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| Volume: IV Number: 12 | Productive Learning Systems, Altanta, GA | December, 2005 |
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Happy Holidays!!! Now Available in Our Online Course Offerings! Dynamic Study Reading and Mastery! If you take coursework this program is a must. If you're not in an academic program, you probably have lots of tough reading to do for your work, not to mention technical reading. This program unlocks the secrets of efficient and effective approaches to studying. Click Here Check our Holiday Specials - Click Here Live Group Training: Productive Learning Systems, our sister company, is booking now for 2006. Our most popular programs are: Dynamic Reading, Memory, and Recall; Time Management; Communication Skills for Technical Professionals; Managing Technical Professionals; Productive Listening; Productive Meetings. Besides our "stock programs," we develop and deliver customized programs as well. If you have a need for training in your organization, please give us a call to discuss and arrange dates. As a loyal reader, we will give your group special pricing. But hurry for choice dates are disappearing. We hope you find this issue helping you make your work easier and productive! Best Regards,
Truth-telling: Kindergarten Platitude, or Necessity for Innovation? Although the debacles of Enron, Worldcom, and others have faded into the past, the simple practice of telling the truth continues to be an elusive ideal when listening to people at various levels of the organization. It is not the purpose of this article to talk about why this failure of a basic kindergarten teaching does not exist to the extent it should in the world of business. However, I will argue the business case of this much touted, but seldom practiced ideal and behavior. Additionally, truth-telling can be a catalyst to constructive alternative ideas and innovation.
Reading Comprehension Is An Art Form How do you know if you comprehend something you read? Why is it that 2 people can read a document and walk away with differences in understandings? Has one person understood the document more correctly than the other? What You Can Do to Insure "Employee Engagement" There has been much press over the last year about the disturbing downward trend of employee “engagement” with their jobs over the last year. One recent report from Towers Perrin HR Services noted that employees reporting engagement with their jobs fell from 21% in 2002 to 17% in 2004. Engagement is defined as having a feeling of connectedness to their jobs in a meaningful manner while being able to have an impact on what they do. One of the culprits in this disturbing downward trend is work/quality of life balance issues. What can you do as a manager to help your reports re-engage?
Eliminate the "Pile-Up" Blues: Part 2 Are the piles getting to you yet? In the first part of this series we showed you how to attack your inbox to keep yourself organized. In this article we’ll take a look around your workspace and specifically your desk. Do you know what’s in those piles? If someone asked you for something related to an item “somewhere in those piles,” could you find it in 5 seconds or less? If not, read on. |
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