Recent Articles
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Federal fracking push has state, local resistance
Michelle R. Matisons Natural ResourcesThe controversial oil and gas extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," was once regulated under an Obama-era rule addressing chemical disclosure when fracking public land. Since then, this rule has been overturned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), as the federal government opens the field of oil and gas extraction to much opposition. Given the Trump administration’s anti-regulatory zeal, what is the current status of fracking in the U.S.?
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The pharmacist salary debate goes on
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalWhen the famous John D. Rockefeller was asked, "How much money is enough?" he reportedly replied, "Just a little bit more." I have yet to meet someone who felt he was overpaid for his work. Underpaid? For sure. Overpaid? Never. We are all, typically, very good at identifying "others" whom we think are paid too much. Rare is the person willing to question her or his own salary and wonder if they are overpaid.
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Overcoming career setbacks
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe end of the year is not just for stressful mandatory fun or closing out and prepping for the next year. The end of the year is still a common time for companies to conduct layoffs. Here are a few steps to follow if you are faced with a layoff at year-end. For example, with most of us, addressing finances is the most pressing issue when unexpectedly facing unemployment. Tackle this stressor head-on, right away.
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Online patient reviews of EDs and urgent care centers inform care delivery
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareThe internet has changed how consumers experience healthcare. People now search the internet for information on a particular health problem they may be having, for example. In fact, 6 in 10 people said they turned to the internet for health problems within the previous year, according to a 2013 survey by Pew Research Center. Consumers are increasingly using online rating programs to rate and review hospitals. In a new study, published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, researchers describe and compare the content and ratings of online reviews of urgent care centers and emergency departments (EDs).
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Travel2020: Struck by the travel curse
Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementSweaty palms at the airport? Has the light, now heavy, snow shower grounded your flight … again? If so, you may be one of the 1 in 7 Americans that feel they’ve been struck by the "travel curse." A new study looking at the travel experiences of some 2,000 Americans determined that 14 percent seem to experience so much bad luck when they travel that they believe themselves to be truly cursed. And it seems once it strikes, the curse just keeps on cursing, at least according to nearly three-quarters of those who feel they caught the travel hex.
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No response is not a response
Lloyd Princeton Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementHave you ever had the experience of trying to get the attention of a store clerk or waiter, only to have them go about whatever they were doing and act like you weren’t there? How did that make you feel? Were you annoyed, angry, exasperated? I’m guessing the one thing you weren’t feeling was satisfied that they had properly responded to your attempt to communicate with them. The point of my example is that most people in a face-to-face situation would consider being ignored or not getting or giving a response as inappropriate and rude. Yet, it is becoming quite common in business communications.
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Smart strategies for cutting competition between your employees
Lisa Mulcahy Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementCompetition in your marketplace is part of the drill when it comes to doing business. When your employees start to compete with each other in potentially destructive ways, however, your business can quickly suffer. As a manager, it's key to shape your policy so that team success always overrides the personal gain of the employees who work for you — so how do you handle the personnel conflicts that aggressive individual team members can cause?
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A grand return
Steve and Diane Owens Recreation & LeisureI can’t remember when the idea of extensive travel flashed through my mind. Perhaps when I was a young man and I took my first great road trip across this magnificent country. Somewhere along the way a seed was planted. Perhaps it was crossing the great American plains, or hiking in the magnificent Rocky Mountains, or just relaxing with a cold beer in the desert with my uncle in Arizona. Whatever the case, that seed took hold and years later germinated, grew and finally blossomed. In retirement, my wife, Diane, and I were not ready to sit on our porch for years.
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Top 3 lessons from Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales
Emma Fitzpatrick RetailYou did it! You, along with your hard-working employees, made it through the most chaotic shopping season of the year. Though, if you manage a brick-and-mortar store, perhaps it didn’t feel that busy. Traffic in stores across the country on Black Friday was down nearly 2 percent, according to ShopperTrak. Many store employees said it felt like just a regular busy weekend shopping day. But fear not! There are still many, many big shopping days coming your way in December. Read on to see what you can gleam from the Thanksgiving weekend sales.
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Understanding the impact of chronic absenteeism for students
Brian Stack EducationChronic absenteeism data for schools is about to become much more public. By the end of this month, the Every Student Succeeds Act has required that schools list chronic absenteeism rates on their state report cards. Many schools across the country have already started to do this, and the work started with states defining at what point absences would be considered a chronic issue. By whichever standard you use, there is no debate that chronic absenteeism among students is a growing problem that plagues all schools.