Rural Telecommunications articles from September 2007

Rural Telecommunications archives from September 2007

Attitude is everything.(FROMthe Editor)
September 1, 2007... Leading people is difficult. I know a human resources professional whose primary role in his company is to serve as "executive coach." He is great about giving advice and guidance to executives about how to manage and lead people. However,...

Landline ringtones get personal.(SHORTTakes)
September 1, 2007... For more than a century, you have heard the same ringtone from your home phone. To see who is calling, you probably had to stop what you were doing and rush to your phone to check the Caller ID. Portland, Ore.-based company Home Phone Tunes...

Cyberbullying.(SHORTTakes)
September 1, 2007... Publicly disclosing someone's private e-mail or messages, sending threatening or aggressive messages and spreading rumors online are the most common forms of cyberbullying, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Pew Internet...

New privacy rights granted to e-mail users.(SHORTTakes)
September 1, 2007... Warshak v. United States was brought before the Southern District of Ohio federal court by Steven Warshak to stop the government's repeated secret searches and seizures of his stored e-mail using the Stored Communications Act (SCA). In a...

Wi-Fi goes the distance: 237 miles.(SHORTTakes)
September 1, 2007... Researcher Ermanno Pietrosemoli has set a new record for the longest Wi-Fi link. He established a wireless connection with an 802.11 signal between two computers in the Venezuelan Andes. He had one computer in El Aguila and the other in...

It's all about half truths: Universal service is the cornerstone of rural telecommunications. Universal service connects rural to urban and vice versa.(Perspective)
September 1, 2007... Now, the wireless industry would have you believe here in Illinois that rural communities lack access to quality telecommunications services. That's far from the truth. Let me tell you about the half truths and other tall tales that have...

What qualities do you look for when hiring new employees?(FIRSTPerson)
September 1, 2007... A commonality that can be found throughout all professional fields is the constant desire to work for the betterment of that particular field. From CEOs to interns, everyone involved is striving to create a more positive experience for the...

Overcoming the talent crisis: how to unlock potential within the organization.(Cover story)
September 1, 2007... It may sound like a cliche, but the need for effective leadership is greater today than ever before. Faced with a perfect storm of disturbing trends, telco executives must take on present day responsibilities and demonstrate unique skills to...

Transitioning from peer to supervisor: new supervisors may be unprepared for the kind, or the degree, of stress that they feel on their new jobs ...(Column)
September 1, 2007... Q. A longtime supervisor in your company is retiring. There are talented people on her staff--and elsewhere in your company--but none of them have her depth of knowledge or any significant supervisory experience. Should you promote one of the...

Get employees to help you increase productivity & profitability.
September 1, 2007... TO INCREASE EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY, business leaders could learn from employees in the technical assistance center (TAC) for a diagnostic equipment manufacturer in Newark, Del. They took responsibility for their own performance. Responsible...

New general managers: taking it all in stride.(personal profiles)
September 1, 2007... A successful banking executive once remarked, "The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work." These words ring true in just about any business environment....

Working with the board of directors.
September 1, 2007... The word "board"--as in board of directors--comes from an Old English word that means food, and by extension table. Hence, a group who met at a table came to be known as a board. Interestingly too, the phrase "above board," meaning honest and...

IT service team to the rescue.(INDUSTRYInnovator)
September 1, 2007... More than a dozen years ago, a college student from the University of Minnesota started a computer consulting business. Robert Stephens would make house calls on his bicycle to help both the technologically challenged and the confused with the...

Cross training isn't just for Tri-Athletes.(EXECUTIVEViewpoint)(Column)
September 1, 2007... The great humorist and social commentator Will Rogers believed that in order to succeed you must know what you are doing, like what you are doing and believe in what you are doing. While Rogers may not have been a trained management consultant,...