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I suppose
leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it
means getting along with people.
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Business
Continuity Tip
Tornado Alley
"Tornado Alley" typically includes the Plains states from the Dakotas to Texas. However, a new study shows that the frequency and severity of tornadoes are actually much more widespread.
As you can see here, tornadoes can touchdown just about anywhere. For more interesting tornado maps,
click here to visit one of our favorite blogs. Warning: it may become addictive.
While
the peak time for tornadoes tends to be in the spring, there is no defined
tornado season like there is for hurricanes.
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6 ways to work more
effectively on a virtual team
used with
permission from Microsoft at Work
 Working on a virtual team can be a challenge. Communications on global teams, with team members in different time zones, can be difficult. Managing remote teams and keeping track of where people store critical information can be tiresome. Here are some suggestions to help with virtual team management and to help your team work more effectively.
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Get Off of My Cloud: Why CIOs
Must Accept and Integrate Personal Clouds into the
Enterprise
used with
permission of http://thenetwork.cisco.com
by Kristi
Essick
 Many consumers today use personal cloud services such as Dropbox, SkyDrive, Google Drive, Evernote, and iCloud. The lure of these services is clear: they allow users to store files such as documents, notes, and photos on a central server – automatically syncing these files to all of their devices – and to share files with others with the click of a button.
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It's Not My Job: Attitudes
that Inhibit Teamwork and Effectiveness
by Marlene Chism,
www.stopworkplacedrama.com
 I'm
known to say, "It's not about the person, circumstance or
situation, it's about the pattern." That's why when I speak
I share so many personal examples. I can guarantee that any
workplace issue has at the root, a pattern in place, and
that pattern is of the non-physical type. In other words,
it's the mindset, attitudes, and beliefs that contribute to
the expression of the problem at hand. In this particular
post, I'm talking about problems between peers. What are the
attitudes, mindsets, and beliefs that cause problems between
equals?
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Phone ethics for business
used with
permission from HP Technology at Work
 Cellphones are a visible symptom of our addiction to technology. We use them for everything; we can’t be separated from them and we clutch at them constantly – even obsessively. Since habits and addictions often become automatic, it’s important to do a bit of self-analysis sometimes. Our all-important interactions with our cellphones can have a big impact on our professional image. Consider that colleague who is constantly rushing to the office bathroom or kitchen to have “personal” conversations which everyone can overhear anyway.
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Protecting Your Phone and
Tablet from Loss, Theft and Attacks
used with
permission from Norton by Symantec
 Our phones are not just phones anymore. That ‘phone’ that you use to stay in touch with people is actually a little computer (let’s call it a ‘mobile device’) containing valuable information about you, your family, your friends, and your life. Can you imagine losing your mobile device? Or, what if your mobile device or tablet is attacked by a virus or a phone phishing attack? Because many daily activities were previously done on your PC, the information on your mobile device is now as critical and confidential as data on your laptop or desktop. It’s time to start thinking about protection beyond the PC.
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Tips for using Outlook
Calendar
Like most people at my company, I use Outlook Calendar to remind myself and everyone else (who cares to know) when I am and am not available. Outlook Calendar is an invaluable tool if you’re in the habit of checking if someone is available first before you call them or send them a meeting invite.
What are the basics of Outlook Calendar? What do you need to know to show if you’re free during that task reminder or busy during that two-hour webinar? Can you add your own reminders for personal events? If I can do it – so can you!
Let’s look at your calendar
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Time to upgrade to Windows Server 2012?
used with
permission from HP Technology at Work
Do you feel like you spend as much time evaluating new technologies as you do performing your job responsibilities? An over-exaggeration for sure, but carefully choosing network and computing technology obviously helps to determine whether your business operates as efficiently, productively or competitively as possible. That said, what’s the deal with Microsoft® Windows Server 2012?
Introduced last September in Datacenter, Standard, Essentials and Foundation editions—the latter two specifically targeted at small businesses with a maximum of 15 and 25 users, respectively—Windows Server’s sixth release has received mostly favorable reviews for its installation options, user interface, task manager, IP address management and active directory. It’s also received high marks for its inclusion of Microsoft’s newest Hyper-V, resilient file system (ReFS) and Internet Information Services (IIS) 8.0, as well as its overall scalability.
Naysayers lament the elimination of the popular Windows Small Business Server, Windows Home Server and Microsoft Exchange from the new lineup.
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