Recent Articles
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Creating habits for success: 5 strategies for staying on track
Michelle LaBrosse Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhat habits do you need to develop to become a more effective project manager? Maybe you need to get more organized with your paperwork, or change how you spend your time each day to stay on track with your projects, or shift how you respond to stressful situations.
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Keeping good talent starts with proper onboarding
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhat do leaders dread the most? Hiring new talent. Whether from an existing pool within the organization or having to go outside, finding the right talent mix is a daunting task for leaders at all levels.
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Food for thought: Eating fish is good for the brain
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareFish is often referred to as brain food, and now there is evidence that this is true. A study published recently in Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology, reported that those who consumed fish as a part of a Mediterranean-style diet had greater volumes of brain tissue than those who did not adhere to a diet rich in fish. The study found that brain differences were similar to adding five years of aging to those who did not have the diet similar to the Mediterranean style.
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Should we care about excellence in church?
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityWe've all had moments where we wanted to "phone it in" and call it good enough. It's been a hectic week, you're short on manpower (again), and whatever zest for ministry you had at the start of the week has waned out of sheer exhaustion. It happens to the best of us.
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What’s still missing in today’s police training?
Edwin Pantoja Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityViral videos of police/citizen encounters are coming in by the truckload. Over and over again we're seeing these encounters go bad quickly. Both citizens and officers are being injured/killed, or the officer winds up losing his or her job, and even going to prison.
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Kitchens that don’t look like kitchens and other trends for 2016
Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesPerhaps no other room in the home has undergone such substantial change in recent years as the kitchen. Once the sequestered domain of cheery cooks and harried moms, it has moved front and center as the hub of the household. It is the place where families come together and guests congregate with their hosts — the gateway to the great space that has replaced the traditional separated dining and living areas.
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Assessment for English learners: Content, language or both?
Erick Herrmann EducationAsk teachers about the importance of assessment, and they will likely begin sharing about their daily practice of checking student understanding and determining needed adjustments to instruction to help students achieve at higher levels, as well as the end-of-lesson, unit or term tests and assignments they give to see what students learned. The myriad standardized tests students take today will also likely be discussed, and how English learners and other populations are negatively affected by these assessments.
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The naughty and nice of holiday parties
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe idea behind the holiday party is a positive one: celebrate. It is the end of the year, a whole number of holidays are happening around the same time and it's just a good time for a party. But, for small employers, the road paved with good intentions does not always lead in the most positive direction.
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Review, refresh and realign your committees for success
William D. Pawlucy Association ManagementYear over year, the priorities of a nonprofit organization change. As major planning takes place, why is it that committees and their composition often remain relatively unchanged? It would be the same as leaving the budget unchanged year over year regardless of the changes in the organization.
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Bonding off liens: Projects keep moving and claimants get paid
Nate Budde Construction & Building MaterialsMechanics liens are powerful tools. Through the consistent use of these security instruments, construction industry participants can nearly assure payment on every project. However, because liens are such powerful tools, they can have consequences that reach beyond getting the claimant paid.