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Workforce

Use intentional mentoring to help professionals of color

Professionals of color can benefit from Intentional Mentoring that builds on principles of trust and intentionality, writes Errol Pierre.

Sponsored

Stability and safety in alternative student transportation: A Q&A with EverDriven’s Megan Carey

It's clear that a variety of circumstances means that some students need alternative school transportation options. With over 600 active school district contracts and over 21,000 students last year alone, EverDriven is committed to providing equal opportunities, mobility, and peace of mind as they strive to provide equitable education for all kids.

Food

How will the grocery industry weather 2023? Together

Throughout FMI’s Midwinter Executive Conference earlier this month, retailers and executives across the industry had the opportunity to attend educational sessions with one common theme running through them all: togetherness.

Male and female students using colored tissue paper for "stained glass" for article helping kids see themselves in STEM

Edtech

Getting my first-graders to see themselves in STEM

Digital libraries and videos can bring fun projects and well-rounded information. This is vital, as students need to see themselves in STEM.

Screenshot of Roblox's Tapping Simulator game showing cartoon landscape and back of girl for leadership lessons article.

Inspiration

Leadership lessons from playing Roblox with my kids

When is a Roblox game not about the game? When you glean business lessons while playing it with your children.

Plant-based burgers, meatballs and crumbles from Great American Plant Company

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Great American Plant Company wants to help restaurants, retailers offer delicious, affordable plant-based proteins under their own brands

To help its retail and restaurant customers succeed, private-label brand Great American Plant Company brought on Chief Sales Officer Armetha Pihlstrom, who discusses how the company empowers its customers to make their brands household names in the plant-based category.

Leadership

Time to step up for corporate sustainability

Companies concerned with sustainability should view 2023 as the year to take bold action on their goals, writes Stefan Schwab.

Leadership

Why your strategy isn’t like a cheeseburger

Simply describing company strategy as a "cheeseburger" without providing clarity will leave your employees wondering if they're the sauce or the bun, writes Art Petty.

7 benefits of using ChatGPT for marketing

Digital Technology

7 ways ChatGPT can level up your marketing

From content creation to website optimization, Deksia’s Kent Lewis details 7 marketing benefit of ChatGPT.

Leadership

Proof that procrastinating is bad for your health

Procrastination can be bad for your health, and your business, but Susan Fowler has an example that may just motivate you to complete that next task.

Technology

6 startups transforming the grocery technology industry

From automation to food waste, customer engagement to digital value creation, these six startups are making a name for themselves in the grocery industry.

collection of seashells for article on math manipulatives with cultural connections

Education

Using math manipulatives with cultural connections builds relationships

Using manipulatives that have special meaning for students can help teachers build bonds as they learn about their interests and culture.

Infrastructure

Fluence’s Vanka Talks ROI for Renewable Energy and Storage Assets

Krishna Vanka, SVP and Chief Digital Officer at Fluence, explains how digitalization is boosting ROI for renewable energy and storage assets while helping create a cleaner, more efficient power grid.

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Automated compliance solutions can help your business with annual regulation changes

It’s crucial for business owners and HR specialists to stay abreast of changes and understand how best to implement requirements. Given how often changes occur, it can be challenging to keep track of them all.

Communication

What leaders can do to stop rampant incivility

Leaders can set the example of respect and decency to decrease the level of incivility that takes place in the office, says S. Chris Edmonds.

Marketing

Q&A: How to develop recession-proof marketing

ANA CEO Bob Liodice offers 4 ways that marketers can recession-proof marketing strategies, plus other insights to help prepare for challenging economic times.

Education

Problem-based learning leads STEM students to help community

Baltimore STEM students used problem-based learning to solve a community problem and win a national prize.

Inspiration

What are your leadership “Big 5”?

Make the most of the new year by creating a Leadership Capability Big 5 list outlining specific ways to boost your leadership and personal abilities this year, writes Alaina Love.

Female microbiologist using microscope in laboratory , examining vegetables.

Technology

What’s ahead in food technology?

The Hartman Group outlines how consumers feel about food technology and where the industry is headed.

Leadership

Employee well-being is a team sport

Make employee well-being a priority by setting norms and engaging peers and leadership in embedding it as part of company culture, writes Richard Safeer.

Leadership

Are you an effective coach?

Leaders can be an effective coach for their team members by working them to establish goals and provide metrics to measure performance, writes Paul B. Thornton.

Marketing

4 ways to inject more empathy into the new business pitch

Doremus+Co’s Kelly Higgins offers 4 ways to inject empathy into your new business pitch process.

Black male middle-school student with book sitting on arm of chair and smiling for literacy program article

Education

How to implement a new literacy program in middle school

An Arkansas school district's literacy specialist explains five elements of kicking off a new literacy program in grades six and above.

Very young Black student wearing backpack with head tilted, smiling.

Education

4 key elements of a whole-child education framework

Social, emotional and behavioral needs are inextricably linked with academic performance. A whole-child approach can help each child succeed.

Inspiration

4 strategies to help leaders figure out what matters and share with others

When leaders take the time to determine what matters most to them and share that with others, they can build trust and become more influential, writes LaRae Quy.

Finance

How Fintech is Shaping the Future of Accounts Payable

Rick Fletcher, Group President of Corpay Payables, outlines strategies and trends that are driving innovation in the Accounts Payable industry.

Infrastructure

EDF Renewables Sees Stability in 2023

Tristan Grimbert and Raphael Declercq from EDF Renewables discuss what lies ahead in 2023 for the renewable energy industry.

Sponsored

Annual compliance regulations: Is your business ready?

Digital solutions, like the online FMLA Manager SHRM offers, provide employers guidance and resources to create their state- and company-specific FMLA policies, stay up-to-date on their state’s FMLA requirements, access templates for required forms, and generate various leave reports, all in one place.