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If you are an employee, then, these things will occur to you shortly: you step, get retrenched, or retire.Gone are the days when great performance on the job guaranteed job security.These days, a computer, software, or a seasoned hand from another organization or nation could replace you.Many companies are under intense financial pressure.The company you work for would downsize anytime, maybe somebody is taking it over or it's reorganizing...

Machinery, people and the environment all contribute to noise at work.Machinery, like copiers, printers, fax machines, fans, air conditioner, computers, telephones and a number of other kinds of specialized equipment are a source of noise at work.People, added to the aforementioned by speaking, typing, moving around and moving things around in doing their job are another cause of noise at work.The environment also contributes to the sound by reflecting and amplifying sound off of hard surfaces such as walls, ceilings or windows...

GPO's (Group Purchasing Organizations) have been around for around ten years primarily in the medical market.The basic notion of a GPO is a group of companies can come together and buy products cheaper than any single company can.This model may or might not be beneficial for your Coca-Cola's, Wal-Mart's, or Johnson & Johnson's of the world, but they're terrific for the small to medium size business because they allow the little guys to purchase their goods on the discount amount of one of these massive corporations...

First, place the date and establish the schedule.It is important to prepare the schedule well in advance.You need to ensure everyone has an opportunity to look it over to get prepared and give you feed back on areas which may have to be included.In preparing an agenda, envision the objective of the meeting.How long will it last? How many speakers/presentations will there be? How will the meeting advancement? How will you achieve your target for a productive and successful meeting?Second, decide on a time for the meeting to start AND end...

Advancements in technology have made the world so much smaller, do not you think? We was separated by mountains and seas, culture and color.But today on the highways and byways of the world wide web, we are but a single mouse click away.Consider this for a minute.You and I may be thousands of miles away at opposite ends of the planet, but on the internet, we might as well be sitting across a coffee table...