WXYZ: TV production, news writer. MAB Photographer of the Year.
Silver Circle Award – Ciolino began his career at WXYZ in 1983, and has shot, edited, written and produced reports giving a name to Detroit’s anonymous heroes. As the lead photographer for our Detroit 2020 brand, he has been awarded with 20 Emmys and a Peabody Award, one of journalism’s highest honors. (PDF)
WXYZ: The Lone Ranger/The Green Hornet/Sgt. Preston of the Yukon – Now a collector’s item, this hard to get audio CDs contains three hours of audio recordings of the original The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet and Sgt. Preston of the Yukon. Originally distributed by Radio Spirits, many third party suppliers through Amazon.com have these available. If you have a copy, you just might want to hang unto it!
My oldest child is a son named Philip. If we have spent time together and feel good about each other, and I ask Philip to mow the lawn, chances are he will agree. On the other hand, if I have been gone for a week and we haven’t seen each other, much less done anything together, and then I ask Philip, in that same loving tone of voice, to mow the lawn, the answer will probably be some form of no. He is saying to me, “Dad, you don’t care about me. If you did, you would have been here. All you care about is some cheap form of slave labor to get your grass cut!”
Several years ago, Philip came home from school on a Thursday afternoon. As he walked in, my wife and I asked him the usual questions about his day, like “How was school? Did you have fun today? What did you learn?” Philip’s response was to shrug his shoulders and walk into his room. My wife then turned to me and remarked that something was definitely wrong between Philip and us. I agreed with her.
She said, “What do you think it is?”
I suggested that maybe we hadn’t spent enough time with Philip lately and he had slipped into the “him against us” way of thinking. I said, “What we need to do is get into Philip’s world and convince him that we are not the enemy.”
My wife said, “How do we go about doing that?” At this point, we could hear Philip in his room playing with his toy cars.
I said, “Let’s go into Philip’s room and play with his toy cars with him.”
So off to Philip’s room we went. We got down on the floor with Philip, grabbed a handful of toy cars, and proceeded to make automobile noises right along with him. I have to admit that Philip was a little bewildered at first; the first thing out of his mouth was, “What are you doing?” We told him that we just wanted to play with him for a while. My wife and I stayed in Philip’s room playing with him for forty-five minutes and all three of us really had a great time. And for the next few days, Philip never stopped talking about what was going on in his life.
Yes, showing an interest can work wonders, but don’t be tricked into thinking that it’s a one-time shot. If you expect to keep the channels of communication open with other people, you must show an interest in them on a continual basis. If you don’t, they quick start to assume that you are taking them for granted. When this happens, you’re right back where you started, if not further back.
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Imagine a workplace where every employee is engaged with their work … where every employee shows up each day excited about giving every bit of energy, creativity and passion to performing their job. These employees don’t need to be motivated because they already are and they channel their motivation toward creating a competitive edge for their company that can’t be easily copied. They’re constantly making innovative changes to products, services and customer experiences while providing superior levels of customer service which results in loyal customers. This means higher levels of repeat and referral business which, in turn, translates into significant increases in market share. In addition, absenteeism and turnover rates for these fully engaged employees are far below industry averages because they absolutely love what they do. This book presents a new management model that guarantees an employee engagement level of 100%. If you implement this model in your organization, every one of your employees will become engaged with their work; all working at their full potential. Think of what it would mean to the success of your business or organization if you could get all of your employees engaged with their work.
So, the next time someone presents an idea to you–even if you don’t agree with it–hear them out.
Ask a Few Questions
Always keep in mind that when people present an idea, their ego is embedded in it. If you put down their idea, you bruise their ego and make them feel bad. Now that person is working against you instead of with you. So, the next time someone presents an idea to you–even if you don’t agree with it–hear them out. Ask a few questions about it to make sure you fully understand where this person is coming from. Then, make some positive suggestions on how this person can improve their “already excellent” idea. People will respect you for doing so and they will be far more receptive the next time you present an idea. – RossReck.com
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Imagine a workplace where every employee is engaged with their work … where every employee shows up each day excited about giving every bit of energy, creativity and passion to performing their job. These employees don’t need to be motivated because they already are and they channel their motivation toward creating a competitive edge for their company that can’t be easily copied. They’re constantly making innovative changes to products, services and customer experiences while providing superior levels of customer service which results in loyal customers. This means higher levels of repeat and referral business which, in turn, translates into significant increases in market share. In addition, absenteeism and turnover rates for these fully engaged employees are far below industry averages because they absolutely love what they do. This book presents a new management model that guarantees an employee engagement level of 100%. If you implement this model in your organization, every one of your employees will become engaged with their work; all working at their full potential. Think of what it would mean to the success of your business or organization if you could get all of your employees engaged with their work.
Among the many roads in the City of Maricopa, some seem more dangerous than others. The speed along Maricopa Casa Grande Highway can vary up to 50 mph, but thousands of people everyday violate the laws. Below is one incident from August 1, 2017.
Traffic ax MCG Highway West of Maricopa Groves Parkway W/B lanes restricted use caution when approaching the area or use alternate route. pic.twitter.com/zrlSpBxA55
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“Sometimes our candle goes out, but is blown into flame by an encounter with another human being.” Albert Schweitzer“
When I read that recently I wanted to jump up on my desk, make a friendly fist, throw it into the air and cry out, “Yes!”
It seems like most of the work I do lately ends up on a pile some where. Some of the things that used to take me an hour now take me a day or even two. My distraction rate is humongous. Staying on track is a major effort. And, yes, sometimes I do get down, but as that wonderful man, Albert Schweitzer once said, An encounter with another human being can relight my candle and make it glow. True joy comes when we have the opportunity to serve as the candle lighter for others.
Say Something Good
Andy’s. Earlier this week I drove over to a little restaurant that is new in our area. Before I could open the door it swung open and a nice looking girl greeted me. “Welcome to Andy’s.” She motioned for me to follow her over to a booth and as I walked along everyone on the staff gave me a friendly greeting. They had a lunch special, a chili-dog, fries and a thick malt all for just $5.95 and after really enjoying everything. Twice the waitress had checked with me to see that everything was fine. Then when I walked over and paid my check I was thanked, invited to come back and invited to have a great day by every member of that staff. I walked over to my car in the lot whistling. All that friendliness didn’t cost them a dime but it should make them a few dollars as I return again and again to a place where I really feel welcome. May God bless America and keep our troops from harm.
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Points To Ponder
Dreams get you started; discipline keeps you going. Jim Rohn
A Little Humor
A man dashes into a pharmacy and asks the druggist for something to stop hiccups. The druggist fills a glass with water and throws it into the man’s face. “Why did you do that?” The customer asks. “Well, you don’t have the hiccups now do you?” “No,” the guy says, “My wife is waiting out in the car and she does.”
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If you don’t think every day is a good day, just try missing one. Cavett Robert