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Commercial and residential real estate marketing to baby boomers

Sam Radbil Marketing

Real estate marketing used to be a more manual process that included handing out business cards, writing newsletters and even delivering flyers door to door. Since the creation of the internet, however, real estate marketing has radically changed, and many real estate professionals focus on social media marketing via Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and other platforms and apps. What is the best way, then, to reach baby boomers? Whether commercial or residential, you need reach the largest audience possible. Here’s how.

4 keys to building trust with your project team

Deborah Ike Business Management, Services & Risk Management

When you’re asked to lead a new project, you’re probably also given a team. You may not know these team members, and they’re unfamiliar with you as well. Some might welcome the coordinating efforts of a project manager while others would prefer you stay out of their way. Regardless of these factors, it’s essential to the success of the project that you find a way to work well together. In leading project teams where several team members didn’t care for project management methods, the following actions helped me gain credibility and build trust with the team.

How the partial federal government shutdown affects small businesses

Seth Sandronsky Civil & Government

On the 2016 campaign trail, President Trump vowed that Mexico would pay for a wall on its border with the U.S. from California east to Texas. That was then, and this is now: day 19 of a partial federal government shutdown. As Trump took to television yesterday to make a case for building a southern border wall that congressional Democrats oppose, we turn to some of the real-world effects on small businesses and the customers they serve.

Should you invest in real estate or stocks?

Patrick Gleeson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

In the long run, stocks have a higher return on investment than real estate. But in some circumstances, you’re better off investing in both. If you’re trying to figure out which is a better investment over the long term, you might begin by searching the internet with a simple query like "real estate or stocks better?" You’ll be surprised to find that while most sources conclude that stocks are the better long-term investment, there are writers that come to the opposite conclusion. But not all of these writers rely on appropriate data.

Healthcare hiring outpaces almost every other sector in 2018

Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied Healthcare

The job market ended last year on a high note with more than 312,000 reported jobs added for the final month of the year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported earlier this month, even while the overall unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent. The healthcare sector had a very strong year, having experienced the creation of more than 346,000 new jobs. Annually, that’s up from 284,000 jobs in 2017, a 22 percent rise year-over-year. Ambulatory centers added 219,000 jobs while hospitals added 107,000 jobs.

‘Fail’ your way to the top in 2019

Fred Berns Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Make 2019 the year you really get to know "no." Make it the year that you get turned down by more prospects, try and fail to "upsell" more clients, lose out on more bids, miss out on more opportunities, come up short on more proposals, and attempt unsuccessfully to close more deals than ever before. In short, make it the year that you "fail" more. Why? Because only when you put yourself out there more, can you fail more. And only when you put yourself out there more can you succeed more.

Harassment or just being a jerk? Tips to help managers recognize, prevent,…

Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

While workplace regulations — even post-#MeToo and in employee-friendly states like California — do a lot to protect employees, there are no regulations against being a jerk. It is frustrating, but there are steps we can take to safeguard our employees and our work environment. The first of which is understanding what behaviors are officially harassment and which are not. Here are a few ways to tell and some tips on what to do about it.

Is your 401(k) plan good, bad or ugly?

Patrick Gleeson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

401(k) savings plans are a great idea. Within limits, you get to decide how much you’ll contribute out of each paycheck. Regular contributions are relatively painless because they’re made for you by your employer. Better yet, many employers match whatever you put in. Best of all, the income taxes that would have been due on earnings in the account are deferred until retirement. But while the idea is great, not every plan’s execution of the idea is great, or even very good.

Can an introvert be a good leader?

Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Do you think of leaders as outgoing, sometimes larger-than-life individuals who command attention? If so, you may have a hard time seeing an introvert as a good leader. And those misconceptions may be stopping you from promoting some of your best and most talented employees. "It is sometimes incorrectly assumed that an introverted leader cannot be an inspiring public speaker, a strong facilitator, or a tough negotiator," according to Suzanne Vickberg, Ph.D., senior manager of Business Chemistry at The Deloitte Greenhouse Experience.

Taming committee reports at board meetings

Bob Harris and Dana L. Saal Association Management

Committee reports can use up valuable time at board meetings. Directors sit through a litany of reports and updates; the average is 15 to 17 per meeting. Too often they start with, "Our committee didn’t really meet but I can give you an update on how we’re doing…" (There goes another 15 minutes!) Listening to or reading reports is not good governance. Below we have described three ways to tame committee reports at board meetings.

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