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Competition Blog posts insightful comments on the latest international news that render us taken-aback in the domain of the competition facet of life. Competition Blog: Competition Good or Bad News 1 Friendly competition: Faraj and Kovac go up against D'Amato: Aug. 28, 2007 by Molly Snyder Edler  For the past 12 years, Michael D'Amato has served as alderman for the 3rd District -- a zig-zaggy, diverse district that runs from the East Side's Lake Drive to Pierce Street in Riverwest (part of Riverwest is in the 6th District). In 2008, Sura Faraj and Nik Kovac will run against D'Amato, but not on the same bill. The two are friends, but are running against each other with the common goal of defeating D'Amato. The primary election is set for Feb. 19, 2008, with the general election on April 1. Faraj is chair of the Riverwest Neighborhood Association, participating in the City's North East Side plan, the Milwaukee River Work Group and the Milwaukee Urban Agriculture Network. She's also a former business owner and real estate broker. Competition Blog: Competition Good or Bad News 2 Competition bites team spirit: 28th August 2007 Almost half of all workers believe that competition amongst co-workers is responsible for destroying team spirit.Over a third of employees surveyed on behalf of Investors in People, the development standard claim they work with colleagues who are very or fairly competitive in the workplace whilst a quarter admitted that they actually find themselves competing with people they work with. Just one-fifth believe competition in the workplace is a positive thing. Spotting competitive workers is easy, say respondents. Sixty per cent say it’s someone who is always trying to get the attention of senior managers. Half believe it is someone who only picks up work when there’s something in it for them and brags about their achievements. Forty-eight per cent cite workers that claim other people’s work as their own as signs of an employee who is competitive rather than collegiate. Simon Jones, acting chief executive, Investors in People said: “Employee ambition can have a positive impact on the workplace, driving both personal development as well as business performance. Managed effectively, such ambition can create healthy competition – a quarter of employees surveyed who think there is competition in the workplace said that it can lead to others upping their game and a further quarter said it can improve productivity.” But, warns Jones, a balance needs to be struck between personal progress that supports the business and excessive competition that can undermine it. “Left unchecked competition amongst employees can be divisive, damaging team spirit and breeding a culture of mistrust in the workplace. Managers need to be alert to the symptoms, particularly those that suggest employees only have their own interests at heart. Agreeing clearly defined objectives will help managers ensure that employee ambition and energy is channelled into delivering for the business, rather than wasted on watching what colleagues are up to.” Over a third of respondents said managers are the root cause of the problem believing they are responsible for playing colleagues off against each other. Male workers are more likely to see competition in the workplace as positive and important for advancing their career. Pollsters YouGov surveyed 1,986 workers on behalf of Investors in People. Competition Blog Comment: Is competition good or bad? Even if it starts with all the good spirits on earth for one another, you don't know when and how it turns violent and ugly! What to do? Any solutions? I invite you to subscribe to my E-zine titled Life Coach, free of charge. This E-zine publishes insightful comments on the latest international news that render us taken-aback in the domains of various facets of life. A not-to-be-missed opportunity! Subscribe to it here: I also invite you to subscribe to my Life Blog - no need to provide your e-mail address here. This RSS feed keeps you informed about new developments taking place on this site. It also harbors 25 journal bloglets posting insightful comments on the latest international news that render us taken-aback in the domains of various facets of life. In order to subscribe to the blog, right-click on the orange RSS button (see buttons up to the left) and then paste the URL into your RSS reader. Or click on add to My Yahoo! button or My MSN or Add To Google button if you keep a personalized home page there. If you are not sure what RSS or blogging is all about, click on What's an RSS Feed? here:
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