Clear Company Offers Roadmap for Transparent Companies

Clear Company Offers Roadmap for Transparent Companies Clear Company Offers Roadmap for Transparent Companies And to help you accomplish this, ClearCompany has developed a new infographic, A Roadmap to Greater Company Transparency.Are you ready to begin the journey?First, the infographic explains the most common problems on the road to greater transparency poor communication, incomplete goal cascading and misaligned employees.Only 14 percent of companies have workers who understand the company strategy, goals and directionLess than half of workers (44%), while familiar with company goals, cannot name themAt best, A CEO can only see 10 percent of his/her companys alignmentThe infographic also notes that on this journey youll have to remove a few roadblocks and chose alternate, more efficient routes.Roadblock A mere 5.9 percent of companies communicate dailyarchaisch Route Businesses with effective communication have 50 percent lower turnoverRoadblock Less than half of companies are aligned with even 80 percent of their goalsAlt Route 72 percent of highly engaged employees understand their role and how it contributes to organizational successRoadblock 15 percent of the U.S. workforce is disengaged, costing businesses a total of $350 billionAlt Route Employers with higher levels of engagement report 22 percent higher productivityAfter identifying common problems and choosing alternate routes, according to the infographic, the benefits of a transparent company are evident. Those range from aligned work and more productive employees to faster onboarding and happier workers.

5 ways to have more productive meetings

5 ways to have more productive meetings5 ways to have more productive meetingsWhat are the magic ingredients for asuccessful meeting? A meeting in which participants build relationships, exchange ideas, unearth insights, make decisions and get the information they need to move work forward? We all know theres no magic that comes without preparation and hard work. But there are five basic principles that underlie successful meetings. Incorporate these five meeting principles throughout themeeting cycleand watch your meetings bloom.Principle 1 Every voice mattersDifferent perspectives enrich a conversation, strengthen a team and generally lead to better outcomes. Good meeting leaders establish asafe and open environmentin which participants can voice their concerns. You dont have to transform your entire organizations meeting culture to make every voice count in your meetings.Keep the group small and manageable by only inviting team members whose perspectives are needed in order to ach ieve the meeting objective. Make other participants optional and be sure they receive a copy of the meeting notes so they stay in the loop.Be respectful of peoples different communication styles and preferences. Use strategies that meet the needs ofintroverts and extroverts. Different ways of communicating information like text, charts and audiovisual clips can appeal todifferent learning styles. The priority is to make information clear and accessible to everyone in the group in order to optimize engagement.Principle 2 Everyone should come preparedMeeting preparation often starts with the meeting leader, but doesnt end there. Team members also need to prepare for the meeting. As a meeting planner, you facilitate meeting preparation by creating a thoughtfulagendain advance of the meeting. But if youre the only person who is ready for the conversation, you risk spending extra time during the meeting setting up the context, the conversation wandering aimlessly, and team members feelin g lost, not needed, or that theyve wasted their time. On top of all this, the objective isnt met and you find yourself scheduling another meeting to continue this conversation.Include meetingpre-workas part of the agenda that you share with participants ahead of time. Pre-work is an assignment for meeting participants so they know exactly what to do prior to the meeting. It often establishes context or prompts reflection, so the meeting time can be spent engaging more deeply in dialogue to move work forward.Influenceothers to prepare for meetings by asking for their help in the agenda creation process and sending them reminders about completing the pre-work.Setting up team preparation normswill help reinforce this behavior.Principle 3 abflug and end with intentionHow you begin and end your meetings can have more impact on its success than you might think. People enter the room (physically and virtually) with other topics on their minds. They may not even remember exactly which meeti ng they are walking into given a full day of meetings.Its critical tobegin the meeting thoughtfullyin order to support the mental transition into the meeting conversation. Similarly, the end of a meeting is often hurried with some people sneaking off to another meeting before this conversation has fully concluded. Ending the meeting with intention helps participants feel their time was well spent.Start by reminding participants why youre there and what you plan to accomplish. Ask participants to set aside distractions like cell phones and emails, and to engage in the meeting content. Use a quickcheck-in procedureto help your team focus on the conversation and quickly get everyone participating in the meeting.End the meeting with awrap-up sessionthat reviews the tasks and decisions made during the meeting. This ensures that next steps and outcomes are clear, there is closure and the group feels a sense of accomplishment.Principle 4 Think of your meetings as launching pointsNo matter how productive the conversation, if the meeting outcomes arent implemented, the meeting was, in some ways, still a waste. Next steps get left behind and decisions are forgotten, making it hard to continue the momentum. So why spend time clarifying follow up items if they are only going to be abandoned?Recordnotes, ideas, learnings, decisions and other information so it can be easilysharedand accessible in the future. Send meeting notes within 24 hours of the meetings completion and be sure to include non-meeting stakeholders who should be informed.Make sure someone is accountable for each action item so it gets completed. Transfer your tasks to your personal task ordnungsprinzip so those items dont fall through the cracks or use a systemthat automatically puts your tasks from meetings onto your to-do list.Principle 5 Create, iterate, then iterate your meeting process againTake the time to develop a process that works for your teams meetings. Creating a shared process will make it ea sier for everyone to support effective meetings. The time you spend upfront developing a system will pay off down the road. When you have a process in place, dont let it grow stale instead, continually reflect on and iterate the process.Conductteam review meetingsevery few months to review your current processes for meeting planning, facilitation and follow-through.If your organization does not have existing meeting processes, or youre trying to overhaul a team culture, let a model like theGetting Things Done (GTD)method or theMeeting Canoeinspire your process.Does your team practice any of these key principles? Which ones could you start implementing today?This article originally appeared onBusinessCollective.Mamie Kanfer Stewart is the Founder and CEO ofMeeteor.

NECs Cryptologic Technician Area

NECs Cryptologic Technician AreaNECs Cryptologic Technician AreaThe Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) system supplements the enlisted rating structure in identifying personnel on active or inactive duty and billets in manpower authorizations. NEC codes identify a non-rating wide skill, knowledge, aptitude, or qualification that must be documented to identify both people and billets for management purposes. For example, if a Navy police officer known as Master at Arms or MA, receives specialized training as a K-9 Dog Handler, they would be awarded NEC MA-2005. From that point on, the sailor could be assigned to Navy law enforcement duties involving military working dogs. Below are the NECs for the cryptologic technician community area CT-9102 National OPELINT Analyst (APPLIES TO CTT)CTM-9103 Fleet Cryptologic Systems Maintenance Technician (APPLIES TO CTT)CT-9105 C2 Tactical Analysis Technician (APPLIES TO CTT)CT-9124 Direct Support (DIRSUP)/Ships Signals Exploitation Equipment Opera tor (APPLIES TO CTR)CTR-9131 Combat Direction Finding System (AN/SRS 1) Operator (APPLIES TO CTR)CT-9132 Afloat Cryptologic Manager (APPLIES TO CTR)CT-9134 Subsurface Augmentee Operator (APPLIES TO CTR, CTI)CT-9135 Subsurface Augmentee ELINT Operator (APPLIES TO CTT) CTR-9136 Tactical Exploitation System (TES) Operator (APPLIES TO CTR)CT-9138 Journeyman Analysis and Reporting Specialist (APPLIES TO CTR)CTT-9141 Intermediate Technical ELINT (TECHELINT) Analysis Technician (APPLIES TO CTT)CTR-9147 Intermediate Signals Analyst (APPLIES TO CTR)CTR-9149 Advanced Signals Analyst (APPLIES TO CTR)CTR-9150 Maritime Cryptologic Systems (Ships Signal Exploitation Equipment - SSEE) Operator (APPLIES TO CTR)CT-9168 Advance Non-communications Collection and Analysis Technician (APPLIES TO CTT) CTR-9169 Morse Code Intercept Operator (APPLIES TO CTR)CTT-9170 CLASSIC WIZARD Basic Operator (APPLIES TO CTT)CT-9177 CLASSIC OWL Operator (APPLIES TO CTR, CTO, IT)CTO-9178 NEWSDEALER Communications Operato r (APPLIES TO CTO, IT)CT0-9179 NEWSDEALER Managers Course (APPLIES TO IT)IT-9185 Fleet Integrated Cryptologic Communications Systems (APPLIES TO IT)CT-9190 Special Security Assistant (APPLIES TO CTA, CTR, CTO)CTI-9192 Basic Thai sprachwissenschaftler (APPLIES TO CTI)CTI-9193 Basic Indonesian sprachwissenschaftler (APPLIES TO CTI) CTI-9194 Basic Cambodian sprachwissenschaftler (APPLIES TO CTI)CTI-9195 Basic Burmese Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CTI-9196 Basic Maly Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CTI-9197 Basic Serbo Croatian Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CTI-9198 Basic Polish Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CTI-9202 Basic Tagalog Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CTI-9203 Basic Spanish Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CTI-9204 Basic French Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CT-9206 Master Cryptologic Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CTI-9207 Basic German Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CTI-9208 Basic Albanian Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI) CTI-9209 Basic Persian (Farsi) Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CTI-9211 Basic Chinese (Mandarin) Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI) CTI-9212 Basic Korean Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CTI-9213 Basic North Vietnamese Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CTI-9215 Basic Hebrew Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CTI-9216 Basic Arabic Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CTM-9224 Tactical Exploitation System Maintenance (APPLIES TO CTM)CTM-9225 AN/SSQ-137 Ships Signal Exploitation Equipment- SSEE Maintenance Technician (APPLIES TO CTM)CTM-9226 CLASSIC OWL Maintenance Technician (APPLIES TO CTM) CTM 9229 Submarine Carry on Equipment Technician (APPLIES TO CTM)CTI 9231 Basic Cryptolinguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CTI 9234 Multilingual-Cryptolinguist (APPLIES TO CTI)CTM-9238 Submarine Carry on Equipment Maintenance Technician (APPLIES TO CTM)CTM-9285 HPW Fundamentals Technician (APPLIES TO CTM)CTM-9289 Combat Direction Finding System (SRS 1) Maintenance Technician (APPLIES TO CTM)CTM-9295 Network Systems Maintenance Technician (APPLIES TO CTM)CT-9301 Entry Level Programmer/Analyst (APPLIES TO CTM, CTO, CTR, CTT, CTA, CTI ) CT-9302 Cryptologic Network Configuration M anager (APPLIES TO CTM, CTO, CTR, CTT, CTA, CTI )CT-9303 Communication Information Systems Course (APPLIES TO CTO, CTM, IT )CT-9304 Database Administrator (APPLIES TO CTT, CTR, CTM, CTA )CT-9305 Basic Digital Network Analysis (APPLIES TO CTN)CT-9306 Network Operations (NWO) (APPLIES TO CTN)CT-9307 Network Analysis and Reporting (NAR) (APPLIES TO CTN)CT-9308 Navy Interactive ON-NET Operator (APPLIES TO CTN)CT-9309 Navy Interactive ON-NET Operator Trainer (APPLIES TO CTN) CTI-9310 Basic Bulgarian Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI )CTI-9311 Basic Georgian Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI )CTI-9312 Basic Kurdish Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI )CTI-9313 Basic Portuguese Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI )CTI-9314 Basic Romanian Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI )CTI-9315 Basic Ukrainian Linguist (APPLIES TO CTI )9316 Basic Linguist (APPLIES TO ALL RATINGS)