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• Leader or manager? 3 ways to tell

  Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Are you a leader who spends a lot of time managing people, projects and goals? Or are you the one who drives and motivates others yet are not officially recognized as a leader? Everyone — from long-tenured employees with institutional knowledge to entrepreneurs, small business owners and those new or returning to the workforce — often performs a variety of roles to address the needs of the organization. But who is a leader and who is a manager? Here are three ways to tell.

• Retooling libraries with makerspaces

  Brian Stack Education

  Nearly three years ago, in an article for MultiBriefs Education, I talked about the need to transform libraries for the 21st century. Since that time, the need for change in library structures continues to be great. "For school libraries — much like the newspaper industry — staying relevant in the 21st century has been the story of reinvention," I wrote. "Technology has put information at our fingertips like never before."

• 6 charities to which all dental organizations should consider donating

  Sarah Moore Oral & Dental Healthcare

  These days, it's no secret that altruism can have some seriously nonaltruistic benefits. Giving back impresses customers and makes them want to work with you more. Donation also helps employees feel as though they're a part of something meaningful, and thus helps keep them around for the long haul. And let's not forget that tax deduction.

• Annual physician compensation report reveals some highs, some lows

  Scott E. Rupp Healthcare Administration

  ​Medscape recently released its physician compensation report for 2017, a comprehensive s​urvey that is widely used or cited by more than 400,000 physicians in the industry, the organization says. This is the report's seventh year, and it features hours worked, time spent with patients and what physicians say is their most rewarding and challenging aspects of their work.

• Governments worldwide allocate funds to fight cybercrime

  Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  ​Cybercrime is on the rise. While we are not surprised by the fact, the rate at which it is increasing, the sophisticated technologies used by the perpetrators and the inadvertent complicity from telecom sectors have raised additional concerns.

• Instagram is looking a bit more like Pinterest

  Emma Fitzpatrick Communications

  Not long ago, Instagram showed the lengths the company would go to remain on the top of the social pyramid. They introduced Instagram Stories, a tool that functions and looks almost identical to Snapchat. It's since become incredibly popular and has even been added to Facebook.

• 6 simple steps for de-escalating students

  Pierre LaRocco Education

  De-escalating students is one of the most important things a counselor does. It is a skill to be learned and honed. Students who need de-escalating are in great crisis, and many times they do not know what made them so upset or how to calm down on their own. When students are like this, they cannot just snap out of it. They need the systematic process of calming down.

• Are you ready for the ‘robocalypse’ coming to manufacturing?

  Delany Martinez Manufacturing

  Automation is the newest buzzword on everyone's lips when it comes to manufacturing. Is it reliable? Will it really replace humans effectively? Will there be a pushback from consumers? Apprehensive questions abound, but many are born out of misunderstanding the spread of automation, or overly-optimistic forecasts over how quickly "the turnover" will actually eclipse flesh-and-blood workers.

• Patient advocacy — simply complicated

  Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied Healthcare

  For 15 straight years, the American public has rated nurses highest in regards to honesty and ethical standards. This trust is often easily gained, as nurses are the ones at the bedside while other healthcare providers come and go through the day. The nurse is often the one who sees the needs of patients, and that caring does not go unnoticed. The nurse is the "translator" or go between for all the interdisciplinary teams — always being watchful of their patients' unique needs.

• Advantages of doing hydrant maintenance in public

  Frank R. Myers Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  ​If your department does hydrant maintenance such as flushing, testing, painting, etc., take advantage of what you can while out in the public. These same opportunities can also be used when performing standpipe and sprinkler connection inspections. The greatest advantage is for drivers to become familiar with the location of the hydrants in their first alarm territory. This also is good knowledge for other truck crew members.

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