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Watch Your Language
Are you a professional person living with teens? If so, you need to watch your language.No, not because you need to be careful what your kids hear. They've been hearing from you all their lives, so changing your speech habits now won't make much difference.I'm talking about what you pick up from listening to them - words and figures of speech that simply aren't appropriate in the business world. These are words you wouldn't intend to use, but when kids pick up slang at school and use it at home

sted. The problem with the entire site is credibility. Or rather, the lack of it.

To Be or Not To Be...That Really is the Question!
Business, what a marvelous thing! It has helped to create a nice lifestyle for many of us. Business can build fortunes and produce great joy, it can also cause monetary problems and produce anxiety as well as sadness and of course it can lead us into every emotion in between.Why does this invention called business or commerce or whatever moniker you may want to call it so often cause us to be driven into such turmoil?Certainly money seems to have a lot to do with it. And power, control, express

In case you didn’t know, there is a website run by Yahoo where anyone can post a question and receive an answer. It’s at answer.yahoo.com and a rather interesting place to spend some time. They have categories from business to travel, all sub-divided and quite specific. You become a member for free, pick a user name and password and you can either ask or answer a question. That being said, why am I wasting your time posting an article about it? Well, it’s a wonderful social experiment. Ordinary people that need advice can put their question on the Internet and get an answer from a total stranger. You have no idea how smart that respondent is and what are their qualifications.

For instance, there are many health questions. Now wouldn’t your rather have a nurse or doctor answer something that important? Well, as the person answering, you can give your credentials, whether they are real or not. So a so-called attorney could say they are part of the law firm, of John Doe and Doe, Ltd, and they may, or may not, be telling the truth. Either way, they are offering you legal advice. The same is true for the doctor or travel agent. There are thousands of new questions daily and I suspect that many are asked and answered by children. How do I know? Here are a few clues.

Some actually tell you that it’s part of their homework assignment. So they ask complete strangers about US history, world events, science, or the arts. Then they can just cut and paste the answers (right or wrong) onto their word document. Their awful spelling is usually another giveaway. Add to that poor grammar and punctuation and you’ve got a school-age child. That’s also true for many of the answers. Some are flat out wrong! But Yahoo does no policing or reviewing so the incorrect answers get posted with the correct ones. It’s then up to the asking member to award points. That’s right, it’s actually just a big game of points.

You get 2 points for replying to a question, and 10 for being chosen the best answer. Some users have thousands of points. Then there are various levels to achieve based on the total number of points. You lose points for asking a question. There are little Avatars or pictures for the members and a place you can go to review your profile and look over previous questions and answers you’ve posted. The problem with the entire site is credibility. Or rather, the lack of it.

The Power of the Pen
Every leader, supervisor, coach, team member and parent has been told of the value of giving positive feedback. We’ve heard reasons why. We’ve heard we don’t do it enough. We’ve learned all of the basics about giving positive feedback successfully: make it timely, make it specific, and when giving positive feedback consider sharing it publicly.All of this is good advice, but it falls short of the mark if we want to make a long term lasting difference in the self-image, confidence, and performance o

from a total stranger. You have no idea how smart that respondent is and what are their qualifications.

What Makes A Qualified Prospect Qualified
Have you ever asked yourself, what are the specific characteristics of a qualified prospect? What are the minimum pieces of information I need to know to determine if the potential for a sale exists? What pieces of information are required before you consider a prospect qualified?Am I using a consistent sales system or process to successfully obtain the information needed? Here are 17 areas with questions you may want to ask yourself so you can create a qualified prospect profile also known as an Acco

nds of new questions daily and I suspect that many are asked and answered by children. How do I know? Here are a few clues.

Home Business Internet Marketing Opportunity - All You Need To Know About It
If you are running a home-based business on Internet marketing, then you need to make use of strategies which will definitely increase your sales. Surely you want your business to expand and, you want to top other businesses which have related items or services. To guarantee your success, you need marketing plans which are proven to be effective. You will have a wide business home Internet marketing opportunity when you implement efficient techniques.When you have a business on Internet marketing, mak

licing or reviewing so the incorrect answers get posted with the correct ones. It’s then up to the asking member to award points. That’s right, it’s actually just a big game of points.

Managing Change - Helping Your People Cope with Change
I was 22 when I told my Dad I was getting married. He just looked up at me while getting a cup of coffee and said …"Just remember, it's for a helluva’ long time".When you're managing a change project, hopefully it’ll be for a helluva’ long time?We hear a lot today about how difficult change is on people and how they fight it, and they do. But does it have to be that way for everyone? I don’t think so. If you recognize a couple of key things about people, your change efforts will move al

sted. The problem with the entire site is credibility. Or rather, the lack of it.

Because of the point system, it draws lots of kids with far too much free time after school. Obviously, if I were a teacher, I would be vexed to know that my students were getting their homework off this site. But the larger problem is that non-experts are giving expert opinions to people that may be trusting these answers. There are many good places to get accurate information. There are health sites for medical questions, legal and government sites for rules and laws and sites for just about any subject, run by professionals with real qualifications that are documented. For example, my wife and I run a health information site. She is an RN with a Master’s degree, and I am a marketing expert with 2 degrees. If you want accurate health information, our site would be the one to choose for that alone. Besides the fact we also have the HON Code seal of approval from a reputable review site. But enough about us. This is just one example of a reputable site that has spent a lot of money to provide the public with competent and reliable information.

In summary, the point is that, anyone using the Yahoo Answers site, should be aware of the risks involved. It’s like online dating or chat sites. The 30 year-old woman you are corresponding with could just as well be a 10 year-old boy. Sure it’s a free site, but you get what you pay for. I would advise you to consult an expert for business and even personal issues that may affect you. It’s you life and don’t do anything that a stranger recommends without a second, more expert, opinion. Remember, it’s a jungle out there and there are many tabby cats out there posing as lions. Can you tell the mane difference?

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