Top Ten Ways to Communicate @ Work Effectively!

Written by Carwin Dover


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FIVE: "Out Honor" Your Co-Workers. Takerepparttar risk of having others take advantage of you. Crossrepparttar 106526 line first rather than waiting forrepparttar 106527 other person to communicate first. In other words, giverepparttar 106528 gift before you receive it.

SIX: Learn Something New about Someone. When you are curious (not snoopy!) aboutrepparttar 106529 people at work, you are giving them respect. People love to be respected! Find out how their family is doing, or more about their favor hobby.

SEVEN: Notify Spouses and Family. Speaking of respect, a card of thanks or acknowledgement sent to a spouse or parent can go a long way to improve communication with your employees.

EIGHT: Inviterepparttar 106530 Kids. When I was a kid, my Dad often took me with him in his work. As a minister, that meant calling on people inrepparttar 106531 rest homes, going to weddings and occasionally watching him rope calves at a branding event. This is a great way to communicate pride in your work.

NINE: Invite Ideas. People love to work where their ideas are valued. Most everyone notices how to improverepparttar 106532 bottom line, but many want to be invited to share their thoughts.

TEN: Give Credit Away Even When It's Your Idea! Anytime you can build up another person at your own expense, you have a good shot at improvingrepparttar 106533 communication at work. Positive communication can be just as contagious as people who are disgruntled.

BONUS: Listen Differently than You Do Now. Practice learning new ways of listening. If you userepparttar 106534 same technique, you may find you are missing out on some important information.

©2002, Carwin Dover, Intentional Partnerships

Do you want to learn more? Carwin Dover works with people who want to maximize their talents and with business owners who want to keep their best employees. www.mycoachswebsite.com bizcoach@mycoachswebsite.com Subscribe to the free, weekly ezine, "Communication @ Work!" mailto:subscribe@mycoachswebsite.com .


Popular Business Misconceptions Cost You Money! -Part 1

Written by J. Stephen Pope


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Some persons resistrepparttar idea of incorporating themselves because repparttar 106525 tax savings may not justifyrepparttar 106526 added costs of incorporation, annual minutes, and extra tax returns. However, incorporation gives advantages that go far beyond tax savings.

Insurance may give you some protection against loss. However, you may suffer business losses and lawsuits that may not be covered. For extra protection, consider incorporating yourself. The limited liability of your own corporation alone may justifyrepparttar 106527 additional cost and complexity.

Corporations may also be used for income-splitting with your family, as well as estate planning and retirement planning objectives. Additionally, corporations lend some credibility to smaller businesses and may enhance your image and prestige inrepparttar 106528 eyes of clients or suppliers.

Lower corporate tax rates will generally apply on small business income. Even in loss years, wages can be paid byrepparttar 106529 corporation to you so that you may utilize personal tax credits available. If unincorporated, these credits might be lost forever. The now larger corporate losses can be carried forward to future (hopefully more profitable) years.

A full analysis ofrepparttar 106530 advantages and disadvantages of incorporation is beyondrepparttar 106531 scope of this report. However, being incorporated may give you more flexibility and advantages than you originally anticipated. Certainly, it is not prudent to reject it as an option simply because it is more complicated and costly. In fact, it may be one ofrepparttar 106532 best investments you ever made.

Popular Misconception #4: ------------------------- "I really need an office out. ----------------------------- Being home-based makes me look amateur!" ---------------------------------------- Is A Home Office REALLY Professional? -------------------------------------

Many times small business persons makerepparttar 106533 mistake of generating unnecessary overhead in order to impress clients and prospects. Often this attitude leads to escalating debt and business failure. One such example is getting an impressive, but expensive, commercial office space.

Customers aren't stupid. They can see when such outside space is necessary or advantageous for them. They can also see when it is a waste of money and designed to fuel your ego. What matters most to clients is whether they are getting cost-effective results or not. If your product or service delivers such excellent value, your customers will be impressed and come back. In contrast, if one allows his ego to get inrepparttar 106534 way of satisfyingrepparttar 106535 customers' needs, they will go elsewhere.

Withrepparttar 106536 move to telecommuting, downsizing, networked communications, and home-based businesses, operating from your home office is actually smart and trendy. Can you think of a more appropriate location for a consulting firm specializing in home-based businesses? They of all businesses should setrepparttar 106537 example in cutting unnecessary expenses and operating efficiently.

This is not to say that there aren't any disadvantages to being home-based. One certainly must be well organized, disciplined, and willing to follow good time management principles. This alone could mark you as more professional than other businesses, home-based or not.

Expensive office space is notrepparttar 106538 answer to reflecting a professional image. If you are truly concerned about your image, offer quality service. Make sure that all your corporate communications (telephone, websites, printed materials, et cetera) reflectrepparttar 106539 professional nature of your business.

J. Stephen Pope, President of Pope Consulting Inc., http://www.popeconsultinginc.com/ has been helping clients to earn maximum business profits for over twenty years.

For more valuable Work at Home Business Ideas, visit: http://www.yenommarketinginc.com/


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