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Content learners vs. test preppers: Which type is best?
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIt seems there are two types of people when it comes to professional certifications: those who work hard and via experience, education and studying pass the certifying exam, and those who simply figure out how to take the test. If they both pass, do you care which type of employee works for you?
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Study: Poverty harms brain development in children
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareBetween 2009 and 2010, 1 million more children in America joined the ranks of those living in poverty, bringing the total to an estimated 15.7 million poor children in 2010, an increase of 2.6 million since the recession began at the end of 2007. Most of these children have parents who work, but low wages and unstable employment leave their families struggling to make ends meet.
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Tips for conducting business across continents
Benoit Gruber Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIf you're looking to conduct cross-continent business, know that you can, but the task is not easy. Managing one location has its own challenges, like keeping up with all of your departments — human resources, sales, marketing and the like. Now, think about doing that, but all over the world where there are different time zones, cultures and expectations.
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4 limitations every church communicator must understand
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityIn life there are few truly unlimited things. There's God. But even He's limited to His nature (He can't sin, for example). Often, "unlimited" things come with fine print that controls the expectations. Think about unlimited data for phone services or cloud storage.
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Introducing grammar exercises for English language learners
Douglas Magrath EducationBy the process of using language to solve problems, the learners obtain comprehensible input from the teacher as well as from each other and the materials they are using. A topical, hands-on approach involving realistic communication is more efficient than just practicing drills.
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Follow the GPS: Colorado’s guided pathways to success
Ian K. Macgillivray EducationHow many high school students know what college they want to attend and what major they'll declare? Not many. That's why the State of Colorado has developed guided pathways to success (GPS) that give students the flexibility to explore without wasting time and money on college courses that won't transfer or apply to a variety of degrees.
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‘What about’ upselling your lawn and landscape services?
Fred Berns Facilities & GroundsWhat's a great way for lawn and landscape firms, garden centers, nurseries and other green industry companies to boost sales in these competitive times? Ask current clients about future needs. Ask: "What about ...?" No question leads to more sales than one with those two words.
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Sitting may be killing us, but standing all day is just as bad
Cait Harrison Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWe know sitting all day in an office chair is killing us, and there's no shortage of stories in the news telling us so. And while you should limit sitting, standing for long periods isn't that much better, according to a new study. The research, published in Human Factors, the Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, found that workers who stood all day experienced significant muscle fatigue, regardless of age and gender.
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Everyone wants video content, but how do you measure its impact?
Mayur Kisani MarketingAs videos become increasingly popular, an important question for marketers has also arisen: How do we measure the effectiveness and ROI of our video content? TV's recent decline in viewership has been the result of the rise of video content marketing. But creating effective videos of substance and value does have its own costs, which must be justified by marketers to the company.
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Road trips are up this summer thanks to cheap gas rates
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementIt seems that this is the summer of road trips with gas prices at their lowest point in six years. Prices are roughly a buck cheaper per gallon than in 2014, which means that an average American household will spend about $700 less for gas in 2015 than last year. In total, Americans are going to save about $65 billion on gas this year.