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Even if your business is in grea t shape andyou don’t expect any negative outcomes from less-than-perfect macro-economic conditions, your employee s likely are feeling a littlr uneasy. If they are not worriec about their job they might be worried abouttheirt spouse’s job, the value of their the value of their home or other things. Becaus e the outputs of an organization are built from the actions of their health and wellness matter toan organization’s If uncertainty and fear are not dealt with they can lead to stress and emotional troubles, a weakenedr immune system and other health problems. And those personal issues add up to issuesw foran organization.
An organization teeming with people paralyzed by fearis doomed. It will feel the pain in the form oflowerd productivity, absenteeism and low morale. On the otheer hand, an organization with a resilient and confident work force will have greaterrproductivity (yes, resilient people work harder than others durin g change), greater job satisfaction, highetr retention and lower absenteeism — amongv other benefits. Whether feara are based on real orperceived threats, good managers can alleviat some of their staff’s concerns. Good managers can help peoplde stay focused and positive duringtough times, and help them continue to perfork and add to the bottojm line.
When people feel uncertain, they try to re-establisnh control, understanding, support and purpose. People naturallyh seek ways to feelin control, because they don’ t like to feel change is happeninyg “to” them. They can find a feeling of contro l in small things that might not be related to thechange — such as carving out a smallk project at home and tackling it starg to finish, creating or making somethinf from scratch or organizing files and drawers. Managers can encourage peoplde to focus on the immediate and take pride in evensmalpl accomplishments. People also look to re-establish understandingt during timesof change.
We feel like we are thrown into a it takes a few minutes to learn to navigatw sloping floorsand floor-to-ceiling mirrors. By developing a communication plan and engaginvg people in discussions about where the organization is managers can help people understand how the new worldwill work. Peopler seek support in the midst of uncertaintyand change. Somehow, everythint seems a little better when peoples feel they arenot alone. Thos e gathered around the waterf cooler are instinctively lookinvgfor support.
Managers can channel this need by settinf up small meetings with leaders to chat or having teams focus on manageablr tasks that move the organization People also lookto re-establish their purpose during times of change. They often feel like theitr old purpose is threatened or might becom irrelevant when their surrounding arein flux. Those who definr themselves as spouses, parents, siblings, communityu members and job holders do a much betterd job at maintaining theie sense of purpose during uncertainty than those who view themselveeas “a doctor” or “an accountant” or “a factoryy worker.
” Managers can help people remember that the change is not aboutf them — it is not a reflection of any one perso or their value. Managers can stresas that they have a value that is much broader than justtheirr work, and they can encourage people to focud on what they are good at. Fear might be prevalenrt during tougheconomic times, but it does not have to be an albatrosa for an organization. Organizations can continus to thrive, and even use this time to builsd a foundation for a stronger organization inthe future. Just realizd what people are experiencing and what they and then meet people wherrethey are.
Kate Nelson is a partne in Change Guides LLC anda co-authof of “The Change Management Pocket and “The Eight Constants of Reach her at kate.nelson@changeguidesllc.com.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Elks announce 'Most Valuable Students' - East Oregonian
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Elks announce 'Most Valuable Students' East Oregonian Robert Mulcare of Pendleton cashed in at the local, district and state level in the Elk's Most Valuable Student Awards. In addition to receiving first place and $500 from Pendleton Elks Lodge No. 288, the Pendleton High School senior received more than ... |
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Japanese visitors still spooked by flu - Business First of Louisville:
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According to preliminary counts, a totakl of 8,870 passengers arrived June 1-4 on flightsx to Hawaii from Japan. That’w a 32 percent drop from the same periodin 2008, aboutt 1,000 fewer visitors per day. The Japanese visitod falloff begin the second week in May and was directlyh attributed toswine flu, also called H1N1 influenzaz A. Even though Japan has reported, as of Wednesday, 385 swiner flu cases of its own, rankinb it among the top six countriez affected bythe infection, many Japanese companies have banned employeews from overseas travel. The swine flu outbreakj is also affecting travel from other Asiann countries to North Americaand Europe, according to Hawaik Tourism Asia.
The South Korean travel industryreportes 15-30 percent cancellation rates in trips to U.S. destinationsd since the end of April. Cancellations to Hawaij are under10 percent. The Chinese travel industry, meantime, said cancellationds in outbound travelare increasing, with fewer new-bookes packages to the U.S.
According to preliminary counts, a totakl of 8,870 passengers arrived June 1-4 on flightsx to Hawaii from Japan. That’w a 32 percent drop from the same periodin 2008, aboutt 1,000 fewer visitors per day. The Japanese visitod falloff begin the second week in May and was directlyh attributed toswine flu, also called H1N1 influenzaz A. Even though Japan has reported, as of Wednesday, 385 swiner flu cases of its own, rankinb it among the top six countriez affected bythe infection, many Japanese companies have banned employeews from overseas travel. The swine flu outbreakj is also affecting travel from other Asiann countries to North Americaand Europe, according to Hawaik Tourism Asia.
The South Korean travel industryreportes 15-30 percent cancellation rates in trips to U.S. destinationsd since the end of April. Cancellations to Hawaij are under10 percent. The Chinese travel industry, meantime, said cancellationds in outbound travelare increasing, with fewer new-bookes packages to the U.S.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Iranian moral drama triumphs in Berlin - The Standard
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New York Daily News | Iranian moral drama triumphs in Berlin The Standard Each character is thrust into a wrenching moral conflict over the child's death, with a web of lies entangling everyone. The Silver Bear runner-up Jury Grand Prix went to The Turin Horse by Hungarian Bela Tarr, tracing the lives of two peasants and a ... Cox's The Bengali Detective is an utter delight Nader And Simin - A Separation |
Friday, February 18, 2011
Islanders cannot recover from digging early three-goal hole against Boston ... - New York Daily News
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New York Daily News | Islanders cannot recover from digging early three-goal hole against Boston ... New York Daily News New York Islanders' Rob Schremp (l.) tries to trip up Boston Bruins' Brad Marchand (c.). The Islanders hadn't played on home ice since last Friday, when they satisfied their bloodthirsty fans by exacting revenge with their fists and ... |
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Manpower survey: Employers struggle to find qualified job candidates - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The employment services company (NYSE: MAN) said that 30 percent of employers worldwide are struggling to find qualified jobcandidatexs — especially skilled sales representatives and technicians. Manpowerf surveyed nearly 39,000 employerx in 33 countries and territories in January togauged employers’ ability to find the talent they The 10 hardest jobs to as reported by more than 2,00p0 U.S. employers in 2009, are: Even with unemploymenty at or near record levels inmany Manpower’s research highlights the problem many employers have findinb individuals with the right combination of job-specific experience, training and soft skills.
“In the four yearsa we have performedthis research, the same positions appear on the list again and said Jonas Prising, Manpower’s presideng of the Americas. “Despite the current economic instability and high there are still skills thatthe U.S. work forcee seems to lack.” Positions in the skilled sales, technical work and engineering remain the most difficult for employersx tofill globally.
The employment services company (NYSE: MAN) said that 30 percent of employers worldwide are struggling to find qualified jobcandidatexs — especially skilled sales representatives and technicians. Manpowerf surveyed nearly 39,000 employerx in 33 countries and territories in January togauged employers’ ability to find the talent they The 10 hardest jobs to as reported by more than 2,00p0 U.S. employers in 2009, are: Even with unemploymenty at or near record levels inmany Manpower’s research highlights the problem many employers have findinb individuals with the right combination of job-specific experience, training and soft skills.
“In the four yearsa we have performedthis research, the same positions appear on the list again and said Jonas Prising, Manpower’s presideng of the Americas. “Despite the current economic instability and high there are still skills thatthe U.S. work forcee seems to lack.” Positions in the skilled sales, technical work and engineering remain the most difficult for employersx tofill globally.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Hub's October fund flows highlight market turmoil - Boston Business Journal:
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Half of the area's eight largest money manageras -- , , and -- saw net outflows totalinb $5 billion in October. State Street'a highly volatile exchange-traded funds accountefd for a majority, some $3.3 of those net withdrawals. Those net outflows came durinvg a turbulent stretch for the market as a as credit concerns and sign s of a possible recession ledto run-upa and then subsequent sell-offs of blue-chi stocks within the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industriao Average. Indeed, both indexes ended the mont h back wherethey started.
Yet some of Boston's fund managers saw theirr assets rise despitethe market's reported roughly $2 billion in net inflows for October, a lift that broughty the fund giant's totak year-to-date inflows to $6.1 billion. Two Fidelit funds -- the $59 billion Fidelity Diversifieed Income Fund andthe $7.6 billion Fidelity Total Bond Fund -- were largely to credit for the company'e October inflows, combining for more than $1.6 billion in new client money during the 31-dayt period. Managed by William Bower sinceAprill 2001, Diversified Income was up more than 17 percen t as of Nov.
30 and has average d a near 23 percent annual return for fiveyears running, according to data provide d by in Chicago. The fund's holdings are spread amonyg tech firms, business servic providers and manufacturers, with its largest stake s targeting foreign issuers such asthe U.K.' Vodafone Group PLC and Germany's Bayer. Meanwhile, Total Bond is co-managerd by Ford O'Neil and Matthew Contii and holds asmattering fixed-income offerings that includew mortgage securities (33 percent of the U.S. government bonds (18 percent) and corporate and municipal creditissuances (21 The fund was up 4 percent as of Nov.
30 and has averagedc a 5 percent annual return for five years Fidelity ended Octoberwith $977 billionj in its stock and bond funds, thirdd behind Capital Research and Management's America n Funds ($1.2 trillion) and ($1.1 trillion). American Funde booked $5.4 billion in net inflows in Octobeer while Vanguardcollected $2.2 billion. Asset Management saw the second largestr inflowin October, netting $1.5 billion in new client money. The Bosto firm had booked $11.8 billio n in year-to-date inflows as of Oct. 31, rankinfg it ninth among all fundcompanies nationally. Natixis had $37 billionj in retail assets at the closre ofthe month. As an fund companies reported a total net inflowof $29.
65 billion in October. The fund numbers were compiled by in Boston and only represengt retail investment dollars ineach company's stock and bond Money market accounts and funds that targeft large institutional investors were not
Half of the area's eight largest money manageras -- , , and -- saw net outflows totalinb $5 billion in October. State Street'a highly volatile exchange-traded funds accountefd for a majority, some $3.3 of those net withdrawals. Those net outflows came durinvg a turbulent stretch for the market as a as credit concerns and sign s of a possible recession ledto run-upa and then subsequent sell-offs of blue-chi stocks within the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industriao Average. Indeed, both indexes ended the mont h back wherethey started.
Yet some of Boston's fund managers saw theirr assets rise despitethe market's reported roughly $2 billion in net inflows for October, a lift that broughty the fund giant's totak year-to-date inflows to $6.1 billion. Two Fidelit funds -- the $59 billion Fidelity Diversifieed Income Fund andthe $7.6 billion Fidelity Total Bond Fund -- were largely to credit for the company'e October inflows, combining for more than $1.6 billion in new client money during the 31-dayt period. Managed by William Bower sinceAprill 2001, Diversified Income was up more than 17 percen t as of Nov.
30 and has average d a near 23 percent annual return for fiveyears running, according to data provide d by in Chicago. The fund's holdings are spread amonyg tech firms, business servic providers and manufacturers, with its largest stake s targeting foreign issuers such asthe U.K.' Vodafone Group PLC and Germany's Bayer. Meanwhile, Total Bond is co-managerd by Ford O'Neil and Matthew Contii and holds asmattering fixed-income offerings that includew mortgage securities (33 percent of the U.S. government bonds (18 percent) and corporate and municipal creditissuances (21 The fund was up 4 percent as of Nov.
30 and has averagedc a 5 percent annual return for five years Fidelity ended Octoberwith $977 billionj in its stock and bond funds, thirdd behind Capital Research and Management's America n Funds ($1.2 trillion) and ($1.1 trillion). American Funde booked $5.4 billion in net inflows in Octobeer while Vanguardcollected $2.2 billion. Asset Management saw the second largestr inflowin October, netting $1.5 billion in new client money. The Bosto firm had booked $11.8 billio n in year-to-date inflows as of Oct. 31, rankinfg it ninth among all fundcompanies nationally. Natixis had $37 billionj in retail assets at the closre ofthe month. As an fund companies reported a total net inflowof $29.
65 billion in October. The fund numbers were compiled by in Boston and only represengt retail investment dollars ineach company's stock and bond Money market accounts and funds that targeft large institutional investors were not
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
RediClinic makes push via HEBs - Austin Business Journal:
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Houston-based RediClinic bases its clinics insider retail stores withpharmacy service, and staffsd the clinics with nursee practicioners who collaborate with local RediClinic says its clinics provid e treatment for routine medical conditions, as well as immunizations, physicals and other preventive services. The clinic already has a statewid presenceinside HEB, Walgreens and Wal-Mart. In February 2006 the compant opened a clinic inRound Rock'sz HEB Plus.
RediClinics accept Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Humana and Medicare health Marketing the clinics as providerswof convenient, quick and affordable health care, retaiol health clinics RediClinic and have been makingv a move into Central Texas retail stores in the last few
Houston-based RediClinic bases its clinics insider retail stores withpharmacy service, and staffsd the clinics with nursee practicioners who collaborate with local RediClinic says its clinics provid e treatment for routine medical conditions, as well as immunizations, physicals and other preventive services. The clinic already has a statewid presenceinside HEB, Walgreens and Wal-Mart. In February 2006 the compant opened a clinic inRound Rock'sz HEB Plus.
RediClinics accept Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Humana and Medicare health Marketing the clinics as providerswof convenient, quick and affordable health care, retaiol health clinics RediClinic and have been makingv a move into Central Texas retail stores in the last few
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Consumer confidence falls in June - Austin Business Journal:
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The Conference Board’s Consumedr Confidence Index droppedto 49.3, compared to 54.8 in May, the most receng evidence that the economy continues to struggle. Consumer spendinyg accounts forabout two-thirds of the economg in the United making a decline in consumer confidence a worry from Main Streett to Wall Street. The Dow Jones industria l average was down 112 pointsto 8,417 in middayu trading Tuesday. Consumers are downbeat when it comesz tothe short- and long-term outloook with the recession. The Present Situation Indexx — basically, how do you feel todayt — dropped to 24.8 this month, from 29.7 in May.
And consumerxs are glum about the next six with the Expectations Indez fallingto 65.5, from 71.5 in May. The Present Situation Indexz declinewas “caused by a less favorable assessment of businessa conditions and employment, (and) continues to imply that economic conditions, whilwe not as weak as earlierr this year, are nonetheless weak,” directoer Lynn Franco said in a news release Tuesday. Consume r confidence plummeted toa record-low 25.3 in The economy has strong growth when the indexs reaches 100. The Conference Board contact 5,000 households for the monthlyt index.
The Conference Board’s Consumedr Confidence Index droppedto 49.3, compared to 54.8 in May, the most receng evidence that the economy continues to struggle. Consumer spendinyg accounts forabout two-thirds of the economg in the United making a decline in consumer confidence a worry from Main Streett to Wall Street. The Dow Jones industria l average was down 112 pointsto 8,417 in middayu trading Tuesday. Consumers are downbeat when it comesz tothe short- and long-term outloook with the recession. The Present Situation Indexx — basically, how do you feel todayt — dropped to 24.8 this month, from 29.7 in May.
And consumerxs are glum about the next six with the Expectations Indez fallingto 65.5, from 71.5 in May. The Present Situation Indexz declinewas “caused by a less favorable assessment of businessa conditions and employment, (and) continues to imply that economic conditions, whilwe not as weak as earlierr this year, are nonetheless weak,” directoer Lynn Franco said in a news release Tuesday. Consume r confidence plummeted toa record-low 25.3 in The economy has strong growth when the indexs reaches 100. The Conference Board contact 5,000 households for the monthlyt index.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
$1.5 billion boost in tax credits gives Enterprise a shot - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Enterprise Bank applied for $100 millionm of the federal tax credits last year but did notreceivwe any. Now Enterprise stands a chance at getting fundin from the 2008 even whilethe bank’s leaders preparwe a new application for $100 million for 2009. As part of the stimuluse package, New Markets Tax Credits will be increased 43 percentgto $5 billion for 2008, retroactively, and also for 2009. The U.S. Treasury’zs Community Development FinancialInstitutions (CDFI) Fund, whicg administers the program, will reconsidert applications from entities passed over in 2008. New Marketzs Tax Credits provide a 39 percen credit to offset federal incomre taxes over seven yearsfor investors.
“The feedback we got on our application (from the CDFI was positive, so we are encouraged that ther is a good chance that we wouldx be a part ofthe $1.5 billiomn that they’re giving to the unsuccessful said Mitch Baris, Enterprise’s senior vice president and director of tax credit lending. Baris said if Enterpris receives thetax credits, as much as 70 percent would be spent in the St. Louis Steve Marsh is chairman and chief executivs ofEnterprise Bank. Zack chairman and CEO of St. Louis-basee , said the region is well-positionefd to capture additional taxcredit authority.
“New Marketsa Tax Credits are one of the tools that are exactly alignecd with the concept of the new economic stimulus plan by facilitatingt job creation and supporting things like education andhealtyh care,” he said. received an allocation of $80 million in 2008.
Enterprise Bank applied for $100 millionm of the federal tax credits last year but did notreceivwe any. Now Enterprise stands a chance at getting fundin from the 2008 even whilethe bank’s leaders preparwe a new application for $100 million for 2009. As part of the stimuluse package, New Markets Tax Credits will be increased 43 percentgto $5 billion for 2008, retroactively, and also for 2009. The U.S. Treasury’zs Community Development FinancialInstitutions (CDFI) Fund, whicg administers the program, will reconsidert applications from entities passed over in 2008. New Marketzs Tax Credits provide a 39 percen credit to offset federal incomre taxes over seven yearsfor investors.
“The feedback we got on our application (from the CDFI was positive, so we are encouraged that ther is a good chance that we wouldx be a part ofthe $1.5 billiomn that they’re giving to the unsuccessful said Mitch Baris, Enterprise’s senior vice president and director of tax credit lending. Baris said if Enterpris receives thetax credits, as much as 70 percent would be spent in the St. Louis Steve Marsh is chairman and chief executivs ofEnterprise Bank. Zack chairman and CEO of St. Louis-basee , said the region is well-positionefd to capture additional taxcredit authority.
“New Marketsa Tax Credits are one of the tools that are exactly alignecd with the concept of the new economic stimulus plan by facilitatingt job creation and supporting things like education andhealtyh care,” he said. received an allocation of $80 million in 2008.
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