Recent Articles
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Deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa reaches historic levels
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareAs of July 8, there have been 888 confirmed cases of Ebola with 539 deaths in West Africa, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The outbreak has spread to three countries thus far — Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia — and is the most severe ever recorded.
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10 tips for hiring an IT consultant
Dinesh Gulati Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIn the last two weeks, I had six conversations with our current and prospective clients who discussed their challenges when hiring an IT consultant. There was one clear theme. They all "interviewed" the submitted contractor candidates for technical skills, focusing on the technical nuts and bolts. But five of the six had poor experiences with the performance after the consultant was onboarded on the project.
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Group therapy: Close-call stories help improve flight safety
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareThe Center for Medical Transport Research will hold its annual Safety Story Workshop from Oct. 22-24 in Denver. With help from the Center for Digital Story Telling, TCMTR will bring together air medical professionals who will again share their stories about coming a razor's width from "buying the farm" — pilot parlance for ending up in a body bag.
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Unusual venues can spice up college athletics
Chuck Cox Sports & FitnessGames at unusual venues for big-time college basketball, football and hockey are starting to pop up on a regular basis. From baseball stadiums to aircraft carriers, the backdrops for games have gotten more and more interesting and creative over the years.
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Is clinical pharmacy really the future of our profession?
Greg L. Alston PharmaceuticalIn the fall of 1974, I entered pharmacy school energized by a new vision of pharmacy practice called clinical pharmacy. Now that 40 years have elapsed, let's take a look at how this vision has manifested within the profession and the education of our student pharmacists.
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Why you have to use social media
Catherine Iste MarketingAs a teenager, I frequently used the "but everyone else is doing it" argument to try to secure permission for anything from attending a Guns N' Roses concert to staying out all night after prom. It did not usually work with my parents, but I am happy to say after all of these years, I have found a clear case where this excuse works: social media.
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Who wins in Tesla’s patent move?
Ross Lancaster Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIn the world of automotive technology, patents exclusive to one automaker have traditionally been guarded as extremely valuable possessions, never to make it into a rival's hands. On June 12, Tesla CEO Elon Musk turned that line of thinking on its head.
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The ultimate cheat sheet to improve working capital
Scott Wolfe Jr. Construction & Building MaterialsThe 2008 recession burned a lot of construction and building companies and made them become more financially disciplined. This discipline, however, is being challenged by improving market conditions. Since improving economies present high financial risks, it is more important than ever to understand and improve a company's working capital position.
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Technology is driving the food and beverage industry forward
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageAccording to Plunkett Research, the global food and agricultural industry will reach $7.6 trillion by the end of this year. In the U.S., sales from retail grocery stores and supermarket reached over $650 billion in 2013, and sales from nontraditional food-sellers reached a figure of $435 billion in 2013.
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Can you really afford mediocre employees?
Mel Kleiman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementHundreds of research studies have quantified the difference between an "A player" versus a "C player." Every one of them concludes that the difference in productivity and the impact on the bottom line is anywhere from 20 percent to over 1,000 percent greater return when you compare the best, most productive employees to those who are "average."