Recent Articles
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Once again, the media got it wrong when it comes to nurses
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationA great deal is written about nursing, and the public can hear many mixed messages about nurses. On one hand, a Gallup poll shows that nurses are voted the most trustworthy professionals every year. On the other hand, the public watches "Nurse Jackie," potentially forming opinions that nurses are rule-breaking mavericks who pop pills and have sex in the pharmacy.
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Study: Southern diet leads to higher risk for heart disease
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareConsuming a Southern diet can increase the risk of heart disease, according to a new study. Published in the journal Circulation, the study investigates the relationship between a Southern diet — often including copious amounts of fried foods, sugar-sweetened beverages, eggs, processed meat, liver and other organ meats — and the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD).
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UK heat pump industry warns ‘technology may die’
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingYou may recall I wrote previously about the alarmed reaction of the U.K. HVAC industry to the new government's systematic "ungreening" of its flagship green-building policies. I described how the new Conservative administration had halted funding of the Green Deal program of energy efficiency measures and rowed back from its zero-carbon building targets on the grounds of "saving taxpayers money."
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5 tips for cross-boundary collaboration in the workplace
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhat is the one thing most needed in the workplace? Collaboration. It is not just collaboration within your own team, but also — often more importantly — cross-boundary collaboration across the organization.
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Is your business prepared for #Fightfor15?
Danielle Manley Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe recent headlines announcing New York's decision to increase fast food workers' minimum wage to $15 has once again stirred up the nation in a heated debate over whether the minimum wage should be increased nationwide. According to Fortune, New York City must comply with the minimum wage change by 2019, and the rest of the state must comply before July 2021.
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A for Alphabet: Google’s new restructuring makes sense
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyIn the past generation, "Googling" has evolved from being a meaningless word to one that's been in the dictionary for nearly a decade. But in that same period, Google — founded by Stanford University students Larry Page and Sergey Brin in the mid-1990s — has gone from being a mere search engine to one of the world's foremost tech behemoths.
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Now Yelp can help patients pick a hospital or doctor
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareWhen people consider the online review service Yelp, most think about local businesses like restaurants, hair stylists or mechanics. Doctors and hospitals? Not so much. Founded in 2004, Yelp has created a community where consumers can provide their opinions about businesses.
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Cultural competence in the classroom: A key 21st-century skill
Erick Herrmann EducationSchools today are becoming increasingly diverse. Any educator who has been working in schools for a long time has likely seen the differences between students who were in their classrooms 20 years ago and students who are in their classrooms today.
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The dangerous dozen: 12 marketing miscues by new companies
Fred Berns MarketingWhy is that 50 percent of small businesses fail within their first five years? Insufficient capital is one reason behind that Small Business Administration statistic. Poor management plays a role, as does a lack of planning and a bad location.
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Church communication fears and tiers
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityA crowd gathers in a large room. Everyone quiets down waiting for something to happen. They all have a lot going on in their heads. They're all prepared to inform the group. Then, someone figures no one's in charge, so she takes the lead. She clears her voice and starts telling what she came for. Another person then realizes if he's going to get his message out, he must say his information, too.