Businesses that fail to support team working risk drop in productivity

By On-Rec at 30 January, 2013, 9:46 am

• 37% of UK workers prefer working on their own to being part of a team
• 47% say their organisation does not help them develop good team working practices
• 33% have regularly dreaded coming into work as the result of a bad team environment
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Nearly half (47%) of UK employees feel that their organisation does not help them to develop good team working practices, according to new research released today (30 January 2013) by coaching, leadership and talent development experts, Cedar.?

In addition, more than a third (37%) of UK employees prefer to work on their own, suggesting that many business cultures do not encourage employees to communicate ideas, share responsibility and trust fellow team members.

Despite the importance of employees understanding how their own work contributes to team targets, one in five respondents (22%) said they had never been in a meeting at which team performance was discussed.

Penny de Valk, chief executive of Cedar, said: ?We know that high performing organisations have high performing teams, and so businesses should look at ways of developing better, more productive team working within their organisations. A lack of adequate training and support for effective team working has a potentially damaging knock-on effect on business productivity.?

?We were concerned by research results that suggested UK employees do not feel well supported by team mates, with 54% saying their biggest timewaster was sloppy work that needed re-doing. For teams to work efficiently and happily together, every person must be equipped and motivated to pull their weight.?

The results also suggest that there is room for improvement in the skills of team leaders. 42% of respondents highlighted ?having a team leader who does not assist in resolving conflicts? as having a damaging effect on team performance.?? A further 42% indicated a lack of trust between team members as a key detrimental factor.?

Difficult inter-personal relationships within teams had a marked impact on productivity, with a third (33%) of respondents having regularly dreaded coming into work as the result of a bad team environment, whilst a further 29% said they couldn?t do their job properly.

Penny de Valk continued: ?Team Leaders play a vital role in delivering organisational performance, while their style and effectiveness has an impact on their team?s ability to deliver successfully.? It is a difficult role and people should be supported to develop the right skills and techniques to ensure they are able to get the most out of their teams.

?This requires a savvy, influential leadership style to get all members of the team focussed on team goals, as well as awareness of their position as a role model. Team leaders need to ensure that their staff have a clear understanding of their own responsibilities, and an overview of how these fit into the bigger picture in terms of team goals.? Regular meetings to discuss team performance, alongside opportunities to socialise as a team, create the right atmosphere for team productivity.?

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By On-Rec at 30 January, 2013, 9:46 am

• 37% of UK workers prefer working on their own to being part of a team
• 47% say their organisation does not help them develop good team working practices
• 33% have regularly dreaded coming into work as the result of a bad team environment
  ?

Nearly half (47%) of UK employees feel that their organisation does not help them to develop good team working practices, according to new research released today (30 January 2013) by coaching, leadership and talent development experts, Cedar.?

In addition, more than a third (37%) of UK employees prefer to work on their own, suggesting that many business cultures do not encourage employees to communicate ideas, share responsibility and trust fellow team members.

Despite the importance of employees understanding how their own work contributes to team targets, one in five respondents (22%) said they had never been in a meeting at which team performance was discussed.

Penny de Valk, chief executive of Cedar, said: ?We know that high performing organisations have high performing teams, and so businesses should look at ways of developing better, more productive team working within their organisations. A lack of adequate training and support for effective team working has a potentially damaging knock-on effect on business productivity.?

?We were concerned by research results that suggested UK employees do not feel well supported by team mates, with 54% saying their biggest timewaster was sloppy work that needed re-doing. For teams to work efficiently and happily together, every person must be equipped and motivated to pull their weight.?

The results also suggest that there is room for improvement in the skills of team leaders. 42% of respondents highlighted ?having a team leader who does not assist in resolving conflicts? as having a damaging effect on team performance.?? A further 42% indicated a lack of trust between team members as a key detrimental factor.?

Difficult inter-personal relationships within teams had a marked impact on productivity, with a third (33%) of respondents having regularly dreaded coming into work as the result of a bad team environment, whilst a further 29% said they couldn?t do their job properly.

Penny de Valk continued: ?Team Leaders play a vital role in delivering organisational performance, while their style and effectiveness has an impact on their team?s ability to deliver successfully.? It is a difficult role and people should be supported to develop the right skills and techniques to ensure they are able to get the most out of their teams.

?This requires a savvy, influential leadership style to get all members of the team focussed on team goals, as well as awareness of their position as a role model. Team leaders need to ensure that their staff have a clear understanding of their own responsibilities, and an overview of how these fit into the bigger picture in terms of team goals.? Regular meetings to discuss team performance, alongside opportunities to socialise as a team, create the right atmosphere for team productivity.?

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'How I Met Your Mother' to end run, mystery

This undated image released by CBS shows, from left, Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris and Cobie Smulders in a scene from "How I Met Your Mother." The sitcom will air its ninth and final season next fall and will at last answer the question about who the mom is, the network said Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. That would be the mystery woman with whom Ted, played by Josh Radnor, ultimately has a family. (AP Photo/CBS, Cliff Lipson)

This undated image released by CBS shows, from left, Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris and Cobie Smulders in a scene from "How I Met Your Mother." The sitcom will air its ninth and final season next fall and will at last answer the question about who the mom is, the network said Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. That would be the mystery woman with whom Ted, played by Josh Radnor, ultimately has a family. (AP Photo/CBS, Cliff Lipson)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? CBS says the big reveal is coming for "How I Met Your Mother."

The network said Wednesday the sitcom will air its ninth and final season next fall.

And CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler promised that TV's "most mysterious mother" will be unveiled as the show wraps up.

That would be the mystery woman with whom Ted, played by Josh Radnor, ultimately has a family.

The sitcom's cast also includes Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, Jason Segel and Alyson Hannigan.

20th Century Fox Television says all the actors will return for the 2013-14 season.

Associated Press

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Here Comes the BlackBerry 10

This morning Research in Motion will unveil new phones and its first new smartphone operating system in a year and a half, the BlackBerry 10 ? an update that RIM hopes will save it from gadget doom. Even if BlackBerry 10-compatible phones?prove?as incredible as the tech world expects, RIM will have to give consumers a lot more than a nice cellphone if it wants to gain cultural relevance again. The company is behind on both?apps and carriers. Even if the two new phones coming out today have the total package, most people won't think BlackBerry when opting for their next smartphone. Then again, maybe BlackBerry will announce something super fresh today. We'll update this post with all the news and specs as soon as the press conference gets underway.?

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More contenders for the great Super Bowl adfest ? Taco Bell and Hyundai Canada

Here we go: Deutsch LA have been busy bees; producing VW?s Jamaican-themed opus for the Super Bowl on Sunday and also this one for Taco Bell showing a bunch of senior citizens partying at the popular eaterie.

Deutsch recently muscled onto the Taco Bell roster alongside ?lead? agency DraftFCB (both agencies are owned by Interpublic). Poor old DraftFCB, by contrast, has been missing out somewhat this Super Bowl season: Mondelez?s Oreo, where DraftFCB is also supposed to be lead agency, has given its Super Bowl task to non-roster Wieden+Kennedy Portland.

It was directed by Noam Murro for Biscuit Filmworks.

The Super Bowl isn?t just popular in the US of course, 16 million people watch it over the border in Canada too. So, for the second year in a row, Hyundai Canada is entering the fray with this ad Hyundai ?Gaspocalypse? from in-house agency Innocean Worldwide plugging the fuel-efficient Sonata Hybrid.

It was directed by Benjamin Weinstein for Steam Films/Tool of America.

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Chastened Congress takes on immigration, seeks Rubio's mojo

WASHINGTON (AP) ? A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country.

The deal, to be announced at a news conference Monday, also covers border security, non-citizen or "guest" workers and employer verification of immigration status.

Although thorny details remain to be negotiated and success is far from certain, the development heralds the start of what could be the most significant effort in years toward overhauling the nation's inefficient patchwork of immigration laws.

President Barack Obama also is committed to enacting comprehensive immigration legislation and will travel to Nevada on Tuesday to lay out his vision, which is expected to overlap in important ways with the Senate effort.

Passage of legislation by the full Democratic-controlled Senate is far from assured, but the tallest hurdle could come in the House, which is dominated by conservative Republicans who've shown little interest in immigration reform.

Still, with some Republicans chastened by the November elections which demonstrated the importance of Latino voters and their increasing commitment to Democrats, some in the GOP say this time will be different.

"What's changed, honestly, is that there is a new, I think, appreciation on both sides of the aisle ? including maybe more importantly on the Republican side of the aisle ? that we have to enact a comprehensive immigration reform bill," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Sunday on ABC's "This Week."

"I think the time is right," McCain said.

Besides McCain, the senators expected to endorse the new principles Monday are Democrats Charles Schumer of New York, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Michael Bennet of Colorado; and Republicans Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Marco Rubio of Florida and Jeff Flake of Arizona.

Several of these lawmakers have worked for years on the issue. McCain collaborated with the late Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy on comprehensive immigration legislation pushed by then-President George W. Bush in 2007, only to see it collapse in the Senate when it couldn't get enough GOP support.

The group claims a notable newcomer in Rubio, a potential 2016 presidential candidate whose conservative bona fides may help smooth the way for support among conservatives wary of anything that smacks of amnesty. In an opinion piece published Sunday in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Rubio wrote that the existing system amounts to "de facto amnesty," and he called for "commonsense reform."

According to documents obtained by The Associated Press, the senators will call for accomplishing four goals:

?Creating a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already here, contingent upon securing the border and better tracking of people here on visas.

?Reforming the legal immigration system, including awarding green cards to immigrants who obtain advanced degrees in science, math, technology or engineering from an American university.

?Creating an effective employment verification system to ensure that employers do not hire illegal immigrants in the future, including requiring prospective workers to verify legal status and identity through a non-forgeable electronic system.

?Allowing more low-skill workers into the country and allowing employers to hire immigrants if they can demonstrate they couldn't recruit a U.S. citizen; and establishing an agricultural worker program.

The principles being released Monday are outlined on just over four pages, leaving plenty of details left to fill in. What the senators do call for is similar to Obama's goals and some past efforts by Democrats and Republicans, since there's wide agreement in identifying problems with the current immigration system. The most difficult disagreement is likely to arise over how to accomplish the path to citizenship.

In order to satisfy the concerns of Rubio and other Republicans, the senators are calling for the completion of steps on border security and oversight of those here on visas before taking major steps forward on the path to citizenship.

Even then, those here illegally would have to pass background checks and pay fines and taxes in order to qualify for a "probationary legal status" that would allow them to live and work here ? but not qualify for federal benefits ? before being able to apply for permanent residency, a critical step toward citizenship. Once they are allowed to apply they would do so behind everyone else already in line for a green card within the current immigration system.

That could be a highly cumbersome process, but how to make it more workable is being left to future negotiations. The senators envision a more streamlined process toward citizenship for immigrants brought here as children, and for agricultural workers.

The American Civil Liberties Union said in a statement that the framework agreed on by the senators could provide important protections for illegal immigrants who are exploited by employers and live in "constant fear" over their immigration status.

But the ACLU took issue with the proposal to require employers to use an electronic employment-verification system, calling it "a thinly disguised national ID requirement" that would undermine employees' privacy and lead to discrimination against those "who look or sound 'foreign.'"

The debate will play out at the start of Obama's second term, as he aims to spend the political capital afforded him by his re-election victory on an issue that has eluded past presidents and stymied him during his first term despite his promises to the Latino community to act.

"As the president has made clear for some time, immigration reform is an important priority and he is pleased that progress is being made with bipartisan support," a White House spokesman, Clark Stevens, said in a statement. "At the same time, he will not be satisfied until there is meaningful reform and he will continue to urge Congress to act until that is achieved."

For Republicans, the November elections were a stark schooling on the importance of Latino voters, who voted for Obama over Republican Mitt Romney 71 percent to 27 percent, helping ensure Obama's victory. That led some Republican leaders to conclude that supporting immigration reform with a path to citizenship has become a political imperative.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/senators-reach-agreement-immigration-reform-085239296--politics.html

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Yahoo's 4Q report shows more signs of progress

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? Yahoo showed more signs of progress during the fourth quarter as the Internet company took advantage of higher ad prices and rising earnings from its international investments to deliver numbers that exceeded analyst forecasts.

The results announced Monday covered Yahoo's first full quarter under CEO Marissa Mayer. Yahoo Inc. lured Mayer away from Google Inc. in mid-July in its latest attempt to snap out of a funk that had depressed its revenue and stock price.

The company fared well enough in the final three months of last year to produce its first full-year gain in revenue since 2008.

Yahoo is now being run by its fifth permanent or interim CEO since then. Mayer, 37, has been focusing on improving employee morale and building better mobile and social networking services so Yahoo can make more money from two of technology's hottest trends.

Her efforts so far haven't made a huge difference in Yahoo's ad sales ? the company's main way of making money. For instance, during the final three months of last year, Yahoo's revenue from search and display advertising totaled $1.07 billion, roughly the same as a year earlier.

But Yahoo's average price for display ad on its website rose 7 percent from the previous year. Meanwhile, the average price for Yahoo's search ads increased by 1 percent from the previous year. The upturn indicates advertisers believe Mayer's changes are paying off.

Investors are clearly impressed with what Mayer has been doing. Yahoo's stock gained 92 cents, or 4.5 percent, to $21.23 in extended trading. The shares are now up by 35 percent since Mayer joined the Sunnyvale, Calif., company.

Yahoo has been benefiting from its significant stakes in Yahoo Japan and China's Alibaba Group, two Internet companies that have been thriving. Yahoo's fourth-quarter income from its investments increased 17 percent from the previous year to nearly $149 million.

Overall, Yahoo's fourth-quarter earnings dipped 8 percent from the previous year to $272 million, or 23 cents per share, from $296 million, or 24 cents per share. The earnings would have been higher than the previous year, if not for a charge to close its South Korea operations and other one-time accounting items.

If not for those charges, Yahoo said it would have earned 32 cents per share. On that basis, Yahoo topped the average estimate of 27 cents per share among analysts surveyed by FactSet.

Yahoo's fourth-quarter revenue increased 2 percent from the previous year to $1.35 billion.

After subtracting advertising commissions, Yahoo's fourth-quarter revenue stood at $1.22 billion ? about $10 million above analyst forecasts.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/yahoos-4q-report-shows-more-signs-progress-220910593--finance.html

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Gutter Talk

There has been quite a bit of talk lately about gutters here on Active Rain. I have even blogged about them as well. The need and the reasoning for having them is unquestionable. We all know that letting water pour off of your roof and splash onto the soil that is the foundation of your home is not a good idea. In this case, the gutters were installed, but they really were totally ineffective, ok I will say it... useless!

If they are not installed and pitched correctly they will not do the job as intended for the homeowner. Here, you can see that they are too low, the flow of water running down the valleys of the clay tiles is still much higher than the upper outside lip of the gutter. So, you know where the water is going, right? Right over the top to the driveway below.

So the poor homeowner built dams at the corners of his garage door jambs to keep the water that was flooding his driveway when it rains hard from going into his garage.

I'm pretty sure I would be calling the gutter guy back out to the house... "Uhhh, buddy, the gutters aren't working"

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They could raise the level of the gutters, or install a splash guard on the outer edge of the gutter to stop the deluge...?

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UFC on Fox 6 results: Demetrious Johnson retains title, ?Rampage? loses in Octagon finale

CHICAGO -- The UFC's stop in the Windy City had two great knockouts, a champion holding onto his belt, and the last fight of a one-time champ.

Despite a strong start by John Dodson, Demetrious Johnson held onto his championship belt with a unanimous decision. The judges saw it 48-47, 49-46, 48-47 for Johnson.

Unsurprisingly, Johnson and Dodson fought a fast-paced first two rounds. Johnson tried to slow things down in the first round with a takedown. While he did get Dodson to to the ground, the challenger popped back to his feet quickly.

Dodson dropped Johnson twice in the second round, and shook off Johnson's take down attempts with a great sprawl. Johnson seemed to have a hard time even getting close to Dodson to land a punch.

[Related: T.J. Grant and Ryan Bader shine at UFC on Fox 6]

A Johnson knee in the fourth round caused a small fight stoppage. Dodson's hand was on the ground as Johnson threw a knee to Dodson's head, which is an illegal strike. The bout was stopped as doctors checked Dodson's eye and Johnson was warned. The fight went on, but not without plenty of boos from the crowd in Chicago.

When the fight restarted, it was all Johnson. He controlled Dodson against the cage, and threw knees that busted up Dodson's face. Johnson was able to get a takedown at the beginning of the fifth round, too. Though boos rained down, Johnson kept the fight against the cage.

Later, the crowd got behind him as Johnson elevated, tightened his legs around Dodson's torso and threw elbows. It was a creative move that likely could only happen in the flyweight division. Johnson finished the round with Dodson against the cage, and knee after knee after knee to the body and face.

Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira

If this really was Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's last fight in the UFC, it wasn't one to remember. He was outstruck and outwrestled by Glover Teixeira throughout their bout. Teixeira took the fight 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 on the judges' cards.

Teixeira's first round was his best, as he was able to take Jackson down early and mount him and take his back. Late in the round, Teixeira knocked Jackson down with a punch and looked close to finishing, but wasn't able to end the fight.

The rest of the fight featured a worn out Jackson trying to avoid Teixeira's takedown attempts unsuccessfully. Jackson threw some big punches, and even jawed at Teixeira during the bout, but he wasn't able to score any big offense.

While this fight will be remembered for being Jackson's last UFC bout, Teixeira scored his third straight UFC win on Saturday night. He looked impressive against the former champ.

Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone

Anthony Pettis won his much anticipated bout with Donald Cerrone by landing big, memorable strikes. Pettis was getting the better of their striking exchanges early, which set him up for a big finish. Pettis threw a kick that landed hard on Cerrone's body, then finished with a punch. Cerrone fell to the ground in a heap, and the fight was stopped at 2:35 in the first round.

Pettis lost his first fight in the UFC after coming from the WEC as the champ, but he's been winning ever since. He has wins over Joe Lauzon, Jeremy Stephens and now Cerrone. After the fight, he made a pitch to UFC president Dana White.

"I want my title shot. I should have had it years ago. People say I can?t wrestle because of the Guida fight, but I had a serious shoulder injury. Now I am 100 percent. No one can do in the Octagon what I can do."

While lightweight champion Benson Henderson has a fight set up with Gilbert Melendez, a shot for Pettis isn't unwarranted. It would be a rematch of their WEC title fight, which Pettis won in the promotion's final fight.

Ricardo Lamas vs. Erik Koch

Lamas won the first round by constantly pressuring Koch against the cage. It wasn't exactly the most thrilling round to have start a card on network television, but it led to a thrilling second round. Lamas took advantage of Koch's slip, and then finished the fight with nasty, nasty ground and pound. Lamas started with elbows, then started with strikes that cut open Koch's face. Koch had no answer for Lamas' relentless strikes, and the bout was stopped at 2:32 in the second round.

Lamas thought his performance warranted a title shot.

"I?ve beat Cub Swanson, I?ve beat Hioki and now I?ve beat Koch. All those guys were supposed to be fighting for the title at one point. I beat them all. We?re all here to be world champ and I am no different. I want the winner of Aldo vs Edgar next week. I don?t care who wins, I want the winner."

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Oil up slightly after mixed US economic reports

NEW YORK (AP) ? The price of oil rose on Monday after a strong durable goods report in the U.S.

Demand for long-lasting manufactured goods rose sharply in December with gains in volatile aircraft orders, the Commerce Department said. But the number of pending home sales fell last month after hitting a 2 ? year high in November.

Benchmark oil rose 25 cents to $96.13 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

It's a big week for U.S. economic indicators. In addition to Monday's data, the government will release reports on weekly jobless claims, unemployment and fourth-quarter growth. And the Federal Reserve's policy committee holds a two-day meeting that concludes on Wednesday.

At the pump, the average price for a gallon of gas rose over the weekend to $3.35, the highest level since the second week of December.

Brent crude, used to price international varieties of oil, was down 27 cents to $113.01 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.

In other energy futures trading on Nymex:

? Wholesale gasoline rose 5 cents to $2.94 per gallon.

? Natural gas fell 12 cents to $3.34 per 1,000 cubic feet.

? Heating oil was unchanged at $3.04 a gallon.

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Pamela Sampson in Bangkok and Pablo Gorondi in Budapest contributed to this report.

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