Monthly Archive: August 2009

Aug 28 2009

School shooting survivor shares five ways to keep kids safe this year

By Rebecca Powell, examiner.com When it comes to school safety, many parents wonder just what they can do to help insure their tween stays safe in what should be a danger-free zone: school. Missy Jenkins was paralyzed from the waist down in the 1997 Heath High School shooting that occurred in West Paducah, Ky. In …

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Aug 28 2009

Rudeness hits the bottom line

By Brian Amble, Management Issues Can you put a cost on bad manners? Does politeness pay? According to a US business school professor, the answer is an emphatic “yes” – in fact the cost of bad behaviour can run into millions. USC Marshall School of Business professor Christine Porath and co-author Christine Pearson, a professor …

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Aug 28 2009

AU: Put bullies out of work

By Rebecca Wilson, Herald Sun Until recently, I had little experience of the so-called workplace bully. The only bosses who had come close to bullying me in my career were the gnarly and grumpy newspaper editors who drank too much at lunchtime, sacked you, and reinstated you – sheepishly – the next morning. They gave …

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Aug 28 2009

Ontario General Contractors Association upgrades education offerings

By Patricia Williams, Daily Commercial News In keeping with its long-established mandate to provide education and training for its members, the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) is gearing up for another season of continuing education. On tap for 2009-2010 are courses dealing with a wide range of subjects, among them making presentations to potential clients, …

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