Recent Articles
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Music streaming services continue to emerge as album sales slump
Suzanne Mason CommunicationsStreaming music was a huge component of the music industry in 2014. While album sales saw an 11.2 percent decline, streaming music saw a 32 percent increase from the previous year. The ongoing dominance is now getting the attention of musicians who are seeing another way of getting their songs to play.
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Kitchen and bath upgrades leading remodeling recovery
Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesAttendees at this year's KBIS had a lot to celebrate — new products, new technologies, lots of industry presence and, most of all, an encouraging forecast for the year to come. At its annual address, the National Kitchen and Bath Association reported that the state of the industry is "excellent."
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Are you the ‘up periscope’ for your nonprofit organization?
William D. Pawlucy Association ManagementThe nonprofit world is seeing a downturn in volunteerism, a squeeze on its revenue streams and rising competition. How can you be the one who sees what is ahead and makes important course changes to maintain your organization's relevance?
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Break into niche markets to create new streams of patients
Jarod Carter Medical & Allied HealthcareWord-of-mouth referrals from your patients are essential to building your business. Another large source of nonphysician referrals comes from establishing a presence in a niche market where people are serious about performance. This is another one of those areas in which my advice applies to all types of practices, not just cash-based ones like mine.
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Handgun shooting drills: Targets and timing
Chad Thompson Recreation & LeisureIf you've been dry-fire practicing since the first article, you’re probably ready for some other drills to work on to see your progress and minimize the tendency to get bored. I now recommend that you either make your own downsized targets or buy some, but you need a series of targets that will simulate what you may encounter at a match, including small metric, classic and steel targets.
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The comforts of living in a motorhome
Laura Weaver Recreation & LeisureLiving in a motorhome is quite an experience. It takes a little ingenuity and a lot of planning. We have done just that for the past several years and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.
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Finding a job in healthcare: Bureaucracy
Catherine Iste Healthcare AdministrationOnce a year, I have the pleasure of being a guest lecturer for an ethics and social leadership class at a local university. The class participants include master's students in nursing and healthcare informatics.
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DUI fatalities increase as Colorado campaigns against ‘driving high’
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThe Colorado Highway Patrol had set an ambitious goal for 2014: to reduce the rate of driving under the influence (DUI) highway fatalities and crashes by 10 percent. They did not succeed. In fact, the DUI fatality rate increased by 6 percent, and the rate of DUI citations increased by 23 percent compared to 2013.
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The comfort zone is really the danger zone
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementA leader doesn't just wake up one day and become one. Leaders must work on and practice being a leader. Quite simply, that means leading. However, in time leaders can become complacent in how they lead. These types of leaders end up in their own comfort zone, and this is really a danger zone.
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How to wreck a warehousing business
Ken Ackerman Distribution & WarehousingCompared to most businesses, the distribution industry is reasonably stable. New enterprises frequently are launched, and older companies constantly disappear. However, in most cases, the cause of disappearance is a corporate buyout, rather than a catastrophic failure.