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Recognise and focus on the HighsMaking a list of all of your career achievements no matter how large or small will help you to stay positive and motivated. Stick the list up on a wall so that you can look at it any time that you need to be reminded of all the great things that you have done in your job and career.Set Long Term and Short Term Career GoalsSetting clear long a short term career goals you will keep you focused even in low times because you will see the big picture and what you are working towards and that you are getting there even if it is not fast enough. In addition by setting goals you can identify in advance any possible career obstacles and make a plan of action to overcome those obstacles before they become a career block.Get a MentorFinding a mentor is a great

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Electricity has become necessary for almost all our daily activities. From the moment you hit your ringing clock when you wake up to the moment you watch a movie in your apartment after a harsh day at work, you are actually connected to a large network of people, electric lines, and generating equipment without even your knowledge. Distribution engineer also called power plant distributors and dispatchers are the people in charge of the monitoring of the flow of electricity first from the power plant, over a network of transmission lines, to industrial plants and substations, and, eventually, over distribution lines to residential users.Distribution engineer control and operate current converters, voltage transformers, and circuit breakers to control electricity needs. They are also in charge of the monitoring

After the seventh snowstorm in seven weeks, people in Denver, Colorado, are beginning to feel that Mother Nature must have been looking for Buffalo or Minneapolis but got lost. Folks here just aren't used to having three feet of snow piled up on their yards, driveways and streets for almost two solid months. Even kids, who usually greet each snowflake with glee, now look at the leftover piles of mush with something akin to disgust. "Is spring ever going to come back?" one despondent ten year old was heard lamenting. (It was easy to hear her; she's my daughter.)

The reason for Denver's collective unhappiness is that the city traditionally enjoys over 300 days of sunshine a year. During the winter months, snow will make an appearance for one day, leave perhaps four or six inches of white, enough to make everything look beautiful, then it will gracefully depart, like the perfect houseguest who never overstays her welcome. The sun returns the next morning and immediately commences housekeeping; the snow is gone from the streets and sidewalks by noon. Not this year. And as a result, Denverites are having difficulty keeping their morale from melting away just like the icicles are supposed to be doing. Business in Denver felt the freeze keenly. Airlines to realtors to retailers to giant offices are feeling the snow's impact on morale. But the good news is that some of these same businesses have added a bit of humor to their workplace to get morale back up to where it should be.

What does more-than-usual snow and the resulting hit out Colorado attitudes this have to do with You? you ask as you sip your non-fat, decaf mocha latte in front of a cozy fireplace while munching on a biscotti. (Oh... I guess that's ME with the mocha.) The point is that businesses in Denver are having to deal with low morale and are forced to think creatively about how to motivate their people in the face of unusual circumstances. If these companies can raise people's sun-deprived attitudes in Denver with some positive, fun techniques, these ideas will work anywhere, even in Buffalo and Minneapolis.

No, these companies are not going to the lengths that apparently GoDaddy.com is doing for its marketing department. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, check out GoDaddy's commercials that first aired during the last couple of Super Bowls.)

What they are doing is using humor in the workplace to spice things up and give their employees a reason to enjoy coming into the office. For example, one of my consulting clients passes around a "garden gnome." Yes, a ceramic statuette of a sprightly elf sporting a tall pointy hat, beard, chubby cheeks and all, designed to decorate one's vegetable garden. The garden gnome signifies that a person in the office has done an exceptionally good job at something that day. And the something does not necessarily have to be directly related to meeting a sales goal or other measure of business. It can be as simple as smiling at someone in the hallway or cleaning out the office kitchen fridge

Insights into the MVNO Creation Process
IntroductionAlthough a much coined phrase, MVNO’s have remained in their infancy until only recently. This paper seeks to set out a better understanding of the concept of a virtual operator, the rationale for its creation and the various forms a MVNO might take. After setting out the some of the barriers facing a potential MVNO, the paper address some of the implications for the host, the key risks and areas that need to be considered when creating a relationship.Understanding the MVNO ConceptThere is much said about the concept of a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), but very little understanding of the practical implications of the concept. In its simplest form, an MVNO is a mobile wireless service provider that doesn’t own the underlying spectrum or radio network. Rather, it uses the w

ppiness is that the city traditionally enjoys over 300 days of sunshine a year. During the winter months, snow will make an appearance for one day, leave perhaps four or six inches of white, enough to make everything look beautiful, then it will gracefully depart, like the perfect houseguest who never overstays her welcome. The sun returns the next morning and immediately commences housekeeping; the snow is gone from the streets and sidewalks by noon. Not this year. And as a result, Denverites are having difficulty keeping their morale from melting away just like the icicles are supposed to be doing. Business in Denver felt the freeze keenly. Airlines to realtors to retailers to giant offices are feeling the snow's impact on morale. But the good news is that some of these same businesses have added a bit of humor to their workplace to get morale back up to where it should be.

Evaluating A Job Offer
A job offer can reveal a great deal about a prospective employer. It can convey the seriousness of the employer; a candidate’s value to the company and most importantly, the very decision of taking up the offer. It is usually based upon a number of factors out of which only some are flexible. While a factor may be of prime importance to one candidate, it may not be of much significance to another. Here are a few key points to make note of before taking (or turning down) a job offer:1. Title And Nature Of The Job Titles or positions are short but strategic and practical information about the role of a candidate and his/her responsibilities; therefore, it is of prime importance. It is always advisable to be clear on the job role so that one is certain and mentally ready to accept the new and coveted responsi

ness in Denver felt the freeze keenly. Airlines to realtors to retailers to giant offices are feeling the snow's impact on morale. But the good news is that some of these same businesses have added a bit of humor to their workplace to get morale back up to where it should be.

How Do You Create Customer Loyalty?
Another sad fact of life is that these days, very few customers are loyal. Most of their loyalties lie with their bank accounts, and you can't blame people for watching their shrinking dollars. If you have regular clients, offer them an extra incentive now and again. Thank them for visiting and remember their names. Give them an additional discount for regular business or a promotional item to remember you & your business.Be good to them and they will bring you new business. Treat them as you would a good fiend, especially if you meet on the street and discuss your business. Remember their birthdays. You can do this by starting a bithday club. Make special acknowledgments to your customers if you meet them at dinner parties or during a business functions.When a customer has sent a referral your way, take

are forced to think creatively about how to motivate their people in the face of unusual circumstances. If these companies can raise people's sun-deprived attitudes in Denver with some positive, fun techniques, these ideas will work anywhere, even in Buffalo and Minneapolis.

Is the Standard of your Writing Affecting your Job Chances?
When people think of writing, they invariably think of story writing or creative writing. Curriculum Vitae (CV) (or resume) writing is an entirely different discipline to creative writing although the rules you learn through creative writing regarding grammar, spelling and punctuation are extremely important in CV writing, even if the creative aspect is not required.Since your CV is a shop window for you and is more often than not the first and only impression that you will give a recruiting employer, it is imperative that you ensure it is written to the highest standard you can manage.There are many websites out there offering free advice that can easily be applied to CV writing (or resume writing) so you don’t have to pay someone else to write it for you. This will allow you to submit it, confident i

ve their employees a reason to enjoy coming into the office. For example, one of my consulting clients passes around a "garden gnome." Yes, a ceramic statuette of a sprightly elf sporting a tall pointy hat, beard, chubby cheeks and all, designed to decorate one's vegetable garden. The garden gnome signifies that a person in the office has done an exceptionally good job at something that day. And the something does not necessarily have to be directly related to meeting a sales goal or other measure of business. It can be as simple as smiling at someone in the hallway or cleaning out the office kitchen fridge. When someone at the company is spotted doing something that makes a difference, they are entered into the office gnome pool. Slips of paper detailing the good deeds are put in a box and at a designated time, a winner is chosen. The winner keeps the office gnome on their desk for the day.

I know winning an office gnome for a day doesn't sound as morale-lifting as say, winning a new car, but the point is with this simple gesture the company has invested each of its employees with the responsibility of recognizing those who make a difference in the daily business of the office. By recognizing others who choose to make their workplace more livable and lively, they also begin to take stock of their own attitudes toward work. Employees begin to appreciate that others who invest in "positive attitude capital" raise the value of their workplace for everyone and not just themselves. As the garden gnome travels, it delivers a sense of pride to its temporary owner that translates into positive benefit for the company. That's a lot of work for one small elf!

Different ideas in use by other companies to raise positive attitude capital are both large and small, cheap or more pricey. Some of the counter people at the Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles wear clown noses when they first interact with customers to generate laughs. It's hard to be snippy with your DMV agent when she's wearing a bright, red, round bubble on her nose. Another company intentionally brings customers the wrong order when they come in to pick up their product. Usually the order is the exact opposite of what the customer wanted. When the customer begins to get huffy, the company rep laughs and says, "April Fool," even though it's only February. (The woman who does this technique is brilliant in her own way. She is taking responsibility for her own happiness, and is taking steps to make it happen. Can you say the same about yourself?)

Another of my corporate clients has employees who are celebrating their birthday wear a special sign proclaiming their birthday. Because of the sign, other workers know to give the birthday boy or girl a dollar. By the end of the day, the honoree has collected enough money for a nice night out or a weeks worth of mocha lattes. All employees participate gladly because they know when their time comes around, they'll get lots of happy birthday wishes, plus a big wad of cash. Other ideas:

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