Insights
A focus on higher education wellness programs
How safety, well-being and inclusion efforts help lead to student success on higher education campuses.
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Travel
Part 2: How to serve conference and expo business travelers
The conference and expo business traveler segment is diverse, covering personas ranging from sales “road warriors” to the C-suite and age ranges from millennials, zillenials and Gen Zers to Gen X and Boomers.
Marketing
How marketing agencies can overcome 2023’s challenges
Here are 4 ways that marketing agencies can think creatively to overcome the latest wave of challenges.
Leadership
“Hush your buts” — How to lead better than Ted Lasso
In the TV show "Ted Lasso," Ted tell his team to "hush your butts," which can help leaders better understand how to navigate employee "buts."
Educational Leadership
The nuances of belonging
Belonging, or not, isn't always as straightforward as it seems. Connections are important, but let the nuances of belonging be your guide.
Inspiration
Use bottom-up professional development to drive top-down change
The best professional development happens when executives put inclusive and supportive programs in place that empowers managers to innovate.
Education
Writing grants to fund educational projects and innovation
Writing grants requires plenty of preparation and attention to detail, but it can yield dividends for classrooms, PD and other projects.
Infrastructure
How Wendy’s Cooks Up More Sustainable Dining
Liliana Esposito, chief corporate affairs and sustainability officer at Wendy's, discusses the company's annual Corporate Responsibility Report and outlines numerous sustainability initiatives the Queen of QSR has embraced.
Inspiration
Leverage your fear of failure for success
To overcome a fear of failure, change your mindset and see it as a fulcrum that can allow you to grow and innovate.
Education
Blending subjects: How I build historical context into science curriculum
Blending subjects helps students understand how they fit together and increases their interest in what may have been a non-favorite subject.
Digital Technology
Nature abhors a vacuum
Programmatic adtech has been a vital advertising innovation – but more improvements are needed around the “adtech tax,” measurement and attribution, writes Semcasting’s Ray Kingman.
Commentary
Thank you! A tribute to the teachers who made a difference
Teachers change lives. Here, SmartBrief editors talk about the teachers who made a difference in our worlds and the lessons we learned from them.
Infrastructure
How To Diversify The Engineering Workforce In The Energy Industry
Jasmine Robinson from IHI Terrasun Solutions outlines what the energy sector can do to recruit, develop and retain more women engineers.
Leadership
How deliberate are you about applying change-management practices when your team faces a large change?
How deliberate are you about applying change-management practices when your team faces a large change?
Edtech
Edtech 2023: SmartBrief Readers’ Choice Awards
From classroom management to professional development to reading and literacy, SmartBrief readers chose their favorite platforms and solutions.
Workforce
How companies get inclusion wrong — and how to get it right
Companies can improve inclusion and diversity by reforming decision-making processes to eliminate biases, write Andrea Kramer and Alton Harris.
Best Practices
Growing teachers: A cycle of feedback and support
Kahului Elementary School’s classroom visit feedback support cycle is key to its teacher support program. Here, Principal Sue Forbes and Academic Coach Stacey Hankinson walk through the process.
Best Practices
Collective teacher efficacy: A 4-point plan
Kahului Elementary School in Hawaii employs a teacher support program that’s based on the research of John Hattie about collective teacher efficacy. Here, principal Sue Forbes outlines the school’s four-step strategy.
Best Practices
When teachers succeed, students succeed
The best way to drive student achievement is by nurturing collective teacher efficacy, say two Hawaii educators. Here is how they’re making that happen on their campus.
Digital Technology
Generative AI: We’ve been here before
Generative AI will lead us to the next revolution in marketing – but it’s one we’ve seen before. Learn why and two trends that will emerge.
Career-Technical Education
Offering prior learning credits helps increase earning power
Getting college credit for prior learning can help people slash thousands of dollars from tuition and reduce time needed to complete a degree.
Inspiration
What turns can teach leaders about the nature of business
Leaders who can see opportunities whenever they experience turns in their business will stay ahead of the curve, Steve McKee writes.
Consumer Insights
Health and wellness: 4 trends for our times
A recent reset is driven by four trends that impact how consumers think about and act on their health and wellness.
Educational Leadership
Horace Mann award winner shares how she helps bridge divides
Horace Mann Award finalist Natalie Johnson-Berry has an extensive background that allows her to build bridges to diversity and inclusion.
Workforce
Are your people “issues,” or are they a priority?
Forward-looking leaders take people issues seriously and seek to hire not just for vacancies but for the future, writes Larry Robertson.
Edtech
How instructional audio can help re-engage students
Students farther than 6 feet from a teacher may have trouble hearing . Those in the back of the classroom can miss 30% of what's being said.
Inspiration
Strategies for self-managing anxiety in a culture of overwhelm
Let go of anxiety by changing the narrative and letting go of things you can't control, Marlene Chism advises.
Sponsored
Smart tech investments to improve your ecommerce experience
Smart tech investments to improve your ecommerce experience
Technology
How ultraviolet light is improving food production and safety
Scientists are increasingly using ultraviolet light to aid in food production and safety from farm to table.
Infrastructure
Chemistry’s Key Role in Advancing Sustainability
Charles Franklin from the American Chemistry Council discusses the role the business of chemistry -- and natural gas in particular -- plays not just in sustainability, but also the overall economy.
Sponsored
How strong O&M got the best hotel properties back on their feet (and primed them for the travel rebound and its future)
After more than two years of massive slumps in travel due to COVID-19 health restrictions, the sudden travel rebound is giving whiplash to some...
Communication
8 ways to improve your written communications
Improving written communication requires clear thinking and multiple rewrites until your message is precise, organized, relevant and easy to understand.
Workforce
Why keep trying to motivate people when you can’t?
A more effective way to motivate people is to create a culture that gives them a sense of choice, connection and competence, writes Susan Fowler.
Education
How classroom wellness practices help teachers, students
While teachers are not mental health professionals, they are the front line for supporting themselves and students with wellness practices.
Leadership
Senior leaders’ top 5 culture concerns
Five culture concerns are top of mind for many leaders including how to create wellbeing and inclusivity, says S. Chris Edmonds.
Edtech
How AI and VR will enhance language learning beyond 2023
AI chatbots, ML algorithms and VR exchange programs are educational tools set to make language learning easier.
Educational Leadership
4 ways leaders can set teachers up for classroom management success
Classroom management starts with helping teachers get to know families and students before the school year begins.
Food
Fostering a sustainable future for wine and beverages – from the field to the glass
Supporting brands that prioritize sustainable farming practices, opting for beverages in more environmentally-friendly packaging and seeking out local producers doing their part are some of the ways bars and restaurants can build a more sustainable beverage program, according to experts from the Culinary Institute of America.
Inspiration
Leading with a spirit of abundance
Leading with abundance means treating employees as contributors to business success and not just resources, writes John Baldoni.
Workforce
A leader’s role in creating workplace wellbeing
Leaders can foster a sense of wellbeing in their employees by engaging in deep dialogue and creating a culture of connection, writes Alaina Love.
Leadership
5 qualities that set leaders apart from managers
Managers and leaders share similar traits, but what sets them apart is that leaders are consistent, coachable and seek growth for their teams.
Leadership
Spring clean your calendar to find more time
Taking a new look at your calendar and weeding out the unnecessary can help you find more time to do deep work, writes Elisabeth Owen Hayes.