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Veterans Can Get All Of These TOXIC Prescription Drugs To Treat PTSD, But Not “CANNABIS”.

Veterans Can Get All Of These TOXIC Prescription Drugs To Treat PTSD, But Not “CANNABIS”.

Around the nation, thousands of veterans and active-duty military personnel are waging their own personal battles against post-traumatic stress disorder. Typically triggered by a horrific incident either witnessed or experienced by the person, PTSD comes with a debilitating set of physical and psychological symptoms.

Many service members are hesitant to seek professional help due to the social stigma surrounding mental illness. Those who do are often dosed with an ever-expanding list of prescription drugs, which, paired with therapy, are frequently the first course of action against certain ailments stemming from PTSD.

“It’s a daunting list,” Dr. Sue Sisley, a psychiatrist in Phoenix, told The Huffington Post about the staggering number of medications available for PTSD.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs’ national formulary, a catalog of drugs and supplies commonly prescribed by VA doctors overall, contains more than 1,500 items, ranging from gauze pads to many of the medications listed below. Yet it is not comprehensive. VA doctors can prescribe non-formulary drugs to treat PTSD if they feel that previous treatment regimens have been ineffective or harmful. While these medications have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, that doesn’t mean their specific use as a treatment for PTSD — and particularly combat-related PTSD — is fully understood. Doctors often rely on trial and error to figure out what works for an individual patient.

“When I show this list to our military veterans, they were completely nauseated because they have frequently been the target of so many of these medication trials,” Sisley said.

Many of the medications used to treat serious PTSD symptoms such as anxiety, depression, flashbacks and insomnia come with risky side effects, especially when combined with one another. One of the most dangerous is an increase in suicidal thinking.

There is another drug not prescribed by any VA doctor anywhere. Yet some veterans with PTSD say it has helped them tremendously, even reducing their reliance on prescription medications. The drug is marijuana. While it’s not entirely harmless, it is known to be far more benign than many potent pharmaceuticals already approved for use.

But the government classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug with no medical value and explicitly prohibits VA doctors from recommending marijuana to their patients, even in states that have reformed their marijuana laws. Some doctors are now arguing that the federal ban on pot is blocking veterans with PTSD from a valuable treatment option.

During a recent interview on NBC’s “Dateline,” U.S. Army veteran Matt Kahl, who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan, said the VA had prescribed a wide assortment of drugs to treat his PTSD. Kahl said the drugs made him feel like a “zombie,” and 10 months after returning from duty, he attempted suicide. A short time later he began to self-medicate with marijuana.

Kahl, who now lives in Colorado, the first state to legalize marijuana, told “Dateline” that he was able to eliminate many of those prescription drugs once he began using cannabis.

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Roughly 20 percent of military veterans who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars suffer from PTSD and depression, according to a 2012 VA report. A study published earlier this year found that the suicide rate among those veterans suffering from PTSD is 50 percent higher than the national average.

Some preliminary research has suggested that marijuana may help alleviate some of the primary symptoms of PTSD, including anxiety, flashbacks and depression.

Dr. Deborah Gilman, a recently retired physician who spent 22 years working for the VA, told HuffPost that she sees significant promise for marijuana as a treatment for PTSD.

“The most common symptoms that vets turn to conventional meds for are sleep problems, nightmares, chronic anxiety, intrusive memories (‘flashbacks’), chronic anxiety including social situations and other places, irritability, depressed mood and pain. Pain can be related to combat wounds or not,” she said in an email. “In my opinion, all of them could be benefitted to some degree by various properties in marijuana. Marijuana is useful for pain as well as for psychiatric problems.”

In an open letter to Congress earlier this year, Gilman urged congressional lawmakers to approve a measure that would give veterans easier access to the plant, both for PTSD and other medical conditions. She argued that marijuana poses a significantly decreased risk of dependence as well as fewer side effects than traditional medications. Cannabis may also be effective at reducing patients’ reliance on narcotic painkillers and, in some cases, may be able to replace them altogether, Gilman said.

Shortly thereafter, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to a broader military spending bill that would allow VA doctors to recommend medical marijuana to their patients in states that have already legalized the drug for medical use. While the vote was symbolic — and in fact the first time the Senate had ever voted positively on marijuana reform legislation — both the measure and the bill to which it was attached now face a number of hurdles before becoming law.

Not everyone is as enthusiastic as Sisley and Gilman about the potential for marijuana to treat PTSD. Even they aren’t touting it as a miracle drug (though Sisley claims to have seen patients replace their psychiatric medications with marijuana alone, arguably a near-miracle). But the doctors can’t help but notice that while the VA continues to hand out powerful prescription drugs that don’t necessarily help and can harm the patient, marijuana remains a non-starter. Considering the growing anecdotal evidence from veterans who have treated their PTSD with marijuana, they say that’s no longer acceptable.

Here’s a list of prescription drugs that veterans may be prescribed to treat various PTSD-related symptoms. It’s long, but by no means all-inclusive.

Antidepressants interact with the body and brain chemistry in a variety of ways and can treat a number of conditions. For people with PTSD, these drugs are primarily prescribed to combat the effects of major depressive disorder. They are also often prescribed for anxiety disorders and chronic pain.

Depending on which chemical compounds the medications contain, antidepressants can be classified in several categories, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) and tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs). While most of these are considered relatively safe, they have been associated with a range of side effects, such as insomnia, weight gain, loss of sexual drive and, most concerning, an increased risk of suicidal thinking. In 2007, the FDA asked makers of the popular medications to strengthen suicide-related warnings on their labels to include young adults, as well as warnings about the possibility of actually worsening depression.

Antidepressants prescribed for PTSD include:

Amitriptyline (sold under brand names Elavil, Endep, Levate, others)
Amoxapine (Asendis, Defanyl, Demolox, others)
Bupropion or bupropion hydrochloride (Wellbutrin)
Citalopram (Celexa, Cipramil)
Clomipramine (Anafranil, Clofranil)
Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq)
Desipramine (Norpramin, Pertofrane)
Doxepin (Deptran, Sinequan)
Duloxetine (Cymbalta)
Escitalopram (Lexapro, Cipralex)
Fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem, others)
Flurazepam (Dalmane, Dalmadorm)
Fluvoxamine (Faverin, Fevarin, others)
Imipramine (Tofranil)
Maprotiline (Deprilept, Ludiomil, Psymion)
Mirtazapine (Avanza, Mirtaz, Zispin, others)
Nortriptyline (Sensoval, Aventyl, Norpress, others)
Paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva)
Phenelzine (Nardil, Nardelzine)
Protriptyline (Vivactil)
Sertraline (Zoloft, Lustral)
Trazodone (Oleptro, Trialodine)
Trimipramine (Surmontil, Rhotrimine, Stangyl)
Venlafaxine (Effexor)
Vilazodone (Viibryd)
Vortioxetine (Brintellix)

Bottles of antidepressant pills are shown in 2004. (Photo illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Anti-anxiety drugs

These psychoactive drugs, also called anxiolytics, are designed to treat a range of anxiety disorders experienced by veterans with PTSD. The most commonly prescribed are benzodiazepines, which apart from treating anxiety are also used for their sedative, anticonvulsant and muscle relaxant properties. A 2013 report found that almost one-third of veterans being treated for PTSD were prescribed benzodiazepines, despite VA guidelines advising against their use for the condition.

Regular use of benzodiazepines — which include such brand-name drugs as Xanax, Klonopin and Restoril — has been linked to side effects including sexual dysfunction, lost cognition and behavior problems. And studies suggest that chronic users may develop a tolerance, even dependence and addiction. Outside their prescription use, benzodiazepines are recreationally used and abused.

Plus, cessation of benzodiazepine use has been linked to a host of withdrawal symptoms, ranging from comparatively minor issues like insomnia, gastrointestinal problems and spasms, to much more severe symptoms like depersonalization, depression, seizures, psychosis and suicidal behavior.

Anti-anxiety drugs prescribed for PTSD include:

Alprazolam (Xanax)
Buspirone (Buspar)
Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
Clonazepam (Klonopin)
Diazepam (Valium)
Estazolam (ProSom, Eurodin)
Hydroxyzine (many names)
Lorazepam (Ativan, Orfidal)
Midazolam (Dormicum, Hypnovel, Versed)
Oxazepam (Serax, many others)
Temazepam (Restoril)
Triazolam (Halcion, Trilam, others)

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These drugs are used primarily for the treatment of the psychotic symptoms, such as intense nightmares, intrusive thoughts, emotional reactivity and hyperarousal, that some veterans with PTSD may experience. There are two primary types of antipsychotics — typical (or first-generation) and atypical (or second-generation) — both of which function by blocking the brain’s dopamine receptors. Some atypical antipsychotics have also been prescribed to treat major depressive disorder.

Antipsychotic medications have been linked to a number of side effects, including headaches, dizziness, lethargy and weight gain. More significant complications like tremors and movement disorders — such as parkinsonism, a syndrome accompanied by debilitating muscular rigidity and loss of mobility, and tardive dyskinesia, a disorder often accompanied by uncontrollable facial tics and other movements — have been more commonly associated with earlier typical antipsychotics.

In April 2010, AstraZeneca, the maker of Seroquel, agreed to pay $520 million to settle federal claims that it had minimized risks and pitched the medication for off-label uses, including to treat insomnia. The drug was removed from the VA’s approved formulary list in 2012 after being linked to a number of questionable deaths and other health concerns. In 2013, however, the Army began evaluating how it could be fit back into approved treatment.

Antipsychotic drugs prescribed for PTSD include:

Aripiprazole (Abilify)
Asenapine (Saphris)
Fluphenazine (Prolixin, Modecate)
Haloperidol (Haldol, others)
Iloperidone (Fanapt)
Loxapine (Loxapac, Loxitane)
Lurasidone (Latuda)
Olanzapine, sometimes in combination with fluoxetine (Zyprexa, Zypadhera, or Symbyax)
Perphenazine (Trilafon)
Pimozide (Orap)
Prochlorperazine (Compazine, Phenotil, more)
Quetiapine (Seroquel)
Risperidone (Risperdal)
Thiothixene (Navane)
Ziprasidone (Geodon, Zeldox, Zipwell)

Several bottles of prescription medications including Seroquel sit on the kitchen table at the home of Iraq war veteran Andrew White, who died in his sleep in 2008 while taking a regimen of powerful drugs to treat PTSD. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner)

Mood stabilizers

The term “mood stabilizer” refers to a broad set of psychiatric drugs that includes some atypical antipsychotics as well as the anticonvulsant agents listed below. These drugs are often prescribed for the mood swings or coexistent bipolar spectrum disorders that some veterans with PTSD experience. Doctors may also opt for anticonvulsant mood-stabilizing treatment if antidepressants have proven ineffective for a patient.

Mood stabilizers have been connected to a variety of more minor side effects, including dizziness, weight gain and vomiting, as well as more serious symptoms, such as an increased suicide risk.

Mood stabilizing drugs prescribed for PTSD include the following anticonvulsants, as well as some atypical antipsychotics listed above:

Carbamazepine (Tegretol, Carbatrol, others)
Divalproex sodium (Depakote)
Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal)
Valproic acid (Depakene, Valproate)

Lamotrigine is a generic anticonvulsant prescribed in the treatment of clinical depression. Its most prominent side effect is a skin rash, which affects 5 to 10 percent of patients. On rare occasions, these skin conditions can develop into life-threatening reactions, including drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.

Sleep aids

Sedative-hypnotic medications designed to help induce sleep include a variety of drugs listed in previous categories, such as some anxiolytics and particularly benzodiazepines, as well as antipsychotics. There are also other drugs that are prescribed specifically to veterans with PTSD to help with insomnia or other sleeping issues, like nightmares. Among these sleep aids are a newer class of Z-drugs, like Ambien, Lunesta and Sonata, which are largely thought to be safer than benzodiazepines.

Z-drugs and other non-benzodiazepine hypnotics come with their own list of potential side effects, including dizziness, gastrointestinal problems and prolonged drowsiness, as well as less common, though more concerning, effects like parasomnias — activities like sleepwalking or sleep-eating. Concerns have also been raised that these drugs may be habit-forming.

Sleep aids prescribed for PTSD include the following, as well as a number of drugs listed above:

Butabarbital (Butisol)
Eszopiclone (Lunesta)
Prazosin hydrochloride (Minipress, Vasoflex, others)
Ramelteon (Rozerem)
Zaleplon (Sonata)
Zolpidem (Ambien)

Alarms have been raised over Ambien’s list of side effects such as aggressive behavior, confusion, hallucinations and possible worsening of depression.

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From Internet of Things to the Internet of Me, what according to you is the big thing that will define IT marketing in 2016?

The top priority for IT marketing will be to drive contextual messaging. Are you giving your buyer the information that will help them make a decision? And here is where technology plays a big role.

B2C companies have already adopted personalization of content to create experiences in a big way. Netflix is investing $150 million recommendation systems. Facebook and Google are already using personalization and relevancy algorithm to show you content about areas of your interest.

At its root, IT marketing is also about marketing to the individual – delivering on their choices and preferences. So Account Based Marketing must become Person Based Marketing.

I think aided by technology, there are 3 outcomes IT marketers should focus on:

a.       Understanding buyer preferences – Marketing Automation will be vital to give us increased understanding of buyer preferences and we will see it become a hygiene factor in driving personalized marketing campaigns.

b.      Creating relevant marketing interventions across preferred channels – The decision journey of IT buyers is becoming Omni-channel. Are they able to access your message on a channel of their choice – be it offline or online?

c.       Delivering exceptional experiences – Are your campaigns creating a lasting impression? Is there a wow factor? To be remembered you need to be interesting. IT marketing must leverage technology in innovative ways to generate TOM recall.

It’s also time for IT marketers to cross-pollinate from their B2C colleagues. There is tremendous potential to create B2B experiences leveraging Virtual Reality, Connected Devices, Artificial Intelligence and other technologies. The focus should be on creating a memorable experience for customers at all points of interaction with your content and your brand. It’s a question of understanding the goal of your marketing campaigns and use the right levers to maximize RoI.

Two ways in which the digital lives of people, things and organization is impacting the way companies are marketing to them?

Technology dependency is blurring the boundaries between physical and digital. It’s become an integral part of how we consume information, make decisions, share opinions, and purchase goods and services. Added to that, in the digital era, the individual has become paramount. So today whether you are a B2B company or a B2C one, it’s all about marketing to the individual.

The two things where I see a shift are:

a.       Selling to engaging

b.      Siloes to Integrated teams

The focus has shifted to creating conversations. It’s not just about how many eyeballs you get but also about how you engage the buyer over a longer period of time. We see more and more organizations focus on creating communities to keep buyers engaged.

Marketing organizations are also getting restructured. The fragmented approach is no longer working. Integrated, connected, digitally empowered teams are becoming a mandate. We are also seeing increasing use of technology within the organization to encourage collaboration and break down the siloes that existed traditionally.

How has sales function transformed in the changing times wrt to changing consumers and organizations?

Sales and marketing are much more integrated. They are working together to build lasting relationships that are engagement driven and not merely transactional. Digital technologies also provide an opportunity for sales teams to get closer to their customers and understand them like never before.

How do you see the role of IT marketer changing in the coming year and what has been the transition that you are already witnessing?

Marketers today already need to understand technology at some levels. This is one thing that will become more pronounced in the coming years. Marketers must become Technology evangelists for the organizations understanding and pioneering new trends to engage buyers. Digital will become a core marketing skill and marketing data scientists will be in big demand.

IT marketers will also need to outline Marketing RoI. The focus will be on becoming Sales Enablers and work hand in hand with the sales and accounts team to build relationships and generate business.

Profile: Poornima Couto is currently the Global Head for Brand at Wipro Limited, a US$ 7.6Bn IT major.

She is also a speaker at Great Indian IT Marketing Summit & Awards 2016.

Wipro Limited is a US$ 7.6Bn IT major. She is responsible for global brand building engagements, corporate brand and sports marketing. In her previous role within Wipro, Poornima has spearheaded brand and marketing communications for the emerging markets where she devised localized value propositions and go-to-market strategies for the regions. Prior to joining Wipro, Poornima was the Head of Marketing at a leading fashion retail group based in the Middle East. She has also spent a major part of her career in the advertising industry where she has been responsible for brand strategy and communication for multiple global brands. Poornima has a keen interest in art history & appreciation, culture mapping and is also an abstract artist herself.

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Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'

 One of my favorite plants in the garden is my Hydrangea ‘Limelight’ and it’s looking great this season.  All the rain has made it lush and full of blooms that are slowly opening up.  I’ve tried to keep it trimmed into a small tree form so that I can grow lots of shade loving perennials below it.  Soon the greenish tint will fade into a creamy white as they age.

Hydrangea paniculata 'Pinky Winky'

 A new favorite this year has to be another paniculata ‘Pinky Winky’.  This is the third season in my garden and it has really leaped as the saying goes.  Last year I had a few blooms, but this year it’s covered in these white conical shaped blossoms.  Supposibly it will fade to a pinkish tone as it ages. In cooler climates the blooms will be a deep reddish pink all summer long.  Regardless I love it and can’t wait to see what happens next.  🙂

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  1. They are both beautiful Racquel and appear very happy in your garden. I love your circle photos with the highlights inside too. You are good with your computer! Very nice effect.

    Thanks Kathleen, I’m very pleased with how well they’ve done in my garden. Thanks, but it’s actually very easy with the program I use to make these cool frames. 🙂

  2. I can’t believe how tall your Limelight is! I am thinking of getting some H. paniculata ‘Strawberry Vanilla’ next year. ….love the pink colors.

    And I gave it a severe haircut this spring too, just think how tall he would of been if I hadn’t Janet. I was checking out ‘Strawberry Vanilla’ at a Nursery in Wmbg (they had great prices & great looking plants as well) it was flowering beautifully. 🙂

  3. Gorgeous hydrangeas!!!

    Thank you Darla! 🙂

  4. Beautiful hydrangeas, these are one of my fave’s too!! Lovely healthy looking plants there, mine are a little sick this year so its nice to see some thriving =)
    Cheers Julia

    Thanks Julia. Sorry to hear that yours are looking sickly this year, hope they recoup fast. 🙂

  5. Your ‘pinky winky’ is so pretty! I find that hydrangea flowers constantly change in their appearance and color, making them endlessly fascinating to me.

    Thank you Jennifer, I feel the same way about them. 🙂

  6. Racquel,
    I love Limelight also. I have a row by my backyard fence that I underplanted with pachysandra and groups of white impatients. So refreshing in the heat of summer. I will have to keep an eye out for P.W.

  7. Limelight is such a great plant. I don’t know what I am going to have to take out to make room for one.

    You have to find a spot for it, because it really is a great plant like you said Les. 🙂

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Budgeting for Clinical Trials 101

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Developing an internal budget can be a complex process, but it’s important for many reasons. First, the internal budget allows the research office to see the actual cost to conduct a study. Additionally, the internal budget is often more detailed than the budget provided by the sponsor. Your internal budget might vary from other institutions due to specific processes, and it can be built in an excel document or directly into a CTMS. Developing an internal budget allows for additional comments and clarifications that may not be possible to add to the sponsor’s template. Lastly, an internal budget can be formatted to meet any specific internal needs. A good example of this might be including specific formulas to account for how much money should be allocated to the PI, the nurse or coordinator, or to cover various departmental fees.

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When building your internal budget, it’s important to start with a coverage analysis (CA) and follow those designations. For compliance reasons, you cannot budget for items that have been marked as standard of care (SOC) and billable in the CA. If you are building your budget in a CTMS, this step isn’t necessary, as it is done automatically in the system. Once you add your actual costs to the internal budget, you will need to edit the sponsor budget based on the internal budget and CA. The sponsor budget template is what will be used to negotiate your costs with the sponsor until you have a finalized budget that is agreeable to both parties, and is compliant with all applicable rules and regulations. Having a finalized budget is not the last step. It is imperative to confirm that all documents including the CA, internal budget, sponsor budget, contract, and consent form are consistent.

Internal Budget Processes and Requirements

There are a few requirements for building an internal budget. First, it is recommended that you have a standard template for all internal budgets. This will help the billing office, coordinator, and anyone else using the document to become familiar with a consistent format. Next, determine the price for all items and services required by the protocol. There are also many costs associated with running a clinical trial that are not related to a specific procedure. Some common examples include informed consent, adverse events, and patient surveys. The hourly rates of the PI, nurses, and coordinators should be used, along with accurate time estimations to calculate the cost of these non-procedural items. Your institution likely also has a unique overhead that should be applied on top of these internal costs. Lastly, you’ll want to account for any other administrative costs, which may include charges from individual departments such as pharmacy, radiology, or pathology. It is important to develop a consistent research admin fee schedule for all industry-sponsored trials. Some common admin fees include start up, close out, archiving, annual maintenance, and serious adverse event reporting. Determining a comprehensive internal cost for each trial is necessary so the feasibility of the trial can be analyzed. If you are the person responsible for negotiating the budget, it is important to know who has the ultimate responsibility for approving the budget if it falls below your bottom line. If you don’t know the lowest amounts you can accept, it can significantly delay the negotiation process, which can ultimately affect patient care.

When building the internal budget, it can be helpful to match the grid to the sponsor budget as closely as possible. For example, if the sponsor budget is built out for six cycles, you should make sure the internal is built out for six cycles as well so you’re calculating the correct per patient total. Accurately budgeting for those non-procedural items as previously mentioned is vital, as they can take significant time to collect. Make sure to also include PI time for any items that require the PI to actively participate. The internal budget is a great place to make comments and clarify when and why an item may be considered invoiceable.

Incorporating an Internal Budget into a Sponsor Budget

Once the internal budget has been developed, it is time to edit the sponsor’s budget accordingly. For compliance reasons, the most important step is to make sure you update designations so any item marked SOC in the internal budget is now marked SOC in the sponsor budget. There are generally two approaches institutions take after receiving the initial sponsor budget: some accept payments for any item the sponsor is offering, whereas some perform a CA and only accept sponsor payment for items they cannot bill to a patient’s insurance. If the same person does not complete both the CA and the budget, this will require careful communication. Take time to update the dollar amounts as required and add in any missing line items. Most sponsor templates have multiple formulas, and it’s important to double check that all formulas are correct. If the sponsor hasn’t provided the payment terms, request these to review as well. Most payment terms will need to be edited to match the new amounts and administrative fees requested on the budget document.

Building an internal budget and reconciling it with the sponsor’s budget can be a difficult task, but it is an important part of any clinical trial. If you have any questions about the budgeting process, feel free to contact us. To learn more about budgets, check out our recent webinar on editing budgets for better billing compliance.


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No-bake Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake

This recipe is almost embarrassing but I was compelled to share it with you because it tasted like cheesecake pudding. I had lofty ideas of a sky high layered cake but the darn humidity had other plans. Because there was no way a meringue nor the baker would survive 89% humidity. So a recipe for … Continue reading “No-bake Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake”


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Code Galore!

There is no point in having a robot looking pretty, without it doing anything, so we’re going to need some code to make it do something! All the code I have written so far is currently in a github repository for anyone to use!

Laser Cutting Wonder!

For PiWars, I have decided to make my robot out of some plywood, a light yet sturdy material. I am no stranger to my school’s DT department (design and technology) so in order to create some parts for my chassis I asked my amazing Product Design teacher to use the laser cutter. What was awesome is that he said yes, considering there is a queue to cut, and I kind of just skipped the whole queue. In order to keep up with the Volkswagen camper van, I cut and etched some cute little bits of plywood. 1163-142444638599887 (3 in case I paint them really badly!). These are really cute, 10cm wide and 13cm tall! I have some eggplant coloured paint and GLITTER to put on them, along with some other planks to put on the sides!

I am number four!

Today, all thirty-two of the confirmed entrants for PiWars 2015 were announced. I am in fact, competitor number four. This is amazing news and I am so excited to get started.

Okay, so I intend to enter all of the challenges with my robot, The Piwagen. You may ask how I chose the name. My robot will use the motor controller board from Ryanteck along with their motors as well. The motors will use four AA batteries to supply 6V. The Pi will be powered by a 2600mAh  battery pack. The chassis will be made out of plywood, which will be laser cut to precision and etched to make it look like a Volkswagen camper van, hence the name. I intend to adapt the sensors to tailor the bot to each challenge. The controller will be a simple wireless, Bluetooth keyboard.

Well, those are the plans for now. I hope you join me for the rest of my adventures building up to December!

MozFest Day 1!

After a 6am start, I ended up at Ravensbourne College for day one of the annual MozFest. I had never attended before and therefore had no idea how much awesomeness would soon be upon me. I was originally helping Nic (@duck_star) to tape cables to the floor so no-one would trip over them, and soon went to changing monitor/cable setups on the Raspberry Pis. IMG_3501At 10:45, the first workshop started, which was titled ‘Astro Pi – Your code in Space’. This was led by the fantastic Dave Honess (@dave_spice). Dave did an awesome introduction to the Astro Pi project/competition as well as the stages the payloads have gone through to make it on to the ISS. This was super cool and really interesting to listen to the different tests a small device IMG_3504needs in order to be taken to space! After that, Carrie-Anne

Philbin (@MissPhilbin, @GeekGurlDiaries) from the Raspberry Pi Foundation took over and taught the 30 or so children how to create an interactive avatar using the accelerometer and LED matrix on the new SenseHAT. After the long (1hr45m) session was finished, I had an obligatory selfie with Carrie-Anne and the back-up Astro Pi flight unit (in case the flight ones suddenly blow up, or dots boards spill conductive paint on them!), I decided to go with Dave, Carrie-Anne and Helen (@Helen_Drury) from the foundation to IMG_3506get some food. Needless to say there weren’t many options for children and I didn’t really like my food, however reports from others have suggested they enjoyed it (it was probably me just being picky!) After lunch, myself, Carrie-Anne and Helen explored MozFest, as the Raspberry Pi workshops were on floor 2 of 9! I didn’t have time to fully explore everything (although there are 2 days to the festival), but there were some really awesome projects, such as a game that looked really like mario kart, however the controllers were Sony phones that were linked to a web page using a modified version of Firefox! There were loads of 3D printers at MozFest, and someone had printed a droid thing with an XboxIMG_3509 Kinect camera. There was also an open source sensor display with Arduino and custom made open source boards. Carrie-Anne was ready to quiz all the stall-holders on their amazing projects, and suggested open sourcing the board’s SOC (system on a chip). There was loads to explore, but I also found a BBC microbit controlled table football game. The microbit is a small board that will soon be given to every Year 7 child in the country. I have recently been very interested in them as they will soon be arriving at my school, so I can do some projects with them at my programming club. After quickly touring MozFest, we bought some really nice cake and biscuits and went back to the main Raspberry Pi room. Next up was a Scratch Sense HAT workshop with the Raspberry Pi Creative Technologists Connor and Milton (@connorbanona and @miltonio94 respectively). During their session I was put on DOTs boards, GPIO addons that are a dot to dot with conductive paint, that produce a flying plane in Minecraft. At that point the FireFox (Mozilla Mascot) arrived! He seemed to love the Astro Pi flight unit! Lastly, it was the legendary workshop everyone had been waiting for, run my myself, Joseph Thomas (@jthomascoop) and Zach Igielman (@zacharyigielman). This went fairly ok, besides some coding errors that had to be slightly altered. On my way out, I met the wonderful Alan O’Donohoe (@teknoteacher) who is the founder of Raspberry Jam, and is just so awesome! After the workshops, I got on a train back to sunny sunny Southend to enjoy the Saturday night fireworks!

I have had an awesome first day at MozFest and I am really looking forward to tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who has made the event possible, especially Andrew (@gbaman1) for organising all of the Raspberry Pi workshops (these have literally been like 3 months in the making).IMG_3520


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Shakespeare tramp stamps, or, a review of Unravel Me

Surprisingly, Unravel Me, by Tahereh Mafi, is…Dare I say it? Better than Shatter Me. We have less annoying makeouts with Adam, Juliette works out some of the issues she struggled with in the first book, and there’s more Warner. Who has a Shakespeare tramp stamp. And a tattoo proclaiming IGNITE, which just happens to be half the title of the third book. Adam doesn’t stand a chance. For spoilers, click on.

I really enjoyed Unravel Me, but my feelings about it are a bit mixed up, so I’m going to dispense with my usual likes/dislikes. First thing I want to talk about is the setting, since I completely forgot about it in my previous review. I like totalitarian regimes (in fiction, I should add). Not only do they provide awesome uniforms, but stories about them often offer commentary on society and human nature itself, provided these stories are done right. Done wrong, the bad guys want to conquer the world and eliminate the werewolves/vampires/muggles/dwarves/whatever for no reason and the heroes must defeat them because Genocide Is Bad. And they’re probably based on Nazis.

The Reestablishment falls between these two extremes, probably closer to the Done Right category. For one thing, I can understand how this regime came about. The earth was beset by ecological disasters, and the Reestablishment stepped in to lend a hand, promising eventual relief. This makes sense. Throughout history, tyranny usually appears when people are desperate or mistreated. Although they only provide a modicum of stability with a heap of purge, the people are kept pacified by a mix of threat and promise. Also, if they were based on Nazis, I didn’t notice (not that Nazi-influenced villains can’t be done well; it’s just that it’s too easy to make them a lazy crutch). The Reestablishment’s kill pattern doesn’t seem to be based on race or class, though that may change with their discovery of people with supernatural powers (like Juliette). I do wish the Reestablishment had been fleshed out a bit more, but I liked the details provided, such as the the regime’s plan of erasing all traces of human culture pre-them, including the English language.

The good guys, meanwhile, live in an underground bunker and have a variety of interesting abilities, such as telekinesis and invisibility. Kenji, Adam’s former comrade from the first book, leads them to the rebellion thingie underground, where Juliette must get over her issues stat and harness her powers. Alas, that is harder than it sounds because Juliette is the queen of issues. It’s understandable, considering that she spent 264 days in an asylum for the criminally insane, but wow. Lucky Kenji is there to snark at her whenever she nearly drowns in glorious angst. Juliette is very reluctant to use her ability for the good of the rebellion because she has screwed up in the past so badly. Worse, she continues to screw up (which I found very realistic. Even when people set their mind on a new course for the better, life and old habits generally protest). Juliette feels useless. She has powers like everyone else, yes, but they’re so volatile that she’s deathly afraid to explore them. To make matters even worse, Juliette stumbles upon a Shocking Revelation:

Blocking her death touch is hurting Adam! Which means–ADAM CAN NO LONGER MAKE OUT WITH HER. OH, NOES!

It's really sad.
It’s really sad.

Now, to be fair, Juliette has gone her whole life believing she can’t touch anyone without killing them, so to find out that Adam (who wouldn’t tell her about it, btw. Idiot) can’t touch her without sapping is his energy until he’s exhausted to the point of death only reinforces her belief that she’s worthless and endangers everyone she’s around.

So, because Juliette and Adam have never heard of romantic asexuality, she breaks up with him. I guess without the 24/7 makeouts it’s just not the same? Cue angst. LOTS of it.

Stuff happens, etc, but THEN–Warner is captured. And Juliette begins to wonder if her initial assumptions about him were correct. Some time before he’s taken hostage, Juliette is on a mission and sees Warner GIVE FOOD TO A STRAY DOG. AND ISN’T POISONED. AND HE LETS IT CUDDLE IN HIS DESIGNER COAT, O M G. Hey, even I’m swooning. Boys being nice to cute animals FTW! Juliette is confused. Where is the psychopath she knows and hates? She ponders.

Through a series of circumstances that I am too lazy to explain, Juliette is introduced to Warner’s father, and she begins to realize why Warner is the lovely boy we know today. Just a little.

The evil just rolls off this guy, and I love it. If you think Warner was psycho, Anderson is the original HBIC. And he is pissed, mainly because Warner has actually fallen in love with a girl, which just isn’t sociopathic enough for Daddy. Unfortunately, there is no Dr. Phil in the future.

Juliette hates Warner, and even she’s appalled. So she just ups and shoots him. See, I knew there was a reason I loved this girl.

I’m running out of time to squee, so I’ll finish off with Kenji. I love him. He’s the one guy you can always depend on to lighten the mood and kick ass and interrupt Adam and Juliette’s mopey romantic moments. And he’s good with kids. And he’s awesome. Read it. Read it for Kenji.

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Bad Boys & Billionaires: An Anthology

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The Bad Boys & Billionaires Anthology is brought to you by four bestselling authors who love their bad boys! Each story will sizzle up your reading device, because these stories are for readers 18 and older!

Tangled Beauty by K.L. Middleton
Sinclair Jeffries thought she knew what she was getting into when her zany, gay friend, Jesse Eddington, talked her into portraying his girlfriend during his parent's anniversary party on Huntington Beach. That is, until she met Reed, Jesse's sexy as hell older brother, and ends up getting much more than what she'd bargained for.

Reed Eddington assumed his future was settled until he met Sinclair, his brother's so-called "girlfriend", but the raw, sexual tension between them is hard to ignore. As he watches their ruse from the sidelines, he finds himself wanting to uncover more than just their amusing little facade.

Hunter by C.J. Pinard
Recent college graduate and rich bad boy Hunter Jenkins has defied his parents yet again by not only getting his degree in Criminal Justice, but seeking out a job in law enforcement. But when he meets beautiful Reece Morgan at his family's elaborate yearly summer kickoff party, he begins to wonder if his priorities should change.

Reece Morgan came from nothing and has nothing. When she meets Hunter Jenkins, she thinks he's nothing but a spoiled jerk who doesn't know what real struggle is. Unfortunately for her, he's also extremely charming, and doesn't think she'll be able to resist those charms for very long. When Reece finds herself in danger, will Hunter be her ultimate protector?

The Billionaire's Fake Girlfriend by Sierra Rose
Rebecca is an aspiring actress. While at a fancy cocktail party, the socialites begin to pick on her. And that’s when she claims she’s dating the billionaire host of the party. When he goes along with it, Rebecca is in shock. And when this billionaire offers her a proposition she can’t say no to, she dives straight in.

Boss by Lexy Timms
Jamie Connors has given up on finding a man. Despite being smart, pretty, and just slightly overweight, she's a magnet for the kind of guys that don't stay around.

Her sister's wedding is at the foreground of the family's attention. Jamie would be fine with it if her sister wasn't pressuring her to lose weight so she'll fit in the maid of honor dress, her mother would get off her case, and her ex-boyfriend wasn't about to become her brother-in-law.

Determined to step out on her own, she accepts a PA position from billionaire Alex Reid. The job includes an apartment on his property and gets her out of living in her parents' basement. Jamie has to balance her life and somehow figure out how to manage her billionaire boss, without falling in love with him.

This anthology is for readers 18 and older and some stories continue on in separate books.

Keywords: bad boys, books about billionaires, millionaires, cop romances, bosses, dominants, submissives, erotic tales about billionaires, erotic books about bad boys

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C.J. is a USA Today Bestselling author living in Colorado. Lover of red wine, wearer of fabulous shoes, and a die-hard Niner fan, she’s also an editor at heart. She’s written over a dozen books and short stories that contain both contemporary/new adult and paranormal romance that are a little bit badass, a little heart-wrenching, and sort of funny (to her, anyway). Almost all of her books usually contain law enforcement or military undertones, since strong, brave, alpha men and women are her weaknesses. When she’s not writing, she can be found working at a very strange day job, which may or may not have some mild influences on her gripping stories – so strange, in fact, she may just write a book about it one day.

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Duty & Desire Series:
Patriotic Duty FREE
Tour of Duty
Boots Beneath My Bed (Miranda's Story)
Playing the Field

Enchanted Immortals Series:
Enchanted Immortals (Book 1) FREE
Enchanted Immortals 2: The Vortex
Enchanted Immortals 3: The Vampyre
Enchanted Immortals 4: The Vixen
BSI: Bureau of Supernatural Investigation FREE

Rebel Riders Series:
Soul Rebel FREE
Soul Redemption
Soul Release

Daughters of Darkness Series:
Lotus (C.J. Pinard) FREE
Guardian (Releases 8/22!)
Jezebel (Kristen Middleton) FREE
(Guardian by C.J. Pinard is where Jezebel’s story finishes)
Blair (Chrissy Peebles) FREE
Dark Dreams
Surviving Darkness
Victoria (W.J. May) FREE

Imperfect Heroes Series
Hunter (Imperfect Heroes Prequel) Located in the "Billionaires & Bad Boys Anthology" for FREE
Above Protection
Beneath Broken

Unscathed (Standalone paranormal romance with bestselling author, Tim O'Rourke)

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Duty & Desire Series (New Adult/Military Romance):
Patriotic Duty
Tour of Duty
Boots Beneath My Bed (Miranda's Story)
Playing the Field

Enchanted Immortals Series (Paranormal Urban Fantasy):
Enchanted Immortals (Book 1)
Enchanted Immortals 2: The Vortex
Enchanted Immortals 3: The Vampyre
Enchanted Immortals 4: The Vixen
BSI: Bureau of Supernatural Investigation

Rebel Riders Series (Paranormal Romance):
Soul Rebel
Soul Redemption
Soul Release

Daughters of Darkness (Paranormal Romance):
Lotus (C.J. Pinard)
Jezebel (Kristen Middleton)
Blair (Chrissy Peebles)
Dark Dreams
Victoria (W.J. May)

Unscathed (Standalone paranormal romance)

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Billionaire Rock - Diamond in the Rough Anthology Part 3

3 Billionaire Stories

By Bestselling authors Ali Parker, Lexy Timms & Sierra Rose

It’s not always about the money…

Book 1 - Ali Parker - My Creative Billionaire #1

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List of 26 Transfers of Senior Police Officers

Police Commissioner Gari Baki yesterday has announced a transfer directive for senior police officers in the country.

Commissioner Baki in a statement said he had issued the transfer directives for operational expediency in light of current internal command and control issues and issues arising from the 2017 National General Elections.

Commissioner Baki said his transfer directives are final and he will not accept any refusal from any of the senior officers affected.

“They will take their posts as directed and with immediate effect,” Commissioner Baki said, adding that all movements are supposed to be completed by 31st October this year.

The 26 transfers are as follows:

  1. Assistant Commissioner (ACP) Sylvester Kalaut – Divisional Commander NCD to ACP Human Resources;
  2. ACP Donald Yamasombi – Divisional Commander Border to Divisional Commander NCD/Central;
  3. ACP Kaiglo Ambane – Divisional Commander Highlands Western End to Divisional Commander Border;
  4. Chief Superintendent (CSP) Samson Kua – Director Special Services Division (SSD) to Acting Divisional Commander Highlands Western End;
  5. CSP Perou N’dranou – Commandant Bomana Training College to Metropolitan Superintendent NCD;
  6. CSP Jimmy Onopia – Deputy Commander Highlands Eastern End to Director Prosecutions;
  7. CSP Sibron Papoto – Unattached. Posted to Police Headquarters;
  8. CSP Johannes Yapi – Director HR to Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Enga Province;
  9. CSP Rigga Neggi – A/ACP Human Resource to Director Corporate Planning;
  10. CSP Ben Turi – Metropolitan Superintendent NCD to Deputy Commander Highlands Eastern End;
  11. CSP Joseph Tondop – Provincial Police Commander Jiwaka to PPC Southern Highlands;
  12. Superintendent (SP) Peter Philip – Provincial Police Commander East Sepik to Commandant Bomana Training College;
  13. Superintendent. Michael Corren – National Election 2017 Coordinator to Director Reserve;
  14. Superintendent. Mark Yangen – Deputy Commander Highlands Western End to Director CID;
  15. Superintendent. Robert Gesa – Provincial Police Commander West Sepik to PPC East Sepik;
  16. Superintendent. Jim Namora – Provincial Police Commander West New Britain to Director Special Services Division;
  17. Chief Inspector (CIP) Julius Tasion – Group Commander Southern to Deputy Director Special Services Division;
  18. ClP John Midi – Provincial Police Commander New Ireland to PPC West New Britain;
  19. ClP George Kakas – Provincial Police Commander Enga to PPC Jiwaka;
  20. CIP Moses Ibsagi – Director Crimes to Provincial Police Commander West Sepik;
  21. ClP Gideon Kauke – Gordon Barracks to Commander Mendi Police Station;
  22.  CIP Mas Tuman – Police Station Commander (PSC) Mendi to PSC Madang;
  23. CIP Gideon Ikumu – APEC to Provincial Police Commander New Ireland Province;
  24. ClP Michael Tilae – Deputy Director SSD to Superintendent Operations NCD;
  25. CIP Bob Kerry – HRM Pensions to Acting Director HRM; and
  26. Inspector Daniel Yangen – PSC Tari to PSC Kimbe.

Source: PNG TV & Loop PNG October 10, 2017

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Congressman Bruce Poliquin

Representing the 2nd District of Maine

Reps. Labrador, Poliquin Reintroduce the Future Logging Careers Act

March 10, 2017
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Raúl Labrador (ID-01), member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Rep. Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) today announced the reintroduction of the Future Logging Careers Act. The Future Logging Careers Act would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to allow 16 and 17 year olds to work in mechanized logging operations under parental supervision.

“Idaho’s family owned and operated timber companies are a vital part of our economy and an important part of our history.  This bill will allow parents to train the next generation of loggers and business owners,” said Rep. Labrador. “This bill solves a problem that is plaguing an entire industry across the whole country.  I look forward to working with Rep. Poliquin and Chairwoman Foxx to advance this legislation to support family businesses and expand opportunities for young people to secure good-paying jobs in Idaho.”

“Major advances have been made in Maine’s logging industry in recent years that have drastically improved worker safety,” said Rep. Poliquin. “Unfortunately, outdated regulations from Washington haven’t kept up, preventing young Mainers from pursuing careers in the trade in Maine, which largely consists of family-run businesses that have operated for generations in our State. I’m proud to join Congressman Labrador in pushing forward this important legislation to give young Mainers the opportunities to pursue a career path in logging, while also helping to maintain jobs in the industry in Maine for many more generations to come.”

“We strive to operate safely and want to be able to pass along this generation’s skills in professional harvesting to our next generation,” said Shawn Keough, executive director of the Associated Logging Contractors of Idaho. “This bill will allow us to train those who wish to follow in their family’s proud tradition. We applaud Congressman Labrador for his leadership.”

“Timber harvesting has a long and storied history in the State of Maine,” said Dana Doran, Executive Director of the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine (PLC). Doran added, “it is a legacy industry in Maine consisting of family based businesses that have been passed down from generation to generation which are responsible for over 7,000 jobs and the contribution of $882 million annually to the Maine economy. The Future Logging Careers Act will ensure that family based businesses in the State of Maine can sustain themselves for the long term. Congressman Poliquin should be applauded for his leadership on this issue because without common-sense legislation like this, the future of this industry will continue to be at risk.”

Timber harvesting operations are similar to family farms with sophisticated and expensive harvesting equipment that requires young men and women to learn the intricacies of the business prior to the age of 18. However, young men and women in families who own and operate timber harvesting companies are denied the opportunity to work and learn the family trade until they reach adulthood.  It is supported by over 30 logging industry groups and companies, including the American Loggers Council (ALC), a non-profit organization representing timber harvesters in 30 states.


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5 Tips for Opportunity Cost…Avoidance

Seth Godin’s post today on “Opportunity Cost” resonated with me because I think time is increasingly valuable. Of course, when we choose one option over another, there are implied if not explicit “costs” associated with those decisions.

Are opportunity costs just a natural part of how we work these days? Has time become so scarce that we can’t mindfully attend to our we’re investing ours?

Opportunity cost avoidance may be one strategy for helping you choose more mindfully.

Here are some tips for opportunity cost avoidance written in the form of powerful questions to ask yourself:

1. What opportunities will I have to say “no” to, if I say “yes” to this one?…All the more reason to follow Derek Sivers’s “Hell Yeah” philosophy.

2. What patterns of commitment to projects, people, leisure, my readers, etc. are serving me best?…Make more of these commitments.

3. What is my gut telling me to do?

4. What does my mouth commit to? Are numbers 3-4 aligned?

5. How will I invest my surplus of time once I have one?

Jack Welch on Competition and Engagement

“The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important – and then get out of their way while they do it.”

–Jack Welch, General Electric

Two Factors That Influence Project Governance

What organizational factors impact the governance structure of a project team? I was faced with this question today, which prompted some reflection.

I’m limiting this discussion of governance to project-based work, not corporate governance in the broadest sense. That’s just too much to tackle in a blog post.

First, some definitions:

Governance–noun–The action or manner of governing

Governing–verb [ with obj. ]–conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people)

Source of Truth: Oxford American Dictionary

So here’s where I’ve landed for today: governance is shaped by a number of cultural factors: trust, autonomy, accountability, transparency, stakeholder interests, politics, and values about power and speed-to-results.

When you boil all of these cultural factors down, there are two primary factors that influence project governance: Decision making authority and stakeholder engagement. These factors are driven by questions of who will be impacted by the project? Who will be informed about the project? Consulted for the project? Responsible? Accountable? Who will have strategic oversight and/or day-to-day tactical responsibilities? And, ultimately, how wide and deep do project leaders have to go to get information to inform decisions and/or to make decisions that drive results? Needless to say, the wider and deeper that a leader has to go into the organization to seek input and/or approval, the longer it will take to produce results. The benefit of this, however, is broader input and diversity of thought.

The figure below illustrates how varying levels of decision making authority and stakeholder engagement impact the model of governance that will shape a project team’s results (for better or worse). Do these resonate? Which models have you worked in? How have these models of governance impacted the results of your project teams?

The Meaning of Employee Engagement

Employee engagement is an overused phrase. Many leaders don’t even really know what it means.

Yet organizations spend millions of dollars every year on off-the-shelf surveys in an attempt to measure this nebulous concept.

Here are the three elements encompassed by the phrase “employee engagement” based on a review of both academic and proprietary research on the topic of employee engagement (e.g., Gallup, HR Solutions, etc.).

Element 1: Trait Engagement or how some people just “are”

Characteristics of Trait Engagement include:

  • Positive views of life and work
  • Proactive Personality
  • Autotelic Personality Trait (i.e., doing things for the enjoyment of just doing them)
  • Positive Affect Conscientiousness

Element 2: State Engagement or how some people feel from one moment to the next

Characteristics of State Engagement include:

  • Feelings of energy, absorption
  • Satisfaction
  • (Affective) Involvement
  • Commitment Empowerment

Element 3: Behavioral Engagement or how some people work when they are said to be “engaged” employees

Characteristics of Behavioral Engagement include:

  • Extra-role behavior (i.e., using discretionary effort)
  • Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) Proactive/Personal Initiative
  • Role Expansion
  • Adaptive

Source of Truth:

Macey & Schneider (2008). The Meaning of Employee Engagement. Organizational Psychology, 1 (2008), 3–30

How to Align Your Team’s “Stand-Fors”: A Reflective Exercise

Spending some time thinking about what your ‘stand-fors’ are will help you and your team prioritize and align your daily efforts with the purpose behind your business practice.

Here’s an exercise to help align your values and actions:

Step 1: Write down answers to the following questions.

What do you stand for (e.g., Justice, Service, Peace, Innovation, Safety)?

How do you let customers, employees, business partners, etc. know what your stand-fors are?

Does your team know what you stand for as their leader?

Do you know what your leader’s stand-fors are?

How might your results change if you communicated your stand-fors more clearly? More often?

Step 2: Invite someone else with whom you work to answer these questions.

Step 3: Discuss your answers.

Step 4: Commit to action (i.e., what will you change about how your working together based on this

Step 5: Review your lists together on a quarterly basis to ensure that your stand-fors are guiding your actions.

Adapted from Michael H. Cohen’s, Time to Lead: The Ultimate Guide to Employee Engagement.

Inspiration from Gary Lew

“This is your world. Shape it or someone else will.” –Gary Lew

5 Tips for Managing Thinkers, Doers, & Be-ers

Today’s organizations are full of thinkers, doers, and be-ers (I’m choosing to hyphenate “be-ers” so that it doesn’t get confused with beers). Leveraging these talents on teams can be a challenge, and frankly many leaders don’t do a good job of balancing the gifts that each brings to the team.

First a few definitions:

Thinkers. These are your strategists, big-picture folks, and employees that pose great questions. Their input is valuable, however, it doesn’t necessarily translate into action or any tangible change/value-add.

Doers. These are your implementers. They have a preference for action, details, making things happen, and change. Doers complement the thinkers in that they can translate ideas into real positive change.

Be-ers. The be-ers are the calm during the storm. They are the group harmonizers and can keep a team grounded during times of change.

Tips for Managing Thinkers, Doers, & Be-ers

1. Keep the brightest of the thinkers around, and trade the dull thinkers in for more doers and be-ers.

2. Keep the doers engaged. Give them concrete deadlines and clear first steps. Team them up with a thinker and a be-er.

3. Pair Be-ers with doers. Be-ers can help slow the doers down so that they are more reflective in the actions that they take, and so that they understand the impact of their actions on people.

4. Recognize the be-ers for the value that they bring to the team. Be-ers often don’t get a lot of recognition because they didn’t lead the development of strategy and they didn’t drive the team to the finish line. However, the be-ers enable effective and sustainable change.

5. Talk with your thinkers, doers, and be-ers to determine what they think their greatest strengths are. Align their projects with their talents, and help them grow their strengths through training, coaching, and/or stretch assignments.


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