Recent Articles
-
Why leaders should hand out compliments, not just criticism
Christina Nava Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementLet's face it: No one wants to work under a leader who rebukes more than commends. After a while, it becomes exhausting. The purpose of any criticism in the workplace is to express disapproval. It is to indicate that the work someone has put in isn't as good as it could be. While this negative feedback is meant to bring about improvement in an employee, too much of it often produces damaging effects.
-
Making the case for state Medicaid expansion
Maria Frisch Healthcare AdministrationMedicaid is a joint federal- and state-funded program that provides healthcare for more than 60 million low-income Americans. As a result of the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid was expanded to cover people from 19 to 65 years old with incomes of no more than 138 percent of the federal poverty level. This is equal to an annual salary of about $31,809 for a family of four and $15,414 for a single person.
-
More regulations for cooling industry to accommodate
Andrew GavedReaders outside of Europe may be forgiven for thinking that the European policymakers have got something against the cooling industry. Just look at all the legislation and standards-setting underway that are directed squarely at refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps.
-
Amazon enters the smartphone battlefield
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyAnother tech giant has joined the smartphone wars. In a presentation by CEO Jeff Bezos on Wednesday in Seattle, Amazon unveiled its long-rumored Fire Phone. But as Amazon launches what it hopes will be its next sensational multimedia device, it must avoid the fate of past phones with well-known brand-name associations.
-
Is your store dying a slow death — without you knowing it?
Harry J. Friedman RetailIt always amazes me how many big retailers don't see that they're dying a slow death because of their unwillingness to change the sales culture in their stores. Even if they're lucky enough to have a good merchant at the helm who drives the business, many sales are often lost despite great merchandising because management is still married to the formula that made them successful years ago. Know anyone like that?
-
Breast cancer: Advancements in diagnosis
Rosemary Sparacio Medical & Allied HealthcareOne of the most important advances in breast cancer diagnosis comes from the strides made in mammography. Phase contrast X-ray imaging, ultra-high-field MRI scanners, ultrasound and combinations of such new advances has greatly improved routine screening and patient care.
-
3 steps to better office communication now
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementI love technology. I even married a software DevOps guy. So I was thrilled when I walked into a new client's office as their interim head of HR and they told me IT reported to me. What followed was something that happens too frequently when experts communicate with nonexperts.
-
Say something: Teaching critical response
Eva Sullivan EducationAll of my high school students are recent immigrants to the U.S. These teenagers pick up oral language and slang from their peers fairly quickly, but may lag far behind when it comes to academic language used in an instructional setting.
-
Please read these 297 words
Mark MacDonald MarketingMore people would read more books if they were shorter. Wouldn't you? More would pick up a 20-page book than a 500-page book, no? The majority of people agree. So, it makes sense that your website and communication materials need to be short. Why?
-
Why they don’t quit: 3 drivers of employee retention
Greg L. Alston Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementHaving been in management since 1978, I have attended hundreds of meetings dealing with employee retention issues. The debate has raged for years about what the biggest drivers of satisfied employees are. Most people default to pay as being important, which it obviously is, but it does not seem to be the most important factor.