Be a PEST. Make money.

Written by Aaron Colman


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4. Technology. Ignore technology at your own peril. Whether it's legal or not technology will make you obsolete if you ignore it. Take one look atrepparttar recording industry. They're holding on for dear life... and it's getting worse and worse for them as wireless broadband and smaller computers make sharing files easier and easier. If you did a poll of teenagers today, how many of them do you think would tell you that it was wrong for them to share files? Percentage wise... not very many, right? These arerepparttar 104577 same people that will be makingrepparttar 104578 laws forrepparttar 104579 next generation. Once a business model is obsolete, it's dead. Horse and Buggy makers don't bring in a lot of money, but automobiles are a multi-billion dollar industry.

Conclusion: Make it a point, from this day forward,repparttar 104580 actively stay on top of business developments. Read magazines, check out news sites, and read articles like this. Always keeping in mindrepparttar 104581 PEST method. By watching new trends you'll not only keep your business from being blindsided by something new, you'll also be able to stay onrepparttar 104582 profitable side ofrepparttar 104583 cutting edge without bleeding to death inrepparttar 104584 process.

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10 Tips For Your Appraisal

Written by Arthur Cooper


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Try to steerrepparttar discussions inrepparttar 104576 direction that you want to go, by concentrating on improvements you have made and can continue to make withrepparttar 104577 appropriate training or job experience.

Listen.

Listen to, and take note of, your manager’s comments. Weigh up what he has to say even if you don’t agree with it. There may still be an element of truth in what he has to say, and you may learn something useful about how others see you. If you do disagree, however, it is important to say so. Don’t just accept his comments passively. Make it clear that you have a different opinion, but back up your response with cogent arguments of your own to support your case.

Stay Calm

At all times keep your cool. It is almost inevitable that you will bearrepparttar 104578 brunt of some criticism. You manager will feel almost obliged to search for something, however wonderfully you have performed duringrepparttar 104579 preceding months. Don’t get angry. Keep calm. Fight your corner. Stay polite.

You will come across as someone who can take criticism, but is prepared to defend himself and his views. That can only do you good.

Profit fromrepparttar 104580 experience

Userepparttar 104581 appraisal process to your advantage. Remember points 1 and 2. Go intorepparttar 104582 meeting well prepared, so that afterrepparttar 104583 initial looking back you can steerrepparttar 104584 meeting towards where you want to go when you start looking forward. Talk about your aims and goals. Show yourself to be a positive, forward looking person. Say what it is that you need to achieve both your own personal aims andrepparttar 104585 goals set for you by your manager. Ask forrepparttar 104586 training necessary. Ask forrepparttar 104587 job experience you want. Ask for more responsibility and promotion. You cannot fail to impress your manager with your enthusiasm.

Your appraisal should be a positive and beneficial experience for both you and your manager. It is a time when you can both reach a common understanding ofrepparttar 104588 past and both explain what you are looking for inrepparttar 104589 future. It is a time when grievences can be aired and misunderstandings cleared up. It is a time when you can reset course and securerepparttar 104590 resources needed. In short, it is something to look forward to rather than to dread.

Arthur Cooper is a writer and publisher. For more of his articles go to: http://www.arthurcooper.com/ For articles ebooks and courses go to: http://www.barrel-publishing.com/


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