Companies inter generational

Although the coexistence of different generations is a challenge for companies, almost all policies to attract or motivate by age.

This is what emerges from a study of Michael Page International, a company specializing in recruitment for senior and middle managers Top, which focuses on how to integrate the different generations living together in organizations.

According to the analysis, it is important for organizations to implement coherent policies to encourage each generation.

The survey included 552 directors, officers and vice-presidents in the area of ​​human resources from different sectors of the country's industry. And in it, 72 percent of respondents believe that the coexistence of different generations is a challenge for your business. However, he admitted that he does not make any policy to attract and motivate them by age.

At present, according to the study, most of the companies surveyed have their teams of Generation X (1965-1980), Baby Boomers (1946-1964), Generation Y (1981-1998), and in a lesser extent, the Traditionalists (1928-1945).

"Every generation has grown and developed in a different historical context that formed as people with different abilities and characteristics. For example, baby boomers have studied the organization, on the other hand, Generation X plans his life in a society while Generation Y seeks to develop his personal life, where work is more than a means to other purposes, "says Daniel Iriarte, managing director of Michael Page.

Although the three generations of factors influencing the decision to change jobs are salary and professional development, there are various issues that affect the choice of everyone.

"One of the main differences with its predecessors is that Generation Y values ​​time flexibility of the relationship they have with their bosses. Addition, the qualities that emerge are the creative leaders, identification with the cultural values ​​of the company and the ability to move forward despite the frustrations at work. Well also be taken into account in the coming years will be added to the labor market to generate Z, "says Iriarte.

In addition, 77 percent of respondents agreed that their companies do not have a program that enables managers to develop their skills to different generations and 84 percent of companies have no differential strategies to attract professionals generating function.
The theory of successful

The theory of successful

In many organizations, the desire to make a breakthrough in the baseline will produce lasting performance lead to a proliferation of projects to improve.

However, management theory is largely established that there are only a few restrictions, while the performance of the underlying companies. And, if that's the case, it should be possible to improve on projects much less to offer a greater effect much faster.

Dr. Eliyahu Golgdrattig M, famous pioneer of management thinking, began his Theory of Constraints (TOC) for over three decades, which shows how to force in one sector after another, leading to his scientific approach to unprecedented progress in the performance of an organization.

Factors and difficulties

He showed how to identify some factors - or limits - to determine the ability of an organization to achieve the

Potential to improve the performance with surprising speed, and form the basis for a market breakthrough with a real stroke effects irrefutable.

Goldratt's theory is in some MBA courses most respected and the subject examined several novels gripping business that sold millions of copies worldwide. Basically, with the help accelerate were hundreds of organizations to improve their workflow and credited to their financial and operational performance.

A company created by three assistants and protected Goldratt - - In the past 10 years QFI Consulting has continued to work through a rigorous test and prove the theory of constraints in practice. The company is recognized as a global leader serving customers recognized in industries as diverse as manufacturing, financial services and healthcare.

After a table of contents on the basis of cause-and-effect analysis of a client system, some limitations identified QFI underlying examples of what could be a bottleneck, a single market restriction or limitation policy. Then

Design a program of activities that improve the performance, which is achieved with the full participation of people in the organization.

QFI successfully applied the approach Goldratt in some parts of the health system in the UK, where TOC helped lead NHS hospitals and mental health services to improve essential services and support in the coming weeks, including a 20 percent reduction of the residence time of the patient.

the fear of-creativity

the fear of creativity

Is this really the company's value creativity? People say they want more creative people, ideas and creative solutions, but do they really?

Democritus The Greek philosopher (460-370 BC) announced the atomic theory, which means that the universe consists of two elements asserts. The atoms and the void in which they live and move many contemporary historians of science, philosophy of Democritus as the "father of modern science" for its breathtaking views of the world centuries ago, our understanding of the atomic structure, which is not held that the 19th century.

All his ideas were rejected by all the Greek philosophers and scientists of the time because their beliefs, as opposed to Aristotle, according to his followers was the highest authority in the universe. Her commitment to Aristotle and his theories about the universe, they feel a lot of uncertainty, imagine another way. Plato said that she liked him and his atomic theory, if he wanted all his books burned. Democritus was ignored by the intellectual community of Athens for the rest of his life.

The ancient Greeks want creative ideas? Yes to creativity famous in art, science and society. Greece declares that "the good society" and monuments, architectural creativity. However, the rejection of Democritus is just one of many historical examples of ideas that automatically rejected because of their novelty and non-compliance with existing beliefs, which were led to a general feeling of insecurity.

The story also tells how the physicists could not see established the theory of relativity by Einstein because of his views and accepted. For years, they tried to integrate their vision into the established opinion, without success. Interestingly, skeptical physicists have never accepted his theory, but eventually died and the next generation of physicists who were not injured in the past were able to accept and understand Einstein? What we learn from history is that our established vision interferes with our perception and understanding of ideas and concepts.

People want creative ideas and innovations today? Most of us respond with a strong "Yes, of course," explains that creativity is the engine of discovery in the field of art, science and industry, and is the main driver of positive change and is associated with intelligence, wisdom and goodness.

But while most people agree strongly with a positive vision of creativity, historians have discovered that the science, business, education, medical officers, military, non-profit organizations and policy-makers in all sectors declined routinely denied creative ideas as the Greeks atomic theory.

Robert Goddard, the father of modern rocket propulsion endure the ridicule of his fellow contemporary scholars that his ideas were absurd and impossible testified. The New York Times, even with an editorial by Goddard scientist who lacked even a high school rocket propulsion understanding intervened. This example is not unique. Apple Computer Inc. founder Steve Jobs, tried in vain to get Atari and HP interested in his and Steve Wozniak's personal computer. As Steve said. "So we went to Atari and said, 'Hey, we've assembled this amazing thing, even some of your parts, and what do you think of finance, or we give it to you we just want to pay our salaries. 'll Work for you, "and experts laughed and said:" 'Then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they said no.' Hey, we do not do "you need t. You do not have a college yet. "

Ken Olsen, president and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., found the idea of ​​a personal computer absurd, as he says, "there is no reason why anyone would want a computer in their home". Other examples are:

• Pierrre Pachet, professor of physiology and a renowned expert said: "Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous about a fictional."

• Every big company has declined in the country Chester Carlson invented xerography. They said, "Why would anyone buy a copy machine too expensive, if it is cheap and plentiful".

Yale • Fred Smith, professor of management at the University of Fred was a "C" because the paper proposed by Fred, a Service Delivery deliver night was not a feasible idea. Fred was proposed Federal Express. In addition, all experts dedicated to the FedEx delivery in the U.S. since said that no one pays an exorbitant price for speed and reliability.

• Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Patent Office in 1899, he said. "Everything that can be invented has been invented." He called for the closure of the Patent Office, for there was no room for them.

• Western Union President William Orton refused, Bell offers to sell his struggling telephone company for $ 100,000. He said: "This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to seriously as a means of communication are considered the device is inherently of no value to us is what this company could make a toy electric ..?"

• "The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would send a message that anyone pays?" Said David Sarnoff employees in response to his calls for investment in the radio in 1920.

• "TV will not be able to keep to a market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of watching a wooden box every night." (Darryl F. Zanuck, head of 20th Century Fox, 1946).

• "Airplanes are interesting toys for the fans, but no military value." (Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre / French commander of Allied forces in the final months of World War I, 1918).

The Clockmaker

Frank was a watchmaker. Watch that 1000 pieces ever made. Frank is responsible and inspect each piece and think about the situation. Each clock is built a little differently each clock makes it unique and special.

One day a teacher came and taught him to look for a new path. He has learned to categorize all watch parts and components together. The elements of a dozen each in a specific order, each with a specific tag Ten of these subsets, larger in a subset, and a system consisting of ten pieces 100 100 and finally a set of system clock pulses parts, the entire 1000 are combined. It has been very effective and may be a fraction of the time previously see without much thought at all.

Do not see your system identification, classification and categorization of his descendants continued was the accepted system, watches in the world. All watches are made in the same way and everything went well. Everyone was comfortable and safe as the robot system clocks Frank, who had all agreed the only way to see profitable use continues.

One day a man decided, who had little knowledge of the Frank system to invent a new clock. Initially tried subsets of different ways to combine, but nothing seemed to work. He lets out and threw all subgroups against the wall, which collapsed in 1000 parts.

Instead of thinking how to improve the clock, the idea holds the concept of time and how many people throughout history time and how animals and birds currently understood. Suddenly he had an "explosive idea spirit" a new concept of how to measure the time. Hard work, has created a new and unique shows.

See all looked and I thought it was really a new concept. But no one would accept as a clock, and it does not look to see how a clock, I feel like a watch, sounds like a clock that is to do it from the gears and like clockwork and do not look as they should. Not to accept, if on the way they looked doing. This forced the inventor to start his own business and became the world's richest.

It is, of course, a fable. In real life, in 1968, dominated the Swiss watch industry in the world. Switzerland invented the electronic movement in his research in Neuchatel, Switzerland Institute. It was rejected by all Swiss watch manufacturer. Based on the experience with the watches, they thought that this might not be the measure of the future. After all, it was battery operated, have no effect or main spring and almost no speed. Frames Seiko, unprecedented in the watch industry, I took a look at this invention is that the Swiss manufacturer World Watch Congress rejected this year and has. The world market of the clock

Once created the people, a hypothesis about the way things are developing, a strong trend against anything they feel insecure, anxious or confused about makes its predetermined hypothesis. The novelty of the new clock is causing great uncertainty in the minds of watchmakers. This prejudice against uncertainty is activated when people are invited. New ideas to test new and interferes with the ability of participants to recognize a creative idea the insidious nature of this bias is that there is a strong social pressure to creativity and their products and a strong social desirability bias against expressing any opinion whatsoever to support creativity as something negative. The resulting state is similar to the research on racial prejudice, identifies a conflict between an explicit preference for creativity and unrecognized negative associations with creativity.

That is why we say that we are allowed strongly support creativity while systematically reject creative ideas and never. This is because creative ideas are new and different that makes us feel insecure and afraid .

Creativity in science

Creativity in science

 

The English philosopher Francis Bacon believed that science is as beautiful as a woman, is multifaceted, covers many aspects of life and a way to understand the mysteries of the universe.

Tegucigalpa

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Legend has it that the Sphinx was a monster with the face and voice of a woman with wings of an eagle, the body of a bull and a lion's claws. He lived on the crest of a mountain near the city of Thebes and the long road to ambush travelers passing by. Sphinx surprised them and raised the obscure and complicated puzzles, if they were not able to respond were devoured without mercy.

In this situation, the people of Thebes decided to offer the sovereignty of the city to the man who managed to discover the secret of the Sphinx.

Thus, Oedipus, a man wise and intelligent, although crippled by injuries in his youth, has decided to meet the challenge.
He appeared before the Sphinx full of confidence and determination. The Sphinx, then he raised one of his enigmas: What animal birth walks on four legs, then two and finally walk with walk with three? What I said quickly Oedipus: Man. Solve the riddle and the Sphinx while killing all people acclaiming him as the new king.

REALITY. Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician, said that the ancient Greek myth of Egyptian origin helps explain what science is because it is beautiful as a woman, is multifaceted and covers many aspects of life as the Sphinx, as it inhabits the mountain ridges where the landscape is vast.

We also always asking riddles for things that are often not able to meet and become an obstacle in our lives. Here, in play Oedipus, the scientist who limps because the Sphinx faces with caution. Finally, do not forget the myth that one who is able to unravel the mysteries of life becomes master of nature, defeating the Sphinx.

This small studio is dedicated to all those who, like Francis Bacon in science have a way to understand the mysteries of the universe, who were fascinated by the night sky, the world of high- speed and large, the subatomic world and the wonders of biology. The tool that you use when you work in science is called the scientific method. The first step of this method is to have a great sense of wonder at natural phenomena.

Second, the scientist once surprised by nature, we must imagine their behavior, ie launch a hypothesis, it is a mental image that aims to replicate the law governing the phenomenon under study. Third Scientific will check the validity of his hypothesis. If the hypothesis is valid imagine modeling a law of nature, otherwise must imagine a new hypothesis that the previous one.

Here, we draw attention to the fact that if there is a science because nature is orderly and harmonious. If nature was arbitrary, we have never been able to predict its behavior mathematically.

Einstein said that when he began to take courses at the university, said he was "horrified" notes systematic and taking notes and not think, said that merely copying what the teacher writes Table had no meaning. Reason for class time amended by the direct study of works of great scholars like Kirchoff, Newton or Maxwell. Einstein was able to discover and break the prejudices of the century physicists earlier because I had a fresh mind and especially also had time to think. In fact, he said he did not understand how the mainstream education system was not completely finished at the creativity, the need to create a freedom of thought difficult to achieve with programs such tight.

It's funny, but there is a paradox, for Einstein, the scientist most admired in the world of physics, did not like the orthodox teaching. He said that there were two types of science: laboratory scientist who developed mechanical ideas developed by others, and the artist-empirical or scientific logic was able to imagine the laws of nature.

THE LIMITS OF CREATIVITY. The psychologist Desmond Morris has studied with infants and found that creativity is innate in man, a young child is given a sheet of paper and pencils and naturally develop they're creative abilities. But if on the other hand, these same children are subjected to a system of reward and stop creating because all the designs are made please. If we go a little further to say that there is a problem that affects science in itself and also in all fields of human knowledge: the specialization and, consequently, the fragmentation of life general and science in particular.

The fragmentation process of science is that the biggest threat to development as a form of human knowledge. Specialization is necessary to a certain extent because to delve into a particular aspect of nature must simplify and isolate the problem. The problem comes when after fragmentation forget new synthesis unifying find the challenge of human knowledge.

With advances in science, scientists are increasingly in the areas of reality incapacitate smaller than other sectors to understand the reality. Science benefits certainly fragmentation or simplification of reality in order to advance, but it needs time to unify efforts to control their growth. Fragmentation, the result of Cartesian rationalism that threatens the roots of science, threatens all walks of life.

May begin to consider how science or true creativity, currently reside in arriving to bind all these different aspects of human knowledge and give them an idea of ​​the whole. Only a humanism backbone can answer in-depth the problem of creativity.

assertiveness defend their rights and life positions

assertiveness defend their rights and life positions

Assertive or assertive behavior is a term in the first half of the 20th century, presented by New York psychologist Andrew Salter1 denote the ability to express and defend their rights without violating the other. It was. "Freedom of expression of all emotions vis-à-vis a third party, with the exception of fear" recently by Joseph Wolpe, a psychiatrist and professor of medicine in the United States, which he developed Several popular books were 20th in the second half of the century to promote assertiveness, especially published in connection with personal development.

Beginning

The word comes from the French assertive assertiveness, "say" noun formed from the verb to assert, affirm, assert, defend their rights, defend their views formed. Assertiveness can be translated into French of assertiveness.

Definition

Assertiveness is the art to convey a message without passivity difficult, but not aggressive.

Some schools of thought suggest variations in this definition, such as the principles of honesty, or Palo Alto radical advocates that we must always speak his mind.

In the context of human relationships, assertiveness is presented as a behaviors that want to use the refusal, three types of negative behaviors:

Aggressive behavior (or rule by force);

Submissive behaviors that may occur flights or task;

Manipulation of behavior (or rule by deceit), sometimes expressed as mental manipulation.

The choice assertive behavior after the adoption of the "life position" corresponds.

Assertiveness is studied in areas such as social psychology and management.

Applications

Generate as much for Nonviolent Communication, a domino effect would increase or partners and the quality of the relationship and understanding mutuelle 2 a time, a virtuous circle.

Although assertiveness is not a technique, but an attitude to develop techniques for implementation.

Management

Skills related to assertiveness sont3:

Respect and be respected

Develop good personal insurance

Often identify their attitude

Know how to deal with passive aggressive and manipulative behavior,

Communicate effectively.

Think assertive techniques

Fogging technique is to start with a search for common ground insulation, on which agreement is possible before. Contradict the part of speech to which oppose4

The technique, which is known as "Broken Record" (or broken record) simply repeats a query each time a view of resistance illegitimate. The term refers to the record scratched on the surface, reproducing the same sequence loop. A disadvantage of this practice is that the application of its strength, as it is repeated, which are then turned against the user must repressive is available loses measured. Another disadvantage is that in order to manipulate, in contrast to its purpose, which, in some cases designed as aggressive or as an attempt.

The technique of "negative view" five asks a surplus of criticism, precisely.

The technique of the statement of "I" would make their wishes and opinions expressed without judgment about other perspectives.

Transactional Analysis

Human behavior and life positions

With respect to the transaction analysis corresponds life position to be assertive "I'm OK, you're OK" (ideal relationship as transactional analysis). Deposits assertive mutual respect of opinions, it is because I like something that others do not love without reason.

Diagram to: human behavior and life positions

I'm OK, you're OK: Assertiveness

I'm OK, you're not OK: Assault (or rule by force) / manipulation (or rule by stealth)

I'm not OK, you're OK: Presentation

I'm not okay, you're not OK: Abandon

Reviews of these techniques

Some authors say that the assertive techniques sometimes doubtful whether its use should be able to form the manipulation6 who would disagree with the first principle to deny profound exactly cause this behavior.

If Assertiveness is the art of concession and compromise that the reduction of assertiveness on "Tips and Tricks" is sometimes seen as a perversion of the meaning of the risk of falling into caricature. Create assertiveness techniques or methods are,therefore a risk of conflict with the definition of perseverance.

In 1970 and 1980, while assertiveness was popular, some of the participants practice "to do evil things in the name of perseverance, cold as someone again, they wanted to get" 7

The most dangerous long-term risk associated with breast implants Implant OUTSIDE

The most dangerous long-term risk associated with breast implants Implant OUTSIDE

When a woman chooses breast augmentation surgery, there is a risk of breast cancer should consider long-term implants. This risk is termed implant rupture.

During the 90s, an implant rupture and leakage become holders. Women of all backgrounds were accusing her breast implants leak silicone as the main catalyst for their health problems. These women had finally lawsuits against manufacturers of silicone implants that ultimately led companies to declare bankruptcy and close their doors. Extreme controversy has prompted the FDA to ban the use of silicone gel implants indefinitely devices. It took the FDA 14 years of clinical research before finally approved silicone device for use without restrictions again in the states of the United States.

Most people think that the liquid silicone controversy began in the 90s. In fact, the controversy began in the 60s, almost as soon as the implant is made available to breast augmentation procedures. As a direct result of the controversy surrounding liquid silicone gel, the device saline implant was invented as a safe alternative for women seeking breast enhancement with breast augmentation.

Despite the obvious safety problems associated with silicone filler in recent years silicone implant has been widely promoted by American women. Favoritism lasted until 1992, when the FDA banned the use of implants the U.S. For for the next fourteen years, the device saline implant has an unexpected monopoly within the industry.

As you can imagine, manufacturers of saline implants enjoyed windfall profits, while other manufacturers of silicone gel implants had to meet various design applications by the FDA. FDA ban ended in n / a The FDA has given its stamp of approval for the use of implants, the saline device is in disgrace. American women seem to greatly facilitate device silicone gel implants saline into the device.

The difference between the two devices is their filling implant. The device uses a saltwater brine is very similar to human body fluids. The device uses a silicone liquid silicone gel. Both devices will drain your body must fill in their outer shell is broken. While the liquid silicone is known to be a catalyst for many ailments negative saline is virtually harmless to the human body.

When saline implants rupture, they deflate quickly. Complete deflation occurs usually within 48 hours. The advantage of this is that it allows the detection of visible implant rupture. The saline that leaks into the body of the implant will be absorbed into the bloodstream and possibly purged from the body via the urine. A saline implant is really the safest currently available implant when it is the rupture and leakage of the implant.

Breaking device siliconeBy slowly deflated. The speed at which the silicone is leaking into the body is barely noticeable and can take several years before enough leak occurred visibly deflate the implant and allow visible detection. The low leakage makes it very difficult for anyone to detect a perforated silicone implant - Board certified plastic surgeons cannot even detect a ruptured silicone implant. The solution is a woman with silicone devices have an MRI every two years to help detect leaks and ruptures. Recommendation MRI was established by the FDA.

To read about the negative health effects associated with silicone gel implants, you can see an FDA study in the late 90s. The report summarizes a research study on women with silicone devices for a period of at least 10 years. The information contained in the report are quite surprising. One of the most disturbing pieces of information discovered during the study was that 60% of silicone implants had ruptured before its 10th anniversary and has been slowly leaking silicone gel into the body of the woman. It should be noted that silicon devices have experienced significant improvements in design since the report was completed and new models are much less prone to breakage. The report is free to view and download. It lies on the FDA website.

There is a new type of implant that could cause implant rupture and leakage problems of the past. New cohesive gel implants used solid state silicone filler. The filling cannot leak fluid, as it contains no liquid. The first data collected elsewhere in cohesive gel implants are very promising. However, the FDA has not concluded its clinical research on new medical device, and it may take many years before the implant is commercially available in the majors.

If you are considering breast augmentation surgery, it is important that you understand that the health risks associated with the procedure itself and long-term risks to health associated with breast implant devices have inside your body. To purchase the latest and updated information on breast implants will have to schedule an initial consultation with a licensed, practicing plastic surgeon.