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• Struggling learners’ difficulties have intensified: Here’s…

  Howard Margolis Education

  In this chaotic, volatile, and frightening era of COVID-19, struggling learners’ difficulties have intensified. Wherever remote learning has replaced some or all in-person instruction, many struggling learners have found it extremely difficult to focus, to understand, and to apply what teachers are trying to teach. What’s the answer, the answer that will vanquish these problems? There’s no one answer. There’s no one-size-fits-all solution. But for some struggling learners, the suggestions in this article can help. They can help learners, they can help teachers, and just as important, they can help parents.

• Conducting a virtual board orientation

  Robert C. Harris Association Management

  Fall and winter months are prime season for board transition and orientation. Because of the pandemic, most board trainings will occur virtually. Rather than postponing orientation, do it online. A frequent question about orientation is whether to include only new directors or the entire board. The answer is the full board. If there is resistance because they’ve already had the training, position it as "refresh and blend."

• Everybody’s getting their temperature taken, but why is nobody’s…

  Amanda Kowalski Medical & Allied Healthcare

  You get your temperature taken at the doctor’s office, at your hairdresser, nail salon and even before you can watch a high school football game. In the months since the outbreak of COVID-19, you’ve probably had your temperature taken more than all the years of your life before this — combined. And you might have noticed something — you’re not normal. When it comes to body temperature, normal temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit or 37 degrees Celsius. Chances are you aren’t, though, are you? Well, don’t worry, nobody else is either.

• Better days ahead for remodelers

  Michael J. Berens Construction & Building Materials

  The homebound nature of American life since March has produced a boom in the home improvement industry, especially in product sales. For remodelers and designers, however, it has been a mixed blessing. While demand for professional services has rebounded in recent months from the historic lows in early spring, it has been dampened by the large number of homeowners choosing to undertake home improvement projects themselves. That trend is expected to change in the months ahead as homeowners shift their attention from smaller, simpler repairs to more substantial renovations requiring more expertise.

• Podcast: How to cultivate physician referrals for your cash-based practice

  Jarod Carter Healthcare Administration

  In this episode, Jarod Carter shares some strategies for cultivating your network of referring physicians. He explains how to navigate the initial conversation, including discussing your billing arrangements, how to establish rapport, and things you can do to increase the chances that any referrals you receive will convert. You’ll also hear some clever follow-up techniques that create ongoing touchpoints that will help establish you as a valued resource to your referral sources.

• Can employees take time off from work to vote?

  Grace Ferguson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Voters have until Nov. 3, 2020, to cast their ballots in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. With the deadline imminent, employees who haven’t voted already may be wondering whether they can take time off from work to vote. As with many things employment-related, the answer boils down to state or local law and company policy. Federal law does not mandate that employers give employees time off to vote; however, many states do. Depending on the state, the time off may be paid or unpaid.

• A record hunting season could be on the horizon in Texas, other states

  John McAdams Recreation & Leisure

  2020 has been an extremely unique year in many respects. Among the other significant occurrences that we’ve seen in this year, it’s quite possible that the state of Texas may set a hunter participation record as well. We’ll have to wait a few months to see exactly how things shake out, but data gathered so far this year indicates that 2020 has already seen a massive jump in hunter participation. For one thing, many states have reported gigantic increases in hunting license sales this spring for turkey season. Other states saw record numbers of applicants entering the lottery for drawn hunts and had leftover hunting licenses and tags snapped up in record time.

• Seniors and the neurodiverse: 2 pools of exceptional talent you need to…

  Tim Ringo Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Even before the coronavirus pandemic brought the world economy to a virtual standstill, people productivity was in its longest period of decline since records began. Since 2010, there has been steady downward pressure on productivity, stumping economists on what exactly is causing this trend. With all the increasingly intelligent and abundant technology available to workers, why are people not more productive in the workplace? There are a variety of reasons for why this is happening, including organizations overwhelming people with new technology that is more "IT-centric" than “human-centric."

• The power of curiosity and critical thinking in healthcare

  Keith Carlson Medical & Allied Healthcare

  In healthcare, thinking critically is central to successful outcomes. In research, education, and other avenues of inquiry, it is the ability to examine a situation from as many angles as possible that drives innovation forward. Simultaneously, curiosity is a key factor in the unlocking of potential solutions. Curiosity is one driver of critical thinking, and the aptitude for thinking critically can lead to a never-ending positive feedback loop of discovery.

• Event trends designed to keep guests safe during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Jonathan Morse Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people are now thinking of health and safety more seriously, especially when it comes to public places with large crowds — including events. In order to keep guests safe and aid in the prevention of spreading illness or disease, there are certain new measures event coordinators must take. Let’s take a look at some creative event trends designed to keep guests safe when they return to events post-lockdown.

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