Continuing to focus on employee development
Posted: August 9, 2012 at 7:16 am
by Priscilla Hiu. Posted on August 9, 2012, Thursday
SOME companies do not believe in training staff while others just send their employees for training without any proper planning or a purpose in mind.
Yet, training for employees is really an essential part of employee development. Any company that wants to develop its employees needs to set up a strategic training plan to ensure that the employees and company benefit from any training.
Training is crucial and should be included in any development plan for employees. Big organisations often send their potential leaders for personal development training in order to prepare them for a more important role. As for leaders, they provide coaching programmes in order to further enhance their leadership skills.
However, formal training programmes are only the starting point. What the employees have learnt from the training needs to be applied to their work. Only when the employees are able to practise what they have learnt and put the skills to good use in their jobs, can real training take place.
When employees go for training, do encourage them to share what they have learnt with their colleagues. This way their colleagues are also able to gain knowledge and it will also help them to recap all that they have learnt.
To develop employee problem-solving skills and the ability to think, assign work that will stretch and challenge them to go beyond their current limitations. When the employees are able to overcome their limitations and stretch themselves, they will discover how much further they can go and what their tolerance level is. The employees will also discover the areas that need improvement and the skills that they would like to acquire in the near future. They will have a better idea of the type of training that they need to attend for further personal development.
The best way to develop employees is to set an example be a role model. There is nothing more inspiring than having someone in the organisation who the employees can look up to and aspire to be. The model leaders pleasant attitude and constructive work habits will influence employees in many ways. Employees will strive to pick up the positive attributes of model leaders and seek personal development to become more like them.
When the company gives employees an opportunity to grow, they are helping to build them up to be more capable people. The employees will be more efficient in carrying out their work and achieve greater job satisfaction.
The company will also enjoy benefits as the employees are more productive and happier in the workplace. Employees are also more likely to stay on with the company as they can see opportunities to grow on a personal level as well as within the organisation.
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Capella University Announces PhD Specialization in Management Education
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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Capella University, an accredited online university* that has built its reputation by providing high-quality online degree programs for working adults, has announced a new Management Education specialization within its online PhD in Business Management. Students who complete the Management Education specialization earn both a PhD and a Post-Master's Certificate in College Teaching. As of June 30, 2012, more than 36,000 students are pursuing an online degree at Capella. The learning and career outcomes of Capellas students and alumni can be found at http://www.capellaresults.org
A shortage of qualified business faculty Capella's PhD in Business Management, Management Education specialization offers a deep analysis of both business management theory and adult learning theory, designed to meet the growing demand for qualified business faculty. A recent Wall Street Journal article, "We're Hiring: Many business schools have trouble hiring faculty," described the shortage this way: "While thousands of new [business] schools have opened around the world in recent years, the number of new PhDs in business subjects has held relatively steady, and many schools are now facing a serious shortage of well-qualified faculty."
"Our Management Education specialization offers business professionals the opportunity to advance their knowledge in both business management and adult education," said William Reed, PhD, dean of Capella's School of Business and Technology. "Our comprehensive core curriculum focuses on business research, ethics, a global perspective, technology, and a systems-thinking approach to organizational decision making. Our specialization courses are designed to help future faculty members apply and share that knowledge in a post-secondary classroom setting. Our students also benefit from the opportunity to earn both a PhD and a Post-Master's Certificate in College Teaching at no additional cost."
Enrollment now open Capella is now accepting enrollment applications for the doctoral specialization in Management Education. For more information, please call 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552) or email info@capella.edu.
About Capella University Capella University (www.capella.edu) is an accredited online university* that has built its reputation by providing quality online degree programs for working adults. Three-fourths of Capella students are currently enrolled in master's or doctoral degree programs in business, counseling, education, health administration, homeland security, human resource management, human services, information technology, nonprofit management and leadership, nursing, psychology, public administration, public health, public safety, and social work. Capella also offers bachelor's degree programs in business, information technology, nursing, psychology, and public safety. Within those areas, Capella currently offers 149 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 21 certificate programs. More than 36,000 learners were enrolled as of June 30, 2012, from all 50 states and 59 other countries. Capella is committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Founded in 1993, Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552).
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* Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), http://www.ncahlc.org. Capella University, Capella Tower, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402, 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552), http://www.capella.edu.
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Yoga proves to reduce depression in pregnant women, boost maternal bonding
Posted: August 8, 2012 at 8:14 pm
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Contact: Beata Mostafavi bmostafa@umich.edu 734-764-2220 University of Michigan Health System
ANN ARBOR, Mich. It's no secret that pregnancy hormones can dampen moods, but for some expectant moms, it's much worse: 1 in 5 experience major depression.
Now, new research shows that an age-old recommended stress-buster may actually work for this group of women: yoga.
Pregnant women who were identified as psychiatrically high risk and who participated in a 10-week mindfulness yoga intervention saw significant reductions in depressive symptoms, according to a University of Michigan Health System pilot feasibility study. Mothers-to-be also reported stronger attachment to their babies in the womb.
The findings were published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice.
"We hear about pregnant women trying yoga to reduce stress but there's no data on how effective this method is," says lead author Maria Muzik, M.D., M.S., assistant professor of psychiatry and assistant research scientist at the Center for Human Growth and Development. "Our work provides promising first evidence that mindfulness yoga may be an effective alternative to pharmaceutical treatment for pregnant women showing signs of depression.
"This promotes both mother and baby wellbeing."
Mental health disorders during pregnancy, including depression and anxiety, have become a serious health concern. Hormonal changes, genetic predisposition and social factors set the stage for some expectant moms to experience persistent irritability, feelings of being overwhelmed and inability to cope with stress.
Untreated, these symptoms bear major health risks for both the mom and baby, including poor weight gain, preeclampsia, premature labor and trouble bonding with the new baby.
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New Online Telesummit Explores Yoga Injuries: Facts and Fiction
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FAIRFIELD, Iowa, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The media debate surrounding yoga injuries, spurred by the New York Times article "Can Yoga Wreck Your Body?", and an associated book, has left a lot of confusion in its wake.
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Yoga teachers report that many students are being cautioned against practicing yoga, because friends or relatives have heard that yoga is 'dangerous.' Indeed, if you're new to yoga, you may be concerned yourselfwho wouldn't be when reading the words "yoga'"and "stroke" in the same sentence?
In an effort to shed some much-needed clarity on this debate, YogaUOnline, a leading website for online yoga education, is sponsoring an online telesummit on Yoga Injuries: Facts and Fiction with leading yoga teachers and medical experts, including Roger Cole, Ph.D., Tias Little, Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., P.T., Dr. Loren Fishman, Dr. Timothy McCall, Julie Gudmestad, P.T., Ellen Saltonstall, and Peggy Cappy, founder of the PBS-Series Yoga for the Rest of Us. The telesummit is free to attend and will be hosted streaming live on Saturday, August 25, 2012, 12 pm pm EDT/ 9 am'1 pm PDT on YogaUOnline.com.
"The article and book grabbed attention by making it sound like there is scientific proof that yoga routinely causes horrible injuries, even death," saysRoger Cole, Ph.D., a yoga teacher and Stanford educated scientist. "The evidence presented to support these claims was very flimsy, and in some cases completely false. For example, there is no convincing evidence that yoga elevates the risk of stroke at all."
"There's an important discussion to be had," Cole continues, "which is why this telesummit is so important. But ultimately the debate doesn't concern whether it is possible to get hurt practicing yoga. Of course it is, just as you can get hurt while dancing, biking, jogging, golfing, or weight-training. But that doesn't mean yoga should be considered particularly 'hazardous.'"
In fact, when compared to injury rates from other forms of physical activity, yoga comes across as relatively safe. For example, between 1990 and 2007, an estimated 970,000 weight trainingrelated injuries were treated in the U.S., according to the American Journal of Sports Medicine. With about 37 to 45 million practitioners, that's an average of 57,000 injuries per year, or about 12 to 15 people out of every 10,000 practitioners. In contrast, the number of yoga injuries treated in 2007 was at 5,500, according to the Consumer Products Safety Commission. With an estimated 15.8 million yoga practitioners, that pegs the injury rate at a comparatively low 3.5 out of every 10,000 practitioners. In other words, yoga appears to be about four times safer than weight training.
Still, any yoga injury is one too many. One of the greatest benefits of the telesummit is to focus participants' on where the actual risks lie and how to practice more safely.
Ultimately, the debate boils down to the question of whether taking up yoga is likely to do you more good than harm. Here the balance lies squarely in favor of yoga. While the documented risks are quite modest, the potential rewards are tremendous.
For instance, there are more than 400 studies documenting the health benefits of the practice; yoga is being used to help veterans with PTSD, people suffering from depression, kids with ADHD, those with chronic conditions such as back pain, and others. And most people are drawn to the practice because they like the way it makes them feel, physically and emotionally.
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Nature’s way: Sensible fitness and nutrition
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Modern lifestyle not conducive to staying physically fit
BY ROBERT HORZEPA Correspondent
Traditional physical culturist and certified personal trainer Bob Horzepa blends physical fitness, nutrition and self-defense training to help his students achieve their goals. We all want to look good and feel great, no matter who we are, and whatever our age.
To accomplish our goals, we join health clubs, go on diets, consume miracle weight-loss supplements, consider performance enhancing drugs, purchase 90- day DVD workouts, and even resort to surgery.
In the end, the results are usually less than expected, and we experience disappointment and a loss of motivation.
This can be avoided by viewing your fitness and nutrition needs from natures perspective and not the perspectives of Madison Avenue and the national media.
Although we often dont care to admit it, we are all simply mammals, genetically programmed by nature.
Human beings began as hunter/gatherers, progressed into agriculture, then on to the Industrial Revolution, and to the hightechnology age in which we now live.
These changes have taken place over a very short period of time from an evolutionary standpoint, and genetically, we remain the same hunter/gatherers that we started out as a few million years ago.
Man no longer hunts mastodons and giant elk, and women no longer dig roots and gather berries, but our genes keep signaling us to do so, and our bodies are equipped to meet those challenges on a daily basis.
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Health and support
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By Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer Phyllis DayTampa Bay Times In Print: Thursday, August 9, 2012
Health and support
Alcoholics Anonymous: For Hernando County locations, call (352) 683-4597.
Alzheimer's Association: The Florida Gulf Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association offers support groups at several locations:
2:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month, Oak Hill Hospital's Senior Partners Club (behind the hospital), 11361 Cortez Blvd., Spring Hill. Jerry Fisher, (352) 688-4537.
2:30 p.m. the first Friday of each month, Lykes Memorial Library, 238 Howell Ave., Brooksville. Jerry Fisher, (352) 688-4537.
2 p.m. the third Monday of each month, Residence at Timber Pines, 3140 Forest Road, Spring Hill. Diane Koenig, (352) 683-9009. Free day care available with advance reservations.
11 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 550 U.S. 41 S, Inverness. Sue Piatek, (352) 527-4600.
5 p.m. the fourth Tuesday, Emeritus at Barrington Place, 2341 W Norvell Bryant Highway, Lecanto. Free day care provided with advance reservations. Sue Piatek, (352) 527-4600
1 p.m. the second Monday, First United Methodist Church, 8831 W Bradshaw St., Homosassa. Free day care provided with advance reservations. Sue Piatek, (352) 527-4600.
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Health & Fitness File, Aug. 8
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North Beach
Zumba Classes: Zumba fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a dynamic workout system. Class participants follow the Zumba instructor who will do choreography dancing to Latin music like salsa, merengue, cumbia, samba, flamenco, reggaeton and some American music. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, through Aug. 30, at North Beach near the Beachside Oasis, 100 Kewaunee St. (North Beach). Free.
BloodCenter of Wisconsin
BLOOD DRIVES: Donors must be in good health, age 17 or older (16 with parental consent) and have photo ID. Call (877) 232-4376 to make an appointment or visit the websites listed for each drive. The following blood drives have been scheduled in Racine County:
Aug. 13 Tichigan Civic Center, 6710 Big Bend Road, Tichigan, 2-6 p.m. http://www.bcw.edu/TichiganLions.
Aug. 18 Gooseberries, 690 W. State St., Burlington, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Go to ww.bcw.edu/gooseberries.
Aug. 21 Veterans Terrace, 589 Milwaukee Ave., Burlington, 2-7 p.m. Go to http://www.bcw.edu/BurlingtonAugust.
Aug. 22 Burlington Town Hall, 32288 Bushnell Road, Burlington, 3-7 p.m. Go to http://www.bcw.edu/Station3.
Walk-ins are welcome. Attempting donors will be entered in to a drawing for a chance to win a four-pack of Milwaukee Brewers tickets and the opportunity to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the game Oct. 1.
Fitness File is published every Wednesday and includes notices of nonprofit fitness and health-related programs. The deadline to submit an announcement is seven days before the desired publication date. Mail information to Fitness File, c/o Diane Collins, 212 Fourth St., Racine, WI 53403; fax to (262) 631-1780; or submit it to the online calendar at http://www.journaltimes.com/calendar and use the Health-and-fitness category.
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