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One of the mega trends of the 90s is home based small businesses. Millions are finding new levels of independence and freedom from being their own boss. Unfortunately, many new business owners also are finding that working for themselves isn't always as rewarding or fulfilling as it could be. Here's one proven technique for bringing more fun, focus and fulfillment to your work. By the way, it also works if you're employed by someone else.Have your values and vision shape your business. All too often, entrepreneurs are pulled into a new business venture because of the promise or opportunity
edge off the standard office decor.One of the mega trends of the 90s is home based small businesses. Millions are finding new levels of independence and freedom from being their own boss. Unfortunately, many new business owners also are finding that working for themselves isn't always as rewarding or fulfilling as it could be. Here's one proven technique for bringing more fun, focus and fulfillment to your work. By the way, it also works if you're employed by someone else.Have your values and vision shape your business. All too often, entrepreneurs are pulled into a new business venture because of the promise or opportunity
- Tap a co-worker to be your humor-partner. Bring a daily joke to share. Commiserate about funny workplace events. Keep each other buoyed with good cheer. When the chips are down your humor partner can chip away at your depression, and vice versa.
- Don't think cubicles limit your humor options. I've seen shower curtains, umbrellas and othe
Changes in Fire Safety Legislation
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005Current fire safety Laws detail employers and others' with responsibilities for people's safety if there is an out break of fire. At present there are various pieces of legislation that contain fire safety provisions, which makes it difficult for people to know what is applicable to them and their business in respect of complying with the Law.As part of the Governments' commitment to reduce death, injury and damage caused by fire, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) has now implemented changes in fire safety Law. Existing f
Many of today's work environments are rife with moody bosses and co-workers, repetitive tasks and unpredictable market pressures. Stress abounds. Managers often tell me they can’t afford the time or cost for my humor workshops; how can they afford not to address workplace stress.Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005Current fire safety Laws detail employers and others' with responsibilities for people's safety if there is an out break of fire. At present there are various pieces of legislation that contain fire safety provisions, which makes it difficult for people to know what is applicable to them and their business in respect of complying with the Law.As part of the Governments' commitment to reduce death, injury and damage caused by fire, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) has now implemented changes in fire safety Law. Existing f
We know clinically that laughter and play have medicinal qualities, offering physical, psychological and physiological benefits as well. In the workplace, humor and fun can increase productivity, encourage creativity, enhance team building, and thus improve esprit de corps.
While we may not be able to control everything that happens to us in our jobs and work environments, we do have control over how we choose to react. I coach others how to create an environment which is safe and friendly, and use humor to help maintain a healthy balance between the pressure and seriousness which comes from high stakes jobs and a competitive marketplace. Remember that humor starts from within. Being able to laugh at your own foibles goes a long way toward creating a healthy work climate in which to flourish.
The following are activities and strategies for you as individuals, workgroups and managers. Be creative and use these ideas to stimulate your own remedies to workplace stress.
- Adorn your work area with cartoons, headlines or funny photos which bring a smile to your face and visiting co-workers'. Whether you're surrounded by your favorite Pez dispensers childhood, or wry cartoons that speak to your tastes, let your work area comfort and humor you while taking some of the edge off the standard office decor.
- Tap a co-worker to be your humor-partner. Bring a daily joke to share. Commiserate about funny workplace events. Keep each other buoyed with good cheer. When the chips are down your humor partner can chip away at your depression, and vice versa.
- Don't think cubicles limit your humor options. I've seen shower curtains, umbrellas and other
Don't Memorize Your Presentation
Apart from memorising the opening sentences of your presentation, you should avoid memorising the rest of the presentation like a speech.Firstly, it is usually obvious to the audience that you are reciting a memorised speech because the natural pauses, intonations and variations of speed and tone that occur in real-life conversation are lost. You sound like a machine and that puts a barrier between you and your human audience.Secondly, if someone interrupts you to ask a question while you are talking, you will have to answer the question and while you are answering the unplanned que
iological benefits as well. In the workplace, humor and fun can increase productivity, encourage creativity, enhance team building, and thus improve esprit de corps.Apart from memorising the opening sentences of your presentation, you should avoid memorising the rest of the presentation like a speech.Firstly, it is usually obvious to the audience that you are reciting a memorised speech because the natural pauses, intonations and variations of speed and tone that occur in real-life conversation are lost. You sound like a machine and that puts a barrier between you and your human audience.Secondly, if someone interrupts you to ask a question while you are talking, you will have to answer the question and while you are answering the unplanned que
While we may not be able to control everything that happens to us in our jobs and work environments, we do have control over how we choose to react. I coach others how to create an environment which is safe and friendly, and use humor to help maintain a healthy balance between the pressure and seriousness which comes from high stakes jobs and a competitive marketplace. Remember that humor starts from within. Being able to laugh at your own foibles goes a long way toward creating a healthy work climate in which to flourish.
The following are activities and strategies for you as individuals, workgroups and managers. Be creative and use these ideas to stimulate your own remedies to workplace stress.
- Adorn your work area with cartoons, headlines or funny photos which bring a smile to your face and visiting co-workers'. Whether you're surrounded by your favorite Pez dispensers childhood, or wry cartoons that speak to your tastes, let your work area comfort and humor you while taking some of the edge off the standard office decor.
- Tap a co-worker to be your humor-partner. Bring a daily joke to share. Commiserate about funny workplace events. Keep each other buoyed with good cheer. When the chips are down your humor partner can chip away at your depression, and vice versa.
- Don't think cubicles limit your humor options. I've seen shower curtains, umbrellas and othe
Top 7 Tips to Increase Sales Today by Gaining the Attention of Your Prospects
The goal to increase sales involves many elements within the sales process and overall process improvement plan or strategic plan. These 7 tips to increase sales focus on how to gain the attention of your prospects. Look and act professionalGaining the attention of your prospect begins with how you look and act from your business cards to your professional attire. As large as the business community is, it is still very small. Remember, not to knock your competitors. See tip 5Focus on the customer not on youBy having the focus always on the cust
use humor to help maintain a healthy balance between the pressure and seriousness which comes from high stakes jobs and a competitive marketplace. Remember that humor starts from within. Being able to laugh at your own foibles goes a long way toward creating a healthy work climate in which to flourish. The goal to increase sales involves many elements within the sales process and overall process improvement plan or strategic plan. These 7 tips to increase sales focus on how to gain the attention of your prospects. Look and act professionalGaining the attention of your prospect begins with how you look and act from your business cards to your professional attire. As large as the business community is, it is still very small. Remember, not to knock your competitors. See tip 5Focus on the customer not on youBy having the focus always on the cust
The following are activities and strategies for you as individuals, workgroups and managers. Be creative and use these ideas to stimulate your own remedies to workplace stress.
- Adorn your work area with cartoons, headlines or funny photos which bring a smile to your face and visiting co-workers'. Whether you're surrounded by your favorite Pez dispensers childhood, or wry cartoons that speak to your tastes, let your work area comfort and humor you while taking some of the edge off the standard office decor.
- Tap a co-worker to be your humor-partner. Bring a daily joke to share. Commiserate about funny workplace events. Keep each other buoyed with good cheer. When the chips are down your humor partner can chip away at your depression, and vice versa.
- Don't think cubicles limit your humor options. I've seen shower curtains, umbrellas and othe
Giving Young People a Chance To Gain Experience and Skills
Does this sound like a familiar story? A middle school student applied for a job and his prospective employer said, I am sorry but you cannot be employed because you are not yet 16. Then when reaching 16 years of age, the student applied again, only to be told he lacked the experience.Website Award Programs listed within WebsAwards, UWSAG and AS!, to name just three award program rating services have much in common, all which would give young people a chance to gain experience doing research, writing and feed back, analysis and developing skills in communication, team work and reading.
agers. Be creative and use these ideas to stimulate your own remedies to workplace stress.Does this sound like a familiar story? A middle school student applied for a job and his prospective employer said, I am sorry but you cannot be employed because you are not yet 16. Then when reaching 16 years of age, the student applied again, only to be told he lacked the experience.Website Award Programs listed within WebsAwards, UWSAG and AS!, to name just three award program rating services have much in common, all which would give young people a chance to gain experience doing research, writing and feed back, analysis and developing skills in communication, team work and reading.
- Adorn your work area with cartoons, headlines or funny photos which bring a smile to your face and visiting co-workers'. Whether you're surrounded by your favorite Pez dispensers childhood, or wry cartoons that speak to your tastes, let your work area comfort and humor you while taking some of the edge off the standard office decor.
- Tap a co-worker to be your humor-partner. Bring a daily joke to share. Commiserate about funny workplace events. Keep each other buoyed with good cheer. When the chips are down your humor partner can chip away at your depression, and vice versa.
- Don't think cubicles limit your humor options. I've seen shower curtains, umbrellas and othe
Corrugated Plastic Returnable Packaging Is The Answer When Cleanliness Is In Question
For manufacturers of products that require sterility, packaging can be quite a risky business. Clean room requirements and the unique chemical properties of certain products, particularly those in the pharmaceutical industry, demand that the manufacturing environment remain a sterile environment in order to avoid product contamination.For years, the packaging industry was dominated by paper and cardboard corrugated products that are not only dirty, but also break down when exposed to certain elements, such as acids, chemicals, detergents, oils, and even water. These products cannot be clea
edge off the standard office decor.For manufacturers of products that require sterility, packaging can be quite a risky business. Clean room requirements and the unique chemical properties of certain products, particularly those in the pharmaceutical industry, demand that the manufacturing environment remain a sterile environment in order to avoid product contamination.For years, the packaging industry was dominated by paper and cardboard corrugated products that are not only dirty, but also break down when exposed to certain elements, such as acids, chemicals, detergents, oils, and even water. These products cannot be clea
- Tap a co-worker to be your humor-partner. Bring a daily joke to share. Commiserate about funny workplace events. Keep each other buoyed with good cheer. When the chips are down your humor partner can chip away at your depression, and vice versa.
- Don't think cubicles limit your humor options. I've seen shower curtains, umbrellas and other devices used effectively to set a light or semi-serious tone. For some, creativity flourishes behind their cubicle's shower curtain. People tampering with your work area? Don't get angry…protect it with yellow "Crime Scene" tape!
- Subscribe to a humor website to be e-mailed a free daily or weekly humorous story, joke and anecdote. Sites such as www.netfunny.com/rhf/ or www.oraclehumor.com/ are two examples.
Are You Laughin' At Me? One manager, known for his moodiness, acknowledged it with a "Mood-O-Meter" outside his door. Both he and his employees took turns forecasting his mood: from fire-breathing to variable clouds to periodic eruptions…proceed at your own risk. Don't underestimate the power of self-effacing humor for making yourself more accessible and liked.
Room for Laughter. Some companies designate a room, work area or corner of their office as a romper room, where frolicking and silliness is allowed. Whether yours has a punching bag, games, a dartboard or foosball, it's a room for letting off steam and taking a break from the grind.
Whine Not. Everyone loathes whiners yet we all need to blow off steam periodically. One group of creative trainers and their manager decreed Thursdays to be effective whining days. They self-policed themselves the rest of the week, making sure not to whine. Yet even their Thursday gripes had a departmental sanction and somehow seemed healthier. After all, they belly ached together. A ripple effect actually improved the morale of departments adjacent to theirs!
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