Monday, 3 October 2016

Boosting Work Productivity with Kate Putnam

Modern thinking companies are increasingly investing in different ways to improve their employees productivity levels. Google famously began a ‘20% rule’, wherein employees were allowed to devote a fifth of their time to exploring side projects outside of their working commitments but inside working hours. The theory was that this 20% would boost their performance levels during their remaining time at work. To an extent this proved a great success, many of these side projects have lead to global, innovative endeavors that Google has profited. It also certainly was a good selling point for potential high calibre candidates to choose Google as their employer.


Quantam Workplace recently released findings that pinpointed a 14% increase in engagement when they are provided time off to recharge, and are 18% more engaged when given time to pursue healthy activities. It is something however that many intelligent people intuitively know to pursue. Kate Putnam does it all outside of her working hours, and has consistently proven herself a valuable employee as a result. Throughout her studies at University of New Hampshire, she was involved in many activities and clubs alongside her academic commitments, and has since continued these pursuits. She has been a keen cyclist from an early age, and is currently a member of the Central NH Bicycling Coalition Board of Directors. Team sports, hiking, photography and rowing are some of her other pursuits in her free time, all of which contribute towards fitness and general wellbeing.

Interestingly this might be why companies are increasingly instilling flexible working schedules. Employees are often given opportunities to work from home, or adopt more irregular working hours in keeping with their other commitments. According to a Willis survey, employees have proven to be more engaged when they are provided a flexible schedule. All workers now have laptops and phones through which they can access work files and emails, so it naturally follows that productive work no longer is confined to the office. If this gives employees the chance to pursue productive and active interests outside of work, or honor family commitments, it means happier and healthier workers.

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Monday, 29 August 2016

Kate Putnam as the Executive Myers-Briggs Personality Type

There are many different personality tests that have been devised over the years, most of which are free to take online. A lot of them do not hold a lot of sway, personality is a massively complex concept and these tests often oversimplify and compartmentalize people into binary categories. The Myers-Briggs indicator is one that was devised in the sixties is one of the only tests of its type that has remained popular and is largely respected across fields. Based on the studies of Carl Jung, who worked alongside Freud, it is built on the four functions with which people perceive the world - sensation, intuition, feeling, and thinking. Decision making is affected by each of these categories in different degrees. There are sixteen different outcomes in the test, each personality type holding different values and drawing from different factors in order to make their decisions.

Look at Kate Putnam, on Youtube, for an example of an archetypal ESTJ. Labelled the ‘executive’ personality type, ESTJs will bring a lot of value to any of their endeavors. The executive is known for their practicality, decisiveness, and desire for efficiency in any of their pursuits. They are therefore natural leaders, and are quick to involve and organize others in order to get results. With a strong understanding of good and bad outcomes, and being quick to discern between wrong and right, the ‘executives’ embrace honesty and dedication. They also adept at bringing people together, and are usually strong community builders in and outside of the workplace.

It is interesting to do for fun, but the Myers-Briggs test has also served a purpose in helping businesses source new recruits. Leading management consultancy McKinsey & Company are well known to have used it, for example, as a tool for helping sculpt effective teams and make best use of their employees strengths. There are no good or bad personality types necessarily, but each certainly will be better within certain roles and with certain responsibilities than others.

Kate Putnam, official account on LinkedIn, exemplifies the positive traits of the ESTJ, as is evident in her strong community involvement over the years. She is currently a member of Concord Young Professionals Leadership team, The Central NH Bicycling Coalition Board of Directors, The Friends Program Board of Directors, The Bow Rotary, MWV Leadership Class of 2014, a North Face Local’s Ambassador, and a Skimm Ambassador. It is difficult to imagine how she manages to find any free time, but as a true ‘executive’ she finds happiness in the community.

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Kate Putnam as the Executive Myers-Briggs Personality Type

There are many different personality tests that have been devised over the years, most of which are free to take online. A lot of them do not hold a lot of sway, personality is a massively complex concept and these tests often oversimplify and compartmentalize people into binary categories. The Myers-Briggs indicator is one that was devised in the sixties is one of the only tests of its type that has remained popular and is largely respected across fields. Based on the studies of Carl Jung, who worked alongside Freud, it is built on the four functions with which people perceive the world - sensation, intuition, feeling, and thinking. Decision making is affected by each of these categories in different degrees. There are sixteen different outcomes in the test, each personality type holding different values and drawing from different factors in order to make their decisions.

Look at Kate Putnam, on Youtube, for an example of an archetypal ESTJ. Labelled the ‘executive’ personality type, ESTJs will bring a lot of value to any of their endeavors. The executive is known for their practicality, decisiveness, and desire for efficiency in any of their pursuits. They are therefore natural leaders, and are quick to involve and organize others in order to get results. With a strong understanding of good and bad outcomes, and being quick to discern between wrong and right, the ‘executives’ embrace honesty and dedication. They also adept at bringing people together, and are usually strong community builders in and outside of the workplace.

It is interesting to do for fun, but the Myers-Briggs test has also served a purpose in helping businesses source new recruits. Leading management consultancy McKinsey & Company are well known to have used it, for example, as a tool for helping sculpt effective teams and make best use of their employees strengths. There are no good or bad personality types necessarily, but each certainly will be better within certain roles and with certain responsibilities than others.

Kate Putnam, official account on LinkedIn, exemplifies the positive traits of the ESTJ, as is evident in her strong community involvement over the years. She is currently a member of Concord Young Professionals Leadership team, The Central NH Bicycling Coalition Board of Directors, The Friends Program Board of Directors, The Bow Rotary, MWV Leadership Class of 2014, a North Face Local’s Ambassador, and a Skimm Ambassador. It is difficult to imagine how she manages to find any free time, but as a true ‘executive’ she finds happiness in the community.

Tuesday, 31 May 2016

Kate Putnam – Takes An Active Role

Kate Putnam holds a world of experience through her educational opportunities, her professional experience, and her involvement in the community.
 
Kate began her education at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH where she received her Bachelor’s in communication and marketing. During her University degree she was also able to study abroad in London at the Regents College. This was a great opportunity for Kate, which is why she eagerly jumped at the opportunity. During her time at the University of NH Kate was a member of the Women’s Crew Team. Kate was on the woman’s crew team for over four years and was one of the top rowers. Rowing is one of the most physically demanding sports out there and it truly takes a lot of dedication and hard work in order to be good and competitive in the sport.
 
Kate Putnam has worked at Breckenridge Grand Vacations, where she was the marketing guest services manager, at White Rock Independent Living Community, as the General manager, and Attitash Grand Summit Hotel, where she currently works as the Senior Sales Manager. At each of these positions Kate had to be able to fulfill many tasks. Some of the major tasks included general management of employees, project management, negotiated, completed, and submitted all contracts with vendors, maintained relations with all co-workers, residents, or vendors involved through her use of good communication skills, conflict resolution, problem solving, marketing research, financial audits, and so much more.
 
Professionally Kate has achieved so much in such a short career. She was the youngest female to be awarded a national award for innovative ideas and customer service, she created the Employee Assistance Fund and the board as a young and new member of the executive team, was the ten time award winning employee of the month at Breckenridge Grand Vacations, to name a few.
 
Kate has also been very active in the community and has accomplished many things. She is responsible for all marketing and decisions which are collaboratively made within the Concord Young Professional Marketing and Steering Committee, at Bow Rotary she is on the new member committee and marketing committee, she is the Vice President of the Central New Hampshire bicycling Coalition Board of Directors, She maintains her CPR certification, she was a student of Leadership Mount Washington Valley Class, and she was on the Memorial Hospital Foundation Gala Planning Committee where she helped plan and execute fundraising for the Gala.

Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Kate Putnam - The Importance of the Community

Throughout her working life, Kate Putnam has always been immensely committed to the community in which she lives. It’s a firm belief of hers that the act of doing good towards another person is one of the most important things that a human being can aspire to, and she is glad to have maintained several charitable activities throughout the entirety of her career. Kate Putnam has always been driven to establish community relationships because she thinks that the best antidote to the separatism and individualism of modern life is the capacity to give to others, doing your best to improve their lives.

Some of Kate Putnam’s best community-orientated work has come out of her time spent as the Vice President of the NH Bike Collation, where she also worked extensively on the board of directors. This is a community focused institution which aims to get more people on bicycles instead of in cars, helping to foster healthy and environmentally friendly activity in American adults. Obesity is the number one killer of people in today’s society and by encouraging people to get active and take control of their health you actually save lives. Kate Putnam is a strong believer in the ability of exercize to help people beat their illnesses, and advocates travel by bike over short distances against that of cars. Too many Americans are chained to these vehicles and we have gotten out of touch with the locomotive abilities of our own bodies. What the NH Bike Collation does is encourage people to get on bikes by educating them as to what their rights are on the roads, and supporting them in their access towards bikes and cycling accessories. Through helping these people are individuals and getting them in contact with each other, the NH Bike Collation and Kate Putnam are hoping to build a bicycle culture in the Concord area that encourages everyone around to get active and get healthy. This is one of the most important things that Kate Putnam thinks that you can do for a local community: she always has the health and happiness of others at the forefront of her mind. Cycling is a fun and healthy way to resolve the health issues that come with being inactive and overweight and also minimizes the amount in which individuals use their cars, which provides extra bonuses for the community as a whole. Kate Putnam is rightfully proud of her experience working with this organization.

Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Kate Putnam - A Multi-Talented Woman

Kate Putnam is one of those rare and astounding people who has an innumerable range of different skills. She works all over the board, in a variety of professions that the ordinary person simply would not be capable of. Kate Putnam graduated from the University of New Hampshire and since then she has thrown herself into the world of professional work with applomb, building up a dazzling CV that is a testament to her multi-talented nature. Kate Putnam found her interest in Property Management fulfilled when she worked as the General Manager at Summit Property Management, Inc. in 2013, where she was responsible for the daily operations of White Rock Senior Living Community. It befell to Kate Putnam to organize everything to do with the daily functioning of the community and she managed a large quantity of employees, keeping operations running smoothly. The job of a general manager is inherently difficult, requiring the type of person who is able to balance a large variety of different tasks, all the while communicating with others and ascertaining that they are working to the best of their abilities too. It’s the kind of job designed for a skillful multi-tasker and in this environment, Kate Putnam was able to thrive, easily rising to the challenges of the job. Kate Putnam had always been interested in the world of property management as the desire to own a property in which to live in a universal human desire: everybody has their own property fears and concerns and negotiating her way through these needs was incredibly fascinating to Kate Putnam. She often interacted with residents through the scheduling of meetings in which they could interact with executive management and found the task of making their wishes come through extremely edifying. For her, the world of property was a world of endless possibility. Of course, the time that she spent at Summit Property Management exists in tandem with a large number of different vocations in which Kate Putnam developed a comprehensive skill-set. The experience that she had in marketing prior to taking the job was absolutely essential to the experience of working as a general manager, preparing her for the pressure of the job and giving her the people skills that this profession entails. Kate Putnam is a women who is extremely multi-talented and also believes firmly that adaptability is a crucial characteristic in the landscape of modern business.