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Celebrating volunteers
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementVolunteers make communities better. There are more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations structured to engage the time and talent of volunteers. It is estimated there are 22 million people serving on boards. "I have worked with association volunteers for over 25 years, always amazed by the things they accomplish outside of their jobs and family lives. Volunteers are selfless individuals who feel a responsibility and desire to give back to their communities and professions, affect positive change, and contribute to the greater good," offers Dee Kring, CAE, CMP, chief staff executive at Partners in Association Management.
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Infographic: The art and science of storytelling
Brian Wallace Mental HealthcareWe all share stories every day through blogs, social media, and conversations with friends. Between Facebook and Twitter, nearly 1 billion posts are shared every day. Yet many believe they don’t have what it takes to tell your story. Your writing doesn’t have to be excellent to provide great benefits. Taking the time to develop a daily writing habit will benefit your physical and mental health.
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Top 10 mistakes made on résumés
Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhile résumés have evolved over the past decade, some of the same old mistakes keep popping up! For example, the purpose of a résumé is to make it easy for an employer to determine if someone is the right candidate or not. An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) will reject it if it is not a high-percentage match to employer requirements, and employers will not try to guess how nonemployer-centric content might be applied to them. Employers should be able to easily see how you will be an asset to their organization.
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It’s not perfectionism that’s hurting us. It’s our approach…
Julian Reeve Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementFinding a perfectionist that isn’t in some way proud to be one is like finding out you’ve won $100 million on the lottery. It’s not unheard of, but it’s rare! Why? Because perfectionists believe their strong work ethic, superior attention to detail, and ability to achieve more than everyone else puts them in a class above the rest. For the most part, they’re right! Numerous studies have shown that perfectionists outperform non-perfectionists, and there is an increasing belief that society’s largely negative portrayal of perfectionism now requires an update. But while these positive qualities of perfectionism continue to garner support, the negative aspects must not be ignored.
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Optometrist discovers cannabinoids as means to identify use of marijuana
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareUnlike for alcohol, there is no breathalyzer or in-the-field measure of performance such as the Standard Field Sobriety Test. Impairment Measurement Marijuana and Driving (IMMAD), based in Quincy, Massachusetts, is a bioscience company working to fill the gap of limited technology to detect impairment to drive with marijuana use. IMMAD is collaborating with the Boston University School of Medicine’s Biomedical Forensics (BMFS) Program to do something about the risk of marijuana impaired drivers contributing to fatal crash rates.
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Infographic: Pandemic digital health trends you should know
Brian Wallace Medical & Allied HealthcareThe COVID-19 pandemic brought a rapid acceleration in digital health services and telemedicine. Much of the digital transformation in healthcare has been driven by patient expectations and has little to do with doctors' age or level of experience. Today, physicians are more likely to recommend health-related smartphone apps, fitness wearables and other technology to their patients. Many use social media to engage with and educate patients. In fact, 87% of doctors who are high digital adopters share educational videos with patients regularly.
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Global tourism recovery gets boost from industry leaders at WTTC 2021
Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe world's tourism leaders gathered for the 2021 World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) summit on April 26 to get a shared perspective on how to handle the ongoing crisis in world tourism numbers — a global condition of the 2020 pandemic that has seen the disappearance of more than 60 million jobs. "The impact of Covid in the travel and tourism sector had an impact 18 times stronger than the impact of the global financial crisis that occurred in 2008. This is why the event is so important, because it is the global platform for recovery," said Gloria Guevara Manzo, CEO and president of the WTTC.
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Fit the association into a box
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementThere is a way to insert all the key elements of an association into a single box to gauge strengths and weaknesses. It is not the kind of box you use to send a package. This box is a grid. Associations have many guiding documents, including mission, budget, strategic plan, and committees. Seldom are all the elements assembled on a grid for comprehension by volunteer leaders. The grid is positioned horizontally on 8.5- by 11-inch paper. The number of columns will depend on how many goals are in the strategic plan. Most strategic plans have four to six goals.
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‘Impairment’ at work means more than just alcohol and other…
Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhen describing "impaired" workers, there’s a tendency to limit this term to alcohol, opioids, or cannabis. But according to the National Safety Council (NSC), the definition needs to be expanded. And 93% of employers who responded to a recent NSC survey agreed that workplace impairment includes more than alcohol and drugs. First, we need to define workplace impairment. According to Claire Stroer, MPH, CHES, NSC Impairment Program Manager, workplace impairment impedes the ability to function normally or safely.
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Are you ready to plug in?
Dave G. Houser Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIf predictions from auto industry experts are right, your next set of wheels could well be powered by electricity. According to the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on U.S. roads is projected to reach almost 20 million by 2030 — up from just 1 million in 2018. There is no question the future of electric transportation is evolving at a breakneck pace. Incentivizing the adoption of EVs in the U.S. is a federal tax credit for most electric vehicles for up to $7,500. That is, except for Tesla and GM, whose output has exceeded the credit’s cutoff of 200,000 vehicles sold.