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“Stand by Me” performed by musicians around the world

From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music”, comes the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it traveled the globe.

Order the CD/DVD Playing For Change “Songs Around The World” now at amazon.com!

2008 - 2010

By Krissy Jackson

Below is an excerpt from a paper I wrote recently on Managing Interpersonal Conflict in the Office if you would like a copy, please email my office at: info(at)talltreescoaching.com

Incivility

It is not just blatant bullying that is causing distress in today’s workplace; incivility is rife according to Pearson et al. (1990:55) who conducted a study in an effort to understand just how much performance was affected by incivility. The effects were even worse than they had suspected, “48% intentionally decreased work effort, 47% intentionally decreased time at work, 38% decreased work quality, 80% lost work time worrying about an incident, 63% lost time avoiding the offender, 66% said their performance declined, and 78% said that their commitment to the organization declined”…

A three webinar Networking Series

Dates: Wednesday 7th October,Wednesday 21st October and Wednesday 4th November
Time: 9 pm UK time
Location: Webinar - just log on, or pick up the phone.
Cost: £20 each or **Special Offer - all three for £50**
Book here

Please note: You can participate in one, two or all three of the webinars, and don’t worry if you can’t make the live webinars, we’ll also be recording them so you can listen in your free time.

How to Network Your Way to the Top!!!

If you are frustrated by the old boys club, have been devastated when someone from outside your company got a position that you had applied for internally, because, it seems they knew the bosses, or you know on one hand that networking is important, but on the other you find yourself wasting a lot of time on it with no perceivable benefits, then the following course is definitely for you.

Remember the old saying “it’s not what you know it’s who you know”? Well in this competitive age the rule has never been more true. If the thought of networking makes you cringe you will love this informative course which will teach you, not only why networking is essential for YOU - but also that networking is not a “one hat fits all” approach. There is a specific method to suit every kind of person, even introverts!

If networking has not worked for you up until this point, this series is going to help you understand why, and provide you with a networking plan that is guaranteed to work for you in the future, while saving time and energy in the process.

Not convinced this course is for you?
Think about the following statistics:

1. Research has found that networking accounts for at least 60% percent of all jobs landed and the figures are said to rise as high as 90% for positions at the executive level.

2. Career experts say that the vast majority of job openings are never advertised or publicly announced, but filled through word-of-mouth or networking, known as the “hidden job market.” The likelihood of a job opening not being advertised at all increases with the level of the job.

Can you afford not to be a successful networker?

In this series we will cover three different networking arenas:

* Live networking
* Online Networking
* Inner Circle networking

You will be taught the rules for succeeding in each arena and it will become clear to you which one best suits your personality and should be your main point of focus.

Part 1. Live networking - Wednesday 7th October

* Who you need to network with and how to find these people
* How to develop an effective networking strategy that is time efficient
* How to work a live networking event for best results
* What to do after a live networking event
* How to find and maintain a minimum of 50 useful, active contacts in the next 12 months

Part 2. Online Networking - Wednesday 21st October

* How to develop a useful time efficient plan for networking online
* How to put together a profile that will make you stand out from the crowd
* How to make the most of posting on targeted networks
* How to grow your network and keep it engaged
* How to get your networking contacts to promote you

Part 3. Inner Circle networking - Wednesday 4th November
~ The most effective and underrated networking strategy of them all

* How to become the head of your own networking circle
* How to extend your inner circle of useful contacts
* How to mobilize your network
* Tips for making your network connect with you
* The importance of having clear objective in an inner circle network.

At the end of this 3 part course you will have a clear networking strategy that is in tune with your personality.

* You will no longer waste time and energy on inefficient networking
* You will know who your target network is and how to find them
* You will employ techniques which keep you top of mind with your network
* You will have a plan and a strategy for increasing your useful network by at least 50 people over the next 12 months.

NOTE: The Information provided in each part of this course will not be repeated session to session, so it is highly recommended that you attend all three parts. Although certain networking arenas might not suit your personality type, there will be plenty of information pertinent to the growth of your personal network in each session.

Click here to sign up

International Coach Federation

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In previous recessions men bore the brunt of job losses but this time it will be different. With more women working in the hardest hit areas - retail and services - it is they who will suffer most, jeopardising their hard earned financial independence and equality at work. Could this downturn reverse the huge economic gains women have made over the past few decades?

Read full article here

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About this article

From:The Observer, Sunday 18 January 2009
Ruth Sunderland, business editor

The real victims of this credit crunch? Women
This article was first published on guardian.co.uk at 00.01 GMT on Sunday 18 January 2009. It appeared in the Observer on Sunday 18 January 2009 on p32 of the Focus section. It was last updated at 09.38 GMT on Monday 19 January 2009.

I am a great supporter of ASHOKA - here is their latest news

BE A CHANGEMAKER - Support a leading social entrepreneur

For nearly three decades, Ashoka’s highly rigorous and effective selection process has identified and welcomed to our Global Network more than 2,000 Leading Social Entrepreneurs, or Ashoka Fellows, whose innovative solutions to social problems produce transformative, lasting impact.

We have just finished the process of vetting a new group of Leading Social Entrepreneurs from around the world. You have the unique opportunity to support their stipends.

YOU can be the critical partner who helps them fly

HOW?

1. Pick a social entrepreneur

Select them by region or issue

AFRICA / ASIA / EUROPE / SOUTH AMERICA / NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA
EDUCATION / ENVIRONMENT / CIVIC ENGAGEMENT / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / HUMAN RIGHTS / HEALTH

2. Enable them to scale their impact with your support
You can support a whole stipend or give to a common fund. The average stipend amounts are calculated by regional cost of living estimates, specific Fellow needs and Fellowship considerations.
For inquiries or to get started, contact supportfellows@ashoka.org

3. Participate in changing the world
Follow the story of your leading social entrepreneur through regular updates. Share their stories with your family and friends. Contribute to making the world a better place.

CONTACT - ASHOKA  at supportfellows@ashoka.org OR CALL (703) 6008296

If you’d rather directly invest in Ashoka online, click here.
If you’re interested in learning more about Ashoka, visit www.ashoka.org or read our 2007 Summary of Results.

Check the Fellows on the ground in the Ashoka Travel Experience to Argentina: Watch the video.

Just how relevant are we?

Networking is very important to me and I realised recently that my contacts list was getting rather long and I was in fact not ‘in contact’ with most of the people on it.

What to do? There were three choices:

a) Be the proud owner of a long and completely useless list of names and email addresses. Most of whom I know little or nothing about and, who probably know just as much about me.

b) Delete everyone I am currently not in contact with, even though they were the ones who asked to be connected with me in the first place.

c) Start being ‘in contact’ Let my network know what I am doing and what to expect from me and provide them with at least one content rich, practical article on a monthly basis. Make offers that will be helpful in their career development and invite them to contact me regularly so that I might learn more about them and be a useful part of their network too.

Well of course put this way there was no contest and the business newsletter I discontinued two years ago due to lack of time was reborn.

The immediate response from my network was both valuable and at times amusing.

Read full newsletter here

GET SMART! Try the bottom of the class on for size.

There’s a time and a place for everything. The same can be true when it comes to being smart. This is not about being dumb, but rather about being aware that there are many times in life when it pays to not be the smartest one in the group.

Read full newsletter here

NETWORKING MADE EASY

Three different strategies for three very different kinds of people

Remember the old saying, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know?”
Well, in this competitive age, the rule has never been truer. If the thought
of networking makes you cringe, you will love this informative course,
which will show not only why networking is essential for YOU but also that
networking is not a “one hat fits all” approach. There is a specific method
to suit every kind of person, even introverts!

 
What to Expect From This 4 Part Networking Course:

Course begins on Tuesday 29th July at 6pm
Tuesday 29th July - Tuesday 15th August

Our 4, one hour, weekly Group Coaching Sessions will be conducted via
webinar / and a teleconference line. You can also get added support during the
week from others just like you on my Online Networking Discussion Forum.

Objectives:

You will

· define exactly what you want to achieve from networking
· learn who YOU should network with
· learn how networking can help you to grow
· learn how networking can affect your business or career long term
· develop a clear networking strategy
· discover the intricacies of the three notable networking arenas
· define which arena is most suited to your personality
· practice your newly learned skills within the group
· expect to increase your useful network significantly over the next 6 months!
· enjoy the process immensely!

Also included:

· Strategies for networking within each networking arena.
· Ten top tips for networking within each networking arena.
· Membership in my Networking Forum for group support and to ensure
lessons learned become second nature.

What some of the participants in the last course said:

I want to thank you again and say that being part of your networking
programme was a wonderful experience. It’s interesting to mention that I
learned LOADS about networking but — surprisingly — I learned possibly
more about me as a person. You rock!
Angela Carson
Spain

One of the things that I really appreciated from the course is the fact that
you have given a label to something that I had not really appreciated
before. That is inner circle networking.
Darren Sharman
Germany

I would say this course has been a great in-depth introduction for me
because I have really never had to do networking. I did have a lot of
apprehension about what it would entail. But, from this course, I have
determined that there are a lot of things that I can do and that
I am already doing that will work perfectly, including some live networking.
I think you’ve given a lot of wonderful pointers on how to do that. So, I feel
really excited.
Valentina Zeff
USA

I just learned so much, it is fantastic. I have learned basically that networking
is work, but it is a little bit fun too. I am more excited about it I have to say,
than I was before. I think, I will reach out more in the future than I have been
I am amazed at all the opportunities that there are for networking. I am also
thrilled to find that I do some of them already just naturally.
Suzy Schwarz
Germany

Two for the price of one! …in the true nature of networking, if you sign up
with a friend you both get the course for half price.

But the course numbers are limited to 12 participants
- so don’t miss out. Sign up using this link now!

From Forbes.com - Business Basics (with permission)

How To Job Hunt The Right Way
By Tara Weiss, 05.20.08

Job seekers take note: Instead of blindly sending out résumés to every help-wanted ad in your field,
target companies and positions that are the right match and tailor your cover letters accordingly.

Read full article on the forbes.com website