<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370</id><updated>2024-11-05T21:46:13.488-05:00</updated><category term="Career"/><category term="Favs"/><category term="Songs"/><category term="health"/><category term="Ideas"/><category term="growth."/><category term="job"/><category term="workplace"/><category term="Advice"/><category term="Emotion"/><category term="Funny"/><category term="Get ahead"/><category term="Leadership"/><category term="Quotes"/><category term="Shivaji"/><category term="The Boss"/><category term="work"/><category term="AR Rehman"/><category term="Answers"/><category term="Apple"/><category term="Article"/><category term="Busy"/><category term="Comedy"/><category term="Control"/><category term="Culture"/><category term="Design"/><category term="Excellence"/><category term="Favorites"/><category term="Gadgets"/><category term="Gensler"/><category term="Grammar"/><category term="HBR"/><category term="Hacks"/><category term="High Performance"/><category term="Interview"/><category term="Joke"/><category term="Love"/><category term="Love...."/><category term="Mentee"/><category term="Mentor"/><category term="Mistakes"/><category term="Misused"/><category term="Mobile"/><category term="NEWS"/><category term="New Era Song"/><category term="New Year"/><category term="Paartha Mudhal"/><category term="Performance"/><category term="PerformanceManagement"/><category term="Philosophy"/><category term="Questions"/><category term="Resignation"/><category term="Resolution"/><category term="Sachin"/><category term="Socrates"/><category term="Space"/><category term="Stupid"/><category term="Survey"/><category term="Teach"/><category term="Teacher"/><category term="Technology"/><category term="Things"/><category term="Words"/><category term="Workplace survey"/><category term="abdomen"/><category term="abs"/><category term="better person"/><category term="blood pressure"/><category term="business aspirations"/><category term="coaching"/><category term="cocoa"/><category term="company"/><category term="cricket"/><category term="death"/><category term="diet"/><category term="disorder"/><category term="effectiveness"/><category term="employees"/><category term="flat"/><category term="home"/><category term="iPhone"/><category term="iPod"/><category term="india"/><category term="info."/><category term="insomnia"/><category term="kavithai"/><category term="poem"/><category term="positive"/><category term="profession"/><category term="questionsmistakes"/><category term="sleep"/><category term="snore"/><category term="song"/><category term="sorry"/><category term="successful organizations"/><category term="tea"/><category term="work-life balance"/><title type='text'>Relax !!</title><subtitle type='html'>It is all about sharing.&#xa;&#xa;This page is about Random, Odd, Informative and Funny news and some of my own views or thoughts on things I read, see and hear..</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default?alt=atom&amp;redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default?alt=atom&amp;start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>541</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><blogger:adultContent>true</blogger:adultContent><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-2214853986813366273</id><published>2015-02-16T12:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2015-02-16T12:59:11.750-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Grammar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Mistakes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Misused"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Words"/><title type='text'>Commonly Misused Words</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
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Commonly Misused Words&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Advise&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Advice&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Ultimate&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Penultimate&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Well&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Good&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;If&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Whether&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Stationary&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Stationery&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Award&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Reward&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Sympathy&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Empathy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Criterion&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Criteria&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Mute&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Moot&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Peak&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Peek&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Aggressive&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Enthusiastic&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Then&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Than&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Evoke&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Invoke&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Continuously&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Continually&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Systemic&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Systematic&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Impact&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Affect&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;(and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Effect&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Between&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Among&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Everyday&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box;&quot;&gt;Every Day&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b style=&quot;border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;The Full article can be read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/5-things-socrates-can-teach-you-about-being-a-better-mentor.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/178955747248895696'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/178955747248895696'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2014/07/5-things-socrates-can-teach-you-about.html' title='5 Things Socrates Can Teach You About Being a Better Mentor'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-6363153631538381154</id><published>2014-07-21T09:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2014-07-21T09:09:17.734-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Advice"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Busy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Career"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="job"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="work"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="workplace"/><title type='text'>7 Great Pieces of Career Advice No One Ever Told You</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
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The best advice for those looking to achieve great things is often the least often repeated.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Who You Work For Is Hugely Important&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;The complete article can be found &lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/7-great-pieces-of-career-advice-no-one-ever-told-you.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/6363153631538381154'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/6363153631538381154'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2014/07/7-great-pieces-of-career-advice-no-one.html' title='7 Great Pieces of Career Advice No One Ever Told You'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-6221751522588099974</id><published>2014-01-27T10:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2014-01-27T10:31:54.344-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Control"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Culture"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Design"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="employees"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gensler"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="HBR"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="High Performance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Performance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Space"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Survey"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="workplace"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Workplace survey"/><title type='text'>Employees Perform Better When They Can Control Their Space by Diane Hoskins  </title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
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Employees Perform Better When They Can Control Their Space&lt;/h1&gt;
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by Diane Hoskins &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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I&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;f you want to build a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hbr.org/special-collections/insight/high-performance-culture&quot; style=&quot;color: #b20022; font-size: 13px; outline: none; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;culture of high performance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;, start by taking a look at your office environment. It matters more than you may realize.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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As co-CEO of the design and architectural firm&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gensler.com/&quot; style=&quot;color: #b20022; outline: none; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Gensler&lt;/a&gt;, I’ve spent my career designing workplaces and studying the link between design and business performance. Our firm’s four decades of collective experience and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gensler.com/#viewpoint&quot; style=&quot;color: #b20022; outline: none; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;research&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;indicate that an optimal physical&amp;nbsp;environment can serve as a foundation for an effective workforce.&lt;/div&gt;
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We wanted to take a deeper look at some of the more abstract aspects of workplace design that can impact employee performance. An emerging suite of literature and research—including our 2013&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gensler.com/uploads/documents/2013_US_Workplace_Survey_07_15_2013.pdf&quot; style=&quot;color: #b20022; outline: none; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Workplace Survey&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;— clearly points to the power of choice and autonomy to drive not only employee happiness, but also motivation and performance. We found that knowledge workers whose companies allow them to help decide when, where, and how they work were more likely to be satisfied with their jobs, performed better, and viewed their company as more innovative than competitors that didn’t&amp;nbsp;offer such&amp;nbsp;choices.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;Read rest of the article originally published &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: red; color: red;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/01/employees-perform-better-when-they-can-control-their-space/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/feeds/6221751522588099974/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/10022370/6221751522588099974?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/6221751522588099974'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/6221751522588099974'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2014/01/employees-perform-better-when-they-can.html' title='Employees Perform Better When They Can Control Their Space by Diane Hoskins  '/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-5428964323726481029</id><published>2014-01-27T08:49:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2014-01-27T12:49:19.975-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="better person"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="business aspirations"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="company"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="effectiveness"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="successful organizations"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="work"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="work-life balance"/><title type='text'>Does Your Company Make You a Better Person? by Robert Kegan, Lisa Lahey and Andy Fleming </title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
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When we hear people talk about struggling to maintain work-life balance, our hearts sink a little. As one executive in a high-performing company we have studied explained, “If work and life are separate things—if work is what keeps you from&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;living&lt;/i&gt;—then we’ve got a serious problem.” In our research on what we call Deliberately Developmental Organizations—or “DDOs” for short—we have identified successful organizations that regard this trade-off as a false one. What if we saw work as an essential context for personal growth? And what if employees’ continuous development were assumed to be the critical ingredient for a company’s success?&lt;/div&gt;
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The companies we call DDOs are, in fact, built around the simple but radical conviction that the organization can prosper only if its culture is designed from the ground up to enable ongoing development for&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;all&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;of its people. That is, a company can’t meet ever-greater business aspirations unless its people are constantly growing&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;through&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;doing their work.&lt;/div&gt;
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What’s it like to work inside such a company? Imagine showing up to work each day knowing that in addition to working on projects, problems, and products, you are constantly working on&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;yourself&lt;/i&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Any meeting may be a context in which you are asked to keep making progress on overcoming your own blindspots—ways you are prone to get in your own way and unwittingly limit your own effectiveness at work.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;The “one-size fits all” approach won’t cut it in a marketplace of increasingly specialized needs.&amp;nbsp; So plan on having several versions of your resume adjusted for the different jobs you are applying for.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Include ways you can make an immediate contribution to the organization that reflects the homework you should be doing about the organization you’re applying to. Make sure that you – and at least one other person you trust – carefully review your resume and adjust it to contain the “key words” that recruiters will be searching for.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Don’t worry about an objective – employers will skip over this, or worse, will screen your resume out based on an objective that is not a perfect match for the job they are hiring for.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Instead let your experience, skills and results-driven descriptions make the case for you.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;“Space equals importance”, so put the most critical information first and spend more time and space talking about the skills, experiences, and results that are directly related to the job you are applying for.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Avoid all complicated fonts or design elements.&amp;nbsp; To be considered an applicant, you will likely be uploading your resume to an applicant tracking system (ATS) on a company or third-party web site.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; These systems have a difficult time deciphering elaborate fonts or design elements and if your resume can’t be read easily, it won’t be read at all.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Quantify whenever possible.&amp;nbsp; We live in a metrics driven work culture and it’s no longer enough to state that you increased sales or productivity, you need to back it up with quantifiable data whenever possible.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Check your resumes for errors of fact, typos, formatting woes or omissions.&amp;nbsp; After you checked it and before you send it to an employer, let a trusted person in your network review it as well.&amp;nbsp; One inaccuracy or misspelling could cost you a second look.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;Omit any unnecessary, or potentially controversial, information, including sexual orientation, religious or political affiliations. It’s illegal for employers to ask for this information and irrelevant to whether you are a strong candidate for the job.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 5px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;“Size matters” and no one has the time to spend a long time reviewing a resume.&amp;nbsp; Keep the resume to one or two pages depending on your experience.&amp;nbsp; If your resume is more than a page, be sure to include your name and email contact on subsequent pages and do your best early on to make sure the recruiter will want to read more!&lt;/li&gt;
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I think a leader reinvents himself or herself by constantly wanting to learn.&amp;nbsp; When you stop learning, you might as well lie down because you’re dead. I think every leader ought to set a personal goal each year about what will they be able to put on their resume next year that they didn’t have last year.&amp;nbsp; It might be learning a new language.&amp;nbsp; It could be learning a new computer program.&amp;nbsp; Constantly put yourself in a learning mode.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;What does it take to be a good leader?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A. &lt;/em&gt;The biggest thing it takes to be a good leader is humility.&amp;nbsp; People with humility don’t think less of themselves—they just think about themselves less.&amp;nbsp; I think Rick Warren said it well in his book, &lt;em&gt;The Purpose Driven Life&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;nbsp; The first sentence of that book is a whole leadership training program.&amp;nbsp; He said, “It’s not about you.”&amp;nbsp; We can accomplish that if we can get leaders to realize that they are there for the mission, for their clients, for their people, and not for themselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Can a leader also be a good coach?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;nbsp;A. Yes, coaching is a definite part of leadership.&amp;nbsp; There are two parts of leadership.&amp;nbsp; One is the visionary direction part of leadership which is, “Where are we going?” and “What are we trying to accomplish?”&amp;nbsp; That has to be the responsibility of the traditional hierarchy.&amp;nbsp; It doesn’t mean that you don’t involve other people, but people look to the president, department chairman, and&amp;nbsp;other traditional leaders&amp;nbsp;to make sure that everybody knows where they are going.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The second part of leadership is implementation, which is “How do we live according to the vision, direction, and values that we have established?”&amp;nbsp; With that you have to turn the traditional hierarchy upside down.&amp;nbsp; So now the leaders who played a major role in setting the vision are at the bottom cheerleading, supporting, and coaching.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is where the coaching process comes in because in developing your people there are three parts: &lt;em&gt;Performance Planning&lt;/em&gt; where you are setting the goals and objectives; &lt;em&gt;Day-to-Day Coaching&lt;/em&gt; when you are helping people win and accomplish their goals; and then there is &lt;em&gt;Performance Evaluation&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In most companies, the majority of time is spent on performance evaluation with managers focused on judging people’s behavior.&amp;nbsp; Some companies do a pretty good job of goal setting but then they file the goals away until somebody says it is performance review time and then they run around looking for the goals. The thing that is least done is the day-to-day coaching, so coaching is a very important part of leadership.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What can you do from a personal leadership perspective to help your people and your organization perform at a higher level in 2011?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Continue Reading @ &lt;a style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; href=&quot;http://leaderchat.org/&quot;&gt;Leaderchat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;PS: Ken Blanchard will be conducting a free webinar with Colleen Barrett, president emeritus of Southwest Airlines, on January 26.&amp;nbsp; It’s based on their new book, &lt;strong&gt;Lead with LUV&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; To learn more, or to register, visit &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kenblanchard.com/News_Events/Conferences_Events/?id=228&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Lead with LUV: A Different Way to Create Real Success&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;at the Blanchard website.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;citation&quot;&gt;&lt;cite cite=&quot;http://leaderchat.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://leaderchat.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/cite&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/feeds/1386376305635164160/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/10022370/1386376305635164160?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/1386376305635164160'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/1386376305635164160'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-can-leaders-reinvent-themselves-3.html' title='How Can Leaders Reinvent Themselves? 3 Questions with Ken Blanchard from Blanchard LeaderChat'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-7213498543188510698</id><published>2011-01-15T17:38:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-15T17:38:03.390-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="job"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="profession"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="workplace"/><title type='text'>Being Neutral at Work??</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src=&quot;http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRd8ELEhBDuReGCznvJlX5PfIElMyjyFbtMzwwSTao2vFmPIicQ&quot; style=&quot;margin: 10px 10px 0pt 0pt; float: left;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;New research suggests employees who must appear dispassionate at work may have less energy to devote to work tasks and may receive less than positive appraisals from others. &lt;p&gt;“Our study shows that emotion suppression takes a toll on people,” said Dr. Daniel Beal, assistant professor of psychology at Rice University and co-author of the study.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;“It takes energy to suppress emotions, so it’s not surprising that workers who must remain neutral are often more rundown or show greater levels of burnout. The more energy you spend controlling your emotions, the less energy you have to devote to the task at hand.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The research also found that customers who interacted with a neutrally expressive employee were in less-positive moods and, in turn, gave lower ratings of service quality and held less-positive attitudes toward that employee’s organization.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Continue Reading this &lt;a href=&quot;http://leaderchat.org/2011/01/13/the-hidden-cost-of-being-neutral-at-work/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/feeds/7213498543188510698/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/10022370/7213498543188510698?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/7213498543188510698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/7213498543188510698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2011/01/being-neutral-at-work.html' title='Being Neutral at Work??'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-6850911763446805844</id><published>2011-01-15T17:27:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-15T17:28:51.406-05:00</updated><title type='text'>10 Things You Should Never Micromanage - Inc.com</title><content type='html'>&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;http://bcomaleader.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post-new.php&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;By&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/author/darren-dahl&quot; _mce_href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/author/darren-dahl&quot;&gt;Darren Dahl&lt;/a&gt; |&amp;nbsp;										Aug 13, 2010&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By their very nature&lt;/strong&gt;, entrepreneurs are &lt;em&gt;do&lt;/em&gt;ers. While other people may scheme or dream up ideas, entrepreneurs prefer to take action. That’s how companies are born. The rub, however, is that the drive to do things can often become a hindrance for an entrepreneur over time. &quot;As companies grow, many entrepreneurs have trouble moving from the doing phase to the leading phase,&quot; says &lt;a title=&quot;Stephen Harvill&quot; href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/Stephen+Harvill&quot; _mce_href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/Stephen+Harvill&quot;&gt;Stephen Harvill&lt;/a&gt;, founder of &lt;a title=&quot;Creative Ventures&quot; href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/Creative+Ventures&quot; _mce_href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/Creative+Ventures&quot;&gt;Creative Ventures&lt;/a&gt;, a consulting company in &lt;a title=&quot;Dallas (Texas)&quot; href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/Dallas+%28Texas%29&quot; _mce_href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/Dallas+%28Texas%29&quot;&gt;Dallas, Texas&lt;/a&gt;. &quot;It&#39;s understandable since many times the small business person did just about everything to get the business started. But, as the business grows, they don’t shift their mindset from doing to leading.&quot; In other words, many entrepreneurs get stuck micromanaging tasks that should be delegated to others inside or even outside the company.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;A case in point is &lt;a title=&quot;Mike Faith&quot; href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/Mike+Faith&quot; _mce_href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/Mike+Faith&quot;&gt;Mike Faith&lt;/a&gt;, CEO of Headsets.com, an online retailer based in &lt;a title=&quot;San Francisco&quot; href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/San+Francisco&quot; _mce_href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/San+Francisco&quot;&gt;San Francisco&lt;/a&gt;, who says that giving up doing things can be like breaking a bad habit. &quot;Many entrepreneurs have an addiction to making sure things get done &#39;just right&#39;&quot; and there&#39;s no reason to give that up, says Faith. &quot;That&#39;s often how they became successful, by having higher standards to get things right than others around them, sometimes even obsessive standards. I&#39;m one of those people.&quot;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;The truth is, however, the more a CEO micromanages his staff and subordinates, the less productive everyone becomes – which can lead to a death spiral for a nascent enterprise. The answer, then, is to hire the kinds of people you can trust to get the job done all on their own. &quot;Employees need to be given responsibility and continually challenged to grow so that their jobs do not become routine and so that they personally feel invested in their role and the organization as a whole,&quot; says &lt;a title=&quot;Ryan Peterson&quot; href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/Ryan+Peterson&quot; _mce_href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/Ryan+Peterson&quot;&gt;Ryan Peterson&lt;/a&gt;, founder and CEO of OCZ Technology in &lt;a title=&quot;San Jose&quot; href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/San+Jose&quot; _mce_href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/San+Jose&quot;&gt;San Jose&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title=&quot;California&quot; href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/California&quot; _mce_href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/topic/California&quot;&gt;California&lt;/a&gt;. &quot;It is important to start delegating tasks immediately and just as critical to make sure that the right tasks are begin delegated.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;p&gt;In that spirit, &lt;em&gt;Inc.&lt;/em&gt; asked dozens of entrepreneurs and small business experts to list what they thought were the top 10 items that, despite every temptation to do so, they should &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; micromanage. Here’s how they responded, in no particular order:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a _mce_href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/08/10-things-you-should-never-micromanage.html&quot; href=&quot;http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/08/10-things-you-should-never-micromanage.html&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Responses&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;!--end sidebar_inner/sidebar //--&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;citation&quot;&gt;&lt;cite cite=&quot;http://bcomaleader.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post-new.php&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bcomaleader.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post-new.php&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/cite&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/feeds/6850911763446805844/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/10022370/6850911763446805844?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/6850911763446805844'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/6850911763446805844'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2011/01/add-new-post-become-leader-wordpress.html' title='10 Things You Should Never Micromanage - Inc.com'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-2392269005941065591</id><published>2011-01-14T22:23:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-14T22:23:56.938-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kavithai"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poem"/><title type='text'>கவிதைச் சாலை</title><content type='html'>&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;http://xavi.wordpress.com/&quot;&gt;உண்மையைக் காட்டும்&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;கண்ணாடிகளை&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;யாருமே விரும்புவதில்லை,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;எல்லோருக்கும் தேவைப்படுகிறது&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;அழகாய்க்&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;காட்டும் கண்ணாடிகள்&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;citation&quot;&gt;&lt;cite cite=&quot;http://xavi.wordpress.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://xavi.wordpress.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/cite&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(128, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;நீ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;பொய் பேசும்போதெல்லாம்&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;கண்டு பிடித்து விடுகிறேன்,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;எப்போதேனும்&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;உண்மை பேசும் போதோ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;சந்தேகப்படுகிறேன்&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;http://xavi.wordpress.com/&quot;&gt;சாரி என்றாள்&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;செல்லமாய்&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;நன்றி என்றேன் மெல்லமாய்…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;சரேலென மோதிக்கொண்ட&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;அபாயமற்ற&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;வளைவு ஒன்றில்&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;citation&quot;&gt;&lt;cite cite=&quot;http://xavi.wordpress.com/&quot;&gt;For More Visit &lt;a style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; href=&quot;http://http://xavi.wordpress.com/&quot;&gt;Xavi.wordpress.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/cite&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/feeds/2392269005941065591/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/10022370/2392269005941065591?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/2392269005941065591'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/2392269005941065591'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-post.html' title='கவிதைச் சாலை'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-5699424091517036874</id><published>2011-01-14T22:15:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-14T22:15:31.774-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Interview"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="job"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="questionsmistakes"/><title type='text'>20 avoidable job search mistakes By Rachel Farrell, Special to CareerBuilder</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleText&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;1. Not using a professional e-mail address.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ArticleText&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;2. Jumping into the fire without your fireproof undies. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;3. Not checking your appearance in the mirror before walking into an interview.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;4. Falling into the &#39;black hole.&#39; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;5. Being forgetful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;6. Going to networking events -- but not really networking. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;7. Omitting a signature block in your e-mail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;8. Casting your net too widely. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;9. Not paying attention.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;10. Overlooking the interviewing &quot;gimme&quot; questions. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;11. Not joining your local Chamber of Commerce.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;12. Having grammar or spelling errors on your résumé or cover letter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;13. Not being mindful of your social media presence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;14. Trying to turn an informational interview into a job interview.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;15. Not having a LinkedIn profile. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;16. Failing to research the company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;17. Not following up after applying for a job. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;18. Neglecting to follow up after an interview. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;19. Failing to ask questions at the interview.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;lblContentBeforeAdNEW&quot;&gt;20. Relying on a single job-hunt strategy. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-2474-Job-Search-20-avoidable-job-search-mistakes/?sc_extcmp=JS_2474_advice&amp;amp;SiteId=cbmsn42474&amp;amp;catid=JS&quot;&gt;Read in Detail Here&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/feeds/5699424091517036874/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/10022370/5699424091517036874?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/5699424091517036874'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/5699424091517036874'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2011/01/20-avoidable-job-search-mistakes-by.html' title='20 avoidable job search mistakes By Rachel Farrell, Special to CareerBuilder'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-4566699181538016179</id><published>2011-01-14T21:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-14T21:40:57.287-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Answering Six Common Interview Questions - CareerBuilder.co.uk</title><content type='html'>&lt;span id=&quot;cbArticle_lblContent&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;1. Tell me about yourself.&lt;/b&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;
This is often the opening question in an interview. It&#39;s also one of the most difficult if you&#39;re not prepared. Remember, the interviewer does not want to hear about the football team you support or your unusual hobbies. This question calls for your one-minute advert that summarises your years of experience and skills and your personality in the context of the job for which you are being interviewed. Get to the point and sell your professional self. Develop a few brief sentences that demonstrate you have what it takes to do the job – experience, proven results and desire to contribute. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;2. Why should we recruit you? &lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
The key to answering any question about you versus your competition is using specifics. &quot;Everybody is going to speak in generalities, so you need something that will make you stand out a bit,&quot; says Linda, a teacher in Sheffield. Give real examples that show them you are best-suited for the job. Linda says she would point out her achievements and accomplishments throughout her career that are relevant to the open position, as well as her experience in dealing with different types of students and teaching situations. Pinpoint the qualities you have that are truly valuable to the company.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;3. Why do you want to work here? What do you know about our company?&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Peter, a G.P. in Edinburgh, says that research is important in answering these questions. &quot;I would use this opportunity to show off what I know about the company and, more importantly, how I would fit in.&quot; Susan, a H.R. Manager in Manchester, says that she would address issues and challenges in the company to demonstrate the depth of her knowledge. &quot;I usually talk about revenue, numbers of employees, and also challenges in their type of business and how my experience relates to that,&quot; she says. &quot;I would point out things I have done in similar companies that could address their problems.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;4. What are your weaknesses? &lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
The secret to answering this question is using your weaknesses to your advantage. &quot;I would turn my weaknesses into strengths,&quot; says Tara, a lawyer. &quot;For example, if my weaknesses include my lack of patience I would then state that because of this, I have learned to take special measures to ensure that I remain calm and attentive.&quot; Just make sure that you do give a real answer to this question. None of us is without faults, so don&#39;t pretend that you do not have weaknesses.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;5. What did you dislike about your last job? Why did you leave your last job?&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
You need to be cautious about these kinds of questions and make sure you do not end up sounding bitter. &quot;I would never criticise my former company, the boss, or my former colleagues,&quot; Tara says. You need to have a good understanding about the job for which you&#39;re applying to turn this question into a positive one. It may be best to say that you really enjoyed many aspects of your job, then focus on how this new job will give you the opportunity to contribute more in a particular area that is key to the position. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;6. Where do you see yourself in five years? &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
An interviewer does not want to hear that your five-year aspiration is to be sailing in the Caribbean or working in a different industry. You need to talk about goals you have that relate to the job. This will demonstrate that you understand the industry, the company and are motivated to succeed there. Susan, a P.R. Manager at a major car rental company, says she would keep her answer specific to her field, such as stating that she sees herself as being responsible for corporate communications.&lt;br /&gt;
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Preparation is the key to answering any question with poise and confidence. Always keep in mind – whatever the question is – that the interviewer is trying to find out if you are a good fit and can make a positive contribution in the job.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span id=&quot;cbArticle_lblContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://msn.careerbuilder.co.in/Article/CB-4-Interviewing-Answering-Six-Common-Interview-Questions/&quot;&gt;Article Originally Posted in MSN Jobs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/feeds/4566699181538016179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/10022370/4566699181538016179?isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/4566699181538016179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/4566699181538016179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2011/01/answering-six-common-interview.html' title='Answering Six Common Interview Questions - CareerBuilder.co.uk'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-1712781883201768642</id><published>2011-01-13T14:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-13T14:35:33.034-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sleep Deprivation&#39;s True Workplace Costs - Patrick J. Skerrett - Your Health at Work - Harvard Business Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Performance and productivity, as measured by the Work Limitations  Questionnaire, was significantly lower among workers with insomnia and  other sleep trouble than they were among those who usually slept well.  Writing in the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://journals.lww.com/joem/Abstract/2010/01000/The_Cost_of_Poor_Sleep__Workplace_Productivity.13.aspx&quot;&gt;Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;,  the researchers estimated that lost productivity due to poor sleep cost  $3,156 per employee with insomnia and averaged about $2,500 for those  with less severe sleep problems. Across the four companies,  sleep-related reductions in productivity cost $54 million a year. This  doesn&#39;t include the cost of absenteeism--those with insomnia missed work  an extra five days a year compared to good sleepers.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;How well you sleep, or how poorly, is influenced by many factors:  stress, health, work, travel, medications, alcohol, smoking, even  weight. So many variables can make it a challenge to cope with trouble  sleeping. Some people turn to prescription medications, others to  over-the-counter sleep aids. An even larger number rely on alcohol.  That&#39;s a faulty strategy. Alcohol may help you fall asleep, but over the  course of the night it actually interferes with sleep.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; href=&quot;http://blogs.hbr.org/your-health-at-work/2011/01/sleep-deprivations-true-workpl.html&quot;&gt;Read More here&lt;/a&gt; &quot;Sleep Deprivation&#39;s True Workplace Costs&quot;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/feeds/1712781883201768642/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/10022370/1712781883201768642?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/1712781883201768642'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/1712781883201768642'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2011/01/sleep-deprivations-true-workplace-costs.html' title='Sleep Deprivation&#39;s True Workplace Costs - Patrick J. Skerrett - Your Health at Work - Harvard Business Review'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-2241301354810384933</id><published>2011-01-01T22:17:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-01T22:20:30.854-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="home"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Leadership"/><title type='text'>Leadership Begins at Home by Tony Schwartz</title><content type='html'>There are lessons here for parents, but also for leaders.&lt;br /&gt;
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First, model the behaviors you hope to see. If you&#39;re forever on your  iPhone, or watching TV, your kids get that message. If you&#39;re always  looking over at your computer screen when you&#39;re meeting with people,  they too get the message. &lt;br /&gt;
Second, recognize that these technologies are as addictive as any  other drug or diversion that provides an instant hit of pleasure and/or  an escape from pain. &lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Sometimes I&#39;ll say: I need to stop this and do my schoolwork, but I  can&#39;t,&quot; Vijay Singh tells Ritchel, echoing his friends. Parents must set  firm boundaries restricting the use of electronics. &lt;br /&gt;
It&#39;s not about banning them, which is unrealistic and extreme, but  rather about helping kids to regularly experience the deeper  satisfaction that comes from becoming truly absorbed in and mastering a  complex challenge. &lt;br /&gt;
Leaders, meanwhile, need to encourage their employees to turn off  email entirely at times, in order to focus uninterrupted attention on  their most difficult tasks. &lt;br /&gt;
Third, parents and teachers alike ought to encourage &lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.hbr.org/schwartz/2010/09/six-ways-to-supercharge-your-p.html&quot;&gt;a new way of working&lt;/a&gt;.  Whether it&#39;s for homework or for office work, the best way to get  things done is in periods of uninterrupted work no longer than 90  minutes, followed by true renewal. &lt;br /&gt;
We embed, contextualize, and synthesize learning during downtime -  which is what we&#39;ve sacrificed in our addiction to constant connection. &lt;br /&gt;
The new technologies aren&#39;t going away, nor should they. The real  issue is whether we can learn to manage them more skillfully, so they  don&#39;t end up managing us. Who&#39;s going to lead the way?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.hbr.org/schwartz/2010/11/one-of-the-greatest-gifts.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Read More&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/feeds/2241301354810384933/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/10022370/2241301354810384933?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/2241301354810384933'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/2241301354810384933'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2011/01/leadership-begins-at-home-by-tony.html' title='Leadership Begins at Home by Tony Schwartz'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-1864810984264007231</id><published>2011-01-01T22:12:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-01T22:21:10.989-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Excellence"/><title type='text'>Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything by Tony Schwartz</title><content type='html'></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/feeds/1864810984264007231/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/10022370/1864810984264007231?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/1864810984264007231'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/1864810984264007231'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2011/01/six-keys-to-being-excellent-at-anything.html' title='Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything by Tony Schwartz'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-7253601261934722544</id><published>2011-01-01T21:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-01T21:31:16.636-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Resolution"/><title type='text'>2011 Resolution!!</title><content type='html'>One of my resolution for this year.... to update the blog as much as I could. : ) Share all the things I read, like or hear or whatever I share on my other social sites..</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/feeds/7253601261934722544/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/10022370/7253601261934722544?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/7253601261934722544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/7253601261934722544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-resolution.html' title='2011 Resolution!!'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-2653728972615022748</id><published>2011-01-01T21:29:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-01T21:29:38.466-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy New Year 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;b&gt;In The New Year&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/center&gt;  &lt;center&gt;In the New Year,&lt;br /&gt;
we wish you the best year you’ve ever had,&lt;br /&gt;
and that each New Year&lt;br /&gt;
will be better than the last.&lt;br /&gt;
May you realize your fondest dreams&lt;br /&gt;
and take time to recognize and enjoy&lt;br /&gt;
each and every blessing.&lt;/center&gt;  &lt;center&gt;Happy New Year,&lt;br /&gt;
And many more!&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.poemsource.com/new-years-poems.html&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;  &lt;center&gt;&lt;i&gt;By Joanna Fuchs&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.poemsource.com/new-years-poems.html&quot;&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/feeds/2653728972615022748/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/10022370/2653728972615022748?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/2653728972615022748'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/2653728972615022748'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2011/01/happy-new-year-2011.html' title='Happy New Year 2011'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-5220248066688516092</id><published>2010-08-12T06:48:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-12T06:48:26.585-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Corporate Lessons - In a twisted way</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Corporate Lesson 1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;After a few seconds of arguing over which one should go and answer the doorbell, the wife gives up, quickly wraps herself up in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor.&amp;nbsp; Before she says a word, Bob says, &quot;I&#39;ll give you $800 to drop that towel that you have on&quot; After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands her 800 dollars and leaves.&amp;nbsp; Confused, but excited about her good fortune, the woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets back to the bathroom, her husband asks from the shower, &quot;Who was that?&quot; &quot;It was Bob the next door neighbor,&quot; she replies.&amp;nbsp; &quot;Great!&quot; the husband says, &quot;Did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #cc0000;&quot;&gt;Moral of the story:&lt;/span&gt; If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk in time with your stakeholders, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br style=&quot;color: red;&quot; /&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Corporate Lesson 2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;A priest was driving along and saw a nun on the side of the road, he stopped and offered her a lift, which she accepted. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to open and reveal a lovely leg. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;The priest had a look and nearly had an accident. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The nun looked at him and immediately said, &quot;Father, remember Psalm 129?&quot;&amp;nbsp; The priest was flustered and apologized profusely. He forced himself to remove his hand. Changing gear, he&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;let his hand slide up her leg again.&amp;nbsp; The nun once again said, &quot;Father, remember Psalm 129?&quot;&amp;nbsp; Once again the priest apologized &quot;Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Arriving at the convent, the nun got out gave him a meaningful glance and went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to retrieve a bible and looked up Psalm 129. It Said, &quot;Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #cc0000;&quot;&gt;Moral of the story:&lt;/span&gt; Always be well informed in your job, or you might miss a great opportunity.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Corporate Lesson 3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;A sales rep, an administration clerk and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out in a puff of&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;smoke. The Genie says, &quot;I usually only grant three wishes, so I&#39;ll give each of you just one.&quot;&amp;nbsp; &quot;Me first! Me first!&quot; says the admin clerk. &quot;I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.&quot;&amp;nbsp; Poof! She&#39;s gone.&amp;nbsp; In astonishment, &quot;Me next! Me next!&quot; says the sales rep. &quot;I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an Endless supply of pina coladas and the love of my life.&quot;&amp;nbsp; Poof! He&#39;s gone. &quot;OK, you&#39;re up,&quot; the Genie says to the manager. The&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;manager says, &quot;I want those two back in the office after lunch.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #cc0000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Moral of the story:&lt;/span&gt; Always let your boss have the first say.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Corporate Lesson 4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, &quot;Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?&quot;&amp;nbsp; The&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;crow answered: &quot;Sure, why not.&quot;&amp;nbsp; So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. All of a sudden a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;it.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br style=&quot;color: red;&quot; /&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Corporate Lesson 5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;A turkey was chatting with a bull. &quot;I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,&quot; sighed the turkey, but I haven&#39;t got the energy.&quot; &quot;Well, why don’t you nibble on some of my droppings?&quot; replied the bull.&amp;nbsp; &quot;They&#39;re packed with nutrients.&quot;&amp;nbsp; The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br style=&quot;color: #cc0000;&quot; /&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #cc0000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Moral of the story:&lt;/span&gt; Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won&#39;t keep you there.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Corporate Lesson 6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realize how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #cc0000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Moral of the story:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;3) And when you&#39;re in deep shit, it&#39;s best to keep your mouth shut!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/feeds/5220248066688516092/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/10022370/5220248066688516092?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/5220248066688516092'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/5220248066688516092'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2010/08/corporate-lessons-in-twisted-way.html' title='Corporate Lessons - In a twisted way'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-1034049324946603202</id><published>2010-08-12T06:39:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-12T06:39:32.404-04:00</updated><title type='text'>கவிதை : யாரும் எழுதாத கவிதைகள்</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;color: olive;&quot;&gt;விரித்த புத்தகமும்&lt;br /&gt;
திறந்த பேனாவுமாய்,&lt;br /&gt;
கண்கள் மூடி&lt;br /&gt;
சன்னலோரம் அமர்ந்து&lt;br /&gt;
நான்&lt;br /&gt;
கவிதை தேடும் தருணங்களில்,&lt;br /&gt;
கவிதைகள்&lt;br /&gt;
சத்தமில்லாத பாதங்களோடு&lt;br /&gt;
பார்வையில்லா சன்னலைப்&lt;br /&gt;
பார்த்தபடி கடந்து போகும்&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
by&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;xavier.dasaian@gmail.com&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/feeds/1034049324946603202/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/10022370/1034049324946603202?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/1034049324946603202'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10022370/posts/default/1034049324946603202'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sneakpark.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-post.html' title='கவிதை : யாரும் எழுதாத கவிதைகள்'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10022370.post-8646297963250741229</id><published>2010-02-13T16:41:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-13T16:41:57.916-05:00</updated><title type='text'>For Your Valentine</title><content type='html'>&lt;object classid=&quot;clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000&quot; 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