Write an article based on this "Hold the ball above your thigh."
article: Let the ball drop onto the middle part of your thigh. If you bounce the ball off of your knee, it is almost guaranteed to go flying out of reach.

Write an article based on this "Get to know them. Give frequent praise for good work every day. Avoid criticism if at all possible. Provide opportunities for further training and education. Share information freely and readily. Support a learning environment."
article: It is easy to fall for judging the person and find reasons not to empower them. Know their skills and qualifications. Look over their curriculum vitae, and find out what their strengths and abilities are. This will help you decide where to maximize their potential. Listen to them more than you speak. Be aware of the emotional background some of them are going through and that difficult situations may be playing a role in their perceived timidity. Ask them what they are best capable of and find the most enjoyment in doing, within the scope of their work description. This way you can encourage them to contribute in their areas of specialty and interests and make sure it happens. Most people thrive in environments where they consistently receive positive feedback. It helps them to know what they are doing is appreciated, and will encourage them to continue their good work and feel empowered. Create an environment that celebrates both their successes and their failures. You also want to praise the employees who took a risk but didn't get the results they intended; however, they learned valuable lessons themselves and for the company. They were gutsy enough to make an example of themselves that everyone can learn from. Criticism has the opposite effect of praise, discouraging people greatly and often shutting them down. Always assume good faith, be understanding, think in terms of the good aspects of the situation, and compare their mistakes to mistakes you have made yourself, or could have made. If you must give criticism, be constructive, always give them praise first, and provide clear suggestions on how to improve. Criticism that offers no solution is just mean and unnecessary. Allow them to expand their knowledge and skills so they can contribute in greater ways. Sometimes, especially in the workplace, people feel powerless and as if their work isn't meaningful. When they accumulate more skills, they'll feel like they are important and belong. Check that people have all the high-tech items they need to be effective and make sure they know how to use them. Tell them, "If you have any questions, ask me about it and I can help." And mean it, too. Encourage your employees to take about 10 minutes each day to learn new skills on their iPhone, computer, or other non-technical skills they can use in daily life. Sharing information with employees is partly about trust and partly about resources. Information sharing fosters trust between you and your employees; after all, you wouldn't share information with someone you don't trust. Second, information sharing also gives your employees the resources they need to do a competent job; it's hard to make the best possible decisions when you don't have the information you need to act. Establish goals and objectives and communicate them clearly. Make sure you articulate everything from the company's mission and the founder's vision to a group's goals and individual roles. Employees are most empowered when they understand both large- and small-picture goals and aren't forced to improvise on the spot. Each week, get teams together to look at various situations and discuss them together to determine how they might handle things differently in the future and achieve a different result. This is really what our lives are all about learning new things as we age and analyzing the things we've done in the past. Create an environment in which making mistakes is acceptable. Empowering your employees sometimes means giving them the leeway to try things they've never done and accept uncertain results. Employees who are afraid to try something new for fear of backlash or criticism won't step out of the narrowly defined roles you've given them. This, in turn, robs them of empowerment. Barring certain limitations discrimination or illicit behavior come to mind in the workplace do your best to encourage healthy risk-taking. When an employee makes a mistake, encourage them to learn from it and move on.

Write an article based on this "Draw an egg shape. Draw two circles for the eyes. Draw ovals for the wings and small half ovals for the feet. Outline the penguin. Color in your penguin. Finished."
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It can be taller or stouter than the shape shown here, depending on how you want your penguin to look. After you've decided on the body's size, sketch in guidelines to help you with the features. Above those put very short, very faint eyebrows, which should be hardly noticeable unless you're looking right at them. Add in rosy cheeks if you like, and triangle for the beak. Include a small tail if you want peeking out on the side of the penguin's body. Add an oval on the penguin's tummy. Add in details, like the tuft of feathers on top of the head. Erase any unnecessary guidelines. Use black or grey for most of the penguin's body, with yellowish-orange for the beak and feet. Add in some shadowing/highlights and you are done!