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• How COVID-19 is changing the exercise industry

  Amanda Ghosh Sports & Fitness

  COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of digital fitness solutions, pushing the exercise industry toward a hybrid model. People will still attend brick-and-mortar gyms when the pandemic is over, but digital fitness classes will have increased their foothold in the market. Of course, the adoption of these solutions is not surprising. Many experts believed that the future of fitness was headed this way anyway, with pioneering companies like Peloton, MIRROR, Mindbody, Tonal, and NordicTrack paving the way.

• Will more hotels get into the home-sharing business?

  Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  There is no doubt that COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on the travel and tourism industry. With massive layoffs and closures, many hospitality professionals have noted that they had never seen such a detrimental event to the industry in their careers. Nobody knows when the recovery will take place. Yet, there is at least one exception. The home-sharing sector has already rebounded.

• The work-from-home rut and how to repel it

  Ann Lloyd Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Working from home has many advantages: It can give you more control over your schedule and free you from the headache of commuting. But that doesn’t mean remote work is without its drawbacks. If you’re struggling to stay out of a rut after several months of quarantine, there are numerous methods you can use to try to break out of your own "Groundhog Day" and energize yourself — both in your work and personal life.

• Avoiding burnout in a difficult year

  Deborah Ike Religious Community

  2020 has been a year full of unforeseen challenges, to put it mildly. You've probably had to shift gears repeatedly to deal with the latest curveball thrown your way. If you're feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and always on alert for the next battle, you're not alone. Ministry isn't easy in a typical year, but this year has been anything but typical. Even in a season as difficult as 2020, burnout isn't inevitable. Avoiding burnout will require you to make some tough decisions and possibly do things that feel selfish at first.

• Beyond experts: The power of groups to inspire, guide and heal us

  Victoria Fann Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  There are currently thousands of experts all over the world offering their ideas, opinions and suggestions about the problems in the world. All too often, we expect them, in one way or another, to solve our problems and to "save us" from what's causing us pain. It's clearly time for a change. The whole idea of experts leading us in a top-down system simply doesn't work. So, what's the alternative?

• Pandemic pods: Band-Aid fix or wave of the future?

  Brian Stack Education

  I'll admit it, as a school administrator, the pandemic has given me some new vocabulary to incorporate into my daily professional life. For example, a new concept has emerged this fall: Microschooling or pandemic pods. Pods are popping up all over the country as families try to cope with fluid school models while maintaining their ability to work and/or keep their kids safe if they do not feel comfortable with the school's plan. But, are these pods a Band-Aid fix to the challenges the pandemic has presented to schools, or might they be the wave of the future?

• 5 real-world triggers that lead to burnout (and what you can do about them)

  Eileen McDargh Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Ever since the World Health Organization (WHO) redefined burnout and added it to the International Classification of Diseases, organizations and individuals have become more open to talking about burnout’s symptoms and potential causes — which, at face value, seem to come solely from the workplace. Don’t kid yourself. While we can all point a finger at unrealistic workplace demands, difficult managers, and the convergence of work and home life into a not-so-neat bundle, burnout isn’t just "a work thing."

• Stay in your lane

  Robert C. Harris Association Management

  Roles in an association are distinct. Every effort complements another. When individuals disregard or disrespect their responsibilities, confusion occurs. Evidence of uncertainty is heard in, "Why is a board member telling staff how to do their jobs?" And, "The committee thinks they have authority to speak for the board." Clarity comes from knowing in which lane to work. Lanes are defined as narrow passageways. They are meant to guide forward motion.

• 8 of America’s favorite, authentic diners

  Dave G. Houser Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  Like baseball, grandma’s apple pie and Elvis, a shiny bullet-shaped diner surely plucks the strings of American nostalgia. For nearly a century, hungry travelers have relied on the classic American diner for fast, affordable comfort food. "As a uniquely American creation, diners are and always will be a melting pot of good food and good people," says Richard Gutman, author of "American Diner Then & Now." In his book, Gutman identifies 35 companies that manufactured diners (also called dining cars or lunch cars) from the early 1900s onward.

• How are educators coping with various teaching methods this school year?

  Amanda Kowalski Education

  COVID-19 has left school districts scrambling to provide education and keep kids safe since March. The worldwide pandemic shut down in-person classes for the end of the 2019-2020 school year, and districts worked all summer to come up with a plan for 2020-21. Those plans have varied from district to district and state to state, ranging from all virtual to all in-person and a combination of the two. But which is better? What are the differences? And what do the teachers think?

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