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Steps in Using the Critical Incident Technique

STEPS IN USING THE CRITICAL INCIDENT TECHNIQUE: 1) The incident. Read, review, or assume roles.

Process and Procedures Investments - How to Get Money Back

In September 2004, President Bush signed the $146 billion tax cut bill restoring the recently expired business Research & Experimentation Tax Credit. The 18-month renewal of the research and experimentation tax credit, which expired June 30 2004, was the most expensive item with an expected $7.

Change Management: Avoid Havoc In Very Uncertain Times

Escalating gas prices...

Improved Communication to Improve Results

Facilitating good communication can make the difference between a well oiled, effective team and disorganization and ambiguity. By following the tips below, you, the supervisor, can take steps toward improving communication with your employees: 1.

Employee Motivation: It?s More Than A Paycheck

Managers often ask, usually with exasperation, "How can I keep my employees motivated? I pay them decently. What else is there?" Offering competitive salaries is certainly important.

Five Problem-Solving Success Tips

The ability to solve complicated problems quickly is more important than ever in today's tough economy. From the time we're little kids, we're taught to solve problems by trial and error.

Never Hire Anyone Dumber Than You Are!

In a previous life I was a Navy Pilot. Great life, great people to be around.

Work Life a Balancing Act

Australians are loosing their laidback, carefree reputation, as we continue to work longer hours, exercise less and neglect our leisure and family time. Recent research indicates that 67 per cent of Australian professionals spend at least 20 hours a week thinking about their job when they should be relaxing, and less than half take their entitled annual leave.

The Supervisors 14 Essential Truths For Communicating With Direct Reports

One amazing, but sadly true, fact of today's advances in communication tools is that we really don't communicate much better than in the past. Indeed one recent study determined the number one advancement in communication tools was the availability of cheap on-line airfares.

Hire Winners: Ask the Right Questions

How do you as a manager, supervisor or team leader hire winners? One very successful interviewing technique is behavioral interviewing---selecting the right person for the right job using a job-related rather than a gut feel approach. A job-related approach is asking for a behavioral example of skills and traits that are required for a position.

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Wholesale inventories fall, sales surge (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. wholesale inventories fell modestly in January, while sales rose to their highest level since October 2008, suggesting that inventories would continue to support economic growth in the first quarter.
Wholesale inventories fall while sales increase (AP)
AP - Businesses trimmed inventories at the wholesale level again in January even though sales rose for a 10th consecutive month. The dip in inventories underscored that businesses remain cautious about restocking their depleted shelves.
UK's Brown paves way for election with budget date (AP)
AP - Britain's economic recovery remains fragile, Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Wednesday, as he paved the way for a national election by announcing the government's budget would be published in two weeks.
Home loan demand nudges higher in latest week (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. mortgage applications nudged higher last week, reflecting increased demand for home purchase loans even as interest rates trekked higher, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday.

Regulators tell banks to restrict dividends, buybacks: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Shareholders may have to wait for months to retrieve capital after U.S. regulators told banks not to increase dividends or buy back shares amid political and economic uncertainty surrounding the financial industry, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
GDP seen slowing, tying Fed hands on rates (Reuters)
Reuters - After a growth spurt at the end of 2009, the U.S. economy will slow in the months ahead, keeping the Federal Reserve from raising borrowing costs until the final three months of the year, a Reuters poll showed.
Senate to pass jobless aid, business tax breaks (AP)
AP - Legislation blending help for the jobless with popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals is slated to pass the Senate Wednesday over protests from conservatives who say it adds too much to the $12.5 trillion national debt.
European stocks edge ahead as investors await data (AFP)

AFP - Europe's leading stock markets nudged higher on Wednesday as traders awaited key US economic data and assessed the latest batch of company results.

Ahead of the Bell: February budget deficit (AP)
AP - Economists believe that the federal budget deficit through the first five months of the budget year is running at a record-breaking pace, with the February imbalance likely to climb to the highest level this fiscal year.
German January exports up 0.2 percent on year (AP)
AP - Official data shows German January exports improved 0.2 percent compared with January 2009 but declined a sharp 6.3 percent from December.
Strong China trade data point to rise in yuan (Reuters)

Reuters - Chinese exports and imports grew faster than expected in February, underlining the momentum behind the world's third-largest economy and reinforcing the case for a rise in the yuan.

China plans new trade office as global disputes grow: sources (Reuters)
Reuters - China is setting up a new agency to help streamline its trade negotiating bureaucracy as the world's third-largest economy faces a growing number of commercial disputes.
Highlights of Senate jobless aid bill (AP)
AP - Highlights of Senate legislation extending unemployment insurance and expired tax breaks:
Brown says UK to maintain AAA credit rating (Reuters)

Reuters - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday he believed Britain would maintain its coveted top credit rating and announced a pay freeze for senior civil servants and military officers to help tame a record deficit.

Economists trim 2011 U.S. growth forecast (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. economists raised their forecast for economic growth in 2010 in March, the third straight monthly rise, while trimming their growth forecast for 2011, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
US to expose trade barriers in new report (AFP)

AFP - The United States said it would expose "troublesome" foreign trade barriers in a strategy to prise open markets for doubling American exports to ease an unemployment crisis at home.

Gas price rises seen gentler on consumer wallets (AP)

AP - As the economy recovers, energy prices are rising and that is placing extra strain on families' budgets.

SEC chief economist leaving (AP)
AP - The chief economist of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who is an expert on the financial instruments that figured largely in the 2008 crisis, is leaving his position for the private sector.
Job openings up sharply in January to 2.7M (AP)

AP - Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, evidence that employers are slowly ramping up hiring as the economy improves.

Texas Instruments CEO pay up 2 percent to $9.8M (AP)
AP - Chip maker Texas Instruments Inc.'s CEO's compensation edged up in 2009, according to calculations by the Associated Press, a recession year that proved difficult for the chipmaker.

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