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Choosing flooring for buildings exposed to extreme temperatures and the…
Kendall Youngworth Facilities & GroundsBuildings and facilities are designed to perform a wide variety of jobs and fulfill myriad purposes. Sometimes, these facilities need to be able to stand up against extreme temperatures and elements. Extreme temperatures and exposure to outdoor elements require durable flooring solutions. Otherwise, undesirable flooring will pose both safety and long-term durability concerns.
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IRS final rule delivers easier access to 401(k) hardship withdrawals
Grace Ferguson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementOn Sept. 23, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a final rule that simplifies hardship withdrawals for 401(k) and 403(b) plan participants. The final rule substantially mirrors the IRS’ proposed regulations — reflecting changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, the Pension Protection Act of 2006, and the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008. Some changes are optional; others are mandatory and must be implemented by Jan. 1, 2020.
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Survey: Fear of a pending recession causes ‘layoff anxiety’…
Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIs there a recession on the horizon? Whether there is or not, about half of Americans fear that another downturn is imminent, and they also believe that they’ll be laid off when it occurs. Despite record low employment levels, a new survey by CareerArc reveals that 48% of employed Americans suffer from layoff anxiety. So, what is layoff anxiety, what’s fueling it, and how prepared are Americans?
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5 ways to avoid the dangers of viral marketing
Lisa Mulcahy MarketingWhen your brand or product goes viral on social media, you're in a win-win situation, right? Not always. Viral marketing is a lot like the Wild West — when you navigate it the right way, it can do incredible things for your visibility and sales. But you need to know that a lot of its mechanisms are out of your control. Viral marketing is, at its core, consumer-based — that means your campaign and approach can succeed or fail based on the whims of your audience.
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Infographic: The history of phishing and spam
Brian Wallace Science & TechnologyWhen email was initially developed for the purpose of interoffice communication, the internet was in its infancy and no one had any idea how big it would get. The original iteration of email was never built to be used by the masses and it was not made to be secure. These factors have led to some serious problems with things like spam and phishing emails over the years. Learn more about the history of spam and how it turned into phishing with this infographic.
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Podcast: The 7 most dangerous words in healthcare
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareWhat are the seven most dangerous words in healthcare? In my universe, those seven words are "that’s the way we’ve always done it." Who are the people who resist change? They’re the ones who generally aren’t natural intrapreneurs or leaders. They’re more likely to be the people who just do their work and go home, with little investment in their careers or jobs. Such individuals may also be fearful of technology, which one would think is a stark difference between generations, but that’s not always the case — resistance can come from any nurse from any generation.
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Achieve success by planning for decline
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementResearch and experience have shown that becoming more comfortable with the idea of death reduces the negative stress associated with dying. Like death, most of us also are either in denial of or avoid thinking about our professional decline. It is, however, hard for any of us to argue that we anticipate continuing to excel indefinitely in our current endeavors. Like becoming more comfortable with death reduces our anxiety about it, embracing the idea of the end of our success can help us deal with it. Here are a few ways to achieve success by planning for our decline.
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3 consulting hacks leaders should adopt
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIt is very fun and easy to pick on consultants. They show up, charge us to tell us about our problems and then charge us more to fix them. While the animosity may be rooted in our envy of that savvy business model, there are things we can all learn from the consultative approach. Here are three consulting practices leaders should adopt.
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Employers aren’t worried about unethical AI, but maybe they should…
Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementArtificial intelligence can make work easier, more efficient, and more accurate. It can also help companies make better decisions. What’s not to like? Well, for starters, AI can be used unethically. However, this is not a concern for the majority of respondents in a recent survey by Genesys, which provides customer experience and contact center solutions. The survey includes responses from employers and employees in the U.S., Germany, the U.K., Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Surveys: High school graduates need more life skills, less test prep
Sheilamary Koch EducationReal-world skills warrant more emphasis in high school claim students, employers, parents and other adults in three nationwide surveys conducted this June. While 83% of the students surveyed do plan to go to college, they’d like to see less focus on college-entry exams and more on practical skills like personal finance and tax preparation. The surveys, funded by the Kansas City, Missouri-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, polled a demographically diverse sampling of over 2,000 people from across the country.
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