Sherri Oberg Personal Blog

Are you a business owner?  If you are, there is a good chance that you have employees in your staff who do not now how to manage their time.  What do you do with these employees?  If you are unsure as to how you should proceed, please continue reading on.

First, it is important to do something.  The last thing that you will want to do is let an employee who has bad time management fly under the radar.  Many business owners do not think about this at the time, but there are a serious consequences for not calling out poor performing workers. » Read more after the jump →

Are you a person who finds it difficult to stay focused and to stay on task?  Are you regularly late for important events or do you turn in projects or homework after the deadline?  If you do, you may need to improve your time management.  The good news is that there are a number of tips that can help you do so.  A few of these tips are outlined below for your convenience.

One of the first things that you will want to do is create time management goals for yourself.  These goals can be for different things.  For example, you can set a main goal of improving your time management in a specific period of time, like two weeks or a month.  You can also set individual goals for yourself, like arriving to parties, social events, work, or important business meetings on time.  No matter what goals you choose to set for yourself, they are important, as goals work to provide motivation. » Read more after the jump →

Are you a business owner?  If you are, do you have any idea how much time is wasted by your employees?  Chances are, you will find that quite a bit of time is wasted.  In fact, you may be surprised to know just how much time many of your employees spend time doing something other than working.  Remember that even five minutes here and there of socializing with coworkers or surfing the internet is likely to cost you a considerable amount of money in the long run.

Since wasted time in the workplace is a problem that should be fixed and right away, there are many business owners who choose to use time management software to their advantage.  Unfortunately, most time management software programs are costly.  With that said, there are a number of instances in which time management software is more than worth the costs.  Will it be for you?  It will honestly all depends on a number of factors, a few of which are highlighted below for your convenience. » Read more after the jump →

Are you a business owner or an office manager?  If you are, it is your responsibility to make sure that your company is making money. Unfortunately, a company cannot profit from employees who do not know how to make good use of their time.  Whether you notice an increase in employees socializing on the clock or an increase in personal computer use, it is important that you put a stop to this behavior right away.

As important as it is to know that employees with poor time management may have a negative impact on your company and its profits, you may be unsure as to how you should proceed.  Your first impulse may be to terminate the employees who are causing the most problems or the most profit loss.  Of course, this is more than possible to do, but there are other time management steps that may prove just as successful.  To help you get started, a few of these steps are highlighted below. » Read more after the jump →

Have you heard of time management games before?  If you are an avid internet user, you may have.  Unfortunately, many individuals make the mistake of assuming that time management games are just for fun.  Some actually go as far to say that time management games are a waste of time.  Yes, they can be in some instances, but did you also know that time management games may be able help you practice managing your time?

Before focusing on the benefits of time management games, namely why you should play them, it is first important to understand what they are.  If you perform a standard internet search with the phrase “time management games,” you will likely get a number of different results.  This is because time management games are used to describe a wide range of different games.  They often have different themes, including fishing, basketball, shopping, and so much more.  The only difference between traditional computer games and time management games is that you are limited on the amount of time that you have to complete the game. » Read more after the jump →

When my mom finally decided to take that plum posting as a DivisionalHead, I knew I was in trouble. Her office hours stretched way beyond my school hours. And anyway, I was privy to the many discussions my parents had about ‘Honey, what do we do with the kids?’ Well, finally they struck gold - an educational after school program. Won’t that be just grand? Kids are learning new things while parents are happily minting greenbacks!

And so, we went directly to another class after our school. The brochure said that they would be ‘using fun activities and innovative teaching methods to fill the gap in your child’s understanding’. I suppose they meant that the teacher would write down the homework and we were to copy it. At least, this is what happened most of the time. Of course, we didn’t tell our parents. How would that help? They’d simply get smart and shift us to a class that would actually make us solve our homework. » Read more after the jump →

There is often a trap in the words ‘after school activities’. One may easily believe that since these activities are after school, they are not of much importance. But, one couldn’t be more wrong. Research suggests that children pick up some of their most important skills from after school programs. That is why children who do not participate in any extra curricular activities are generally slow and less vibrant.

The learning environment that one fosters in after school activities must be as disciplined and as functional as that found in the school. This is especially true of educational after school programs. This is the best place to teach the child important skills like time-management and goal setting. Time-management is a vital skill, but it is not achieved easily. Children need to feel the discipline that is needed to finish a task and the happiness of finishing the allotted work in a specific time frame. » Read more after the jump →

What marks a successful after school program? What are the things that youshould look for when enrolling your child into one such program? Other than the obvious advantage of learning something new, successful programs incorporate many things that help the development of the child.

Development of social skills is one of the more important objectives of a good after school program. In a recent survey, parents indicated that while they do want their children to respect others, they also wanted them to imbibe skills like getting along with other children and getting used to children outside the immediate circle of friends. Many children find it difficult to make new friends and get along with people outside their group.

Good after school programs place special emphasis on security and safety. They keep children out of trouble and keep them safe. A good after school program should be fun, especially when the children are young. If the activity is fun, you will not have to worry about keeping him interested or motivated. To be effective, programs should be organized and structured. They must also suit the age of the child. The child must be aware of the purpose of the program, and must be convinced that they are attending the programs to accomplish something.

In a world that is slowly but surely turning away from books and getting glued to monitors or television screens, the importance of developing a passion for reading cannot be overlooked. Reading is a habit and should be established when the child is relatively young. What can you do to foster this habit?

Enroll your child for reading classes:
There are many well structured after school reading classes that aim to draw the children to books. They help kids with diction, idioms and phrases. For young children, these classes can be fun with animated characters and pictures. Illustrated picture books, rhymes, silly songs and pretend stories all attract the young child. Use creativity to capture the child’s vivid imagination. » Read more after the jump →

With the growing interest in after school programs shown by the Government as well as parents, new and hitherto unheard of programs are being explored. In an attempt to make a child aware of his responsibilities as an individual and as a citizen, these after school programs make use of a child’s natural curiosity and his irrepressible energy.

Investigative Skills:
In some schools in Kernersville, children are developing their investigative skills. Children meet with adults who introduce them to the details of fake non-violent crimes. They take notes, visit the scene and gather information. Students learn to listen to alibis, collect fingerprints and gather any other pieces of evidence. According to the principal, these activities challenge her students’ problem solving skills. Children learn to think critically and to form informed judgments. » Read more after the jump →