This is how to execute an idea better than anyone else

This is how to execute an idea better than anyone elseThis is how to execute an idea better than anyone elseGoogle, Amazon, and Apple have become iconic because each of behauptung companies completely disrupted an entire industry. And then they dominated it. And now Amazon and Apple will soon be the first companies on the planet ever valued at a trillion dollars.Before there was Google, there was search. Before the iPod, there were plenty of MP3 players on the market. And e-commerce existed before Amazon. But each of these companies took an existing idea to the next level by doing it better through the hard work of execution.Thats because true innovation is hard. You cant just start creating things and then hope yur widget will solve a market-moving problem. Sure, Steve Jobs had a knack for knowing what customers needed even before they did- but hes the exception, not the rule.More often than not, you need to hold your idea up to critique and make sure its durable. You have to be rel entless in search of data to disprove your hypothesis and if your idea survives, you may be onto something.Too often, we fall in love with our ideas and take shortcuts in our path to market. For example, perhaps we do some, but not all, of the data collection and essential planning needed before diving head first into pitching our idea to others. Or, worse, maybe we just decide to go to market quickly in the service of failing fast or creating buzz. This is definitely one path. But the risks of these shortcuts are obvious- and there are ways to minimize these risks before jumping in.Regardless of the industry, converting an idea into a successful product depends on four thingsReally understand your customers pain pointsHold your idea up to critique, early and oftenConceptualize the simplest solution possible to eliminate the pain pointsEat the Frog FirstIf your idea emerges from this gauntlet with strength, youve probably saved yourself (and your investors) A LOT of time and money.B ut identifying a worthy problem and relentlessly refining it is more of a challenge than most people think. Its hard to know how many failed business ideas could have prospered with more work on the front end to get it right, or to better understand their customer.Why did Facebook beat out MySpace when MySpace was there first? How did Amazon turn e-commerce into something no one else could envision, despite the saatkorn raw materials available to others back in 1994? How did Netflix come out of nowhere to unseat Blockbuster? The winners in each category better understood their customers needs, were open to rethinking the original market solution, could envision how technology would evolve to support their vision, and then executed against a plan that took them to the next level.In buchung to do the same, here are the steps you need to take as an innovator1. Look for the pain points, and youll find the opportunitiesIve always been interested in industries that have a direct, positive and enduring impact on health.At Good Start Genetics, we wanted to bring new delivery methods to genetic testing. At the time, online tests in most categories were transactional in nature need a test, order a test, pay for it- and the company moves onto the next customer. We wanted to do more and do it in a way that best approximated the kind of care and support youd receive at the doctor in a traditional environment.Our main business was genetic testing services for fertility clinic patients. We helped couples understand whether they were carriers of certain genetic mutations that might be passed onto offspring. Our services were sold in the traditional way, with salespeople visiting clinicians and setting up accounts that we would service through orders from brick-and-mortar clients.The questions we asked ourselves, and the pain points we searched for, ranged from wondering how many couples were not getting screened, to how many werent aware of their genetic testing options to be gin with. From there, we asked how many could actually afford these services, and if there was a way for us to help democratize this kind of testing, and do so in a way that went beyond the transactional nature of other testing services on the market at the time.2. Hold your idea up to critique, early and oftenIn order to ensure our ideas had merit, we discussed them often with clinical advisors, fertility doctors, investors, and market research analysts.We presented our hypotheses to everyone who would listen and asked about the flaws in our thinking where could we go wrong, how do we best ensure patient care, how might our online consumer business fit with our clinical business and whether one might cannibalize the other? Throughout this process, we learned that key areas of our plan would need to be reworked before launch, and we took the time to rethink and restructure accordingly.For example, we learned that offering genetic counseling online to only those patients who were pos itive on a test was not going to be received well by the medical community. Instead, we built a model where we offered genetic counseling to everyone who received a test. We learned that complete transparency of offering and simplicity of pricing were what consumers craved. Their in-clinic experience with insurance payments, co-pays and deductibles was often confusing and created barriers to adoption and consumer excellence. So, we worked to simplify these steps at every turn.Ease-of-use and customer convenience became our ethos.In addition, we sought out a relationship with Amazon to be the first genetic carrier screening testing company online with a complete care environment of the kind we were envisioning. We sent our test kits to brand managers at Amazon in Seattle to gain feedback on our process from beginning to end. We didnt want to just put test kits online. We wanted to get Amazons feedback on what they liked and what they didnt- and they were brutally honest with us (whic h is exactly what we needed).They liked that we offered testing in a care environment with physician ordering, counseling, and clear, understandable pricing. But they also told us that our reports to patients were too complicated. We were used to reporting to fertility clinics and physicians. To succeed in the online world to consumers, Amazon told us we had to completely overhaul our reports to make them consumer-friendly. And overhaul we did.It took time and a lot of effort but was essential to our success. In other words, we held ourselves up to critique in every way we could think of BEFORE we started the path to broad execution.3. Once youve surveyed the landscape, start looking for the simplest solutionYou dont have to reinvent the wheel in order to be disruptive.Once we took a hard look at the other offerings for testing online, we knew we could do better and go far beyond transactional online health. We knew our best shot at achieving this goal was to see the world through t he eyes of our customer- not through the eyes of our technology platform alone.In our case, the opportunity to deliver better health online meant going beyond just the genetic testing piece. For those who dont know, the online testing world is a bit of the wildfleisch West. Many companies offer broad panels of tests in a lot of areas of human health in a one-size-fits-all approach, regardless of what medical guidelines may recommend. Many do this without the care of a physician and without pre- and post-test counseling. In other words, consumers are left to figure things out for themselves, in a digital environment of transactional care.But why should consumers receive a different standard of care online than they get at the doctors office? The opportunity for disruption here was obvious and long overdue.Unfortunately, finding the simplest solution to your customers problems is actually the hardest part of creating a successful disruption.Steve Jobs once said, Simple can be harder t han complex You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But its worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.Once you get the simple solution defined, then you then have to do the hard work of converting your plans into a successful path in order to move those mountains- and fifty different management teams will approach the same set of facts in fifty different ways.Which teams get things right depends on the depth of planning on the front end. And it also depends on which teams understand their customers best and deliver on the tough execution needed to succeed.4. We have a saying among our management team at Atlas Genetics Eat the Frog FirstWe didnt invent the phrase, but we love it and we live it.It means doing the hardest thing that needs to be done in the day, first. If youre willing to eat a frog first thing in the morning, everything after that is going to be easier.It means sitting down and creating a business plan before boo king the flight for your next conference. It means doing the things that may take the hardest introspection and detailed work, but are essential to getting your idea to one day become disruptive.Unfortunately, a lot of people avoid the frogs in business. They start with, I think I have a great idea. How do I get this to market quickly before someone does it first? Ask the founders of MySpace, Blockbuster, or Nokia if being first was the most important thing. Planning is everything.Success is 99% execution.This post was originally published on Quora.com.

How Innovators Choose Their Next Career Move Take Notes

How Innovators Choose Their Next Career Move Take NotesHow Innovators Choose Their Next Career Move - Take Notes What do online financial services, commercial spacecraft, and mass-market electric cars all have in common? Other than being industries shaped by serial entrepreneur Elon Musk , not a whole lot.What prompted Musk to choose to veer from PayPal to SpaceX, to Tesla? For that matter, what makes anybody choose the next move in their career?Dashun Wang , an associate professor of management and organizations at the Kellogg School, wondered if such seemingly mercurial choices could be modeled scientifically. Musk, whom Wang considers his personal hero, may be an extreme case. But every serial entrepreneur, artist, or scientist- that is, anyone whose job involves discovery, experimentation, and deciding what to work on next- thrives on seeking out new challenges.And understanding how professional innovators move from project to project has implications beyond th e merely philosophical.If we know individually how ansicht people tend to change direction, then that determines collectively where things are going, Wang says.So how do innovative people choose their next career move? Is it really as random as it often seems?Wang, who is also a faculty member at the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems , is used to tackling questions that might seem too ambiguous to yield to quantitative analysis. Were the unreasonable optimists, Wang says. We figured that theres got to be some pattern that we can document.Lets first understand how our interests change during the course of our careers- then we can debate about what the best strategy is for making those changes.Wang and his coauthors Tao Jia of Southwest University in China and Boleslaw K. Szymanski of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute began by narrowing their investigation to one particular domain of innovators physicists.This scientific community uses a detailed set of numerical codes- the Phy sics and Astronomy Classification Scheme (PACS)- to define research topics, much like the Dewey Decimal System uses numbers to categorize the subject matter of library books. The researchers used these codes to analyze how the work of the approximately 10,000 physicists in the database changed from project to project.We realized that theres a remarkable amount of regularity in what we choose to do next in our careers, Wang says.Several trends emerged from their analysis. The first is that fruchtwein physicists research stayed relatively constrained within particular disciplines or domains.What this means is that most people- even innovators- dont change as much as they conceivably could, explains Wang, who holds a PhD in physics himself.When researchers did shift to a new project, it tended to be one that was very close to a previous project in terms of what Wang calls knowledge space.But which previous project? Somewhat unexpectedly, according to the data, the physicists most recen t projects exerted the most dominant influence on what project they chose next.According to Wang, the physicists decisions go against a common intuition about innovators decision-making. That idea posits that the more time is spent moving in one direction, the further one gets ahead of the competition, and the more incentive there is to choose new projects that align with that initial direction. If physicists were trying to maximize their hard-won knowledge about that topic, they would double down on projects in similar domains as their earliest efforts.So your fourth project should more likely be similar to your first project than your third, Wang says.Instead, he says, what we find in the data is the other way around. If you study something, the next topic you study is predominantly determined by what you studied last- not what you studied first.This recency effect likely applies even to apparent outliers like Musk. Take his latest venture a startup called Neuralink , specializin g in braincomputer interface technology with the goal of allowing human brains to keep up with artificial intelligence. It seems wholly unrelated to Musks prior successes with online payments, electric cars, and rocketry. However, one of Musks lesser-known projects- a nonprofit research company called OpenAI , focusing on artificial intelligence- does share clear similarities with Neuralink. Musks involvement in OpenAI began just two years before he launched Neuralink.Still, while Wangs model sheds new light on how innovators choose their next projects, it doesnt speak to how they should choose- both to move forward an entire field and their own careers.Lets first understand how our interests change during the course of our careers- then we can debate about what the best strategy is for making those changes, says Wang.Previously published in Kellogg Insight . Reprinted with permission of the Kellogg School of Management.

Three Winners Selected at the 2016 ISHOW Kenya

Three Winners Selected at the 2016 ISHOW Kenya Three Winners Selected at the 2016 ISHOW Kenya Three Winners Selected at the 2016 ISHOW KenyaJune 3, 2016 (Left to right) Noha El-Ghobashy, associate executive director, ASME Programs & Philanthropy, and executive director of the ASME Foundation, with ISHOW Kenya winners Lawrence Ojok, Taita Ngetich and Patrick Kiruki, and Samuel Njeri of KPMG Kenya. The developers of three novel social innovations - a waterless toilet, an eco-friendly mining drill and a smart irrigation system for small farms - were named the winners of the 2016 ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW) in Kenya. Nine hardware innovators competed at the event, which was held May 26 at the Golden Tulip in Nairobi.Patrick Kiruki, creator of the Banza Waterless Toilet, was one of the winners of ISHOW Kenya, which was the second of three ASME ISHOWs to be held this spring. The device, which was conceived as an in-home toilet for Nairobi slums, separates zerflossen and solid waste using disposable, biodegradable bags. Kiruki, a Los Angeles-based industrial designer working with a team in Kenya, is also developing the infrastructure to collect the waste and to convert it into renewable products for agriculture and cooking. (Left to right) Noha El-Ghobashy, associate executive director, ASME Programs & Philanthropy, with ISHOW Kenya winner Patrick Kiruki, co-founder of Banza, Ltd., and Samuel Njeri of KPMG Kenya.The second winning entry, the Green Rock Drill, was developed by mechanical engineer and former miner Lawrence Ojok. The drill, which can be powered by a bicycle generator or a solar-charged battery, was designed to capture hazardous dust produced in the mining process. The drill, which will be much more economical than traditional diesel-electric pneumatic drills, will be marketed to small scale miners as an alternative to the use of hand tools. ASME Associate Executive Director Noha El-Ghobashy (left) and KPMG Kenyas Samuel Njeri with ISHOW win ner Lawrence Ojok, creator of the Green Rock Drill. The third winner of the 2016 ISHOW Kenya was Taita Ngetich for his entry, the Smart Mobile Farming system for small-scale farmers. Ngetichs system is intended to improve and automate drip irrigation by using sensors to monitor temperature, humidity, soil moisture and other conditions. Ngetich and his business lebensgefhrte Brian Bett are the co-founders of Illuminum Greenhouses, a small business that sells wood-framed greenhouses in Kenya. (Left to right) ASMEs Noha El-Ghobashy with ISHOW winner Taita Ngetich of Illuminum Greenhouses Kenya and KPMG Kenyas Samuel Njeri at the 2016 ISHOW Kenya in Nairobi.The three teams shared $50,000 in prize money to help further develop and market their products. The winners also received extensive design and engineering reviews of their products by a panel of industry experts. The third and final 2016 ASME ISHOW will be held June 15 at the District Architecture Center in Washington, D.C. For m ore information on the ISHOW program, or to learn more about the other ISHOW Kenya finalists, visit https//thisishardware.org.

Wildlife Manager Career Profile

Wildlife Manager Career ProfileWildlife Manager Career ProfileWildlife managers are responsible for overseeing all aspects of wildlife conservation and management in a designated territory. Duties Wildlife managers must balance the interactions of animals, humans, and the environment in a specific area. Their duties may include conducting population surveys, determining optimal numbers for each species residing in the territory, protecting natural resources, ensuring that endangered species are protected properly, overseeing the repair of any significant damage to the habitat, and studying the relationships between different types of animals living within the territory. They may also be involved in drafting and enforcing game laws (including defining hunting seasons or hunting quotas to maintain proper population levels). Wildlife managers may work with or supervise other staff members such as wildlife technicians, wildlife biologists, game wardens, wildlife rehabilitators, admin istrative support staff, and volunteers. Wildlife managers may have to travel long distances across the wildlife management area to perform their duties. It may be necessary to walk, hike, bike, ride horses, or utilize boats to conduct surveys of the territory and its inhabitants. Some evening, weekend, or holiday hours may be required from time to time. When working outdoors, a manager must be prepared to adjust to changing temperatures and inclement weather conditions. Career Options Most wildlife managers work in wildlife management areas, fisheries, hatcheries, preserves, and other related locations. The majority of positions are found with state departments of fish and wildlife or the federal government, but there are also privately owned wildlife management areas or consulting firms that may seek the services of a qualified wildlife manager. Wildlife managers can also readily transition into other related wildlife management positions such as wildlife inspector or tierpark curator. Education andTraining Most wildlife managers must hold a four-year degree in wildlife biology, ecology, zoology, animal science, or a closely related biological field. A familiarity with computer-based technology, the ability to handle animals, excellent communication skills, and knowledge of animal taxonomy will all prove beneficial to candidates entering this field. Technology, the ability to handle animals, excellent communication skills, and knowledge of animal taxonomy will all prove beneficial to candidates entering this field. For positions with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, candidates seeking refuge manager opportunities must either have a Bachelor of Science degree in biology (or a closely related field) or an equivalent combination of education and experience that is deemed to be equal to a degree. The U.S. FWS website also includes specific hourly educational requirements and suggested coursework. Hands-on experience in the field of wildlife management can greatly enhance a candidates chances of being hired as a wildlife manager. Many wildlife managers start out as wildlife technicians or in other related roles to gain the necessary experience and network within the field. Completing wildlife internships can also improve a candidates resume and contacts in the industry. Salary The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) does not maintain a separate survey category for wildlife managers, but it does include them under the more general category of wildlife biologists and zoologists. The mean annual earnings for all wildlife biologists came in at $57,430 in the 2010 BLS salary study. The lowest 10 percent of wildlife biologists earned under $35,660 per year, while the highest 10 percent earned over $93,450 per year. The highest paying positions were found with the federal government ($71,110), research and development ($63,740), state government ($52,360), and consulting services ($50,040). Indeed.com cited a similar average salary for wildlife managers, reporting a rate of $61,000 per year as of December 2013. SimplyHired.com found a slightly lower average rate of pay for wildlife managers, with a December 2013 average salary of $48,000 per year. Both salary averages fall well within the range indicated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics survey results. Career Outlook The Bureau of Labor Statistics survey projects that growth for the field of wildlife biology will be slightly slower than the average for all professions, expanding at a rate of about 7 percent. Candidates with the requisite education and relevant experience will continue to enjoy the best job prospects in this wildlife career.

OFCCP Resource Guide

OFCCP Resource GuideOFCCP Resource GuideOFCCP Resource Guide Berkowitz, Esq.Any employer large or small who wishes to do business with the Federal government must be familiar with the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and OFCCP compliance. The twofold mission of the OFCCP is to ensure that contractors doing business with the Federal governmentDo not discriminate against applicants or employeesTake affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees are treated fairly during employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.To fulfill its mission, the OFCCP places a number of requirements on all Federal contractors regarding hiring, recordkeeping and other terms and conditions of employment. The requirements are detailed and complex contractors and those interested in becoming Federal contractors should carefully review the OFCCPs website, including its list of Frequently Asked Questionsand its policy directives.Ec onomic uncertainty in the private sector has generated interest among employers who seek to contract with the government for the first time. Due to the complexity of OFCCP requirements, employers who are inexperienced in the Federal contracting process should educate themselves before they begin.Introductory IssuesLaws Enforced by the OFCCPRequirements for Federal ContractorsOFCCP Requirements for Different Categories of Federal ContractorsCompliance AssistanceSmall geschftsleben AssistanceIntroductory IssuesIs your entity a Federal contractor?The first question any employer must answer is whether they are subject to the OFCCP requirements at all. Only employers who meet certain thresholds are considered Federal contractors and thus must adhere to the OFCCP procedures.What do you need to do before being awarded a contract?In most cases, employers interested in becoming a Ffederal contractor must undergo a pre-award compliance review of their employment practices. Once an employer is found to be in compliance with EEO directives, it may be placed on the National Pre-Award Registry. The Registry is searchable by employers and other Federal contractors who may wish to find approved subcontractors for a particular project.What are the differences between construction contractors and service and supply contractors?Construction contractors have special reporting and other requirements that differ from contractors that provide either services or supplies. The OFCCP has issued a technical guide to help construction contractors understand these requirements. The OFCCP also provides separate guidance for service and supply contractors to help them understand their requirements.Go to TopLaws Enforced by the OFCCPThe OFCCP enforces three laws1. Executive Order (E.O.) 11246 prohibits discrimination and requires affirmative action to ensure that all employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.2. 503 of the rehabilitierung Ac t prohibits discrimination and requires affirmative action in the employment of qualified individuals with disabilities.3. The Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRA) prohibits discrimination against specified categories of veterans protected by the Act and requires affirmative action in the employment of such veterans. Because the requirements for employers of veterans can be complicated, the OFCCP also publishes a list of Frequently Asked Questionsspecificallyrelated to hiring veterans.Go to TopRequirements for Federal ContractorsThe basic affirmative action and equal employment opportunity obligations of Federal contractors are as followsProvide equal employment opportunities and take affirmative action to employ and advance workers in a non-discriminatory mannerImplement an affirmative action plan and maintain the required recordsMake your workplace and on-line application function accessible to people with disabilitiesComply with all requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974Allow OFCCP access to your worksite during compliance reviewsFile an annual EEO-1 reportGo to TopOFCCP Requirements for Different Categories of Federal ContractorsReporting RequirementsFederal contractors must compile and submit a so-called EEO-1 report each year. The EEO-1 reports on the demographics of the employers workforce by race/ethnicity and job title/level to help ensure that it is meeting affirmative action and non-discrimination requirements.Recordkeeping RequirementsAs part of their affirmative action plan, Federal contractors are required to maintain a number of records about their workforce including record of hires, promotions, transfers and terminations, as well a compensation information. Other information that should be retained includesJob descriptionsJob postings and advertisementsRecords of job offersApplications and resumesInterview notesTests and test resultsWritten employment policies and proceduresPersonnel fi lesSpecific recordkeeping requirements apply under each of the laws the OFCCP enforces employers should be familiar with them all. These records will eventually be used to create an EEO-1 report and must also be available in the case of a compliance audit.Affirmative Action RequirementsFederal contractors must create and maintain an affirmative action plan. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about affirmative action plans can help employers determine if their plan is in compliance with the law, and the Sample Affirmative Action Program can assist employres in development their own AAP.Other RequirementsThe OFCCP requires that all federal contractors who accept job applications electronically make their on-line process accessible to individuals with disabilities. The OFCCP has created materials to educate contractors about their responsibilities towards applicants with disabilities.Go to TopCompliance AssistanceAs part of its mandate, the OFCCP conducts audits or reviews of Federa l contractors businesses, as described in its Federal Contractor Compliance Manual,to make sure they are in compliance with the law. Being subject to such a review does not automatically indicate a suspicion of wrongdoing by the Federal contractor. The OFCCP provides comprehensive compliance assistance for all federal contractors to help them prepare to be reviewed.For example, as part of its assistance, the OFCCP publishes a comprehensive compliance manual to assist employers with their compliance issues and help them prepare for an OFCCP desk audit or on-site review of their workplace. In December 2010, the OFCCP instituted its Active Case Enforcement (ACE) procedure for monitoring compliance with its regulations and conducting audits of Federal contractors. ACE only applies to service and supply contractors.The OFCCP is currently in the process of updating its scheduling letter which is used to inform a Federal contractor that it has been selected for a compliance review and to a sk for information baout the workforce. The OFCCPs proposed regulations would greatly expand the body of information an employer must provide and has concerned some employers about the scope of the new requirements.Go to TopSmall Business AssistanceThe OFCCP provides a basic overview of its requirements as they apply to small contractors. Some of the information (for example, a listing of employment practices that foster equal employment opportunities) is relevant to larger employers as well.Go to TopLegal Disclaimer None of the information provided herein constitutes legal advice on behalf of Monster.

An Actionable Plan on Perfect Resume in Simple Step by Step Order

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The Best Ways to Hire and Retain Call Center Employees - Spark Hire

The Best Ways to Hire and Retain Call Center Employees - Spark HireIt takes a certain type of person to find success working in a call center. For this reason, those doing the hiring should do so with care, taking the time to make a careful choice as they bring a new team member on board. In order to hire top talent and retain these employees, consider these pointsLook for a positive attitudeIts easy to train a person on how to be successful on the phone. Its much more difficult to train them to have a positive outlook, how to have patience with the person on the other end of the line, and how to think quickly on their feet. Instead of zeroing in on a persons experience, also analyze that individuals personality. Though they may not have worked at a call center before, if they have a cheerful disposition, a genuine interest in people, and plenty of patience, they will excel in this role far more than someone who has worked in a call center for years but is constantly cranky and irrit ated.Emphasize the importance of consistencySpeed is key when it comes to working in a call center, but its important to reinforce to your employees that consistency is equally essential as they move through their work each day. They want to move quickly, without sacrificing quality and precision as they go.Talk about different types of customersYour employees need to be comfortable interacting with a variety of different types of customers. If you can go through and detail the different kinds of people that they may find themselves chatting with, youre helping to ensure that theyre relaxed and calm in any situation. This kind of preparation is key when you want your team to be successful. Simply expecting your team members to adapt to any kind of situation isnt fair to anyone involved, and sets everyone up for failure.In a high-speed environment like a call center, training often falls by the wayside. As a result, employees end up in over their heads, yielding high turnover rates. If you can take time to train new staff members and help brief them on what to expect, you can help to slash these turnover rates and ensure that your employees thrive in this kind of role.What hiring practices do you put into place in order to ensure that you assemble the best team for your call center? Let us know in the commentsImage Jakub Jirsak/Bigstock.comCheck out Spark Hires FREE whitepaper 8 Tips for Improved Call Center Recruiting with Video Interviews

6 ways youre bringing unwanted germs into your apartment

6 ways youre bringing unwanted germs into yur apartment6 ways youre bringing unwanted germs into your apartmentThere are people who take pride in keeping their homes perfectly clean and tidy, and then there are people who couldnt care less if clutter begins to stack up in the corners of their living room, bedroomandoffice. If youre a member of the latter group, cool.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreIf youre a member of the former group, we have some upsetting news for you - even if youre a self-proclaimed neat freak, there are probably a few ways that germs are sneaking into your apartment. But instead of losing it and running around spraying a can of Lysol everywhere, check out where exactly those ick factors are hiding and learn more about how you can handle them.1. Your ShoesSurprise, surprise - the things on your feet that carry you down dirty sidewalks, onto public transpo rtation, into public restrooms and virtually everywhere else arecovered in germs and bacteria. Some are harmless, and some honestly help boost your immune ordnungsprinzip a little bit. But others can get you or your loved ones sick as theyre tracked around your carpets and hardwood floors. So designate a shoe storage spot near the front door (it doesnt have to look like a haphazard mess) and ditch those babies the second you walk in. It also wouldnt hurt to wipe them down with antibacterial wipes from time to time.2. Your Purse (And Luggage)So yeah, your purse is literallyone of the most germ-infested things you own. Similar to your shoes, the outside of the bag touches all sorts of icky places when you set it down rather thanhangit up. And the inside is constantly bombarded by used tissues, dirty pocket change, andwell-handled receipts. Considering all of the places your luggage gets stowed as you travel, were not surprised that those bags are icky, too. So rather than throwing you r bag on the kitchen counter or sofa, designate a hallway hook for it and clean that thing regularly.3. Your CoatIts surprisinghow filthy outerwear like coats, gloves, hats, andscarves can get. But just think about how often you wear them and expose them to the elements (like how they start on bar benches but eventually fall on the floor), and then think about how infrequently you toss them in the washing machine or drop them off at the dry cleaners.Blegh. These are also items you dont want to leave chilling on your couch - or even hanging up in your closet next to your other clean clothes. Use a coat rack in your entryway, and be mindful of how many times you get them cleaned.4. Your PhoneJust because youre the only one who typically touches your phone doesnt mean its not covered in germs and bacteria. In fact, most mobile phones have18 times more bacteria than a toilet handle. So imagine what happens when you chuck your phone on your bed, rest it next to your pillow at night or e ven place it next to your food on the kitchen counter as you cook. We know, we dont want to think about it, either. So do yourself a favor and wipe down your phone at least once a week with a simple, tech-safe cleaning solution (we use an isopropyl alcohol-based one).5. Your Reusable Grocery BagsYes, reusable shopping bags are a wonderful way to reduce your personal paper and plastic waste. But no,they are not as hygienic as you probably think they are. Again, think about how many times you take them to the store, place in them in the carts everyone else uses, fill them with foods that can leak (like trays of fresh fish and poultry) and drop them in your car. Now ask yourself how many times youve wiped them down or run them through a rinse cycle. If the answer is Um, never, nows the time to change that. Otherwise, youre exposing your new groceries to old germs and bacteria, and youre consistently exposing your kitchen space to more and more ick.6. Your PetsWe know how much you love Fido, but we bet you wont love to learn aboutall of the potential parasites, fecal bacteria and morehe can track into your home on the bottoms of his paws and even in his pretty coat. While some exposure is good for your immune system, you probably dont want a lot of the things he finds in your backyard to end up in your blankets on your bed (or even on your carpet). So make a point to bathe your pup as often as is safe for his skin and coat (check withyourvet) so your home can keep its germ count under control.Sign up forDaily Fit by Swirled, our newsletter featuring a wellness tip of the day and must-read health news from around the web Youll be one step closer to living a healthy, balanced life.This article first appeared on Swirled.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people

Managers and employees have different ideas on whats a breach of etiquette

Managers and employees have different ideas on whats a breach of etiquetteManagers and employees have different ideas on whats a breach of etiquetteDoing the simple step of showing up on time can go a long way in the eyes of your manager. Unfortunately, too many of us are running late to work. Tardiness was the the most common breach of etiquette managers noticed in employees, a new Accountemps survey of 1,000 employees and 300 senior managers concluded.It goes without saying that you should show respect toward your colleagues, yet etiquette blunders happen every day,Michael Steinitz, executive director of Accountemps, said. Showing up on time for meetings and paying attention when youre there demonstrates that you value the time and efforts of others. Just being polite goes a long way toward creating a better work environment.Managers dont want you to be late employees dont want you to gossipHere were the most common etiquette breaches managers saw in their employees1. Running late to meetings (34%)2. Not responding to calls or emails in a timely manner (26%)3. Gossiping about others in the office (23%)Manners also mattered to employees, but they had a slightly different idea of what was the biggest offense of etiquette. Here were the rude coworker behaviors that they noticed the most1. Gossiping about colleagues (24%)2. Distracted during meetings (18%)3. Not responding to work communication in a timely fashion (17%)Employees appear to be more concerned with how their behavior is perceived by others. And they are right to be concerned about being seen as absent-minded or as a gossip. Common courtesy can make the difference between you getting that promotion or you being told that there is no room for advancement. Sixty-five percent of managers and 46% of workers said being courteous can accelerate advancement. So if youre habitually late, this is your wake-up call. Showing up on time, paying attention to meetings and keeping your mouth shut when you hear gossi p are all behaviors that are entirely in our control to fix.

Leave, Liberty, TDY, and Monetary Travel Benefits

Leave, Liberty, TDY, and Monetary Travel BenefitsLeave, Liberty, TDY, and Monetary Travel BenefitsYour first experience with many of the liberty and leave benefits of military service will typically begin after basic training. However, if your basic training occurs during the Christmas Holidays, you may learn about leave time in the middle of your first few months of military service. During the two weeks around Christmas time, theArmyshuts down basic training and AIT schools. Other branches do not allow recruits to have leave or liberty.Recruits are usually allowed to go home on leave at this time if they want, even if it results in going in the hole (having a negative leave balance) on their leave balance. Recruits who choose not to take leave at this time, are normally assigned to do details (answer phones, cut the grass, etc), because fruchtwein of the instructors/drill sergeants will be away on leave, and classes are not conducted during this time. Leave After Basic Training With the exception of the Marine Corps, who authorizes all recruits to take 10 days of leave, immediately following boot camp, one does not normally get their first military leave until they graduate technical school/AIT/A-School. After technical school /AIT /A-School, one is normally authorized to take 10 days of leave if their first assignment is to a stateside base, and 15 days of leave if their first assignment is to an overseas base. (Note For extremely long schools, longer leaves may be authorized upon graduation). Leave (Vacation) Whether youre the lowest enlisted rankor a 4-Star General (or Admiral), all military personnel get the same amount of vacation time. Military members get 30 days of paid leave per year, earned at the rate of 2.5 days per month. Normal leave is approved/disapproved by the members immediate supervisor. Emergency leave (someone in your immediate family dies or is seriously ill), is approved by the commander or first sergeant upon verification of the emergency (usually from the Red Cross). Except for emergency leave, and Christmas Exodus, commanders are usually reluctant to approve leave that hasnt been earned yet. This is because, under the law, if a person is discharged (for any reason) and they have a negative leave balance, they must repay the military one days base pay for each day they are in the hole as of the date of the discharge. Leave is calculated according to the fiscal year (1 October to 30 September). One is allowed to carry over only a maximum of 60 days from fiscal year to fiscal year. (Note Exceptions can be approved if one can show that they were denied leave due to military necessity for unusual situations, such as long-term deployments). In other words, if you have 65 days of leave on the books on 30 September, 5 of those days will be lost when the calendar rolls over to 1 October. Leave can be traktement back at the time of reenlistment and separation/retirement. For each day of leave you have saved, you c an sell it back for one days base pay (taxable). One can only sell back a maximum of 60 days of leave during a career. It does not have to be all at one time. For example, one could sell back ten days of leave during their first re-enlistment, then ten days during their next re-enlistment. Terminal LeaveInstead of selling leave upon your discharge, one can take terminal leave when they are discharged or retire. For example, lets say you are scheduled to be discharged (or retired) on 1 September, and you have 30 days of leave. You can out process from the military 30 days early, then continue to receive full pay (including base pay, housing allowance, food allowance, and any special pays), until your official date of discharge. Liberty Pass A pass is non-chargeable time-off also known as liberty. During a military members normal off-duty time, they are automatically considered to be on a Regular Pass. With a few exceptions (such as basic training, or phase restrictions in technical s chool), a military person can leave the base when off-duty without special permission. Another font of pass is a special pass. An example would be the 3-day pass. These are special passes issued by the commander, first sergeant, or (sometimes) supervisor for time off, often given as a reward for superior performance. Usually, a special pass cannot be used back-to-back with leave, and cannot (in most cases) be used in conjunction with a weekend or other scheduled off-duty time. Permissive Temporary Duty Assignment (PTDY) Sometimes a military member wants to attend a conference, class, or function that the military wont pay for, but which benefits the individual professionally (which thereby benefits the military). In such cases, the commander can authorize a Permissive TDY. Members on Permissive TDY do not receive any travel pay or reimbursement (like they would for an official TDY) but isnt charged against their leave. Note If you are driving a car or procuring your own airline flug ticket for TDY (Temporary Duty Assignment) travel, therates are significantly more Travel Rates for 2018 MethodRate Per MileCar$0.54.5Motorcycle$0.51.5Airplane$1.21 AIT/Tech School/A-School In general, if your classes last longer than 20 weeks (at a single location), dependents are authorized to travel to the school location and set up a household at government expense (see First Duty Station Travel Entitlements, below). If the length of the classes is less than 20 weeks, government reimbursed transportation is not authorized, in most cases. However, dependents are certainly allowed to relocate, on their own, at their own expense. In either case, members in job school receive a housing allowance, based upon the actual location of their dependents. Its important to remember that (except for the Marines), leave is not usually authorized following basic training. This means the dependents would have to make the move completely on their own, without the members presence. However, if they are going to be a military family, this is something they should get used to. Additionally, the member is probably going to be restricted to base during the first part of their training (usually, the first 30 days or so), so the dependents may have to do all the house-hunting, to find a distribution policy to live. First Duty Station Travel Entitlements Travel PayWhen you graduate technical school/AIT/A-school, the military will pay the authorized costs for you to go from your technical school/AIT/A-school location to your next duty assignment (or, to the port of your military flight for overseas assignments). There are two ways that the military will do this (your choice) they will either provide you with an airline ticket for a flight directly from your school location to the next duty assignment (or port call), or they will pay you a mileage allowance plus per diem for each day you are in an authorized travel status. Before you depart your school, you can visit Finance (with copies of your orders), and normally receive an advance (about 80 percent) of your estimated travel pay. Air Travel Suppose you leave Base X, buy a ticket home for $800, then buy a ticket from home to Base Y for $300 (for a total expenditure of $1,100)? In that case, the military will pay you what it would have cost THEM to buy you an airline ticket directly from Base X to Base Y. Lets assume that they would have paid $900.00. In this case, you would be reimbursed $900, out of your total $1,100 expenditure. If you travel overseas for a tour, the military will either ship or store your vehicle for you at no cost depending on the location of your PCS move.