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• 8 exercises for strengthening your business writing

  Joe Latta Communications

  Writing skills are essential for today's business professionals. Don't believe me? Consider this: A study from data services provider SunGard found that approximately 90 percent of business communications are now via electronic text. That's right, whether you're an accountant, architect, advisor or administrator, writing is a key part of your job.

• Articulate leadership no guarantee for effective organizational communication

  Mike Wokasch Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  As a society, we admire, applaud and follow articulate people who help us understand, who inspire us and who project a future of possibilities that sound better than what we have today. This skill is essential for helping a group or organization identify "what could be" while aligning people and their beliefs to work toward a common goal. Articulate leaders can also verbally resolve differences, dispel untruths and keep the naysayer at bay. So why do they sometimes struggle to get anything done?

• Back to school: Training on Porsche’s newest racing 911

  Cole Scrogham Recreation & Leisure

  It's not every day that Porsche announces a new racing car, specifically built for an all new racing series, so the new 991 GT America is already a special car by any standard. In order to help teams build some competency on the GT America, Porsche Motorsport attempted an exercise that has not been done since the 2000 season — inviting team members to an official training session, which immediately followed the Petit LeMans race in October. Any opportunity to visit the Porsche Training Center in Atlanta is one not to miss, so when Porsche Motorsport North America offered this opportunity, my name was on the list.

• Tour bus trip to New Orleans: Part I

  Mark Hewitt Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  This was to be my first epic trip. It would be a grand total of 1,346 miles across six states and taking just under one full day of travel time, including stops. I was driving down to New Orleans for three days for a major conference there. For this trip I needed a co-driver so we could make it in one go without having to stop overnight anywhere. This worked well with us taking four-hour shifts behind the wheel and four hours in the bunk that had been fitted just for the trip.

• Uses for GIS mapping technology in fields of ESL

  Beth Crumpler Education

  Geographic information system (GIS) mapping technology is not the same as GPS mapping. GIS relies on computerized hardware and software to add data to maps, while GPS is a location device that relies on satellites. GIS helps answer information about the world around you. The Geographic Information Systems Collaboratory at DePaul University and the Chicago Federation of Labor Workers Assistance Committee have created an example of using GIS to for data analysis purposes in the field of ESL.

• The View from Europe: Heat recovery

  Andrew Gaved Facilities & Grounds

  Last time we looked at how the subject of doors on chiller cabinets was vexing the supermarket refrigeration managers in Europe, because the way to undoubted energy savings was being blocked by concerns over the effect on merchandising. But if doors on fridges is a well-understood set of technologies remaining unexploited for nonengineering reasons, then the flip side of the coin is the whole realm of heat recovery.

• 4 ways for church staff to celebrate Christmas

  Deborah Ike Religious Community

  December can be a challenging month for church staff. You'd like to enjoy the holiday season, yet your schedule is packed with planning Christmas services and outreaches while trying to prepare your family's holiday celebrations. Your dedication to serving others is wonderful and greatly appreciated. However, please take time for yourself and your loved ones this Christmas. Here are four tips to help that don't require much time or energy to accomplish.

• When does a church need a master site plan?

  Robert C. Foreman Religious Community

  With the purchase of a new site or planning for expansion on an existing site, every church planning to build should have a master site plan. Every phase of expansion should be preceded by updating the master site plan. The master site plan is a valuable tool in the planning process for a new facility because any church that wishes to provide for growth needs to know how much it will be able to grow on its currently available property.

• Out of the ashes: A Nairobi airport for the future

  Matt Falcus

  ​Four months ago, Kenya's busiest airport was struck by a fire that left its arrivals terminal in ruins. Now, out of the ashes, it hopes to rebuild its infrastructure and become the busiest airport in East Africa.

• How to build your dream team

  Mel Kleiman Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  In response to every survey we've conducted over the years, hiring managers and business owners report that employee referrals generate the best job applicants. These results are also right in line with independent studies that show employee referrals are the only recruiting tool that delivers high-quality workers who stay on board about three times longer than those from other sources.

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