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How To Celebrate Navaratri with Golu

muthusamy — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:11:22 -0500

How To Do Employee Sexual Harassment Training

lindsay39 — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:56:31 -0500

How To Write a Job Description

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How To Give a Negative Employee Reference

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How To Increase Your Level of Positivity

dereklawsonowen — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:50:53 -0600

They say that you are what you eat. You are also what you think. Think positive, hope and wish for positive things and you are more likely to get them in your life.

As an example, imagine walking across a room with a cup of coffee full to the brim, when someone says ‘be careful.' From that moment on, you are more aware of what you are doing and more likely to spill some!

The following 7 ideas have been designed to get you thinking in a more positive way:

How To Have an Office Everyone Can Enjoy

aesta — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:41:03 -0600

Remember, your customers immediately sense a happy, upbeat office when they come in. So making your office feel upbeat and positive not only will make your life better, it is a solid part of a marketing strategy. Now, don't look around and expect everyone else to do something. You should be the key.

How do you go about it? Well......Here are some suggestions that have worked for others:

How To Welcome a New Employee

aesta — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:05:19 -0600

Most often, we just take for granted employees coming in to our offices for the first time. We give a distant smile, say welcome, and then hope they figure it out on their own. We forget that we have established an office culture that may just overwhelm many of the new ones coming in to join us.

There are three things to consider: the work to be done, the culture in the office and our commitment as human beings to reach out to newcomers and make them feel welcome. Here are a few steps to ensure they will feel welcome to your office:

How To Encourage a Drug-Free Work Environment

goldenpen — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:24:40 -0600

Why would an employer want a sober and healthy workforce? That’s easy: to increase profitability. Less turnover. Happier atmosphere (and staff). Also because you genuinely care about your employees.

Remember that you are always seeking methods to lower your liability and reduce your risk...and promoting a drug-free work environment can help you reach that goal. Here are a few important tips from the pros:

How To Analyze Handwriting

David Block — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:47:44 -0500

Handwriting analysis, or 'graphology', is based on analyzing the way the writer creates words and sentences through the physical action used to do so. Here are a handful of simple and basic principles that can provide intriguing insights to those around you.

It can help you better understand your partner, business colleagues, competitors, celebrities, family members, friends, yourself, and everyone else.

It can reveal aspirations, creativity, energy, fears, inhibitions, potential, sexual stability, strengths, weaknesses and much more. But it cannot accurately reveal a person’s age, future (other than potential), gender, left- or right-handedness, race, religion or sexual orientation.

How To Make a Speech

David Block — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:04:57 -0500

Some people would prefer to dive over a cliff than make a speech. They conjure up all kinds of nightmare scenarios: What if I freeze? What if the audience hates me on sight? What if no one laughs except in places they shouldn't? Will everyone remember the mistakes I make for the rest of my life?

And yet, by learning a few techniques used by professional speakers -- who are very often the most scared of all -- you can not only conquer your nerves, you can also make a powerful impression and within seconds, actually start to enjoy the whole experience. Here's how.

First, check how you look. Dress appropriately, and be well groomed, so you feel comfortable and smart. Dressing professionally also helps the audience feel you've taken trouble for them and that they are respected. But make sure you don't go too far and unintentionally distract them, for example, with a man's flashy tie or a woman's low neckline.

How To Boost Your Productivity

dawnmartin — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:24:57 -0500

Most people spend roughly 150 hours per year searching for things. Why?

How To Evaluate Your Company's Employee Benefits

LesGore — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:23:56 -0500

Whoever said there's no free lunch never worked for Google. Not only do you get free lunch and dinner--their gourmet chefs create a wide variety of healthy and delicious meals every day--they also offer snacks to help satisfy your munchies in between meals.

You'll also find on-site doctors and free shuttle service for Mountain View employees to several San Francisco, East Bay and South Bay locations. And did I mention free financial planning classes, on-site oil changes, car washes, dry cleaning, massage therapy, gym, hair stylists, fitness classes and bike repair?

I can't think of many organizations whose benefits package is as cool as theirs.

Have you taken a good look at, and reviewed your company's benefits package lately? Is it up to date, competitive, in line with or better than your competition?

How To Encourage Employee Loyalty

Malcolm161 — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:51:00 -0500

Regardless of whether you run a small business with a handful of employees, or a corporation that employs thousands, one of your greatest assets will be the loyalty and devotion of your employees. However, employee loyalty is not something that will endure unless there are some specific efforts made to keep it alive and thriving. Here are a few ideas on how you can inspire and grow employee loyalty in your company.

How To Create Corporate Christmas Cards

Malcolm161 — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:46:00 -0600

With all sorts of desktop publishing options these days, many smaller businesses are jumping on the bandwagon by designing and printing their own customized Christmas or holiday season cards rather than purchasing a bulk-produced card. If your business would like to try this approach, here are a few tips to help you in the process.

How To Improve Employee Productivity

J.150 — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 06:55:00 -0500

In order for businesses to succeed, management must keep a close eye on the bottom line. One of the many factors that directly affect a firm's profitability is employee productivity, so it makes sense to try to increase output whenever possible. Here are some ideas to help get your workforce motivated to consistently perform at high levels.

Implement a piecework compensation plan. One of the best ways to improve employee productivity is to create a direct link between output and pay by implementing a piecework compensation plan. In a piecework compensation plan, there are no hourly wages. Instead, employees get paid according to how many parts they assemble, how many sales they make, how many hours they bill, etc. This won't work for every industry, but if your employees' productivity can be easily quantified, then you might want to consider switching over to this kind of plan.

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