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Law enforcement vs. tech: Addressing privacy, competition concerns
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThe more we immerse ourselves in the virtual world, the more we demand cybersecurity and privacy assurances from tech companies. A recent meeting between several state law enforcement officials and Attorney General Jeff Sessions opened a new chapter of strict scrutiny. Both the Department of Justice and the states want to explore better ways to protect consumers and businesses from powerful technology companies. At the same time, they want laws that will give law enforcement access to essential data to solve crimes.
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4 questions to strengthen team relationships
Deborah Ike Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhat have you asked your team lately? As project managers, we have to ask about the progress and status of various tasks. However, we can also use questions to develop our team and our relationships with team members. For example, your project team is used to you asking them to finish a task or give you a status update. However, what if you turned things around for a moment and asked how you can help them? The key to this question is to listen carefully and work to fulfill their request if possible.
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The road to association excellence
Robert C. Harris Association Management"Are we the best we can be?" It’s a question boards and association executives should contemplate. There are many roads to excellence. Begin by considering what’s best for the association. Some programs focus on the organization and others the individual. What are the associated costs and how much time will it take? What will be the return on investment for the cost of time and fees? Which platforms for excellence positions the organization to advance its desired outcomes?
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Umbrella skills for expressive language
Sheilamary Koch EducationCan you say "Kwuggerbug?" Not knowing how to rhyme and change first sounds of words would put Dr. Seuss readers at a loss. Fortunately — thanks to their phonology skills — successful readers possess the ability to break an unfamiliar (or in this case a nonexistent) word into parts and to rhyme an unfamiliar syllable with a familiar one to sound out words they’ve never seen previously. Phonology, a set of expressive skills needed for learning to read, is the final umbrella skill belonging to the framework we have followed for this series on expressive language from an SLP perspective.
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How to make a project management tool work for your church
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityProject management tools such as Asana, Basecamp, Trello, and others can be useful in helping church teams plan events and manage projects. Many church leaders select a tool and excitedly roll it out to their teams hoping this will make their projects immediately run smoother and finish on time. Unfortunately, there’s often a level of disappointment that happens once a church staff starts using the tool. That disappointment probably has nothing to do with the tool and everything to do with the process.
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LinkedIn’s best new features in 2018
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingAs we were talking about last week, Facebook has been struggling. After just recovering from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook announced another data breach. Plus, more businesses may pull ads because the ROI just isn’t what it used to be. Now, we’re all on the hunt for new ways to reach our audience (beyond Facebook). Surprisingly, LinkedIn is proving itself to be a breath of fresh air. Of course, LinkedIn isn’t a new platform. The company recently turned 15, but here’s what is unprecedented: LinkedIn’s levels of engagement.
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Is our focus on academic language promoting a colonial mindset?
Erick Herrmann EducationTeachers actively work to dismantle the disadvantages our students face, especially in our service to students of color, English learners, students who live in poverty, and other marginalized groups. In the case of this article, and English learners in particular, we should address if our focus on academic language is instilling an attitude in our students of the superiority of the dominant language and culture at the expense of their home languages and cultures. Given this, is our focus on academic language promoting a colonial mindset? The short answer to this provocative question is, hopefully not. But it may depend on the way you focus on language and culture in your classroom, and the purpose of learning academic language.
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Where to draw the line
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementLeaders must be clear, firm and consistent. In this article are three steps to ensure you are drawing the line at the right time, the right way and for the most benefit. For example, integrity is a big word to throw around at work. Most of us do not work in an environment that tests our ethics regularly. Yet it is because of this, many supervisors do not know where to draw the line. My specialty and favorite kind of work challenges are those that push me to think about ethics, integrity and the impact the lack of these characteristics can have on the work environment.
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Is your small business making YouTube videos yet?
Mashaal Ryan MarketingYouTube videos are a great way to get more traffic to your website and social media. If you have an online business, it will help show off your products and services easier, so that your customers are not quite as wary of buying online. If you have a local business, you can now create buzz for your company easier as well as adding the videos into your sales pitch. Are you still unsure of whether YouTube is a good idea? Let’s look at some examples of how successful some businesses can be on YouTube.
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A better way to explain the job to candidates
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementRetention is directly related to new employees having a clear understanding of the position upon hiring. Candidates who ultimately succeed can hit the ground running because they are doing exactly the job they thought they were going to within the environment they expected. Conversely, those who experience a significant disconnect start off behind the curve and can have a hard time getting in sync with the leadership and their team. This problem can be minimized by incorporating a better way to explain the job to candidates.
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