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Avoiding Social Miscues in the Multicultural Workplace

A multi-cultural workplace is here to stay. For
many supervisors, miscommunication because of
cultural differences is quite common.

In order to avoid making a social faux pas and to
enjoy greater communication with co-workers, it is
very important for your staff to understand the
different cultures represented in their workplace.

Some Social Miscues

Morale Tips Newsletter - May 29, 2012 - Employee Morale Special Days to Celebrate June is: Pay-It-Forward Month

Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday
Compliments  of www.ConfidenceCenter.com
 

Word and Quote of the Week

*** Time ***

*** "Time is limited, so I better wake up every morning fresh and know that I have just one chance to live this particular day right, and to string my days together into a life of action, and purpose."

— Lance Armstrong: 7-time winner of the Tour de France

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Download colorful -Word of the Week- posters and over
100 poster size quotes at the -Employee Morale Center-
on-line membership site. For details go to:
http://www.EmployeeMoraleCenter.com

Trivia Question of the Week

Q.  Which City would you find the 'Arch of Hadrian'?

(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)

Employee Morale Special Days to Celebrate
June is: Pay-It-Forward Month

This is a month to fill your emotional (and
financial) bank account with credits for things
you do for yourself and others in advance.

The Missing Piece of the Puzzle in Goal Attainment

"What the mind can conceive and believe it can
achieve." - Napoleon Hill

That means that you can do anything you believe
you can do..isn't that exciting?

But, what if you have an employee who constantly
fails to reach his or her goals - even when care
has been taken to make said goals specific, measurable
and realistic?

Morale Tips Newsletter - May 22, 2012 - Cup Cake Day

Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday
Compliments  of www.ConfidenceCenter.com
 

Would you like to make a difference in a teenager's future?

You can teach leadership skills to a small group
of teenagers in your home this summer on the
weekends or one evening a week.

It's easy when you use the lesson plans in our
Today's Teens - Tomorrow's Leaders Instructor's Manual.

Learn more at:
http://www.ConfidenceCenter.com/serv10.htm

Word and Quote of the Week

*** Imagination ***

*** "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."
— Albert Einstein: Was a theoretical physicist

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Download colorful -Word of the Week- posters and over
100 poster size quotes at the -Employee Morale Center-
on-line membership site. For details go to:
http://www.EmployeeMoraleCenter.com

Trivia Question of the Week

Q. What is the flavor of Cointreau?

(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)

Employee Morale Booster
Cup Cake Day

Contributed by Shakara Bradley

We celebrated cup cake day.

We went with a sesame street theme and bought the
cupcakes.  Then we told everyone to stop by and
grab a cupcake.

Then I took photos of individual employees
holding their cupcakes and made a PowerPoint show
for everyone to enjoy.  Photos could also be
posted on a bulletin board.

Cup Cake Day created a lot of fun and excitement
and only cost $24 for all cup cakes.

Your employees will love coming to work every day…

Keeping employee morale high every day will also
save your company thousands in improved attendance,
productivity, and retention.

Everything you need to create happy, energized
employees is all in one place - the Employee Morale Center.

The -Employee Morale Center- contains

  * A library of hundreds of low-cost morale boosting activities
  * A series of step-by-step lessons to guide you
  * Daily cartoon you can print and post

  * Downloadable colorful poster size inspirational quotes
  * Weekly leadership tips and strategies
  * A library of leadership articles

  * Forms to make planning easy
  * Downloadable recognition certificates
  * Sample "Thank You" letters

  * and so much more you just have to see it...

Take a video sneak peek inside the
Employee Morale Center, and see all the details at:
http://www.EmployeeMoraleCenter.com

Answer to This Week's Trivia Question

Q. What is the flavor of Cointreau?

A. Orange

Joke of the Week

The chef of the upscale restaurant I manage
collided with a waiter one day and spilled coffee
all over our computer.

The liquid poured into the processing unit, and
resulted in some dramatic crackling and popping
sounds.

After sopping up the mess, we gathered around the
terminal as the computer was turned back on.
"Please let it work," pleaded the guilt-ridden waiter.

A waitress replied, "Should be faster than ever.
That was a double espresso."


Subscriptions to this newsletter are complimentary at
http://www.ConfidenceCenter.com

(c) Copyright 2012 Harriet Meyerson.

Dealing with Snipers at Work - Why Avoidance Only Makes It Worse

A supervisor observes her employee looking around
nervously and then ducking behind the copy machine.

"What are you doing?", she asks.

A timid voice comes from behind the copy machine,
"Avoiding snipers."

Avoidance is not the answer.

Morale Tips Newsletter - May 15, 2012 - Free Fun Raffle

Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday
Compliments  of www.ConfidenceCenter.com
 

It's almost summer and school vacation time.

During the summer vacation, your company can help
teach leadership skills to Junior High and High
Schoolers using the lesson plans in our Today's
Teens - Tomorrow's Leaders Instructor's Manual.

It's so easy and the teaching can be shared by
different employees. It's a great service to the
community, as it will help create the community
and workplace leaders of the future.

Learn more at:
http://www.ConfidenceCenter.com/serv10.htm

Word and Quote of the Week

*** Beauty ***

*** "The best and most beautiful things in the
world cannot be seen, nor touched ... but are felt in the
heart." — Helen Keller: Was a blind and deaf author and
lecturer

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Download colorful -Word of the Week- posters and
over 100 poster size quotes at the -Employee Morale Center-
on-line membership site. For details go to:
http://www.EmployeeMoraleCenter.com

Trivia Question of the Week

Q. What was the first book to be set in print?

(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)

Employee Morale Booster
Free Fun Raffle

Contributed by Barbara Weisbein

A morale booster that I've been running is a
"Free Fun Raffle." 

A firm-wide email goes out saying that if you
want to participate in today's "Free Fun Raffle,"
please press the "Reply" button by X o'clock.

I have all the responses go into a folder in Outlook. 

At the end of the stated period of time, I copy
all the names from the folder into an Excel
spreadsheet and number the rows. 

I then call anyone in the firm, and ask him/her
to pick as many numbers as I have prizes, and the
names next to those numbers are the winners. 

I send a firm-wide email thanking whoever picked
the numbers, and announce the winners. 

Some of the prizes have been $15 gift cards to
Dunkin Donuts, movie passes, $50 gift certificates
to restaurants, etc. Our employees love it, and
it can be scaled for any budget.


Your employees will love coming to work every day…

Keeping employee morale high every day will also save your
company thousands in improved attendance,
productivity, and retention.

Everything you need to create happy, energized employees
is all in one place - the Employee Morale Center.

The -Employee Morale Center- contains

  * A library of hundreds of low-cost morale boosting activities
  * A series of step-by-step lessons to guide you
  * Daily cartoon you can print and post

  * Downloadable colorful poster size inspirational quotes
  * Weekly leadership tips and strategies
  * A library of leadership articles

  * Forms to make planning easy
  * Downloadable recognition certificates
  * Sample "Thank You" letters

  * and so much more you just have to see it...

Take a video sneak peek inside the
Employee Morale Center, and see all the details at:
http://www.EmployeeMoraleCenter.com

Answer to This Week's Trivia Question

Q. What was the first book to be set in print?

A. Gutenberg Bible

Joke of the Week

Trying to explain to our five-year-old daughter
how much computers had changed, my husband pointed
to our brand-new personal computer and told her,

"When I was in college, a computer with the same
amount of power would have been the size of a house."

Wide-eyed, our daughter asked, "How big was the mouse?"


Subscriptions to this newsletter are complimentary at
http://www.ConfidenceCenter.com

(c) Copyright 2012 Harriet Meyerson.

Develop Leaders and Gain Loyalty

Today, I have two excellent quotes to share with
you regarding leadership. I encourage you to
share them with your staff.

But first, let me ask you a question. What makes
an employee happy?

Morale Tips Newsletter - May 8, 2012 - Chocolate Week

Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday
Compliments  of www.ConfidenceCenter.com
 

Word and Quote of the Week

*** Happiness ***

*** "When we recall the past, we usually find
that it is the simplest things—not the great
occasions—that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness."
— Bob Hope: Was a comedian and actor

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Download colorful -Word of the Week- posters and over
100 poster size quotes at the -Employee Morale
Center- on-line membership site. For details go to:
http://www.EmployeeMoraleCenter.com

Trivia Question of the Week

Q. What is the common name for the fruit bearing
plant Fragaria vesca?

(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)

Employee Relationships
Chocolate Week

Contributed by Kay Bowman

One successful morale booster we did was
"Chocolate Week". 

Creating Team Synergy - The Four Essential Stages

As we have said before, a real team has synergy.
But, it's unrealistic to think that synergy
happens overnight.

It is important to understand that things won't
always be sunshine and butterflies.

Why should this matter?

If things aren't going well, it may just be a
necessary part of the team's growth process.

According to Kathy Reed, president of TeamWorks
Training and Consulting in Dallas, Texas, teams go
through four different phases on the road to
becoming unified.

Morale Tips Newsletter - May 1, 2012 - "Just Say, Thank You" Campaign

Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday
Compliments  of www.ConfidenceCenter.com
 

Word and Quote of the Week

*** Discovery ***

*** "The greatest discovery you'll ever make, is
the potential of your own mind."
— Jose Silva: was a parapsychologist and author of The Silva Method

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Download colorful -Word of the Week- posters and over
100 poster size quotes at the -Employee Morale Center-
on-line membership site. For details go to:
http://www.EmployeeMoraleCenter.com

Trivia Question of the Week

Q. Who composed the opera Carmen?

(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)

Appreciation and Recognition
"Just Say, Thank You" Campaign