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• Research: One way to boost organic shares on social media

  Emma Fitzpatrick Marketing

  Most marketers don’t count on social shares much! That’s because from 2015 to 2017, social sharing dropped by half, according to BuzzSumo data. Yet, there is an outlier: original, authoritative content. Publications like The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and The Economist actually saw a substantial increase in the number of their social shares. For marketers, publishing original research was their ticket to capitalize on the above trend. For the most part, it seemed to work.

• 4 critical success factors for transitioning to independent living

  Anthony Milla Education

  For most young adults, leaving home and setting out on their own is inevitable, but success in this endeavor is not. Right now, your student is dependent on you for a variety of things from waking them up and keeping track of their schedule to making food for them. The goal, before they leave home to set out on their own, should be personal independence. Students with a learning difference and their parents can increase the likelihood of a successful transition to adulthood by focusing on four critical areas to prepare for the obstacles ahead.

• Maintaining student progress: Part 2

  Douglas Magrath Education

  The United States is a nation of immigrants from many different countries and groups. They face many challenges, including adjusting to a new culture, learning a new language and mastering content areas. Maintaining progress is essential. Teachers need to identify problems and work to resolve them quickly. For example, reading is one vital skill that must be addressed. College students may need to read the equivalent of two or three books a week if one counts the textbook, outside readings, research on the internet, reserve books and periodicals related to their fields of study.

• Why every executive should be leveraging social media to pull in talent

  Roberta Matuson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  In preparation for a recent prospect meeting, I attempted to look up the profiles on LinkedIn of the executives whom I would be meeting with. To my surprise, half the team wasn't on LinkedIn and the other half might as well have not been, as their profiles and connections weren't very robust. Ironically, the purpose of my meeting was to explore a project related to pulling in top talent. Here's what I told them that might be helpful to you.

• Why PIPs should be a manager’s favorite tool

  Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Performance improvement plans (PIPs) are these amazing little forms that can pave a smoother path to professional growth or termination. They can end bad behavior and create positive new habits. Unfortunately, they require a few things of which we do not often have enough: time, patience and focus. Here are a few reasons why PIPs should be a manager’s favorite tool and how they should be used.

• First US baby born to woman who received uterus transplant from a deceased…

  Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  For the first time in the United States and only the second time in the world, doctors have delivered a baby from a uterus transplanted from a deceased donor. Doctors from the Cleveland Clinic recently announced that they delivered a healthy baby girl by cesarean section on June 9. Uterus transplantation from live donors has helped women all over the world overcome infertility and successfully bear children since a team of researchers first performed the procedure in 2014. Until now, uterus transplantation was available only to women who had family members willing to donate.

• Retiring? 5 ways to maximize your benefits

  Lisa Mulcahy Recreation & Leisure

  Ready to ride off into the sunset with your pension or 401(k)? Make sure you keep it plentiful — and growing. Here are some key, under-the radar tips for ways about-to-be retirees can best maximize their money and expand their finances in a solid way. Put this advice into motion before you leave your job — and look forward to some truly golden years!

• Eating insects could help save the planet

  Dave G. Houser Food & Beverage

  If predictions from United Nations food scientists are right, menus of the future might include such dishes as stink bug stew, cockroach canapés and mashed mealworms. Scoff — or gag — if you will, but edible insects could well serve to supplement the human diet in a world increasingly threatened by skyrocketing population growth and a steadily shrinking food supply. Authors of a recent report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) emphasized the need to reduce meat consumption — and trumpeted the cause for more high-protein meat alternatives. The report makes a particularly good case for the consumption of insects.

• Study: Fluoride may decrease liver, kidney function in adolescents

  Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental Healthcare

  No one debates the many dental benefits of fluoride. They are widely established and scientifically backed. But in recent years, concerns have been raised regarding the appropriateness of the widespread addition of fluoride to drinking water and salt in North America. Now, a study published by Mount Sinai researchers in Environment International asserts that fluoride exposure may lead to a reduction in kidney and liver function among adolescents. The group of young people was participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a group of studies that assess health and nutritional well-being in the United States.

• Pivot! How to take your marketing in a new direction

  Brie Ragland Marketing

  In an iconic scene from the show "Friends," Ross has purchased a brand-new couch, but decides to deliver it to his apartment himself, instead of paying the outrageous delivery fee the store charges. As he waits for help from his friends, he sketches a plan for easy movement up his apartment's stairway. To the characters' chagrin, the couch doesn’t fit up the stairs the way Ross originally planned in his drawing. Thinking on his feet, Ross "pivots" to a new plan…and the hilarity ensues. So, how can you apply this strategy to your own company? Well, no executive wants to admit his/her marketing efforts are failing, but when the numbers tell a story so grim even Phoebe Buffay couldn't put a good spin on it, it's time to pivot.

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