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• How to find a new, affordable place to hunt in Texas

  John McAdams Recreation & Leisure

  I think we can all agree that finding a quality place to hunt at a reasonable price in Texas can be a pretty challenging endeavor. Since upwards of 97 percent of land in the state is privately owned, there aren’t many public land hunting opportunities in Texas. So, if you or someone you’re close to is not a landowner, then you probably only have two choices: either hunt out of state or shell out some serious cash for a hunting lease or a guided hunt on private land. What if I told you there was another option, though?

• How can AI help market your small business?

  Mashaal Ryan Marketing

  AI is more than just a techy buzzword now, it’s a reality that is helping change lives and businesses for the better. So, is it worth it to start using AI technology at your small business? The answer is a resounding yes! You can improve several components of your small business and brand using artificial intelligence. For example, AI can currently help your campaigns, content generation, search engine optimization and customer analyses.

• Could ketamine help reduce opioid use in emergency rooms?

  Tammy Hinojos Medical & Allied Healthcare

  As opioid abuse continues to make headlines across the nation, medical researchers are busy looking at different, safer ways to treat patients who present with acute pain. A recent study in the journal Academic Emergency Medicine compares the analgesic effect of the drug ketamine to opioids in an emergency room setting. The conclusion? Ketamine could be a useful, safe alternative in many cases.

• Effective strategies to stop workplace bullying

  Lisa Mulcahy Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Many managers aren't aware of how pervasive the problem of workplace bullying is today. According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, one in every 20 employees faces disrespectful behavior, most often from co-workers or direct supervisors, on the job. Bullying can take many forms, from humiliation, to offensive remarks, shouting, scapegoating, excluding an employee from group activities, and gossiping about that employee. What can you do to prevent bullying from happening in your organization — or stop the behavior in its tracks if you find it occurring?

• Should leaders be friends with their employees?

  Roberta Matuson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  I received an interesting question the other day from a woman who was watching my LinkedIn Learning course on Managing Up. She asked me how to handle managers who are emotionally dependent on their employees. Too often managers want to be liked by their people when, instead, they should be seeking respect. I advise my coaching clients to create boundaries between themselves and the people they manage. It’s important to do so for a number of reasons.

• New ways to support your hospice caregivers

  Lisa Mulcahy Healthcare Administration

  The generous and caring determination of a hospice caregiver is truly an honor to behold. As an organizational administrator, your goal is no doubt to help these excellent professionals provide the most help to their patients as they can — and you want to offer them all the professional and emotional support they need as well. Fortunately, research has pointed out new directions administrators can go in terms of making their staff members' daily experience as streamlined and trouble-free as possible.

• Company’s new tech brings AI to overlooked aspect of healthcare

  Shawn Smajstrla Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Weekly, if not daily, articles are published and posted across the internet hailing the potential of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Much of this content focuses on two primary aspects of the overall healthcare ecosystem: clinical and administrative. But Change Healthcare, a tech company that works with providers and payers to build a more collaborative and efficient healthcare system, has identified a different kind of use case.

• How asset-based programs help K-12 education

  Bambi Majumdar Education

  The focus on asset-based education is growing. Often called strength-based education, this new-age approach seeks to build on the strengths that students already possess. It aims to unlock the inner potential of students by focusing on their talents. Schools and teachers who are adopting this approach believe that asset-based teaching will create lifelong learners who are confident, talented and proactive in their path. The traditional approach has been called the deficit-based style of teaching, which highlights students' inadequacies.

• The benefits of VR are so broad, they’re beyond tangible

  Joseph Zulick Science & Technology

  Amidst all the hype and wide-eyed growth predicted for virtual reality, it's often difficult for stakeholders to decide which of its two words to focus on. Will VR deliver only indirect, "virtual" benefits to businesses or direct, tangible benefits that become bottom-line reality? On this topic, today's hype will definitely become tomorrow's given. Even in these earliest days, VR is already a game-changer, and the future holds immense promise for almost every business vertical.

• Forecasters project high demand for remodeling services will continue

  Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  Remodeling activity is at levels not seen for some years. Fueled by economic, market and demographic trends, demand is likely to remain strong for the next several years, according to some recent forecasts. The growth trajectory may level off somewhat, but remodelers and designers will have plenty of work to keep busy. Affirming earlier data showing that remodeling activity picked up this spring, Metrostudy recently announced that its Residential Remodeling Index (RRI) hit an all-time high in the second quarter of this year.

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