CONSUMER CONNECTION

CONSUMER CONNECTION Online Private eyes

RESEARCHING POTENTIAL business associate, roommate, tenant or romantic interest to find out if he or she is honest and safe is important. Regardless of how people present themselves to you, you never know what’s lurking in their past – or present. Type the term “online background check” into a web browser and you will see that there are many different companies offering background check services to the general public. Here are some issues you should consider before engaging online service. 

TIPS FROM Fight Back! Check yourself out WHEN WAS THE last time you did a background check on yourself? There could be information about you on the Web, in your credit report or on specialty reports that could affect your chances of getting a job or a loan. Credit reports are only one category of consumer reports. Specialty reporting focus on certain industries. Their reports may include information that is provided to employers, insurance companies, banks and landlords 

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WHAT DO YOU do to be a proactive consumer and effect positive change in the world? 

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Attack of the idea killers

BRAINSTORMING IS A collaborative idea-generation process that (theoretically) gets great results. Yet it takes only a couple of bad seeds to turn these sessions into unpleasant and unproductive nightmares. Remi and SpringsComm member, Timothy; say every company has its share of underminers and identify the most common offenders. See how many of these troublesome types you recognize.

Attention vampires. They always want to stand out and be the center of attention. They can smother a brainstorming session by dominating the conversation, excessively pushing their ideas and ultimately sucking the life out of the whole group.

Dictators. They love every idea, as long as it’s theirs. These totalitarians feel they are the only ones with good ideas, or good taste, for that matter. Many bosses unknowingly become dictators in meetings (not on purposes, but their role in the company makes it too easy).

Idea assassins. These seasoned killers love to shoot down ideas-anyone’s and everyone’s. Under the pretense of being constructive, they find flaws, poke holes and pick apart promising ideas until they bleed to death.

Obstructionists. To them, nothing is simple or easy. They overcomplicate conversations and procedures and bring up extraneous facts or considerations that derail the flow of the group. Obstructionists over think, over speak and single-handedly dead-end otherwise promising sessions.

Social loafers. These are the people who show up for a brainstorming session but rarely participate in the generation of new ideas in a meaningful way or contribute much of substance. They usually sit back, appearing bored or aloof, and let others do the heavy lifting.

Wet blankets. These are the pessimists who have the unique ability to instantly dampen the enthusiasm level of a session by being discouraging and depressing, and the majority of their comments don’t hold water.