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You should pay your summer interns
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementInterns are usually employees. The issue can seem confusing, but that is only because so many employers do it wrong. If people come to work for your organization — nonprofit, for-profit, large or tiny — and they do work you have or would normally pay an employee to do, they are probably employees even if you call them interns. And that is OK, as long as you actually pay them like employees.
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5 tips to polish your email communication
Jason Dailey CommunicationsMost of us have to interact with other people in the workplace whether it's co-workers, customers, or both. And that means we have to communicate — we can't escape it. The most popular form of written communication in most workplaces is email. Email has been around for a long time, and it isn't going away anytime soon. We've all used it for years, so it's easy to treat it lightly. I'm here to discourage you from treating it too lightly.
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Business buzzwords: We each have our favorite expressions
Paul Zukowski CommunicationsFor the past few months, we have looked at buzzwords that have lost their buzz, either through overuse or misuse. Now let's change gears (buzz phrase) and think about the buzz terms each of us hold dear, can't stop using, and may not even be fully aware of how often we use them.
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Don’t be that guy: 10 bad behaviors to avoid
Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementOne of my first bosses, Bill Forte, taught me a valuable career lesson that is worth sharing. Just as I was about to leave for a week-long training meeting, he dropped a bit of wisdom on me.
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How to make others feel powerful
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementPower is a two-way street. Power can be used for or against a person or an organization. As a leader, how do you use the power you have in your organization? Do you strive to help others reach their potential? Being a leader can give you the feeling of being powerful. But leadership should be more than simply showing how powerful you are — as I discovered years ago with my first taste of power.
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3 simple steps to destress your commute
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementEven with all of the telecommuting, online meeting services and flexible schedules available to us, commuting to work is still one of the biggest stresses most of us deal with during the workday. In speaking with home health nurses and commuters with more than 25 miles to cover in San Diego rush hour traffic, I uncovered some tried and true methods for a less stressful commute.
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The increasing costs of a cyberattack
Cassie Phillips Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAfter hearing about some of the dangers within the healthcare industry concerning cybersecurity and patient information, we can only expect the trend to continue. Whether it is an inside job, ransomware or a kind of social engineering, the risks are too high for businesses and organizations to ignore the potential fallout of a data breach. The negative media coverage and financial costs are simply too high (and rising).
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Leading people and managing processes
Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementSupervisory staff are frequently labeled "managers" with staff to "manage." But the most common synonyms and definitions of manage — control, manipulate, direct, handle, keep submissive, contrive — don't really speak to the leadership qualities you need to inspire staff toward a common goal.
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You deserve a union ... if you fail to give employees these 6 things
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe expression "nature abhors a vacuum" applies to the workplace. If employers do not recognize and meet certain basic employee needs, employee morale will suffer and they will become vulnerable to the sales pitches of a union.
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Big change in overtime pay coming soon — Are you prepared?
Paul Zukowski Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIt has been decades in the making and may affect up to 5 million workers across the U.S. "It" is the proposed rule change on who is eligible for overtime pay, due to be issued in June by the Department of Labor (DOL). If you haven't figured out how your business will be affected, time is running out.
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