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Member You - How's Your Team Building Spirit?
Every day a typical label print shop receives dozens, sometimes hundreds, of different artwork files for custom label printing. Sometimes the art is perfect but often there are problems that need to be addressed before the art can be printed. So here is a list of the most common mistakes that people make when preparing their artwork. If you take care to avoid these mistakes you will save yourself a great deal of time, energy and money. Here are the top 10 label artwork mistakes:1. Missing FontsThis has been a common problem with artwork since we moved to digital file preparation over a decade ago. You might have this wonderful fancy font in your artwork, but if your printer doesn't have it, when they open your file they will get an error message. The best way around this is to always outline your fonts before sending in your file.2. Missing BleedIf you want your color to print all the way to the edge of your label you need to include a bleed. For example, if you want to print a 3" x 5" label, the size of the artwork you would create would be 3.125" x 5.125". Also, you need to leave some space around the very edge of your label that is free of text. The reason this is needed is because during die-cutting the label material can drift ever so slightly (up to 1/32"), so you need to make allowances for this in your artwork.3. RGB vs CMYKMost digital color printers today (including your little desktop inkjet) print in CMYK, also k
A. We value each other’s opinions; I can express my true feelings without fear of reprisal.
B. A person would be a fool to be himself in this team-don't be vulnerable
C. How open you can be depends on the people around you and/or the issue at the time.
D. It is best not to let others know your true feelings or let your self show
E. It is safe to express your true feelings in most cases.
8. All the supervisors in your department meet annually to discuss those who have promotional potential and to rank employees for salary treatment. You describe the discussion as:
A. A supportive atmosphere where team members openly express their viewpoints and are listened to
B. The atmosphere and discussion is more supportive than not
C. Team members are about average in the level of supportiveness they exhibit toward one another,
D. The team could improve their listening skills. The willingness to express opinions, venture new or different ide
Are you interested in working from home? If you are, you will either need to find a work-at-home job or start your own home based business. No matter how you decide to work from home, you will likely need to have a home office for yourself. Whether your home office is an actual room or just a small corner of your home, your space should have a professional look and feel to it. That is why you will want to think about buying office furniture for your home office.As nice as it is nice to know that you should outfit your home office with traditional office furniture, like a leather office chair or a computer desk, you may be concerned with the cost of it all. If you are, don’t worry, as it is a completely normal feeling. Working from home for yourself or even for someone else, especially when you first get started, can be expensive. There is good news though. That good news is that there are a number of different ways that you can find and buy discount home office furniture.When it comes to buying discount home office furniture, many individuals wonder exactly why they should do it. The decision as to whether or not you want to buy discount home office furniture is yours to make, but why you would want to pay full price for something that you don’t need to? With discount home office furniture, you can save yourself a considerable amount of money. This means that you can limit your work-at-home startup costs. This is nice, especially if you are a
Instructions:
Answer the following questions of the Team Building quiz without looking at the answers. After you’ve totaled your scores, you will have a better insight to your team building Spirit.
1. Describe the level of communication between team members:
A. Everybody gives their well-thought-out views clearly, others listen, and strive to understand what is being said-we talk together
B. Only some members listen while everybody gives their views.
C. Some team members listen and speak up but others do not.
D. Quite a few members don't listen to others and withhold their thoughts.
E. We do not listen to each other and members are afraid to speak up.
2. Which of the following statements best describes the level of risk taking, imagination, initiative, the members of your team will take?
A. We shoot the messenger.
B. Risk is a necessary evil, so we try anything.
C. If it's not broke don't fix it
D. Some seem more comfortable with risk taking and change than other team members.
E. We are conservative, proceeding carefully.
3. Your team gathers each month to discuss progress and problems in reaching individual and departmental objectives. Describe the meeting:
A. We are open with each other and we realistically share our progress and problems that we have encountered.
B. A few team members seem to be so concerned about the impact of their sharing that they try to build allies to support their views.
C. We have team members who seem to be play politics, while others do not
D. One group exists within our team that continuously reports the same politically correct presentation.
E. Political maneuvering, deception, and infighting and polarizing are the name of the game in this team
4. The team leader makes impassioned plea to improve the level of the group cooperation. As the discussion develops you note:
A. Members are pulling in opposite directions, competing with others, and looking out only for themselves or departments.
B. The majority of your fellow team members are in favor of Teamwork.
C. The members are split. Half see no value in working together, the other half is in favor of team building.
D. All the members really seem concerned with helping each other, and working as a team.
5. Your team will be meeting to begin your organization’s annual planning, budgeting, and strategy for the next quarter. During the critique period:
A. No one will want to "rock the boat", the entire team will restrains their remarks;
B. Most of the team members will filter their critical remarks and restrain from speaking.
C. About half of the team will be unrestrained and the other half restrained.
D. Most of your team members are unrestrained in their analysis and critique.
E. Conflicts and differences aid to problem solving so we are openly discuss all issues.
6. Ellen, a senior member of the team, and Chen, a junior member of the team, are on opposite sides of an important issue. Both of positions have merit. You notice that as Ellen and Chen present their arguments:
A. Team members seem to be harsher in their criticisms of Chen's arguments.
B. Members value differences and are objectively listening to both arguments.
C. Most of the team favors Ellen’s ideas slightly over Chen’s.
D. The team doesn’t pay attention to either view because they are too far apart.
E. We only listen to Ellen's views and discount or ignore Chen's viewpoints.
7. The leader of your team has asked each individual to express his/her views on a very controversial and emotionally charged issue the team must decide how to handle. Your first thought is:
A. We value each other’s opinions; I can express my true feelings without fear of reprisal.
B. A person would be a fool to be himself in this team-don't be vulnerable
C. How open you can be depends on the people around you and/or the issue at the time.
D. It is best not to let others know your true feelings or let your self show
E. It is safe to express your true feelings in most cases.
8. All the supervisors in your department meet annually to discuss those who have promotional potential and to rank employees for salary treatment. You describe the discussion as:
A. A supportive atmosphere where team members openly express their viewpoints and are listened to
B. The atmosphere and discussion is more supportive than not
C. Team members are about average in the level of supportiveness they exhibit toward one another,
D. The team could improve their listening skills. The willingness to express opinions, venture new or different idea
Let's talk about building and managing effective distribution channels…third party distribution channels that can help your company to take itself to the top of its market and beat your competition. Many companies, for years, have looked at third party distribution channels as a vehicle for fast acceleration of their sales. There's a plethora of different types of third party distribution channels out there that you can select, develop and manage for sales success. Those range from value added resellers, to system integrators, to manufactures reps, to OEM's, to distributors, and to agents as well as international representatives. All of these types of third party distribution channels are immediately available to many companies and can be deployed for a fraction of the cost of a direct sales force.In addition to that, the cost can be very variable and can be absorbed by the actual sales revenue as it's produced, as opposed to being up front, fixed and unavoidable when you deploy a direct field sales team or inside sales team.One of the biggest mistakes that companies make when they deploy a third party channels however, is to think that the companies that they sign up are going to do the work on their own without any support from you. One of the things that we've seen over and over again as companies spend a huge amount of resource and effort to go start, create, deploy third party system integrated value added reseller networks but they don't pro
2. Which of the following statements best describes the level of risk taking, imagination, initiative, the members of your team will take?
A. We shoot the messenger.
B. Risk is a necessary evil, so we try anything.
C. If it's not broke don't fix it
D. Some seem more comfortable with risk taking and change than other team members.
E. We are conservative, proceeding carefully.
3. Your team gathers each month to discuss progress and problems in reaching individual and departmental objectives. Describe the meeting:
A. We are open with each other and we realistically share our progress and problems that we have encountered.
B. A few team members seem to be so concerned about the impact of their sharing that they try to build allies to support their views.
C. We have team members who seem to be play politics, while others do not
D. One group exists within our team that continuously reports the same politically correct presentation.
E. Political maneuvering, deception, and infighting and polarizing are the name of the game in this team
4. The team leader makes impassioned plea to improve the level of the group cooperation. As the discussion develops you note:
A. Members are pulling in opposite directions, competing with others, and looking out only for themselves or departments.
B. The majority of your fellow team members are in favor of Teamwork.
C. The members are split. Half see no value in working together, the other half is in favor of team building.
D. All the members really seem concerned with helping each other, and working as a team.
5. Your team will be meeting to begin your organization’s annual planning, budgeting, and strategy for the next quarter. During the critique period:
A. No one will want to "rock the boat", the entire team will restrains their remarks;
B. Most of the team members will filter their critical remarks and restrain from speaking.
C. About half of the team will be unrestrained and the other half restrained.
D. Most of your team members are unrestrained in their analysis and critique.
E. Conflicts and differences aid to problem solving so we are openly discuss all issues.
6. Ellen, a senior member of the team, and Chen, a junior member of the team, are on opposite sides of an important issue. Both of positions have merit. You notice that as Ellen and Chen present their arguments:
A. Team members seem to be harsher in their criticisms of Chen's arguments.
B. Members value differences and are objectively listening to both arguments.
C. Most of the team favors Ellen’s ideas slightly over Chen’s.
D. The team doesn’t pay attention to either view because they are too far apart.
E. We only listen to Ellen's views and discount or ignore Chen's viewpoints.
7. The leader of your team has asked each individual to express his/her views on a very controversial and emotionally charged issue the team must decide how to handle. Your first thought is:
A. We value each other’s opinions; I can express my true feelings without fear of reprisal.
B. A person would be a fool to be himself in this team-don't be vulnerable
C. How open you can be depends on the people around you and/or the issue at the time.
D. It is best not to let others know your true feelings or let your self show
E. It is safe to express your true feelings in most cases.
8. All the supervisors in your department meet annually to discuss those who have promotional potential and to rank employees for salary treatment. You describe the discussion as:
A. A supportive atmosphere where team members openly express their viewpoints and are listened to
B. The atmosphere and discussion is more supportive than not
C. Team members are about average in the level of supportiveness they exhibit toward one another,
D. The team could improve their listening skills. The willingness to express opinions, venture new or different ide
Writing a resume for your first job requires patience, attention to detail, and a little creativity. All job seekers need a strong resume if they want to compete for the best jobs. But while seasoned professionals can rely on their experience to generate initial interest from prospective employers, individuals hitting the job market for the first time do not have such a luxury. New professionals, therefore, need to work even harder to sell themselves to managers.To start your resume, you will need to select a resume format. A functional resume is usually the best choice for a new professional, since it allows you to present your qualifications by functional skills as opposed to purely chronological job order. Since your work history will be brief, if not non-existent, you want to place the emphasis on your skills and knowledge.Layout of a Functional Resume: The layout you select for your resume should attract attention and create interest, but not detract from your overall presentation. Use of capitalization, bold lettering, underlining, indentations, different fonts, and white space can add variety to your resume and emphasize important information. The layout should be consistent throughout the individual sections of the resume, be visually appealing, and be easy for the reader to follow.A functional resume has several parts, which are typically included in this order:Name and Contact InformationObjective Statement. Political maneuvering, deception, and infighting and polarizing are the name of the game in this team
4. The team leader makes impassioned plea to improve the level of the group cooperation. As the discussion develops you note:
A. Members are pulling in opposite directions, competing with others, and looking out only for themselves or departments.
B. The majority of your fellow team members are in favor of Teamwork.
C. The members are split. Half see no value in working together, the other half is in favor of team building.
D. All the members really seem concerned with helping each other, and working as a team.
5. Your team will be meeting to begin your organization’s annual planning, budgeting, and strategy for the next quarter. During the critique period:
A. No one will want to "rock the boat", the entire team will restrains their remarks;
B. Most of the team members will filter their critical remarks and restrain from speaking.
C. About half of the team will be unrestrained and the other half restrained.
D. Most of your team members are unrestrained in their analysis and critique.
E. Conflicts and differences aid to problem solving so we are openly discuss all issues.
6. Ellen, a senior member of the team, and Chen, a junior member of the team, are on opposite sides of an important issue. Both of positions have merit. You notice that as Ellen and Chen present their arguments:
A. Team members seem to be harsher in their criticisms of Chen's arguments.
B. Members value differences and are objectively listening to both arguments.
C. Most of the team favors Ellen’s ideas slightly over Chen’s.
D. The team doesn’t pay attention to either view because they are too far apart.
E. We only listen to Ellen's views and discount or ignore Chen's viewpoints.
7. The leader of your team has asked each individual to express his/her views on a very controversial and emotionally charged issue the team must decide how to handle. Your first thought is:
A. We value each other’s opinions; I can express my true feelings without fear of reprisal.
B. A person would be a fool to be himself in this team-don't be vulnerable
C. How open you can be depends on the people around you and/or the issue at the time.
D. It is best not to let others know your true feelings or let your self show
E. It is safe to express your true feelings in most cases.
8. All the supervisors in your department meet annually to discuss those who have promotional potential and to rank employees for salary treatment. You describe the discussion as:
A. A supportive atmosphere where team members openly express their viewpoints and are listened to
B. The atmosphere and discussion is more supportive than not
C. Team members are about average in the level of supportiveness they exhibit toward one another,
D. The team could improve their listening skills. The willingness to express opinions, venture new or different ide
Yes that is right I said Easy Advertising Strategies for the Beginner,of course their is the old reliable paid advertising on Google, Yahoo, MSN and many others. All of these of course cost money of various amounts and not always cheap,a lot of people seem to have the theory that the higher you are ranked on the search engines the more traffic you will have to your site. This is a nice neat theory but it is not always true being ranked higher may help or it may not,what I am saying is if you spend a bunch of money to get ranked high on the search engines and do not make a sale was the money really well spent?Getting your site ranked high on the search engines does not make sales advertising your products makes sales,use your Auto responder and launch an Email Marketing Campaign.Say you have a free E Book on your site use that in your Campaign,send a broadcast to your list to go to your site and download their free copy of build a better mouse trap or whatever.Two days later send another broadcast offering them something else,most people do not buy anything on their first visit to any site if you keep sending them to your site for this or that sooner or later they will get curious and look a little deeper.join every Forum you can find not only can you find Excellent advice but you can put your url's in your signature this not only helps them get noticed by search engines,it also gives you the opportunity to advertise your site to everyone else on that particul
D. Most of your team members are unrestrained in their analysis and critique.
E. Conflicts and differences aid to problem solving so we are openly discuss all issues.
6. Ellen, a senior member of the team, and Chen, a junior member of the team, are on opposite sides of an important issue. Both of positions have merit. You notice that as Ellen and Chen present their arguments:
A. Team members seem to be harsher in their criticisms of Chen's arguments.
B. Members value differences and are objectively listening to both arguments.
C. Most of the team favors Ellen’s ideas slightly over Chen’s.
D. The team doesn’t pay attention to either view because they are too far apart.
E. We only listen to Ellen's views and discount or ignore Chen's viewpoints.
7. The leader of your team has asked each individual to express his/her views on a very controversial and emotionally charged issue the team must decide how to handle. Your first thought is:
A. We value each other’s opinions; I can express my true feelings without fear of reprisal.
B. A person would be a fool to be himself in this team-don't be vulnerable
C. How open you can be depends on the people around you and/or the issue at the time.
D. It is best not to let others know your true feelings or let your self show
E. It is safe to express your true feelings in most cases.
8. All the supervisors in your department meet annually to discuss those who have promotional potential and to rank employees for salary treatment. You describe the discussion as:
A. A supportive atmosphere where team members openly express their viewpoints and are listened to
B. The atmosphere and discussion is more supportive than not
C. Team members are about average in the level of supportiveness they exhibit toward one another,
D. The team could improve their listening skills. The willingness to express opinions, venture new or different ide
A culvert pipe is a cutting under or beside a road that allows water to drain, rather than pooling and creating hazardous conditions. Technically, only an enclosed channel under a road could be further classified as a culvert, and a cutting next to a road is recognized as a ditch. Culverts Pipes are a very important part of the system used to drain roads and drives, keeping them secure and extending their lifetimes.Ideally, a culvert installation is done when a road is built, either by the home highway authority or a property owner, only in case if the culvert is on private land. Generally, if a section of a road lies in a dejected area of ground or an area subject to flooding, a culvert need to be installed to facilitate drainage problems, especially in the winter. The culvert pipes are laid into the road bed as it is being built, and is kept apparent by maintenance crews during everyday checks of the roadway throughout the year.Generally culverts serve two chief functions. The first is that a culvert permits water to drain under the road, rather than pooling it on top, making the surface secure for drivers. Pooled water on a road could cause cars to hydroplane, cover up hazards on the roadway, and would eventually eat away at the roadway, causing it to smash down quickly. If a road floods in excess of, it might have to be closed until the water level recedes that is trying for drivers, but necessary for safety.The second function of a culvert
A. We value each other’s opinions; I can express my true feelings without fear of reprisal.
B. A person would be a fool to be himself in this team-don't be vulnerable
C. How open you can be depends on the people around you and/or the issue at the time.
D. It is best not to let others know your true feelings or let your self show
E. It is safe to express your true feelings in most cases.
8. All the supervisors in your department meet annually to discuss those who have promotional potential and to rank employees for salary treatment. You describe the discussion as:
A. A supportive atmosphere where team members openly express their viewpoints and are listened to
B. The atmosphere and discussion is more supportive than not
C. Team members are about average in the level of supportiveness they exhibit toward one another,
D. The team could improve their listening skills. The willingness to express opinions, venture new or different ideas is inhibited.
E. Full of criticism, placing blame, belittling and withholding information.
9. A team member has asked to have time on your meeting’s agenda to seek the help from other team members in completing his/her assignment. During the ensuing discussion you feel that:
A. Every member is hiding his/her real motives and feelings.
B. Most members of the team hide their own goals, expectations, and needs.
C. Some team members are posturing to advance their hidden agendas
D. The majority of the team members are honest about their needs and expectations
E. All team members are open about their feeling and real motives; we feel free to communicate honestly.
10. Your manager has asked every member of your team to do an independently study and submit a detailed plan for implementing a total Employee Involvement/Quality program in their area of responsibility. Subsequent conversations with other team members, the feeling is:
A. Because you can count of the manager to keep the best interest of both the team and individual as a top importance, the request is easy to fulfill.
B. You have wait and see if in this case this is the best policy.
C. The manager can be trusted in the majority of cases, only on a few occasions do you have to question his/her motives.
D. The manager is not to be trusted, everything he or shed does has a hidden agenda behind it.
E. Team members are suspicious but will reluctantly cooperate with the manager's request
ANSWERS
Question 1
A=10, B=8, C=6, D=4, E=2
Open two-way communication sums up a positive team atmosphere. Everyone feel comfortable sharing feelings with others because they know their positions are important; their thoughts heard, and feelings considered.
Question 2
A=4, B=10, C=2, D=8, E=6
Team members are free to take reasonable risks and to experiment with ideas. There are no failures only opportunities of growth and learning. A self-managing team does not place blame, but has a norm of individual responsibility and initiative. Team members understand that good "followership" means accepting responsibility. They take the initiative to influence other team members and the team’s direction.
Question 3
A=10, B=8, C=6, D=4, E=2
When trust is lacking, members protect themselves from other team members through political maneuvering and partisanship. Deception and infighting, not cooperation and honest communication, are the acceptable behaviors.
Question 4
A=2, B=4, C=6, D=8, E=10
The team has a “we-ness” attitude. They work for a common and understood goal. They are willing to subordinate “I” need for the “we”. They think in terms of team gains and do not exhibit competition between team members.
Question 5
A=2, B=4, C=6, D=8, E=10
Differences of opinions and conflicts are suppressed. Those who withhold information will hide behind, "If you can't say anything constructive, don't say anything at all" attitude. Contrast this to a positive team atmosphere where conflicts and differences are openly discussed. The team will not seek a winner or looser but to use conflict to benefit the communication and problem solving process in the team. Effective teams will use to their advantage and will not shy away from conflict.
Question 6
A=6, B=10, C=8, D=2, E=4
The team members feel that they are valuable to the team. As a result, they do not have to compete for air time. An attitude that everyone's opinions and views need to be seriously considered exists. Everyone, including those who are not the top performer are given time to express their views and the opportunity to influence the team.
Question 7
A=10, B=2, C=6, D= 4, E=8
Team members will put up a fa?ade in an untrusting, non-supportive environment. They feel that letting people know who they really are would result in them being vulnerable and hurt. In a positive team atmosphere, differences are seen as strengths, not weaknesses.
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