31 Oct 09 Extending The Life Of Your Car

Part of saving money is making better use of what you have. One of the best ways to do that is to prolong the life of your automobile. By making your car last for as long as possible, in great condition, you prolong the amount of time before you have to buy a new vehicle. This way you’re helping the environment by not discarding a car every few years, and maintaining the vehicle you have so that you don’t emit more harmful fumes than necessary.

The first key to keeping your car fit to run for years and years is finding a good mechanic. Search for a mechanic you can trust, that also charges fair prices. Someone you feel comfortable with, and that you can trust to do a good job, not just try to sell you more things you don’t need. Ask around your community, turn to friends and relatives to get their opinions. If you don’t know much about car maintenance yourself, do a little research around to guarantee you don’t get taken for a ride yourself.

Read your car’s owner’s manual, so that you can be up on the standard of care needed for that automobile. Keep up on your oil changes, about every three months, and don’t buy the cheap stuff. Try to use the type of oil recommended in your owner’s manual, to ensure maximum engine efficiency.

Finally, make sure your car is always clean. That means regularly washing your car, and keeping the inside clean. This way you avoid any little problems that a buildup of grime could cause, and you keep the whole vehicle running as smoothly as possible. The better you maintain your car, the longer it will last. Take good care of your car to ensure you get a long full life out of that vehicle, and to ensure you don’t encounter any preventable problems down the road.

Tags: Amount Of Time, Automobile, Car Maintenance, Car Part, Cheap Stuff, Encounter, Engine Efficiency, Good Job, Harmful Fumes, Helping The Environment, Keeping Fit, Mechanic, Oil Changes, Owner S Manual, Preventable Problems, Relatives, Running, Saving Money, Three Months

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29 Oct 09 Joe Wonders, Should He Quit His Job Part – 1

The economy is improving and many people are now contemplating switch. Joe is one of them. He has been in tremendous pressure during recession, and he believes he was over worked and under paid. Hence, he want to change as soon as he can, but he is worried, what if he end up making a wrong decision? What if he ends up being in a less paying job? Will he be better off after the switch?

Through this and next couple of blog posts, we will help Joe make his decision. In this post, we will look at his present job and analyze, if he should quit or not.

Present Job Analysis

Before Joe makes a plan to move and start posting résumé in every nook and corner, he should see in what shape his job is and how he is performing there.

How flexible is his job schedule? Does he make to do long hours at job? What if the new job asks for more time which his family cannot approve of?
Is there any pending benefit plan that might get jeopardize, if he quits now?
Does he get any medical or accidental benefit? Will he be in position to pay, if the new company does not cover these? Better still, Joe should see if the new job has the benefits he is availing here?
Is the new job as satisfying or more satisfying then the current one? what if the new job suck life out of him?
Will he miss an opportunity to learn, if he quit this job? What will be the dollar value of training he will be missing due to the job switch?
Is he doing a good job in his present job? Will his boss vouch for it? Joe should ask his boss, if he can write a recommendation for him for the new job. Boss will not hesitate, if he has been doing a good work.
Is he quitting out of strength or is he quitting out of weakness?
Is his boss satisfied with his performance and can Joe’s boss give him a referral.
Will he be able to give 3 references from his current job?
Is the reason for quitting convincing enough?

These are the question Joe should answer about his job before he can make his mind. In the next post, we will see what financial considerations Joe should have before bidding farewell to his current job.

Tags: Benefit Plan, Dollar Value, Economy, Good Job, Job Analysis, Job Benefits, Job Boss, Job Schedule, New Job, Nook, Opportunity, Reason, Recession, Referral, Shape, Suck, Vouch, Wrong Decision

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12 Oct 09 Daily Time Management Tips – 11

The biggest challenge for a leader is not manage his time, I know most of the leaders can do that, but the challenge is to manage time for its team, which is reluctant to do that on its own. In this part of Daily Time Management Tips series, I will talk about how to manage time for your team.

Teach Chatty team member

In every team there is a person or two who indulge in incessant talks. Find such people in your team and instruct them not to waste their and other’s time, and if they do not change their behavior, weed them out. A chatty team member not only wastes his time, but he distracts others as well.

Task and capability match making

Do not ask a carpenter to fix your leaking tap. This is never a good idea, even if the carpenter fixes the tap, for two reasons:

The carpenter is not an expert in plumbing so he will not do a good job
He will take twice as much time to fix a tap as will a plumber.

Your goal as a leader is to find the hidden talent in each of your team members and assign them task matching their capabilities. This way you will get most out of your team members and you will also get the work done on time.

Be communicative

An open interpersonal communication among team members and between the leader and the team members plays a very important role saving your time. You should also encourage your team members to bring the problem to you as soon as they find it.

The no-delay approach of problem recognition will dramatically increase the time taken in resolving the issue.

Tags: Capabilities, Capability, Carpenter, Good Job, How To Manage Time, Interpersonal Communication, Leaking Tap, Plumber, Plumbing, Problem Recognition, Team Member, Team Members, Time Management Tips

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31 Oct 09 Extending The Life Of Your Car

29 Oct 09 Joe Wonders, Should He Quit His Job Part – 1

Present Job Analysis

12 Oct 09 Daily Time Management Tips – 11

Teach Chatty team member

Task and capability match making

Be communicative

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