Recent Articles
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How to earn (and keep) project sponsor support
Deborah Ike Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAs the project manager, your relationship with the project sponsor can make or break a project. If you work well together and understand each other's working style, that can make even the most challenging project easier to manage.
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Disappointing the executive director
Bob Harris and Maile Ilac Boeder Association ManagementThe description of an association or chamber executive director is that of a professional. They are a critical part of the leadership team dedicated to serving the members, advancing the mission and working in partnership with the board of directors.
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Adding emotional complexity to retail environments
Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesRetail design today is all about creating great and unique experiences for consumers. But with so many stores, including major retail chains, employing similar tactics and strategies to lure customers, how do you make your design stand out? One approach is to incorporate layers of sensory stimuli that result in a more emotionally complex and satisfying environment for shoppers.
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4 reasons to encourage flow states at work
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementSports championships, scientific breakthroughs, technological developments — in addition to reams of negative political events, the news is constantly full of stories of amazing achievements few of us could have ever predicted. Records are broken regularly, huge advances are made in the fields of medicine, and innovative solutions have become as common as downloading a new app.
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Churches vanish for this one reason
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityResearch shows that thousands of evangelical churches close their doors annually in America. The reason? Because their congregations have stopped valuing or understanding the benefit of the local church.
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EHRs not lowering costs for healthcare organizations
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationElectronic health records were advertised as efficiency machines, capable of reducing paperwork, improving the care efficiency and perhaps even improving outcomes. But, to a large degree, the technology has done no such thing.
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Treadmill vs. road: Which is better?
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessWe each have our favorite, but should we all be slogging away on the treadmill or braving the roads to get our running fix? Here are some vital points to consider for when planning your next training program.
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Report: Family budget calculator measures US cost of living
Seth Sandronsky Recreation & LeisureAll U.S. residents have skin in this game. Just ask Elise Gould, Zane Mokhiber and Kathleen Bryant at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a think tank based in Washington, D.C. The EPI just updated its Family Budget Calculator to reveal what families require to meet their living costs in all 3,142 counties and 611 metro areas across the nation.
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5 tips for centers in the music room
Aileen Miracle EducationCenters in the music room can be a great way to have students practice concepts and skills while engaging in a student-centered environment. Even though I've been doing centers for several years, I am still learning how most effectively to run a centers lesson in my music room.
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Best-in-class contract vehicles and why you need them
Brenda Crist Civil & GovernmentThe federal government is encouraging agencies to use best-in-class (BIC) governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs) to better leverage their buying power. In a Jan. 5, 2017 report, "Improving Government Operations, Helping Agencies Be More Effective and Efficient," the General Services Administration (GSA) stated: "OMB named several governmentwide contracts, including a GSA contract, as best-in-class federal contracting vehicles for procuring laptops and desktops. This initiative has already produced negotiated savings of up 27 percent on IT Schedule 70 contracts."