Cross-training is a way of maintaining a company’s productivity levels. This applies whether you are a large corporation of a two-man partnership. Companies are starting to recognize some of their failures in this regard as they prepare for possible swine flu outbreaks. 
At a September conference held by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy [...]

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In the previous post I wrote about the Department of Homeland Security’s campaign to help America be prepared for disasters.  However there are also emergencies not linked to a natural disaster.  We are also experiencing an economic disaster in many areas at the moment.  Both of these require smoothly operating and organized systems  to give you [...]

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No matter how organized you are and how great your time management skills are, it is difficult to handle emergencies, especially natural disasters.  They affect both your business and your family, so the stress is more than doubled.  Anything you can do to organize now will help to mitigate the toll, if and when you [...]

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·         Do you find yourself running out of ideas to promote your business?
·         Have you come to a standstill with your marketing department?
·         Are YOU the Marketing Department of your company?
 
With the state of the economy these days, it is more often a focus on saving money than on saving time. However slow periods are [...]

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January is Fitness Month, if you can rank it by good intentions.  Resolutions to get in shape abound, and gym memberships swell.  This past fall Maximum Fitness for Men magazine interviewed me for an article called “Take Back the Power,”  and Time Management, my topic, was one of the ways you regained that control.
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It can be harder to plan and make ends meet these days with the economic crisis and the extraordinary government responses to it. The value of our hard-earned money seems intent on nosediving; as a result, today’s penny is gaining more importance. Saving pennies has never been more prudent.
What the construction business is doing to cope [...]

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In a recent blog I described how corporate productivity measures such as computerized scheduling can adversely affect business growth. My example was WalMart’s decision to reschedule employee shifts so they reflect the peaks and valleys of customer hours. Unfortunately, the shift changes made it very difficult for employees to schedule any family or personal activities, [...]

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In my monthly article, titled “Being Organized During Natural Disaster,” I mentioned how Hurricane Ike in Houston affected me and the checklist I created the evening before in case of evacuation or disaster.  Fortunately I did not have to deal with those issues, but being without electricity for two weeks would have been a real [...]

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Our power just came back on Day 11, following Hurricane Ike.  More are still without electricity.  It makes you appreciate the small things.  This definitely provides reinforcement for the designation of September as National Preparedness Month.  
As the storm was approaching in the gulf, I wrote up a checklist of what I would need to take in [...]

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Hurricane Ike has come and gone, but Houston will be feeling the effects for a long time to come.  This is Day 7 with no power in our half of the city.  I’m very grateful that this is our only damage and I understand that priorities are set by the electric companies.  I can wait. 
Yet it [...]

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