clients. In the field of personal training, where motivation and personality are as vital as practical knowledge, the mainstay of those attributes lies in the ability for a client... Submitted 5 years 181 days ago.

Five Career Advice Secrets for Being the Perfect Employee Everyone Wants on Their Team – Part 2 - - Ed Sykes
The following are five career advice secrets for being the perfect, motivated employee that everyone wants on their team, putting your career on the fast track, and creating great relationship with management: Be Enthusiastic Be known as an employee who has a great attitude and is... Submitted 5 years 208 days ago.

Quotes About Bad Meetings - Steve Kaye
Bad meetings are a cultural malady that senior executives pass on to new employees. Long pointless meetings are useful in that they keep incompetent people from interfering with those who are working. An employee who needs permission to buy a box of paperclips can spend tens of thousands of... Submitted 5 years 223 days ago.

6 Steps to Effective Communication - Steve Kaye
Effective leaders are known for being excellent communicators. Here's what to do. 1) Avoid "Not." Negative talk encourages arguments, counter attacks, and attempts to solve your problems. It also creates a negative impression. For example, when you say, "I can't," you appear helpless and... Submitted 5 years 223 days ago.

The Ice Course of Swire Pacific Offshore - Ieuan Dolby
As oil, often referred to as the Black Gold is increasingly obtained from hostile environments such as in deeper waters, war zones and in seas were ice is predominant for most of the year if not all, technology has to advance in-step. As such Swire Pacific Offshore have moved into a new... Submitted 5 years 279 days ago.

Drama Hampers Productivity and Relationships - Marlene Chism
Drama seems to be everywhere. No matter how many technological advances are created to save time or make life convenient, no one seems to have enough time and everyone is stressed to the limit. Drama prevents you from being all that you can be, hampers productivity, drains your energy and takes... Submitted 5 years 355 days ago.

Mental Cruelty Does it Exist in the Workplace? - - straight talk
In this article I express some opinions most likely shared by many. However, certainly not by employers who are always telling you how lucky you are to have a job. Did you ever stop to consider why a person can ask for a divorce from marraige on the grounds of mental cruelty and that is... Submitted 6 years 38 days ago.

E-mail Protocol – 12 Simple Rules to Stay Connected - - Ed Sykes
E-mail Protocol – 12 Simple Rules to Stay Connected By Joy Fisher-Sykes Electronic mail is a quick, easy, and convenient way to instantly link up with people around the globe. To ensure our messages don’t confuse or alienate others, it’s important to practice basic e-mail etiquette. Here... Submitted 6 years 85 days ago.

Team Building Skills: Up close with a work environment - CMOE
What can an employee do to contribute to the success of employers, co-workers and the workplace? What can the employer do to help the employee become a better worker? The importance of team building skills is critical in the success of every company. Like a sports team, you invest... Submitted 6 years 93 days ago.

Motivate Your Team! Eight Quick Tips to Motivate for Success - - Ed Sykes
Motivation is the key ingredient for success in any organization. You can have all the technical skills in the world however, if you can’t motivate your team, you will not achieve success. As a leader, a majority of your job is to motivate others to succeed so that everyone’s goals are... Submitted 6 years 112 days ago.

ROI on the 8-Step Coaching Model - CMOE
Every training program should be examined for cost effectiveness that is, the value of the program to the cost of implementing that program. The 8-Step Coaching Model taught by CMOE is no exception. The following story is an example of how one manager determined the worth of the program. ... Submitted 6 years 135 days ago.

5 Steps to Becoming a "Success". - Noreen Frilling
The definition of “Success” is to achieve a favorable or desired outcome. If you have decided that you want to be a success here are 5 steps you can take to get you started. 1. Define Success- Do you know what your definition of success is? If you have a goal to be rich, what is rich to you?... Submitted 6 years 146 days ago.

Be The Full Jigsaw! How to Solve the Leadership Puzzle - Alan
BE THE FULL JIGSAW! How To Solve the Leadership Puzzle By Alan Cutler, Leadership Writer, Speaker and Mentor “There is no such thing as a perfect leader, either in the past or present, in China or elsewhere. If there is one, he is only pretending, like a pig inverting spring onions into his... Submitted 6 years 152 days ago.

Connect the Dots! Your Roadmap for Success - - Ed Sykes
Connect the Dots! Your Roadmap for Success By Ed Sykes Recently, Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computer and Pixar Animation Studios, gave a commencement address to the graduating class at Stanford University. He talked about creating passion, life and death, and "connecting the dots." The... Submitted 6 years 169 days ago.

Coaching employees in the workplace - CMOE
After a full week of training, you are still a little nervous about your new job. All of the information you need to digest, the new environment you are adjusting to, and the new faces you will be getting acquainted with is just a bit overwhelming. Meeting the expectations of a new job and... Submitted 6 years 194 days ago.

10 Leadership Qualities +1 - Karin Syren
Great Leaders are optimists first and foremost. Their tendency is to interact according to Henry Ford's observation, "whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right." Because the buck must stop somewhere and because the dynamic of authority dictates that all delegated authorities... Submitted 6 years 201 days ago.

Why So Few Women CEO's? - jmckee7307
The recent news about one of America 's most powerful woman ceo's being removed from office has raised the discussion about gender bias, again. It disappoints me that in 2005, I still hear women clients talking about "the old boys' network". They say "glass ceilings" are holding them... Submitted 6 years 201 days ago.

What's The Difference Between Policies and Procedures - Chris Anderson
We talk about policies and procedures all the time but what really is a policy and how does it differ from a procedure? What’s a Policy? A policy is a guiding principle used to set direction in an organization. It can be a course of action to guide and influence... Submitted 6 years 205 days ago.

Listening Techniques For More Effective Meetings, Part II - V Berba Velasco Jr PhD
In Part I of this article, we discussed the importance of active listening, and how it is important for smooth and effective meetings. In the process, we touched on the topic of reflective listening. Reflective listening is a valuable means of ensuring that we have properly understood the... Submitted 6 years 205 days ago.

Teamwork Training: Learning to Build a Successful Team - CMOE
Teamwork is a process that can be experienced outdoors and well as in the workplace. A lesson learned in one environment can be applied equally well in another. Teamwork: We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Us , a book by Dr. Steven Stowell and Matt Starcevich, describes actual teams that have... Submitted 6 years 215 days ago.

Coaching Skills Do Matter At Chick–fil-A - CMOE
In this discussion, we talk about Coaching Skills with Phil Orazi, Dean of Chick-fil-A University and Scott Mayson, Business Consultant with Chick-fil-A in Atlanta , Georgia . Q – What is the role of an Operator at Chick-fil-A, and what are some Submitted 6 years 215 days ago.