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Atricle Dump - Seven Steps You Can Take to Prevent Your Employees from Wasting Time and Resources on the Internet
As of 2004 the furniture industry in Canada employed some 92,810 persons, more than 44% higher than 10 years ago, but almost unchanged since the beginning of this century. The improvement from its 1993 recession low of just 59,559 is truly remarkable. In other words furniture industry employment has exhibited much resiliency, especially considering the impacts the industry faced since the early 1980s from Canada’s free trade agreement. The more recent employment decline is a reflection of the industry’s slowdown due to the strengthening Canadian dollar and more Asian competition.The rise and subsequent fall affected predominantly production workers. Indeed, salaried/commissioned employees continued to rise during the past three years.Interestingly, the number of firms in the furniture industry declined. In 1995 there were approximately 2500 furniture establishments in Canada, but a decade later it had fallen almost one-third to about 1700. Medium sized firms shrank relatively more than either large or small firms. This suggests that you either have to be big to compete internationally, or small and flexible to carve out a niche and survive.As of 2005 the major furniture employer remains the household and institutional furniture and kitchen cabinet manufacturing segment with 61,105 employees or 60% of total employment in the furniture industry. This segment is followed by the office furniture s
The uneasiness he felt was almost palpable.
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Junk hauling is a fun, profitable way to make some money. It also looks deceptively simple. Just pull up to somebody's house, toss their stuff in the back of your truck, get paid, and haul it off, right? Surely that's all there is to it.Like many things, if it really were that simple, everybody would be doing it. Granted, junk hauling isn't rocket science, but figuring out what works best by trial and error will be a long and bumpy road. Here are a few tips to get your junk-hauling business running smoothly.1) Use box trucks, not dump trucks. Yes, you can fit a lot of junk into a dump truck, but if you need a dump truck, you need to be hauling construction debris. The best way to make a junk-hauling business profitable is to not only get paid to haul the stuff off, but to sell it as well. By using a box truck instead, you can haul higher-quality junk like pool tables, juke boxes, and washers and dryers. Appliances and the like can be sold to recycling centers or used utilities stores, or auctioned off on Web sites like eBay.Plus, box trucks can have billboards on all sides, making them a four-way advertisement. Take a box truck and put it on a busy highway, or at strategic places around town, and you've got yourself a functioning billboard.2) Don't lock yourself in to pricing. Pricing is important, no doubt about it, but locking yourself in before you do the j
It was a log of everything he had done on the Internet since the beginning of the year -- every website he had visited, every IM conversation he had had, every email he had sent out and received -- not only by the company mail but those sent from his Yahoo and Hotmail accounts.
Everything he had said and done on the Internet during the last year lay before him, and it wasn't a pretty picture.
His boss' face was expressionless. The HR woman sitting beside him looked grim.
"I'm afraid we are going to have to let you go, Ben," Mr. Donaldson said at length. "You've been wasting company time and resources, and the websites you've accessed and the mail you’ve sent and received are, well..."
Ben's hand shook as he dropped the report on the desk top. He nodded spastically, and for a minute he thought his head might fall off his shoulders.
As if it had been severed by a guillotine.
After they escorted Ben out of the building, Sam Donaldson sighed and looked at the HR Person, Mary Tyler.
"I didn't like that," he said. "Ben Morgan was basically a good employee. He was creative and put out a lot of good work."
Mary shrugged and tapped the edge of Ben's file on the desktop. "We can't have that kind of thing going on here. He was accessing gambling sites and his email messages were questionable."
She left the office, making her way through the line of cubicles in which employees now worked more feverishly than ever. Sam Johnson watched her go, and decided he didn't like the way the atmosphere of the workplace had changed. He didn't like what this kind of employee surveillance had done to morale.
The uneasiness he felt was almost palpable.
We're watching you
It's no secret t
One of the most important steps in getting your fundraising off on the right foot is making sure that the people your put in your fundraising team are there because they have a passion for the goal or cause that you are trying to reach. People are the greatest resource in any fundraising venture and utilizing them is imperative for reaching your money raising targets.In this first article of a two part series on your fundraising team, I want to point out three reasons why having more people as a part of your overall fundraising strategy is going to pay off down the road. Let's take a look at what those reasons are:1.) Networking - If you think about the pyramid effect: one person knows two people, and those two people know two people, and so on - then you understand why more is usually better - especially for networking. You begin a small snowball at the top of a mountain only to roll it down and watch it grow to immense proportions.2.) Many hands make light work - If you just want to recruit more help during your event, that's no problem. Spreading the work around allows the event preparation to be done effectively and efficiently.3.) Greater skill set to work with - This is important. If you have three people in your organization, and none of them has the slightest clue about income tax, legal arrangements, and / or how to fix the glitch in the computer, then you might be spendin
Everything he had said and done on the Internet during the last year lay before him, and it wasn't a pretty picture.
His boss' face was expressionless. The HR woman sitting beside him looked grim.
"I'm afraid we are going to have to let you go, Ben," Mr. Donaldson said at length. "You've been wasting company time and resources, and the websites you've accessed and the mail you’ve sent and received are, well..."
Ben's hand shook as he dropped the report on the desk top. He nodded spastically, and for a minute he thought his head might fall off his shoulders.
As if it had been severed by a guillotine.
After they escorted Ben out of the building, Sam Donaldson sighed and looked at the HR Person, Mary Tyler.
"I didn't like that," he said. "Ben Morgan was basically a good employee. He was creative and put out a lot of good work."
Mary shrugged and tapped the edge of Ben's file on the desktop. "We can't have that kind of thing going on here. He was accessing gambling sites and his email messages were questionable."
She left the office, making her way through the line of cubicles in which employees now worked more feverishly than ever. Sam Johnson watched her go, and decided he didn't like the way the atmosphere of the workplace had changed. He didn't like what this kind of employee surveillance had done to morale.
The uneasiness he felt was almost palpable.
We're watching you
It's no secret
Defusing difficult or angry customers calmly and assertively benefits the company, the customer, and the service representative. Managing any difficult situation requires clear communication and intention. You improve with practice. And the rewards – both in terms of personal and bottom line profit are great. The key lies in your ability to manage yourself so that you can manage and support the customer. Take charge of you. Remember to breathe, smile, and connect with your higher motives. You cannot change the customer's reactions, but you can manage your response to them.Focus on the bigger picture instead of getting stuck on the issue. What's really important here? Communicate as one human being to another.Listen. Allow the customer to complete his thoughts and don't interrupt. Understand that the customer's reaction is not about you. Let the verbal attacks go by. Listen for what lies behind the words. Be curious instead of certain.Acknowledge. Put yourself in the customer's shoes. You have probably been there at some point. Remember what it feels like. Say something like: "I can see how you'd feel this way," or "That sounds rough. I'm sorry that happened."Clarify and summarize, as in, "Let me repeat what you said to make sure I understand." Make sure you do understand.Ask honest, open questions that y
Ben's hand shook as he dropped the report on the desk top. He nodded spastically, and for a minute he thought his head might fall off his shoulders.
As if it had been severed by a guillotine.
After they escorted Ben out of the building, Sam Donaldson sighed and looked at the HR Person, Mary Tyler.
"I didn't like that," he said. "Ben Morgan was basically a good employee. He was creative and put out a lot of good work."
Mary shrugged and tapped the edge of Ben's file on the desktop. "We can't have that kind of thing going on here. He was accessing gambling sites and his email messages were questionable."
She left the office, making her way through the line of cubicles in which employees now worked more feverishly than ever. Sam Johnson watched her go, and decided he didn't like the way the atmosphere of the workplace had changed. He didn't like what this kind of employee surveillance had done to morale.
The uneasiness he felt was almost palpable.
We're watching you
It's no secret
One of the first things that you should think about when you’re setting personal goals is what specific things you want to accomplish in your lifetime. These lifetime goals will give you the perspective that you need to shape many of the decisions that you’ll be making in your life.There are some specific areas of your life in which you’re going to want to set very determined goals. The following categories will help you to focus on certain aspects of your lifetime goals:Mental attitude: Your mental attitude should be positive so that there are no negative thoughts or mindsets holding you back. Take a look at your behavior in certain situations and ask yourself if this was something that prevented you from reaching a specific goal.Your career: Depending on what career you want, there will be specific goals that you need to follow to make sure that you have all your credentials at the end of your schooling. Ask yourself what level it is that you want to reach in your career.Family: Setting family goals can be a bit more difficult than other goals because your decision will usually affect someone else as well. You’ll first need to decide if you want to be a parent and if you want the responsibilities that come with parenting.Financial: Determine how much you want to be making when you reach a certain age.Physical: Determine if there are any athletic goals that you w
"I didn't like that," he said. "Ben Morgan was basically a good employee. He was creative and put out a lot of good work."
Mary shrugged and tapped the edge of Ben's file on the desktop. "We can't have that kind of thing going on here. He was accessing gambling sites and his email messages were questionable."
She left the office, making her way through the line of cubicles in which employees now worked more feverishly than ever. Sam Johnson watched her go, and decided he didn't like the way the atmosphere of the workplace had changed. He didn't like what this kind of employee surveillance had done to morale.
The uneasiness he felt was almost palpable.
We're watching you
It's no secret
If you've ever felt like your career was heading for a train wreck and didn't know where to turn, look no further than your own mirror. While you will find there are many people in the industry who will help you once you've succeeded, it's a far cry sometimes for anyone to help you when you are climbing up a ladder that sways in the wind and each rung seems like it's going down instead of up.The biggest inspiration you can have to avoid a career collision is to get up, look yourself in eye in your mirror and remember the classic children's book, "I Think I can, I think I can, I know I can, I know I can." From "The Little Train That Could." Say to yourself when you are looking in that mirror that You Can do it! You will do! And then get out of your comfort zone and DO it!Then start looking on the Internet for local musicians meetings to begin your networking today. Build your list of potential supporters one hand shake at a time. Get to know the people who may play a potential role in your future on a personal level. Every one at the top didn't start there. The next hand you shake may be the person who in the future plays a pivotal role in your careers success.Good luck! Be sure to tune into the Jaci Rae show every Thursday night at 8 PM on the West Coast or 11 PM on the East Coast. Jaci has some of the top industry executives on her show every week. Email your questions live for the guests or
The uneasiness he felt was almost palpable.
We're watching you
It's no secret that the days of worker privacy have long since passed. With the serious potential of harassment lawsuits and security breaches that involve the release of company private information, most companies large and small have implemented Internet monitoring spy ware.
A recent Electronic Monitoring & Surveillance Survey report has revealed that companies are "increasingly putting teeth in technology policies." Workers have been fired from 26% of the companies surveyed for misuse of the Internet, and 25% have terminated employees for misusing e-mail.
As of 2005, fully 76% are monitoring employees’ website connections and are blocking inappropriate web URL's. Employers track content, keystrokes, and time spent at the keyboards. e-Mail is under scrutiny with 55% of those surveyed storing and reviewing messages.
Morale and Big Brother
But the question becomes, is high surveillance really counterproductive? What happens to employee productivity when management decides to tightly monitor Internet use and computer resources?
The answer to that question appears to be: tight Internet monitoring as well as punitive use of the results may have severely deleterious results.
In an April 2003 article on Medzilla.com, a leading recruiter for the Medical Profession, Dr. Frank Heasley, was quoted as saying "Excessive monitoring of employees' Internet activities is damaging for morale. It signals that the employer doesn't trust its staff, and it sends the message that the empl
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