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Featured Article:
5 Goal Setting Secrets to Jumpstart Your
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Ed Sykes Awarded
Golden Gavel Award |
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"Dive into
2005 Success Series" |
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Article:
The Greatest Gift of All – The Gift of
Empowerment |
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Quote of the
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Special HR Month
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Happy Human Resources Month! |
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Featured Article:
5 Goal Setting Secrets to Jumpstart Your
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"Plan for the future,
because that is where you are going to spend the rest of your life."- Mark Twain
Another year
is upon us and you have your list of resolutions or goals you want to accomplish
in the upcoming year. It’s time to plan your goals so that it’s not just
another conversation this year, but a focused plan for success. I will share
with you five goal setting techniques guaranteed to help you achieve more out of
life. Use the goal setting techniques listed below to help you achieve your
targets:
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Ed Sykes
Awarded Golden Gavel From Bank of America TM |
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Ed Sykes, of The Sykes Group, received the esteemed Golden Gavel Award from the
Bank of America Toastmaster Club, Voices of Empowerment. The ceremony took
place December 14, 2004 at the Bank of America building at 2 Commercial Place in
Norfolk, VA at 4 p.m.
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Dive into 2005
Success Series |
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Announcing the "Dive into 2005
Empowerment Series"
How to Master Challenging People During
Difficult Situations
March 15th - Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
How to
Say No, Set Boundaries, and Achieve Success
June 21st - Time: 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
How to Lead Through Change and
Chaos
September 20th - Time: 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
How to Wow Customers During
Difficult Situations
November 4th - Time: 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
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Article:
The Greatest Gift of All – The Gift of
Empowerment |
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During
the year, a variety of celebrations – birthdays, holidays, and other special
occasions – call for a gift of some kind. We sometimes work ourselves into a
frenzy trying to come up with the “perfect gift.” The “perfect gift” is one
that doesn’t wind up in the bottom of a drawer or a gift receipt because no one
in his/her right mind would return it (after all it’s perfect.) Or
have you ever received a gift and couldn’t wait for the return counter to open?
Why not
invest in a gift that has staying power – the gift of empowerment. The gift of
empowerment is a gift that keeps on giving, enabling one to enhance and further
his or her personal development and achievement. An empowering gift is one that
keeps on giving the whole year through and, if we’re lucky, beyond.
Here are
three empowering gift ideas:
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Quote of the
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"Give
me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the
first four sharpening the axe." |
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- Abraham Lincoln |
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Article:
Happy Human
Resources Month! |
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January is Human Resources
month, a great opportunity to highlight the contributions you make and to honor
the special people who make them. Rewards and recognition for Human Resources
staff set the stage for another terrific HR year.
This is the perfect time
to:
1. Expand
your good will and public relations efforts within your organization.
2. Showcase
your contributions.
3. Seek
the input and feedback you need to effectively serve your customers.
With these multiple
purposes in mind, consider these opportunities:
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