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The trucking industry is no longer as simple as it once was. Because of deregulation and changes in the marketplace, companies now experience tremendous operating pressure. Revenue may be growing rapidly without a corresponding increase in profitability. Senior management wonders, “What is wrong and what can I do about it?”All companies reach a point where they can either move forward to profitability or wallow in stagnation. If a company’s performance is stagnant, it’s because problems have become too complex for senior management to see and understand—what I call the Barrier of Complexity. As a result, symptoms are treated and the real problems go unresolved.In the trucking industry, you know all too well what those problems are:--Increased operating costs due to competitive pressures and customer demands. --Rising capital investment and reinvestment costs. --A

k to find a box of chocolates on my desk with a very nice note from the employee saying how much she appreciated my courtesy and kindness. I guess, intuitively I must have got something right.

Now, from years of experience, I know two things about firing someone:

1. Firstly, the person at all times must maintain his or her self esteem. This is one of the most basic and important needs that all people have (emailing someone, or even worse as I heard since starting this article, texting, sends a clear message that they are not worthy of a face to face discussion)

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Writing Effective Adverts
Advertising – Who Needs It? - Who doesn’t!Most people who read information about business or advertising are doing so because they are trying to make some kind of positive change in their life. Perhaps get a job, make money, and increase their customer base – whatever. That’s the central purpose of a classified ad. They get you what you want.This article has the same purpose, Like a classified advertisement, it will get you one of the things you want – it will show you how to write a classified advert. which gets results. Not only that, it will help to prevent you from wasting your hard-earned cash ads which never had a cat in hells’ chance of bringing you any business in the first place!This article has a focused theme (showing you how to write ads). In the same way your advertisement should have that a central and focused purpose. Your advert. should be 100% geared to

The need to write this article came about through the recent experience of two of my friends. Both had been fired. One for supposed poor performance (although she had never been counselled and at the time was in fact on sick leave) and one because the start up facility she was employed by, suddenly closed down. Both were senior managers. Both were loyal, hardworking employees but are now very angry and taking legal action against their former employers. Why are they so angry? One could say it’s because they have lost their jobs and this would be quite understandable. However, the main action that has triggered their anger and catapulted them down the legal pathway (in both cases), was that they were informed of their dismissals by emails. Yes, that’s right by email! They were never given the courtesy of a face to face discussion.

Many managers, when faced with the challenge of firing someone, forget, or are unaware of the emotions that are experienced by the person being fired. Nor are they aware of the behaviour that most often results from these emotions. It has been well documented that the death of a loved one, a marriage or long term relationship breakup and the loss of one’s job, have an equal and similar impact on one’s emotions. Think for a moment about the loss of one of your dear relatives or friends through death – how did you feel? That’s exactly the same feeling that people have when they suddenly and unexpectedly lose their jobs.

The psychologists tell us that there are 5 stages that people go through in this “grief cycle” – Shock, Resistance (often manifested as anger), Acceptance (of the current situation), Exploration (of new opportunities), Commitment (to a new future). Can any of these emotions be managed via email?

I can well recall the first time as a manager I had to fire someone. It was for poor performance and I was scared. I did not sleep the night before wondering what I would say and what would be her reaction. I carried out the interview in the morning with great fear and trepidation. I was not sure how the interview went, but was relieved when it was over and then took a break for lunch, but was unable to eat. I did not know about the “5 stages” at the time, I only knew that I had to do the right thing by the organisation and by the employee. I arrived back from my break to find a box of chocolates on my desk with a very nice note from the employee saying how much she appreciated my courtesy and kindness. I guess, intuitively I must have got something right.

Now, from years of experience, I know two things about firing someone:

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Easy to do Fundraising Events
Fundraising events are a dime a dozen when you first start fundraising but after a few years it may seem like you have tried this before. If you are in need of new fresh ideas for fundraising events we are here to help.This article will outline five easy to do and fun fundraising events that can help your church or school with its next fundraising campaign.1. Sponsor a community festival. Plan an event that can be held at a park or at your location. Include in your event games and attractions such as a Frisbee toss, sack races, juggling, face painting and plenty more games. You can ask for low charge of one to three dollars for admittance or simply ask for a free will offering.2. Hold a mystery egg sale. Stuff plastic Easter eggs with coupons and prizes that can be redeemed at an Easter Bake Sale. This will help to draw people in to your bake sale and raise money for yo

main action that has triggered their anger and catapulted them down the legal pathway (in both cases), was that they were informed of their dismissals by emails. Yes, that’s right by email! They were never given the courtesy of a face to face discussion.

Now, from years of experience, I know two things about firing someone:

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1998 and 1999 Economics and Illegal Immigration
Currently in United States of America we are worried about high oil prices, Middle Eastern politics, our national debt and illegal immigration; so what else is new? You know I always find interesting is that the United States of America's government keeps doing the same things and keeps getting the same results.Each time the FED, the United States Congress or even the president of the United States changes one or more lever in an attempt to change a situation in the economy; what happens?The same thing that has always happened; Now then, let's do a flash back to the past and let's take it back about seven years shall we? Below is an excerpt from a speech I gave to an economics class at a community college in 1999. Now mind you this is only one minute of the thirty-minute speech, however it is indeed very telling;“Now let us throw in some hefty fuel prices when there is a sho

reakup and the loss of one’s job, have an equal and similar impact on one’s emotions. Think for a moment about the loss of one of your dear relatives or friends through death – how did you feel? That’s exactly the same feeling that people have when they suddenly and unexpectedly lose their jobs.

Now, from years of experience, I know two things about firing someone:

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You Announced Your New Strategy - Now What?
How many times have you announced a big strategy or organization change and just when you thought it was working it becomes obvious the change didn’t happen? When your idea for a new significant change in strategy is still fresh and new, you must work to gain your organization’s psychological momentum shift towards the idea. The organization hears your message from top to bottom and internalizes what the change means to them, how they might benefit from it, and what they might need to do to make it happen. You’ve got everyone in the company talking about it. Your top management team are communicating and demonstrating their enthusiastic support. Indeed, all of your key leaders, including highly influential top performers are acting favorably toward the idea. If you are going to build momentum behind this change to drive it to its desired conclusion, then your work starts now.The firs

email?

Now, from years of experience, I know two things about firing someone:

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Incorporation: Venture Capital Funding
High growth incorporation tends to choose venture capital funding to hasten the next growth phase. Venture capitalists who focus on the company's growth pattern don't require the pledging of assets as required by lenders like banks.Venture capital financing is an option for corporations with a unique corporate proposition that may earn high returns on investment of at least 30% a year. These corporations require large outlays of capital. Venture capitalists normally take an ownership stake, to share in the corporation's business risk and profits. Therefore, it may become one of its institutional shareholders. In return, the corporation will benefit from the financial and operational support provided by the venture capitalist's management team.An important consideration for the corporation is to obtain enough capital to capture market share quickly and additional funds raised thr

k to find a box of chocolates on my desk with a very nice note from the employee saying how much she appreciated my courtesy and kindness. I guess, intuitively I must have got something right.

Now, from years of experience, I know two things about firing someone:

2. Secondly, it is vitally important to realise that all people will go through the five stages of the grief cycle (quite often at different paces) and as a manager, it is our role and responsibility to help them progress through these stages, particularly the first two that are likely to occur when they are still with us.

How do you do this? Well, in my usual style when writing an article such as this, I did my web research. Sad to say there was not much there. Under “firing someone” there seemed to be a plethora of articles about the legal requirements and many about the steps to take. For example, one article suggested the following steps: Give warning, Document, Document, Document! Time it right, Prepare the paperwork, Don't go it alone (ensure you have someone from HR there), Ensure privacy, Be brief, Watch your tone, Seek feedback, Give a good send-off. Few of these steps would address the 5 stages of grief. Many could probably be done by email with the same impact and result! If these steps were followed, I wonder what “feedback” the manager would receive – would there in fact be a “Good send-off”?

I’m not suggesting that we don’t have to address some of these. For example, you must cover all of the documentary and legal responsibilities pertinent to your country and organisation’s requirements. But keep in mind that the fired employee is first and foremost a person just like you with feelings and emotions that must be managed.

Here are some suggestions (assuming of course that you have fulfilled all the other requirements) for the next time that you have to fire someone:

• Before taking any action, ask yourself: “How would I feel if my boss came to me today and said – you’re fired!” Write down a list of words that describe your feelings.

• If you were in the situation of being fired, how would you like your boss to handle it? What would you like him/her to do and to say? Jot down some of your thoughts.

• Now write down a list of the words that best describe your feelings about having to fire someone. Review all the words you have scribbled down so far and pick out the two or three strongest. Also keep in mind how you would like to be handled in similar circumstances.

• Script the start of the conversation using the two or three words you have discovered. e.g. “This is really di

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