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The secret to success: Be nice
Posted: February 27, 2012 at 4:38 pm
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COMMENTARY The other night I was watching a Ron White comedy special called "You can't fix stupid." The guy's hilarious. And, in addition to being right, he's also a jerk.
I don't mean that in a bad way; I've always sort of admired that in people. After all, I'm a pretty big jerk myself. But recently, through a strange course of events, I've come to see the error in my ways. I've come to realize that "You can't beat nice."
That's right. The whole "nice guys finish last" thing is dead wrong. Organizations are far more effective when people are nice to each other. Nice wins.
Now, anyone who knows me has got to be cracking up right about now because, like I said, I'm not a very nice person. But lately, I've been advising some friends on their career strategy. One woman, a friend of my wife's, is so smart, open, and downright nice, I don't think she has a clue what a pleasure she is to work with. I'd do anything for her. That's just how nice she is.
Mind you, I've helped loads of friends and associates get jobs, and while I'm sure they're appreciative, some of them just aren't that nice about it. Years ago I hooked up one guy with a company I used to work for that was looking for a CEO. He got the job, the company went public, and he made a bundle. I don't think he ever thanked me.
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But my wife's friend is so not like that. In fact, she's been at one company for so long that she really wasn't up on how competitive the job market has become and how sophisticated and cut-throat job seekers are these days. And it occurred to me that, once she gets to a live human being, she's got a real competitive advantage. As I told her, "Just be yourself, be genuine, be nice, and people will respond in kind. Things will work out fine for you."
How do I know that if I'm such a jerk? Well, when I want something, I can be really, really nice. And it comes across as genuine because I genuinely really, really want that thing and, if I have to be nice to get it, then I'll be as nice as I have to be. And you know what? Nine times out of ten, it works. That's because people are suckers for nice. Here's why:
First of all, it's human nature. I mean, if somebody's staring you right in the face, they really need your help, and they seem really nice, you'd have to be some kind of antisocial creep not to help them. And while email and phones aren't quite as personal, again, once you've made some sort of personal appeal or connection and you're nice and transparent about it, most people will help if they can.
Then, of course, there are those all-important Karma points. A lot of people really believe in that sort of thing, even if it is in more of a superstitious way than anything. So they'll help a nice person just to cover their bases, just in case. That's especially true of someone who's been more or less a jerk their whole lives, has seen the light, and is desperately trying to redeem himself -- again, just in case. That's right; it does explain why a lifelong jerk is helping all these people. Now you're catching on.
Lastly, people have a natural tendency to personalize everything, especially things with emotional content. We just imagine ourselves in the other person's position, the shoe being on the other foot, as it were, and we react the way we'd want them to react to us. Deep down, that's actually an egocentric or selfish tendency, but in this case, it actually comes across as a nice gesture. Whatever works, right?
The moral of the story is both simple and powerful. I don't care if you're an administrative assistant or a CEO, an engineer or a salesperson, in HR or in IT. No man or woman is an island. Organizations are matrices of teams and stakeholders. And they're far more effective at getting things done when people help each other and are nice to each other.
Not only that, but you always have a better chance of getting what you want if you're nice. And you''ll also rack up so many Karma points that you won't have to redeem yourself later. Yes, I know what you're thinking. "How about Steve Jobs and Bill Gates? They weren't nice." That's true. But you're not them. And neither am I. So take it from me. Be nice. It'll pay off.
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MMRGlobal to Distribute 500,000 Prepaid Personal Health Record Cards in 2012
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LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire -02/27/12)- MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTC.BB: MMRF.OB - News) ("MMR"), a leading provider of Personal Health Records (PHRs) and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced that as a result of overwhelming reaction to the Company's prepaid PHR card by retailers, hospitals administrators, physicians, home care agencies, assisted living facilities, home health suppliers, supermarkets and Chief Technology Officers of EMR providers, MMR plans on manufacturing and distributing more than 500,000 cards in 2012 at a suggested retail price of $99.95 for the first year.
MMR also successfully launched four new products and services at the HIMSS Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas last week. These include presentations of certified EMR systems developed by UST Global and demonstrations of new software developed with Interbit Data that will allow hospitals and other clinical facilities to use a Meaningful Use certified solution with MEDITECH's Electronic Medical Record to instantly make health information available to patients securely over the Internet using the MMRPatientView portal. The Company also showcased its patented signature MyMedicalRecords Prepaid Personal Health Record card on its new apps for handheld devices and tablets. To protect its intellectual property values, MMR filed patents covering the prepaid card application, the handheld app and the Interbit Data MEDITECH application as part of the Company's health IT patent portfolio well in advance of introducing them at the show.
According to Robert H. Lorsch, Chairman and CEO of MMRGlobal, "The MyMedicalRecords prepaid PHR card helps consumers easily understand what a Personal Health Record is as a service that has value for the entire family. Prior to introducing the PHR card, consumers did not have a familiar basis for understanding the importance of having a Personal Health Record and how it can help reduce medical costs and save lives. As a result of our launch to retail, which started at the Consumer Electronics Show in January and continued to healthcare professionals at the HIMSS conference last week, the Company believes it will sign contracts for more than 500,000 cards to be delivered this year, and that is just the beginning. MMR plans on distributing its branded, personalized prepaid PHR cards everywhere that healthcare products and services are sold including pharmacies, hospital gift shops, health supply stores and mass merchandisers throughout the U.S."
MMR's booth at HIMSS last week shared by UST Global was constantly busy as visitors lined up to take thousands of samples of the Prepaid Personal Health Record card which were available for trial. Based on reaction at the booth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCsUAi1ciWQ), the Company believes these cards should help ensure MMR's future as the largest pure play Personal Health Record product in the world. The Company also made presentations to more than one hundred EMR vendors and hospitals demonstrating the Company's new app for Android phones, while participating in hands-on demonstrations of the MMRPro document management and imaging systems and the MyMedicalRecords PHR.
Also in the United States for meetings at HIMSS in MMR's booth were its international strategic partners from Australia, Jacques Blandin, Chairman and Founder of VisiInc, PLC, and from China, Luo Jianhui, Vice President and Chairman of Unisoft Group, Unis-Tonghe Technology (Zhengzhou) Co., Ltd. Alcatel-Lucent, a majority owner of Shanghai Bell, is also supporting MMR with the Company's Unis-Tonghe relationship in China.
About MMRGlobal, Inc.
MMRGlobal, Inc., through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc. ("MMR"), provides secure and easy-to-use online Personal Health Records ("PHRs") and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions, serving consumers, healthcare professionals, employers, insurance companies, financial institutions, and professional organizations and affinity groups. The MyMedicalRecords PHR enables individuals and families to access their medical records and other important documents, such as birth certificates, passports, insurance policies and wills, anytime from anywhere using the Internet. MyMedicalRecords is built on proprietary, patented technologies to allow documents, images and voicemail messages to be transmitted and stored in the system using a variety of methods, including fax, phone, or file upload without relying on any specific electronic medical record platform to populate a user's account. The Company's professional offering, MMRPro, is designed to give physicians' offices an easy and cost-effective solution to digitizing paper-based medical records and sharing them with patients in real time through an integrated patient portal. MMR is an Independent Software Vendor Partner with Kodak to deliver an integrated turnkey EMR solution for healthcare professionals. Through its merger with Favrille, Inc. in January 2009, the Company acquired intellectual property biotech assets that include anti-CD20 antibodies and data and samples from its FavId®/Specifid™ vaccine clinical trials for the treatment of B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. To learn more about MMRGlobal, Inc. and its products, visit http://www.mmrglobal.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature, whether or not such statement relates directly to the Company's future performance, management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, estimates or projections, constitute "forward-looking statements." Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some can be identified by the use of words (and their derivations) such as "need," "possibility," "offer," "development," "if," "negotiate," "when," "begun," "believe," "achieve," "will," "estimate," "expect," "maintain," "plan," and "continue," or the negative of these words. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the risk the Company's products are not adopted or viewed favorably by the healthcare community and consumer retail market; rollout, distribution and sales of the prepaid personal health record cards; business prospects, results of operations or financial condition; risks related to the current uncertainty and instability in financial and lending markets, including global economic uncertainties; timing and volume of sales and installations; length of sales cycles and the installation process; market acceptance of new product introductions; ability to establish and maintain strategic relationships; relationships with licensees; competitive product offerings and promotions; changes in government laws and regulations and future changes in tax legislation and initiatives in the healthcare industry; undetected errors in our products; possibility of interruption at our data centers; risks related to third party vendors; risks related to obtaining and integrating third-party licensed technology; risks related to a security breach by third parties; risks associated with recruitment and retention of key personnel; maintaining, developing and defending our intellectual property rights; marketing and exploitation of our patent portfolio; uncertainties associated with doing business internationally across borders and territories; and additional risks discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is providing this information as of the date of this release and, except as required by law, does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Tigers' rise displays Brad Brownell's coaching ability
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Tigers have "fought" and are seeing rewards None
CLEMSON — If anyone doubts Brad Brownell’s ability as a basketball coach, they clearly haven’t been paying attention this winter.
Clemson’s second-year head coach has squeezed the absolute most out of his team, and Saturday’s effort inside Littlejohn Coliseum was a prime example.
Facing an N.C. State team inspired and fighting for its NCAA Tournament life, the Tigers fought through late-game offensive doldrums and took a 72-69 overtime win.
It was Clemson’s fourth win in its last five games, displaying clear progress from early-season struggles.
While it would take an ACC Tournament title – and the league’s automatic bid – to make a fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament, the Tigers have demonstrated clear progress.
They defend. They care. They haven’t mailed it in. At all.
While NIT bids are disappointing to many programs, that wouldn’t be the case with this team, this year.
At 15-13, 7-7 in ACC play, Brownell’s bunch has worked itself into postseason contention, a testament to its overall resolve. After losing three games by a total of eight points in a seven-day stretch this month – a string that would break many teams’ spirit – this group stayed strong.
Saturday, senior guard Andre Young, who had crucial misses against Virginia and Maryland, nailed a pair of overtime 3-pointers, including the game-winner with 11.8 seconds to play.
You can see key growth in virtually every player on the roster, from 5-foot-9 Young to 7-foot-2 Catalin “Bobo” Baciu.
Tempestuous junior forward Milton Jennings has hit double figures in four of six games after returning from his second suspension of the season, and is playing with clear energy and excitement.
The five freshmen who play are up-and-down, and none of them have emerged as a consistent night-in, night-out contributor. But all have had their moments, and all have progressed.
Saturday, guard T.J. Sapp emerged from a deep shooting slump with a pair of 3-pointers and excellent defense. Fellow guard K.J. McDaniels flashed his athleticism, turning a Young miss into an impressive follow dunk.
Devin Coleman, Bernard Sullivan and Rod Hall have all shown their potential in various ways.
You watch this team, and get a case of the what-ifs: what if they hadn’t lost to Coastal Carolina? Or South Carolina? Or Hawaii? Or UTEP? Or Boston College? Would we be discussing bubble status right now?
But you also wonder: what can Brownell do if he has more players that fit his system of motion offense and tough defense?
The recruiting class arriving on campus next fall features a pair of top-150 players in forward Jaron Blossomgame and guard Adonis Filer. As Brownell mentioned Saturday, the Tigers will be even younger next winter, following the departures of Young, Baciu, Tanner Smith and Bryan Narcisse.
However, their potential will be outstanding.
In both years on campus, Brownell has taken teams in crisis and made them better as the season has worn on.
This time, the nation might not be taking notice, but Clemson fans certainly should be.
It is a story well worth following – this year, and beyond.
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