Recent Articles
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‘Leave me alone!’ 3 essentials a church must do to communicate
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityI fly a lot, and I pray before each flight that God would allow me to have an effective conversation with the person next to me. Effective? That means I'll represent the church in a good light and talk about Jesus or faith somehow.
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First, do no harm? A failure of stethoscope hygiene
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareAlthough studies have illustrated the importance of stethoscope hygiene and guidelines have been established, healthcare professionals rarely comply.
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Begin the year differently to create success for your gifted students
Susan Winebrenner EducationVisualize yourself at a professional development presentation during which you painfully discover you already know much of the content. How do you feel about being required to stay for the entire presentation when all you want to do is leave?
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Budgeting toward the sweet spot
James Clyburn Religious CommunityIt's about that time again. Time to enter your ministry budget, get everything just right and hold your breath during the approval process.
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How to switch careers: Get the interview
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAny particularly bad day in the office can inspire us to think about a career change. But taking the next steps requires more than just a lot of bad days in a row.
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15 hidden and unique treasures to visit
Cindy Belt Recreation & LeisureMy husband and I have been full-timing it across the United States for several years. While we find museums educational, it's the strange, bizarre and unexpected places that are so much fun!
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Porsche sets stage for ‘electric’ new chapter in racing
Ross Lancaster Transportation Technology & AutomotiveJune's 24 Hours of Le Mans will likely be remembered as the end of an era in world-class sports car racing. With Audi's withdrawal from the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the end of 2016, a mere five factory-supported entries from two manufacturers — Porsche and Toyota — took part in the top class at Le Mans in 2017, LMP1. During the race, every one of those LMP1 entries ostensibly competing for the overall win had serious mechanical issues or wrecked out of the biggest race in worldwide sports car racing.
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Cooperative learning never gets old
Savanna Flakes EducationI read a quote the other day from the Carnegie Institute of Technology that reminded me of the importance of soft skills: "85 percent of your financial success is due to your personality and ability to communicate, negotiate and lead. Shockingly, only 15 percent is due to technical knowledge."
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Don’t be a know-it-all — seek knowledge and grow
Leslie LaskinReese Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesKnow-it-alls don't know it all. They're just more uncomfortable more of the time because they want their peers to believe they do know it all. They've created a self-imposed conundrum — they can't learn new things because they already know it all. So when they don't know something they must find a way to pretend they do, then find a way to learn it without letting on that they're learning something new.
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Are you making your employees’ mental health a priority?
Christina Nava Mental HealthcareRecently on Twitter, a woman shared an email she received from her CEO after informing him that she would be taking two sick days off work to focus on her mental health. The CEO responded by thanking her for shedding light on the importance of mental healthcare.