... over the years and they’d always report that ‘You are overstaffed.’ We did hire too much help andthat costs us But that followed our two guiding principles: provide quality care and put what was ... you don’t have time to go out and “try out” a lot of people Be careful and get some good ones Then ask them for advice; ask them to be frank, candid and direct and always to push you “Nothing makes ... is loving and caring and mentors interdependence To have good friends to share our lives with To always keep learning To be responsible and accountable to me first, and society second And finally,...
... ideas and strategies that apply to you Then take action and make them work!” This page intentionally left blank GettingOrganized at Work ឡ24 Lessons to Set Goals, Establish Priorities, and Manage ... need to that day or the next day Now you will be writing down tasks and ideas that need to be completed days and/ or weeks from now Skip lines between entries: This way you can make notes and it ... write you e-mails that 10 you will respond to (by being brief and to the point) You need to write your e-mails this way for others first and be an example In addition, use bullets and numbers instead...
... you don’t have time to go out and “try out” a lot of people Be careful and get some good ones Then ask them for advice; ask them to be frank, candid and direct and always to push you “Nothing makes ... President.” Andthat s the way it will go for you as you move up whatever track you are on Whether you’re a CEO now or on your way to becoming one, you want to be a good one No, a great one! That s ... always sure what form that hunger will take Whether they will end up in law, business, acting, or racecar driving But they develop a desire to excel and succeed and through sheer hard work and...
... lifetime of practice And it’s okay to start the vision work small and expand it with success It won’t expand much with failure! It’s like if you cross a street and break your leg getting hit by a ... to meet market demand A CEO has a CFO for the financial areas and a VP of product development for actually getting the idea to market He can hand that off to people He can’t hand off keeping his ... understands what that means and therefore is able to achieve it for customers, employees, and shareholders,” says Craig Watson, VP of FMC “There is the initial vision and then there is the vision that s...
... must help people ground and translate complex systems and theories It must ring true for general managers and truckers And it must be relevant and ongoing “Any plan you and leave on the shelf ... your thinking, changing, and going forward.) Peter Drucker says the goal of planning is to understand what might happen that would put you out of business and plan around that So get the experts ... plusses and minuses to getting there There will be tradeoffs and compromises Weigh the costs and the effects Explore the ramifications of all involved Who will be affected? “The CEO has to understand...
... there things clamp down and people can get secretive The CEO has to go out of his way to communicate— up, down, and sideways Everyone is entitled to raise their hand and say ‘I need more.’” A ... results and timing If a specific goal is superimportant and needs to be done now, tell them that Give a clear directive but with some background, if possible, so they understand “what and why” ... end up with some ownership andthat takes it away from the ones who are making it happen Now, when my director of marketing has been out and will be for a few months and he asks me to develop...
... for that person’s right hand and hire him or her instead Look for people who attract other good people by their own reputation and experience People are proud to work for people like thatandthat s ... don’t need “praise” themselves Don’t believe them Do it anyway Be consistent and be honest and sincere—in giving it up and down and sideways Peter Drucker says you risk nothing by 103 HOW TO ACT ... “The best and brightest want work that is interesting, challenging, and empowering The key to having work be interesting and challenging is to help people feel they are changing the world That s...
... is toward “customizing and personalizing” based on interests and needs The CEO does that for his direct reports and his direct reports it for theirs and on and on around and down the organization ... administrative and tactical to produce profit and foster that profit into capital appreciation And to share, on a regular basis, that accrued capital with the people who produced it And you need ... Gulbransen, Inc and America, Inc Expenses TE Understand the expense side of the income statement and be confident that each is being managed effectively and with good timing There are always expenses...
... profusion, and mark number and time — Quintilian Rhetorician, 1895 One of my favorite “hand” stories was from a CEO’s spouse, “My husband and I have a reputation for holding hands at corporate and community ... are almost always a hindrance People resent and don’t trust someone who is too chiseled, manicured, and coifed People respond to commanding behavior, not commanding looks (And even that can be ... confidence in me and I can’t have that in my position I want to be prepared on whatever I’m supposed to I want them to feel that I studied it andthat I’m on top of the details I that to show that I value...
... don’t strike some workable and satisfying balance between work and family, work and social, social and family, body and mind, and mind and soul, you won’t be very happy and won’t set a very good ... be a good participant and I never wanted to get that emotionally involved,” says one CEO So don’t But if you do, it well like you everything else That s 1000 percent Andthat makes for good karma ... listen and coach; provide focus and discipline; aid in staffing; debate strategy and direction; and guide financing,” says Ken Olson a private “angel” investor for high-tech start-ups and expert...
... so that if an elk does cross your path you won’t hear it and have no need to shoot it Oh yes, I forgot to mention that you should spend every Friday evening that you can with your mother and ... involvement, 166 employees, and, 10 financial rewards, 8, jail, and, 9, 10, 28 legacy/reputation, 7, Marine Corps’ definition, 25 power, and, 11 right vs wrong, 3–6 selling, and, 153 standard of expectation, ... reassured that you are on the right track to make it happen Often, the unknown of what is required becomes intimidating It’s no longer unknown and it’s not that complicated But it does take effort and...
... 4; double candy_per_person; candy_per_person = static_cast(total_candy) / number_of_people; candy_per_person now is 2.25! This would also work: candy_per_person = total_candy / static_cast( ... function declaration and a function definition for a function that takes one argument of type int and one argument of type double, andthat returns a value of type double that is the average of ... problem with integer division: int total_candy = 9, number_of_people = 4; double candy_per_person; candy_per_person = total_candy / number_of_people; candy_per_person = 2, not 2.25! A Type Cast...
... stand by (= support) I delivered a speech to stand by the government policy stand for (= represent) The blue bird stands for happiness stop by Mr Smith stopped by his parents' house on the way ... television, aside from news and current affairs at one's expense I treated my friend at my expense at random The librarian took a book from the shelf at random at stake Thousands of lives will be at ... taste in dresses is contrary to my own contribute to Honesty and hard work contribute to success and happiness count on I'm sure that I can count on your cooperation deal with The courts deal...
... and was HELP CHART Start sentences this way: He and I… She and I… Mother and I… Jane and She and Mother… He and Jane… Mark, Jill, and I… After is and was, use subject pronouns: It was I… It was ... happen is that students compose sentences that are laden with adjectives andthat more telling than showing Fifth-grader Jeremy wrote: “We climbed that hot, scary, fearful stairway and found ... rose-colored rug for relaxing and daydreaming Pink curtains cover two windows and turn the sun’s rays into pink sunbeams Between the windows stands a tall and narrow bookcase that my grandfather made My...
... please? This is … (Hello, Is that … This is …) Listener: Hello, This is … ( Hello, … is speaking) (Hello, … How are you?) Caller: Would you like to … with me …? Listener: OK/ That s fine/ Great / I’d ... directory an address book Hello, This is 847 329 Hoa Can I speak to Hoa, please? This is Nga Nga Listen and answer True or false ? T1 Nga is calling Hoa F2 Nga invites Hoa to the English club this evening ... at/ in … (Let’s meet at/ in …) Listener: What time will we meet? (Is 6.30 all right/OK?) Caller: That s fine See you in/ at … at … Bye Listener: Bye - Make an arrangement on the phone with one...
... hand, this On the other hand, that When thatians say That, thisians reply 85 Ideas into Words This When thisians say This, thatians say That Someday, but not yet, we will have an answer A meander ... birds and animals on one South Atlantic island, along with some history of the place I would have thought such an article would be too aimless, like a river’s meander ( this way, that way, ... way, this way, thatway ) Yet Matthiessen makes it work, in two instructive ways One technique, as we have seen, is the symmetry so clear at opening and close The reader enters and leaves...
... countryside is it’s quiet and peaceful and there is nothing to d) May be she means that the countryside lack of facilities such as: movie, theater, super market e) Many remote areas are getting electricity ... Na says, ‘ There is nothing to do’ What does she mean by this? e) What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions? f) Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why? 2) Answer: a) ... Getting Started City Noisy Tall buildings Kinds of good Entertainments Traffic jam ...
... ABROAD GETTING STARTED & LISTEN AND READ GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED Canada Thailand Austrialia Japan The United States of America 1.Tell your partner which country you would like to visit and ... country you want to visit ? B I’ d like to visit ………… A Why ? B Because ……………………………… II Listen and read - A broad (adv) - Pick SO up (V) - Come over (v) - Include (v) nước Đón , rước (ai ) Ghé...