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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]AP - An attempt by Vladimir Putin's foes to protest his presidential election victory by occupying a Moscow square ended Monday with riot police quickly dispersing and detaining hundreds of demonstrators — a stark reminder of the challenges faced by Russia's opposition.
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How to give effective feedback | Business Productivity
This morning I was taking our 18 month old son out for a walk in his stroller. 
The benefits of feedback
Whether you are a child or a grown up, feedback is one of the most powerful influencers of your development. If given correctly, feedback encourages effective behavior ? it rewards positive behavior and it changes ineffective behavior. According to ?The Motivation Doctor?, Alan Fairweather, feedback is one of the Top 3 factors that motivate people at work. Most people you ask, say that they would welcome more feedback. Despite the evident hunger for feedback, research suggests that 68% of employees never receive any. Feedback should be given often and in a timely manner. It should be given to address both positive and negative behavior and ideally it should be given at the point in time when you observe the behavior.
Why don?t we give enough feedback?
So why is it then that we don?t give enough feedback? Even though feedback is used to address both positive and ineffective behavior, I believe most people perceive feedback as something negative and uncomfortable. People refrain from giving feedback because they are concerned about hurting other people?s feelings. They don?t want to bring their employees down or embarrass them. That is why they say nothing, or decide to bring it up at another time. The problem is, that not giving feedback is actually a way of giving feedback. It silently signals that what the person is doing is okay, that it is acceptable to you, or that it meets your standards. It can even have a more negative consequence ? if your employee knows that his or her performance does not meet your standards, but you do nothing about it, the person might think of you as an ineffective manager.
Feedback models
There are many models available on how to give feedback. I think the most well-known is the ?Sandwich model?. It suggests that you should ?sandwich? negative feedback between two positive statements in order for it not to be rejected.
For example:
- Positive: Molly, the article you wrote on ?Family Issues? was extremely well-articulated and informative.
- Negative: In the future, be sure to cite the sources you use in your articles.
- Positive: I?m sure that many families will enjoy reading the article and benefit from the many useful insights!
Other feedback methods include the BOOST model (Balanced, Observed, Objective, Specific, Timely), the ABC model (Action, Because, Could we?) and the STAR model (Situation, Action, Result).
My preferred feedback model
The feedback method I prefer comes from Mark Horstman and Mike Auzenne, the Co-Founders of Manager Tools. Their feedback model (which they just call ?The Feedback Model?) has 4 steps that are quite easy to remember and use. It can effectively be used to address both positive and negative behavior and it?s very straight forward so it doesn?t leave room for questioning. Below are the 4 steps of their model.
1. Ask if you can give feedback.
The most important step according to Mark and Mike is to ask permission before you give feedback. The reason for this is that the person who is receiving feedback needs to be in a receptive state of mind. If the person has a stomachache, is worried about a family situation, or really stressed about an upcoming deadline, he or she will not be able to actively listen to your feedback. As a result, the desired effect will not be achieved. If the person says, ?no?, you need to respect that and ask again at a later time.
For example:
- Molly, can I give you some feedback?
- Greg, can I share something with you?
- Peter, would you like some feedback?
2. Describe the specific behavior
The second step is to describe the specific behavior that you have observed. Start this sentence by using, ?When you?.
For example:
- When you submit the proposal past the deadline?
- When you share your experiences with others on the company portal?
- When you fail to follow our process and publish an article with spelling mistakes?
Many times people start giving feedback with, ?I?. For example,? I was informed that you submitted the proposal past the deadline? or ?I saw you published your leanings on the company portal?. This puts the focus on the wrong person, the feedback is not about you ? it?s about the recipient.
3. Describe the impact of the behavior
After you?ve described the specific behavior, explain what the impact is, what happens. Here you can include any type of impact ? emotional, financial and legal etc. It?s okay to just give one example of an impact, but if you can list three or four it helps to clarify your point.
For example:
- ?this is what happens: we don?t have time to review and proof read the proposal before we send it to the customer which in turn reduces our chances of winning the deal and increases our liability.
- ?you increase the knowledge sharing within our company, you are seen as a role model for the rest of the team and by sharing your learning we can all improve how we execute in the future.
- ?the others who have worked on the article feel let down and we risk losing valuable readers which can hurt our revenue stream.
4. Discuss future behavior
The final part is to get the recipient to change the behavior if it is negative and continue the behavior if it is positive. Here it is important that the recipient takes responsibility for the action. You can start the discussion on future behavior by asking a question if it is something that needs to be changed, or by just thanking and telling the person to keep it up if it is something that should be continued.
For example:
- What can you do differently next time?
- Thank you, keep it up!
- How can you make sure it doesn?t happen again?
Start giving and asking for feedback today
After you?ve gotten used to giving feedback on a daily basis, it 
(If you have difficulties reading this article, you can access the full article in pdf here)
Source: http://www.businessproductivity.com/2012/03/how-to-give-effective-feedback/
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Monday, March 5, 2012
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What I wish I knew the first year of Blogging: Part II | Expat Doctor ...
Hope you enjoyed part one of what I learned the first year.? The original post was packed with so much information that I had to break it down into two parts or otherwise risk being labeled as verbose as Nitty. The following are the remainder of the tips I learned the first year of blogging.
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Take action. Do a little bit everyday
It is easy to get caught up in reading, learning and planning on the internet.? Plan away but if you don?t take action then you will get nowhere.? If you don?t know where to start, then break your blog down into baby steps. Take a week to map out your niche, then the next to map out what you want to include in your site? The following to come up with a logo and tagline and so on.? You may need less than a week for each task.
You don?t have to get fixated on logos and taglines but eventually they will make a difference.? If having a logo made is daunting then take a look at this post I wrote about my experience with Logo Design.?? It was easy and risk free if you do it the way I did.
If you have trouble structuring what you do each day, take a look at Anna Tucker?s DMO: Daily Method of Operation.? It has changed how I do things everyday.? You can get consumed with to do lists that do not provide time for moneymaking activities.
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?Learn what you can for free.
I learned much of what I know for free. Initially I was using the Internet Business Mastery podcasts.? They were instrumental in getting me started.? One of their best podcasts was episode # 82 entitled ?How to start an online business with the least amount of money?.? The episode walked you through how much it would cost to run a blog/internet business. All the past episodes are available free through iTunes. (Episode 82 is only available on iTunes and not on their main website).
Other podcasts I have enjoyed are those of Pat Flynn?s of Smart Passive Income and Marin Kate?s of Escaping the 9 to 5.? Marin renamed her podcasts to The Escapist on iTunes. Although she hasn?t posted a podcast since April 2011, I found her podcasts informative and valuable.? And Pat Flynn recently released a page of the ?Best of the Smart Passive Income?, which is packed with information that I am slowly devouring.? And you should be devouring too. Pat acquired 10,000 email subscribers in 13.5 months and his feedburner count and twitter followers are over 30K and over 50K respectively.? Numbers are not all that matter but there is a reason why he is so popular and making 40,000+ USD/month.
Google anything you need to learn with ?video tutorial? at the end and a plethora of videos will come up. It is easier for me to learn if I can visualize it rather than just read how to do something.? I had to do this to upload my thesis theme via FTP.? I was naive. I didn?t even know what FTP was when I started online.? But with one video tutorial, it was a snap.
It is easy to see why Srinivas? recent post on ?5 Ways to give yourself an education that kicks the crap out of the one you got in school? went viral
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Know when to pay for help.
After this initial learning period, I chose an all-inclusive seminar that really got me going.? It put me forward at least 6-12 months.? The one I went to was 3 days, specific to internet business for physicians, hands on and covered a lot about a lot for the price of what some seminars charge for only one aspect of online business.? After any course, take action about what you learned.? The information is no good if you don?t put it to use. (The course I took is now closed but becomes available intermittently)
You can get sucked into buying things you don?t need or will never use. ?Ask yourself, do I need it now? Will I use it now?? Will it help me reach my goals?? Is the price right? If you answer yes to all these questions then you have your answer.? I along with many many other bloggers have file folders full of eBooks we may never read.
Every blogger will plateau at some point.? When you plateau, ask yourself what you can do to get yourself out of the plateau.? If after awhile, you cannot push forward consider coaching.? I am at the point of wanting to go to the next step.? I have found a mentor who is ahead of me and offered his advice.? After this, I am lining up some coaching.? It is difficult for one person to know it all: SEO, marketing, traffic building etc.
If money is a roadblock then consider using meet up to find an Internet business mastermind group in your city.? Let the group serve as your coach.? Or start your own group if meet up is not available.
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Observe
I learned a lot by just observing.? It really helped to put the popular post plug-in in my right sidebar.? I look at this everyday and know what my readers want:
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- Reviews of healthcare that immediately impact their health like my sunscreen guide
- ?Anything about unique internet business insights.
- The parenting ah ha moments like in my post: letting go of an era
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What I also learned was not only what to write about but what wouldn?t work on my site.? I had considered a forum but after being part of several forums I knew I wouldn?t have the stamina or time to hold a forum on my healthcare blog.
Most forums do well if they are member run. If I were the only ?expert? on the site then, I would have to read and respond to all the questions on the forum.
I also learned that for now, there doesn?t seem to be a need for a paid membership site.? I know there are a lot of virtual medical sites charging for services and perhaps if I marketed myself this way the numbers would go up but, the numbers are not there to support this venture for me at this point in time.
John Falchetto adds several more steps after Observe:? Orient, Decide and Act to make the OODA loop, a powerful tool for decision making in business and life.? Orient is how we tackle the observation: integrating our upbringing, education, training and emotional. Decide is making a decision about our options.? And Act is obvious but something most of us forget to do.
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Don?t sweat the small stuff.
Every blogger will at some point run out of things to write about. Here are three interesting posts that have helped me. Marcus Sheridan blogged about a simple 10-minute exercise on how to come up with 100 blog articles.? Or peruse Ana Hoffman?s list that I have printed out. Or look at Erica Allison of Spot On?s recent post on how to influence people with your posts.
You could drive yourself nuts on length of post, which commenting system to use etc. etc.? Just know it is your blog and you can do it your way as was well said by Jim Connolly in his recent post.
When I started, I was under the impression that your posts had to be 750-1000 words. But it should not be about the number count.? It should be about the message and quality of content.? Two bloggers who continually impress me with their concise posts are Jim Connolly and Danny Brown.? Perhaps I am too verbose or it is my nature to focus on details, which makes it hard for me to write shorter posts. This blog post on word count by Frank Dickinson also helped to hammer this point home.
Another ongoing question is whether to date your posts. Some of the A-lister?s argue that you keep your information evergreen if you don?t date them.? This only serves to disorient me when I am on someone?s blog.? So, I date my blogs.
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Discussion
What are your top tips to new bloggers?
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Source: http://expatdoctormom.com/2012/03/what-i-wish-i-knew-the-first-year-of-blogging-part-ii/
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
Ways To Achieve the Best Retail Fixtures For Your ... - Barre Business
Store retail fixtures are important to any business with a shop. It takes a lot of research and strategizing to come up with a list of store retail fixtures that needs to be bought in order to create an atmosphere of organization in your shop. When your merchandise is neatly arranged inside your store, you can ensure that all your products are given the right exposure and customers and visitors of your shop can easily identify the items that they need to purchase.
Store retail fixtures are different from one type of shop to another especially since edible merchandise need special retail fixtures than non-food items. Simply put, store retail fixtures for a bakeshop are totally different from the store retail fixtures of a boutique.? For bakeshop owners, majority of financial appropriation goes to the bakery showcase. Bakery showcases are heavy, made of glass and consume a relatively big percentage of electricity for it to function since most bakery showcases have refrigeration included. This goes for baked products that easily melt or gets spoiled when not chilled before consumption. There are also store retail fixtures for bakeshops that do not require refrigeration function such as shelves, metal racks, cabinets, cookie jars and baskets. This goes for baked goods that obviously do not need to be refrigerated to ensure freshness. Other store retail fixtures for bakeshops include chillers and see-through glass refrigerators.
On the other hand, boutiques require fairly less expensive store retail fixtures than bakeshops or any business in the food industry. Clothes, underpants, shoes, accessories and other fashionable items can easily be marketed using wooden shelves, clothes racks, cabinets, tables, hangers, display shelves and tower showcases. Use these store fixtures to organize and separate your merchandise according to size, color or material. This way, your customers can easily spot the items that they want to purchase and add to their wardrobe.
When it comes to purchasing store retail fixtures, you also have to consider the type of market you are specifically targeting. For instance, candy shops should be wary of purchasing store retail fixtures made of glass, fragile plastic or anything that can be breakable since candy shops are geared towards children. Given this kind of customer demography, it is best to invest on less breakable store retail fixtures such as plastic candy jars, plastic display racks and baskets.
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Equity Theory Of Motivation | Self Improvement Blogs from ...
Earlier than we begin to study more on the equity idea of motivation, allow us to first understand the meaning of motivation, primarily based on which a whole principle got here into existence. Motivation is the activation of an energized goal-oriented behavior. It is seen not only humans, but even animals show a stage of motivation to realize their goals. Individuals with a imaginative and prescient always management their destiny and the life they live. If a person is without a vision in life, she or he is controlled by the desire of others and end up residing a life not their own, however one that?s on terms dictated by others. Everybody takes up a job as they?re motivated by some issue or the other. Some are motivated by the challenge they?ll face in carrying out their job, some are motivated by the extent of fame they may earn, others and majority of individuals are motivated by the cash they will earn. The last factor plays a serious position in making or breaking a company. Individuals will work better when they?re motivated enough with the pay scale, the incentives and the perks they?re supplied in return of a job effectively done. Based mostly on this issue, many students and researchers have put forth their equity principle of motivation for employees.
Introduction to Fairness Theory
There was a time when employers thought staff to be just another input required for manufacturing of output, that is, goods and services. This considering was changed with the research conducted often called Hawthorne Research, by Elton Mayo from 1924 to 1932. This research showed that workers should not just motivated by the money, but their attitudes as well. Thus, the Hawthorne Research initiated the human relations approach to management and the wants and motivation of workers was the primary concenter of managers.
Fairness Theory Examples
As the primary focus of the researchers moved towards workers and their motivation components, following the Hawthorne Examine results, there have been many theories put ahead to grasp worker motivation. The following are the 5 major fairness concept examples that have helped in understanding motivation.
??? * Maslow?s Need-Hierarchy Concept: Maslow put ahead five levels of needs of employees. These needs included physiological, security, ego and self-actualizing. Maslow put forward an argument that mentioned the decrease stage needs of workers need to be happy earlier than the subsequent greater level want is fulfilled to inspire them. The motivation was categorized into factors by Herzberg; motivators and hygiene. The motivators together with intrinsic components like achievement and recognition assist produce job satisfaction. The hygiene or extrinsic factors like pay and job safety result in job dissatisfaction.
??? * Vroom?s Theory: This principle was based mostly on the assumption that worker effort leads to performance and performance leads to rewards. These rewards will be positive or negative. The positive rewards lead to a more constructive employee who is highly motivated. The unfavourable rewards lead to obviously a less motivated employee.
??? * Skinner?s Principle: This idea states that the constructive outcomes can be repeated and conduct that lead to unfavorable final result will not be repeated. Thus, managers should attempt to reinforce the employee conduct, such that it results in optimistic outcomes. Detrimental reinforcement by managers will result in unfavorable outcomes.
??? * Adam?s Equity Theory Model: This idea reveals that staff strive to achieve fairness between themselves and their coworkers. This fairness might be achieved when the ratio of employee outcomes over inputs is the same as other worker outcomes over inputs.
Adam?s Equity Principle of Motivation
Allow us to now bring our consideration to the primary focus of this text, fairness concept of motivation. Psychologist John Stacey Adams put forward his equity principle mannequin in 1962. He places emphasis on the significance of determining motivation as relative and not an absolute factor. The fairness concept of motivation deals with one?s own notion and never some other goal indicator.
Like the opposite more prevalent theories of motivation talked about above, the Adam?s Fairness Theory of Motivation recognizes the variable elements that can have an effect on worker?s assessment and notion of their relationship with their work and the employer. This idea was created on the idea that workers are demotivated in relation to their job and employer if their inputs are higher than the outputs. Workers reply their de-motivation in form of diminished effort, increase dissatisfaction and may even turn out to be disruptive.
Fairness Equations
Equity
-Outcomes(self) / Inputs (self) = Outcomes (different) /Inputs (different)
Underpayment Inequity
Outcomes(self) / Inputs (self) < Outcomes (different) /Inputs (other)
Overpayment Inequity
Outcomes(self) / Inputs (self) > Outcomes (other) /Inputs (different)
Application of Fairness Concept of Motivation
When a supervisor is striving to realize worker satisfaction, motivation ranges, etc. then he should think about Adam?s Equity Theory. Due to this fact, he should take into account the steadiness and imbalance that?s seen in the inputs and outputs of the employee. These inputs embody:
??? * Effort
??? * Loyalty
??? * Onerous work
??? * Commitment
??? * Talent
??? * Capacity
??? * Tolerance
??? * Willpower
??? * Enthusiasm
??? * Flexibility
??? * Belief in superiors
??? * Colleague assist
??? * Personal sacrifice, etc.
The outputs for an employee include:
??? * Monetary rewards like enhance pay scale, benefits, perks, etc.
??? * Intangibles like recognition, reputation, responsibility, sense of feat, reward, feeling of achievement, job safety, etc.
How to Inoculate Adam?s Fairness Principle of Motivation in an Group
Workers evaluate themselves with other workers who don?t put within the inputs which might be equal to the outputs they receive. They have a tendency to check themselves with other employees to search out out if they?re being treated fairly. Employees may seek a steadiness between their inputs and outputs and it?s not all the time potential to give them right balance. To provide a good consequence to all workers, the managers ought to try to perceive?enterprise coupons the staff better. They should know what the worker are aiming for and attempt to give them the best possible reward they expect. You possibly can read more on expectancy theory of motivation.
Mainly managers, ought to perceive what?s to be carried out and the actions taken that can help motivating the employees. Managers should try to tie the rewards to worker performance. It means when the rewards should match the amount of efficiency put ahead by the employee. The managers ought to hold common conferences with the staff and talk about aim setting and private development. They should be capable of set goals for his or her team and help them create a private growth plan. A reward and recognition plan will help in rising good efficiency that?s seen and shared by employees.
It is not possible for the supervisor to treat every employee equally. It?s essential acknowledge the rewards that encourage particular person employee. You may take into account equity idea examples like versatile working hours for a working mothers or across the board wage improve or giving duty with some amount of authority. Ultimately, research has shown that ?Equity theory of motivation? works when over-rewarded employees produce extra high quality service and below-rewarded workers tend to decrease their input.
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