This is how ethical leaders can be bad bosses

This is how ethical leaders can be bad baboesThis is how ethical leaders can be bad bossesSometimes, being worried about doing the right thing is not always a good thing.A new study in the Journal of Business Ethics found that theres a limit to ethical leadership. When your righteous leader sets exacting standards that are stressful to meet, that stress leads employees to act out their frustrations and anxieties on the job, causing employee turnover and deviant behavior.Study Ethical leaders can cause unhelpful stress in employeesHow can an ethical leader be seen as a bad boss? The Baylor University researchers found that even a leader with the best of intentions can cause harm when employees see the ethical leadership as a roadblock to their job performance.Our results show that when an ethical leader also happens to be a source of stress for employees then the positive effects of ethical leadership on employee deviance and turnover intentions are less positive, the studys lead auth orMatthew Quade told Ladders.Surveying 609 employees about their supervisors ethical leadership, researchers found that stress-inducing ethical bosses made employees jobs harder. Employees with ethical bosses answered affirmatively to statements like my supervisor makes it so that I have to go through a lot of red tape to get my job done and working with my supervisor makes it hard to understand what is expected of me.Researchers found that these standards increase the likelihood of inefficiencies and ineffectiveness in employees when these ethical tasks are seen as stressful. Ethical leadership can be an exacting process of sustaining high ethical standards, ensuring careful practice and enforcement of all rules, and meeting leaders lofty expectations, all of which can consume time and energy and be perceived by employees as overly demanding or an obstacle to job performance, the study states.In a twist of irony, being forced to meet ethical standards can cause bad behavior when em ployees dont feel supported. Researchers found stressed employees under ethical bosses become more likely to show up late to work, or daydream instead of work, or stop following their bosses instructions.This doesnt mean you should stop being ethicalThe researchers dont want your takeaway to be that being unethical is the way to lead. We definitely dont want to give the impression that people shouldnt behave or manage ethically, Quade said. We absolutely think they shouldand our research would suggest they should.Its possible to be ritterlich and do your job right. To be ethical and lead fairly, the work that goes into being fair needs to be acknowledged and supported by management, Quade said. He recommends being explicit about ethical dilemmas and demands being placed on employees. That way, everyone goes to work with their eyes wide open about what is expected of them.For ethical leaders who want to avoid being headaches to their employees, here are tips from Quade to followEthic al leaders need to provide resources for employees to meet the leaders standards of ethical behaviorEthical leaders need to reduce ambiguity in ethically-charged situations, helping make it clear to employees how they should behave in certain situationsEthical leaders need to communicate efficient ways for employees to meet standards and reduce unnecessary steps or procedures, as long as they dont compromise ethical standards

Air Force Aerospace Ground Equipment Technician

Air Force Aerospace Ground Equipment TechnicianAir Force Aerospace Ground Equipment TechnicianIts pretty natural, when you think of jobs in the Air Force, to assume everyones out there either flying or fixing planes. But planes cant be kept running on the flight line through sheer willpower Aircraft maintainers have their tools, and those tools, too, must have their own maintainers. Enter aerospace ground equipment (AGE) technicians, flying (figuratively, of course) under the motto, No air power without ground power. Duties and Responsibilities Without AGE equipment, our planes would be nothing more than paperweights, is the Air Force recruiting websites artful summary of this career fields importance. AGE techs are mechanics and electricians charged with maintaining the equipment used on the ground to keep planes in tip-top shape, including generator sets, air conditioners, hydraulic test stands, air compressors, bomb lifts, and heaters. Military Requirements A high school d iploma is necessary to get into the Air Force, but the ideal candidate for AGE technician school will specifically have a background in science and industrial arts courses, according to the Air Force Enlisted Classification Manual (PDF.) The Air Force site also recommends a future AGE technician is probably someone interested in electronics, mechanics, and computer science.? Before shipping off to boot camp, of course, potential enlistees take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB.) To get into the AGE field says Rod Powers, youll need to score at least 47 in the Air Forces mechanical aptitude category and 28 in electronics aptitude. (Mechanical aptitude tallies the ASVABs general science, mechanical comprehension, and auto/shop sections while electronics aptitude considers your performance in general science, arithmetic reasoning, mathematics knowledge, and electronics information combined.) AGE technicians also need to demonstrate normal color vision during an entr y physical, due to all the Christmas-tree colored wires they have to work with. Education Assuming youre a big tough smarty-pants, you can expect your career as an AGE technician to begin with a rough total of five months in training. That begins, of course, with eight weeks of basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Then comes about three months (95 days) of technical school with the Hellcats at the 361st Training Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, also conveniently in Texas. (Enjoy some barbeque while youre there, though I have no idea if its as good in the mess nachhall as out in town.) According to a 2010 public affairs piece by Airman 1st Class Adawn Kelsey, there are 17 phases in the AGE course, beginning with basic electronics theory and moving on to work with about 12 different types of equipment throughout the course. The Air Force recruiting website claims their AGE technician course is worth 36 college credits toward studies in aerospace ground equipment technology, but I advise against getting your hopes up that high. Schools may offer equivalency for military training, but 36 is a pretty ambitious number for a three-month course, especially compared to whats normally recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE) Military Guide for entry-level training. Of course, ACE conveniently has no listing for the AGE apprentice course, so take this all as well-meaning speculation. Certifications and Career Outlook The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) Credentialing and Education Research Tool (CERT) recommends a few national professional certifications that may incorporate and enhance AGE technicians skills Refrigerant Reclamation TechnicianCertified ManagerCertified Aerospace Technician Theres no mention over at CCAF about Air Force funding for any of these programs, although the certifying agencies might allow some Air Force training and experience to help fulfill license requirements. CCAF also offers an associate de gree program for AGE technology. CCAF also advises airmen in the AGE field that their closest equivalent career path after returning to the civilian world is installing and repairing heating, air conditioning, and/or refrigeration equipment. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics claims the field commanded a median annual salary of $42,530 in 2010, and projects it will grow much faster than average through 2020.

7 social media trends to prepare yourself for in 2019

7 social media trends to prepare yourself for in 20197 social media trends to prepare yourself for in 2019Social media has been alive and well since the dawn of the internet and since the mid-2000s, businesses have been developing ways to use these friendly forums to reach users, customers, and clients. As the founder and CEO of Odyssey New Media, LTD Robert Stoubos explains, significant portions of peoples attention every day and every week are spent consuming information and engaging with pals, influencers, and brands. In fact, facebook inc, Instagram, and the whole gamut are arguably mora engaging than watching TV or playing video games these days, according to Stoubos.This requires companies to not only have a platform on social media but to always invest in the most effective strategies that evolve over time and throughout industries. In fact, Stoubos estimates more than 70% of businesses use at least one social media platform for their marketing campaigns, and less than half vi ew them as part of their ROI strategy.This has been a very interesting change in the traditional ROI driven approaches for digital marketing of the past. There is more of a holistic view of where social media falls for businesses and its importance in engaging and influencing their customers as well as the knock-on impact to conversions through other channels like PPC and SEO, he continues.So, how can you set yourself up for success? Here, social media experts make their predictionsAudience demand for that informative, engaging content will continue to rise.Usually, references as UGC, user-generated content and micro influences are set to reign in 2019, as their influence will make the largest impact on their sphere of followers, according to director of PR and social media for Ignite Visibility, Samya A. France.What are the stats for this bracket of marketing? France explains these Instagram or YouTube stars usually have a following between 10,00 and 50,000, which makes it easier t o strike a deal with them only if youre selling something their audience will be genuinely interested in.Thats why you need to make sure youre only contacting influencers who fit within your niche. Users will continue to expect that companies will communicate with them in the ways they like. Thats why its vital for marketers to be aware of their customers communication preferences, she explains.Facebook may not always be the king of social.Unless youve ignored all of the news lately while traveling around the world with no WiFi, you likely have heard about Facebooks bouts with privacy, political implications and internal chaos.For these reasons and others, social media guru and associate digital marketing manager for Spectrum Brands, Jordan Rosenbaum predicts Zuckerbergs steamroller might take a back seat in 2019. Though youll likely still spend a pretty penny with FB, its smart to consider other avenues, too.The social network should still demand a lions share of the average socia l marketers budgets and time through 2019, but this year taught us that the network giant is mortal, he explains. The privacy Pandoras Box that opened this year is going to be impossible to close, and it leaves the door open for new, nimble privacy-focused social networks to attack Facebook.geschftlicher umgang LinkedIn Pages will become more prominent.If youre an entrepreneur, you probably have a business LinkedIn page - but when was the last time you thought about it? As 2019 progresses, Stoubos predicts this profile will become more important across all sectors.They will look to align them more closely to something similar to Facebook pages in terms of features and also prominence on its platform,he shares. This will enable businesses to better advertise their products and services via LinkedIn and could also mean that LinkedIn can provide payment gateways and mini sites from within their platform.No product category is safe from being upended.Dont want to leave your house? You dont have to since hey, you can get pretty much anything direct-to-consumer. From mattresses to teeth straightening systems, Rosenbaum says this trend is prepared to enter every product category over the next five years, and to be successful, they have to rely on social.Some of them get big enough to move to TV and other ad mediums, but social is where they thrive - showing consumers that the products theyve grown to know and love arent the only ones on the block, he explains. Social marketers in established businesses should keep their eyes peeled, no product category is safe from social-first startups in 2019.The vertical video will rise.It might seem like a simple shift, but it is actually paramount across various channels, according to digital marketer and strategist Melanie Long. She explains the way people consume content is changing with IGTV - aka, Instagram television. Artists and progressive brands have started to go against the horizontal norm and release vertical video instead.It makes sense because fewer and fewer people are using their laptop to scroll through. Vertical video is more user-friendly on a mobile phone. In the meantime, businesses should budget for creating video content in multiple formats to fit different platforms, she explains. If your 2019 marketing strategy is mobile-first, consider vertical video content.Small businesses will need to invest in social media.Even if you have less than five employees and youre a regional business, Rosenbaum says social isnt an optional add-on anymore. Its a requirement. He even goes as far to say, particularly in the cut-throat restaurant industry, being where your consumers are is a prerequisite. Or really, any place where customer opinion not only matters but is published for the world to see.Focus less dollars on social networks and more on location-based platforms like Google Maps and Yelp. Theyre the places customers look before they walk through your doors - sometimes when theyre sitting in the parking lot, he explains. Social proof has never been more important for small business success, luckily - consumers have never been more likely to leave reviews.Go above and beyond to deliver great service and youre golden.Buying directly on social media will be easier.Long explains in 2018, Instagram announced the ability to buy tickets and make reservations directly through the app. While this was huge for ticket brokers and chains, theres still a lot left to explore.After all, when you follow a celebrity or a blogger and youd love to find out where they purchased their earrings, you have to go through a complicated process on Instagram to actually snag em. Thats bad for brands and consumers, so its time for an upgrade.In 2019, well see the rise of being able to buy direct through social apps. Which also means businesses approach to social advertising could shift, Long predicts.