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The seeds of true leadership growth are found in others

Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Leadership is difficult, and it should be. Thus, a leader is not made in a day, but undergoes a continuously evolving learning process. Often, one of the most important aspects to a leader's growth comes from others.

Start taking orders and booking appointments on your Facebook Page

Emma Fitzpatrick Marketing

Facebook's 1.5 billion users certainly do more than scroll through their news feed — liking another artful food pic or watching the third cat video of the day. Now, the social network is proving its power beyond conversation. Facebook has been testing ways to not just cultivate and engage their community, but to inspire them to action.

Investing for the long haul is the right move

David B. Mandell and Jason M. O'Dell Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Investing for the long haul is a passive investment strategy. Investors buy stocks and hold them for a long period, regardless of short-term market fluctuations. Nonetheless, many are skeptical of such a long-term strategy, especially in an "up market," as we have experienced the last five years.

When’s the last time you tested your hiring system?

Mel Kleiman Business Management, Services & Risk Management

The unemployment rate across the United States has remained quite stable since August of 2015 — sitting right at 5 percent as of September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's exactly half of what it was during the height of the recession in the fall of 2009.

Tell that employee to stop whining — It’s OK

Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

When is it OK to tell your employees to stop whining? More often than you think. While "stop whining" may not be as satisfying as declaring "you're fired" or "I quit," it can feel great to clearly and succinctly tell a constantly complaining employee to get over it and go back to his cubicle. Yet we do not. Why?

Political show shoves economic news aside as job market tightens

Paul Zukowski Business Management, Services & Risk Management

With all the harsh words and finger-pointing being exchanged by the Democrat and Republican presidential candidates this month, it can be hard to get a grasp of what's really going on in the U.S. economy. Is it true, for instance, that America never wins anymore? Do we have to be made great again, or are things pretty great in the first place?

Keeping the dream alive with your dream team

Michelle LaBrosse Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Let's say you've found the perfect mix of people to staff your new project. They gel great together, and everyone is a top performer in his/her respective field. They are all gung-ho to get going. But then something happens. First, one starts showing up late to meetings. Then, someone else plans a vacation he absolutely must go on. Next, you have another who leaves the company altogether for warmer waters.

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Hank Boyer Communications

Remember Cliff Clavin, the loveable mailman from the old TV sitcom "Cheers"? He was always confusing his words along with his facts. Unfortunately, some of us have Cliff Clavin moments when it comes to our word choices, too. A homonym is a word that sounds roughly the same as another word, but is different in meaning. Here are some commonly confused homonyms that sound the same but are often confused.

Workplace investigations: Following through

Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Handling an employee complaint and the subsequent investigation can be tricky, as we discussed in the first two parts of this series (see above). However, it is equally challenging and important to close the report appropriately.

Employers should tread carefully through the rest of election season

Jessica Taylor Civil & Government

Who do you think should be the next president of the U.S.? Donald Trump? Hillary Clinton? In just under a month, people will be flooding polling places to choose who they think is the best candidate to lead America.

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