Who AM I – Practice Makes Perfect

I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden. I will push you onward or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command. Half the   things you do you might just as well turn over to me, and I will be able to do them quickly, correctly. I am easily managed-you might merely be firm with me. Show me exactly how you want something done, and after a few lessons I will do it automatically. I am the servant of all great people; and alas, of all failures as well. Those who are failures, I have made failures. I am not a machine, though I work with all the precisions of a machine plus the intelligence of a human being. You may run me for profit or turn me for ruin-it makes no difference to me. Take me, train me, be firm with me, and I will place the world at your feet. Be easy with me and I will destroy you.

Who Am I?   I am Habit

A Short Story - Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody

This story is about four people, Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.

There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure that some body would do it.  Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did.  Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, and Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody, when actually, Nobody blamed Anybody. The job, of course, went undone.
Irwin M. Kirby

4 - Meeting types for best result from team

Meeting Type	Time Required	Purpose	Keys to Success
Daily Check-in	5 Minutes	Share Daily Schedule & Activities	1.      Stand Up 2.      Keep it Administrative 3.      If someone can’t make-it continue with meeting
Weekly Tactical	45-90 Minutes	Review Ø  Weekly Activities Ø  Resolve Obstacles & Issues	1.      Set agenda after initial reports 2.      Postpone strategic issues
Monthly Strategic	2-4 hours	Discuss, Analyze, Brainstorm & Decide issues affecting long-term success	1.      Limit to 1 or 2 topics 2.      Prepare & Research 3.      Engage in good conflict
Quarterly Off-Site Review	1-2 days	Review Ø  Strategy Ø  Industry Trends Ø  Competition Ø  Key Personnel Ø  Team Development	1.      Get out of office 2.      Focus on work: Limit Social Activities 3.      Avoid over structure

7 ways to show: The Power of Your Accomplishments

To convince potential employers that you are the best candidate for the job, you must be able to clealy state & sell your accomplishments.

Step 1: Start by writing one-line statements about your experiences.

Step 2: Convert each activity into an accomplishment statement.

Step 3: Make your accomplishment statements as comprehensive as possible.

Step 4: After you have completed your list, edit the statements to use the most powerful verbiage and reflect tangible evidence of results.

Step 5: If you are using a chronological résumé, make sure that you list accomplishment beneath the company where you acquired it.

Step 6: If you are using a functional résumé, you will need to group related accomplishments together under functional headings

Step 7: Finally, review your accomplishment statements in the context of your specific job objective; then organize the statements in order of relevance to the employer.

4- Stages of Marketing and Promoting

Breaking in takes some time, but you can do it. Here are four stages to marketing and promotion.

1. Sign up, observe, and educate yourself. Many people stay at this stage for a long time, simply soaking up good information.

2. Participate. Start to make yourself known. This could be as simple as making status updates, posting photos or sample writing, or creating a profile.

3. Share something and grow relationships. Focus on what you give people or what you can share that's of value.

4. Ask for help. Put your connections to work as a means of soft or hard marketing. Ask your network to spread the word about an upcoming event you're hosting.

People who know you and trust you will be more likely to help you. That's why it's important to establish relationships far before you market and promote a product/service. The relationships have to be meaningful before they have value in a marketing/promotion effort.

 

4- Stages of Marketing and Promoting

Breaking in takes some time, but you can do it. Here are four stages to marketing and promotion.

1. Sign up, observe, and educate yourself. Many people stay at this stage for a long time, simply soaking up good information.

2. Participate. Start to make yourself known. This could be as simple as making status updates, posting photos or sample writing, or creating a profile.

3. Share something and grow relationships. Focus on what you give people or what you can share that's of value.

4. Ask for help. Put your connections to work as a means of soft or hard marketing. Ask your network to spread the word about an upcoming event you're hosting.

People who know you and trust you will be more likely to help you. That's why it's important to establish relationships far before you market and promote a product/service. The relationships have to be meaningful before they have value in a marketing/promotion effort.

 

Key Drivers for Job Satisfaction

Few people are exactly alike when determining what makes them happy at work, but there are some key drivers of job satisfaction.

Relationships with	Manager, Peers & Subordinates
Work/life balance	Location/commute. Travel, Amount of work
Kind of work	Autonomy, Contribution, Growth potential
The company	Values, Leadership, Industry
Financial considerations	Base Pay, Incentive Pay