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nprecedented. Challenging. Uncertain. Never have I heard these words used more frequently than in the past few weeks. All of those words ring true in this first week of April, 2020. The Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has upended the world as we know it and things are changing day by day and week by week. It's hard to know what will happen next. Unprecedented. Challenging. Uncertain. On top of it all, none of us have been through anything like this in our lifetime. Yes, the major happenings of WWII and the great depression of the 30s made huge impacts on the lives of Americans, but to those of us in younger generations, this new virus has affected us more than anything else has as a whole. Unprecedented. Challenging. Uncertain. It's hard to imagine what the future will look like or how soon it will arrive. Some estimates are that stringent social distancing should continue for somewhere between four and 18 months. Will we ever go back to the way things were before the social distancing and lockdowns? Will this experience change things making us better or more compassionate to others? Personally, I choose to remain hopeful and optimistic about the future on the other side of this pandemic, but it's so hard to know what will come. We are in unprecedented, challenging, and uncertain times. Until we are past all of this, please stay as safe as you can. Practice social distancing, wash your hands and don't touch your face. It's the best we can do for now.
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Quarantine 101: Staying Professional Working at Home Page 3 How to Actually Achieve a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
Teaching Tips and Resources for Distance Learning during Coronavirus Page 8 Combating Social Isolation When Learning Remotely
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How to Support Nurses During a Crisis Like COVID-19
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Celebrating Armed Forces Day
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What Skills Does Manufacturing Need Most in 2020
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The Importance of Adaptability and Flexibility in the Workplace
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QUARANTINE 101:
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Staying Professional While Working from Home
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orking from home isn't easy on a good day. Working from home during a pandemic is even harder. If you're quarantined and working from home, it's important to know exactly what you can do to stay as professional as possible. Your clients and team members are still counting on you even if you aren't in the office. Unfortunately, making the transition to working from your house can be a bit difficult. Not only are you in a new space with new distractions, but you also don't have a rigid schedule to keep you on track. Fortunately, there are several steps you can take to stay professional while you're at home. First of all, act like you're still going to the office when it comes to getting dressed. Even if you're going to be having virtual meetings where you don't need to show your face, going through your typical morning routine can help you stay focused while on the job. Get up on time, take a shower, and style your hair the way you usually would. You should also go ahead and get dressed. Wearing professional clothing and maintaining your regular routine can help you keep a focused mindset when it comes to getting your work done each day. It's also important to maintain normal business hours. This will help you to set boundaries. One of the biggest challenges adults face when they're working from home is the feeling that they should always be working. If you're on the computer, after all, you could be checking emails or responding to clients. Unfortunately, this can quickly lead to stress
and burnout. Ideally, you should set regular business hours. After hours, you should try your best to relax and unwind the way you normally would. In some cases, you may need to step away from your computer or workspace so you can focus on taking care of yourself. Remember that being in quarantine can be very emotionally draining, so it's important to take your mental health seriously. Take a bath, read a book, or watch a movie, but don't work more than you need to. Understand that when you work from home, you may have personal distractions that make focusing on work difficult. If you have kids, pets, or chores, you may find that it's easier to think about those things than to stay focused on work-related tasks. Try to find a balance. For example, tell yourself that you can do chores on regularly scheduled breaks. Maybe you can watch your kid's YouTube video on your lunch break. You could even play with your cat on one of your breaks. When you're supposed to be focusing on emails or spreadsheets, however, avoid thinking about other distractions and instead give your full attention to your job. This is one of the best ways you can stay professional while at home. Change is never easy, and working from home is no exception. With these tips and tricks, however, you'll find that you can stay professional and on top of things even when you're working from your house. Article provided by Constant-Content.com
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How to Actually Achieve a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace by Laura Newcomer
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hink about what your workplace looks like: Who do you work with and what is their background? Do you work with men and women, with people from two-income families and those who are the sole support of their loved ones? You probably also work with people who came from small towns and big cities, people who went the “traditional” path to higher education and those who took a more winding route.
All of that is demonstrating that the workforce is changing its shape and size and makeup, and that’s a good thing. The more voices and backgrounds a company has, the better responsive they are to the global marketplace. And inclusiveness and diversity be it in gender or religious beliefs or ethnicity and more are both things that employees and potential employees believe to be valuable. So how do you create a workforce that looks like that? This graphic has some ideas to help you get started. The topic of diversity is gaining more and more attention in workplaces across the country. And it should. Devoting national and local attention to exploring who is most excluded from the corporate ladder—and how and why—is essential if we want to dismantle the prejudices that have excluded people of different genders, ethnicities, races, abilities, and so on from the same economic and career opportunities enjoyed by people with more privileged backgrounds. Aside from simply being the right thing to do, embracing diversity in the workplace can yield plenty of benefits. Research consistently finds that diverse companies tend to outperform homogenous ones— yet in spite of the inherent and demonstrated value of inclusiveness, American workplaces still have plenty of room to improve on the diversity front. Here’s why inclusive workplaces are so important, plus how to make your company a more welcoming and vibrant place to work:
The Importance of Inclusion at Work
More and more people believe in the importance of inclusivity at work, which means that an increasing number of job seekers take this factor into account when assessing potential workplaces. Research suggests that up to 67 percent of job seekers consider diversity when eyeing companies and job offers. Meanwhile, current employees also want to see greater diversity in their workplaces. Research suggests 57 percent of team members wish their company would do more to promote and increase diversity. Enhancing workplace diversity and inclusiveness can boost morale, which has a direct correlation with productivity. Perhaps this helps to explain why research has found that the most ethnically diverse companies are 35 percent more likely to perform better than the least ethnically diverse companies. The researchers
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concluded this is because diverse companies are more likely to attract top talent, sustain satisfied employees, and earn favor among their customers. Inclusive companies are also more likely to drive innovation, capture new markets, and have higher cash flow. Despite the indisputable benefits that stem from diversity and inclusion, statistics suggest diversity is still a pipe dream in many workforces across the U.S. For instance, a study of hundreds of companies found that while 66 percent of companies claimed to have developed strategies for hiring a more diverse workforce, only 25 percent of them have set concrete targets for gender diversity. Perhaps this is because there’s a misconception that women are equally represented in the workplace. For example, nearly 50 percent of men believe women are well represented in leadership at organizations where women hold only 10 percent of senior positions. Stats about racial and ethnic diversity aren’t any better: Research suggests that Latinx and Black Americans are woefully underrepresented. And in one survey, only 48 percent of Black women reported feeling like they have the same opportunities in the workplace compared to their white peers. Clearly, when it comes to making workplace diversity a reality, there’s still a lot of work to be done. And it’s work that’s well worth doing.
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How to Work Toward a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace Understanding the importance of diversity and inclusiveness is one thing. Actually making these cornerstones of your company culture is another. No matter where you’re at on the path toward greater diversity and inclusion, the following strategies will help ensure you bake these values into the foundations of your workplace.
Make the hiring process as transparent as possible
Inclusive practices start before you even onboard someone to your team. If you want to invite applications from diverse applicants, then it’s essential to make your application process inviting and accessible.
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While codifying inclusivity isn’t the end all be all of diversity, it is an important start. Writing inclusiveness into your company’s policies and procedures helps establish diversity as a company-wide priority and provides team members with a legal safety net. It also communicates to prospective and current employees that the company is willing to take action in the name of inclusivity.
Train leaders and managers to practice inclusion
Team leaders and managers set the tone for workplace culture. If they model inclusiveness, then other team members are more likely to do the same. That means it’s essential to train your leaders and managers to practice inclusion. If they’re resistant, that may be a sign they’re not properly equipped to lead a diverse team. On a related note, it’s important to make sure leadership and management teams are themselves diverse. Preaching diversity without practicing it is unlikely to create trust among team members. Currently, only 20 percent of C-suite roles are held by women, and women of color make up only 3 percent of these roles. Meanwhile, white men are significantly more likely than any other demographic to hold managerial roles. These figures need to change for any workplace to effectively practice and promote diversity.
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Make your workplace more accessible
Diversity isn’t only about gender and race. It also includes people with all ranges of physical and neurological abilities. If you want to embrace diversity across the board, then it’s essential to make sure your workplace is accessible to as many people as possible. This applies in the more subjective sense—as with making your hiring process less biased, per the section above—and in the very physical sense. Your workplace should be ADA compliant to ensure people of all physical abilities can comfortably access and operate in the space. Also, be sure to solicit feedback from members of your team who may be differently abled and incorporate their feedback into office planning and organization.
Make sure inclusion is not a one-time thing
Inclusion doesn’t end when you’ve hit a certain quota for minority representation or attended a weekend workshop on diversity. Instead, it should be practiced on an ongoing, daily basis. Practicing inclusiveness from day to day could manifest in a number of ways, from ensuring that everyone is heard in meetings to promoting flexible working structures, making sure team members of all backgrounds have opportunities to advance, developing mentorship programs, holding team members accountable for microaggressions, and so on.
Include the entire team’s perspective
For a company to be authentic and effective, inclusive practices and procedures can’t be made in a vacuum; instead, they need to be developed in an inclusive way. That means soliciting feedback from the entire team so you can better understand the unique challenges, privileges, and perspectives of different individuals and groups. By regularly asking your employees about their experiences—ideally anonymously so respondents are more comfortable being honest—you’ll be able to identify issues as early as possible so you can take steps to correct them. Additionally, soliciting diverse perspectives will help ensure that policies or procedures aren’t aligned strictly with the biases (whether conscious or not) of whoever made them.
Take note of issues and make adjustments accordingly
As noted above, inclusivity requires ongoing vigilance in order to ferret out biases and ensure the working environment remains accessible and inviting to people of all backgrounds. Part of this process requires being receptive when issues arise and being willing to make adjustments as needed. If team members feel unwelcome, then it’s important to take action—whether that means hosting a diversity training, reprimanding discriminatory team members, or adjusting workplace policies. For your company to enjoy the many benefits of a diverse team, leaders at every level of your company need to be committed to creating a hospitable and supportive environment for team members from all walks of life. Consider these strategies—and others—to create a foundation for a more diverse and inclusive workplace. Article provided by ZeroCater.com ZeroCater corporate catering and snacks services provide curated meals and snacks to companies for any office occasion. We partnered with a diverse range of local restaurants, caterers, and food trucks alongside a personalized selection of snacks, beverages, and kitchen supplies, all tailored to your teams’ tastes and dietary preferences. ZeroCater is currently available in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, Los Angeles, Austin, Washington D.C. and Chicago.
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Teaching Tips and Resources for Distance Learning as Coronavirus Shuts Down Schools by Julie Mason
How do we continue teaching right now? This is the question that 46,600 members of the Educator Temporary School Closure for Online Learning Facebook group are asking this morning as schools across the nation shut their doors and attempt to shift learning online. According to an analysis from Education Week, as of March 12, “at least 10,600 schools have been closed or are scheduled to close’’ because of Coronavirus. While policy decisions vary state-to-state some states are extending Spring break, while others are scrambling to plan distance learning programs - what remains consistent for all teachers is that this is unprecedented. There is no roadmap for what we should do. We can only do our best, and adapt to the situation as it evolves. In this blog post, we will share: Teaching tips Our favorite online tools Online learning best practices A distance learning model that works
There is no roadmap for what we should do. We can only do our best, and adapt to the situation as it evolves.
you to quickly send out your survey and gather time. Students attend classes via video conresponses. ferencing platforms like Zoom and Google Hangouts. They can ask questions and after Decide On A Learning Structure One of the biggest online learning challenges classes are over they complete homework as is how to structure and deliver instruction. To usual, which they submit via email or learning keep things simple, it may be helpful to set up management system. There are pros and cons to both systems, and a regular schedule for instructional time and from my experience, the asynchronous model is communicate explicitly about when lessons will take place, how to access them, what the expec- more effective with older students. Many teachers will use a combination of both. tations are, etc. Use Tools Students Are Here are some questions to consider: Teaching Tips Familiar With or Only • Will students work on their own at their Introduce 3 New Tools Survey Parents and Learn What own pace? The process of learning at home will be new Tools They Have At Home • Will they receive a list of assignments each for most of our students. Not only are students If students don’t have access to a computer morning and complete them as they go? adjusting to this change, they are also wonderor the internet, it will be impossible to teach ing when they will be able to go back to school. online. To solve this problem, some schools • Will students learn at the same time? Many students are anxious right now, and askare allowing families to borrow computers and • Will they attend their classes via video con- ing them to learn how to use new software, apps, hotspots. Comcast is offering two months of free ferencing and have homework to complete and online systems is going to be overwhelminternet access for new customers, which could when classes are over? ing. If all possible, rely on the technology tools help students access online learning resources. If students do have access, find out what the There are two different models of online they are already familiar with. For example, in my classroom I used Padlet, Class Dojo, options are: tablets, computers, etc. Ask parents instruction that you can consider here: how much bandwidth they have to supervise Asyncronous: Students learn at different and CommonLit frequently. I would continue students’ learning, as many parents will still times. They receive a list of assignments each to use these tools during school closures as stuhave to go into work or will work from home. morning and complete them throughout the day. dents already know how they work. If you don’t use technology consistently in This will help you determine the online learning Teachers rely on learning management systems your classroom, try not to use more than three structure that will work best. like Google Classroom and Schoology to post tools during school closure. I would recommend If you haven’t created a survey before, we assignments, collect homework, and communithat you use a video conferencing tool so you recommend using Google Forms or Survey cate with students. Monkey. Both tools are user-friendly and allow Synchronous: Students learn at the same can either teach your classes live, invite students
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to an “office hours,” where they can video conference with you and ask questions, or check in daily for attendance and a morning meeting.
Rely On Video Conferencing For Attendance and Live Classes
Video conferencing will allow you to meet with your students, whether you choose to teach a live class, make yourself available for questions or take attendance and make a plan with your students for the day. Some video conferencing tools you can consider are: Zoom, Google Hangouts, and Microsoft Teams. You can share your screen with students and teach them how to use the online tools and resources that are needed until schools can reopen.
Be Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
It is easier said than done, but because this happened so quickly and is uncharted territory, it is going to feel uncomfortable. Whenever you are working with technology there is the possibility that it won’t work. A computer screen will freeze, a student won’t remember their password, and you won’t know what you don’t know. This is a good time to rely on each other. There are many Facebook groups for educators where teachers are sharing resources and ideas. Do the best that you can, but take breaks. Set boundaries for when you will make yourself available to students. Step away from the computer screen. Trust that you are doing the best that you can.
Do the best that you can, but take breaks. Set boundaries for when you will make yourself available to students. Step away from the computer screen. Trust that you are doing the best that you can.
Our Favorite Tools There are so many different technology tools. It can feel overwhelming to decide what tool to use. These are 5 online tools we highly recommend for enhancing students’ learning.
Online Learning Best Practices
You will face challenges that are unique to an online teaching environment if your school closes and shifts to a distance learning model. Here is our list of best practices for online teaching.
A Distance Learning Model That Works
Lisa Koplik, an elementary teacher and TeacherVision Advisory board member, shares that her district, Wakefield Public Schools, already had a distance learning model in place for snow days called the Learn Anywhere Project. The teachers are using Google Documents in order to share work with their students. Here’s how it works: • Each grade level has its own Google Document. • Google Documents are updated daily with new assignments. • Students do 20-30 minutes of math, reading and writing. Lisa also relies on her favorite tools like iReady, Prodigy, and Readworks to support her students to keep learning outside of the classroom. While the system has worked well in the past, it isn’t without its challenges. “The difficult part has been considering the needs of kids on IEPs if the assignments aren’t differentiated, and ensuring follow through from the few students who simply won’t do the work and the parents don’t enforce it,” Lisa says. While this is a challenging time, no one is more resilient than teachers. To help support everyone, we are offering Your Teacher Self-Care Workbook for free. Use the tips and exercises for six ways to alleviate stress and take care of yourself. How are you managing online learning during school closures? Share with us on Instag ram, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. Julie Mason is the Head of Content and Curriculum for TeacherVision. She brings expertise in blended and personalized learning, instructional coaching, and curriculum design to the role. She was a middle and high school English teacher for eight years and most recently taught at Dana Hall, an all-girls school in Wellesley, MA. She was a blended and personalized learning instructional coach for K-12 teachers at BetterLesson for two years, and she has presented at The National Principals Conference, ISTE, and ASCD where she shared her expertise on how instructional coaching builds teacher capacity in K-12 schools. She has extensive experience designing and facilitating professional development for teachers, and she oversees the TeacherVision advisory board.
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Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week May 3rd — May 9th, 2020
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Combating Social Isolation When Learning Remotely by Caitlin Tucker
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teachers move classes online and utilize online tools and resources to engage students in remote learning, it’s essential to add social elements to our online courses. This has a couple of powerful benefits. First, students who feel they are part of a learning community online are less likely to feel alone during this time of social isolation. Second, teachers who invest the time and effort needed to develop a sense of community online will have more success engaging students who are learning remotely. A simple strategy is to use online discussions to post icebreaker-style discussion questions. Online discussions are a staple of online learning, and the value of discussions can hardly be overstated. They allow students to: • Articulate their ideas • Ask questions • Learn from different perspectives • Make connections • Think critically about new information and ideas • Receive validation from their peers However, online academic discussions are more successful when students have had the chance to develop their social presence online. The social presence is the student’s ability to project their true selves in an online environment, perceive their classmates as real people, and form meaningful relationships online. This is easier to do if students have opportunities to get to know one another online. Online icebreakers, or non-academic discussion questions, can help students get to know one another and develop their social presence. Below is an example of an icebreaker discussion question I use to get students chatting informally at the start of a course.
Below are some ideas for fun icebreaker-style discussion questions.
• If you could have lunch with a famous person, who would you choose and why? In your response, include three questions you would like to ask this person. • If you could have a superpower, which
would you choose and why? • Describe your perfect day from beginning to end. How would you spend your time? • If you were stranded on a desert island, which three objects would you bring with you and why? • Post three statements (two truths and one lie) then try to guess each other’s lie. • Would you rather [one option] or [second option]? Explain your choice. • What is your favorite television show to binge-watch? Why? • If you could receive a famous award in your lifetime, what would it be and why? • If Spotify asked you to design a playlist for teens who are stuck at home, what would you call your playlist, and which 15 songs would you include on it? • If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
When teachers design any online discussion question– academic or informal–I encourage them to include the following:
• Creative and catchy title • Questions that encourage more detailed responses or provide more than one entry point into the conversation • Media (image, photo, video) • Instructions for engaging with their peers once they have posted their response to the discussion question.
Not only do informal conversations build community, but they can help students feel connected to their peers while learning remotely. If students feel connected to a learning community online, they are more likely to engage in online tasks and be respectful in their interactions with each other. Teachers can also use FlipGrid for these informal conversations. Students can record videos responding to discussion prompts and then comment on each other’s videos. Article provided by www.catlintucker.com Catlin Tucker is a Google Certified Innovator, bestselling author, international trainer, and keynote speaker. She was named Teacher of the Year in 2010 in Sonoma County where she taught for 16 years.
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How to Support Nurses During a Crisis Like COVID-19 N by Brittney Wilson, BSN, RN
urses need to support during the COVID-19 pandemic like anyone else. They probably need even more. We’ll tell you why and give you some ideas for ways to support nurses during a crisis.
is that nurses still go to work. Nurses are on the front line of the defense against this deadly disease. They still have to make the donuts. Nurses are the players in the COVID-19 war games.
How to Support Nurses During a Crisis like COVID-19
Nurses are Strong But Still Human
Right now all across America (the world even), people are isolating themselves and practicing social distancing to prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus formally known al COVID-19. The hardest thing that most people have to do during this global pandemic is sit at home. But not nurses.
Make no mistake, nurses are incredibly resilient and strong, but they are still experiencing this like everyone else. Nurses have to get up every morning (or afternoon if crisis The major difference is they work nightshift) and prepare for the possibility that for them it’s amplified. While most people may they will encounter a patient with a deadly virus. wash their hands 5 or 10 times in a day, nurses are In times where the world is on watch, people The Struggle suddenly become keenly aware of the risk that watching their hands 50-100. You think it gets of COVID-19 for Nurses Nurses have to get up every morning (or after- nurses take every day. They think about the annoying to sing happy birthday at the sink 5 noon if they work nightshift) and prepare for the care they provide to the most vulnerable and the times a day? What if you had to do it 100 times? And that’s one of the most trivial things. possibility that they will encounter a patient with support they provide their loved ones. Nurses are wearing N95 masks and protective The difference between nurses and the rest of a deadly virus. The weird part is that they do this the world during a crisis like the Coronavirus gear to care for patients with COVID-19. But every day, but usually no one pays attention.
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equal opportunity employment journal they’re also caring for others equally sick with completely different diseases. All the while needing to use their brains, bodies, and spirits to make it through the day. But it’s hard of them.
Everything is Amplified
Nurses work 12-hour shifts and are usually gone and away from their families for 14-15 hours a day for 3 to 4 days a week.
Nurses work 12-hour shifts and are usually gone and away from their families for 14-15 hours a day for 3 to 4 days a week. When a medical crisis arises, they are often gone 16-17 hours a day for up to 7 days a week. While you’re at home with your family, they’re spending almost no time with their family. When they do get home, their children are asleep. They have to take a shower so hot it’s pretty much an autoclave, and are probably too tired to eat. When they go to the grocery store and something is out they don’t have time to go to another store. They can’t order grocery deliveries because they won’t be home during the time frame available. And they’re working paycheck to paycheck to pay back their student loans so they can’t afford to buy groceries 3 weeks in advance. Their children are home from school and all the daycares of closed. They have to scramble to find someone to care for their children and
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hope and pray that they will be kind and considerate as a substitute parent while they are out saving lives. For nurses, everything in a crisis is amplified.
So How Can you Help Nurses During a Crisis
Helping nurses during a crisis can actually be pretty simple. Think of all the things you would do for someone when they have a new baby or if a loved one has passed. Any of the kind gestures you would share with a person during those moments are things that would be appreciated by a nurse working overtime and with sick patients. Except don’t send flowers, that’s would be weird and wasteful. Here is a detailed list of tasks that you can do to help a nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic: • Feed Them • Make a freezer meal • Give them restaurant gift cards • Send a deli tray • Bake cookies • Pay it forward for them at the Starbucks • Send staples that you know are hard to find at the grocery store but are needed (beans, rice, pasta, canned soups, canned and frozen vegetables) • Assist with Chores • Clean their house or maybe just their kitchen or another high-traffic area • Mow their grass • Pick up an extra pack of toilet paper and drop it off at their house • Do a load of laundry (we understand if you don’t want to touch the scrubs, trust me, we don’t either) • Clean their gutters • Pressure wash their driveway • Entertain their kids so they can… … go grocery shopping … take a shower … take a nap … cook dinner
The List Goes On
There are so many ways that you can help reduce the stress in a nurses life during a crisis by just helping them do all the normal things that humans do when they aren’t working overtime or dealing with the stress of knowing they are the most likely population to catch this disease. Get creative. There are no rules… well, other than the 6 feet rule, washing your hands, and the other ways to prevent Corona virus. Those are pretty solid.
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This isn’t a post meant to make anyone feel guilty or shameful that they aren’t out on the frontline dealing with this crisis. So many people want to know how they can be helpful to a nurse during this difficult time. So I wrote this so you can know exactly what is helpful to nurses who don’t have the luxury of staying home (and it is a luxury) with their families during this global pandemic. If you know a nurse that’s working during this crisis, be kind and thoughtful. Share a smile and words of encouragement. Your emotional support and kindness are absolutely free and probably the most valuable thing you could give them. Article provided by www.thenerdynurse.com where you can find resources, training, discounts and tools on their COVID-19 Resources page.
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Celebrating Armed Forces Day A rmed Forces Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in May. Thanks to President Harry S. Truman, it’s a day to pay special tribute to the men and women of the Armed Forces. President Truman led the effort to establish a holiday in order for citizens to unite and to honor our military heroes for their patriotic service in support of the United States of America.
The History of Armed Forces Day
Although, originally, there were single day celebrations for each branch of the military, the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force; this format changed on August 21, 1949, when Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of Armed Forces Day. Stemming from the unification of the Armed Forces under the Department of Defense, the annual celebration now commemorates all branches of the military during one solitary day. The first official Armed Forces Day took place on May 20, 1950, and was themed “Teamed for Defense.” In honor of the special day, B-36 Bombers flew over state capitals, a march was led by more than 10,000 veterans and troops in Washington, D.C., and over 33,000 people participated in a New York City parade. In addition, the first Armed Forces Day also played an essential part in educating society and expanding public knowledge of the military and the role they play in the community. Therefore, it wasn’t only a means to honor those who serve or who have served in the military, but also a way to showcase its top of the line equipment and abilities used to protect those in our country. Interestingly, the marked celebration isn’t just limited to the United States. Other countries who honor this victorious day include Armenia, Australia and New Zealand, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Lebanon, Mali, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, North Korea, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Venezuela, and Vietnam. In 1961, John F. Kennedy declared Armed Forces Day a national holiday. It’s celebrated on the third Saturday of every May and is exhibited by exercises, parades, and receptions that highlight and honor our amazing military and all of its strength. An excerpt taken from an article written in the New York Post on May 17, 1952, sums up Armed Forces Day’s utmost
importance, “It is our most earnest hope that those who are in positions of peril, that those who have made exceptional sacrifices, yes, and those who are afflicted with plain drudgery and boredom, may somehow know that we hold them in exceptional esteem. Perhaps if we are a little more conscious of our debt of honored affection they may be a little more aware of how much we think of them.” Our Servicemen and women are serving throughout the world as guardians of peace– many of them away from their homes, their friends and their families. They are visible evidence of our determination to meet any threat to the peace with measured strength and high resolve. They are also evidence of a harsh but inescapable truth–that the survival of freedom requires great cost and commitment, and great personal sacrifice. – President John F. Kennedy, 1963
How to Celebrate Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day is celebrated on Saturday, May 16, 2020.
Attend one of the many events in cities across America including parades, military service displays, educational exhibits, luncheons, motorcycle rides, run/walk races and much more. Also, since Armed Forces Day is not a federal holiday, many military installations are available for public viewing for those wishing to take part in the celebration or to learn more about our country’s military.
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More ways to celebrate
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The importance of this day should always be evident. It is a day that our military members rightly deserve and it’s essential that we celebrate it accordingly.
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What Skills Does Manufacturing Need Most in 2020?
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by John Klaess
anufacturing is in the midst of a growing skills gap. In the next decade, analysts expect 2.2 million jobs in advanced manufacturing to go unfilled for lack of adequately trained labor.
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Here, we’ve drawn on our experience Let’s look at each of these manufacturing with leading manufacturers as well as the skills and skill groups in more detail. best recent research to give you a list of the skills that advanced manufacturing The Skills Manufacturing needs most. Needs Most
What Skills Does Manufacturing Need?
Digital Fluency
While not all manufacturing jobs will require extensive training in software development or IT, they will require expertise with digital technologies and digital systems. Indeed, four out of five areas of ability outlined in a skills report compiled by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte involve digital fluency. With the advent of no code platforms in manufacturing, there are more ways than ever for digitally capable workers to make an impact without needing to be able to write production-ready code. All workers would do well to improve their facility with hardware and software, Many of these skills require advanced digital networks, and manufacturing-related digital tools. training. In a recent survey, the World Economic Coding/Software Development Forum found that the following emerging It’s now a tech truism that software is eatskillsets require training: ing the world. It’s equally true that software is eating the shop floor. • Data analytics A recent report by the McKinsey Global • Technical equipment/operational skills Institute found that software development is the fastest growing skill in manufacturing. • Use of digital tools This makes sense, as more manufacturers • Programming and coding than ever are turning toward digital solu• Communication, collaboration, and tions that call for application developers, change management integration specialists, and workers who can program PLCs, MES, and other manu• Problem solving facturing specific machines and devices. • Translation of business needs to digital The Right Kind of • Quality Programming • Cyber security It’s not enough to suggest that production We found that the most needed skills are (in no particular order): • Digital Fluency • Ability to Writing and Understand Code • Ability to Program Manufacturing Specific Machines and Devices • Experience in Machining, Fabricating, and Complex Assembly • Big Data Analytics • Robotics • Soft Skills • Industry Specific Credentials
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For all of its mechanical complexities, manufacturing is in many ways still a human industry. Humans are everywhere in manufacturing, making, marketing, selling, coordinating, and everything in between. For this reason, the leading analysts agree that soft skills like critical thinking, interpersonal relationship building, ability to manage others, persuasion, and empathy will only grow more important in the years to come. Many think that the greatest leaps forward will come to manufacturers who learn how to amplify workers’ soft skills with digital tools. Managing messy human relationships is one of the most important manufacturing skills today.
Not all of the most necessary manufacturing skills are digital. In fact, some of the most needed skills in manufacturing are those that require deep experience on the shop floor. In a recent study, many manufacturers reported difficulty finding workers who were proficient enough to operate manufacturing machines, and Industry Specific Credentials In some ways, there’s no substitute for trouble finding workers experienced enough years of experience in manufacturing. This to succeed in the highly complex world of is especially true in manufacturing, where modern discrete manufacturing. workers develop deep, idiosyncratic knowlBig Data Analytics edge about their particular operations. The modern manufacturing plant generA recent survey of hundreds of thousands ates more data than ever before. More and more, manufacturers are going to find com- of job postings in manufacturing found that petitive advantage hidden within massive there’s a consistent need for workers with industry certifications in Lean methodology, data sets. It should be no surprise, then, that more Six Sigma, ISO regulations, and a host of manufacturers than ever are hiring data other industry credentials. One thing manufacturers can do to keep scientists. For manufacturing to stay competitive, organizations are going to need their workforce competitive over time is to to recruit capable analysts from schools, offer employees ways to earn these certifiand find ways to help experienced workers cations on the job. develop facility with large data sets, basic Conclusions machine learning, and statistical analysis. Closing the skills gap isn’t something that one worker or one firm can do alone. But Robotics Robots aren’t going to replace humans manufacturers and individuals can do their any time soon. That doesn’t mean, how- part by helping retrain and recruit workers ever, that they aren’t already a common for the skills on this list. presence on the shop floor. Article provided by www.tulip.co With the growing ubiquity of robots and Tulip helps manufacturers train and retrain their workcobots, manufacturers need workers who force to keep everyone competitive. If you’re interested in how Tulip can enhance your training, get in touch for a are able to program and repair those robots. free demo. If you curious about how we’re collaborating Indeed, companies that overinvested to help solve the skills gap, learn more here.
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Importance of Adaptability and Flexibility in the Workplace H
ave you heard about how Unilever, a British-Dutch conglomerate, took over Ben & Jerry’s? It’s a story of sheer courage of the CEO to show adaptability. Ben and Jerry were known for their best ice cream flavors like Karamel Sutra, Chocolate Therapy and Imagine Whirled Peace. The CEO, in fact, preserved those intangible assets while introducing the company’s own managerial controls. The culture change within the acquisition brought about many challenges and those who adapted to those changes survived.
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"Adaptability is the nature of changing or creating modifications in oneself to suit to the new environment."
Defining Adaptability
Adaptability is the nature of changing or creating modifications in oneself to suit to the new environment. For a workplace culture, it means that a person must be open to new ideas or changes, must be able to work independently or in teams, or carry out tasks that are not intended for one person only. Employers are increasingly shifting from single roles to the rotation of roles and flexible job descriptions. It’s a sought-after skill as it indicates the employee can adapt to changing customer needs, technology trends. It is also tied to career growth as the person becomes more equipped. An adaptable person is someone who can carry out multiple tasks, manage multiple assignments by setting priorities and making changes to attitude to merge with the new culture.
To function or perform in the world in any situation or circumstance requires an individual to possess the basic skill of adaptability. Hence, the importance of adaptability gets stronger when there are more given opportunities.
Flexibility at Work Definition
Flexibility at the workplace allows one to evaluate what
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is happening and adjust to the role and responsibilities or even the job being offered. It is very important for the employer and employee to be flexible as it creates a streamlined workforce and technology adopted, due to changes in the market.
Importance of Flexibility in the Workplace
There are various other factors when we talk about the word ‘flexible’ at work and the importance of flexibility.
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This attitude shows that either the employer or the employee are willing to take their chances and wade through. Their mind is ready for adapting to change that is about to come and take on the challenges. They respond well to the changes quickly.
2. Not rigid in thoughts
People who are flexible can be approached easily as they would accept the changes ready to implement them. They do not show rigidity in accepting the views. Having workplace
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flexibility skills allows for pushing through changes that are inevitable.
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11. Able to learn
Changes bring in new concepts to be learnt. Having this attitude of showing flexThese people can easily adjust to the ibility at the workplace would instigate the situation they encounter. They know how to employee to learn. As their mind is open to absorb the changadjust and what to do. They can be relied on es, learning is not difficult for them. They when assigned with new projects. It’s futile in showing resistance to changes have the initiative to find ways of learning as it will only cause undue stress. Such new concepts and become an expert in it. employees are ready to take assignments 12. Balancing work with family other than what their role was meant to be. Gone are those days when the employee
3. Adjusting to situations
4. Effective problem solving
As these people would have faced many situations that forced them to take the call for making changes within their system or attitude, they seem to be effective in finding solutions to problems. In fact, they know where to look for in case of any problems.
5. Able to negotiate
Having flexible team members would definitely bring in negotiation at ease. Their outlook on the aspect of negotiation is easily identified. They seem to know which portfolio to take into consideration to make that negotiation work out best.
6. Work under pressure
There could be times when the company may not be performing well and need to downsize their payroll. These people come to the rescue as they can handle pressure or workload. Their skills might not fit but as they show the willingness to take up those additional roles.
7. Ability to listen
Being more open to changes is a sign that shows the person has the ability to listen to other views. An important part of communication is listening. Having a flexible attitude means the person will be willing to give their ears to other views.
8. Able to communicate
As changes are the cause for making one to be flexible, they learn the art of communication. They are adept in this art that no one can beat them. The exposure of such people is enormous due to their experience in various fields which brings in more knowledge converting to communications.
9. Acknowledging others view
This category of people are prone to the difference of opinions and views. To cater to the change that is needed they know that being able to understand others’ views is a sign of acknowledgment. So acknowledgment is a good attitude.
10. Allows expanding
It is always seen that employees who adapt themselves or are flexible to the changes have more chances of achieving success. Their willingness to learn the concepts and adopt new trends that go beyond their skills and experience brings in many changes within the business and henceforth the success of the business. These employees are always considered to be valuable assets as they embrace change.
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can relax with their family after working hours. Now they can take care of their family as well if they know to embrace the changes in technology and use it to balance their work too. The fine line between work and family is maintained.
14. Optimistic
Flexible people are often most wanted in the company as they have that attitude of never saying no for an answer. They can fit themselves well into the group and that itself shows they have a positive outlook. The positive nature is appreciated.
15. Diversity valued
With the globalization of many businesses, there is an interchange of cultures with varied interests. Having a mind to accommodate the diversified culture, employers are ready to identify the needs and address them too. Care is taken to see that interaction is smooth. Managing diversity in the workplace is very important.
16. Use a different way of approach
They usually don’t approach an issue or problem in a conservative way. They know how to look at the problem to arrive at the solution. The way of approach is quite different and unique.
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13. More productive
This attitude of being flexible allows a person to handle tasks with ease as they learn the techniques easily thereby making them productive. Having this attitude brings in more chances for exploring other opportunities. The person when having exposure to technology becomes productive.
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17. Accommodate job rotation
Having a flexible approach, employers motivate such people with the rotation of jobs to give a chance for job enrichment. Not only skills are enhanced but also demonstrates for taking up supervisory roles. Job rotation makes one to shift from one job to another periodically making them more valuable in the eyes of the employer and future employers.
18. Shows confidence
Flexible nature shows that you are confident in the work that you are taking up. You are sure that you can handle risks that would be associated with it.
19. Scheduling
Now employers could show they are flexible with the schedule to benefit the employ-
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ees and keep them happy. Making life easier for them would definitely enhance the productivity
20. Able to transcend
Its willingness to transcend that a person is considered to be flexible. Sticking to the old ways of working will not allow an individual to move forward. Routine tasks or a predetermined set of tasks can be done through automation. But value-added tasks like problem-solving requires input from individuals.
Importance of Adaptability in the Workplace
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1. Fit the Culture
An employer is interested to know if the candidate would fit into the corporate culture well and who would be able to anticipate changes, respond to it and make changes on a day to day basis. Every company has its own work and corporate culture that is strategically important for their success. When the hiring process is initiated, the employer looks not only on the candidate’s skills and experience but whether he/she would blend themselves with the culture of the company.
What is cultural fit?
It means the willingness of the employee to adapt the company’s values. He/she must show their readiness. It also shows the company’s workstyles matches with the employee. During the interview session, they are Of all the skills that employers are looking out is a person having adaptoften questioned on their previous experience of the work culture.
ability, a core emotional intelligence quality. It is ranked the top among other important skills like communication, interpersonal skills, work 2. Make or break deal Showing adaptability is a feature that employers look out for and could ethics, and principles.
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break the deal if not having them. So make note that companies are not interested in the candidate if they don’t show signs of adaptability to their culture or are not willing to come out of their comfort zone in spite of having a good experience and skillsets. So it can be seen that a company would not mind hiring a person who is willing to fit into the culture of their company even if their skills are not enough. What they mean to say is that skills are acquired only through training but adaptability cannot be learned, it is an inbuilt nature of the person.
3. More productive
Employing adaptable people who fit the culture of the company brings success as they are productive. The job description would be a perfect fit for such people. The success rates are high during the first year of work for a new employee if they fit the culture of the company. They know what to adopt and what ways to carry out their work that brings more output. Employment and promotion opportunities are higher for adaptable individuals as many other people lack these skills.
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4. Job requirement
Adaptability nature is more needed when applying for management positions. As managers are considered as leaders, they need to lead the team and show them ways of adapting to the culture of the company. As the level of seniority goes up so does the expectation for fitting the culture of the company. The hiring process is even stricter or stringent when making a selection of a senior level of management. So care is taken so that there is no mistake of making the wrong selection.
5. Highly valued
This category of people who adapt to cater to the needs of job rotation, working under pressure, or taking up assignments, are considered highly valued. They also have the ability to • Take decisions during crisis or emergencies • Can deal with unpredictable work situations • Approach new methods to accomplish a task • Considerate of other people’s views • Can physically adjust to the surrounding environment Rigorous Analysis Trusted Expertise Service to the Nation
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• Positive in nature • Have confidence in the work they do • Handle stress • Keep composed and focused on task during stressful situations • Innovative in solving problems • Considerate and value other people’s cultural backgrounds.
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Tips to Develop Adaptability and Flexibility Skills
• Tune in to know the situation • Try different situations • Listen more • Practice emotional intelligence • Only for naturally flexible employees • For very organized employees • Consider the bigger picture • Take a wide variety of perspectives into consideration • Create a balanced life • Just Stop waiting for the right time and situation According to research on flexibility and adaptability at work, A higher level of emotional intelligence helps people to adapt to new changes easily. People who are adaptable have more chances of having better job satisfaction. In the long term there forms a link between adaptability and job performance.
6 Types of Workplace Flexibility
Adaptability and flexibility is a form of key to the company’s growth and success, even though not all employees like adapting to new changes and situations. As per our research, over 96% of employees like flexibility at the workplace. Also, there specifically are few groups, which complain that they find difficulty in completing daily tasks due to lack of access to flexibility at the workplace. The main problem arises when both employees and employers do not work on the same line of flexibility. Moreover, it should be well communicated and accessible through the organization. Here are the different types of flexibility: Remote (Location independence) DeskPlus(Location variety) TravelLite (Minimal travel) TimeShift (unconventional timings) MicroAgility (adaptability freedom) PartTime (reduced work schedule) A bit of advice for job seekers. If you are applying for any position, take care to review the job description carefully and pay more attention to the company rules. Get to know whether you would be able to fit yourself in. If you are not sure whether it would fit you then better not to attend and give false commitments. Avoiding it in the first place would save you from compromising and putting your success at risk. Better to search for organizations that fit your work style and enhance your success. Chitra Reddy 12 years of Experience within the International BPO/ Operations and Recruitment Areas. Extensive experience in Complete Recruitment Life Cycle - Sourcing, Negotiation and Delivery. Loves Writing in my Free Time on varied Topics
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