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10 commandments for productive meetings
Deborah Ike Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementMeetings, often justifiably, get a bad reputation for being a waste of time. That doesn't have to be the case. In fact, a meeting can be a productive and effective tool for accomplishing many endeavors. That's not going to happen by accident, though. It requires planning and follow-up.
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10 commandments for productive church meetings
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityMeetings, often justifiably, get a bad reputation for being a waste of time. That doesn't have to be the case. In fact, a meeting can be a productive and effective tool for accomplishing ministry endeavors. That's not going to happen by accident, though. It requires planning and follow-up.
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Do unto others: Advice for job interviewers in education
Debra Josephson Abrams EducationLying. Sleeping. Yawning. Stretching. Antagonizing. Talking on the phone. Talking and talking and talking and talking — and not listening. Asking illegal questions. Coming and going. Interviewers have a lot to learn. Throughout my nearly 30-year career in higher education, I've had my share of interviews, I've witnessed open fora in which others were interviewed, and colleagues have shared with me their interview stories.
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Giving negative information: What we can learn from healthcare
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIn the course of our work either as managers, HR professionals or consultants, the day comes when we have to provide some kind of news our audience is not going to be thrilled to hear. In recent conversations with several neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses, I picked up the following four pointers on how to deliver bad news as smoothly as possible.
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Should instant messaging be your channel of choice?
Randall Craig CommunicationsWhen you reach out to your members, suppliers, regulators or other stakeholders, how do you do it? In the olden days it was the telex. Today, we choose between courier, the postal service, fax and email. But what about using social media? How does this fit in? Or does it?
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Service makes the difference in selling interior design
Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesHomeowners have challenges. Designers have solutions. So why aren't more homeowners turning to designers for help with their renovation, remodeling and decorating needs? Cost is a factor for some, but it is not the deciding one in many cases. Often the decision comes down to service, whether the prospective client views you as the answer to their prayers or another provider they have to manage.
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Sheriff department upgrades show increased need for technology
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityResource upgrades routinely top the list of needs for every law enforcement agency, but never has the agenda been so aggressive like it is today. With the speed that technology and communications have developed and evolved in the past 10 years, the need for "new" has accelerated big time.
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Best in show: 6 trade show tips for exhibitors and associations
Patrick Wilson Association ManagementExhibiting at a trade show isn't something a company or association should take lightly. Below are tips we give to all of our exhibitors. Not only do we want a trade show to be successful for our client organization, but we also want the exhibitors and sponsors to have a positive experience so everyone wins and wants to come back.
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Study: Organ rejection following infection may not be permanent
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareNew research suggests that organ transplant recipients who reject organs may not necessarily reject future transplanted organs. In a study of mice at the University of Chicago, researchers found the rodents rejected a transplanted heart after a bacterial infection, but then tolerated a second heart transplant after the infection was eliminated from the body.
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Fitness motivation: The real secret to total transformation
Jeff White Sports & FitnessFor many of us, getting in shape is difficult, and staying in shape is even harder. We work so hard to get the results we want, only to lose those gains as soon as we get them. Then there are those who get so frustrated they quit because they think they will never reach their fitness goals. It is estimated a whopping 50 percent of people who start exercising quit within the first six months.