Rules of Direct Speech And Writing

How can the US Marines help you communicate your message effectively?

I am asked is how to write a speech.One of the best ways I have found when writing a speech to both plan a speech and to present your information is the Rule of Three. Used extensively by Barak Obama in his speeches, and also by John F Kennedy, I find it an invaluable tool. I have recently taught it to my daughter who used it in her first history essay at school.

Developed by the U.S. Marine Corps to help aid the delivery & retention of information, the Rule of Three carefully segments your information into three key headings. Each key heading may contain three sub headings. Each sub heading will contain three points and so on rather like a very well ordered family tree. This approach is, as I have said, excellent for laying out your ideas as you give a presentation and for your audience to recall the information that you deliver to them. One additional benefit of the Rule of Three is that it gives you a framework that is a lot easier to remember when you are up there delivering your speech.

Research by the Marine Corps suggests that the human brain can cope with learning three points but struggles thereafter. For those of you who are sceptical try remembering a list of 12 items on a shopping list from your partner! Most of us will struggle.

So the Rule of Three is great for organising your presentation.

It is also a highly beneficial way of helping your audience to identify which points are crucial and which are interesting but less important. For those of us who enjoy cooking, we are aware that not all 12 items on that shopping list are of equal importance. Let's take a simple recipe; Spaghetti Bologna's. The recipe that I use requires 11 ingredients. 

The chances of me (or my other half) remembering all 11 ingredients when I pop down to the supermarket are pretty small. If you are anything like me, you remember all the minor ingredients but forget the spaghetti! Thinking about it, there are only three core ingredients - mince, tomatoes and spaghetti. As long as I remember these we can produce a dish that might not be a classic but is certainly Spaghetti Bologna's.

That's the same with your speech. The rule of three allows you to logically structure your flow; it allows you to remember your points more easily, but above all, due to it's hierarchical nature you will definitely cover the crucial main points.

Public Relations And Help Business

No such thing as bad publicity there is an old saying. What that old saying means is that whether you get good press or bad press, it does not matter because the very fact you got attention at all is a good thing. However, this old saying is not necessarily true because bad press can damage the reputation or either a person or a company to the point where no one wants to hear about them anymore. Bad publicity can truly be damaging, but a list of PR contacts can take bad publicity and turn it into good publicity before it is too late.

Turning Things Around with Public Relations

The right PR contacts can make all the difference in the world between a temporary bad reputation and permanent damage to a company that can never be reversed. There are many ways that a public relations firm is going to help a business that is involved in a scandal. Here is more information on how a public relations firm can turn all that negative publicity around to positive publicity that is only going to make that business look good again in the eyes of the public:

• A press release:

When a scandal happens to a company, the first thing everyone is going to want to know is what the company involved has to say about it. This is when the press will gather outside the headquarters waiting for someone with authority to make a statement or issue a statement of some kind. The faster someone says something the better off the company will be because if the press starts to speculate as to exactly what happened, then the situation can be made even worse.

• An apology:

A person that has done something wrong has to apologize for what they did. However, when a company does something wrong, then they too have to issue some sort of apology. Everyone makes mistakes, even major corporations, but owning up to the mistake, and then apologizing for it, is the best way to show everyone that this is a good company that cares what the public thinks of them.

• Make amends for the problem:
 

After the apology, the next thing the public is going to want to hear is that the mistake will be corrected. It does not matter what the scandal was about as long as the guilty person is punished so that justice is served. Once the guilty party is punished there has to be some sort of amends made to the person that was wronged. If nothing is wrong with the scandal, then apology or not, the public will not approve.

Anytime a scandal breaks, a company's reputation is instantly tarnished by it. To control the damage, PR contacts are going be put to good use because someone to clean up the mess before a company's reputation is ruined permanently. A public relations company is going to help the company issue a statement, apologize for what happened, and then punish the people involved so that the public will know that they do care about their image and doing the right thing.

Accurate Medical Documentation Medical Transcription Services

This is more so for hospitals and practices needing transcription for various medical specialties. Each specialty has specific requirements when it comes to medical transcription. Therefore it is important for them to outsource medical transcription to a company that can provide quality solutions for various specialties.

Comprehensive Suite of Services

 

Utilizing advanced technology and the services of an experienced team of medical transcriptionists, a professional outsourcing firm can provide affordable, accurate and comprehensive medical transcription services for all medical specialties. They would be able to provide clear transcripts of various reports such as physical reports, referrals, follow-up letters, consultation notes, patient history, laboratory summaries, death summaries and X-ray reports within a short amount of time.

Transcription service providers offer several options for dictation including a toll-free phone-in dictation as well as digital dictation. Clients would have the facility to upload dictation to a secure FTP server or choose secure encrypted web-based file transfer. A professional company can provide documentation solutions for all medical and surgical specialties such as cardiology, dermatology, family practice, gastroenterology, general surgery, gynecology, hematology, internal medicine, neonatology, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, obstetrics, oncology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, pathology, pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, plastic surgery, psychiatry, psychology, pulmonology, thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, rheumatology, sports medicine, urology, and more.

Each client would be assigned a separate team with vast experience in serving specific specialty requirements. The talented medical transcriptionists would be well-versed in all terminology and abbreviations related to the specialty as well as speech patterns, accents and dialects. This allows them to maintain high levels of accuracy. Quality is also assured through stringent checks of the transcribed files by English language specialists, proofreaders, editors and other quality control staff.

Features of Professional Medical Transcription Services

    99% accuracy with good audio

    HIPAA compliance

    Confidentiality of data

    Flexible dictation options

    Customized EMR solutions

    Quick turnaround time

    3 levels of quality assurance

    Retrieval of completed records using a secure VPN

    Document flow management system

    Web-based file transfer

    Automated electronic report distribution

To outsource these tasks, do your research well. Find a service provider that can provide quality medical transcription services for all medical specialties in turnaround times to suit their specific needs.

The Choice Of A Charitable Organizations

The initiative to buy a charitable gift will go a long way in helping a charitable organization as well as yourself.
Organizations are often looking for charitable causes that they can support. Many of the businesses use their mission statement to guide their operations.

Clarifying the mission will help generate the connection between the business and the potential charity partner. It is important to choose a charity whose mission statement complements the business's values. The factors to consider when choosing a charity include:

· Personal experience

People donate to charitable organizations based on the past and current personal experiences. A traumatic event or illness may have arisen in the life of a person causing them to seek help from a charitable organization and they now wish to give something back.

· Individual interest

The choice of a charitable organization in which to give to is based solely on the likes and preferences of an individual. Therefore, a religious person will often choose to make donations to the local church while a lover of pets may choose to make donations to an animal shelter within the locality.

· Popularity

Most of the time, the choice of a charity is based on the popularity of the charity. Therefore, events that are endorsed or organized by celebrities will often achieve greater success. Virtually everybody knows a charity. Some charitable organizations are small while others are large. In case you are looking for an opportunity to support a charity that is well known you can expect to rip the benefits. Many of the well known charities have been around for many years.

· Effectiveness of the organization

It is important to determine whether the programs, services or advocacy are making a difference. One of the ways of determining whether a charity is effective is by considering getting involved. You can be participating in a fundraiser, volunteer your time, become a member and work in the charity's committee.

When you get involved in the charity you will be in a place to learn more about the organization including the commitment of the volunteers and staff, efficiency of the charitable organization and impact of the charity in the community. Philanthropists contribute significantly in transforming communities to become a bearable place.

Business Networking Profit And Enjoy

You are at a business networking session and you are captivated by a speaker who wants to regale you with a litany of important people that they have supposedly recently spent time with. "Oh, the other day I had coffee with the Mayor... " "I was just saying the very same thing to my good friend XXX, you know that he owns half the town." "Yeah, my best friend is the Crown Attorney and she was telling more... 

"To coin a phrase... "blah, blah, blah, yaddey, yaddey, yaddey!"

I suppose that it is a fact of life that we need to accept. There are some people in life that need to name drop to build up their ego or their sense of importance. On the other hand, I have met some people that are so narcissistic that it would never occur to them that their listener doesn't know the individuals who have been offered as proof of something, nor would even care if they did know them.

Having worked in mental health/psychiatry for 35+ years I have learned at least one concept that has served me well and that is "all behaviour has meaning." The challenge is that we don't often know what the meaning is or what purpose it is serving and likely the other individual doesn't either.

A person who has a tendency to drop names of important people into conversation, and the term "important" is subjective, could be nervous or lack self-confidence in a 1-1 conversation. Talking about "important" people could be a maladaptive coping mechanism, one to relieve the individuals anxiety. If the person they are talking about is well known or popular the concept seems to be that some of that popularity will rub off on them. It is probably similar to bragging about one's self.

Once you recognize that the individual is monopolizing the conversation and playing a game of "look who I know!" what do you do about it? 

Not taking action is one choice. You could continue to listen to the one-sided conversation. Odds are if they have dropped some names into conversation they likely have quite a few more to offer. It would probably be a good idea to extricate yourself by excusing yourself before you doze off.

Another option could be to derail the conversation i.e. take it off its likely track by saying something to the affect of "Oh you know XXX. I have been wanting to meet them for a while. Could you introduce us or arrange a meeting?" This action on your part could have a positive outcome if the individual actually does know the V.I.P. and can introduce you to them. Or if they don't really know them, they may start to back paddle i.e. change the topic or avoid the request made of them and keep the conversation going in a direction where they continue to own it.

A third option could be a variation of the old "See you later alligator!" At a business networking function odds are high that you can leave this one-sided conversation and move on to a more productive one.

Is there a time when it is appropriate for you to name drop? Yes, I believe so. Name dropping or inserting another person's name into the conversation can help build your credibility as someone who is well-connected, one who has a good understanding on a particular topic and it can even develop your personal influence.

Some examples might be:

When having a conversation about a particular topic, issue or problem and you know someone who has faced a similar situation, you could mention their name and describe the lessons that they learned as they dealt with the subject. You could offer your services as an intermediary and propose to introduce the person that you are speaking with to someone that you know that could be in a position to assist them. At a later date, perhaps at a "getting to know you" coffee meeting you could explore with each other who each of you knows and if there is a possibility that any of these connections could be of value in helping with a current need.

I hope that through this article I have been able to raise your awareness to the "name-dropper" style of net worker and offer you some ideas on how to deal with them. But then again... name dropping can be an effective networking tool if used effectively. Try it out and see how it works for you.

Negotiation Strategies For Buyers and Sellers

As a buyer can employ certain tactics to strengthen her negotiation position and results, a seller can do certain things to benefit his position and results. It is learned negotiation skills that give a seller advantage and the consistent application of them will pay off over time.

In a previous article, I noted how the buyer in a negotiation usually has the upper hand, because there are more things a buyer can do to successfully conclude a deal. The reason for this is fairly obvious: a seller has a product or service they need to sell to make money, and in almost every market on the planet, there is substantial competition for that product or service. Buyers can always go elsewhere and try to get a better deal if they don't like the one they are engaged in. It's what makes selling anything a tough, tough job.

But, there are things a seller can do to help his position. Here we will discuss a few.

1. Make it clear you have the buyer's best interest at heart.

This means be sincere and prove it. Using over-baked, cliche ridden lines about how much the you care for the buyer and will suffer a loss just to make her a great deal - does not cut it. Buyers see through this and it has the reverse affect of what most cheesy sellers are hoping for when they use this method. Buyers want to know the seller is there for something more than simply making money. Buyer's understand why the seller is selling (to make money), so good sellers reveal to buyers there is more to it than just that. Communicating to the buyer that you love what you do, and giving them specific reasons why, will go a long way toward lessening the buyer's concern that she will only be sold the most expensive product at the highest margin.

Make it personal. Tell the buyer you sincerely hope she will be coming back to see you on her next purchase because you hope to establish a strong, ongoing relationship. Few people are so hard nosed they will not react positively to a sincere offer of friendship. As a seller, you can make use of the natural human tendency to want more friendships. And if a buyer sees you as a friend instead of a huckster, she will benefit you with a sale and more to come.

2. Take a "Low Key" approach.

A low key approach is self-explanatory. It means "not high key". A high key approach is talking a mile a minute, asking insincere questions, laughing inappropriately and too often, showing the buyer twice as much product as she needs to see and telling her twice as much information as she needs to know until she buys something... just to get rid of you. Interestingly, most people who go into sales naturally take this approach with buyers. And it usually does not work.

A low key approach is vital for a seller seeking to use negotiation skills to ensure a profitable outcome. This seller reminds the buyer he is there to assist her - not push her. He suggests products or services that may meet her needs and if they don't, he will gladly refer her elsewhere. He reminds her he wants her to be happy, but not so that he makes a fat commission or profit, but so that she considers him a consultant, someone to whom she will come back to for counsel, or advice.

3. Apply the lever of time.

A buyer can negotiate like a bulldog. Usually a seller cannot. Again, this is because a buyer can usually walk if they are unhappy, whereas a seller must find another buyer if there is no sale. However, a seller does have the issue of time to his advantage.

Everyone has a limited amount of time. Nothing could be more obvious. Well, for a buyer, this has a cost, because if a buyer cannot make a deal work, she must go on to the next seller, and try again. And if that seller cannot make a deal or does not have what she needs, she must move on again. And again.

For most buyers, this a nightmare. Unless they are simply having fun with the buying process (and some people actually do), there is a strong likelihood the buyer simply wants to find the right product or service at the right price and get it done. Negotiating can be tiring and take away from other productive uses of one's time.

A clever seller keeps this truth in mind at all times. He will engage with the buyer in every way possible, giving her total focus and attention and immersing her in the process of buying as much as he possibly can, for as long as he can, so that she will not be inclined to end the process and go somewhere else and start the whole thing over. As a seller, you remind the buyer how much she has learned about your product or service, how much you have devoted yourself to working through the deal, and how much more you are willing to do to see a beneficial result for both parties.

Now some sellers push this concept by claiming deadlines, such as a sale ending in 10 hours, or competition, such as another buyer who is waiting to make an offer on the same product, but often these are disingenuous methods of pushing buyers to buy before considering further. These methods may work, but if they are false, and a buyer learns of it, you may lose a customer for life. It is better to be straightforward, and tell the buyer about something imminent if it is true, but never use it to push buyer to a decision.

Just as a buyer can make productive use of negotiating skills, a seller can employ methods to give him a greater likelihood of success. Negotiating is a crucial element of buying and selling almost anything, and those who know the principles are most often the ones who realize the profitable deals.

Document Management System Software

Numerous business organizations these days put their money on electronic document management system or EDMS. This has not only become a trend but the reality will tell you that if you are dealing with a small or midsized business without a hell lot of finance, it is imperative for you to take on board a process that will make sure that your business is being done in an arranged manner where your employees won't need to devote unnecessary hours in finding or sharing paper documents through one to the other wooden or steel racks. Hence business people have surely realized the value of having a document management system in their office.

This is not surprising though since there are a lot of benefits this system has to offer. Some of these benefits are can be physically seen. And some of them may be intangible but still reflect in the better performance and production of the company. Some of the most substantial benefits of using an Electronic Document Management System in an office setup are:

Storage solution - the traditional process to store up heavy paper files' and such other documents in long racks are gone now simply because today you won't have that much of space available in your office. When budget is petite, you need a system that will help you store all your crucial business files and papers in the most hassle free manner yet it won't take up much space. Whether you have a small business or a colossal company, your office ought to have enough space for the staff to work and walk around. But with an EDMS, you will be enjoying a great reduction in the storage of paper in your office. Office will virtually become paperless! Since the files and documents will be converted into electronic structure, there won't be heaps of papers in cubicles, ultimately creating more space for your office.

Faster and easier retrieval of documents - electronic document management software is also very beneficial since it paves the way for faster retrieval of documents and other essential files. This is because all the files, business information or data will be loaded into a system which networks through all the departments and offices of the company. Interdepartmental sharing of information will also be faster and more convenient. A person just has to browse through the system to view, manage or share any crucial document.

Cost saving - most of the small scale industry business people have agreed to the fact that the biggest advantage of using document management solutions is that it greatly reduce costs of the business in many ways. Since the files will be electronic, you don't have to spend much of the company budget into buying papers, printers, resulting into less need for printing and file reproduction.

Apart from these factors, there will also be a great lessening of the need for manual labor, particularly in terms of archiving, managing or sharing of all necessary paperwork. Moreover only few staffs would be required to manage the system.

Antique China Tea Sets

Antique tea sets can be elegant, beautiful and even quirky. They evoke the essence of a more refined, bygone era. High Tea just wouldn't be the same without one.

Historians generally agree that the tea set is an Ancient Chinese invention. Tea was introduced to Europe by the Dutch in the 16th Century. Before long, it had reached the shores of Great Britain, but it was an acquired taste. We often think of tea as being a quintessentially English drink. If you've ever visited the British Isles, you might have noticed that there are a lot of cafes and tea rooms! Nevertheless, British people took to tea slowly at first, until they forged a lasting relationship with the beverage. This drink became so popular, that it ended up being drunk throughout the British Empire.

The early English tea sets of high society were typically made from fine bone china, or even silver. One of the
characteristics of these early tea sets is their delicate appearance. They were often adorned with ornate patterns, consisting of scrolls and flowers. At one point, a blue and white Chinese style of decoration was all the rage.

  

These antique, china tea sets were made by craftsmen, and the patterns and images were created by the designers. They would have often left a mark on the underside of a piece of crockery. Today, people look for these markings, so that they can identify and date them. People love these pretty antique styles of tea sets.

Original, undamaged and complete sets by famous names such as Stafford shire, are rare and expensive. Luckily, good copies based on original designs are available.

Some people are confused by the term "vintage", as it means different things to different people. We know that vintage covers the kinds of styles we might have seen in back in the 1800s, but "vintage" is a rather loose and eclectic term.

So, moving towards the end of the Victorian era, a new style emerged, known as "Art Nouveau". At the time, the organic patterns and shapes were rather unorthodox! Many tea sets created at this time were still made from fine bone china, but a more "rustic" appearance also became fashionable. So, how do you spot an Art Nouveau set? Well, the style is characterized by asymmetrical, rounded designs and whiplash lines.

In contrast, the Art Deco era produced an entirely different style of tea set. The Art Deco style emerged during the 1920's. Art Deco ceramics, prints and furniture are extremely collectible items. The style evokes the spirit of the roaring 20's, and it can be identified by the angular lines and linear patterns. During the 1920's people cast aside the reserved attitude of the Victorian age, in favor of a more liberal approach to life. Nevertheless, proper tea etiquette was still observed in polite society!

Tableware and other items dating from the 1930s, and onwards, are also considered to be vintage. The tea sets from the 1930's can be recognized by their simple, clean lines and soft, pastel colors. They are extremely popular with collectors at the moment, and you'll find that many "shabby chic" items borrow from the style of the era.

Performance To People Management

Effective performance management begins with the identification of what's vital to the organization because if these priorities are not clear and it is not clear what role everyone plays in the priorities, the rest of an organization's performance management effort is unlikely to mean much.

Managing employee performance requires first and foremost clear communication of what is important for the organization and how the individual can best contribute. In fact, studies have shown that the primary reason people don't do what managers want is that they don't know what the managers want.

While communication about targets and goals can be done as part of the strategic planning, performance review and execution processes, it should also be reinforced in the everyday conversations and coaching sessions between employees and their managers.

Ideally, performance management refers not just to people management, but to process management, and plant management.

Yet we found the most common element of performance management was identified as annual performance appraisals, which came in for some criticism during our research.

For example, several people mentioned that the annual reviews were a source of angst and dread, perhaps by both parties. They were always late and were considered among the more onerous of management responsibilities.

Others questioned their effectiveness. For example, when a bank implemented formal performance appraisals that evaluated Loan Officers on the dollar value of loans approved, and measured the Credit Department on 'the quality of the loan portfolio' (i.e. no defaults), it reduced profits and created dysfunction and animosity. The Credit Department was careful to take no risks, while the Loan Officers focused on quantity, hoping that something, at least would be approved. The bank as a whole suffered.

 This example is by no means an exception - Purchasing Departments are often measured by purchase prices, leading to excess inventory when they order in bulk and substandard material when they give too much weight to price instead of incoming quality and timeliness. One of the drawbacks of annual individual performance reviews - especially when tied to compensation - is the high risk of driving the optimization of individual metrics while sub-optimizing the organization as a whole.

But a few people said that their performance review process was greatly improved by increasing the frequency from annual to quarterly, indicating the feedback discussions were both more timely and less stressful. Others found that when reviews were de-linked from salary adjustments they could focus more effectively on coaching.

While there are a wide range of views about how to manage performance, some of our key findings include:

1.Performance Management must be about much more than individual performance measurement. As Dr. Deming said, over 90% of problems are caused by the system not the person. To manage performance, we must manage the system by which people, plant, process interact to produce results.
    

2.Frequent observation and feedback is more helpful to people than formal annual reviews.
    

3.Frequent communication about what an organization needs and wants greatly increases the odds that the organization will get what they need and want.
    

4.Group rewards encourage teamwork, while individual rewards encourage an individual to optimize his or her own goals even if it may sub-optimize the organization as a whole.
    

5.Tying money directly to performance appraisal can be a two-edged sword - raising stress and reducing the intrinsic rewards and personal satisfaction from doing a good job for the team.
    

6.Avoid managing performance through the "rear view mirror" by including steps for more frequently assessing and impacting how people perform
    

7.Make more of the goal setting process which produces targets against which we measure performance (and take corrective action)

Job Interview And Nervousness

Interview nervousness. The way I always looked at it was if you're not nervous for an interview, then you really don't care about the job. If you are nervous about the interview, that shows that you really care and it's something important to you because you want to do your best.
 

How Do You Overcome Interview Nervousness?

Preparation

It's all about the preparation you give it. For example, how much are you researching the companies you are interviewing with? Do you know their slogan, motto, office locations, revenue/profit, CEO, philanthropy, products, services, current news, etc. These are just the basics that you need to know, not including all the little things!

Just by going through the motions of researching the topics listed above, you will find that you are learning more about the company you're about to interview with. By doing this, it will help give you the necessary confidence you are seeking.

Get Dressed Up

There's only so many occasions in life where you can get dressed up and an interview is one of them. When we get dressed up, it tells our brain, "hey, this is something important, this is serious!" Because of that, it creates the nervousness however, it also creates confidence. It's just simply which one you will be exuding. When we are dressed to the nines, we feel like a million bucks. So let that confidence show, use it to your advantage!

Memorization

Big red flag if you are doing this!! People feel that if they can memorize all the perfect answers, they will nail the interview. The problem with that thought-process is when you are asked a question that you didn't prepare for! You cannot memorize answers and don't try too! You have to be "yourself" because that is who the employer is buying... you! not your memorized answers. Any good interviewer will be able to see through your rehearsed answers and adjust accordingly to ask questions you might not have prepared for.

Practice

As with anything else in life, the more you practice, the better you will become. Most people feel that the more interviews they go on, the better they will become. This is true! Without a doubt. However, why take the chance to lose out on your dream job because you didn't practice enough prior to the interview? There are resources available to you to practice interviewing; why not use them? We offer mock interview services at an inexpensive price so you don't have to break the bank to land your dream job!

China Overtake U.S Economy?

China is the second leader of in the world. With the recent decades of surging progress from China, many believe that they could be running out of steam. The government may even be slowing the natural expansion as they are trying to dial down the speed of expansion, in hopes that they can avoid a boom-bust cycle that most of the western nations are trapped in. With aims of a moderate 7 percent growth, the explosive expansion, through limiting the possible investment, may be winding down on purpose. But other argue that the economic engine is just running out of juice and that the government's attempts at reducing the growth rates to moderate levels are just a guise.

 The data may also be altered to help with the perceived confidence in the business communities. Although the growth data is calculated from the standard sources, there have been rumors that the companies, such as the utilities companies, are asked to massage the numbers. The overall consensus is that the data may be inflated by as much as 10 percent.

Even with these overstated data points, most economists and analysts close to the Chinese economy believe that the growth will crash, and then level off between 3 to 4 percent over the next few decades. With these lowered growth estimates, it is important to note that even as the US is in recovery mode it's rate of growth is still under 3 percent- the lower end of China's eventual stabilized growth figures.

In 2012, the GDP comparisons of China and the US, when adjusted for currency exchange, had China at about 75% of the US's purchasing power. Upon further analysis, some of the environmental economist point to the fact that much of the Chinese GDP is still based on liabilities that will need to be changed and upgraded over the coming years, and adjust the relative purchasing power to a figure that is under 50%. With these statistics in mind there are many that believe China won't surpass the US this century.

The US debt crisis is still being felt, but many people, including George Soros, believe that China's state banking system is poised for a similar bust. These claims can be further supported when you look at the amount of credit that China has been issuing, with a jump of more than 100 percent in the last four years; about $11 trillion-which is the size of the entire US banking system.

With all of these figure in mind most people believe that China, although it is still going to outpace the US in growth, probably won't pass the US, at least in the immediate future.

Creative And Innovative Ideas

Most people don't see the connect between a professional business, such as data management or IT consulting, with a skateboarding company. When you consider the numbers though, there are plenty of positive takeaways that you can gain from looking to successful businesses outside of your industry for inspiration and their unique take on innovation. Successful skateboard companies are in fact successful businesses that can be modeled for components, which can tune up areas of your business that you may not always pay as much attention to as you should. There are plenty of things that skateboard companies can teach about innovation and here are 3 of those things.

 Experimentation

For innovation to work at its best you have to make sure that the fear of failure is removed. This translates to not being afraid to try new things and experiment, which can often bear the best results and biggest blockbuster innovations. Making sure that you create an environment that not only reduces the fear of failure but encourages it in a controlled process, your staff will come up with more innovative ideas that can be tested and implemented. Balancing the failures and using them as teaching tools will let your staff know that they can strive to think outside of the box and be rewarded for this.

 

 Peer Recognition

People that innovate, and most people in general, are motivated by things other than money and notoriety. Once they have a comfortable amount of stability and success, people are then more motivated by being connected to the community and peer recognition. By building this into your compensation model you can encourage more creative and innovative thinking as your staff tries to increase the amount of recognition that they receive, especially once they have some success or see their peers have success.

 

Tighter Feedback Loops

Making sure that you get actionable data to work from right away will make sure that you can make faster decisions when you are implementing or testing a new innovation. It is important to try and get the information as soon as possible so that you can allocate the appropriate amount of resources and achieve the most efficiency. Building a process and relying on the data, will give you an edge and allow you to make the decisions more quickly. Finding new feedback loops and ways of analyzing the data will also allow you to speed up the process and save even more time and money.

Use Different Type Equipment Packaging For Increasing Productivity

 Packaging equipment has indeed played a vital role in increasing the production of goods to food and beverage industry. Packaging machine is designed for the assembly of unit loads from individual items. Usually a part of automated assembly lines, packaging machines are the final step in the manufacturing process and the first step in the transportation process.

These equipment is typically used in filling, sealing, and labeling bottles, containers, jars, or tubes which the goods are stored. You can purchase equipment that can be operated manually or if you wish to have a do-it-all-machine then you could have the fully automatic machines. The cost if these machines will be depending on your requirements and how complicated you want them to be. Of course, semi-automatic equipment will be less expensive compared to the machines that are designed automatically.

The three most widely used equipment in food and beverage industries are filling machine, capping machines, and labeling machinery. Every machine is different from the other and performs different purpose essentially necessary to complete the whole process of packaging the goods to be transported to the market. Apart from the three, there are also useful machines to the said industry, some of which include bottle risers, liquid fillers, conveyors, and rotary turntables. There are a good number of companies search able on the Internet that offer all of these machines and also sells it a very reasonable price, but make sure to choose a reputable manufacturer that will certainly meet all your unique requirements.

Purchasing pre-owned equipment might not be the wisest thing to do, but if by chance you consider this alternative, then you should test the equipment's performance and assure that the manufacturer you are making arrangements with has a good reputation in the said business. Keep in mind that good-performing equipment will always bring you success to the whole packaging process and all the good things will follow.

Filling Machine

With the huge changes in the industrial automatic and technological advancement, it's not surprising that filling machines evolve from simple to complex. Gone are the so-old days that filling machines are mostly associated with filling liquids only, now it can fill semi-liquids, solid and even pasty. Equipment nowadays can be worker-free, which only means that these machines don't need any supervision of even a single worker, they are designed to the job independently. Fully automatic machines works faster, efficient and effective compared to human beings. Filling machines have different features depending on the requirements that you wished to have to attain your unique production goal.

Capping Machines

The purpose of a capping machine would never be underestimated when it comes to food and beverage industries. Not to mention that it will determine how safe your product is, it also gives a "perfect aura" to the product. To add up, it also maintains the good quality of the product since it avoids spilling which if the product experiences will certainly decrease its potential from being sold in the market.

Labeling Machinery

Manufacturers nowadays designed specific types of labeling machinery to meet all the desires of business owners to make the production a lot easier. These machines are now user friendly, has comprehensive manual, and easy to maintain.

Whether it might be pre-owned equipment or a brand new one, the most important thing is to ensure the reliability of the manufacturer and the good-working performance of the machine.

Contractor Management services To Help manage For Growing Business

Batter Run your business with good management. When your business is changing a phase from a small to medium or large scale business, there will be many challenges if you don't have the right people to run it. As the business grows, existing processes become complex and new processes are added to your business model. You may not have the time to hunt for a good staff and provide them with a structured training program. This will be a time consuming process. There will be losses for the delay and as a result, you will not achieve the desired growth in the specified time.

For such situations, there are many companies that offer contractor services. These contractors may be "PAYG contractors" or those contractors who will work for your company and accept payment after completion of the work and submission of an invoice.

A "PAYG contractor" will be paid salary like every other employee of your firm. He will follow the same guidelines as a regular company employee and enjoy benefits such as sick leaves. Annual leaves will also be available for him. He will work and perform the same nature of duties like a regular employee of the company. However, taxes will not be paid by the "PAYG contractor".

You may also hire contractors to pay them by the hour. They will not get the benefits of employees like the pay as you go contractors. They are paid generally more than employees of your firm. They are assigned jobs of only one nature and paid as per their contract when the job is completed respective to the number of days decided initially. They do not get the employee benefits to avail leaves etc. and pay their own taxes.

These contractors are skilled enough to do the job for you. In the initial days of transition of your business, you can hire these contractors to manage the employee and work trade-off. This way you can focus more on doing what you are best at.

Management of the contractors is also a task. You may hire contractor management services to help manage the needs and requirements of contractors. It's a new way of doing business and does wonders for the ones who are short on time and resources. Hiring contractors provides you with time and employment for skilled people who like to work on their own. They perform better this way when the whole job is in their hands and it is their choice to choose how to do the job.

Organizing Medical Offices Optimized Workspace

In both corporate and medical offices, office furnishings as well as medical supplies should be stored appropriately. Proper workspace organization is a must, particularly in busy environments. Medical supplies for example, should be stored in an organized place to avoid confusion in times of need. Personal protection and hygiene is important. In order to keep a corporate or a medical office productive, personal protection and hygiene should be observed to maintain a healthy environment. Illnesses are the common cause of work-halting issues. This greatly reduces productivity as well as overall performance of a corporate or a medical office. How to properly organize medical supplies.

1.Categorize all medical supplies. This is tedious but is a crucial part in workspace organization. It is easier to set priorities if these are properly sorted and categorized.

 2.Keep all important hygiene and protection supplies visible and within reach. Use storage equipment that are easy to open and as transparent as possible. This will make searching through materials easier. In emergency situations, employees or nurses would be able to respond faster.

3.Keep medical supplies in one compact place. This way, the area you need to search would be smaller. Less time is consumed in searching especially during an emergency.

Using organizers like the protection station would help in the efficient storage of protection, hygiene and infection control supplies. This wall-mounted prevention station organizer can hold basic personal equipment plus hand hygiene products in a compact, easily accessible storage. A prevention station organizer is ideal for medical offices, exam rooms, staff stations, dental operators, and many more. Make sure you use easy to clean and disinfectant organizers. Prevention station organizers like a protection station is typically constructed from clear and durable acrylic that provides long-lasting strength.

Organizers like this comes with clear color that allows users to easily identify the content.

This is especially helpful in choosing a preferred medicine or maybe a glove type. As for restocking of a prevention station, make sure the status of the station's contents is quickly viewed. A protection station usually has keyhole-style holes in the upper back to allow it to be simply and securely affixed to the wall. It is a very good example of an easy to attach, move and remove organizer. In workspace organization, use equipment that is space efficient, durable and easy to clean. Using wholesale office supply organizers like a professional protection station, time, energy space and lives may be saved.

Fundraiser For Non Profit Organizations

Many non profit organizations in our communities. Each organization is providing a unique service or goods that are greatly needed in our society. All of these organizations are holding fundraisers to help them pay for the goods or service they provide. All of the money needed to keep these organizations running must come from members of the community who are willing to give. Let's face it, not every one in the community is willing or able to give money to fundraisers held by non profit organizations. 

Those who are willing to give are unable to donate to all the organizations asking for their money. It becomes a challenge to hold fundraisers that will attract people and raise the amount of money they need. People like to be entertained and will be more likely to support fundraisers that are fun and unusual. It is also important to keep the cost of the fundraisers as low as possible. After all you are trying to raise money. Here are some suggestions for fun, low cost fundraisers that may help your non profit organization attract more supporters.

Spelling Bee

This is a great, low cost fundraiser for non profit organizations. You can invite either children or adults to be the spellers. If you invite children you know their families will support them. If you invite adults their families and friends will come to support them or to heckle them. Either way you are able to raise funds to meet the financial needs of your non profit organizations. Each of your spellers gathers pledges for specific amount the supporter will donate for each word spelled correctly.

For a spelling bee you will need a room, preferably with a stage for the participants, forms for participants to collect pledges, a spelling list, and a prize or a ribbon for the winner. You may have audience members who have not had the opportunity to make a pledge. Since this is a fundraiser for your non profit organization you will want to give all audience members the opportunity to fill out a pledge form before the spelling bee begins. I addition to the host you may want to have a panel of judges to help determine if a word is spelled correctly and keep track of how many words each speller spells correctly. 

Since this is a fundraiser for your non profit organization you may want to allow the spellers to bribe the judges in order to increase their number is "correctly spelled" words. All bribes go to the non profit organizations. It is best to have volunteers collect the money from the pledges immediately following the spelling bee. You may also want to ask volunteers to help provide refreshments. People are more likely to come to an event when they know there will be refreshments.

Dog Show

This is a great, almost free, fundraiser for any non profit organization. Dogs are very lovable animals and dog owners love to show off their pets. You will need a park or large, grassy yard or a large room in a building that allows dogs. All interested dog owners sign up and pay an entry fee. Funds raised by the entry fee go to the non profit organization. In order inspire more participation you will want to have several categories for the dogs to compete in, including, smartest, cutest, smallest, largest, most talented, etc. A panel of judges will determine the winner. Since this is a fundraiser for a non profit organization you may want to allow people to bribe the judges. All bribes go to the organization. All winners receive a ribbon. Providing refreshments for the human participants is optional.

Good Business Model Of A Franchise

The good business model when developing a franchise. This is a plan that is implemented by a parent company to generate income and help make a profit. Good business models improve the odds that your franchise will be successful. You must always do research on the territory, location, and availability of customers.

A good business model is a foundation where a business can be constructed. There are many franchise models available and some of the best include Anytime Fitness, Papa Morphy's and Subway franchises. These models contain some of the same principles and are based on good business practices.

• Fitness franchise models include finding a compact and neighborhood fitness clubs where members can access the business 24/7/365. The model includes software and surveillance technology. There is also a great and recurring revenue stream by controlling fees and availability of service. Find a fitness franchise that is based on cleanliness, security, and minimum of staffing

Take and bake pizza franchises are unique since they are a take-out business or restaurant and have no baking done in store. Customers purchased prepared and uncooked pizza and take the pizza home to bake. Less investment is required since there is no cooking, little or no dine-in components, and no customer cleanup. The expenses include employees' salaries which can be minimal, store front which is also minimal and inventory which can be varied due to combinations that are offered. Since the expenses are somewhat low, the profit potential is high.

• The fast food franchise is attractive since you can streamline operations and provide fast and friendly service. One sandwich franchise advertises and uses fresh ingredients and there is little or no cooking in the store. This model requires inventory, employees and a storefront but the profits are potentially great.

• Service franchises need to make sure that there are discounts offered and customer service is high. This best franchise model is one that focuses on ease of finding the location, high customer service and relatively low-cost.

A franchise business model must also include the ability to communicate and receive advice from the parent company. The profits must be shared with the major share going to the franchisee. Franchise models give standardized practices. The logo is usually familiar to the public, and practices must be patterned after the parent company. A franchise business model generally does not vary from site to site, and this creates brand loyalty and recognition for the customer.

For help determining a model for your franchise, seek advice from franchise experts including franchise consultants. They can offer you example documented models with contracts, basic franchise rules, regulations and other documentation to review and adjust accordingly for your own business model.