Cozy Home Decorating Ideas for WinterWritten by Liz Hekimian-Williams
When it gets cold outside, don't you just love feeling you get when you snuggle up with something warm and cozy?What if you could create that same warm feeling when you're inside at home, just by adding a few choice home decorating accessories? Well, you can! Here are several cozy home decorating ideas to help you and your guests feel warmer at this time of year. 1. Move to Florida! Nah, just kidding. :) 2. Get out your favorite throw or fleece blanket, or buy a new one, and place it on your sofa for cuddling. During daytime or when not in use, you can drape it on back of your sofa to enjoy pattern or picture on it and add a bit of "warmth" to your room. 3. Get that fireplace going that's been inactive all year. And if you don't have a fireplace, it's a great time to get some candles glowing in your home. 4. Add scent of cinnamon, vanilla or other "warm" aromas to please you while you're indoors. Try a scented candle or use a fragrant oil in an oil warmer. Or, cook up some treat that will please your tastebuds and fragrance your home as well. You can bake some cinnamon rolls or enjoy some spiced hot cider, for instance.
| | Managing Employees to Accelerate Learning CurveWritten by Susan Dunn, MA, The EQ Coach
If constant change was watchword for last decade, constant RAPID change is watchword for 00s. If you’re a manager, you know that faster employee can learn a new skill, a new program, a new concept, or a new position, less stress for you and employee, more successful outcome, and more positive effect on bottom line. The ability to change rapidly, be flexible and learn quickly are highly valued by today’s employers and these are skills you can teach your employees. They are no longer optional. These are all Emotional Intelligence competencies you can learn to train your employees. Start with an overview of field and an assessment of your own Emotional Intelligence (EQ or EI). Take an interactive EQ course, and then work with a certified Emotional Intelligence coach who can provide a train-the-trainer program for following results: ·Learn four areas of Emotional Intelligence ·Learn what competencies are and what they look like in workplace ·Develop your own Emotional Intelligence. You can take anyone else farther than you are yourself. ·Learn specific methods for training others to develop theirs. ·Learn how to assess EQ and to measure results Having high Emotional Intelligence can accelerate learning curve because it makes previous knowledge more accessible, allows for better cognitive functioning, and manages emotions so they help process, not hinder it. Whether you choose to acknowledge and address emotions or not, they are a crucial part in learning process.
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