Recent Articles
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RV tricks that every full-timer needs to know
Paul Redvers Recreation & LeisureThe average RV is configured for a family on vacation. Sleeping accommodations are maximized — storage, seating and working areas, not so much. Vacationers typically spend much more time out of the unit. Full-timers have different needs.
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The quest for a budget 911
David Sayed Transportation Technology & AutomotiveAs a boy, the Porsche 911 never appealed to me. I thought it looked old-fashioned and, when the 924 came out in the late 70s, my 8-year-old self thought that Porsche had finally made something modern. How tastes change — some three decades later, I was looking admiringly at 911s with their quintessential Porsche styling. That was the beginning of my quest to own a 911.
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Cathedral of color: A Porsche tour through the Smoky Mountains
Dan Engel Recreation & LeisureDid you ever ask yourself what made that last road trip you took in your Porsche so special? Was it the weather, the roads, the venues, a special dinner or maybe the chance to have some uninterrupted time with your co-driver and navigator?
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Research: American doctors are ‘drowning in paperwork’
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationAccording to a new study, U.S. doctors spend nearly 17 percent of their working lives on nonpatient-related paperwork — time that might otherwise be spent caring for patients. The findings also suggest that the more time doctors spend on such tasks, the unhappier they are about having chosen medicine as a career.
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Learning from a presentation or interview post-mortem
Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementFollowing the completion of a sales presentation or job interview, a best practice is to perform a meeting post-mortem. While the most important perspective will be the assessment your interviewers and customers make, it is highly instructive to objectively and candidly evaluate how you did during each meeting.
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Chinese outsourcing may lead to textile resurgence in Carolinas
Stephanie McKenzie ManufacturingNorth and South Carolina were once the center of the American textile industry. This changed completely by the late 1990s, when the textile mills closed, moving their operations overseas where labor and raw materials were cheaper.
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Overcoming price objections: How to turn bellyachers into believers
Fred Berns RetailWhat do you say when they say you're too expensive? That's a vexing question for those who fear and fight the idea of price objections. For all too many business professionals, questions about their price cause anxiety at best, and a conviction that they have to cave in and slash their fees at worst.
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Final Rule 2015: What PTs need to know
Brooke Andrus Medical & Allied HealthcareThe summary of this year's Final Rule is hot off the presses, which means that — among other things — we now know the details regarding the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) for 2015. For those who have been following the PQRS saga since the program first came into being in 2007, it should come as no surprise that Medicare has yet again upped the ante for compliance.
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Taking the right steps to build your IT project team
Betty Boyd Civil & GovernmentOne of the most important aspects a project manager faces is finding the right people that are required for each project. People are the most important asset to an organization. Human resource management, especially in IT, is challenging. In fact, well-qualified people are both difficult to find and keep.
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Purina at the forefront of pet food marketing trends
Jackie Bay Pet CareThe recent launch of Just Right dog food by Purina is a bold step in pet food marketing. This launch of a customizable or build-to-order product, is a crossover from an important consumer trend. According to a report by DataMonitor, Consumer and Innovation Trends in Pet Care 2014, the "Made For Me" consumer trend is one of eight that are shaping innovation within the pet industry.