R-E-S-P-E-C-T: 25 Ways To Show ItWritten by Laurie Weiss, Ph.D.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: 25 Ways To Show It Copyright 2004 Laurie Weiss, Ph.D.Convicted criminals report that their violent behavior was caused by perceived disrespect.* Everyone wants to be treated with respect, but respect means different things to different people. It also means different things in different cultures, so treating others with respect often becomes a serious problem. If you want to avoid offending someone by being disrespectful, you must think about both what they need and how you act. Respect sometimes means 1. Look at me¬make eye contact! 2. Don’t look at me. 3. Listen attentively when I speak 4. Respond to what I mean instead of to what I say. That often means respond to my emotions as well as to my words. 5. Ignore my emotions when I am supposed to appear strong. 6. Keep agreements you make with me. 7. Keep time agreements with me. Don’t keep me waiting. 8. Notice what seems to be important to me and comment on it. 9. Remember what I like and dislike. 10. Don’t force me to encounter things I hate. 11. Allow me my privacy. 12. Don’t ignore me. 13. Acknowledge everything I do well. 14. Don’t demean me by commenting on my expected work. 15. Offer to shake hands. 16. Never disagree with me. 17. Challenge my thinking. 18. Don’t interrupt me. 19. Interrupt me, it means you are listening and you care. (New York) 20. Protect me. 21. Challenge me¬give me tough things to do. 22. Always speak in a calm way. 23. Match energy of my excitement. 24. Always use my title. 25. Use my first name.
| | Leveraging Open Source ApplicationsWritten by Cartika IT Solutions
Open Source applications can bring unique value to business owners. Since base application development costs of open source applications is free, small and medium business owners are able to leverage previously unobtainable technolgies against their sales objectives, operational costs and customer satisfaction levels. Most small and medium businesses cannot afford typical IT infrastructure model - nor does it make sense even if it is within their budget. Consider following expenses: - Hardware Infrastructure (Servers, Routers, etc) - Bandwith - Software licenses - Software maintenance - IT Staff The creation, countinued adoption and proliferation of Linux (Open Source Operating System) in many server installations across world has changed way businesses run their IT operations. Although Linux is not yet a viable technolgy in workstation model, it most certainly has gained a large market share in server/application world. Companies adopting Linux into their server environment have realized decreased costs, increased efficiency and increased security associated with this platform. The secret is now out and organizations are jumping Microsoft ship at an ever increasing rate. This trend has not been lost on major players in IT industry, as IBM and Novell have been furiously waving Linux banner and adopting Linux penguin into all their marketing efforts over last 12-24 months. What does this mean to typical Small & Medium Business Owner? Since proliferation of Linux, many applications have been developed by programmers from around world to run on this platform. Pretty much any application a business could require, no matter how specialized, can now be found in Open Source community. By choosing an ASP (Application Service Provider) provider that has experience with these applications, and necessary infrastructure to host, manage & support these applications for you, a business owner can now leverage core business applications at a fraction of traditional, "expected" costs. Although IBM has never been able to capitalize or deliver on their now famous marketing slogan "Pay like a little guy, Play like a big guy" - Savy business owners are learning how to accomplish this, even if it isn't by calling IBM.
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