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• What to look forward to in 2019 in hospitality

  Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  The holiday season is around the corner. It is a good time for us to review the major events discussed in 2018. A quick overview will very likely inform us what we can expect in 2019. Looking forward, Airbnb and hotels will fight over a bigger battleground in 2019. On one hand, more hotels, including Marriott, have entered the short-term residential rental market. On the other hand, Airbnb introduced two new brands — Airbnb Plus and Beyond by Airbnb, which offer many "certified" enhanced services that are usually found in a traditional hotel.

• Don’t be that guy

  Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  One of my first bosses, Bill Forte, taught me a very valuable career lesson that is worth sharing. "Hank," he said, just as I was about to leave for a weeklong training meeting, "at this meeting you are going to see a room full of people from across the country who are just like you — working hard to get ahead. I guarantee there’ll be some doofus who shows up late for a session and has an excuse. Maybe he’ll say something stupid and anger someone. Or have too much to drink and behave badly. Or be disruptive. Sometime next week he’s gonna get fired because he just didn’t understand that everything he said or did was seen by someone whose opinion matters. Hank, don’t you be that guy!"

• The US may be discarding thousands of viable kidneys each year

  Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Organ transplant professionals make tough decisions when it comes to deciding which organs are suitable for transplant and which organs should be discarded. Due to stringent guidelines, clinicians in the United States must discard about 2,000 donated kidneys each year. There are currently more than 95,000 people on the kidney transplant waiting list, according to UNOS; reclaiming some of the discarded kidneys has the potential to save lives. The results of a new study show that many of the kidneys transplanted in France would have been discarded in the United States. This study is the first of its kind.

• How to be strategic when everyone sees you as tactical

  Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  One of the biggest struggles for HR professionals is getting that elusive seat at the table. In some cases, we are trapped as specialists: spend a few years doing benefits and that is all anyone will think you can do. In other cases, we are trapped as generalists: one-person HR departments must do everything and therefore are masters at nothing. It can be a frustrating cycle from which to break free. Instead of giving up, give these three steps a try.

• Should everyone be taking a statin? Results of an umbrella review

  Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Statins are relatively inexpensive and do not have many downsides; the most common complaint is myalgia, which is experienced by about 10 percent of patients. In addition to reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, statins have been linked to benefits for other diseases and conditions, such as chronic pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, some cancers, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and infections. So, why shouldn’t everyone be on a statin? The answer is because after a review of statins and multiple non-cardiovascular outcomes, the jury is still out.

• Plan your route and you’ll reach your 2019 destination

  Fred Berns Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  Many interior design professionals use the holiday season to reflect on the year that was. You’re wise to focus instead on the year that can be. Use this time to plot your course and make your 2019 sales and marketing plan. Why? Because a designer without a plan is like ship without a rudder. You may have a rough idea of where you want to go, but not a clue on how to get there. You can "get there" and achieve your goals for the year ahead by keeping these seven "p"rinciples in mind.

• Study: Well-being and technology are driving workplace productivity

  Scott E. Rupp Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Employee well-being is dependent on several factors, it seems, including workplace productivity, job satisfaction and employee retention. These factors are tied to employee physical health and financial well-being, according to a new survey, entitled "Working Well: A Global Survey of Workforce Wellbeing Strategies." According to the survey, 40 percent of the organizational leaders interviewed said they believe they have created a culture of well-being in 2018 compared to only 33 percent in 2016. Of those who have not achieved such a result, 81 percent said they "aspire to achieve a culture of wellbeing."

• Studies show obesity is a major concern for active-duty military and veterans

  Karen Harrison Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  Losing weight is one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions, and according to new data, if you’re a veteran, the need to drop those extra pounds has never been more acute. A new survey conducted by Westat on behalf of the Wounded Warrior Project polled more than 33,000 post-9/11 veterans and service members, and found that, alarmingly, more than half of all survey respondents were obese, based on their body mass index measurements. Of those, about 7 percent were morbidly obese. What’s more, the number of obese service members increased by more than 3 percent since a 2014 survey, the report found.

• Travel2020: Airbnb bets on bedding the business traveler

  Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  As more and more road warriors turn to Airbnb for their overnight lodging needs, the company is gaining insights into how business travelers travel: where they go, where they prefer to stay, and what they do when visiting a new city — and how those factors are changing in interesting ways. Traditional business travel hubs like London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles and Sydney are giving way to new corridors of surging growth, especially in Latin America, Asia and Africa, according to the upstart lodging technology company.

• The best wines to serve at an office Christmas party

  Connie Ulman Food & Beverage

  A great party needs great wine. What wines are best served at an office Christmas party? That depends on what food you are serving and if the party is low-key or a lavish gala. I personally like to offer my guests a variety of wines to choose from. Something to remember is that the type of wine glass you choose for your party is as important as the wine you choose. I suggest Spanish wine glasses; they are low to the table yet the sturdy design is perfect for any office party.

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