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Get In Career Shape
Research suggests that as many as 8 out of 10 employed adults are in the wrong job or career! They are in poor career-shape or have little or no career-stamina.If you are one of the 8 or your goal is to shape up, it is important to have a good understanding of some basic career management principles for a healthy career workout and to help you make the best decisions about your career on a day-by-day basis.Career Fitness TipsHere are 10 proven tips to maximize your career-workout: Set Goals You Know You Can Reach. Keep your goals realistic. Unrealistic goals leave many people feeling like a failure even after a career success. Rather than feeling good about what has been accomplished, many feel dissatisfied because they have not

repared to discuss openly and take the iterations needed to ensure total commitment.

Ensure ALL the resources are available or will be to adequately support those doing the doing!

When we delegate we entrust those people with the task in question, so TRUST them, be there for them but DO NOT interfere. Give them the opportunity to prove the trust was warranted.

Execute plan with measures, timelines, and established tracking method(s)

Follow the plan, trust the plan, but don't ignore and don't let it lie dormant.

As soon as the data tells everyone that changes can be made, make them, updating the plan, communicating results and continuing to measure to verify. However,

Don’t make too many changes all at once, make few and measure them well

Everyone involved must have a clear and consistent understanding

Regular and minuted progress review meetings

Update reports - internal and external

Communicate and Motivate

Monitor your results over an agreed period of time

Is the data

Preparing a Career in Aviation
The aviation industry has suffered from some hard times recently. The September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and the increased security delays at airports have put a strain on air travel. Despite these setbacks, the aviation industry is a growth industry and its place in an ever shrinking and global world is assured. In the coming years, in a large part due to the increased connectivity of the internet and the growth of a global market place, there will be a continued need for people prepared for aviation careers.If you are interested in such a career, the first step is education. Although the types of aviation careers vary greatly from baggage handlers to pilots, education is needed across the board. You should have an idea of what field you are interested in exploring, and dete

Let's start with our reminder of... "What is an improvement cycle?"

Make Continuous Improvement One Of Your Goals - As Soon As You Possibly Can (ID: 74077)

What Is An Improvement Cycle?

"Everything we do is a process, every process has a customer"

The Improvement Cycle is a highly disciplined and rigorous approach to problem solving using the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) methodology developed by Dr. W. Edwards Deming.

The Improvement Cycle consists of seven steps, 3 in the Plan phase, 1 in the Do phase, 1 in the Check phase, and 2 in the Act phase.

The PDCA cycle needs to be used in a continuous manner, select your theme or project, assess the current situation, plan and implement your solutions, check the effects of your changes, standardise on your new improved process, and plan for future improvements – the cycle continues.

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Although a certain amount of value and benefit may be derived from implementing part of the PDCA improvement process, a far greater benefit will be achieved by sticking to the process and following all 4 phases as best you can. this is especially important when involving internal and/or external team members.

Apart from getting the chance to read the main article (ID: 74077), I hope you have also read and understood the importance of the PLAN Phase...

"Continuous Improvement - PDCA - The PLAN Phase (ID: 76694)" - If you missed it, please read it first, then come back.

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You'll have guessed by now that I am kind of 'hot' on processes and following them BUT let's not spend forever planning and doing nothing - once we can move let's move, get momentum going - the data will tell us whther we are on the right track or not. Hey! that's what this whole process is all about...

We have a PLAN and trust it, we implement the plan (DO), we CHECK whether its working or not, if not, we fix it (ACT on the results).

Ready to take a look at the 1 detailed step in the DO phase?

TRUST YOUR PLAN

If you have followed the previous three steps in the PLAN phase, you will have identified your measures, defined the data required, and how / when it will be collected and by whom and over what period.

Eliminate the main causes of your problem or achieve your identified opportunity by faithfully implementing the action plan(s) you (and your team) have taken the time and energy to develop.

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For those who missed the previous articles in this series, let's remind ourselves that a significant outcome or output from the Planning phase's 3 steps should be a well documented set of 'S.M.A.R.T.' goals or objectives.

Specific

Measurable

Achievable

Realistic (sometimes replaced with Results oriented)

Timed (timescales)

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"Information is a source of learning. But, unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit." --William Pollard

Not just a quote to throw in an article but a key instruction to all of us...

And no, we are not talking about that awful meaningless twaddle we find in lots of company brochures to appease some shareholders. We are talking about a living, breathing plan that actually means something to those who either have to implement part(s) of it or will be significantly impacted by it i.e. employees, customers, suppliers, managers.

PDCA - PHASE 2 - STEP 4 - IMPLEMENTATION

Make sure everything is documented

Are the key action steps clearly defined?

If anyone picks up the documentation well after it has been communicated, will they understand it or be confused?

Keep every document alive, update it, keep it informative and, above all, highlight progress being made.

Does there need to be different internal and external versions?

Communicate plan with those who need to know

Does everyone know what they have to do, what you are doing, what other team members are doing?

Why is everyone doing what they are doing?

What are the implications of success?

What if you are not as successful as you wished?

What if the outcome exceeds all expectations?

If leading a team, get buy-in and agree task delegation

Be prepared to discuss openly and take the iterations needed to ensure total commitment.

Ensure ALL the resources are available or will be to adequately support those doing the doing!

When we delegate we entrust those people with the task in question, so TRUST them, be there for them but DO NOT interfere. Give them the opportunity to prove the trust was warranted.

Execute plan with measures, timelines, and established tracking method(s)

Follow the plan, trust the plan, but don't ignore and don't let it lie dormant.

As soon as the data tells everyone that changes can be made, make them, updating the plan, communicating results and continuing to measure to verify. However,

Don’t make too many changes all at once, make few and measure them well

Everyone involved must have a clear and consistent understanding

Regular and minuted progress review meetings

Update reports - internal and external

Communicate and Motivate

Monitor your results over an agreed period of time

Is the data

Nursing – On-Line College Degrees for NursesNursing – On-Line College Degrees for Nurses
Nursing is a great career which practically guarantees a future job security. Why? Because the Baby Boomers are retiring in droves. There just are not enough nurses and health care professionals to take care of them.So how do you become a nurse. especially if you are working at a day job to make ends meet? Colleges are not cheap and there might not even be one where you live.There is an interesting solution to such predicament. Ever increasing numbers of prospective nurses are paying attention to – On-Line Education.There are quite a few reputable companies out there that will make you the proud owner of a nursing diploma if you have a computer, a good online connection and the discipline to study hard on your own, without the comfort of a regular classroom. Here is a survey

you can. this is especially important when involving internal and/or external team members.