Patriotic states The best and worst in America

Patriotic states The best and worst in AmericaPatriotic states The best and worst in AmericaThe most patriotic state in America might surprise you.Ahead of the Fourth of July, Americans everywhere will don the red, white, and blue and try to best their neighbors as being the most patriotic on the block. From hot dogs roasting on the grill to late night fireworks, it turns out that some states do it better than others.New Hampshire took the top spot as Americas most patriotic state, according to data compiled by WalletHub. Wyoming, Vermont, Utah, and Idaho were close rounding out the top 10.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreWalletHub found Georgia to have the highest average number of military enlistees and Vermont to have the most Peace korporation volunteers.The study focused on two key factors when dishing out a score military engagement and civic engagement. Through several dif ferent metrics, the states were graded and accumulated an overall score. Some metrics included adults voting habits, Peace Corps volunteers, and active-duty military personnel.Source WalletHubThe five least patriotic states were New Jersey, New York, California, West Virginia, and Texas.New York ranked amongst the five lowest states when it came to volunteer rates and its lack of veterans per Capita.Here are the top 10 most patriotic states in the US1. New Hampshire2. Wyoming3. Vermont4. Utah5. Idaho6. Wisconsin7. Alaska8. South Carolina9. Missouri10. Minnesotaclose dialogAdvertisementclose dialog/* effects for .bx-campaign-1012255 *//* custom css .bx-campaign-1012255 */.bx-custom.bx-campaign-1012255.bx-type-agilityzone .bx-close z-index 2-ms-keyframes bx-anim-1012255-spin from -ms-transform rotate(0deg) to -ms-transform rotate(360deg) -moz-keyframes bx-anim-1012255-spin from -moz-transform rotate(0deg) to -moz-transform rotate(360deg) -webkit-keyframes bx-anim-1012255-spin from -webkit-transform rotate(0deg) to -webkit-transform rotate(360deg) keyframes bx-anim-1012255-spin from transform rotate(0deg) to transform rotate(360deg) bx-close-inside-1012255 top 0 right 0 /* rendered styles .bx-campaign-1012255 */.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255.bx-active-step-1 .bx-creative *first-child padding 0width auto.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255.bx-active-step-1 .bx-creative background-color transparent.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255.bx-active-step-1 .bx-close stroke whitebackground-color blackborder-style solidborder-color whiteborder-width 1pxbox-shadow 0px 0px 0px 3px black.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-group-1012255-3RBnJGC position absolutetop 50%left 50%transform translate(-50%, -50%)z-index -1.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-element-1012255-wryzWV5 width 55px.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-el ement-1012255-wryzWV5 *first-child animation-name bx-anim-1012255-spinanimation-duration 800msanimation-iteration-count infiniteanimation-timing-function linear.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-group-1012255-me4p1bl padding 10px.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-element-1012255-ZdLO37u width auto.bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-element-1012255-ZdLO37u *first-child padding 2px 4pxfont-size 10pxcolor rgb(255, 255, 255)text-transform uppercasebackground-color rgb(0, 0, 0)background-color rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34).bxc.bx-campaign-1012255 .bx-group-1012255-lyDBLV9 width 900pxheight 550px

Time Management Tips for Sales Managers

Time Management Tips for Sales ManagersTime Management Tips for Sales ManagersThe most frequent complaint of sales management is that therbeies never enough time to get everything done. Many sales managers work sixty or even seventy hours a week, yet their inboxes are always overflowing with urgent tasks. If this is your situation, you may need to take a look at how you use time management. As a sales manager, the lions share of your time should be spent managing your salespeople. This sounds obvious, yet sales managers often get caught up in other projects- whether its an urgently needed report to the CEO, a series of meetings with company executives, or defining requirements for a new CRM platform. Most of behauptung tasks are one-time events, but no sooner have you completed each project than the next project appears on your desk. If you are drowning in a sea of paperwork, then your manager may be in need of a wake-up call. Most companies generate far more reports and other admini strative documentation than they need. Working with your sales executives, you can probably identify several non-critical processes and remove them from your life. Just slashing your paperwork can make a huge difference in your available time at the office. Meetings Meetings are another potential time-waster. If, like most sales managers, you have a weekly Monday team meeting, ask yourself whether you need to spend all those hours on a team meeting every month. Can you switch to a meeting every other week instead? If not, can you cut down on time spent during the meeting by delegating tasks to individuals instead of discussing them endlessly within the group? Other types of meetings may be avoided by sending a delegate who will report back to you or by requesting that your presence is omitted altogether if you feel your contribution isnt necessary. Your manager may be costing you a great deal of your time by sending a series of time critical projects your way. In this case, try explaining to her that your team is suffering from the time you spend working on ansicht projects and ask if some of them can be handled by others or simply deferred. If she persists on sending you projects even after shes agreed to cut back, you may be able to push back by saying something like, I had scheduled my afternoon to go with George and Linda for their presentation to close a big deal with Company X. Should I prioritize your project ahead of that? Your boss may suddenly realize that her task isnt quite so urgent after all. If you find that you still have more tasks than you have hours in the day, be ruthless about how you prioritize them. The three most crucial sales management tasks are sales planning, training and coaching your salespeople (which includes helping with stalled deals and other one-time sales problems). Activities related to any of these three areas should come first in your daily scheduling, even if that means that another task ends up being delayed an ex tra few days. Time Tracking One way to help keep yourself on track is to schedule your core management functions well in advance and then treat those times as sacred. For example, you might decide that every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon from 2 PM to 3 PM you will sit down with one of your salespeople and go over their recent performance. In that case, nothing short of a major disaster should cause you to reschedule this time. It may be difficult at first, but watching your teams sales take off in response to your efforts will dull the pain quickly enough.

No, this job posting is not from the 50s, its from 2018

No, this job posting is not from the '50s, it's from 2018 No, this job posting is not from the '50s, it's from 2018 In the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein scandal  involving a staggering number of alleged cases of sexual harassment and assault, we  have yet another reason to do a double-take: a tone-deaf job posting requiring a “good personality â€" ability to deal with the male banter and be sociable but not distracting.”The posting for a senior Executive Assistant Investor Relations Associate doesn’t exist on LinkedIn anymore and  Quartz reports that it was taken down from Guardian Jobs.RMS Recruitment, which describes itself in the job posting as a “boutique secretarial recruitment agency” in the Mayfair area of London, was seeking someone to fill the role for a property investment client in the area.The job also entails working with “two Founders” for two in-house businesses while managing schedules, keeping track of spending, helping out during “staff events,” traveling, and assisting “the new Operations Officer in planning and implementing new systems and strategies,† in an office, reportedly made up of “various friends and family members.”In addition to dealing with “male banter,” the job also requires you are “degree educated with good spelling and grammar,” have “solid PA/EA experience. Investor Relations experience,” and are “bright and emotionally intelligent.” All for a  salary of £40-45K ($57-64K).RMS recruitment later issued an apology on Twitter  for the listing.

Air Force Job AFSC 1C6X1 - Space Systems Operations

Air Force Job AFSC 1C6X1 - Space Systems Operations Air Force Job AFSC 1C6X1 - Space Systems Operations Space systems operations specialists are tasked with overseeing critical aspects of the Air Forces space program, including tracking satellites and ballistic missiles, monitoring space flight operations, and assisting with rocket launches. The Air Force categorizes this important job with Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) 1C6X1. Duties of Space Systems Operations Specialists These airmen detect, identify, and maintain surveillance on low orbiting and deep space satellite vehicles using active and passive space surveillance systems. Part of their work involves exploring new space surveillance technologies, developing new space operational procedures, and employing new space surveillance sensors. They also use sophisticated Air Force tracking technology to detect and track sea-launched and intercontinental ballistic missiles, and detect and track Earth satellites. In addition, these specialists plan satellite contacts, resolve any emergencies that arise with satellites, and conduct satellite commanding during launch, early orbit, daily operations, and end-of-life testing, when the satellites have outlived their use. The satellites they operate include Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites used for military communications. And they assist with launch operations for other Department of Defense and NASA satellites. Qualifying for AFSC 1C6X1 To be eligible to serve as a space systems operations specialist, you need a score of at least 60 on the electronics (E) qualification aptitude area of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) tests. For entry into this specialty, completion of high school with courses in physics, geometry, trigonometry, algebra and computer science will be helpful. And youll need to complete a basic space systems operator course. Since youll be dealing with highly sensitive information in the course of your daily job, you will also need to qualify for a secret security clearance from the Department of Defense. This involves background checks of your character and finances, and a criminal record of history of drug abuse may be disqualifying. Candidates for this job must be U.S. citizens. After Technical Training Following boot camp and Airmens Week, recruits for this job spend up to 100 days in technical school training at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Here youll learn the fundamental skills youll need in this job, such as: Satellite C2, space warning and control systems, and space launch processesOrbital mechanicsData analysis proceduresSensor theoryData transmission theoryPrinciples of satellite and ground systemsReceiving, recording, and relaying operational data Civilian Equivalent Jobs Since this Air Force job primarily deals with military satellites and other systems, there is no true civilian job that could be considered equivalent. However, the skills you learn should lay the groundwork for a number of careers in technology hardware and may qualify you for jobs in the aerospace industry or with a defense contractor.

After a 30-Year Career, CFO Scales Back

After a 30-Year Career, CFO Scales Back After a 30-Year Career, CFO Scales Back Cincinnati CFO John Renner wanted to ease up a bit in his next position. He was flexible in location, but held firm on scaled-back responsibilities.John Renner knew he needed a change. He had been working 24/7 for nearly three years on one project, and wanted to scale back the intensity of his work. In his seven-year tenure as the CFO for a large Cincinnati hospital he invested an enormous amount of energy into his recent project: transitioning it from part of a seven-hospital system to independent status. Now, he was looking for another opportunity.So, he negotiated his severance in November 2008, looking forward to a little time off but also knowing that consulting work would be a phone call away.His consulting work was keeping him quite busy, in fact. While he could have skipped the job search altogether, at least for a while, Renner said he never doubted that he wanted to get back to a full-time job.“At the end of the day, when you sit down with a team of people you work with, you feel you are part of a community. As a consultant, you put the wheels in motion and step out; you don’t have the ownership factor. But when you’re a part of that team, you get the satisfaction of seeing the outcome.”Renner was looking for VP or C-level jobs in health care that would combine those aspects of being a team player with a more reasonable lifestyle, he said. “I could see still putting in long hours, but I wanted to set the level of intensity back a notch ” from his previous position.Being selective about responsibilitiesEven for someone with options, a job search can be a long and laborious ordeal. “I was lucky; I wasn’t laid off. I had made the choice to leave. And at 30-plus years in the industry, I could be selective about opportunities,” said Renner, nine months after leaving his last position. “But you still go through mental highs and lows, wondering if you will find the right opportunity.” Renner knew he wanted to eventually return to a full -time position, because in the end, that was what would be the most fulfilling.“There are not a lot of positions at the level I was seeking a job,” he said. “I would look through the list, and while there were a lot of jobs listed, very few were appropriate for my level. John signed up for FinanceLadder in February 2009.“Ladders always kept me positive,” he said. “I would read the newsletters, and just as I was approaching another interview or sending in another cover letter, there was some timely reminder or hint that would be helpful and keep me on track. And just reading about other people who had found the right opportunity was very motivational.”But open to relocationWhen the FinanceLadder member left his CFO position in Cincinnati last year, he did have a lot of options. As an empty-nester, he and his wife did not feel they had to stay in Cincinnati, so he opened his search up to other areas of the country. He also thought about ways in which his expertise in fin ance might work in other industries and considered banking jobs and education jobs.By early spring he had applied to several positions, including jobs in Colorado, Pittsburgh and Chicago. But there was one just 125 miles from Cincinnati that was especially attractive.North on interstate 75 was a position at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio, that appealed to him on many levels.“The majority of my career has been in jobs that were turnaround situations,” Renner said. “This hospital was financially strong; it has a number of needs in terms of developing its operations. But I wouldn’t be involved in significant changes in operations, staffing and implementation. It’s a well-established organization. I would be taking it to its next step in efficiency.”Renner first contacted the recruiter about the position in late March. “When you see the opportunity you really want,” he said, “the process is way too slow. I remember saying to my wife, ‘ Why can’t they jus t make a decision?’ he said, laughing.”His first interview, via phone, was in early May. After several more phone conversations, he traveled to Lima for his first onsite interview. After that, he said, he knew this was the job he wanted. While he was still speaking to people in Pittsburgh and Colorado, he was keeping his fingers crossed for this one. And in early July, Renner was offered the position of VP/CFO of the hospital. On August 17, he started his new job.So, with one more corporate move under his belt - “I’ve made seven previous corporate moves. This is just one more on the list,” he said - he’s living in temporary housing while he waits for his home in Cincinnati to sell. He said he believes his job search, while long and sometimes challenging, worked out very well.“There were a number of days where I wondered if I was going to get an offer,” he said. “There were jobs I could have gone for that would have been OK. But I’m glad I chose to take my time and find the opportunity that was best for me. The balance of life and work is very comfortable here. I think this is a good fit.”

How to Get a Coworker Fired

How to Get a Coworker Fired How to Get a Coworker Fired We have all had those coworkers who have driven us crazy in some way or have made work a less-than-desirable place to be. But sometimes, a person can make the workplace so unbearable that you want them to be fired. If you want someone to be fired, there are specific steps you should take to make sure you remain on good terms with your employer and with your company. Read below for advice on what to do when you want to get someone fired- and what you might be able to do instead. Reflect on the Situation Before trying to get someone fired, take some time to reflect on the situation. Ask yourself why you want this person fired. Do you simply find the person annoying? If it is a personal issue- say, you simply find the person to be obnoxious, or you feel that the person does not like you- this is not a fireable offense. This might be something you will simply have to learn to live with at work. On the other hand, if someone creates a hostile work environment, or interferes with others’ work, it might be a more serious, even fireable issue. Talk to the Person If you cannot ignore or live with the problem, first try discussing the issue with the person. Your goal should be to resolve the problem, rather than to get the person fired. Tell the person what the issue is, explain how it affects you (and/or other coworkers), and ask them to help you come to a solution. For example, if a coworker is showing up late to group meetings, pull the person aside and explain how this affects your entire group. Explain that you need that person to arrive on time so that you can all be productive together. If multiple people feel the issue is a problem, ask one or two other people to come with you to talk to your coworker. Keep the group small, so the coworker doesn’t feel attacked. But having more than one person there will show the coworker that this is not just your personal problem with him or her. Go to Your Manager If you talk to the person and nothing changes (or if you feel like addressing the issue with them might lead to hostility), then you might consider speaking with your boss. Below are some tips on how to talk to your boss about a co-worker you think should be fired: Meet in person. Arrange a time to speak to your boss in person about this issue. Try to arrange the time in advance, so you do not catch your boss at a bad time.Remove any emotion. You do not want to sound like you are whining about this person. Instead, calmly explain how the person is causing a problem at work, not for you personally, but for the company. Is his or her regular tardiness leading to missed group meetings? Is his or her offense language upsetting clients? Focus less on your emotions and more on the larger impact of the person’s actions. Provide examples. Try to provide specific examples of times the person you are talking about acting in the particular way you describe. This might require documenting this person’s behavior for a couple of days or weeks before your meeting. In your documentation, note the date, time, and details of specific events. But keep your examples concise- you don’t want to complain to your boss for hours about this person.Mention others (if allowed). If coworkers have told you this person’s actions or behaviors also bother them, ask those coworkers if you can mention their names in the meeting. This will give your concern more credibility. However, don’t mention other people unless they give you permission. Focus on solutions. Don’t ask your boss to fire this person. Instead, ask for help addressing the problem. For example, you might say, “Could you help me brainstorm some ways to address with coworker X this issue of her tardiness at our group meetings?” If your employer asks what you think he or she should do, you can state your opinion. However, keep in mind that you cannot make your employer fire someone- it is up to the employer. Focus on Yourself Once you have met with your boss, try to let the issue go. Trust your employer to handle the problem, and know that he or she will ultimately make the decision whether or not the person should be fired. If the person is not fired, try your best to focus on your own work, and don’t let his or her habits or behaviors distract you. If the person is not fired and you feel you cannot continue to work alongside the person, consider whether or not you should resign. When It Can’t Wait There are, of course, times when you have to act quickly. For example, if the person is threatening your safety or the safety of others, you need to tell your manager right away. Similarly, if the person is doing anything illegal (including harassing you or others, or discriminating against you or others), consider going straight to your company’s human resources (HR) department. Before meeting in person with an HR representative, send an email to HR so that you start a paper trail (which might come in handy if you need to take legal action). Also, if the person you want to get fired is your employer, you will have to go either to your boss’s boss or to HR. Ask if you can make your complaint confidentially so that your role in the complaint does not come back to your boss. However, again, think carefully about whether you are simply annoyed with your boss, or you think he or she is truly damaging the company (or breaking the law) in some way. If you just find him or her annoying, you might need to simply keep your concerns to yourself.

Over 15% of workers are stoned on the job, but they have their reasons

Over 15% of workers are stoned on the job, but they have their reasons Over 15% of workers are stoned on the job, but they have their reasons As marijuana becomes more legal, both medicinally and recreationally, it becomes more normal, which means more people are smoking or otherwise consuming it before or at work.Remedy Review surveyed 1,000 employed people about weed at work and found that our offices are full of people dropping Visine and popping gummies all day long.Follow Ladders on Flipboard!Follow Ladders’ magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and more!The findings 16% of employees say they’ve been high on marijuana at work Of that number, a startling 26.7% said they were under the influence of reefer, at their jobs, every day. Here’s how the rest of the work tokers stacked up in terms of frequency:That seems like a lot, smokers! But they have their reasons: 38% want to increase productivity 36% just want to pass the time 29% need to cope with the job itself 22% need to cope with their coworkers 21% admit their job needs little focus A surprising 60% of users said that the drug didn’t affect their productivity.   A full 23% said they became more  productive. Beating the slacker stereotype, only 17% said pot at work made them less productive.Perhaps that’s why there hasn’t been a slowdown in our nation’s restaurants, hotels, and kitchens. The hospitality industry was the biggest culprit of on-site pot consumption by far, at 35%. A rundown of the highest, well, industries that are getting high: Hotel, food, and hospitality: 35% Construction: 32% Arts, entertainment, and recreation: 25% Telecommunications: 24% Marketing and advertising: 19% Legal: 19% New technology means that cannabis lovers won’t find themselves swirled in an incriminating cloud of smoke while getting lifted on their break: 36% of people use a vape-style pen to consume THC, and 17% use edibles.Showing true dedication, a full 8% admitted that they were high while taking the survey itself.You might also enjoy… New neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happy Strangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds 10 lessons from Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedule that will double your productivity The worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs 10 habits of mentally strong people