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Profiles in Branding: The Red Hat Society NDS to make the payroll; pay for benefits; the vacations; the equipment; and the latest furniture designs.Unless you have lived in a cave for the past few years, you have seen them in your community. A group of women over 50 years of age dressed as pimps. Big red hats with feathers, boas draped around their shoulders, purple velvet suits, as gaudy as you can imagine. These ladies are no pimps. They are members of a popular women over-50 group, The Red Hat Society.The Red Hat Society beginnings started in a thrift store in 1997. Queen-Mother (official title), Sue Ellen Cooper, purchased a special red fedora. A few months later, Cooper gave a similar fedora to a friend, along with the poem "Warning" by Jenny Joseph. In the "Warning" poem, Joseph writes about an older women in what eventually became the official "Red Hatter" unifo SECURITY OF THE PAST No big surprises about job security today Vs prior years. At least not this day, time and place. Unfortunately, a lot of employees used to think his/her employer was “for life”. All you had to do was stay out of trouble, work hard and do as you were told. After 40 years, you get the gold watch and told to enjoy your retirement. Remember those days? Places like the utilities, the tele Chocolate Chip Cookies and What They Are Telling Us Some may want to interpret “independent” to mean WITHOUT others. None of us are truly independent or able to make it in life alone. All of us depend on family. Friends. Our church family. Schoolmates. Business associates. And others.Ok, so admittedly, I am sitting here taking a little breather and eating my 4th, or is it 10th (?) chocolate chip cookie of the day. It’s not quite as enjoyable as the first, but I know I will eat it anyway. Oh, you ask, “Why is it not as good as the first?” Well, it is because this one can’t be rationalized away – this one is just plain over-the-top, filled with guilt, packed with pain and too much of a good thing.Well, now that we are all clear on my addiction of choice. Let’s look at what the cookies are dying for me to know, and what your indulgences want you to know as well.We all have out little indulgences in the work place, which take us away from our work for a moment and allow us to mentally take a break. Whe You may hear someone say, “she is a self-made millionaire” or “he did it all by himself” and believe it. NOT SO by a mile. There is NO ONE who can make a million dollars without others being involved in making it possible. Seldom, if ever, is it possible for any of us to “do it all alone”. I’ve racked my brain and every time it takes two to tango. Two to get married. Three to make a crowd. Four to make a quartet. Five makes a quintet and so on to infinity and beyond. “Independent” is doing everything you can on your own steam. Not leaning on someone else when you don't need to. Carrying your own weight. Paying your own way. Not leaching off others. Being your own person. You have self-esteem. Believe in your talents and gifts from God. Be willing to use them for others. You share life in its fullness. See the bright side. Seek beauty as it unfolds. Your awareness takes in the good around you. Gloom dissipates in your presence. My kind of guy or gal! LOOK INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS -- Your employees are NOT independent of your decisions. Paychecks are expected. Benefits are needed for self and family. Vacations earned and anticipated. Dependable equipment to do the work. Environmental issues. Conditions (good or bad) in the workplace are critical to your success. You, the employer, are expected to meet the needs of your employees. Money must be available to FUND your payroll. Insurance premiums for employees’ welfare and protection of your assets must be paid. Lease payments on your equipment come with regularity. Ergonomic chairs and desks are important for the good health of your employees. And many more demands must be met daily, weekly and monthly. Turn your “cheek” to the other side. YOU are NOT independent either. ALL OF US depend on each other. Employees are hired to do the work that generates the FUNDS to make the payroll; pay for benefits; the vacations; the equipment; and the latest furniture designs. SECURITY OF THE PAST No big surprises about job security today Vs prior years. At least not this day, time and place. Unfortunately, a lot of employees used to think his/her employer was “for life”. All you had to do was stay out of trouble, work hard and do as you were told. After 40 years, you get the gold watch and told to enjoy your retirement. Remember those days? Places like the utilities, the tele What Did You Say? lone”. I’ve racked my brain and every time it takes two to tango. Two to get married. Three to make a crowd. Four to make a quartet. Five makes a quintet and so on to infinity
and beyond.My table-mates introduced themselves as the reciprocal protocol began. We chatted about what we did, where we did it and what we thought of the conference. Stan joined the table as the chicken was served. He'd been introduced to me earlier and we'd talked briefly during the pre-dinner social. Now he was peppering me with intriguing business questions. This was going to be a lively and interesting discussion, I thought.But my hopes vanished faster than an ice cube melting in the desert. I realized Stan wasn't listening. He didn't care what I had to say; he was waiting for his turn to talk. And talk he did, monopolizing the table's conversation with his back-patting soliloquy.That experience got me thinking. My hopes had been “Independent” is doing everything you can on your own steam. Not leaning on someone else when you don't need to. Carrying your own weight. Paying your own way. Not leaching off others. Being your own person. You have self-esteem. Believe in your talents and gifts from God. Be willing to use them for others. You share life in its fullness. See the bright side. Seek beauty as it unfolds. Your awareness takes in the good around you. Gloom dissipates in your presence. My kind of guy or gal! LOOK INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS -- Your employees are NOT independent of your decisions. Paychecks are expected. Benefits are needed for self and family. Vacations earned and anticipated. Dependable equipment to do the work. Environmental issues. Conditions (good or bad) in the workplace are critical to your success. You, the employer, are expected to meet the needs of your employees. Money must be available to FUND your payroll. Insurance premiums for employees’ welfare and protection of your assets must be paid. Lease payments on your equipment come with regularity. Ergonomic chairs and desks are important for the good health of your employees. And many more demands must be met daily, weekly and monthly. Turn your “cheek” to the other side. YOU are NOT independent either. ALL OF US depend on each other. Employees are hired to do the work that generates the FUNDS to make the payroll; pay for benefits; the vacations; the equipment; and the latest furniture designs. SECURITY OF THE PAST No big surprises about job security today Vs prior years. At least not this day, time and place. Unfortunately, a lot of employees used to think his/her employer was “for life”. All you had to do was stay out of trouble, work hard and do as you were told. After 40 years, you get the gold watch and told to enjoy your retirement. Remember those days? Places like the utilities, the tele Buying a Portable Trade Show Display Over the Internet - How to Eliminate the Frauds! its fullness. See the bright side. Seek beauty as it unfolds. Your awareness takes in the good around you. Gloom dissipates in your presence. My kind of guy or gal!Portable tradeshow display sales, up until about 3 years ago, involved a sales person representing a tradeshow display manufacturer bringing a portable display to your place of business. He would spend about 1 hour showing how the display sets up, tears down and discussing the types of graphics options you have, among other tradeshow related information. With the advent of the internet, as well as the natural maturation of the popup display product, the "sales demo" has become a thing of the past.The internet has allowed about anyone to become a distributor of somone's cheap, foreign-made portable tradeshow display. This is not all bad because the cost of displays is now about 1/3 of what they were in the days of the “sales demo.” LOOK INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS -- Your employees are NOT independent of your decisions. Paychecks are expected. Benefits are needed for self and family. Vacations earned and anticipated. Dependable equipment to do the work. Environmental issues. Conditions (good or bad) in the workplace are critical to your success. You, the employer, are expected to meet the needs of your employees. Money must be available to FUND your payroll. Insurance premiums for employees’ welfare and protection of your assets must be paid. Lease payments on your equipment come with regularity. Ergonomic chairs and desks are important for the good health of your employees. And many more demands must be met daily, weekly and monthly. Turn your “cheek” to the other side. YOU are NOT independent either. ALL OF US depend on each other. Employees are hired to do the work that generates the FUNDS to make the payroll; pay for benefits; the vacations; the equipment; and the latest furniture designs. SECURITY OF THE PAST No big surprises about job security today Vs prior years. At least not this day, time and place. Unfortunately, a lot of employees used to think his/her employer was “for life”. All you had to do was stay out of trouble, work hard and do as you were told. After 40 years, you get the gold watch and told to enjoy your retirement. Remember those days? Places like the utilities, the tele Your Online Brand Is You ed to meet the needs of your employees. Money must be available to FUND your payroll. Insurance premiums for employees’ welfare and protection of your assets must be paid. Lease payments on your equipment come with regularity. Ergonomic chairs and desks are important for the good health of your employees. And many more demands must be met daily, weekly and monthly.You've decided to make the leap. You're going to start selling your products and services online. You're excited. Wow! Millions of people will be able to buy from you.Let's see --- what will you need to do first? Yep. You'll need to create your own Web site.A week or two later, your Web site is complete. You're thrilled. It's exactly what you wanted, your own storefront online. You get to work and do everything you're advised to do: you send out news releases and submit your site to all the search engines. You promote your URL on everything from your business stationery to the side of your car.Six months after that, you're starting to see a trickle of traffic, but it's hardly the flood you imagined it w Turn your “cheek” to the other side. YOU are NOT independent either. ALL OF US depend on each other. Employees are hired to do the work that generates the FUNDS to make the payroll; pay for benefits; the vacations; the equipment; and the latest furniture designs. SECURITY OF THE PAST No big surprises about job security today Vs prior years. At least not this day, time and place. Unfortunately, a lot of employees used to think his/her employer was “for life”. All you had to do was stay out of trouble, work hard and do as you were told. After 40 years, you get the gold watch and told to enjoy your retirement. Remember those days? Places like the utilities, the tele Band-aids Don't Cure Stress NDS to make the payroll; pay for benefits; the vacations; the equipment; and the latest furniture designs.The stresses of long working days are getting to Australian employees, with 25% saying they would like a plug-and-play room at work in order to partake in a bit of escapism during the work-day, A further 25% say they would like to see the introduction of a meditation room in the office in order to bring a bit of peace and balance back to their life. (1731 respondents to a survey by Australian human resources recruitment firm, Talent2).I’m all for anything that eases workplace stress and makes life at work more enjoyable. It’s also good to see the emphasis on achieving peace of mind to relieve stress, instead of the usual focus on physical activity, important though that is.However, putting recreation facilities into the wor SECURITY OF THE PAST No big surprises about job security today Vs prior years. At least not this day, time and place. Unfortunately, a lot of employees used to think his/her employer was “for life”. All you had to do was stay out of trouble, work hard and do as you were told. After 40 years, you get the gold watch and told to enjoy your retirement. Remember those days? Places like the utilities, the telephone companies, the post office and others had a unique situation. All of them had a “monopoly” and no competition. All you had to do was go to the rate commission and present your case that costs were outrunning your profits. BINGO!! Approval was given to ‘raise’ your charges without challenge. Deregulation changed “some” of that. Interstate commerce changed life among the trucking industry giants. Many went “belly” UP. Could not survive in a FREE economy and had no choice. Consolidation happened. Results were good and bad depending on how you survived the ordeal and challenge of a ‘free’ marketplace. None of us ever heard about any of these companies having a layoff. Few ever got fired and usually it was a really bad scene. Do Government employees – national and local – have job security unmatched in the private sector? It seems to be so. Average employees made average wages; get average promotions; average annual increases in pay; average vacation time and average benefits. No more, no less. Just one of the pack and most do an average job in return. It all depends on your level of ambition and motivation. SECURITY TODAY YOU are your own security. Stay ahead of the “pack” and you are the last to go. Let technology pass you by and you’d better not let the door hit you on the way out. Stop learning and you are GUARANTEED job obsolescence. Talent is the KEY to job security. Unless you can make a real contribution to the success and future of your employer, you are NOT needed. Brainpower is our most valuable asset in the current marketplace. Ability to THINK. Envision the future and its effect on our goals. YOUR OWN BUSINESS Many of today’s newest entrepreneurs are formerly employees of large national firms. Some that did not survive the current economic climate. Others were caught up in downsizing; outsourcing; early retirement; and all the reasons for unemployment. Even with 96% employment (under 4% unemployment in many large cities) there is still a lot of unrest within many large firms. Stockholders are demanding profits. Wages are un
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