Johnny-on-the-spot as a noun means "an unusually alert fellow who is capable of decisive action, and seizing an opportunity!"

Relationship Building: Established rapport with people easily, developing and maintaining a network of contacts that can provide information, help and access to others.

Behavioral Indicators:

- Takes appropriate action to gain cooperation and build consensus

- Develops and maintains positive working relationships with co-workers and customers by being timely and maintaining a pleasant, positive attitude

- Understands how he/she is perceived by others

- Is aware of the differences in style among people and adapts one's own style to better work with others with differing styles

- Uses different behaviors depending on the situation at hand to achieve desired outcomes

- Works to make a particular impression on others to help achieve a work-related objective

- Develops and proactively uses networks, both inside and outside comfort zone to build rapport and seek or provide help

- Establishes a climate of trust, confidence and mutual respect

- Takes actions to improve relationships between others

Stay tuned for monthly 'Johnny-On-The-Spots'

10 Essential Tips for Emergency Eyewash Stations

May 31, 2011 By Kelly Piotti

A chemical eye injury is something to avoid at all costs; it is a painful and frightening experience and one that may leave a person blinded for life. So if your employees are exposed to hazardous chemicals and other substances, it's imperative that you do everything you can to ensure that your emergency eyewash stations meet the required safety standards to best protect workers. Here are some suggestions.

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What You Need to Know for Your 2011 Tax Filing and What's New for 2012

By Bonnie Lee | Fox Business

Tax season is here again! While the filing deadline might be a couple of months away, this month you will receive all required third-party reporting documents: W2s, 1099s for interest and dividends, 1099s for nonemployee compensation if you are an independent contractor, 1099-Bs from your broker reporting proceeds from the sale of stocks and bonds, 1098s from your mortgage holder, K-1s from partnerships, S Corps, estates, and trusts. Hopefully, you've set up a file to store all these documents to make data gathering for tax preparation a snap. If not, now's the time to create one.

Note that the due date for filing this year is April 17. If a tax due date falls on a weekend or a holiday, the next business day becomes the due date. This year April 15 is a Sunday and Monday, April 16 is a federal holiday so the due date falls on Tuesday, April 17. If you are unable to file by the deadline, you may obtain an extension to Oct. 15. Bear in mind that the extension is for filing, not paying. All taxes must be paid by April 17 otherwise you may suffer penalties and interest.

If you pay estimated tax payments throughout the year, the due date for your next quarterly installment for prepayment of 2011 income taxes is Tuesday, Jan. 17. Estimated tax payments for 2012 will be due on April 17, June 15, Sept. 17 and Jan. 15, 2013.

Beginning in 2011, brokerage firms are required to report to the IRS not only proceeds from sales of stocks and mutual funds, but also the cost basis of the investments that are sold. The IRS has designed a new Form 8949 for reporting capital gains and losses. A summary of the information listed on this form is carried over Schedule D. A couple of new columns are added to Form 8949 reporting – one for adjustments to basis (in case your broker has an incorrect figure) and one for coding the transaction to identify the type of sale.

Business mileage rates for 2011 were changed mid-year, so when calculating your mileage for 2011 use the rate of 51 cents per mile for miles driven up to June 30, 2011 and 55 ½ cents per mile from July 1 to Dec. 31.

Mileage rates for 2012 are as follows: 55 ½ cents per mile for business, 23 cents per mile for moving and medical, and 14 cents per mile for charitable purposes.

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