Recent Articles
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6 travel trends for the summer of 2016
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementSummer is here. Let's visit some of the summer travel trends for 2016 and get ready to welcome the vacationers. Shall we?
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The decline of the empty nest: Millennials head back to the roost
Julie Bernhard Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesMature roommates, renting the second floor, living in mom's basement — call it what you want — but millennials are doing more of it. Living with your parents is no longer seen as the last option on your post-collegiate journey — it is now looking like one of the frontrunners.
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10 ways to make sure your STARS don’t quit
Mel Kleiman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementOf all the people on your payroll or staff, how many are truly STARS? Your STARS are all the employees you value most highly because they are Self-motivated, Talented, Accountable, Responsible and Stable. If they should leave you, for whatever reason, it would be a real blow to your organization.
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Building industry teetering toward growth
Michael J. Berens Construction & Building MaterialsBuilders continue to get mixed signals as to whether conditions are improving. Data reports from the nonresidential sector show a month-over-month decline from March to April but a general positive trend for the year. On the residential side, sales were up in April but have remained flat or are down slightly compared to the same period last year.
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Get visual with dashboards and data walls
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementThe problem was serious, and the executive director was under fire. He explained, "The board thinks membership should grow faster." In his nine years of working at the association, the net growth of membership averaged 5 percent per year. Through a tough economy and significant environmental threats, the growth continued with the hard work of staff and committees.
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5 signs of a healthy church staff environment
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityServing on a church staff is a different kind of job. It not only involves your time, talent, and work ethic, it also involves your faith and seeing people at their best – and worst. While we’d like to think all churches are a great place to work, some can be quite toxic. Instead of focusing on the negative, I’d like to share the following signs of a healthy environment.
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Slimming down to a lean warehouse
Ken Ackerman Distribution & WarehousingSome say "lean" was the biggest management idea of the past 50 years. If that is true, the concept of lean could well be a masterpiece of wording. Everyone knows the difference between fat and lean, so lean is a word that should have no mystery, right?
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When your co-worker forgets to work
Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementHave you ever worked in an office where it seems your co-workers have forgotten the word "work" is in their job description? You know the type: sits around chatting with anyone who will listen, finds reasons to leave the work station and gad about, stretches out a simple 20-minute task to make it last an entire day.
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Metals Thoughts: Tourist season
Brad Yates Natural ResourcesThe USD's three-week rally has extended the mighty dollar to a high since late March on the back of some hawkish FOMC minutes last week. Investors immediately repriced interest rate hike bets for June from 5 percent to 32 percent.
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A consultation deserves a fee
Lloyd Princeton Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures"Should I charge for a consultation?" is a question I am often asked when speaking to designers. There is a lot of confusion around this topic. In practice, designers handle consultations in various ways. Some charge, some don't. Some charge if the client hires them, others charge if the client doesn't hire them. Some charge their regular hourly fee, and others charge a fixed price for a prearranged amount of time.