Is There a Terrorist in Your Cubicle

By:Gordon Basichis Basichis

Every day, it seems, we are greeted by headlines that describe how government agents thwarted yet another terrorist threat, or how a new group of malcontents have transformed themselves into a terrorist unit. We are told how so many terrorists and would-be terrorists in the Western Nations are not invaders from the outside but are in fact home grown idiots who are angry over something. More than a few are well educated and from proverbial 鈥済ood鈥?families who find their militancy through ideology rather than social or material deprivation.

Some act independently while others are influenced by terrorist infiltrators who filter through our borders for the purposes of sabotage and creating dissension. This group of infiltrators and 鈥渟leepers鈥?are usually the more dedicated, the better trained, who have devoted themselves to the destruction of Western civilization. Nevertheless, despite all their worst intentions, and whether or not they are home grown, they still have to make a living.

True, some are supported by terrorist funding, be it Al Qaeda or some other group that conveniently believes their piety supersedes any true form of civilized behavior. They are fanatics who decided it is time to rise out of the woodwork and destroy the infidel. Who is you. Just think back to the quaint times when it was only your kids who dished on your values. Now it is a significant minority in a more significant part of the world. It\’s a strange feeling, walking around like you have a target on your back.

But as I said earlier, even fanatical terrorists have to eat and keep a roof over their heads. Besides their need to maintain themselves in the world they seem to hate so much, they may well find strategic merit in infiltrating the work place where they can convert and convulse during lunch and the all important fifteen minute breaks. Although the odds are against it, one of our terrorist operators could have a day job. He could be working for you or your company. What a dilemma if he is your hardest worker.

All right, so we shouldn\’t make fun of serious matters. Why not? I don\’t know really, especially when nothing else seems to be effective. Who said you couldn\’t destroy your enemy and laugh at him all at the same time? To digress, during the halcyon days of the British Empire, where the sun never set and all that, soldiers used to wrap their religious fanatics in pigskins and drag them behind a horse. I\’m not saying it\’s all that funny, but compared to most military tactics or for that matter general entertainment, it might at least be worth a brief reprise. But, as I said, I digress.

Okay, so I am getting off the track here. Back to the fanatical terrorists and their need to hold a job in the world they hate so much. While, as I previously noted, the chances are slim in finding a terrorist filling the cubicle next to you, it would always be nice to have a little hint. Even if he is not a terrorist, he may be a convicted murderer or thief, or even a pedophile who lives in the house where the rodents serve as curiosity pieces.

At any rate, to best determine if someone really is who they say they are, it is best to order a background check. You should order a pre-employment screening check for every job candidate and with it perhaps the Nationwide Criminal Data base search that includes with it the sexual offenders\’ registry. It\’s always good to know that the person you just hired for the admin gig is more prone to sniff a bicycle seat rather than sit in one. Maybe I\’m a little crude here, but that happens when Corra is paid to monitor for catastrophe in the employment landscape.

I don\’t wish to frighten you. The news media does that quite well at regular intervals throughout the day. But the news media can also desensitize us and render us inured to violence. But in fact there are a lot of bad guys out there, be they infiltrators, sleepers or home grown militants. And with the exception of the ones who are paid through covert funding, they have to make a living. Sleepers, especially, have to keep up appearances for perhaps years on end, before they are awakened for some awful deed.

Then there is the possibility they have chosen your business because you have desirable databases, proprietary information of intellectual data they believe is worth stealing. More companies try to conceal the theft of sensitive information, rather than admit they have been compromised. Sometimes the stealing has been going on for months or even years, before it\’s discovered.

So be sure to run a pre-employment background check on all your job candidates. You may consider also running periodic background checks on your present employees, just to make sure they have been well behaved.

In addition to the criminal, civil and financial background checks, you may want to consider the OFA Here is a list of items the OFAC covers–

1. OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) & Blocked Persons

2. OFAC Sanctioned Countries, including Major Cities & Ports*

3. Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories*

4. Department of State Trade Control (DTC) Debarred Parties

5. U.S. Bureau of Industry & Security (formerly BXA) –

a. Unverified Entities List

b. Denied Entities List

c. Denied Persons List

6. FBI Most Wanted Terrorists & Seeking Information

7. FBI Top Ten Most Wanted

8. INTERPOL Most Wanted List

9. Bank of England Sanctions List

10. OSFI – Canadian Sanctions List C of Global Terrorist Report

More sanction reports are being added as the United States and other governments release them.

Playing the odds is good for gambling. But it is different when you play the odds and one missed guess leads to major catastrophe. Instead, be safe, be secure, and run background checks on anyone in your work place. If one thing 9/11 has taught us, we can never be absolutely safe again.

But we can work to reduce our risks.

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Gordon Basichis is the author of the best selling Beautiful Bad Girl, the Vicki Morgan Story, a non-fiction novel that helped define exotic sexuality in the late twentieth century. He is also the author of The Constant Travellers, a sci-fi fantasy Western. The first chapter of Basichis\’ new book Chinese Takeout, a Roman A\’Clef detailing Chinese Espionage in the United States, is featured in a forthcoming anthology, Sleeping with Snakes, Notes from the Los Angeles Underbelly.
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Transform Your Organization With Facilitative Leadership

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So, facilitative leadership: is leading by committee … not!

It is not about getting everyone together and asking, \”what do you and you think?\” Everything cannot be decided via committee! Especially if your work involves things like law enforcement or the military. The front lines are not the place to take a \’straw poll\’. Even as I say this, and even in those aforementioned operations, there are times when a leader can, and should get people together to talk about how to improve the operation; by genuinely asking for input from all levels. That is what facilitative leadership is about.

For this process to work, the leader must be successful at creating an atmosphere where people not only feel comfortable contributing ideas and suggestions, but where the leader actually acts on that input.

Acting on input does not mean doing everything the group tells you to do. It does mean making it clear to the group that their input is valued by defining how that input will be used. Many times a leader will give the impression that if the team members give honest input, they will be given their \’marching orders\’. This is why the leader must clarify prior to asking for input how that input will be used. For instance, let the group know if you are:

1- Just asking for ideas and you (the leader) will make the final decision

2- Asking for ideas and you (the leader) will discuss options with the group again prior to making the final decision.

3- Requesting input so final decision will be made together as a team

4- Requiring input and the team will make the final decision after reviewing it with you.

5- Giving input to the team and the team will tell you what the final decision is.

These are just examples of how to explain your intentions when involving direct reports in the decision-making process. The added advantage of this clarity is that it is another critical step in building respect, trust and rapport.

This model is the strategic outgrowth of the changing role of leadership.

Back in the day, and hopefully this does not mean last week for you … the leader stood in the middle of everything and directed the team with one-way communication. Essentially that leader would say, \”jump\” and the followers would need to know how high.

As this leader progresses she/he allows for two-way communication, but the leader is still in the middle directing the activities of the group.

Continuing this progression, the leader steps out of the middle – and becomes a part of the team. This also allows for better communication – actually between team members. The leader is still responsible but does not \’push\’ her/his people, they tend to \’pull\’, to get people to follow them – not to push and micro-manage them.

As the leader progresses even further, they can actually step away from the day-to-day aspects of the area. This affords even more communication between the members of the team. Again, you cannot do this until you have helped the team members interact with each other on a \’level playing field\’. This is why you should be familiar with the elements in this book that can help you build those essential skills for your subordinates – so you can be free to work on the more strategic elements of your job, instead of the tactical.

The skill required for this process is critical because the typical leader\’s area of span and control is not retracting, it\’s expanding! So you will be required to \’run\’ multiple departments, and that cannot be done effectively if you are \’stuck\’ in the middle of one trying to direct everything.

Now, keep in mind, when you step away do not disengage! Because you \’cannot expect what you don\’t inspect\’. So, as you have allowed for the skills of your teams to be sufficient enough for you to \’step away\’ – you must be accessible and continue to coach and hold everyone accountable.

Facilitative leaders also have courage. This starts when we are very young …

A six-year old and a four-year old are upstairs in their bedroom. \”I think it\’s about time we started cussing\” the four-year old nods his head in approval. The six-year old continues. \”when we go downstairs for breakfast I\’m gonna say \”hell\”, and you say \”ass\”, \”ok!\” The four-year old agrees with enthusiasm. Their mother walks into the kitchen and asks the six-year old what he wants for breakfast. \”Aw hell, mom, I guess I\’ll have some cheerios.\” Whack! He flies out of his chair, tumbles across the kitchen floor, gets up, and runs upstairs crying his eyes out, with his mother in hot pursuit, slapping his rear every step. The mom locks him in his room and shouts, \”you can just stay there till I let you out!\” She then comes back downstairs, looks at the four-year old, and asks with a stern voice, \”and what do you want for breakfast young man?\” I don\’t know,\” he blubbers, \”but you can bet your ass it won\’t be cheerios.\” -origin unknown

Courage is exemplified by that leader that has the ability to not fold under pressure. Take this situation; you have been coaching a direct report on leading an important project. \’fast forward\’: the project does not reach its target. Your boss calls you in an asks, \”what the h_ _ _ happened?!\” Most people in that situation would start to explain about how they have been coaching a member of their team, blah. Blah, blah … wrong answer! A facilitative leader would have the courage to say something like, \”I am responsible, and I will make sure, that doesn\’t happen again…\” now that takes courage. You don\’t \’turn the person in\’ to the boss. You are ultimately responsible for your group\’s output, so act like it!

Now, you do have some conversations with that direct report about what happened. Clearly there were some miscues during the \’coaching\’ process that need to be revisited. Keep in mind, during these \’discussions\’ that it is and was a two-way street. It is the employee\’s responsibility to accomplish the goals and it is your responsibility to be sure your people are on-track.

Another essential ability a facilitative leader possesses is their capacity to \’take counsel\’. They have the ability to listen to multiple points of view, including those who typically do not agree with them. This is a powerful trait because you tend to have more complete input, thus making better decisions. To do this, a leader must be able to capture the key kernels of information. They have to be able to maintain bridges between people and create an atmosphere where people share information with each other – largely because they have earned respect, even from people who usually do not see things the same way.

When one has mastered these skills they are recognized as a facilitative leader.

(c) 2006, Glenn Brome. Reprint rights granted to all publishers so long as the article and by-line are kept intact and all links are made live.

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Project Management calls for proper planning

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Project management is a very important part of companies and involves the organizing and managing the company\’s resources so that the required project is completed within a fixed time, scope and cost constraints. The project of project management is a temporary and one time job needed to create a unique product or service apart from the normal processes of the company.

A project can be completed successfully, and on time, with the right technical skills and philosophy; and this itself is project management. It applies not only to big projects, but to small projects too. The first part of project management lies in developing a plan for the project by discussing its points with the project creator.

All terms have to be agreed on wherein everything about the project is agreed on. Make sure you know what results are expected from you. Once all this is cleared, you have to list out the things needed to start and complete the project. Then list all the resources and logistics needed, and make a realistic map of things you intend to do, from start to the end.

Once you have a map sketched out, set a project schedule which you have to follow. With the schedule, you will know if you are ahead of time or whether you have to hasten things so that the schedule is met. Make sure you have an adept staff to handle the project by choosing efficient and able human resources. There is no point in the leader being capable if he is surrounded by an inept staff. Give the staff praise with their achievements to motivate them.

When working with a team of members, project management calls for a good communication plan wherein there is efficient flow of information from the leader to the stakeholders. With this plan, all information is related to the respective people to avoid delays and misunderstandings.

So it can be seen that project management is not really something complicated; it just follows a principle of hard work and proper planning to ensure a smooth running of the project from the beginning to the end of the project.

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How to Hire the Best Cleaning Company

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When your business puts you in the position to choose a cleaning company and you don\’t know where to start from the searching, the following advices can help you figure out the most important issues you have to consider. They are not very difficult and won\’t cost you too many efforts but will save you a lot of troubles if hiring the first available cleaning company which eventually might appear not to do the things the way you want them.

The plenty of cleaning companies on the market will offer you variety of choices which you have to review according to the property that needs cleaning. So, if you own large firm with a lot of working space to be cleaned you can look for the bigger companies which provide services nationwide. It\’s quite the opposite when you have a small business, in that case you can settle for a local, not so big firm which can offer you reasonably priced services. Of course, if you use the services of a bigger firm the cleaning equipment it works with will be more powerful and quality. But if you don\’t have more specific needs every small cleaning company can satisfy your requirements. The larger companies have also the advantage of the ability to change the personnel responsible for the cleaning in your office if you\’re not satisfied and to send you someone else. But in other hand, the smaller companies are better at providing personalised services and other advantage they have is the bigger flexibility.

Before considering the exact company you wish to hire you have to determine the cleaning needs you want to receive. For example, how big is the space you want to be cleaned, how often you want the cleaning to be performed, especially how much money are you ready to spend and when do you wish the cleaning to start. Some of the companies can begin the same day you have sign the contract but there are others which want first to see the space for cleaning and they can send you someone after weeks.

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The first thing you should ask for when you choose one of the companies is insurance policy. If the company doesn\’t have one you put yourself in serious risk because something might be damaged during the cleaning process and if the cleaning services provider isn\’t insured you can\’t be sure you will receive the money for the damages. Other thing you should think about is to ask for cleaning check list which includes the areas to be cleaned and the task that will be performed. You should know which of the activities are included in the price and which of them are additional and you have to pay for them more.

We advise you also to ask for references, at least 3 or 4, and to check them very carefully. The references are the best way to find out how quality are the company\’s services, because all the good providers have enough satisfied clients which are the best way to examine the reputation of the contractor you are dealing with.

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