Don't Let A Home Business Cost You Your FamilyWritten by Craig Binkley
Does title of this article sound funny to you? To some, it may not only seem funny but downright silly. To others, it may be offensive also. On surface, it does sound like a funny topic for an article. When we look deeper, it can be a very serious problem that needs to be addressed.Now I’m sure that most of us have either heard, or even personally known a family that has been damaged because husband/father pours all of his time and efforts into a job or career. His wife never sees him. His children don’t know him. He may try to make up for it with all kinds of “worldly” gifts, when all while what is really needed is him to be there. I know what you are thinking. This couldn’t, or shouldn’t, happen with a home based business. I am here to tell you that it not only can, but also it does. It doesn’t matter if husband/father is devoting all his time to his career away from home or tucked away in his cozy office at home. The outcome is going to be same. The question that needs to asked is “How can a father/husband run a home based business, at times while still working full-time outside home, without causing irreparable damage to his marriage and family?” Hopefully, following things will help him keep his priorities in line and not be “sucked in” to “succeed at all costs” mentality that is so prevalent in this day and age. 1) The most important recommendation I can offer, reason it is at top of my list, is to trust in God to provide. If we learn to trust HIM rather than feeling that is all up to us, better off we will be (I used to struggle with this BIG time). 2) If you are building a home business while working outside home, you MUST understand that your family needs you. I’m not talking about being able to purchase newest home video center to keep everyone busy either. Set aside some time to spend with family. Make your wife feel special (surprise her with a rose) and remember that you kids are only kids FOR A SHORT WHILE.
| | Cross Cultural Communication needs...Written by Neil Payne
Within business context, cross cultural communication refers to interpersonal communication and interaction across different cultures. This has become an important issue in our age of globalisation and internationalisation. Effective cross cultural communication is concerned with overcoming cultural differences across nationality, religion, borders, culture and behaviour.Cross cultural communication is critical to business world. The diversity of people in cities and countries means an element of cross cultural communication will always be needed whether it is between staff, colleagues, customers or clients. Awareness of cultural differences can favourably impact success of a business. Improved staff interaction, better customer relations and effective client management are all areas that will reap benefits through cross cultural understanding. Although cross cultural communication competency can only be truly achieved through cross cultural awareness training, language acquisition, foreign travel and cultural immersion there are some guidelines that can enhance your cross cultural communication skills. Cross Cultural Communication needs …Listening Skills Although emphasis usually lies on being a competent speaker, listening is a key skill that many business personnel do not exercise enough. For cross cultural communication, attentive listening is critical to be able to understand meanings, read between lines and enable to empathise with speaker. Cross Cultural Communication needs…Speaking Skills Listening and speaking must work in tandem for effective cross cultural communication. Speaking well is not about accent, use of grammar and vocabulary or having gift of gab. Rather, cross cultural communication is enhanced through positive speech such as encouragement, affirmation, recognition and phrasing requests clearly or expressing opinions sensitively.
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