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JUNE 17,1999
WORKPLACE ETIQUETTE By Odette Pollar | '
How to keep your employees honest
Youarethe ownerofa 15 person
travel agency, and you have sur
vived radical industry wide
changes, including the loss of com
missions on airline tickets, the
reduction in corporate travel ac
counts and the general fluctua
tion and upheaval in the industry
overall. It has been a tough six
years, but you have restructured
and built up a new portion of your
business focused on high end lei
sure travel. You feel that you can
finally breathe again, and one of
the reasons you have been suc
eessful is because of a key staffer
who hasbeen at your side through
out. Suddenly, the key staffer does
not come to work for two days,
does not call in or return phone
calls. Within a week, the person
bas resigned, and you get reports
that your clients are being solic
ited by a new travel agency run by
your ex-employee.
How times have changed. New
businesses formation is blossom
ing. Helpingtogrow thelcandoit
myselftrend is theincreasingfeel
ing of employees that are not val
wed members of the organization
and will not be employed for long.
There is no longer the feeling of
being connected to a firm for life.
For many workers, the job they
have today is a stopping point to
the one they may hold tomorrow.
“Their sense of fairness and loy
Project Success celebrates sixth year
Project Success of Augusta will
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1999. The fundraiser luncheon
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alty to a company is not what it
was even a few decades ago,” says
Gilbert C. Osnos, chairman of
Osnos & Glass Associates, a crisis
management consulting firm in
New York City. In the case of
small companies, particularly
which are run more family like,
officers and employees often in
teract socially. When a key person
defects and opens a competing
business, it is more than a chal
lenge; it is also taken quite per
sonally.
Warning Signs
Changes in behavior patterns
canbe adead giveaway that some
thing is going on. Staying after
hours but not producing enough
work to justify the time is a red
flag. It could ve that time is being
spent copying documents, plan
ning the new business, or using
other company resources in pur
suit of personal goals. A sudden
spike in phone calls or covert calls
can be clues that things arenot on
the up and up. Being disobedient,
sullen or suddenly unhelpful is a
indicator of trouble. When you
notice this behavior, promptly talk
about the insubordination. This
gives you an opportunity to ad
dress the complaint if it is legiti
mate. If the person is unwilling to
talk about it or if the behavior
does not change after discussions,
then the problem is serious.
Augusta-Richmond County.
This program also helps pro
ductive lives by providing the
parents the essentials to pre
vent against illness, crime and
nonproductivity. The program’s
goals for the parents are to in
crease awareness problems, as
well as, increase parentinvolve
ment through parent training
sessions and support groups.
The theme for the luncheon
will be: “Strengthening Parents-
Pupils-Partnerships.”
For luncheon prices, reserva
tions and more information,
please call (706) 724-0446.
What to do?
Smaller businesses particularly,
should be cautious about what
types ofinformation is freely avail
able. Certainly, it is important to
keep people informed about how
the business is doing and be open
and honest. However, donot share
company secrets are personal in
formation that can be misused. In
small companies where there are
close personal ties between own
ers and employees, keep in mind
that business relationships that
become primarily personal can
lead to problems. Once the line
crosses from being a boss to a
friend, it’s difficult to go back to a
more distant relationship or to do
unpleasant things like discipline
anemployee or pull thereins when
necessary. This is not to say that
one has to be cold, distant or se
cretive, just discreet.
Guard confidential information.
Information that can be used by a
competing boss or new clients
should be carefully considered
before being made public. Files
that are crucial to the survival of
your firm should be stamped as
confidential and should be kept
locked. A manufacturing process,
key operational procedures,
records and documents that are
the heart and soul of your busi
ness should be restricted. So
should personal files so that key
St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary
installs new two-year officers
The St. Joseph Hospital Auxil
iary is a group of approximately
200 men ana women who volun
teer their time and talents staff
ing various hospital services. The
Auxiliaryrecentlyinstalleditsnew
officers who serve two year terms.
They include: Caroline Mitchell,
president; Ina Crenshaw, presi
dent elect; Linda Gledhill, record
ing secretary; Sybil Riddle, corre
sponding secretary; Susan
See info on the Mayor’s
Proclamation for
Juneteenth, p. 4A.
information cannot be removed or
home telephone numbers gath
ered for personal use.
Have employee agreements. Be
sure that new hires sign employee
agreements that address the is
sue of confidentiality and contain
a non compete clause. Although
an agreement does not always
prevent a bad outcome, they do
give you a basis for moving for
ward if you need to choose a legal
way to resolve a conflict.
You certainly do not want to
create an organization where ev
erythingisunderlock and key and
employees are considered the en
emy. One of the best ways to keep
employees is to treat them well.
Sometimesbetrayal can be caused
by employees feeling that they
were first betrayed by the com
pany. Staff who know they are
valued, appreciated, and well com
pensated are less likely to feel the
need for revenge. Well thought
out written policies and treating
employees well will go a long way
to reducing the likelihood that
you will be “ripped off.” Odette
Pollar is a nationally know
speaker, author, and consultant.
Her book, 365 Ways to Simplify
your Work Lifeis available at book
stores. Her company, Time Man
agement Systems, isbased in Oak
land, CA. Call 1-800-599-TIME or
email at Opollartms@ aol.com.
Steinbach, treasurer and Mary
Ward, parliamentarian.
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Juneteenth:
By Couriney L. Cannon Scott
Special to the NNPA
We have all heard the expres
sion, “If you don’t know your his
tory, youwill repeatit.” And, there
is good reason for us to remember
one particular period of our his
tory-Juneteenth. It marks the
anniversary of the date the slaves
in Texas were freed...two years
after the Emancipation Proclama
tion was enacted and slaves else
where were liberated!
Juneteenth refers to that time,
between June 13" and 19* , 1865
and is sometimes known as the
Black Independence Day. Itisthe
oldest known celebration of slave
emancipation, and in some areas
is celebrate instead of July 4% .
Texas was the last state in the
union to make the announcement
of freedom and what began as a
single state celebration hasturned
into a nationally recognized holi
day.
In the month of June, many of
us or focused on multi-cultural
activities and re-enactments of
historical events. What we must
remember are the hardships our
ancestorsendured sothat wecould
prosper. Just as families came
together to celebrate their long
awaited freedom in 1865, we
should do the same today. We
have come a long way from the
chains and irons that once bound
our family members, but not far
enough. Many of us, as webecame
educated, forgot some essentials.
But we must remember yester
day, and in doing so, reach back
Augusta Focus is a Walker Group publication.
.
Your historyt
and reach out to our brothers and’,
sisters who have not been as for-*
tunate. Back in the day, slaves z
were not allowed many privileges
like reading. Now that reading is’f\r
not a crime, we can learn about""
our history and pass that knowl- I'
edge onto others. 5
Today, Juneteenth remains a’'
time for families and communi- '
ties to reconnect, to remember’
the past and look forward to the®
future. We should, however, cel-"'
ebrate African American freedom *
every day in our thoughts and”
actions while encouraging self
development, tolerance, team-"
work and respect for all cultures.
If you have access to a computer -
and the Internet, type in
“Juneteenth” at any search en-'¢
gineand youwill discover awealth
of information and even contro-’
versy about this special event. If*
you don’t have a computer, then
visit your neighborhood library. It
can provide just as much--if not"
more information-on this obser-’
vance and any other era in his
tory. !
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As you look into Juneteenth,?
also looking to your own family -
history. Do you have an ancestor®
who was part of the war effort?
Wheredid your familylivein 18657 -
Remember, the seeds of our :
destiny are nurtured by the roots ¢
of our past. We are here today,
because of those who came before’
us. It is never to late to honor
them and yourself by remember-©
ing and passing that knowledge®
on. Good news is always timely!