Posts Tagged "Job"

When I grow old(er) …

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Something to look forward to.

When I used to tell my mother my plans for next week, next month, next year she used to say, “Don’t wish your life away – take care of today!”
But I am starting to appreciate the motivational impact of having “something to look forward to”.

One of the great things about having a job is that the weekend holds a special significance – a change in routine, more free time, more time with the family and a pleasant escape from the rigours of an often very busy business life.

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Survivors don’t mind …

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The New Zealand earthquake's survivors

We received an email last week with these pictures and text. They show some of the survivors of the earthquake in New Zealand. It’s a great story with a great message.

The story begins with the rescuers finding a poor little guy they named Ralphie.  Someone had already taken him under their wing but they weren’t equipped to  adopt.

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Lone working – tips for employees

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Electrician working alone.

As businesses and organisations battle with budgets and look for ways to maximise resources, lone working may offer a solution to some staff cost problems.

In our last post we gave 5 tips for employers who have employees who work on thier own.

In this post we give lone workers 6 tips for your basic safety.

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Social Media – Much better than the real thing?

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Social Media - Much better than the real thing

Facebook, Twitter, Digg, you name it there is a social network for you. You have to be seen and connected or you will remain invisible – right?

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What must you remember when asking for feedback?

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Things to think about when asking for feedback.

This is the first of three articles about working with feedback. The second article is entitled “If Feedback is so valuable why do we keep it to ourselves?” The third article is entitled “Who do you think you are?

The following story illustrates that getting useful feedback needs a little more thought than just asking, “How am I doing?”

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