Office Coach: Too-friendly boss must build ‘presence’
Posted on November 25th, 2011
Q: As a supervisor, I have always had a friendly, nonconfrontational leadership style. I have a dry sense of humor and enjoy joking around with my staff. Recently, one of my employees told me that she feels the others are very disrespectful towards me. I was surprised, because I never viewed their bantering as disrespect.
In the past, my manager has also suggested that employees may not respect me because I am too nice and friendly with them. I disagreed at the time, but now I think she may be right. How can I overcome my history and get more respect?
A: Before undertaking a leadership style makeover, you must correctly identify the change you need to make. The problem here is not that you are a nice, friendly, jovial person. After all, no one wants to work for a supervisor who is humorless and mean-spirited.
The more likely difficulty is that you lack “management presence” – that is, the ability to comfortably relate to people from a position of authority.
Tablets top wish lists for holiday shoppers
Posted on November 24th, 2011
Despite the gloomy economy, shoppers are expected to shell out for tablet computers this December, making them about as popular as candy canes and twinkling lights.
The glossy-screened gadgets are the most-desired electronic devices this holiday season. And, of all the gifts people are craving, tablets are second only to clothing, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. The industry group expects U.S. consumers to spend an average of $246 on electronic gifts.
With help from his three siblings, Bob Cardina, 26, plans to purchase an iPad for his parents for Christmas. Cardina and his sister live in Washington. His parents live in Tampa, Fla. So he’s excited to be able to video chat with his parents — them on the new iPad, him on his iPhone.
To be sure, tablets were on some wish lists last year, but they were mostly prized by gadget geeks. In the past year, they have become more mainstream. Read full article…
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HostGator Black Friday Sale – 50% off on all Hosting Plans
Posted on November 23rd, 2011
CRAZY Black Friday Sale – 50 % Discount on all HostGator Hosting Plans only for the next 24 Hours
HostGator’s BLACK FRIDAY SALE is on and its applicable on all their web hosting packages. This includes shared hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting, Dedicated servers and Windows hosting.
The hosting deals are awesome and you can get this great offer at a low rate only for the next 24 hours. Hostgator does not offer such a low discounted rate around the year, I recommend you grab the 50% discount offer before time runs out.
This blog is hosted on HostGator, I also host a number websites and blogs on HostGator. I c Read full article…
Tags: Black Friday Sale, Friday Sale, Hosting Plans, Plans
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How to Setup Your Google+ Business Page in Under 3 Minutes
Posted on November 17th, 2011
Yesterday I created a Google+ page for flyte. I turned on ScreenFlow, my favorite screen capture tool for the mac and created the following video.
Thanks to some fancy editing, some enhanced typing skills, and a trough full of Red Bull, I created this video that will show you in less than 3 minutes how to setup your own Google+ business page.
You can watch it below or check out How to Create a Google+ Business Page in Under 3 Minutes on YouTube.
In the video I show you:
- how to create your page
- how to upload photos
- how to upload videos
- how to share content on your page
- how to promote your page
- how to add people to your pages circles
One thing I didnt include is how to switch from your personal Google+ account to your businesss, so heres where you do that:
More info coming soon, so make sure you check out flytes page on Google+ and please add us to your circles!
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Social media helps build rapport with customers, small businesses told
Posted on November 15th, 2011
Small business owners could look at their management of social media following the advice of one expert.
Tim Gibbon, director at communications consultancy Elemental, said that, if used correctly, social networks can help businesses on “quite a few different levels”.
He says firms can develop a stronger rapport with customers in addition to creating, enhancing and supporting their promotional activity at the same time.
His comments come after small businesses were told in October by Edward Saatchi – co-founder of National Field – that email is a dying form of communication, with companies generally turning to social media platforms.
Mr Gibbon added that the benefits to social networking include the platform it creates to reach a variety of stakeholders and customers directly.
“And this is where the opportunity lies for businesses, in that they do not need to use traditional marketing and media channels to engage and interact with audiences directly,” he explained.
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No human contact would hurt health of killer whales, SeaWorld vet testifies
Posted on November 13th, 2011
SANFORD The top veterinarian at SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment testified Friday that limiting the contact SeaWorld trainers have with killer whales could have long-term, negative health consequences for the animals.
Chris Dold, vice president of veterinary services for the parent company of SeaWorld marine parks, said permitting trainers to work in close contact with the whales including in the water with the giant marine mammals helps ensure that they detect signs of illnesses earlier, allowing vets to more effectively treat the animals.
“When you push that boundary further away, our sensitivity goes down not incapacitatingly so, but down,” Dold said on what is expected to the final day of a legal hearing examining safety practices at SeaWorld.
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Tags: Killer Whales, Vet
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Cause-Related Marketing
Posted on November 12th, 2011
Altruism. Corporate responsibility. Philanthropy. These are often used to describe cause-related marketing, an activity in which businesses join with charities or causes to market an image, product, or service for mutual benefit.
Embracing a cause makes good business sense. Nothing builds brand loyalty among today’s increasingly hard-to-please consumers like a company’s proven commitment to a worthy cause. Other things being equal, many consumers would rather do business with a company that stands for something beyond profits.
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Cause-related marketing can become a cornerstone of your marketing plan. Your cause-related marketing activities should highlight your company’s reputation within your target market.
That is really awesome and useful.