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Emergency notification keeps tenants safe and protects your property
Steven Dutro Facilities & GroundsIf your tenants can stay safe when danger is nearby, it's better for everyone. You avoid tragedies, your tenants' lives are less disrupted, your property is likely to be protected, and the rent is paid. Thankfully, there is an effective, authoritative, free service available in most communities. Emergency notification service (ENS) alerts from your local emergency response team contact citizens via phone call, text and email.
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Avoid these 5 job interview no-no’s
Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhether you're interviewing a prospective employee or you're the one interviewing for a new position, remember that the interview is a two-way process. You're both being evaluated for professionalism, expertise and likability. For a productive interview, avoid these disasters during the process:
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5 ways to improve employee engagement
Michael J. Berens Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementCompanies worldwide are grappling with how to increase employee engagement. It is estimated that in the U.S. alone, employee disengagement costs the economy as much as $500 billion per year.
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Scaling the PEAKS of competence
Dr. David Hillson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementHow can you know if you are competent to perform in your role? Many professional organizations produce competence frameworks that attempt to answer this question. Unfortunately, most of these frameworks are limited to assessing what you know or what you can do. But knowledge and skills are only two of the elements that are required for a person to be competent in a role.
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Indiana religious freedom law: Businesses should err on side of inclusion
Ryan Clark Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementRecently, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed the new Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), a law that supporters attest is meant to protect the religious freedoms of entities — including individuals and businesses. Many believe the controversial law opens the door for statewide discrimination against the lesbian and gay communities on the basis of religious freedom.
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4 effective ways to combat laissez-faire leadership
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementLeadership is a great responsibility, and one that should not be taken lightly. However, there are people within organizations who are leaders in title only. Here are four ways an organization can combat this type of "leadership."
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The basics on planning with charitable trusts
David B. Mandell, JD, MBA, and Carole Foos, CPA Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementLet's assume you have one highly appreciated asset you would like to sell but are reluctant to do so because of the significant capital gains taxes you would owe. At the same time, you are looking for ways to reduce your current year's taxable income and would like to receive an ongoing income stream. Moreover, you would like to diversify your overall investment portfolio.
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Inside HR: Making the job offer
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementA client of mine is posting for a director-level position at a real estate development and property management firm. The company posted the job on their website, LinkedIn and Indeed. In less than a week, they received more than 60 qualified applicants. They only need one person. This is the story of how they got there. The screening process reduced the field down to four candidates. We then scheduled and completed interviews. Next, it was time to make a job offer.
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Study: If you use Internet Explorer, you just might be a bad employee
Cait Harrison Science & TechnologyWhat defines a great employee? Persistence, attention to detail, a drive to succeed? The list could go on, but here's a new addition you likely won't find on a resume — choice of Internet browser. A recent study found that employees who use Firefox or Chrome are more likely to be doing better on the job than those who use the computer's default browser.
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Don’t let negative reviews break you
Jessica Taylor CommunicationsWhether you're a small or large company, you live or die by your reputation. Most of reputation management is focused on pushing down negative search results — in particular, negative reviews. Responding to your negative reviews may attempt to bridge the gap between how a company perceives itself and how others view it.
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