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When it’s better not to focus on profit
Lisa Mulcahy Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementMaking as much money for your company as possible is a no-brainer — that's why you're in business, right? That's true, but there are some situations in which it can actually benefit your company's long-term bottom line not to strategize for immediate maximum profits. Your reputation, relationships, and long-term planning can be used to an even greater advantage if you know when to pull back and how to refocus your aim. Use these tips to reboot for the short term and become even more successful in the long term.
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The real reason to wait to draw your Social Security
Patrick Gleeson Civil & GovernmentGo to the web with the question: "When should I begin drawing my Social Security benefits?" If you were uncertain of the answer before you began reading, you may be more confused afterward. You’ll learn that in 2019 you can begin drawing "reduced" SS benefits at age 62, but that you can receive your "full benefit" at 65 — which is true or not true, depending on what you mean by "full" — and that your benefit amount keeps increasing every year you wait to begin drawing benefits until you’re 70, which is true.
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Directors wear many hats
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementThe director walked into the board meeting with an agenda of her own. She said, "My chapter expects the state board to resolve our situation." What hat was she wearing; a chapter director, a board member? She got on the board because the bylaws allow for representation from each chapter. This director had a bad assumption about governance. She was obsessed with the problems of her chapter rather than a shared focus on advancing the mission and goals of the state association.
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What’s old is new again in retail for 2019
Catherine Iste RetailRegardless of age or profession, every citizen in a small town understands retail’s fundamental principles: trust, word of mouth and network. As Amazon, voice-controlled devices, and smart homes change the way consumers and retail interact, these fundamental principles of human interaction will continue to become more important. Here are three old practices that will enjoy renewed importance in the year to come.
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Results-driven credentials that demonstrate your value
Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIf employers hire people to produce desired results, why not build a results-driven résumé to prove you are the best candidate? Why not give yourself an edge in your career search by building this résumé that tells employers you are a candidate they must consider? Whether it’s a for-profit (or a nonprofit, i.e., "not-for-loss") employer, businesses and institutions are looking for people who can deliver results that positively impact the bottom line.
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3 things to consider before Easter
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityI realize that Christmas is still in the rearview mirror. The chaos of special holiday and new year’s services are still fresh on your mind, and now there’s a peace that happens as January unfolds. It’s called the winter months. Or… the lull before the storm. Of Easter. Easter is typically a highly attended service because it’s an easy time to invite people to a service and it’s also the one week in the year that everyone (sort of) decides to attend "the" Easter Sunday service (since many alternate weeks in attendance rather than attending every week, it boosts attendance on that one week).
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An international student’s journey to success in hospitality
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe highlight of my recent trip to Thailand was my stay at a hotel managed by Araya Rojanapirom, a recent graduate from the Collins College of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona. After graduating from high school in Thailand, Araya completed his first study-abroad experience in Europe, where he received a bachelor degree in hospitality management at Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland with two five-month internships at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bangkok and the Sheraton Hotel in Tianjin, China. Araya then found his way to Southern California and spent two more years studying in the Master of Science in Hospitality Management Program at Cal Poly Pomona.
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Have you heard of TikTok?
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingApple recently announced 2018’s most downloaded apps. Unsurprisingly, the top five free iPhone apps were all social media platforms and included YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Messenger and Facebook. But a few spots down on the list at No. 16, a new social media app emerged: TikTok. It’s an app that lets users create short videos set to music that are up to 15 seconds long. The company differentiates itself by saying it’s "not your ordinary destination for short-form mobile video. It's raw, real, and without boundaries."
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3 behaviors that bad bosses do well
Simma Lieberman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWe often talk about the traits of great leaders. Harvard Business Review, Inc. magazine, Psychology Today, and numerous best-selling books often share the latest research on leadership. Great organizations sustain themselves with great leaders at every level when they employ the right practices. But what happens in organizations with bad leaders? There is a misconception that just because someone has the title of leader and a great product that they are good at leading people. Here are three behaviors that bad leaders do so well, their employees end up hating them, retiring in place or just quit.
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Lessons on conflict management from my 6-year-old
Candice Gottlieb-Clark Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAs I was driving my daughter home from school one day, we discussed her most recent, holiday-inspired work of art. I suggest that we temporarily place it where we had hung her "Blue Dog" painting. She agrees — and then, a few moments later, asks, "Don’t you like my Blue Dog?" Surprised, as I absolutely love her artwork and frequently tell her so, I say, "Of course I do." Then, I go on to explain the limited space we have for hangable art. "But," she says, "I heard you say you didn’t like Blue Dog." And she was right. I had said exactly that a couple weeks prior.
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