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5 clever hacks to better defend your time
Fast Company
Henry Shapiro writes: Ever get to the end of a week and ask, "Where did all the time go?" Well, turns out you're not alone. My startup, which builds a platform to help busy professionals manage their calendars more efficiently, recently published a trend report surveying over 2,000 professionals to analyze how they prioritize and defend time for focused work.
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Company officer leadership traits
Firehouse
Being a good company officer is no easy task. For that matter, being a leader — period — isn't an easy task. Just what are the traits that lend themselves to making a good company officer and leader? This question has been discussed around the dinner table at fire stations for as long as there have been dinner tables in fire stations.
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3 ways to inspire your team
Full Focus
Most leaders have a vision for the future. Perhaps it's been intentionally and thoughtfully crafted. Maybe it's also clear and practical, and you're optimistic it will have its intended impact. However, the problem is that the people around you aren't buying in. When you cast the vision, people are neutral and unmoved at best. You may even receive shrugs and blank stares. No one's excited.
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The ResponseMaster® IFS family for custom fire and rescue vehicles combines refined ride quality and rugged design. Superior maneuverability and handling increases safety for the fire fighter and reduces response time in the most demanding conditions.
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3 tips to help you maintain your routine when remote working from afar
Entrepreneur
Considering 80% of U.S. employees prefer to work from home at least two days a week, it's no question that hybrid and remote work is here to stay. Many startups are capitalizing on the remote revolution, and management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. says shifts such as this offer a rare opportunity to reimagine how things work. The virtual shift is great news if you love to travel.
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This is when more meetings can actually make your workplace happier
Fast Company
Few people love meetings. They interrupt your day, which hurts your workflow, and many could have been an email. A Harvard Business Review survey of managers found that 83% reported that meetings on their calendars were unproductive. However, meetings can potentially be the key to workplace happiness.
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Building healthy habits when you're truly exhausted
Harvard Business Review
Forming a new habit in the best of times can be difficult, let alone trying to make changes when you're already spent. The last couple of years have stretched almost everyone, and you may find yourself exhausted and feeling doubtful that you can really turn your situation around — or simply confused about where to begin.
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With our Connecting Heroes® program, WPS-enrolled fire departments get network priority access and preemption, so your communications go through first—and with T-Mobile® for Government, you also get access to America’s largest 5G network. Click to see how we can keep you connected when it matters most.
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How leaders can inspire accountability
SmartBrief
Whether it's customer complaints, patient safety issues, lack of talent attraction or unwanted turnover, workplace problems can be overcome by increasing accountability — but not if the word if the word accountability equals threat. Here are five ways leaders can inspire accountability so that they support the team and dramatically improve results.
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Operative IQ helps agencies remain service ready with Inventory and Asset Management, Fleet Maintenance, and Narcotics Tracking and RFID solutions. Know what to order and when. Keep track of important assets. Maintain your fleet with ease. Track chain of custody and more.
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Change management for hybrid work: 6 ways to create success
Forbes
Hybrid is here to stay, and it will surely turn work upside down. Adopting new ways of working and relating will be the name of the game, as employees, leaders and companies navigate the reimagined landscape of work. Managing the change successfully will require starting with people.
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How to manage employee absences in the wake of COVID-19
BenefitsPRO
Since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, employee absences from the workplace have dramatically increased. This is because the COVID-19 pandemic created a whole host of new reasons why employees would be absent, From travel to quarantine to enforced isolation, there were plenty of excuses not to go into work.
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The equipment allows a dive team to search the open waters safely, without needing to send in a diver, therefore reducing the possibility of safety issues arising.
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What is workplace bullying? 3 things today's leaders can do to prevent and address it
CEOWORLD Magazine
Workplace bullying has been more talked about recently than in prior years, and leadership teams have been doing a better, more effective job of preventing and eliminating it in the workplace. Workplace bullying can take place virtually anywhere, but if a zero-tolerance approach is embedded into a company's culture starting at the top, it tends to be more effective as it gets disseminated far and wide throughout an organization and its team members.
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When you ask a firefighter to climb 100 feet in the air, waiting at the top better be some peace of mind. Rosenbauer aerials are the highest standard, built on a 30-year track record of zero compromise. Safety and ease of operation. An extension of the firefighter. Performing as one.
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How new-to-role executives can thrive
Skip Prichard
Executive coach Emily Bermes is focused on one thing: helping new-to-role executives succeed. This is important because more than 50% of new executives fail within 18 months. Armed with the right information, tactics and strategies, this number can fall dramatically.
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iPlanTables provides Sit-Stand touchscreen workstations for plan reviewers, city planners, GIS and archivist departments. Starting 13 years ago we proudly are the only USA based stand manufacturer the industry. Join over 50 other jurisdictions who utilize our modern technology. “iPlanTables Helps You See the Big Picture”
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Seasons of growth
Kevin Eikenberry
Growth doesn't occur in a linear way. We know that when we look at kids. They have noticeable growth spurts. Most plants don't grow continuously and certainly not at the same rate throughout their life. The same is true for us as leaders, professionals and people. We go through seasons of growth. When we understand and identify that, we will ultimately grow closer and more predictably towards our potential.
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Why you don't have to be an extravert to be a great leader
Psychology Today
For years, studies have shown that introverts are at a disadvantage when compared to extroverts as leaders. A new study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology contradicts that notion, showing that communication — not extroversion — may be the most important driver of leadership perceptions.
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Reflection, action, gratitude: Business leadership in a new working world
Forbes
Chitra Baskar writes: What if I told you the key to being a good leader stems from simply being grateful? Many people might assume that leaders have gained a new or renewed perspective over the past few years, but where I believe many of us have floundered as business leaders is in showing real gratitude to those around us.
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An affordable and easy to use way to organize your department's information and submit incident reports to NFIRS - without breaking your budget.
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Thousands of industry professionals subscribe to association news briefs, which allows your company to push messaging directly to their inboxes and take advantage of the association's brand affinity.
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GT5000 Terra: Accurately identify and quantify unknown gases or call ‘ALL CLEAR’ at incident sites! All in a compact design with simple touch-screen commands.
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Managing employee well-being in the hybrid workplace
UC Today
Choice and flexibility are crucial factors when a company considers moving to a hybrid model. Technological advancement has reshaped workplaces in no small way, and the truth is that it will continue to do so. How can companies ensure they don't jeopardize their employees' well-being during this technological revolution?
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Is it time to automate your company's HR?
BenefitsPRO
One of the most crucial parts of a company is its human resource management. HR is responsible for several critical tasks that allow the company to operate efficiently, including recruiting and training employees, onboarding and offboarding, payroll, managing employees' vacation and days off, and the general welfare of employees within the company.
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Hazmat, high noise, wet and dirty environments, can finally be handled with confidence!
With the clearest audio in the business, a wide range of application-specific Headsets & Interfaces (VOX & PTT), HALO® Series makes it easy to add versatility to your radios - improving voice clarity and without compromising intrinsic safety.
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Thousands of industry professionals subscribe to association news briefs, which allows your company to push messaging directly to their inboxes and take advantage of the association's brand affinity.
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How to be a supportive manager when times are tough
Harvard Business Review
It's never easy to manage people through tough times, but when the news is disturbing, and you know your team's minds are understandably elsewhere, it can be particularly hard to know how to best support your people. How do you balance your desire to be compassionate with the need to continue to get work done? What do you say — or not say? And what should you do if you're feeling overwhelmed by it all as well?
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