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Great coaching boils down to 8 basic tips, she says. Here they are: 1. It's all in the relationship. "You can't coach if you haven't taken the time to build a strong relationship with your team," says Frankel. So take some time every day to get to know your team members - their likes and dislikes on the job, what they find frustrating and rewarding, their interests outside of work - and let them get to know you. "Trust me, the time you spend will pay dividends," Frankel says. 2. Always follow the 7:1 rule. "You must give seven pieces of positive feedback for every one piece of developmental feedback if you don't want to be perceived as overly critical," Frankel says. "Catch people in the act of doing things right and reinforce it with praise" - even if they're just doing the job they get paid for. 3. Be clear about your expectations. When you assign projects, discuss timelines, outcomes, and how success will be measured. Sa

List of winners at the 80th Academy Awards: Best Picture: No Country For Old Men Best Actress : Marion Cotillard in La Vie en Rose Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood Costume : Elizabeth: The Golden Age Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton in Michael Clayton Best Foreign Language Film : The Counterfeiters , Austria. Adapted Screenplay: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for No Country for Old Men Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody for Juno Animated Feature Film : Ratatouille Art Direction: Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street Cinematography: There Will Be Blood Sound Mixing : The B

No matter how frustrating they may be, accidents are best handled as matter of factly as possible. Calmly help your child out of his wet clothes and into dry ones. If he wets the bed at night, clean him up and change the sheets, then put him back to bed. Try to be very low key, just as you are when he spills his milk or drops a cookie on the carpet. Although the temptation to scold may be great, it won't help speed toilet training, and neither will punishing your child. These tactics can set up a power struggle or hurt his self-esteem, derailing potty training instead. Most children will have accidents for up to six months after they're toilet trained. If you're seeing improvement, then things are probably progressing normally. If, however, your child has more accidents than he has successful experiences using the potty, he may not yet be ready to train . Try again in a few weeks or months when he seems more receptive. If your child is adjusting to a big change, such as mov

Your Lower Cholesterol Toolbox Get the tools you need to help lower cholesterol -- and reduce your risk of disease -- starting now. By Gina Shaw WebMD Feature Reviewed by Charlotte Grayson Mathis, MD Achieving lower cholesterol is one of the best ways to protect yourself from heart attack and stroke. A fat-like substance found in the blood, cholesterol can build up and form deposits in your arteries. These cholesterol deposits can clog -- or in some cases completely block -- the passage of blood and oxygen to the heart. The result, for hundreds of thousands of people every year, is chest pain, heart attack, or other cardiovascular problems. There are two kinds of cholesterol: HDL (high-density lipoprotein) and LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol. HDL is often called the "good" kind of cholesterol because it helps remove unneeded cholesterol from the body. LDL is the "bad" cholesterol; it's made up primarily of fat and is a particular ri

Chore Wars: The great marital divide By all accounts, I got lucky. My husband not only brings home his share of the bacon, but he also fries it up, scrubs the pan, and puts it away. If I'm as fortunate to have such an equitable partner as my friends say I am, then why after eight years together do we still argue over whose turn it is to take out the garbage? The short answer, it appears, is kids. Before having children, most couples find it easier to maintain a neat house and to keep bickering about unmade beds at bay. But having kids means having more clutter to clear, loads of laundry to do, and more meals to make, and it's moms who bear most of the burden: Working women spend about twice as much time as working men on household chores and the care of the children, according to a recent time-use survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Not surprisingly, the housework gender gap is a common source of friction: A recent BabyCenter survey of more than 12,000 re

Top 10 Consulting Pitfalls Excerpts from Monster career advise. Contracting is the life, isn't it? You put your bare feet up on your desk, make a few phone calls to clients who eat up your advice like caviar, and then just count your money. Not quite. There are lots of things that can go wrong when professionals go independent. So it's a good idea to survey the road for some of the most common potholes, and to consider making a pit stop before you blow a tire and lose control of your business. 1. You Stop Prospecting for New Business Countless consultants get in a rut and work with the same small group of clients year after year. Stability is great, but if you don't regularly test the market for more challenging projects and prestigious clients, you could be missing stellar opportunities. Here are 5 steps to warn a client. Here are five additional tips for having effective and constructive conversations in difficult situations: Give Fair Warning: The element of

United States presidential election determines who serves as president and vice president of the United States for a four-year term, starting at midday on Inauguration Day , which is January 20 of the year after the election. The elections are conducted by the various states and not by the federal government . Constitutionally, the election is by United States Electoral College electors , who are chosen by methods each state individually establishes. The United States Electoral College is a term used to describe the 538 Presidential Electors who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States . The Presidential Electors of each state are elected by a vote of the people of that state on the day traditionally called election day . Presidential Electors meet in their respective state capitol buildings (or in the District of Columbia) on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December , never as a national body. At t

All happy couples eventually discover: A good marriage is a bit like a pet boa constrictor: either you feed it every day or bad things happen. Daily habits are extremely helpful in forging solid marriages, says couples therapist Tina Tessina, author of How to Be a Couple and Still Be Free. "If you're really interested in making your relationship work, little rituals are a great way to do it." "Every marriage has a relationship reservoir, or the stored-up emotional energy of the relationship," says Tessina. And although these daily habits are all very simple things, they help fill that reservoir. When there's a lot of positive energy there, you give each other a little pat on the butt or say, "I'm so glad I'm sharing my life with you," and you're storing it up. Then when the relationship is under stress, you'll have the energy you need to get through. We asked happy couples across the United States to tell us about marriage-strengthe

Excerpts from CNBC Big Idea For many years I heard that you had to start with a vision for your business or your life if you really wanted to succeed, but no one could explain to me why it was needed or how it worked from a practical or scientific standpoint. When I was young and naïve, I was skeptical and wanted empirical evidence showing me why I should invest my thoughts and time into really thinking about a vision for my life and business, and why getting absolutely clear by writing it down was imperative to my achieving success. Even though I couldn’t find adequate answers at the time, reluctantly, I did as others suggested purely because they were far more successful than I. As I was told “don’t ask so many questions” and “just do it,” I temporarily gave up my need for so many answers—but not for long. At the ripe young age of 21, I created a grand vision for my life and my career. Even though I had only graduated from high school, and everyone told me that “you need a college de

General Travel Checklist ======================== UNDERWEAR SOCKS SHIRTS CASUAL PANTS BELT DRESS SHOES SANDALS ( SO THAT YOU CAN WALK in BATHROOMS) JEANS SNEAKERS T-SHIRTS TOILET KIT (Nail cutter) GLASSES SUNGLASSES SPRAY MUG - FOR BATHROOM SPOON FOR SUGAR (YOU NEED SPOONS FOR FOOD AND TEA STIRRING) TEA BAGS SUGAR FOR TEA. (AS THE SUGAR SACHES WILL BE LESS IN HOTEL) MILK FOR APPOOS AND FOR TEA. ALARM CLOCK UMBRELLA BOTTLED WATER RUNNING SHORTS RUNNING SHIRTS RUNNING SHOES RUNNING SUIT RUNNING GLOVES EAR MUFFS BATHING SUIT SWIM GOGGLES MOCCASINS SANDALS SLIPPERS SHORTS SUN LOTION IRON HANDKERCHIEFS CLOTHES BAG COMPUTER MODEM LINES T-CONNECT AC CHARGER CORD MOBILE AND CHARGER CELL PHONE PHONE BATTERIES PHONE CHARGER MP3 PLAYER BATTERIES - AAs & AAAs EARPHONES BRIEFCASE PACK KEYS - SFO / UNION WHARF TICKETS CLIENT INFO CITY INFO UPGRADE CERTIFICATES MAPS MISC. READING DISCOURSE OVERHEADS MARKER PENS BUSINESS CARDS PROMO MATERIALS WRITING PAD MODULE PADS (xtra?) ENVELOPES PETTY CASH E