Recent Articles

  • Baby boomers deserve a lot of attention from businesses, too

    Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

    Jill Filipovic argues in her new book that millennials have been going through tougher economic circumstances than any generation since the Great Depression. I am neither a millennial nor a boomer, but the media coverage about Filipovic's arguments got my attention. The fact is, no matter if we are in the position of supporting or challenging Filipovic's propositions, we cannot deny that we need boomers to boost post-pandemic consumption.

  • How listening can help your staff stay strong throughout COVID-19

    Deborah Ike Religious Community

    This year has been full of challenges. It's been a difficult season for everyone — but many look to church leaders and staff for help and reassurance. Since it appears we're stuck dealing with COVID-19 for a while, we need to focus some energy on ensuring our leaders and staff stay healthy. Take the pulse of your team by initiating a conversation. Whether it's via a video conference or in-person, talk one-on-one with each team member.

  • Are schools reopening prematurely?

    Bambi Majumdar Education

    In some areas where school has already started, a rash of COVID-19 cases has led to a chaotic start to the new academic year. While infections continue to rise in large parts of the country, reopening schools with in-person learning may foreshadow dire results. There are already reports of teachers and students bringing the virus to school with them in the South and the Midwest, triggering quarantines. More cases like these will result in delayed openings and further shutdowns.

  • What our ancestors can teach CEOs about creating an inclusive, equitable…

    Yvette Durazo Business Management, Services & Risk Management

    In the same way that employees are dealing with a great amount of stress, so are organizations. There is tremendous pressure on organizations to bring up conversations around DEI (Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion) that are sensitive and could lead to increased tensions between co-workers. Organizations are in need of solutions that can facilitate more positive results from DEI conversations.

  • Leading your school during a pandemic

    Brian Stack Education

    When they write the history books a generation from now, 2020 may get its own chapter. We are not quite two-thirds of the way through this year and it is already proving to be one that has thrown us, as school leaders, more curveballs than we can count. While some may choose to only focus on the negative, I’d like to think that our experiences have given us clarity in our mission and our purpose as educators and as learning communities.

  • Survey: Road trips tied to happiness during COVID-19

    Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

    Summer travel is looking quite different this year. For North Americans, the search has been on for safe and affordable travel ways to get away and find an escape for the mind. To that end, new research shows hitting the road in an RV may be the way to go — especially for families on a quest for a packaging of sanity and safe travels.

  • Tracking the authority of an association

    Robert C. Harris Association Management

    Who authorizes an association to exist? From where does the board get its authority to act? How did the founders envision perpetuity as a nonprofit, exempt organization? Some say authority comes from "the membership." Others suggest a "parent association" has provided a memorandum of understanding.

  • Survey: Americans start tapping 401(k), other retirement funds as COVID-19…

    Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk Management

    A June poll by American Consumer Credit Counseling, a nonprofit credit counseling agency, reveals an increase in Americans who report having zero confidence in the U.S. economy. The majority — 80% — of respondents say they were impacted by the COVID-19 shutdown. As a result, 22% of respondents say they’ve borrowed from their 401(k) accounts or other retirement savings.

  • Better days ahead

    Debra Josephson Abrams Education

    What are you going to do when COVID-19 quarantine ends — and why are those your choices? While daydreaming research abounds, including that which asserts that daydreaming can be associated with positive psychological consequences, I’m not interested in pie-in-the-sky mind wanderings. As we return to school — in whatever ways we return — what do you and your students plan to do when quarantine ends? To what are you looking forward?

  • Ethology and veterinary practice: Client perceptions of animal behavioral…

    Dr. Myrna Milani Pet Care

    When veterinarians begin integrating the treatment of behavioral problems into their practices, it may surprise them how client perceptions of these problems may differ compared to medical ones. Consequently, these client perceptions may blindside practitioners and sabotage problem behavior resolutions. Here are some of the most problematic ones I’ve encountered.