tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742443939474470542024-02-07T11:14:18.010-08:00SMART Goal SystemSam VanDykehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497326844659578966noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574244393947447054.post-3744687182568021302017-05-04T18:02:00.000-07:002017-05-04T18:03:48.445-07:00Blueberries and Almond Flour for HCC<div class="MsoNormal">
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Blueberry Friends,</div>
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Blueberry season is here! Every year we are excited to see you and to bring you one of our favorite summer treats. Like past years we will provide the blueberries for $4 per lb. in 5 lbs. boxes This comes to $20 per 5 lbs. box.This year we will be stationed at Blueberry Bluff. This will make it easier for us to deliver to more people, as this year we are expecting to sell much more than previous years. There will also be almond flour. This will be sold at $5 per lb. in 4 lb. bags which comes to $20 per 4 lbs. bag. </div>
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There is one thing I would like to clarify regarding both these sales. The blueberries are being sold by Blueberry Bluff and the almond flour is being sold by Northside Food Inc. These companies are licensed to sell produce and to sell processed almonds. Nicki and I will be just the people who deliver them to you. We have agreed with both companies to be their representatives. </div>
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With that explained, there is an exciting feature to this year’s sale. This year the owners of the two companies are going to donate a large portion of the proceeds to Hickman Community Church for the new parking lot. For every 5 lbs. of blueberries, Blueberry Bluff will donate $5 dollars, for every 4 lbs. of almond flour Northside will donate $8. Both companies are very generous to offer these products. We could potentially collect thousands of dollars for the parking lot. Please order your blueberries through Google Forms. We are asking everyone to pick up their order at Blueberry Bluff on Saturday, June 3.<br />
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Payment will be collected when you pick up or beforehand through PayPal:<br />
PayPal can be sent to SamVanDyke@gmail.com<br />
Checks can be addressed to Blueberry Bluff, Northside Food or "Cash"<br />
Cash payments are fine too.<br />
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Location: Blueberry Bluff<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://goo.gl/maps/cBrTT" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="get directions">684 South Missouri Avenue, Waterford, CA</a> 95386<br />
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Contact:<br />
Sam VanDyke<br />
209-874-6755<br />
SamVanDyke@gmail.com<br />
We will accept orders until Wednesday, May 31 at 6pm. After that time, we will close the order form.</div>
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Thank you for allowing us to bring you blueberries. We look forward to seeing you again this year.</div>
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With love,</div>
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Sam and Nicki VanDyke</div>
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Sam VanDykehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497326844659578966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574244393947447054.post-28511141197411212402013-05-02T13:22:00.003-07:002013-05-06T06:19:21.379-07:00Step 4.Timing<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A couple months ago
I suggested the SMART Goal System to my employer. To follow up, I had a
conversation with my boss. He said, they are still interested in the System,
but don't have time for it right now. We will see as time
progresses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To clarify, there is a difference between the SMART Goal System and a SMART Goal. A </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">SMART Goal is a </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">specific, measureable, attainable, relevant, and trackable goal. The </span><a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/hr-plan.html" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">SMART Goal System</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> is a 7 step process
surrounding that goal. Earlier posts
include steps 1-2, which are a prequel to making a SMART Goal. Making </span><a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/step-3-smart-goals.html" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">SMARTGoal is step 3</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. This post is steps 4, which 4-7 are the follow up to SMART
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Having the right
timing with goals is vital. When will it start? When will it finish? When will
it start showing improvements? How does
the goal fit into the future vision? Your future depend upon how you use your time.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oswald Sanders put
it this way:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"The character
and career of a young person depends on how he or she spends spare time. We
cannot regulate school or office hours—those are determined for us—but we can
say what we will do before and after those commitments. The way we employ the
surplus hours, after provision has been made for work, meals, and sleep, will
determine if we develop into mediocre or powerful people."</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAxTXmZc4_o6RVOwifsxR3yHJbQl20t-cpbGC392YkhkgLtEdACslAs3VIjamraiL75HOHEYU6oQKo18mOPL9BI_012hpWVLOUUYgr5kQgQMNb4oCF7NK8gGCqiMlkuHeXHTXFcMP-Su3/s1600/little+red+hen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Achieving goals
takes time. After creating a goal, we
quickly want results, but time needs to run its course. Before we get the produce, we need to do the
farming. The Little Red Hen taught this lesson. All the other animals wanted
the bread at the end, but not the work to get there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In my early 20's I
gradually became aware of the spiritual disciplines of a Christian life. Donald
Whitney has a list' 15+ in his book Spiritual Disciplines. After reading his
book, I convinced myself I could learn them all in one go. With enough spiritual
zeal I could instantly become mature. But it doesn't
work that way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The best way to
build discipline is to grow off current discipline. Discipline breeds
discipline. Yep, you heard me, you already have discipline. Think of a car
payment or home mortgage. These take discipline paid in increments. Incremental
achievements is the only way to achieve goals. If you think you've beat the
crowd and attained a discipline without sweat and toil, you will pay for it
later or it won't last.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Therefore, when it
comes to timing goals, be realistic. There is no benefit in making goals that
are far fetched. People make huge goals only because of their huge egos. They
want to feel important. That is why people fill their schedules so that they are
always busy. Rich and poor people alike, both will say "I am too
busy". It is because their ego compels them to fill there schedules,
because it makes them feel important. Make realistic goals and stick with them.
Don't fill your life with activities that don't lead to a goal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Start by taking
things off the schedule that are none-goals, and start filling those slots with
disciplines. You will start doing things you always wanted to do.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/04/step-11-making-decisions.html">Assessment</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/single-mindset-mission.html">Mission/Vision</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/step-3-smart-goals.html">SMART goals</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Timing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Responsibility</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Action Item</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Flexibility. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sanders, J. Oswald
(2007-05-01). Spiritual Leadership (Kindle Locations 1753-1756). Moody
Publishers. Kindle Edition</span></div>
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Sam VanDykehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497326844659578966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574244393947447054.post-7928940066277933722013-04-14T22:33:00.003-07:002013-05-06T06:19:54.759-07:00Management by Objective Truth<br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Peter Drucker coined
the phrase “management by objective.” He emphasized that companies </span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">should be
guided by a sing</span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">le objective. In contrast to that, this article proposes that a
company should be guided by objective truth. I propose that those guided by the
biblical principles of truth, excellence, and love, using the SMART Goal
System, will </span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">thrive. Each employee will work at their peak performance, be excited about their job and the companies' mission</span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Truth is as vast as
the universe. No man can fully grasp it, but God can. Therefore there is a gap
between God and man. Man searches for truth , but God has it . This gap came
when man disobeyed God in the garden and fell. Since the fall, mankind’s knowledge
has been mixed with error. Truth then needs to be sifted from error.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All knowledge has
fragments of truth. From the sacred to the secular, from business management to
education, all knowledge has slivers of truth. How does man sift it out? The
puritan John Milton explained this in Areopagitica, written in 1664.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Good and evil we
know in the field of this world grow up together almost inseparably; and the
knowledge of good is so involved and interwoven with the knowledge of evil, and
in so many cunning resemblances hardly to incessant labor cull out and sort asunder
were not more intermixed. It was of one apple tasted, that the knowledge of
good and evil, as two twins cleaving together, leaped forth into the world. And
perhaps this is that doom which Adam fell into of knowing good and evil, that
is to say of knowing good by evil.” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The premise of man’s
search is to separate truth from error . Where should man look when trying to
discover truth? Reading is a great way to learn knowledge, but how can truth be
found from fellow people who don’t have truth?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Slivers of truth can
be found in all knowledge . When reading Christian authors, truth needs to be
removed from error. God, who has complete truth, has revealed truth in
scripture . God embodies truth in his Son, Jesus Christ . The closer we are to
God, the more truth we will find . As we get closer to God and his word, we
will build a biblical framework to filter knowledge and find slivers of truth .
The more we look for truth, the more we will find it in God . If we draw close
to God, we will find truth and be able to sift out error . To draw close to God
we need to seek his Word.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This framework of
finding truth is valuable in every area of life. Scripture principles apply to
every area of life, but need to be interpreted correctly . There are warnings
about twisting and adding to scripture . When principles are interpreted correctly
and firmly believed, they create a biblical worldview. This article has
business principles that are filtered through a biblical worldview. Though the
bible isn’t referenced in most of the methods, the bible supports the motives
and practices defined in them. </span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We are created in
the image of God and therefore have dignity, Genesis 1:26-27.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We should love the
Lord with all our heart, mind, and soul, Matthew 22:37-39.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We should love our
neighbor as ourself, Matthew 22:37-39.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We should serve God
in all his glory, I Corinthians 10:31, Colossians 3:17, I Peter 4:11.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We should treat
others as directed by <a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-one-anothers.html">“the one another’s”</a>.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We should
participate within the church, Matthew 16:18, Ephesians 5:23, I Corinthians 11.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We should be
purposely evangelistic, Matthew 28:18-20.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We should live
according to the Word, Hebrews 4:11, 1 Peter 1:2-3.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">God holds the key to
truth, 1 Corinthians 2:7-11.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We are to let the
Word richly dwell in us. Whatever we do in work or deed, we are to do in the
name of the Lord Jesus . </span>Sam VanDykehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497326844659578966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574244393947447054.post-32957784009353269042013-04-14T22:07:00.003-07:002013-05-06T06:20:14.352-07:00The One Another's<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;</span></span><br />
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12:16 Be of the same mind toward one
another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be
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13:8 Owe nothing to anyone except to
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14:13 Therefore let us not judge one
another anymore, but rather determine this —not to put an obstacle or a
stumbling block in a brother’s way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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14:19 So then let us pursue the things
which make for peace and the building up of one another. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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15:14 And concerning you, my brethren,
I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled
with all knowledge, and able also to admonish one another. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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16:16 Greet one another with a holy
kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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6:7 Actually, then, it is already a
defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be
wronged? Why not rather be defrauded? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1Cor.
7:5 Stop depriving one another, except
by agreement for a time that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and come
together again lest Satan tempt you because of your lack of self-control. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1Cor.
11:33 So then, my brethren, when you
come together to eat, wait for one another. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1Cor.
12:25 that there should be no division
in the body, but {hat the members should have the same care for one another. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Gal.
5:15 But if you bite and devour one
another, take care lest you be consumed by one another. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Eph.
4:2 with all humility and gentleness,
with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Eph.
4:25 Therefore, laying aside falsehood,
SPEAK TRUTH, EACH ONE OF YOU, WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are members of one
another. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Eph.
4:32 And be kind to one another,
tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven
you. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Eph.
5:19 speaking to one another in psalms
and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the
Lord; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Eph.
5:21 and be subject to one another in
the fear of Christ. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Phil.
2:3 Do nothing from selfishness or
empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as
more important than himself; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Col.
3:9 Do not lie to one another, since
you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Col.
3:13 bearing with one another, and
forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord
forgave you, so also should you. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Col.
3:16 Let the word of Christ richly
dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with
psalms {and} hymns {and} spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your
hearts to God. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1Ths.
3:12 and may the Lord cause you to
increase and abound in love for one another, and for all men, just as we also
{do} for you; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1Ths.
4:9 Now as to the love of the brethren,
you have no need for {anyone} to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by
God to love one another; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1Ths.
4:18 Therefore comfort one another with
these words. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1Ths.
5:11 Therefore encourage one another,
and build up one another, just as you also are doing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1Ths.
5:13 and that you esteem them very
highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1Ths.
5:15 See that no one repays another
with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another
and for all men. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hebr.
10:25 not forsaking our own assembling
together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging {one another} ; and all the
more, as you see the day drawing near. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">James
4:11 Do not speak against one another,
brethren. He who speaks against a brother, or judges his brother, speaks
against the law, and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a
doer of the law, but a judge {of it.} <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">James
5:9 Do not complain, brethren, against
one another, that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is
standing right at the door. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">James
5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to
one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective
prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1Pet.
1:22 Since you have in obedience to the
truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love
one another from the heart, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1Pet.
4:8 Above all, keep fervent in your
love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1Pet.
4:9 Be hospitable to one another
without complaint. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1Pet.
4:10 As each one has received a
{special} gift, employ it in serving one another, as good stewards of the
manifold grace of God. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1Pet.
5:5 You younger men, likewise, be
subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward
one another, for GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1John
3:11 For this is the message which you
have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1John
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we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as
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4:7 Beloved, let us love one another,
for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had from the
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Sam VanDykehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497326844659578966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574244393947447054.post-14087248448210360632013-04-06T21:58:00.001-07:002013-05-06T06:20:45.251-07:00Step 1.1 Making Decisions<div style="margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The first part of
making a plan is evaluating your current position. If the present isn't clearly defined, there is no way to move
forward . The <a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/hr-plan.html">SMART Goal System</a> has seven steps, the first step is assessment. These seven steps are an
expanded version of the "gap </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">analysis, "Where are you now? Where do
you want to be? What is the gap?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is good to have
lofty aspirations, envisioning a better future position. The first step to get there is assessment. <a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/single-mindset-mission.html">Having vision and defining a mission is in step 2</a>.
The first step is to ask "where am I now?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Asking
"where" is the key. Without knowing "where" to start, you
can't know "where" to go. In human resource management, employee-evaluation is used to determine "where" each employee is. Evaluation is important, but most methods are counter-intuitive. Usually there are a list of questions, with a grading scale of 1-10 to evaluate employee performance. And the questions are filled with ambiguous terms that could mean anything. One question might be,
"Is this employee productive in his/her position?" How is a manager
supposed to answer this? How can productivity be measured? And if
productivity can be measured, how often will managers give an employee
10 out of 10! The point of evaluation should be to find an accurate measure, to spur the employee to excel. Where most evaluation are vague, leaving the employee discouraged with their poor performance.</span></div>
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uses concrete terms, which are vital for making a good goal. To say, “I don't feel useful to my boss” is vague. A
concrete assessment would be: “I don’t have the skill adequate to proofread my
boss’s reports.” The more concrete the better. People don't use
concrete terms because they don't won't to outright admit a problem. It hurts to define specific weaknesses. The challenge of using concrete terms
is embracing the reality of the short come. Concrete terms specifically define
what needs to change. Donald Whitney in his book on leadership says this, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"To postpone a decision is really to decide for the status quo. In most decisions the key
element is not so much knowing what to do but in living with the results."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You might not
realize it, but you go through 5 steps every time you make a decision. These five steps take place for big and small choices. You go through this process when you go to lunch.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Define
the problem.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Gather facts</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Weigh the options.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pick an option.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Evaluate your
decision. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As lunchtime arrives, you have a problem, you are hungry...</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Define
the problem. I am hungry, how am I going to resolve my hunger? I will go to
lunch. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Gather facts
and analyze. What do I want to eat? I
feel like eating hamburgers and fries. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Weigh the
options. What restaurants are available that offer hamburgers and fries?
Wendy's, In-N-Out, or Farmer Boys. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pick an
option and act on it. Decide which one
you want and go there. You pick Wendy’s and you have lunch there. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Evaluate
your decision. Evaluate whether the triple cheese burger and extra large fry
filled your hunger? Yes it did, but it also gave me a stomach ache, and
therefore I don't want to do that again.</span></li>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzfOuZ9ySbF98TnGkI8siMsa7YmXZgPTlQVpir0ZWrJ8hTs4uLngj2lCr7YMDJ5FWFcEKzpVJl2j7w7nvQhFS8Qa1uXd1m-7aOtLbNtROT950tfd8AFt1ctfP2as0Dnt23VASRZCm2Bqt/s1600/2-Corinthians_3-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Going to lunch is a
simple example of assessment and making a decision. In the <a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/hr-plan.html">SMART Goal System</a>, making life plans starts with this same process of assessment. When you truly want change, starting with assessment is vital. Though it is painful to
reveal personal weakness and to humble
yourself before the Lord (Prov. 22:4), there is good results. When we admit
weakness and specifically define it, we are moving from one glory to the next.
We are becoming more mature and more experienced in this life (2 Cor. 3:7-18).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">In the <a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/hr-plan.html">SMART Goal System</a><span id="goog_1630750794"></span><span id="goog_1630750795"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a>, there are 7 steps: </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u><i>Assessment</i></u></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/single-mindset-mission.html">Mission/Vision</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/step-3-smart-goals.html">SMART goals</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Timing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Responsibility</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Action Item</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Flexibility. </span></li>
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Sam VanDykehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497326844659578966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574244393947447054.post-14521824471562107752013-03-29T17:20:00.000-07:002013-05-06T06:21:04.362-07:00Step 3 - SMART Goals<br />
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vague or ambiguous, it needs to be specific. If it’s not specific, there is no
way to achieve it. A vague goal would be: “I want to leave manual labor.” A more specific goal is: “I want to go into sales.” A very specific goal is: “I want to take a </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">6 week marketing class.” Specific goals need to
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off, because it uses concrete terms. Concrete terms would be, “I am going to
take a 6 week class.” Nebulous terms allow for blame-shifting, “I want to try
to take some classes.” It allows the employee to blame-shift when they
fail, “I did try, I just failed because…” Measurable goals are measurable
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build. It changes the goal from a lofty vision too something that is actually
happening. The goal needs to be do-able. At first people make goals that are
too easy or too hard. This is OK, eventually they will figure out how to make
attainable goals. Attainable goals aren't daunting or boring if
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</span>– The goal is something each employee really wants and therefore will be
ambition to achieve. If the goal is what others want, they will fail, because
they don't really want it. They need to make goals they are passionate about.
This way, when they see the long road ahead, they will press on. Each step should
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attainable, progress should be trackable and should be checked off in the
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pretzel Mania needs
a mission statement in order to create a single mindset. It is the simplest way
to bring everyone onto the same page. In the SMART Goal System, <a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/7-steps-in-making-goals.html">each employee will also create a mission statement</a>. When the Pretzel Mania's mission statement
is already functioning, it will be easy for employees to align their mission
statement to coincide.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkhw-9Qjw3MgGolCzM9P28vmWinUXwtmmaShHjcm74t4Y7IwoTd-vZA8z4v1kmULlV1oQ2bjgg_-TEpOjmOqFhWtvUqHustOGh1-Mvu2CGAW1pw39tS6m_jU7qP9Zt7xeIkKSqVE17BGm/s1600/mission+statement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mission statements aren't usually written for employees to follow. They are written for executives
or they are written as slogans to attract customers . A mission statement needs
to be the driving objective of the company, and each employee should memorize
it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To make a mission
statement, it takes two questions: “What do I want everybody to say about
Pretzel Mania?” and “What am I doing to get people to say that?” Ask those about peers, customers, friends,
and family. From the answer, find
keywords, and use those words to write a mission statement. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It writing the
statement, it is good to use abstract terms. The purpose is to create
direction. Abstract terms allow people to define the terms from their own perspectives.
An abstract mission statement would be: “We supply the best yard service
available”. Every term is abstract and open for interpretation. What does it
mean to “supply”? What kind of “service”, pool, pest, or grass? Where is "available", CA or WI? What is “best” better then? People will want to ask questions and find out how that mission can help them. A mission is different then a vision, though
they are closely tied together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A mission statement
is Pretzel Mania's ideal. A vision is imagining Pretzel Mania in that ideal. It is a
forecast of where Pretzel Mania will be in the future. Vision
points the company in a direction, but without a mission, they will never get there. The mission is what all employees can
reference and follow. There should be an overarching company mission statement,
as well as individual department mission statements. This allows each department to have a singular focus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This prevents people
from wondering what to focus on. An active knowledge of the
mission statement will provide answers to majority of operation questions. When
they truly understand the mission, they can make accurate decisions that lead
to the company's vision. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This also prevents
employee conflict. When people are working on the same page, for a central
focus, they automatically resolve personal conflict with each other. They are focused on what to accomplish, and will put aside personal preferences.
It comes from having a single focus and caring for others. It is similar to
Paul's message to the Philippians (Phil. 2:1-4).</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKCvgAfolCPQQtx-sIiHdA_QMQ5U9HFVh-atvbVOlkEgGc3MHwAPO98T7h6qkawWG8KZVGwY68AJgHRPAWVEE8KrCMVOVjBS_2_6Rj_nsUJjhjqCecCG0QBN4AXvmZnODwP9pKCagA7rg/s1600/SingleFocus-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In Paul's letter, he
encouraged them to have the same mind , which is possible through Christ. Then
he explains Christ as an example of humility to follow and an object of worship
to focus on (Phil. 2:6-11). When they focus on Christ, it provides the ability to have a singular
focus. It provides a reason to not have conflict (Phil. 2:12-18). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For me, as a Christian in business, I can lead and care for others in by
focusing on Pretzel Mania's mission. The more I work toward that mission,
without grumbling, the more Christ will be honored through this company.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">In the SMART Goal System, there are 7 steps: </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Mission/vision</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">SMART goals</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Timing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Responsibility</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Action Item</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Flexibility. </span></li>
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Sam VanDykehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497326844659578966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574244393947447054.post-19913177932079805292013-03-22T16:01:00.001-07:002013-05-06T06:22:21.187-07:00Caring is Key<div style="color: #17365d; margin: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today was our first employee lunch in our
new, much larger, break room. It is a
beautiful kitchen/dining room, which shows the owners personal care for their
employees. Relating to the SMART HR Plan I presented, the previous lunch room
will likely become the HR meeting room. Time will reveal how the plan will
unfold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A
workplace can be
exciting and fulfilling or drone and mundane, it depends upon how it is
managed. Recognizing dignity and
fostering loyalty are two components that create this atmosphere. Both
are achieved through caring. A perk to being in this workplace is having
freedom to ride a tandem bike with my family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The SMART Goal
System is designed to create employee loyalty.
It is an investment for a company to incorporate this system. They are
investing in employees lives by helping them make goals and rewarding their
effort. The question is, how much does the system cost? The ultimate answer,
the cost is insignificant compared to the return.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Rewards
can range
from monetary bonuses, to simple acts of kindness. There is a large
range of
rewards that could be offered. The best way to determine proper reward
are by
having personal care for each employee. There is no equivalent to having
care in a
personal relationship. This care is more then a mere response to hard
work. Care is
treating people with dignity because they are created in the image of
God (Gen.
1:26-27). Everyone has innate dignity that should be recognized (Jam.
3:8-9). Dignity is covered and tarnished by sin, but as humans,
everyone has innate dignity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When employers care for employees, in word and in deed (Col.
3:17), that care doesn't go unnoticed.
Employees won't expect this kind of treatment, but when they are treated with
dignity, it will go miles for encouraging them. The manager is living an
honorable lifestyle that employees are bound to recognize (1 Pet. 2:12). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As managers maintain
this caring relationship with each employee, they will discover what best
encourages them. The managers relationship will reveal what people like and
want. In the previous post, <a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/excellence-like-vikings.html">Excellence like Vikings</a>, there is no replacement
for hard work. People shouldn't be "molly coddled" to get work done.
But, out of an act of care, rewards can be offered freely (1 Thes. 3:12).
Personal expressions of concern will lead to an exciting and fulfilling
atmosphere. When manager care for employees, employees care for their work. It
is a win-win situation. Managers act in kindness and offer rewards, employees
work hard and aren't dependent on others (1 Thes. 4:10-12).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My current employer
has been gracious to my family, they offer time and freedom. It allows me to pursue further education and
allows me to lead my family as a husband and a father. Both are a minimal cost
to the employer, but a high expression of care. The same type of care applies
when leading my family. I make the investment of time being with them, which is
a pure joy and minimal cost, in return my family grows and matures (Eph. 5:25-33).
Our favorite hobby is riding our tandem and working in our garden. Both take
personal time and care, but cost very little.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the end,
excitement and fulfillment come when care is freely given, from the managers to
the employees, from fathers to children. This care is expressed when innate
dignity is recognized and personal rewards are given. When this is coupled with
the previous post, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/">Excellence like Vikings</a>, work will be done with excellence
and the atmosphere will be enjoyable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another question is,
how does everyone get on the same page? How is an entire company united into
having a single mindset? I will post more about this on <a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/single-mindset-mission.html">Monday, 3-25-13</a>.</span></div>
Sam VanDykehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497326844659578966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574244393947447054.post-8694044619811461422013-03-18T22:06:00.004-07:002013-05-06T06:28:23.062-07:00Step 1.2 Excellence like Vikings<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It’s been a couple weeks since I submitted the <a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/hr-plan.html">SMART HR Plan</a>
to my employer. They didn't fully embrace it, on the spot, but they have
developed a plan to incorporate parts of it. A couple days after I had submitted my <a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/hr-plan.html">HR Plan</a>,
they had a meeting with a few key employees. The meeting explained the next year’s
developmental plans, including my HR Plan as part of it! We will see how it
plays out in the coming months. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To provide more background to the <a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/hr-plan.html">SMART Goal System</a>, here are
the three main topics that have come up. The system incorporates excellence, hard work, and
faithful service. That is to say, employees who are fully engaged will produce with excellence, by having the right mindset and by working
hard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Without the right mindset, employees will not be excellent. There
are 4 mindsets (or levels of awareness) that employees have, the goal is to bring
all employees to the level of conscious competent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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incompetent</span></span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">– This is when employees are unaware that they are
inexperienced; it is when they don’t know that they don’t know. They need to
leave this level.</span></li>
<li><span class="SubtitleChar" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>Conscious
Incompetent</i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">– The next level is when employees are aware, but
inexperienced; they seek out how to do what they don’t know. Employees at this
level are moving forward.</span></li>
<li><span class="SubtitleChar" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>Unconscious
Competent</i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"> – This is when employees </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">aren't</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"> aware, but who are
experienced; they know what to do, but do it without thinking. These employees </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">aren't</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"> working to their potential, they will make careless mistakes.</span></li>
<li><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="SubtitleChar"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Conscious
Competent</span></span> </i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">–This is where every employee should be. They know how
to do something and they think at every step. They are experienced and are constantly thinking while at work.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">You can probably think of a personal example of this. The last time you
went to a new restaurant, you were in the </span><i style="line-height: 150%;">unconscious
incompetent</i><span style="line-height: 150%;">. At the time, you </span><span style="line-height: 24px;">didn't</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> know what the restaurant served and
you </span><span style="line-height: 24px;">didn't</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> know what you wanted. The only way you decided was by thinking in
the </span><i style="line-height: 150%;">conscious competent</i><span style="line-height: 150%;">; you read the
menu and then chose an option. You can see how it’s difficult to maintain the
<i>conscious competent </i>mindset, it takes constant work!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At my job, in the past, I would work in the <i>unconscious competent</i> level. Though I was experienced and knew my work, I would become
careless. Finally, one day I broke out of this when I read about the
Vikings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“The Vikings were fierce pirates and warriors who terrorized northern
Europe nearly a thousand years ago… Most historians attribute the Vikings’
devastating effectiveness to their warships, which were light enough to be
dragged up onto the beach. That allowed the raiders to make lightning-fast
strikes, then retreat quickly to the safety of the sea. However, another
contributing factor holds great significance: the Vikings rowed themselves to
battle. Most other sea powers at that time used slaves or professional rowers
to propel their warships, but the Vikings took full responsibility for that repetitive
and strenuous activity…It didn’t matter if you carried a shield or barricaded
your door. You stood little chance. The Vikings’ incredible upper-body strength
made them nearly undefeatable…If we’re willing to strive for excellence, even
in the boring, repetitive tasks and responsibilities that others delegate or
neglect, we will reap the powerful benefits that others miss.” <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(Harris)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Vikings reminded me that being fully engag<span style="font-size: small;">ed</span> wouldn't come easily,
it would take hard work. Like the Vikings, I can’t delegate hard work, if I do, I would be the biggest loser (Prov. 21:25-26). The only way I would remain engaged and work hard is by taking the
ores and rowing. There is no substitute. Each day there is only one chance to
work hard (Ecc. 9:10), and like the Vikings, I need to” man up” and do it.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeJdhA2yAFx-9gw63eY6vbTkvy3cjo7DoB3c02nGJaB0-4Th1OKHR1EXcaPC2QKVBPbQkCYIGovZmpLseAv4playtExohvrvjD5A-n236D6zHECljEMgraZfHyduUEEykf38qxzM9Ay1f/s1600/IMG_5407+(640x448).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeJdhA2yAFx-9gw63eY6vbTkvy3cjo7DoB3c02nGJaB0-4Th1OKHR1EXcaPC2QKVBPbQkCYIGovZmpLseAv4playtExohvrvjD5A-n236D6zHECljEMgraZfHyduUEEykf38qxzM9Ay1f/s320/IMG_5407+(640x448).jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Employers can’t force employees to work hard or to have the
right mindset. Threatening employees will never produce lasting change (Eph.
6:9). Having an employee who faithfully serves a company is a valuable asset. There are two ways employers can help employees become faithful. First, they can incorporate the <a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/hr-plan.html">SMART Goal system</a> to help each employee make goals. Secondly, they can offer rewards for hard
work. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Offering rewards doesn't have to be expensive or cumbersome
for the employer. My family loves to bike. When my employer provides opportunity
to regularly bike, they are encouraging me to work with my best ability. I will post more about
this on <a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/caring-is-key.html">Friday (3/22/13)</a>.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Post a comment with your thoughts. Whether suggestions or ways you relate. I would appreciate any thoughts you might have :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Harris, Alex; Harris, Brett (2008-04-15). Do Hard Things: A Teenage
Rebellion Against Low Expectations (Kindle Location 1604). Random House, Inc..
Kindle Edition.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Sam VanDykehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497326844659578966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574244393947447054.post-68544019334429804192013-03-08T10:01:00.000-08:002013-12-03T11:32:01.371-08:00Intro- SMART Goal System<w:sdt docparttype="Cover Pages" docpartunique="t" id="-1850320971" sdtdocpart="t">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The following post is a proposal I gave to my current employer. For the sake of this blog, I changed the company name to “Pretzel Mania” and changed the names of the people in it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pretzel Mania employees who are experienced and motivated
collectively produce high volumes of product. Pretzel Mania makes a profit from
their labor and in return, the employees receive personal satisfaction and a
solid paycheck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It took time to build this workforce. Each station is simple
to learn, but it has taken years for each employee to become experienced and
proficient. Improving by learning has been the key to achieving the level of
production. Problems occur when employees stop learning or lose motivation to
improve. The goal of this HR Plan is to help employees work with excellence, by
maintaining high motivation and high pursuit of learning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When employees began, he or she worked to attain job
security and was highly motivated. After that security was felt, he or she
needed something more for motivation. The solution lies in motivating the
person beyond job security.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Encouraging employees to pursue excellence is not easy.
Excellence requires full engagement in the job. The reason employees don’t
fully engage is because they lack motivation. If all the Pretzel Mania employees were motivated, no problem would exist, but that isn't the case. Despite the fact that some employees
work with low motivation, it is good as an employer to reward good
work. Rewarding employees isn't a new concept to Pretzel Mania, since the company has a
reputation for above average pay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The purpose of a human resource department is to motivate
employees beyond pay, and to optimize employee performance. Employees are
individuals who are motivated to work hard for different reasons. Each person
wants a customized combination of time, recognition, money, status, music,
relationships, and much more.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You might be thinking, “We just want to get the work done.
Won’t implementing this plan complicate the simple objective of producing
product? If we try to fix everyone’s problems, nothing will ever get done.”
There is a solution. Remember, the goal is to maintain high motivation for high
performance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Each employee has a mind that is unique and complex with vast resources locked inside of him or her. Imagine 44 people
pursuing an ever-increasing excellence every day. This occurrence will create a
level of performance high above normal output. Everyone would be in passionate
pursuit of improvement all the time. Can a human resource department unlock
this vast resource?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For now, the human resource department would start with a
human resource specialist. This specialist would help each employee create a
plan. There would be no tricks, manipulation, excessive pay, threats,
micro-management, or domination. The specialist shows employees how to make a
plan, and keeps them on track every 90 days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The specialist helps employees evaluate and manage
themselves. He encourages them to think to get the job done. When employees
don’t actively think, work quality slides, which would require endless effort
to react to it and manage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reactive methods use employee evaluations to advance
employees. It is a method that reviews the past six to twelve months of
performance, then corrects for slippage, and makes recommendations to adjust
work to an adequate level. It is a backwards model. Looking backwards doesn't motivate to improve or change, but future planning does.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This HR plan is mutually beneficial for both employees and
Pretzel Mania. In the plan, each employee makes 2-3 SMART goals every 90 days.
As the employee accomplishes his or her goal, Rolling Hills has the benefit of
a more competent employee. When Pretzel Mania invests the time and effort
through an HR specialist, the employees will be motivated to improve, resulting
is excitement and passion for the future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This passion is what drives employees to work with active
minds. As they pursue their goals, they will be excited about their future
potential. That passion and excitement drives them to work with excellence. The
SMART Goal System is the key to the HR Plan.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My goal is to compile an HR manual, which detail other HR
methods which support the SMART Goal System. The handbook would be at least
thirty to forty pages.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Remember, the employees drive their own goals. The system
never allows the employee to rely on the HR specialist. From the start, the employee creates the goal, pursues the goal, and completes the
goal. There is a specific approach to doing this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Implementing SMART</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">During SMART Goal sessions, the HR specialist will ask specific
questions to lead employees in creating goals. They will evaluate themselves to
make goals for improvement. Even if the HR specialist wants specific
improvements for the employee, those can be discovered through the employees
own evaluation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It might take two or three goal-setting sessions to achieve
efficiency at this process. If the first goals, which are set, are too
ambitious or too easy, that is okay. Employees will learn by experience. A
SMART goal has the following characteristics: It is specific, measurable,
attainable, relevant, and trackable. The HR manager aids the employee in this
process, and the two together, will eventually make a 90-day goal that is
SMART. The goal must not change during the 90-day period.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After employees make their goals, it is their responsibility
to accomplish them. Unless the goal has a scheduled checkpoint, at 30 or 60
days, the HR specialist will make no special effort to check the progress. After
90 days, in the session, the HR Specialist will ask, “How did you do on your
goal?” Some employees will have accomplished 80%, and others 45%. The amount
accomplished is not the point. The purpose of the session is for the employee
to make improvement. In addition, accomplishing 45% of a goal, which was too
ambitious in the first place, is an excellent result. Eventually, employees
become experts at setting goals, and succeed in achieving 100% of their goals.
You can understand how this plan is a satisfying system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This plan can be compared to evaluations where managers
evaluate on a subjective scale from 1-10, using subjective categories, which
can’t be measured. Additionally, no evaluator ever puts 10 across the chart,
because who can be that good! It is a lose-lose system. Creating the SMART Goal
System is a win-win system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Initially, it will take 1 or more hours for each employee’s
session, but eventually, the employee will become a professional at setting
goals. The employee will quickly complete the process in about 10 minutes. He
or she will efficiently outline the result, and prepare three new goals to
start the next 90-day period. The system is designed to make cognizant
employees who are always improving and pursing excellence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The objective of the HR specialist is to make the employee
comfortable in setting goals. The object is not to control the employee, but to
guide and support him or her. For bilingual purposes, Lupe and I would conduct
the sessions with each employee in the beginning. Eventually, I would like to
learn Spanish to conduct the sessions on my own.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Employees will think of many goals. Each goal will range
from learning Microsoft Office to learning English, from job skills to weight
loss, from efficient production to personal finance. When many people make
similar goals, Pretzel Mania could support them by offering classes. These
classes could include Spanish-to-English or sanitation certification. The
classes could be 3:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. This time slot is after the morning
shift and before the evening shift. The employee would choose to attend the
classes voluntarily, but Pretzel Mania would sponsor the class without a fee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Some employees will oppose the SMART Goal system completely.
This situation is normal, because people don’t necessarily like change. For
those people in opposition to the plan, the HR specialist would develop simple
and easy goals. After a few sessions in the goal-setting process, they will
begin to understand the benefit of the system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Many other benefits would come with the SMART Goal System,
as will other HR ideas which would be included in the HR handbook. Each one of
the following items would be addressed by this HR Plan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Fitting a
round peg in a round hole;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Creating a training plan during the hiring interview;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Coaching
employees towards excellence;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Counseling
employees to be highly motivated;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Rewarding
employees for high performance;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Unifying the company with one primary objective;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Rewarding
employees for contributing to company improvements; and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Employing a
method for employee discipline, when needed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Direct Benefits from HR Plan</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Employee’s will:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Own his or
her job;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Feel pride
in the company;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Seek
improvements;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Seek
excellence;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Be excited
about his or her work;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Help each
other;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Communicate
more efficiently with associates; and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Manage his
or her weight and health.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Managers will have employees who:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Are excited
and eager to work;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Have no need
to be monitored;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Have
creative ideas that are useful for productions;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Have high
morale;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Perform and
record sanitation procedure better; and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Produce
better production reports.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pretzel Mania will:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Have product
processed faster and cleaner;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Have less
wasted product;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Have
employees with high skill levels;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Support
excellent work habits;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Develop
employees’ futures;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Resolve
conflicts without getting involved;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Save
employee work hours;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Decrease
wasted employee work time; and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Receive
enormous value from collaborated ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Excellent
product being sold;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Excellent
procedure practice;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Stewardship
of possessions;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Employees
equipped to work with excellence;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Work
schedules adapted to family needs; and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">· Employees
who pursue healthy eating and living.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The first step would be to schedule SMART sessions with each
employee. Sessions could be conducted Monday and Wednesday, between
7:30am-10:00am, totaling 5 hours a week, with a floater assigned to cover Area
A. Five hours of writing on each Friday would allow for the development of the
HR Handbook.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The other features in the HR handbook would be incorporated
as time progresses. Once the SMART sessions are in process, these other HR
components could be added to enhance the system.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">In the SMART Goal System, there are 7 steps: </span><br />
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<ol>
<li><a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/04/step-11-making-decisions.html">Assessment</a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/single-mindset-mission.html">Mission/Vision</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/03/step-3-smart-goals.html">SMART goals</a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://smartgoalsystem.blogspot.com/2013/05/step-4timing.html"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Timing</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Responsibility</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Action Item</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Flexibility. </span></li>
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