Recent Articles
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Addressing gender discrimination in fire departments
Cait Harrison Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityWomen have made strong gains in the fire industry over the last four decades since the first career female firefighter joined the ranks in 1973. Today, women make up 3.6 percent of the career firefighter population and 34 percent of the EMS workforce, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. Yet gender discrimination and hostile work environments persist.
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Both leadership and management are the foundations of success
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementJust as a building needs a foundation, so too does an organization. In this fast-paced world of business, the organization's success or failure hinges upon how both leadership and management work together. The concepts of leadership and management are not new, but too frequently are interchanged.
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As coffee prices spike, brands respond with new offerings
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageThe beginning of 2014 saw the coffee industry duly warned about an Arabica bean shortage and the impending price rise. In turn, consumers have received subtle hints by leading brands about having to fork out more cash for their favorite beverage, which have come quite true by the middle of the year.
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Google boosts page ranking for secure sites — Is it worth the change?
Mackenzie Ferch Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIn response to an increase in breaches of user security, Google is doing what it can to promote cybersafety and secure connections. Google recently announced its decision to boost the page ranking of those sites and entities that maintain the safe, secure connection of HTTPS and has begun to make the largest updates since 2010.
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The trade show manager’s deadline tracker
Karin Roberts Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementDeadlines that are weeks or months away are the hardest to manage. How can you organize a large amount of work across such a span of time to ensure the project is done on time? These tips associated with your trade show booth that will help you stay on track with your deadlines.
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Preparing the management side of ministry for growth
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityAre your current systems and processes effectively supporting your congregation and church leadership? If so, are they also scalable to support a growing congregation? If you couldn't answer "yes" to both questions, consider using the following process with your team.
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Nordstrom, Target test Pinterest’s merchandising potential
Bianca Gibson RetailPinterest can be a powerful tool when retailers use customer pins as a way to select the merchandise they carry. Is your store missing the mark on merchandise? Could your e-commerce site use a 70 percent increase in traffic?
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Keeping up with the elders: Senior living offers choice, convenience
Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesFor some time now, senior living has been migrating from a healthcare model to a hospitality model. While availability and quality-of-care services still rank high on the list of priorities for residents and their loved ones, today's healthier, more active seniors want a living environment that is less institutional and more conducive to socializing and keeping fit.
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Apps that find the least busy ER are on the wrong track
Alan Kelsky Medical & Allied HealthcareEmergency departments would do well to tell their potential patient population that smartphone apps featuring which neighborhood ER is the least busy are generally a waste of money.
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Monitoring boiler feedwater cuts maintenance costs for power plants
Alan Kelsky EngineeringBoilers make steam from feedwater, and most feedwater has impurities that accelerate corrosion in the boiler chamber — how much of any contaminant found in feedwater depends on the water source.