Rural Telecommunications articles from September 2003

Rural Telecommunications archives from September 2003

Leading the way.(From the Editor)(Editorial)
September 1, 2003... "Leadership." It's a strong word with seemingly easy connotation. A leader sets a path toward success, then helps guide others to its fruition. A leader teaches by example, and in its wake, makes others better for having taken the journey. ...

Positive confrontation.(Short Takes)
September 1, 2003... A workplace without conflict would be a godsend, but human interaction is fraught with the occasional annoying, bothersome or irritable situation. Barbara Pachter, a business communications trainer and author of "The Power of Positive...

Broadband.com.(Short Takes)
September 1, 2003... Help is only a few clicks away for businesses that have found themselves scrambling at the exodus of major service providers from the hosting and colocation marketplace. The telecommunications and IT consultancy, Technology Brokerage Group,...

What managers don't want.(Short Takes)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... What would you like to eliminate from your work life? Nearly 5,500 managers recently responded to that question in a survey conducted by New York-based O'Connor Success Systems, which provides management development programs. Of those...

Simulating business.(Short Takes)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Today's economy often cultivates uncertainty in running a business. However, if fear of failure prevents executives from putting their ideas into practice, they can turn to a new online service that allows them to test new business strategies...

Celebrity wake-up call.(Short Takes)
September 1, 2003... With the potential for huge monetary gains, it is not surprising that the entertainment industry is steadily implanting itself within the realm of telecommunications. Pamela Anderson, of "Baywatch" fame, is among Hollywood's celebrities to hop...

Mirror image: effecting change through coaching.(Perspective)
September 1, 2003... People turn to coaching for a variety of reasons, although many times it's because something in their life isn't working for them any more, and they want to make a change. Once reserved for top-level executives facing tough decisions in elite...

How do you avoid burnout among your employees?(First Person)
September 1, 2003... A staple for any productive workplace is a happy, motivated and competent staff. But when the workload switches gears to overload, employees may become burnt out to the point where productivity is replaced by negativity. What can be done to...

Peter Pan grows up: leadership in changing times.
September 1, 2003... Leadership has never been more confusing than it is today in our multicultural, multigenerational world, where the rules are always changing. We talk a lot about leadership development, but we never actually define what a "developed" leader is...

Taming the monster: employee privacy and the law.
September 1, 2003... In this business, we pride ourselves on being technology savvy, computer connected and on the cutting edge of communications and communications technology. However, every advance in communications technology, both in the workplace and...

Got the promotion? Proceed with caution.
September 1, 2003... Climbing the corporate ladder, no doubt, has its advantages--more pay, more authority--but sometimes employees feel as if they're stepping on the toes of their co-workers as they advance onto the next rung, particularly when they're put in the...

It can happen here; preventing workplace violence.
September 1, 2003... Earlier this summer, news media descended on the small city of Meridian, Miss., for a grimly familiar ritual: retracing the events that led a Lockheed Martin employee to shoot his co-workers, killing five of them before turning his weapon on...

Let the games begin! Tough times require fun measures.
September 1, 2003... "The human race has only one really effective weapon, and that's laughter. The moment it arises, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place." --Mark Twain There are...

Kingdom telephone turns skyward for broadband solution.(Member Focus)
September 1, 2003... Imagine a world where talk of' the "Internet of tomorrow" inflames the consumer's imagination with the promise of unlimited content, unimagined convenience and unparalleled reliability, all at constantly falling prices. Welcome to the...

Taking harassment out of the workplace: the question becomes, where is the line of acceptability drawn--particularly in the workplace?(Risk Manager)
September 1, 2003... It is a fact--sex sells. You don't have to look any further than the print and entertainment media to verify that statement. It also is tree that many jokes and casual conversations, at some point, include a sexual innuendo. The question then...

Planning for a "Healthy" Business.(Executive Viewpoint)
September 1, 2003... One of the most popular quotations of the 19th century was, "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." Before the 20th century, the food pyramid did not exist and there were no medical professionals to announce the importance of five servings of...