Recent Articles
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Creative leaders: Embrace the reverse pilot
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementGood leaders stay on top of their game by remaining dynamic. While it is not always about embracing every new, shiny theory, it does require effort, practice and some attempt to stay current. This three-part series for creative leaders will highlight a few non-traditional strategies to add to that leadership bag of tricks. We will start by discussing the reverse pilot. Simply put, the idea is to strip away useless or productivity-killing activities.
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Are holidays just regular shifts for nurses?
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareFamilies gathered around bounties of lovingly prepared food. Grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles sharing stories from their youth, laughing and remembering about days gone by. Football and falling leaves as temperatures drop and the mindfulness of being thankful for all the blessings in our lives. This is what the holidays are all about. But for many nurses and healthcare providers, their family gathering is around paper plates and potluck bonanzas in the break rooms of hospital and care facilities around the country.
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My child struggles with reading. Can music therapy help?
Howard Margolis EducationCan music therapy help? Sometimes yes, sometimes no, but often it’s well worth a try. Emotions affect learning. Many struggling readers feel extremely negative about reading. Your child may feel depressed about his (or her) struggles. He may keep telling himself (or herself) any number of self-doubts and harmful things. The longer and deeper pessimistic thoughts and negative emotions plague these children, the longer their mental health, motivation to read, and achievement will suffer.
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Study: 6 OTC supplements contain banned stimulants
Lynn Hetzler PharmaceuticalResearchers recently identified four banned and potentially harmful stimulants in six over-the-counter supplements. The investigators found the four DMAA-like stimulants in weight loss and preworkout products that are currently available online. The researchers published their findings earlier this month in Clinical Toxicology.
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EAET: A new therapy for fibromyalgia
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareFibromyalgia affects 10 million or more Americans ages 18 and older and an estimated 3-6 percent of the world population. A complex, long-term pain condition, fibromyalgia takes a powerful toll on health, well-being and quality of life, affecting sleep, social activities, thinking and memory. Of those who face the challenges of fibromyalgia, 75-90 percent are women.
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Should Texas allow hunters to use air rifles?
John McAdams Recreation & LeisureWhen most people think of air rifles, they probably picture something along the lines of the BB guns many of us grew up shooting. However, several different companies have developed much more powerful big bore air rifles better suited to hunting big game in the past few years.
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Hotels are now entering the short-term residential rental business
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementIt is clear that room-sharing services have created a big threat to hotels — even though a recent study also reported that Airbnb listings could actually have positive impacts on hotels' RevPAR (revenue per available room) performance. Hotels are firing up for a new war against Airbnb, as well as other platforms that provide short-term residential rental services.
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Resource allocation versus human resources
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementPeople are an organization's best asset, but how do we make sure we distribute the right resources needed to run a business? When we think of resources, we focus on capital improvements, equipment, security, salaries, etc., but we often overlook human resources. Making sure that employees are taken care of is probably the most critical element in human resource allocation.
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Top 20 ‘super’ IT task orders with combined ceiling values…
Brenda Crist Civil & GovernmentIn FY18, 20 "super" information technology (IT) tasks orders with combined ceiling values of more than $4.4 billion and spending to date of more than $4 billion will exceed their ultimate expiration date and become eligible for competition (see chart below).
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Team building on a budget
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityHow well your staff works together has a direct impact on the ministry that happens during weekly services. If you're constantly dealing with personality conflicts, poor communication and inefficient practices, others will see the impact of those issues on Sunday morning.