Antibiotic-resistant bacteria raise deadly crisis management questions There is no arguing the fact that modern medicine is saving lives every day. Unfortunately, there is also a downside. By making the use of certain medications, specifically antibiotics, extremely prevalent, we are creating new and deadly “superbugs” that threaten to wreak havoc on unsuspecting hospital patients. Think …

One of the most essential components of a document is charts. As Technical Writers, we always write concisely, and clearly, but there will be times, when we need the assistance of charts to communicate what was written. Whether it’s for qualitative or quantitative explanations we sometimes need charts to truly present the whole picture. There …

I have led many workshops to help people focus on their work as spiritual service. In my first book, “Path for Greatness: Work as Spiritual Service”, I provide a framework for how people can share their gifts with others in alignment with their passion and purpose. In my workshops people reflect on how they integrate …

In this week’s episode of The Crisis Show, hosts Jonathan Bernstein, Rich Klein, and Melissa Agnes covered crises that ran the gamut, from panic over new West Nile outbreaks and food recalls to social media blunders by Progressive and several U.S. universities. You can always rely on the wide world of sports for some reputation …

In my (May 12, 2011) post, “Grantsmanship: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” I quoted from a 2010 WealthEngine white paper stating that the average cost-per-dollar-raised for grants is 20 cents … an ROI of 500%. With such an impressive return on investment, starting a grants program at your NPO might seem like a …

How one student shamed his district Breaking into their school’s computer database isn’t usually a sign of a good student, but when senior Jacob Bigham used a teacher’s password to gain access to Troy High’s records, it wasn’t to change grades or cause mischief. Rather, Bigham was on the hunt for the vote count from …

I would have never thought that I would be interested in finding out what is the spiritual significance of a bat. Here’s how it happened. My mastermind group, which we call ourselves WIG for both – Wildly Important Goals and Women Inspirational Group, was meeting at the beautiful arboretum a week ago. It was our …

The article served as a reminder that sometimes hiring managers don’t understand other things as well. And if you are a hiring manager, I am sure that you are thinking of a number of topics that HR doesn’t get about "running your business" or "dealing with your people". So in an effort to help bridge the gap between hiring managers and HR and represent both sides, below is a list of 6 things that managers may want us to know.

A career is more than a job, more than a sequence of jobs, more than luck or happenstance. It may be altered by fortune or misfortune but at least for most people it has a sense of direction. Basic talents, values, and motives have an impact when decisions are made about careers. To help you …

There’s a phenomenon in our communities public or local education foundations (PEFs or LEFs) that have been created/designed with political agendas the politics of education, and the politics of inclusion. People in communities all over the country, espousing one educational philosophy or another, are working to influence their school boards and local political structures to …