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• 5 ways to keep your emotions in check while running a business

  Scott Greenberg Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Running a business is intense. You’ve invested your own money or, more likely, borrowed money you have to pay back. It’s your signature on all the contracts. You're the last word on all big decisions. There's a correlation between your mental state and the state of your business. Your ability to manage your feelings is a huge determinant of how you’ll perform. Some people are naturally calm. Others, myself included, have to be more deliberate about it. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to keep your emotions in check. Here are five.

• Real estate goes virtual with contactless viewings, signings, and property…

  Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Purchasing a home or renting an apartment can be a cumbersome process, exacerbated — and made less safe — by COVID-19. In-person showings and signings are difficult, if not impossible, to manage while maintaining social distancing guidelines. Syncing various schedules can also be a headache, especially for buyers and tenants with kids and inflexible jobs. And what about those last-minute questions that tend to pop up at 2 a.m.? However, some real estate and property management companies are making the homebuying, rental, and property management process a lot easier — and reducing the probability of contracting COVID-19 — through the use of a variety of virtual solutions.

• Emergency savings accounts: A growing workplace benefit

  Grace Ferguson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  In a 2020 survey, 34.2% of U.S. workers said it would be very difficult to meet their current financial obligations if their paycheck were delayed for one week, while 34.5% said it would be somewhat difficult. Further, 40% of U.S. households "say they would struggle to cover a $400 emergency expense like a medical bill or car repair," according to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). To pay for emergency expenses, some employees end up tapping into their 401(k) or their long-term savings accounts — which defeats the purpose of these accounts. Consequently, a growing number of employers are offering payroll-deduction emergency savings accounts (ESAs).

• Design for mental wellness

  Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  Decades of case studies and research studies have demonstrated ways that interior design can improve mental healthcare environments. Design interventions such as altering space layouts, improving lighting and daylighting, modifying colors, and introducing natural elements have been found to reduce anxiety and aggression in some mental health patients, leading to more constructive therapies, less violence and less need for medications to control behavior, among other benefits. A natural next step is to employ similar interventions to support and improve mental wellness in order to prevent the onset of mental distress or illness.

• How concerning is it when contactless self-service pushes people out of…

  Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  COVID-19 has accelerated a few foreseeable changes that the service industry expected for the future. For example, more consumers have wanted delivery service since the pandemic hit in March. Restaurants, hotels, airlines, retailers, and shopping malls have extended their current contactless self-service offerings through mobile apps, kiosks, facial recognition, and palm recognition technologies. To embrace the growing demand for delivery and contactless self-service, many fast-food chains also introduced new restaurant designs, featuring double- or triple-drive-thru lanes, conveyor belt delivery, and food lockers for pickup orders.

• Visual breakthroughs in social media marketing to take advantage of in…

  Lisa Mulcahy Marketing

  As a digital/social media marketer, you know that innovation, especially in the time of a pandemic, can be a true asset when it comes to retaining your brand's customers and gaining new ones. Key elements you can use to ensure engagement across your platforms include exciting, fresh visual tools. From emerging technology to new angles in visual content design, there are a range of visual advertising enhancements that can help boost your brand's sales and sustain your profits throughout 2021. Here are five specific visual breakthrough areas you and your marketing team can use to best advantage.

• Supporting social-emotional learning in today’s classroom

  Sheilamary Koch Education

  Before students can really focus on math, science or any academic subject, they need to have their basic needs met, and one of those needs is emotional security. Today, students' stress may be related to economic uncertainty in the family, concern about an elderly loved one or even being able to log in for class. Even prior to today's pandemic-triggered upheaval, many educators were strongly advocating for social-emotional learning (SEL) to address bullying in the classroom as well as to help students develop the skills today’s employers are seeking such as the ability to tolerate unpleasant emotions.

• 2 essential reasons you can’t protect your stock portfolio from loss

  Patrick Gleeson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  A recent internet ad showed a handsome, self-assured older white male relaxed in expensive surroundings wondering how he can be sure his stock portfolio is absolutely safe. We’ll call him “Mr. Winner.” The ad’s sponsor, a major investment firm, will presumably answer that question, no doubt by undertaking the management of Mr. Winner’s portfolio themselves. One problem: not even a prestigious investment management firm can protect Mr. Winner’s stock portfolio from loss, even substantial loss. No one can. Here’s why.

• 3 simple New Year’s resolutions for church staff

  Deborah Ike Religious Community

  We're near the finish line of 2020, with everyone ready to bid this chaotic year adieu. As we try to shake off a rough year, it's time to look ahead and consider how to start 2021. While COVID-19 isn't fully behind us, we can still take a few actions to make this new year better than the last.

• How will the new administration affect gun laws?

  Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  The pro-gun lobby and its detractors each have strong opinions about the issue. America saw a massive spike in gun sales just before the elections. Americans have bought a record 17 million guns this year. Something is different about 2020, though. There has been an onslaught of new or first-time gun owners. They were more active before the elections, with plans to arm themselves if the elections got turbulent. Then there is the pandemic to blame as well.

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