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Should you leave stability and join a healthcare startup?
Catherine Iste Medical & Allied HealthcareHealthcare is a $3.5 trillion market that is not renowned for its efficiency. Yet, because there are so many very different facets to the healthcare market, like drug discovery, technological innovation, health improvement, and systems change, it is ripe for opportunity. Millions of dollars are being invested in startups in all areas of the market, and growth is expected to continue as investors and companies become more sophisticated. Could this be the time to leave a stable position and jump on board a startup?
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Unsafe firms imperil US workers, occupational safety group report says
Seth Sandronsky Facilities & GroundsEmployers can and should do a better job of ensuring U.S. worker safety, according to a new report from the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH). Titled "The Dirty Dozen," it details how 12 firms put workers and communities at risk with unsafe labor practices. The report marks Workers’ Memorial Week, which honors Americans who have died and suffered injuries and illnesses on the job. "Too many workers become ill, injured and die each year under the watch of their employers who, in some cases, are repeat offenders and among the world’s most profitable companies," said Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, co-executive director of NCOSH.
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How to identify and stop ostrich-style management
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWe have all come across them in our careers: managers or even whole organizations that keep their heads in the proverbial sand, refusing to acknowledge what is all around them. Whether it is something subtle like a leader who avoids conflict or more obvious, like an organization that does not have a handbook, the ostrich syndrome can affect everything from attendance to office culture. As such, it is more important than ever for leaders to identify and stop ostrich-style management.
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5 continuing education resources for project managers
Deborah Ike Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementProject management is a profession that requires continual learning to hone our skills. As we move from project to project, we’ll encounter new team configurations, different industries, changes in technology, and more. To stay ahead of the curve, we need to proactively seek out learning opportunities. For those with the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or another PMI designation, earning Professional Development Units (PDUs) is part of maintaining that credential. Here are five resources to consider as you look for ways to learn and grow as a project manager.
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How to follow a plan implementation schedule at your association
William D. Pawlucy and Robert C. Harris Association ManagementWhat follows is a real-life implementation process carried out by an association in the Midwest. Kudos to the board and professional staff for taking the new plan seriously. This thoughtful approach will keep future board meetings and committees on track while communicating value to members and prospects. Let’s consider that this planning session was conducted in January. A process for successful implementation began immediately upon adjournment. Here’s what occurred with an astute executive director within 90 days of the planning retreat.
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March numbers signal manufacturing slump
Michelle R. Matisons ManufacturingEver since President Donald Trump made an increase in manufacturing jobs one of his key campaign promises, many Americans waited to see if this promise would come to fruition or if it was just another empty political slogan to be dusted off and then returned to the post-industrial, outsourced, and downsized U.S. production heap. New numbers from February and March 2019 report manufacturing declines, reflecting the first quarterly drop in production since 2016. A quarterly drop is no small potatoes, and hard manufacturing data continues to challenge rhetoric from the White House and Capitol Hill about a robust manufacturing economy.
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Is Twitter still popular, relevant, or worth it for businesses?
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingMost marketers rely on the big three social platforms to connect, engage and inform their followers. For B2C marketers, 97% used Facebook, 65% used Twitter, and 60% used Instagram, according to 2018 Statista data. For B2B, 89% used Facebook, 81% used LinkedIn, and 75% used Twitter. For years, Twitter has consistently ranked among brands’ go-to destinations for social media platforms. But did you know Twitter has 32% fewer daily active users (126 million) than Snapchat (186 million)?
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How to optimize your webpages for voice search
Emily Johnson CommunicationsVoice search is not merely a passing trend. It has now gained wide popularity, as it is more convenient for many users to speak with an assistant than to type. To keep up with this change, search engine giants like Google and Bing are moving towards semantic analyses and natural language processing from a keyword-centric approach. That means voice search is already a part of key search results. To stay ahead of the competition, make sure your webpages are voice-search optimized with these eight tips.
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Business lessons learned from the Boston Marathon
Roberta Matuson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementEarlier this week, I had the opportunity to watch the Boston Marathon. If you've haven't seen this race, which happens to be the oldest marathon in the U.S., I'd encourage you to do so. It's quite a sight to behold. Here are some of my key takeaways from the race that can apply to business.
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Performance improvement plans aren’t just for problem employees
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementFew of us like giving negative feedback. From quick tips to academic research findings, there is no shortage of advice on how to deliver it, though. One aspect rarely discussed is how to share positive feedback, because presumably everyone is good at that. However, in my work I have found that few people are good at giving either kind of feedback. Yet, because positive feedback is so much less fraught than negative, we worry about and discuss it less. Instead, we should focus on getting better at giving positive feedback to improve our ability to give negative feedback. After all, improving performance should not be limited to problem employees.
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