It's Time For Check Attendance!

We are done with our dinner! We had grilled pork meat, Caesars salad, noodle and beef soup. That was a great dinner! Now its time for check attendance. I remember when I was still working before at the bank. We have to log-in all the time in our individual employee time sheet for time-in and time-out. I even remember to prepare the monthly employee time sheets of the branch for submission to the main Human Resource Office. It also happened when I worked as retail supervisor where my duties include employees' work schedule preparation and monthly preparation of employee time sheet as well. I found it time-consuming and messy sometimes looking for each employee time sheet. I even have some problems trying to locate each time sheet because they are mess-up and misplaced by employees. It is my job and I have to do it without complaining.

With our high technological world today, I guess so many things has change already. Most things have been very possible, easy and convenient. One thing I found out today is the easy way of preparing Timesheet which is done online. I believed that with this new software, both the employees and company will benefit. It can also reduce cost for companies, lessen admin job, paperless timesheet which is good for our environment and a lot of reasons why Iemployee is of advantage to companies. I am not so sure if the companies I worked befroe already use this online method of preparing timesheet. If not they have to act now and get the proper Human Resource software that will save time and money for the their company. I am optimistic that iemployee.com can help them. It's time for check attendance!

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I just want to share this to all of my readers. I guess there are some important infos here to share with especially to all working people...here it is!!

Lack of Confidence Holds Employee in Same Job for 10 Years
Lindsey Novak

Q: I've been in the same job for 10 years now. My family demands that I get a better-paying job, but I am scared of quitting and facing the interviewing process. What can I do?

A: Your family wants to see you advance in your job, and after 10 years of doing the same work, it is worth a try. Before you force yourself to start a job search, consult a career coach at a community college. Many community college career centers are open to the public, as long as you live within the district. You can conquer your fear of interviewing by discussing the problem and practicing the interviewing process with a counselor. Private career coaches can be found either on the Web or in the local newspaper, but they likely will have higher rates than the community college. Whichever path you choose to take, don't quit your job before you get a new job. Once you feel comfortable with the interviewing process, post your resume on job boards, and send it to companies for which you would like to work. When you go to an interview, you will need to show that confidence I hope you have developed.

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Job Hopping Required To Find Ethical Company

Q: I am a rehab therapist working for a contract company that provides therapy services to a nursing home. My job is to determine who is and is not appropriate for therapy and develop plans of treatment for them. If I do not recommend what is appropriate, I run the risk of fines, jail time and losing my license. Medicare fraud is rampant in this industry, and I have left several jobs because I was asked to participate in it, which I refuse to do.

I finally found a job in which these fraudulent practices did not go on. My supervisor handled fraudulent requests for therapy and dealt with administration and upper management, so we, as therapists, could do our jobs legitimately and not be involved in such things. Unfortunately, our great supervisor left for a hospital position and was replaced by someone unqualified. The new supervisor only has an associate's degree and no experience managing. She is intimated by administration, so rather than refusing to do unethical things, she will bend over backward to please them. We are asked to do unethical things weekly, and when we refuse, administration threatens to cancel the contract with the company. Now the environment is terrible, and our once-pristine record no longer is respected by administration. How can our therapy team report fraud when none of us has participated in it? And how many times do I have to change jobs to find an ethical therapy services company?

A: You have placed honesty and high ethics before money, and you are to be commended for such honorable behavior. Don't lose faith in the system. Just because your therapy team has not committed fraud does not mean you cannot report knowledge of it. It is your duty only to report it, not to investigate it or prove it. You may want to look for a job first at a rehabilitation institute connected to a reputable hospital. Once you are out of your current company, you can report the company's administration and management team to the state authorities. The state licensing agency then can audit the company's records to see who was involved in fraudulent therapy requests and which therapists complied with them.


Copyright 2008 Creators Syndicate Inc.
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Passion Is the Key

Zig Ziglar

The dictionary says that passion is "a strong emotion, an ardent love; zeal; eager desire, hope and joy." It has been my observation that in every field of endeavor, the people who reach the mountaintops of life have a passion to give their all and be the best they can be.

For example, the Founding Fathers of our country were passionate believers in freedom. Honore Gabriel Riqueti said, "None but men of strong passions are capable of rising to greatness." Alfred, Lord Tennyson said, "The happiness of a man in his life does not consist in the absence but in the mastering of his passions." Benjamin Franklin said, "He is a governor that governs his passions, and he is a servant that serves them."

It has been my observation that directed passion -- founded on an ethical moral base -- enables people to utilize their full potential with awesome results. The reason is clear. With integrity, you have nothing to fear because you have nothing to hide. Fear is a heavy burden to carry, and it stifles creativity and burns energy, which we need to achieve maximum results.

To be candid, I am a man of passion, and I have a conviction that passion, like courage, is transferable. So one of my objectives in life is to transfer some of my passions -- as well as the passions of the people you meet in this column -- to you. In order to accomplish that objective, I write from my head and heart to your head and heart because the head is the gateway to the heart. I try to inform you logically and inspire you emotionally because I believe with this approach, you'll be moved to recognize, develop and use what is inside you and become the best you can be. When you do that, I truthfully can say that I will see you at the top!

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It's OK To Be Negative

I believe that it is OK to be negative. To those of you who know me, that probably sounds like a stunning statement, but I really do believe it's fine to be negative, pessimistic and discouraged, and I understand how a person could acquire those feelings and attitudes. Your past could well have dealt you a series of crushing blows.

If that is the case, don't beat up on yourself for having those negative thoughts and feelings. It's even OK to blame someone else for your feelings and where you are in life at this moment. However, you must force yourself to think about this: Blaming others for your problems is not going to solve those problems. However, blaming others will help remove those feelings of guilt that you might be carrying, and guilt really is a heavy load. So blaming others is the first step.

Now think about this: If someone else is responsible for your problems of the past and even the present, surely you are not going to let that person foul up your future -- are you? Once you've taken that step, you're ready for step No. 2, which is to forgive your abuser. Step No. 3 is to accept responsibility for your future.

In simple terms, I am saying that you must make friends with your past so that you can focus on the present and make your future all it can be. That is a "must-do" if you're going to make your future better than your past. Next, to make that future better, you need to get into a goal-setting mode because it has been said that those who do not plan for the future are not interested in the future. The very fact that you've read this column indicates to me you're interested, so develop a plan of action, and I'll see you at the top!


Copyright 2008 Creators Syndicate Inc.
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Lessons in Great Leadership: Leading People Through Change

Japan's prime minister from 1998 to 2000, Keizo Obuchi, wrote an article in the International Herald Tribune that provides us with three quick leadership lessons. He writes:

"The systems and processes that made us so successful in the past no longer work. They have become heavy shackles that hold us down. It is not easy to abandon the formula for previous success. Yet we realize the world has changed."

These could have been the words of a group head explaining the latest earning report to the analysts or the words of a GM whose "heritage" format was under attack.

Leadership Lesson #1: Acknowledge that things are going to be different and not necessarily pleasant for a while.

Obuchi continues, "Painful structural changes are under way. Our country, which once prided itself on its "lifetime employment" practices -- once hired, a graduate was guaranteed work at the same company until retirement -- today has an unemployment rate higher than that of the United States. Japanese companies can no longer afford to make social stability a priority and keep workers on the payroll regardless of earnings. So unemployment is not just an indicator of our immediate economic problems, it is a byproduct of our transition to a new economy."

Leadership Lesson #2: Followers already know change is painful. They need to know why it's worth it.

Great leaders take the time to explain what is happening and why. They use the word "because" a lot. Workers are more willing to put up with change when they feel someone is in charge and there is light at the end of the tunnel. People who are used to one way of doing business will go through predictable passages when change occurs.

1. Denial. This is when you must provide as much information as possible.

2. Resistance. Allow people to talk about their concerns, and listen more than you talk.

3. Exploration. Once people go through the first two stages, they start to look for ways to deal with their new situation.

4. Re-commitment. If you've done a good job of leading people through change, you will have new bursts of creativity and loyalty from workers who have made it through the storm.

Leadership Lesson #3: Paint a picture of the future.

That's the "vision thing."

Obuchi concludes, "When Japan overcomes its current economic difficulties, it will emerge a more vibrant and flexible society. We will be in an even stronger position to support the values that we share so deeply with the United States--freedom, democracy and respect for human rights."

Peter Drucker (and there is only one other Higher Authority) put it like this. "What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it, that's another matter."

What leaders have to do today is lead people through change. It's as simple as 1-2-3. Acknowledge, explain why, and paint a picture of the future.

Chris Lytle, CSP, Author of The Accidental Salesperson
source: www.arcamax.com april 09, 2008