Education & Career

Is your workforce like a mini United Nations?

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Why should this matter?

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Taking the time to do these things opens the lines of communication

and can prevent co-workers from insulting each other out of

ignorance, and this will go a long way in keeping the peace.

That is why…

“How to be Successful in the Multicultural Workplace”

is Tool 8 of the 13 essential tools in

the Employee Success Toolkit.

The Employee Success Toolkit is a professional

development course for employees in 13

easy-to-follow lessons. It is a system guaranteed

to improve attitude, skills, and productivity.

See all the details and learn what the other 12

lessons are at:

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The ultimate goal of any supervisor is to turn

ordinary workers into extraordinary employees.

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If you want…

• Your staff to come together in unity and worktogether as a team

• Respect and a better understanding ofco-workers with different backgrounds or cultures

• Employees who think and speak in a positivemanner no matter what the circumstances are atthe time

You can do it -and much more- with the Employee Success Toolkit.

See all the details and learn what the other 12

lessons are at:

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Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday compliments of www.ConfidenceCenter.com



Since March is Employee Spirit Month…



In honor of Employee Spirit Month, get your free Employee Morale Calendar Planner at: http://www.ConfidenceCenter.com



Word and Quote of the Week

 

*** Squander ***



*** “Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.”  — Denis Waitley



Trivia Question of the Week



Q. What are adherents to the Society of Friends called?



(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)



Employee Morale

March is Employee Spirit Month



An amazing thing has happened. We designated March as Employee Spirit Month, and now it has taken off throughout the country. Google – Employee Spirit Month – and see.



As you know, energizing your employees is the key to high productivity. So, please help other companies by spreading the word…



* Print an article about – Employee Spirit Month - in your company newsletter.



* Do some special activities in honor of – Employee Spirit Month -.



* Call your local newspaper and let them know what you are doing in honor of – Employee Spirit Month -. If they print your story, please let us know.



* Post a note on Facebook, Twitter, or other social networking webs such as:

In honor of Employee Spirit Month, get your free Employee Morale Calendar Planner at:

http://www.ConfidenceCenter.com



Please email us and let us know what you are doing for Employee Spirit Month.



Employee Morale

March Madness Basketball



Contributed by Stefani M. Crumley of GlaxoSmithKline



During the week of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament we did a day of activities. We asked employees to wear a shirt supporting their favorite team.



Using a kiddie basketball hoop we had a waste basket basketball contest. (paper rolled up in

balls had to be thrown into a waste basket).



You can be creative with any prizes you want to give out.



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You spend more of your waking hours with co-workers than you do with friends or family. Shouldn’t work be a place you want to go?



Employees who are allowed to have fun frequently are more productive and loyal in the long run. It just makes sense.  



That’s why we’ve created numerous products to help employers incorporate a little fun into their

employees workday for little or no cost.



The above idea can be found in our ebook -101 Low Cost Morale Boosters that Energize Employees-



This ebook is part of the Employee Morale Secrets – Power Pack of employee morale books.



Learn what the other books are and see all the details at:

http://www.confidencecenter.com/prod23.htm



Answer to This Week’s Trivia Question



Q. What are adherents to the Society of Friends called?



A. Quakers



Joke of the Week



How Smart Is Your Right Foot?



Trust me this takes only a few seconds and it will boggle your mind.



1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles with it.



2. Now, while doing this, draw the number “6″ in the air with your right hand. Notice that your

foot changes direction.



The really funny part is you will keep trying it over and over to see if you can outsmart your foot.



Help us -Spread the Word-



Tell your friends…



Subscriptions to Employee Morale Tips Newsletter are complimentary at http://www.ConfidenceCenter.com



You Can Twitter to Your Friends About our Employee Morale Boosters

 

Simply tweet this message or make up your own:



In honor of Employee Spirit Month get your free Employee Morale Calendar Planner at: http://www.ConfidenceCenter.com



(c) Copyright 2010 Harriet Meyerson. All rights reserved.

Hot off the press…

I got a phone call on Monday from a reporter asking about March being - Employee Spirit Month –. Read this clever article that Al Lewis just wrote in the Denver Post.

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_14498539

Then, do something to promote Employee Spirit Month at your company.

Have a great day,

Harriet

Hi %$firstname$% -



Does procrastination cause trouble in your life? Have you lost jobs,  missed appointments, and maybe even ruined relationships, because of your tendency to procrastinate?



You know, admitting you have a problem is the first step towards your recovery.

Honestly, don’t you wish there was Procrastinators Anonymous? You could go and talk to other procrastinators, work a 12 step program and develop into someone who consistently finishes projects on time.



Seriously though, a little knowledge is powerful and it may help you to know that you procrastinate to avoid tension. If you are overwhelmed, insecure about a project, too detail oriented, or just plain bored with a task, your habit of relieving the tension is to avoid the task all together.



Unfortunately, that creates a whole different reason to be tense. So what can you do?



One thing you can do is plan in reverse.

Many people set goals but don’t have a plan. Start by thinking of what you want your outcome to be, then work your way backwards.

Ask yourself, “What needs to happen just before completion?”

Then, “What needs to happen before that?”

Go all the way back to the present moment. By doing this, you are automatically creating a plan. The key is that you are telling yourself ahead of time that it is all in small parts. 

This may not cure you of procrastination, but it’s a great start. This technique is one of several effective ways for you and your employees to stop procrastinating.



Procrastination is so damaging that…

“Stop Procrastinating, Now!” is one of the 13 essential tools in the Employee Success Toolkit.

The Employee Success Toolkit is
a professional development course for employees in 13 easy-to-follow
lessons. It is a system guaranteed to improve attitude, skills, and
productivity.

See all the details and learn what the other 12 lessons are at:

http://www.confidencecenter.com/url/toolkit.htm

The ultimate goal of any supervisor is to turn ordinary workers into extraordinary employees.

If you want…



- Employees to manage their time efficiently.



- Respect and a better understanding of co-workers with different backgrounds or cultures



- Employees having fun at work while achieving their goals



You can do it -and much more- with the Employee Success Toolkit.



See all the details and learn what the other 12 lessons are at:

http://www.confidencecenter.com/url/toolkit.htm

Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday compliments of www.ConfidenceCenter.com





March is Employee Spirit Month…



Listen to this short audio that tells you how to create your own  -Employee Spirit Teams- and generate enthusiasm at work,



Listen at: http://tinyurl.com/awumcz



Word and Quote of the Week

*** Actualize ***

*** First ask yourself, “Who would I like to be?”  Then do what you have to do to become that person.

Trivia Question of the Week

Q. What class is categorized as the bourgeoisie?



(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)

Employee Morale

Silly Hats Day

Contributed by Dorris Davidson of Brinks Home Security



This is a simple and inexpensive way to have a lot of fun at work. Proclaim a Silly Hats Day at least one week in advance so people will have time to purchase or create their hats.

Contest Categories

• Silliest

• Funniest

• Most creative home made hat

• Most creative purchased hat

• Largest hat

• Smallest hat

• Ugliest hat

• Prettiest hat

• Most outrageous hat

• Most colorful hat

• Most boring hat

The winners get prizes such as movie passes, free lunch, a half hour off, candy bars, lunch with

supervisor, a get to work late pass, or inexpensive gifts.



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The above idea is an easy and fun way to boost your employee spirits and raise morale. It can be

found in our eBook:

-101 Low Cost Morale Boosters that Energize Employees-

It’s unique because it contains successful morale boosting activities which were contributed by

supervisors and managers.



This eBook is part of the Employee Morale Secrets – Power Pack of employee morale books.



Learn what the other books are and see all the details at:

http://www.confidencecenter.com/prod23.htm

 

We need your help…

 

Would you please send successful morale booster ideas that you have used in your workplace for us to post in our newsletter. As a -Thank You- we will send you our ebook, The Secrets of Creating Personal Confidence.

Answer to This Weeks Trivia Question

Q. What class is categorized as the bourgeoisie?

A. The middle class

Joke of the Week

More Tater People

There are those who say they will help, but somehow just never get around to actually doing anything. They are called “Hezzie Taters”.



Some people can put up a front and pretend to be someone they are not. They are called “Emma Taters”.

Then there are those who love others and do what they say they will. They bring joy into your life. They are called “Sweet Taters”.

Help us -Spread the Word-



Tell your friends…



Subscriptions to Employee Morale Tips Newsletter are complimentary at

http://www.ConfidenceCenter.com



You Can Twitter to Your Friends About our Employee Morale Boosters



Simply tweet this message or make up your own:



I boost morale with creative ideas from -Employee Morale Tips Newsletter-  Get it free at: http://www.ConfidenceCenter.com



(c) Copyright 2010 Harriet Meyerson. All rights reserved.

So, you’ve been given the task of developing a training program for your company, and you have no clue where to begin.



Here’s a tip to get you started.



Employee Training Tip

Let me introduce you to ADDIE.



I know you are hoping that ADDIE is a fairy godmother who will come, wave her magic wand, and poof… your training needs have been met. Close, but not really.



ADDIE is an acronym for a basic design strategy that you can use while developing your training program.



And although the following is the briefest of explanations, you’ll get the idea of what it is all about.



A – is for “Analysis” – you must determine exactly who, what, where, and why this training is needed.



D – is for “Design” – the planning stage.



D – is for “Development” – this is where you build your program based on your objectives.



I - is for “Implementation” – when the training is actually being given.



E – is for “Evaluation” – after getting feedback, you can use it to improve your program for future implementation.



Obviously, there is a whole lot more to designing a program than just what’s listed above, and that is why “Preparing to Design Training” is Lesson 5 in our -Designing Training for Fun and Results Self Study Course.



See what the eight lessons are at:

http://bit.ly/DesignEmployeeTraining



Great news for all HR personnel…



This Design Training for Fun and Results Self-Study Course has just been approved for 4.5 credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.



Now you can earn your CEU’s easily with our new program that you can do at your own pace.



Are you…



  * Frustrated with employee training that doesn’t produce results?



  * Overwhelmed with the responsibility to create an employee training program?



  * Unsure of where to begin – let alone how to make employee training effective and long lasting?



In the -Designing Training for Fun and Results Self-Study Course- you will learn how to design highly effective employee training…



And what’s even better… you can learn them at your own pace in the comfort of your home or office.



See what the eight lessons are at:

http://bit.ly/DesignEmployeeTraining



If you want employees who will…

  * Look forward to coming to your training sessions

  * Have a positive attitude throughout your session

  * Stay focused on what you are teaching

  * Enthusiastically apply what they have learned



Then… don’t waste your time and effort doing another training before you learn these strategies. Find out what they are at:

http://bit.ly/DesignEmployeeTraining

Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday compliments of www.ConfidenceCenter.com





Word and Quote of the Week



*** Authenticity ***



*** “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” Plato

 

Trivia Question of the Week

Q. What falls out when you suffer from phalacrosis?



(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)

Employee Morale

Employee Spirit Month



March brings March Madness, St. Patrick’s Day, and the beginning of Spring. It is definitely a month that generates a lot of spirit. That’s why March is -Employee Spirit Month- and it’s time to create positive energy and boost workplace morale.

Here are some ideas to help you:

Create a -Caring Committee- to give emotional support and encouragement when an employee is ill or having a personal problem.



Create a -Sunshine Committee- to celebrate employee’s birthdays, anniversaries, and proud family events like the birth of a baby or grandchild, or when a family member has done something special.



Create -Spirit Teams- of 5-7 employees. Each team is lead by a supervisor and is responsible for one morale booster a month.

Listen to this great audio that tells you how to create your own -Employee Spirit Teams- and generate enthusiasm at work.



Listen at:

http://tinyurl.com/awumcz



Creating employee spirit helps promote an atmosphere of fun, cooperation, and company loyalty, but that’s not all it does. It also helps lower absenteeism and turnover and that affects your bottom line.



To learn how to create Employee Spirit with little or no budget, read Discover the Secrets of Boosting Employee Morale… on a Shoestring Budget. This ebook is part of the Employee Morale Secrets – Power Pack of employee morale books.



Learn what the other books are and see other Employee Morale resources, go to: http://www.confidencecenter.com/prod23story.htm



Answer to This Weeks Trivia Question

Q. What falls out when you suffer from phalacrosis?

A. Your hair

Joke of the Week

A policeman stops Mavis and asks to see her driving license.



He says, “Lady, it says here that you should be wearing glasses.”



Mavis promptly answers sweetly, “Well, I have contacts.”



The policeman replies gruffly, “I don’t care who you know, you’re still getting a ticket.”

Twitter to your friends about our Employee Morale Boosters



Simply tweet this message:



I boost morale at my workplace with creative ideas from -Employee Morale Tips Newsletter- Get

yours free at: http://www.ConfidenceCenter.com





(c) Copyright 2010 Harriet Meyerson. All rights reserved.

Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday compliments of www.ConfidenceCenter.com

Have you been watching the Olympics? It’s wonderful to watch athletes from nations all over the world compete in their favorite winter sport.



I love the skiing and the figure skating. Which event do you like the best?

Harriet



Word and Quote of the Week

*** Treasure ***



*** “Many of the things you can count, don’t count. Many of the things you can’t count, really count.”  - Albert Einstein

Trivia Question of the Week

Q. Who was the host of Night Gallery?

(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)

Employee Morale

Trivia Fun



Contributed by VondaKay Bensley

Principal, Life School McKinney



I use your trivia questions weekly in my staff Monday memo at Life School McKinney. The teachers love it and even get the students involved with finding the answers. I reward the teacher who tells me the answer first with a $5 gift card to Sonic, McDonald’s, etc. 

 

Thank you for giving me these questions weekly so I do not have to find some myself.

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You can do this, too. It’s easy because every week in our newsletter we have a trivia question. Or… you can collect the trivia and have a Quiz Day Luncheon where you give prizes for answers to trivia questions. You may find you have some trivia experts in your staff.

 

If you need more creative ideas for low-cost morale boosters that have been used in the workplace and are proven to be successful, you can find them in the ebook,

101 Low-Cost Morale Boosters that Energize Employees.



Learn about it and other Employee Morale resources at:

http://confidencecenter.com/products01.htm



Answer to This Weeks Trivia Question

Q. Who was the host of Night Gallery?



A. Rod Serling

Joke of the Week



Last week, Vicky, a distraught wife went to the local police station along with her next-door neighbor, Pauline, to report that her husband was missing.



The policeman asked for a description of the missing man.



Vicky described him clearly and in detail, “He is 35 years old, 6ft 4inches, has dark eyes, dark wavy hair, an athletic build, weighs 185 pounds, is softly-spoken and is fabulous with the children.”



Pauline interrupts her protesting, “Why Vicky, your husband is 5 ft 8 inches, corpulent, bald, has a big mouth, and is horrid to your children.”



Vicky replied, with a sigh, “Yes, but who wants HIM back?”



Twitter to your friends about our Employee Morale Boosters



Simply tweet this message:



I boost morale at my workplace with creative ideas from -Employee Morale Tips Newsletter- Get yours free at: http://www.ConfidenceCenter.com





(c) Copyright 2010 Harriet Meyerson. All rights reserved.