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How to maintain a bold approach
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementBold is a word frequently used in news headlines. Seldom does bold describe the outcomes of board meetings and strategic plans. Directors tend to stay in comfort zones. Long-term thinking and taking risks by volunteers can be uncomfortable. Bold can be described as an action or decision that demonstrates an ability to take risks with confidence and courage. An example would be a state association creating and copyrighting a course that is licensed to 49 state counterparts, generating new income.
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Where to reach customers on social
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingEver since the iPhone launched in 2007, people have spent more and more time on their phones than ever. That led to people spending much more time with media every day and every year. At the same time, more and more people were jumping on the smartphone train. While it seemed like the upward trajectory would continue forever, it showed signs of slowing last year. Of course, the daily time spent is still significant — clocking in at 75 minutes per day on social. Where do users spend those 75 minutes, and how can your business ensure you’re reaching them?
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How to earn money while living a nomadic life
Connie Ulman Recreation & LeisureHow do I make living on the road? This question is a perennial hot topic in the RV community. There are numerous options, but there are also numerous scams. My hope is to help you weed through some of those scams and find realistic ways to earn a living while traveling. I have scoured the web and networked with fellow RVers and business owners to create the following list of legitimate virtual jobs and work-from-home jobs.
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US economy adds 75,000 jobs; unemployment rate stays at 3.6%
Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe May jobs report shows that nonfarm payroll employment rose 75,000 following 263,000 new hires in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. May’s rate of unemployment stayed at 3.6%. Is May’s drop in job creation a sign of a slowing economy? "One month doesn’t make a trend," according to Heidi Shierholz, director of policy at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, hourly wages barely rose in May.
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6 excuses executives give when they can’t find talent
Roberta Matuson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIs it just me or is anyone else tired of the excuses executives give when they can’t find talent? This article includes six of my favorites. For example, one I hear is, "there are no people out there." Really? Then explain to me why your competitor has people lining up outside her door waiting to work for her? There are plenty of people who are willing and ready to work. You have to be worthy of having them. Are you? If not, what can you do to change this?
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Fixing those inevitable mistakes
Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe issue isn’t whether we make mistakes. We all make mistakes, some more frequently than others, and some mistakes more critical than others. The issue is: when you do fix them? Or is it safe to ignore the "little" mistakes? As a service provider, I hate making mistakes that will impact my clients’ expectations; even if those mistakes aren’t catastrophic, they nevertheless diminish my reputation and professionalism in my clients’ eyes.
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3 ways knowing how to break the rules makes you a better leader
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe best part of any ethics class I teach — for me at least — is telling the students to try to get away with something. The assignment asks them to pick an ethical dilemma previously presented by one of their classmates and then, in as much detail as possible, explain how they would work around the rules to accomplish the desired, unethical outcome. While the activities vary, there is one thing that is consistent at every school and in any class within which this is assigned: my best students are also the best at breaking the rules. Here are three ways knowing how to break the rules also makes you a better leader.
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Report: Millennial workers 5 times more likely to seriously consider suicide…
Terri Williams Mental HealthcareMillennial workers are different from their older workplace counterparts in a variety of ways. However, one difference in particular is cause for alarm. According to a recent report by Catapult Health, millennials are more likely to be depressed and more likely to consider suicide than other generations in the workforce. The report, "Depression and the American Workplace," is based on an analysis of over 150,000 preventive health checkups that Catapult Health conducted in the past year in various workplace settings around the country.
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Experiential marketing is in. Is your packaging creating an experience?
Corey Gustafson MarketingExperiential marketing is about making your consumers feel truly immersed in the experience of your product. An often-overlooked opportunity for experiential marketing is packaging. Packaging provides companies with the opportunity to make their product even more interactive. By utilizing interactive elements in the opening experience and aesthetic of the packaging, you create a whole new realm of experiential opportunity. Let’s discuss how you can create an experience through packaging alone.
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You can have too much friction, but can you also have too little?
Linda Popky Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementFriction-free. Smooth sailing. Highly collaborative organizations. Harmonious team dynamics. These are all sought-after states for most organizations. After all, who wants to introduce tension or friction when you could have a calm, stable organization, right? You do, of course. That’s because calm, smooth, friction-free organizations don’t push the envelope to try new and creative ideas, they don’t fully explore possibilities, and they don’t use internal dialogue to vet ideas and concepts before they hit the external market.
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