Recent Articles
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The business of laser scanning: Surveyors and ‘wedding photographers’
Ken Smerz Science & TechnologyOur story begins many years ago when surveyors ruled the world. The highly trained professionals who are an absolute necessity in a world of land ownership, wealth and political control. After all, they're the ones responsible for accurately documenting the earth — right?
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How to find quality of life as an association executive
William D. Pawlucy Association Management"I am on and available to my board 24 hours a day, seven days a week," one association executive told me. "The board has my home number as well to reach me if they can't get me on my cell." I then asked him this question, "What is so important that it just can't wait until the next business day?"
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First responders work together to tackle Las Vegas tragedy
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThe Las Vegas mass shooting is the deadliest in U.S. history. Perched high on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel, Stephen Paddock opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Festival where thousands had gathered for the three-day outdoor country music concert. 59 people were killed, and more than 500 were injured as he went on a rampage for motives that are still not clear to the police. Among the victims were two off-duty police officers.
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How office environments may affect decision‑making
Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesOffice designers are familiar with the body of knowledge demonstrating how the design of office environments can influence key employee behaviors that impact business performance and earnings. Studies have shown that design choices can affect employee productivity, communication and knowledge sharing, creativity and innovation, and overall sense of job satisfaction and well-being, as well as rates of illness, absenteeism and retention.
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Get more out of open enrollment
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWould you rather go through your inbox, do your taxes, clean your toilet or research healthcare options? An Aflac survey from 2015 found a significant number of people would rank researching healthcare last on that list.
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Lessons from the 2017 USPSA Iron Sights Nationals
Joshua Fry Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityA cop, a cowboy, a model, a father and son, and a world champion shooter. This isn't the setup to a joke, just an example of the 580 shooters from across the nation who traveled to the Tactical Performance Center in St. George, Utah, to compete in the 2017 USPSA Iron Sights Nationals presented by CZ-USA from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1.
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How much should your church pay for good communications?
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityI often hear things like "we're the best-kept secret" and then "if more people understood all the good things we had to offer, we'd be turning people away." That’s a communication problem.
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Bricks, mortar ... and spark plugs
Pablo Deferrari Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIt happened on a whim. A routine pounding of a few keys commanding some entity to fetch a set of spark plugs and have them at my door in a few days was stopped dead.
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SeaPort-NxG: Major changes ahead require a revamped win strategy
Lisa Pafe Civil & GovernmentSeaPort-e is a Multiple Award Contract (MAC) that contractors either love or hate. For most of the 3,196 award holders, the Navy's flagship vehicle has generated little if any revenue. For the select few, such as Booz Allen Hamilton, SAIC, CSRA, BAE and General Dynamics, the $51 billion engineering professional services vehicle has been a reliable revenue generator. Less than 20 percent of prime contractors have received any awards (this is true for both the large and small business tracks).
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Disruptive innovation: The new normal in warehouse management
Ken Ackerman Distribution & WarehousingThe phrase "disruptive innovation" was invented by Clayton M. Christensen, a professor at Harvard Business School. The term describes a new market and value network that eventually disrupts an existing market.