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• Want to love as a church? Start with a persona.

  Mark MacDonald Religious Community

  We’re called to love. In fact, Jesus told His disciples that we’d be known for love if we’re properly following Him. So, who are we called to love? Everyone (especially our enemies). It’s a crazy goal. Can a local church love everyone? Yes. But maybe it’s more reasonable to say that we should love anyone we come (or could come) into contact with. That way we can get really practical with our love. In church communication, our words, actions, ministries must be felt as love.

• Is last month’s manufacturing job increase a trend or a blip?

  Michelle R. Matisons Manufacturing

  While the glory days of manufacturing jobs are gone, and globalization has fundamentally shifted the production terrain abroad, November’s job numbers show U.S. manufacturing jobs are on the rise. Is this a trend? Since November 2016, manufacturing jobs have increased by 189,000. Generally, 228,000 new jobs appeared in November 2018, with 27,000 in manufacturing. These productive statistics conflict with the tone set two weeks ago when 14,700 GM employees heard they might be relocated or laid off from GM facilities in the U.S. and Canada.

• ‘Waterfall’ shifts improve flow of patients in the emergency…

  Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Shift change can be a dangerous time for emergency department (ED) patients. This is especially true for pediatric patients in busy EDs. Now, there is evidence that a new approach using "waterfall" shifts can improve the flow of patients through a pediatric ED. Officials at Seattle Children’s Hospital created overlapping shifts for ED physicians five years ago, and it dramatically reduced patient handoffs. Researchers analyzed 43,835 patient encounters. They discovered a 25 percent reduction in the proportion of patient encounters ending in patient handoffs immediately after implementation of the new shifts.

• How to improve your patient disclosure practices

  Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied Healthcare

  As a physician, you know that communicating the right information to disclose to your patients at the proper time is critical. Not only does doing so properly cut down on confusion for your patients, it can also reduce informed consent claims against your hospital or practice. Yet many doctors don't provide their patients with enough information when it comes to crucial safety and risk factors regarding treatment. So how do you determine the difference between providing useful knowledge versus giving out unhelpful information?

• A stock market survival course: Part 3

  Patrick Gleeson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  This is the third of a five-article survival course designed to give you essential information you need to succeed as an investor in the stock market. None of it is mere opinion. Everything stated in these articles is backed by the research of well-known economists and published in leading journals of economics and finance. Each article can be read in 10 to 15 minutes. This third article begins outlining the market strategies that will substantially improve your investment results.

• Christkindlmarkts right here at home

  Dave G. Houser Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  Europe, and Germany in particular, is justly famous for its colorful Christkindlmarkts. In Germany alone, there are more than 2,000 Christmas markets. The earliest recorded Christkindlmarkt was held in 1434 in Dresden, which still today boasts one of Europe’s largest and most beautiful markets. Being a nation founded and largely settled by European immigrants, it’s not surprising that the Christmas market tradition is alive and well here in the U.S. Here are five of them that best capture the traditional old-world spirit of the Christkindlmarkt.

• Is vertical or horizontal video best for social media ads?

  Emma Fitzpatrick Marketing

  After Facebook rewrote its algorithm in January, social media marketing plans for the year went out the window. The previous silver bullet for success, video, was no longer prioritized. Instead, live videos, which are more focused on generating engagement as opposed to passive viewership, became Facebook’s new gold standard. But try as they might, many companies struggled as they saw their organic reach continue to drop. That’s been happening for years, but in 2018, Facebook made it clear that this was by design.

• Health IT receiving much-needed attention from the government

  Tammy Hinojos Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Technological advances are by definition supposed to advance that portion of an industry they exist to serve. To make things easier, more intuitive, less burdensome. But all too often, it seems, just the opposite is true. Healthcare providers know all about the hurdles associated with electronic health records (EHRs). The cumbersome system — one that should be designed to streamline the information-gathering process — is broken, in the opinion of many American healthcare providers.

• Learning disabilities don’t mean I’m stupid

  Amy Temple Education

  I have lived with learning disabilities for over 30 years now and not once have I wished to be anything other than who I am. I have dealt with "medical professionals" who told my parents that I wouldn't amount to much because of my learning disabilities. In a nutshell, I wasn't going to be worth anything! I have dealt with potential employers who have not been too sure of how to treat me when discovering my condition. I remember one in particular who was very hesitant in taking my resume.

• International beauty trends and their impact on the spa industry

  Elizabeth Donat Retail

  Our spa clients can be heavily influenced by the latest and greatest prevailing topics in the beauty world. As of late, it seems like many of the current trends consist of imported beauty routines from all around the globe. K-Beauty, J-Beauty and G-Beauty are all the rage and our clients are just as intrigued as we are. These international beauty care paradigms are shaking up what it means to take care of our skin and actually align quite well with many of the spa practices that we hold near and dear to our hearts.

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