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[ad_1] One key to organizational success has to do with the capacity of people to learn - learn from mistakes as well as learn from successes. The call for organizational learning has escalated over the years ever since our culture and economy transitioned from a "we make things" focus to what is called a "knowledge society." Today, knowledge workers are highly valued as you know, but the real asset of a knowledge worker goes far beyond what she or he "knows". Simply put, no one can hold all of the knowledge they need to do what they do today, much less tomorrow. The strongest asset of a knowledge worker is her/his ability to figure things out, find information, gain knowledge, as well as transform experience into knowledge. This means three things to me. First, the knowledge worker has to excel at investigation (using her/his networks, tools, etc.) Second, because of the pace of change, he/she must have a high tolerance for ambiguity. Aristotle once sa...

[ad_1] This message was preached in Nyagatare, north eastern Rwanda on May 3rd, 2005. Thank you for your very warm welcome. In the evening of last night Bishop Bernard Munanira and his wife and others were sitting around the table talking about what we might do today? The bishop recommended that I do some teaching on how to walk with Jesus Christ; how to walk in the kingdom of heaven; how to walk ready for the Lord to come back to the world. I think one of the best things to remember is that if we can live in heaven here on earth, then we will live our best both now and forever. Sometimes when we are very lonely and we are quite depressed in ourselves, we bow our heads. Sometimes when the pain is too much on us, we hide ourselves away completely and we just roll up into a little ball and we don't want anybody to find us. But Jesus wants us to be a whole person and Jesus wants to make us grow. Amen? And Jesus puts his Spirit into us. Amen? And when he puts his Spirit into us and ...

[ad_1] Everyone has experienced the challenge of trying to conserve enough energy to get the everyday things done on our to do list and when you have arthritis it can really complicate the situation by limiting the amount of energy you have and interfering with your ability to do those everyday activities, work, and enjoying that precious time with your family and friends. But, there are some pretty simple things you can do everyday of your life to help you use your energy wisely. These energy-saving techniques are what is called the 4 "P's": pacing, planning, prioritizing, and positioning. Pacing: It's the key to helping you maintaining your energy levels all day long. You will take a look at your activities and break them down into baby steps with alternating rest periods. Think about the steps you need to take to complete a task or activity, and then try to work through them taking your time and at your own speed. Don't rush it! Rushing is stressful even th...

[ad_1] Condominium living in Calgary has been gaining more and more popularity over the past few years. Is it the desire to live downtown and be part of the pulse of the core and uptown 17th? Is it the dream to be central enough to leave the car at home and walk to work? Is it the fancy to be an urbanite and reside in a chic, modern elevated suite in the sky? Maybe it is yes to all of these, and perhaps more! Calgary Condo Living provides the maintenance free, lock up and go attitude that a lot of individuals crave. Whether you lead an active, busy existence and don't have the need for a lawnmower and snow shovel, or whether you just wish to take off into the mountains for a weekend; condo living is probably your ideal lifestyle. If you're a current Calgary Condo owner, then you know exactly what I am talking about. Our current Calgary Condo market is an exciting one! The May 2009 statistics released by the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) shows likewise as our market is gai...

[ad_1] What is BNI? BNI is a networking organization for small and medium sized businesses with chapters all over the world. Most groups have between ten and thirty members who meet once a week, usually in the early morning or at lunch. The purpose of BNI is to generate sales for its members through referrals. In joining a BNI group each member commits to actively looking for potential customers for other members--the members of each BNI group act as each other's "sales team." Each group has only one representative of any given profession or business, allowing all relevant referrals to go to that individual and ensuring that there is no competition within the group for referrals. Each BNI group tracks the revenue generated from referrals by each member. This information is used both to monitor individuals and to track the success of the group as a whole, as well as the group's progress towards its specific yearly revenue target. Each member's standing within th...

[ad_1] A trash hit, also known as a trash cover or dumpster diving, is a technique many private investigators (PIs) use to successfully mine for clues. For writers, it's a handy technique for your fictional sleuth, but before your character dives into trash, take into consideration the following legalities: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a person who places his trash at the curbside for pick up has no reasonable expectation of privacy over the trash. However, several municipalities have enacted local ordinances making curbside trash off limits to anyone but the trash man. Also, four states (Hawaii, New Jersey, Washington, and Vermont) may have state supreme court rulings that conflict with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. If your fictional PI obtains trash while she's on private property, she may face civil and criminal penalties for trespassing and invasion of privacy. Private property, for example, might be a trashcan in someone's garage, a fenced-in backyard...

[ad_1] Many people can write. Many people can write well. There are also some great writers, yet even though they are great writers, their spelling sometimes can be horrific. They rely heavily on their spellcheckers on their computers, but even the spellcheckers can't identify every misspelled word or incorrectly used word, especially if the word is a homonym (words that sound the same but are spelled differently). Misspelled words send negative messages about the writer and create doubt about the writer's ability and credibility. If you are one of those good writers, or even a great writer, and have trouble spelling words correctly even after using your spellchecker, never fear. Here are some easy hints for helping yourself spell a word when your spellchecker falls short. To begin with, create a personal spelling list of your own. This could be a list of words you have difficulty spelling. Then add other commonly misspelled words to your list and keep as a...

[ad_1] We all know Twitter, Google and Facebook by now. But when you hear every day how people are using social media as a marketing tool, and especially the Google / Facebook / Twitter triad, what does it mean? What do these services tangibly deliver to your small business? What are the things you can do today to start benefiting from these free (or cheap) marketing tools that are so powerful, yet confusing and elusive for so many? What should you ignore? The Background Stories [This section is for those who really don't know about social media sites. Feel free to skip to the Action Items section below if you don't need or want the full description.] Twitter What is it? An "immediacy" tool - Twitter helps gain clients, but mostly it helps keep them interested, with short bulletin-board like messages about what's happening right now in your world. People subscribe to your bulletin board, or perhaps even search through it for words and phrases that interest them...

[ad_1] Over the years tattoos have become more and more popular, so more and more people are going out and getting inked. However, over the years a lot has changed in the tattoo world, like how they are administered, and new inks that have been created. The one thing that has remained the same for years on end is the designs that most women tend to get. Even though the number of women getting tattooed seems to be slowly growing and catching up with the percentage of tattooed men, women still seem to gravitate more towards the same feminine tattoos. Below is a list of the most common tattoos that women tend to get. 1. The very popular butterfly tattoo- this design is the number one design women tend to get tattooed on them. 2. Tribal tattoos- women find them pretty and love to put them on their lower back AKA "Tramp Stamp" 3. Stars and shooting stars-the symbol of the star had been around for almost as long as the earth has. They come in sorts of shapes and sizes they can b...

[ad_1] Recently I was going through Yahoo answers when my eyes stopped at this question: Does having a Blog help boost my website's page rank? What is the importance of Blog from the SEO point of view? I think a lot of people are wondering about the same question. The answer to this is Yes, Blog does help your website get good recognition and it does have a significant importance according to Search Engines, however few conditions apply. The first condition is whether or not you have enough time to devote to the blog. Just having few posts on the blog and forgetting about it will have no impact either on your website or on the blog. There is no point in having a blog if you can't come up with fresh materials and no time to look after it. Your blog needs more attention than your web page. The reason behind this is, your readers expect regular posts and if you can't come up with new stuff, you not only lose your readers (could be your potential customers) but also page ran...

[ad_1] In most of the villages and towns that dot the landscape of southern Spain you can paint your house any colour you like - as long as it's white. But one tiny community is an exception. Though tucked away in as remote a spot as one can imagine, it has become world-famous and attracted thousands of visitors. All because its huddled houses, sheltering some 218 inhabitants, are a dazzling bright blue. Blame that on film-makers and the Smurfs. For decades Júzcar, located near Ronda in Andalusia, slumbered amid rugged mountains and chestnut forests. Long gone was the tinplate factory, Spain's first, founded there in 1727. Then, suddenly, it jumped into global prominence - Sony Pictures decided to premiere their comedy film "The Smurfs" in the village. (The film is based on a Belgian comic book series and an animated television series screened in the 1980s.) It was, they claimed, just the sort of quirky place where the cartoon characters the Pitufos would live. Ast...

[ad_1] It’s here. It’s finally here. After a rough winter in Texas, the shorts are coming out, and white legs are flashing underneath. Yes, Texans from Austin, to Dallas, to Houston, to the tiny towns on the Eastern border are already working on their tans. Somewhere amidst the beckoning calls of the Gulf, however, there is an equally important call for safety. Summer brings great times -- trips to the water, barbecues with the neighbors, long walks in the park, vacations across the country, and, for certain patients with conditions like Seasonal Affect Disorder (SAD), even relief. But with those pleasures and privileges come risks, not just for ourselves, but for our pets as well. No one is more excited about summer than our animal companions, particularly dogs. It means more outings, more car trips, more walks, more quality time with the people they love the most. There are millions of pet owners in the United States alone, and the number is growing, including th...

[ad_1] A respected friend who took pride in his self acclaim of being an atheist bombarded me with these questions, "If your Christ is Truth as you say He is, then doesn't that make all other religions and beliefs false? Isn't that rather exclusive, arrogant and intolerant?" I responded that truth by its very nature and definition is exclusive. It does not, therefore, in its absoluteness meet the contemporary "politically correct" test. Truth is exclusive. The law of non-contradiction in logic is that two opposing claims cannot both be true. Truth stands alone and it does contradict other beliefs as an absolute, leaving no option except the choice to believe or not to believe. An example of one of the most classic historic cases is Jesus the Christ who claimed not to be a way, but to be the Way, the Truth and the Life. He even went further in his claim to be God. This exclusive claim by Christ to be the Truth presents a problem to those who say there is n...

[ad_1] If you are a lesbian and you are just coming out, you will discover that dating is a whole new experience from what you may be used to with men. One of the differences is in reading the signs that a woman is interested in you. This is important because, unlike heterosexual dating, you or the other woman will be responsible for initiating the date. No more waiting for the guy to take the initiative! Like anything in life, this has its good and bad points. On the one hand, you don't have to sweat out waiting to see if he will ask you out. On the other hand, you will experience all the anxiety and fear of rejection that men have traditionally had to put up with. Now, back to the subject of this article. You may think you know everything there is to know about female attraction, since you are a female. Well, maybe, but in our society you have only been conditioned to interact with men on this level, not women. So determining if a woman is interested in you may be more difficu...