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Atricle Dump - Avoid e-mail Overload and Still Keep Everyone Informed
Effective June 1, 2005, the FTC’s Disposal Rule requires any business or individual that utilizes credit report information to properly dispose of that information to protect against unauthorized access to or use of the information. The Rule can be found at www.ftc.gov/os/2004/11/041118disposalfrn.pdf.Examples of consumer reports include credit reports, credit scores, reports businesses or individuals receive with information relating to employment background, check writing history, insurance claims, residential or tenant his
Using the blog, though, the process becomes not only simpler but more effective. You simply post a short report on what you did and any recommendation you might have, and put it in the Presentation Skills Course category. People can comment on your post, or add their own posts as appropriate. These are also added to the Presentation Skills category.
The result
In a previous article I looked at reasons why training is important and how organisations could look at providing training for employees. In this article I’ll consider some practical ways of going about providing internal training. It must be said that internal training is never expected to replace quality external training but what it can offer is a degree of personalisation and employee involvement that even the best training courses may not achieve. By encouraging employees to generate knowledge and add to their own knowledge, the
You know the kind of thing I mean: long e-mail threads with contributions from everyone in the department, each copying everyone else and many leading off into side threads and involving even more people. You have to read the whole thing just to know what's going on, and to see whether there's something you need to do.
This is a common problem, and one that comes up often in my consulting and training engagements. So I'm recommending a new way of keeping everyone in the loop --- without deluging them with e-mail.
The answer is a departmental blog. Now don't stop reading --- I know it may seem a bit radical, but bear with me and you'll see how this can be hugely effective in the situation I just described.
Most teams or departments routinely deal with a number of projects or processes.
A Sales team, for example, might have
• three new major accounts they are pursuing
• information for the monthly sales report
• a new sales training program.
A Human Resources group might have
• three new training programs under construction
• several job postings
• some competitive proposals to handle the pension plan.
Customer Relationship people might have
• several promotional programs
• a new software rollout.
Fill in your own details as appropriate.
Everyone in the group needs to be kept up to date on at least some projects. Instead of a chaotic storm of e-mail, the team blog becomes the central repository for all the information on the various topics. Information can be searched and viewed by topic or by date. Let's see how that would work.
The free WordPress blog platform offers something called "categories", which are typically shown as links down the right side of the blog page, while the messages, or "posts", take up most of the space to the left.
Using one of the examples above, my categories might be:
• Presentation Skills Course
• Sales Training Program
• New Employee Orientation Program
• Job Posting: Senior Mailroom Clerk
• Job Posting: Assistant to Marketing Manager
• Pension plan proposals.
Each of these would be a category, shown as a link down the side.
If you reviewed the draft manual for the Presentation Skills course and have some comments on it, you'd want to report your findings to the rest of the group. Using the traditional e-mail method, that might elicit replies from three colleagues, with the potential to multiply into the usual "e-maelstrom".
Using the blog, though, the process becomes not only simpler but more effective. You simply post a short report on what you did and any recommendation you might have, and put it in the Presentation Skills Course category. People can comment on your post, or add their own posts as appropriate. These are also added to the Presentation Skills category.
The result i
Who would expect that watching a fifty year celebration for Larry King would get me thinking about the attributes of great coaches, sales professionals, clients, consultants, you name it. The other night while watching Larry being interviewed by Katie Couric, Katie asked Larry what makes a great guest. His response got me thinking. Larry said they have PASSION; they are able to clearly ARTICULATE what they do; they have a CHIP ON THEIR SHOULDER and they have a SENSE OF HUMOUR.Larry named a few examples, such as Frank Sinat
The answer is a departmental blog. Now don't stop reading --- I know it may seem a bit radical, but bear with me and you'll see how this can be hugely effective in the situation I just described.
Most teams or departments routinely deal with a number of projects or processes.
A Sales team, for example, might have
• three new major accounts they are pursuing
• information for the monthly sales report
• a new sales training program.
A Human Resources group might have
• three new training programs under construction
• several job postings
• some competitive proposals to handle the pension plan.
Customer Relationship people might have
• several promotional programs
• a new software rollout.
Fill in your own details as appropriate.
Everyone in the group needs to be kept up to date on at least some projects. Instead of a chaotic storm of e-mail, the team blog becomes the central repository for all the information on the various topics. Information can be searched and viewed by topic or by date. Let's see how that would work.
The free WordPress blog platform offers something called "categories", which are typically shown as links down the right side of the blog page, while the messages, or "posts", take up most of the space to the left.
Using one of the examples above, my categories might be:
• Presentation Skills Course
• Sales Training Program
• New Employee Orientation Program
• Job Posting: Senior Mailroom Clerk
• Job Posting: Assistant to Marketing Manager
• Pension plan proposals.
Each of these would be a category, shown as a link down the side.
If you reviewed the draft manual for the Presentation Skills course and have some comments on it, you'd want to report your findings to the rest of the group. Using the traditional e-mail method, that might elicit replies from three colleagues, with the potential to multiply into the usual "e-maelstrom".
Using the blog, though, the process becomes not only simpler but more effective. You simply post a short report on what you did and any recommendation you might have, and put it in the Presentation Skills Course category. People can comment on your post, or add their own posts as appropriate. These are also added to the Presentation Skills category.
The result
When is the last time you worked on a day or evening that you had set aside to do something with your family and went to an appointment or party instead? How did you feel when you were there? Did you feel a little angry for letting the people who are most important in your life down? It's not a great feeling is it?One of the most important things I took into consideration when I was beginning my job in Direct Sales was that I needed something that I could work around my family and other obligations. It would be a lot different
• three new training programs under construction
• several job postings
• some competitive proposals to handle the pension plan.
Customer Relationship people might have
• several promotional programs
• a new software rollout.
Fill in your own details as appropriate.
Everyone in the group needs to be kept up to date on at least some projects. Instead of a chaotic storm of e-mail, the team blog becomes the central repository for all the information on the various topics. Information can be searched and viewed by topic or by date. Let's see how that would work.
The free WordPress blog platform offers something called "categories", which are typically shown as links down the right side of the blog page, while the messages, or "posts", take up most of the space to the left.
Using one of the examples above, my categories might be:
• Presentation Skills Course
• Sales Training Program
• New Employee Orientation Program
• Job Posting: Senior Mailroom Clerk
• Job Posting: Assistant to Marketing Manager
• Pension plan proposals.
Each of these would be a category, shown as a link down the side.
If you reviewed the draft manual for the Presentation Skills course and have some comments on it, you'd want to report your findings to the rest of the group. Using the traditional e-mail method, that might elicit replies from three colleagues, with the potential to multiply into the usual "e-maelstrom".
Using the blog, though, the process becomes not only simpler but more effective. You simply post a short report on what you did and any recommendation you might have, and put it in the Presentation Skills Course category. People can comment on your post, or add their own posts as appropriate. These are also added to the Presentation Skills category.
The result
Today, Trade shows are an integral part of the promotional campaign of a business. The particular activity becomes a necessity if the business or company is introducing a new service or launching a new product. Trade shows provide proper exposure to the product and service. First Trade Show provides different types of trade show products and printing services like trade show exhibit rentals.A trade show is an occasion where the business comes in direct contact with the customers; it can therefore solve any doubts or queries i
Using one of the examples above, my categories might be:
• Presentation Skills Course
• Sales Training Program
• New Employee Orientation Program
• Job Posting: Senior Mailroom Clerk
• Job Posting: Assistant to Marketing Manager
• Pension plan proposals.
Each of these would be a category, shown as a link down the side.
If you reviewed the draft manual for the Presentation Skills course and have some comments on it, you'd want to report your findings to the rest of the group. Using the traditional e-mail method, that might elicit replies from three colleagues, with the potential to multiply into the usual "e-maelstrom".
Using the blog, though, the process becomes not only simpler but more effective. You simply post a short report on what you did and any recommendation you might have, and put it in the Presentation Skills Course category. People can comment on your post, or add their own posts as appropriate. These are also added to the Presentation Skills category.
The result
I hope we don't need them this year but just in case here are some ideas for Cattle Production in Drought Situations.Droughts should be considered "normal" in the cattle industry. All producers should make plans well in advance of their occurrence. Below are a few ideas that you might consider:Adjust stocking rate to the carrying capacity of dry years, then take advantage of favorable years with alternative enterprises such as retained ownership, stockers, etc.Know the seasonal forage flow and be prepared to adju
Using the blog, though, the process becomes not only simpler but more effective. You simply post a short report on what you did and any recommendation you might have, and put it in the Presentation Skills Course category. People can comment on your post, or add their own posts as appropriate. These are also added to the Presentation Skills category.
The result is the whole story to date on this topic, with everyone's posts listed neatly in order and with nothing intervening. Everyone can see at a glance the status of the project and what, if anything, they have to do. The posts will remain on the blog unless and until you remove them, so it can also serve as a permanent record when appropriate.
When you make a post, you send an e-mail to everyone, but it doesn't need any message at all in the body. All you need is a descriptive subject line such as "My recommendation on Presentation Skills course posted today." Those interested in the topic can go and read your post, while those not interested don't need to be drowning in unwanted e-mail.
Now picture yourself coming back from your vacation. You simply go to the blog, click on the category links that are of interest to you and update yourself quickly and easily. Much better than the "e-maelstrom", isn't it?
Don't be put off by the idea of blogging if you haven't worked with it. Blogs are mainstream communication tools now, and this is one use for them that can drastically slash the amount of unwanted e-mail we all receive.
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