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How (and why) businesses are ensuring employees become financially literate

Tory Barringer Business Management, Services & Risk Management

A worrying trend has emerged in the past decade since the global financial crisis: Even with a world of information available at our fingertips, Americans' financial literacy is dismal and only getting worse. A recently concluded study by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation found that only about one-third of Americans surveyed were able to correctly answer a majority of questions when quizzed about interest rates, inflation, financial risk and mortgage rates, down from 42% in 2009.

Seek and you shall find: 3 tips for setting negative interactions straight

Candice Gottlieb-Clark Business Management, Services & Risk Management

You often find what you seek. In my years of helping teams resolve conflicts and build better communication, I've seen this simple truth to be an underlying component in countless circumstances. I believe it's why we inevitably have strong opinions, and it's how we end up attracting the exact energy and outcomes we assume to be right and true. Consider for a moment how this occurs in a workplace setting.

Beware the dangers of groupthink for proposals

Lisa Pafe Civil & Government

Proposal color team reviews don’t work. Why? In many cases, proposal reviewers make two critical mistakes: 1. They read the proposal as if it was a novel, instead of scoring and rating it according to the evaluation criteria. 2. They get tired of arguing about their comments, so they come to consensus — which really means they succumb to groupthink. These mistakes often result in a proposal that not only fails to offer a value proposition rich in discriminating strengths, in some cases it is non-compliant.

Don’t get fooled by the manipulator

Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk Management

All manipulators are the same. Just the circumstances and the victims change. You hire an employee who seems to be an asset. She’s friendly and easy-going. Always has a smile. She frequently takes the initiative to create projects and implement them. Wow, what a go-getter, you think. But perhaps after a couple of months, it begins to dawn on you that while she’s great at thinking up fun little projects to keep herself busy, she’s doing everything and anything except the work you assign her to.

Why you need a church event request form (and what should be on it)

Deborah Ike Religious Community

If you're responsible for planning events at your church, you've likely run into situations where you didn't have all the information needed to plan effectively. Instead of trying to track down decisions late in the process, asking for key details when an event is initially approved will make planning much easier. An event request form can aid in gathering all the necessary details you’ll need to plan effectively. Here’s what you should include in your church event request form.

Mentoring, a beacon in the dark for young leaders

Sheilamary Koch Education

Recently, my 15-year-old daughter, an emerging environmental activist, told me of her first mentoring experience at a youth summit she attended. In a nutshell, a college student involved in activism on her campus was assigned to a group of three younger students. She began by sharing how she’d experienced little support for her ideas in the area she grew up, then encouraged the others to share about their lives and aspirations. Often, mentors act as metaphorical beacons in the darkness for mentees aiming to accomplish things outside the scope of what people around them are doing.

Why transparency is vital for an association

Bob Harris and Karim Shaaban Association Management

Transparency is a fundamental concept of good governance. It is frequently adopted as a principle to guide board and staff discussions and decisions. Members of an association expect a sense of openness. They want to trust that the board is making good decisions on their behalf. The opposite of transparency in an association is a secretive organization, unwilling to share reports with members and hiding key issues.

What to know when the only constant in today’s world is change

Linda Popky Business Management, Services & Risk Management

There’s an old Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times. We are certainly in the midst of interesting times right now. On a global perspective, we have the coronavirus pandemic that started in China but has spread around the world. There’s Brexit, which will cause considerable disruption in the European Union. Then there's the lengthy presidential election process in the U.S. and ongoing political turmoil in other countries. Here are a few things to consider as you navigate the new normal.

Guided practice in the multilingual classroom

Erick Herrmann Education

Effective instruction in multilingual education includes providing students with comprehensible instruction in the content we are teaching, explicit instruction in the language needed to learn, a process to demonstrate understanding of the new content, and opportunities for students to practice the new content and language being learned. Every teacher and learner figures out quickly that learning is not instantaneous. Students will need multiple opportunities for guided practice, wherein all students have the opportunity to practice both content and language.

How leaders can stop loneliness and create community at work

Simma Lieberman Business Management, Services & Risk Management

According to an article in Scientific American, loneliness in the U.S. and other parts of the world has reached epidemic proportions. Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that loneliness is a significant health issue and has the potential to shorten a person's life by 15 years. Loneliness affects people of all ages in different ways. When people feel lonely, they feel disconnected and disengage. It becomes a cycle and can be hard to break alone. However, there are many solutions.

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