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• The joy of getting lost

  Cindy Belt Recreation & Leisure

  Don't get me wrong, I don't want to get lost. I bring a trail map with me when hiking. I always have my phone in my back pocket ready to take pictures but also to use the map function if I need to find my way. However, I have gotten lost several times from my initial planned trek. I must have made a wrong turn or the trails weren't well-maintained. I have found that getting a bit lost can be good.

• Strategies for speculative job applications

  Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  A speculative job application occurs whenever someone applies to an employer for a job that is not open. Job seekers do this in the hope that something on their application or résumé sparks an interest from the employer. Most employers’ websites offer the ability for candidates to post résumés and online applications regardless of whether or not there is a specific opening associated with the application. Most speculative applications are poorly done and never result in a call for an interview.

• How to be a better mentor to your medical residents

  Lisa Mulcahy Healthcare Administration

  As a teaching physician, you no doubt take the job of providing guidance to your doctors-in-training very seriously. Still, there are probably areas in which you'd like to improve the interaction you have so your young doctors glean the most professional and personal benefits — but you're not quite sure how to proceed. Good news: there's a wealth of research that covers solutions to navigate a variety of mentorship challenges with great results. Try these proven strategies.

• Universal vaccine for the flu may be just around the corner

  Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Influenza vaccines save lives over the years and prevent millions of additional people from getting sick from the flu. The CDC reported on Feb. 15 that the overall estimated effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine was 47 percent, which means the vaccine cuts the risk of the flu by nearly half. One of the main problems with low effectiveness is that current vaccines do not cover all influenza strains, and strains mutate quickly, so people must undergo vaccinations each year to cover strains not included in previous vaccines. The results of a new study published in the journal Nature Immunology may change all that — researchers have identified an immune cell that can protect the body from all types of influenza.

• The real truth about teamwork

  Roberta Matuson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  I’m from New England, where I guess you could say we know a lot about teams here. After all, both the Patriots and Red Sox are currently world champions in their respective sports. If you truly have a team, then the team wins and loses together. This lesson is one that many companies still haven’t learned. Here’s an example that highlights what I mean. Aramark recently made the decision not to pay bonuses to thousands of low-level managers. These are the "team members" who are ultimately responsible for executing on the company's strategy. Those in upper management received bonuses.

• Changing positions at your work helps you grow and mature

  Frank R. Myers Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  While I was a firefighter in the Emergency Response Division for my former department, I sincerely looked forward to every tour of duty. However, I never saw the "other" side of my department and understood what happens behind the scenes. It was not until I was awarded the position of driver engineer instructor for me to realize what occurs. It brought my professionalism up to the next level. When I first reported for my first day in my new position, it was great. Sitting in my new office and working with another instructor reviewing some hydraulic equations, which I thoroughly enjoyed, I said to myself, "This is great." Soon after, I learned the many other aspects involved with this position.

• What do elder care, robots and Japan have in common?

  Catherine Iste Medical & Allied Healthcare

  While there is no shortage of attempts to stop or reverse it, we are all still aging. This year, for the first time in our history, there will be more of us over 65 than under 5 years old. This demographic shift, combined with our increasing longevity, will continue to exacerbate the disparities between the elderly population and those available to care for them. Japan is at the forefront of this new world; providing lessons for us all to consider.

• 5 ways to leverage your introverted networking energy

  Michelle Tillis Lederman Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Why do we have a visceral reaction to the word networking? I often hear the mental machinations that hold us back like, "I have nothing to say." or "They don’t want to talk to me." The other roadblock is how it feels… yucky! I have heard people refer to networking as manipulation, pasting on a smile, or schmoozing. Our energy ebbs and flows during different times of day, in different situations, locations, and atmospheres. Once we understand the nature of our networking energy, we can use it to create opportunities that work with our natural and preferred style.

• New research shows rural hospitals remain in dire straits

  Scott E. Rupp Healthcare Administration

  Since 2010, 95 rural hospitals have closed in 26 states as rural populations continue to crater compared to their urban counterparts. Rural hospitals are economic engines for the small communities they serve, and there are more than 60 million people who are cared for by these organizations. Thus, the loss of these hospitals is a crisis on two fronts: people are losing much-needed access to care and they are losing high-quality and high-paying jobs not likely found or replicated in the area. According to a new study, the economic effects of a lost hospital are immediate.

• Top exercises for glute activation

  Heidi Dawson Sports & Fitness

  As a physical therapist, I see and treat people whose glutes are not working as they should on a daily basis. In many cases they don't fire (contract) when they should to produce the movement they are designed to produce. The role of the glutes is to extend and abduct the hip joint. That is to say, they move the leg backwards and out to the side. They also assist in rotating the hip, some medially and some laterally, depending on their location and attachment points. They are such a vital muscle group for good form and function.

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