Recent Articles
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Infographic: Getting out of the ‘phish’ net
Brian Wallace Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIn 2018 alone, 83% of people received phishing emails, and 64% of businesses experienced phishing attacks. Furthermore, 49% of hackers prefer to exploit human nature, not tech. This infographic explores why looking out for red flags isn’t enough to protect your business and why many employees are left in the dark when it comes to phishing.
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Fledgling screening trials could pave the way for new standard procedures…
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe U.K.'s Heathrow Airport is trialing new measures for screening passengers as the aviation industry looks for a way to emerge from the current crisis. With no definitive end to the risk posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the measures taken could become the new norm for travel by air. First to be implemented at Heathrow is facial recognition thermal screening technology, which monitors passengers moving through Terminal 2's immigration halls. This will then be scaled up to other areas such as departure areas and security screening, followed by other terminals.
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Report: Most contractors accept slow payments, don’t take action…
Justin Gitelman Construction & Building MaterialsIn the recently released 2020 National Construction Payment Report, contractors reveal that they spend a significant amount of time and energy trying to get paid, but they’re largely unwilling to take steps to speed up payment. As a result of slow and incomplete payments, construction businesses suffer jobsite delays and experience stunted growth. The report is based on a survey conducted by Levelset and Fieldwire in Q1 2020. In the survey, over 540 construction businesses gave insight into the relationship between their coordination on the jobsite and payment practices in the back office.
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COVID-19 has put a severe strain on law enforcement resources
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityGovernments around the world and their various departments are spending a lot of time, energy, and money to suppress COVID-19. Law enforcement is an important part of that, and law enforcement agencies across the country are focused on their roles and responsibilities. While police in Los Angeles and New York City have seen crime rates fall since outbreaks emerged in their cities, law enforcement officers in crime-heavy cities like Chicago and Detroit are facing severe trials.
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Increased telehealth use creates calls for its continued expansion among…
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareLong seen as a pariah of sorts, the practice of telemedicine is here to stay. Blame COVID-19 and social distancing for breaking the outdated resistance. Telemedicine continues to expand because of the pandemic, including the use of telehealth, remote monitoring technologies, and wearables. Experts say that the use of these technologies is now a way of life for patients and will likely replace some in-person care.
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Reopening church: 5 strategic tips to communicate properly
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityFirst of all: Church never closed. Sure, your building had restrictions but the Church (the Christ-followers in your local fellowship) didn't close down. In fact, the virus only decentralized your Church for a relatively short time. I certainly hope each of your ministries is soberly looking at how people have been affected and how opinions have changed during this time. That's why an effective communication strategy is essential. Instead of a shotgun approach, you need a systematic strategy that pushes to a process of changes. Here are five strategic tips.
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How millennial managers are reshaping the workplace
Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIf you're older than 40 or so, there's a tendency to think of millennials in terms of popular stereotypes: avocado toast-eating youngsters job-hopping at the drop of a hat. However, some millennials have been working for almost two decades — and many of these individuals are managers. A new report by Zapier reveals that 62% of millennials manage at least one direct report. For years, we've been studying how millennial employees are changing the workforce. But now, the more appropriate question is: how are millennial managers shaping the workforce?
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Associations are made for times like these
Bob Harris and Kateryna Glazkova Association ManagementAs the economy was faltering and associations began hurting, Ukrainian executive Kateryna Glazkova circulated a statement, "Associations are made for times like these." Glazkova is the executive director of the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs, founded in 2016. Its purpose is to protect the interests of entrepreneurs and create a favorable business environment. We discussed the impact of her statement and shared what characteristics make associations strong.
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Workplaces are designed for ‘alpha males.’ It’s time…
Kate Lanz Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementLet’s face it. Workplaces revolve around alpha males. Most large organizations have been created over the decades by men for men. This shows up in all sorts of work practices, such as the qualities that are looked for in recruitment, the way power is measured, the way meetings are run, how feedback is given, and so forth — all of the practices that combine to form the culture of the place we call work. In order to get ahead, many women are expected to be the best men they can be.
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Milk: Does it do what we think it does?
Amanda Ghosh Medical & Allied HealthcareMost of us grew up hearing, "drink your milk; it's good for your bones." But is it? Let's look at what the research is saying about milk. A meta-analysis of cohort studies on milk consumption and hip fracture published in the Journal of Bone Mineral Research found that there is no association between milk consumption and hip fracture risk in adult women and possibly men. A meta-analysis assesses the results of many research studies to conclude a research question. So, the results of this study were not merely the results of one study, but the results of several studies.