...1 Samuel 007:012 Samuel then took a stone and placed it between Mizpah and Jeshanah and named it Ebenezer (meaning, "the Stone of Help"), for he said, "The Lord has certainly helped us!" 1 Samuel 7:12 The church has many markers to show God''s goodness Have you ever received an award? Was the award a special plaque or a trophy? Perhaps it was a certificate or some other token of recognition. The purpose of an award is to recognize and to praise persons or groups that have made noteworthy accomplishments and contributions. They generally contain the name of the honoree, a description of the deed accomplished, a date, and the name of the presenters. Recognition of some accomplishments may get bigger than a mere plaque or certificate. Statues, busts and memorials are erected around the world to note the lifetime contributions of those who distinguished themselves in the course of time or to note the site of an historic event. Whether a small certificate or a towering obelisk, awards have a way of recognizing and marking important moments in time. Tributes usually follow a significant accomplishment. Often those receiving the tribute feel undeserving and are puzzled at the praise they receive from others. We know how to recognize people for their accomplishments, but how do we recognize God when he has helped us? That was the question that puzzled David in Psalm 116:12 when he asked "What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?" David concluded that...
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...transactional leader is someone who guides or motivates their followers in the direction of established goals by clarifying role and task requirements. This describes leader B, as goals were established by clarifying the roles and task requirements. A chain of command is also recognized by selecting a subordinate to delegate tasks. Corrective action is enforced for bad performance and leader B rewards employees for good performance. According to Robins and Judge, a transformational leader is someone who inspires followers to transcend their own self-interests and who are capable of having profound and extraordinary effect on followers. This is the type of leader, leader C is. Leader C believes in the goals and missions set up by executive A. Great success is believed to be achieved when they are inspired and passionate about a vision. Leader C makes sure to continually set up high expectations and be encouraging to inspire the workers. This leader also makes it a point to remember birthdays and other special events, so that the workers see him/her as a mentor instead of as a supervisor. Leader B’s leadership will...
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...An appraisal system is a way of letting your employees know what they are doing well and what they may need help with. This system should never be one where the employee is constantly torn down and told how much they need to improve the way they are operating. This would only cause tension and the employee would never want to be present for another meeting if they are constantly criticized and never shown praise. When setting up an appraisal system you should keep in mind that you only need to address what is actually observed with the employees behavior, make sure the system is based on the rules and guidelines of the company, have only a trained superior provided the review, and always allow the employee to give feedback on what is being discussed in the meeting. The importance of this system is to not only correct issues before they get out of control, but also to allow the employee to keep the management team on the same page with them throughout their employment with the company. If there is an issue that needs to be address then they have the opportunity to ask for help and let someone know where they feel the problem may lie. Before you begin an appraisal meeting, you should have all the elements that need to be discussed listed and printed out, copy for both you and the employee, so that the meeting can go more smoothly. Some sample questions may be whether or not the employee feels that they have had a productive year up to that point and if not what is the reason...
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...______________________as it pertains to the specific and unique needs of ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬-_________________, and how to make __________________ “great place to work.” HR Competencies Given that the nature of the work performed by ¬_________________ is independent and not collaborative in nature, it is well-suited to teleworking. When questions do arise or input is requested, it is done through email. It is not necessary that any of that work be conducted in the physical office of _______________________. Telecommuting and virtual offices benefit the company and the employee. As Pomeroy (2007) pointed out, companies can waste enormous amounts of financial resources on “unused space.” When employees are not sitting at their desks, that empty space is dead and expensive real estate. While every employee in ¬_________________ had their own desk, desktop computer, office space and land-line phone, only 3-5 were in the office on any give work day. -_________________, paid rent on the building, bought office furniture, paid utilities, purchased desktop computers, and incurred many other overhead expenses assuming everyone would be using the space on the daily basis. It would have been far cheaper to rent less office space to house support staff, have available “day use” offices for employees to use on those occasions when they wanted to work in the office and conference room facilities, purchase or lease laptop computers instead of desktops, and utilize cell phones rather than landlines...
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...Great World Religions: Hinduism Lectures # 6 and # 8 Lecture six discusses men and women and their stages of life. The stages of life for men and women are very different but they do have some similarities when it comes to certain aspects of life. Men undergo four orders during the cycle of life. These four orders are referred to as asramas. The first stage of life is known as the brahmacarya stage which is the student stage. This typically takes place between the ages of seven and eleven. During this stage boys are to learn about personal purification and sacrificing. The second stage is the household stage where young men are to marry and to start a family. The third stage is when a man and his wife move to a place where they can withdraw from their active social life. In order to do this a man must have his family and must be financially stable. This place is usually somewhere in the forest according to Mark W. Muessee the professor who gave the lecture on Hinduism. The fourth and final stage of the life cycle is a stage that not many men accomplish. During this final stage of life men are to renounce their former identity along with anything known with it. He is to leave his family and his wife and all of his belongings. The color of renunciation that these men where is orange. In classical Hinduism women were to follow three stages in the cycle of life. Now typically women follow the same stages of life that men do. The three stages women preciously followed were the girlhood...
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...The Great Works of Alfred Kinsey Alfred Kinsey was one of the first scientists to conduct scientific inquiries into human sexuality. During the thirties and forties, the time of his scientific explorations, human sexuality was not an accepted topic for discussion and was frowned upon. Over time, Kinsey’s work led to a wider acceptance of the topic as well as the acceptance of various sexual practices. To some, his work remains controversial and contentious. Those who oppose Kinsey’s work referred to him as a communist and even a pedophile, although there was never any evidence to support either claim. He was also criticized by other scientists for unreliability of personal accounts of sexual behavior. Despite all of the accusations against Kinsey, his work is still academically cited and respected and “beyond the scientific circles, he is seen by some as a liberator of sexuality, and by others as a founding father of America's moral decline (Soylent Communications).” In the beginning stages of his career, Kinsey was a well-known biologist and a zoologist. He mainly researched and documented the mating practices of animals and he specialized in that of the gall wasp. Dozens of the species were actually catalogued by Kinsey himself. In 1938, his interest of animal mating practices shifted to the mating practices of humans. He was able to gain the permission to teach a non-credit course called “Marriage” to nearly one hundred students at Indiana University. This was completely...
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...Milestone 1 Final Sonja Thompson SAS is a business analytics software company that has over fourteen thousand employees. SAS delivers proven solutions that drive innovation and improve performance. While this was likely intended to refer to their products, it refers to their overall company as well. So much so in fact that companies like Google have modeled their own culture after that of SAS. SAS has been on the list of top companies to work for the last thirteen years (Kaplan, 2010). Initially the SAS software was designed to analyze agricultural data but it has grown into a product with practically limitless uses. Retailers can use it to determine everything from pricing to where to put their next location, banks can use it to see what services customers may respond to, even the Census Bureau uses SAS software (Kaplan, 2010). The key to SAS’s success appears to lie with the fact that Goodnight realized early on that the key was in keeping employees happy. Employees like to know that they are valued and that they matter. SAS’s demonstrates this by actively practicing 4 main leadership values. Value people above all else: This was evidenced in 2009, when many other companies had to resort to layoffs to stay afloat. SAS employees became concerned about their own jobs. Goodnight quickly informed them that there would be no layoffs but to please watch their spending. Since employees were relieved of having to worry about job losses, this in turn allowed them to remain...
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...Why Google is a great place to work  Prepared by Ekaterina Miller Instructor: Michael Marcis History Google began in March 1996 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Their goal was “to develop the enabling technologies for a single, integrated and universal digital library." And was funded through the National Science Foundation among other federal agencies. Google has created some very impressive milestones of its time and continues to grow rapidly every day. The name “Google” comes from a mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zero’s. The use of the term reflects their mission to organize a seemingly infinite amount of information on the web. In 1998 Google had made its mark as one off the Top 100 websites. Even at the very beginning they received only the best reviews. They then went on to become the most successful internet company ever. Early in 1999 they struck a deal with Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins for $25 million. In November 1999 Charlie Ayers joined Google as the company’s first chef. In April of 2000. Google announced the MentalPlex program, which envisages the software’s ability to read your mind as you visualize the search results you want. In June of 2000, Google partnered with Yahoo! to become their default search provider. Also in June they announced the first billion URL index, making Google become the world’s largest search engine. In September of 2000 they started offering searches in Chinese, Japanese, and...
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...The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl had a huge impact on the lifestyle of the Americans. Initially, the stock market crashed (“The Great Depression”). Then, over the years, the economy went downhill. There were about thirteen million unemployed citizens. This era created many hardships and decisions on citizens in the United States. One of the programs that drastically changed the lives of civilians was the Works Progress Administration, or WPA. The WPA was created by Franklin D. Roosevelt, it offered work relief to people, and was broadened to include entertainment jobs, such as writers and actresses. Franklin D. Roosevelt was a candidate for presidency against Herbert Hoover. Roosevelt won and became the 32nd president (Leuchtenburg 17)....
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...Emphasis and Intense Quote. These styles come in formatted to look great and work together to help communicate your ideas. Go ahead and get started.awdawdawdwadawdadda headings by using heading styles, or highlight important text using other styles, like Emphasis and Intense Quote. These styles come in formatted to look great and work together to help communicate your ideas. Go ahead and get started.awdawdawdwadawdadda headings by using heading styles, or highlight important text using other styles, like Emphasis and Intense Quote. These styles come in formatted to look great and work together to help communicate your ideas. Go ahead and get started.awdawdawdwadawdaddawadwdadwadawdawd headings by using heading styles, or highlight important text using other styles, like Emphasis and Intense Quote. These styles come in formatted to look great and work together highlight important text using other styles, like Emphasis and Intense Quote. These styles come in formatted to look great and work together highlight important text using other styles, like Emphasis and Intense Quote. These styles come in formatted to look great and work together highlight important text using other styles, like Emphasis and Intense Quote. These styles come in formatted to look great and work together highlight important text using other styles, like Emphasis and Intense Quote. These styles come in formatted to look great and work together highlight important text using other styles, like Emphasis...
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...the case during the 1800’s in which the great event known as the Industrial Revolution occurred and the safety and welfare of employees was not even a priority in most establishments. Many of the industries in Great Britain forced their workers to labor for excessive amounts of time which led them to intense exhaustion in areas that reached extremely high temperatures. Faulty machinery was also an issue along with exhaustion causing mortality rates to spike as many employees were placed in great danger whilst operating the machines. Possibly the main reason for all of the mishaps was the glaring inexperience of the management as most people had never experienced this new technology before, but on the other side of the world New England factories were thriving with positive reviewing from their employees due to many different factors. The fact that American businesses were doing so well proves the point that the poor conditions could have been escaped in Great Britain under the right circumstance and leadership. “The happiest place I have passed in America” was said by Charles Dickens during his first visit to Lowell Massachusetts in which he was thoroughly enthused by due to how successful and well kept some of the establishments were. Dickens hailed from Great Britain which happened to be having an Industrial Revolution of their own but as he remarked it was not as incredible as Dickens believed Lowell to be for the workplaces in Great Britain tended to employee more youths under...
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...2008 GREAT RECESSION COMPANIES WHO SURVIVED AND ALTERNATE METHODS TO EMPLOYEE LAYOFFS MGT 310-06 PROFESSOR CAS CASWELL BY DE’-LISA BARNES INTRODUCTION In 2008, the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the world market experienced the worst economic decline, known as the Great Recession. The overall impact was described as being the worst global recession since World War II. The precise magnitude and timing of the recession is widely debated and varied from country to country. The years leading up to the crisis were characterized by a highly excessive rise in asset prices, combined with a boom in economic demand, which inflicted a clear hardship for businesses and families. To further explain my research, this paper will focus on the following: What caused the great recession, Effects of the recent recession, Types of Businesses that survived the recession, Companies that hired during the recession, Companies that choose shared-worked programs over layoffs, Various states that participates in the work shared programs, and the Advantages of the work share program. WHAT CAUSED THE GREAT RECESSION The Great Recession actually began in December 2007, which is long before most people ever realized what was to soon transpire. Although there are many speculated factors or causes that led to the recession, the American people strongly believe that the following groups are responsible for the Great Recession of 2008: Government, Mortgage Companies, Banking...
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...on the great Augustan period when it is better known for the Golden ages of Roman era. First empire begins with many civil wars within the empire by people of republicans and the great leaders like Julius Caesar. At the Caesarian time, people were greatly pleasured with wealth and strength of nation. However, when the many of nation’s senates set up an assassination of Caesar, and bring the nation back to republican nation, the nation, again, shakes in civil wars and fights amongst themselves. Therefore, heroic character rises into this chaotic time of Rome, C. Octavius. He is stepson of Caesar who was inherited in power by Caesar. By it means, people had much interest in him, and he was served in people’s favor. One fact that he is well known for many of his work in the beginning of Roman empire, I was driven to his life and accomplishments. “At a time when the whole world is still facing after-war prob-lems of rehabilitation, material and spiritual, and in the bewilder-ment of chaos needs light from every source, it occurred to me that it would be of value to review the great period of Roman reconstruction, the Augustan age, to see if from the problems it faced, its solutions and its failures, any suggestions might appear for reconstruction today.” (Haight 335) History of Augustus is a great source even now. We can learn from the mistakes, especially in achievements and successful cases are perfect examples to repeat from the history. Now, I want to introduce the great Augustan...
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...Harrison Eng:315 Professor Hunter August 15, 2012 EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING Prepared for Regina Patton General Manager Great Escape Restaurant 811 Hurst Street Carthage, Texas 75633 Prepared by Jamorian Harrison August 15, 2012 Letter of Authorization May 30, 2012 Mr. Jamorian Harrison Assistant Manager Maroney’s Restaurant 811 Hurst St. Carthage, Texas 75633 Dear Mr. Harrison As stated a few months before, we as an organization need a formal report to address some of our issues and ways to solve them. We need our employees to understand the benefits of great communication, high morale, and we would also like for the employees to give feedback of their own. Search for articles that give great examples of these topics. Also conduct a few face-to-face interviews. This report is needed by the end of October. Be sure to notify me upon any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Regina Patton General Manager Letter of Transmittal GREAT ESCAPE RESTAURANT 811 Hurst St. Carthage, TX 75633 August 15, 2012 Regina Patton General Manager Great Escape Restaurant 811 Hurst St. Carthage, TX 75633 Dear Ms. Patton I have prepared the formal report that listed some of the problems we are facing as a company along with ways to fix these errors. The report gives the benefits of great communication, the negative aspects of miscommunication, and other areas of our company that needed attention. Sincerely, Jamorian...
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...The Leadership of Henry Ford "The great need of the world has always been for leaders. With more leaders we could have more industry. More industry, more employment and comfort for all." –Henry Ford Introduction Henry Ford was the creator of one of the largest automobile manufacturing companies, influencing society in a number of ways and forever changing the face of the auto industry. One of the reasons for his success was the high priority he placed on his employees’ satisfaction. While Ford had much strength he also had weaknesses that held the company back and threatened to destroy it at times. Ford was a notable member of society and a great peace promoter. Ford’s business style and leadership skills throttled him to success. Background Henry Ford was born in 1863 to farmers in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford grew up living on the farm and attending school, neither of which he was satisfied with (“Henry Ford: The Innovator”)...
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