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How to train your employees Companies understand that in today’s fast-paced, ever-changing business world, helping employees grow and excel at their jobs is critical. This element is critical to achieving long-term success. To do that, leaders and managers need to give employees more opportunities to learn, grow, be happy, and work well. However, employees and managers sometimes think training is boring and unimportant. Training can be boring, but only if it’s not the right training for what you want to learn. Tailoring your training to your employees’ needs will make it more interesting and useful to them. Employee training and…

Scotland’s ‘remarkable’ rewilding project boosts bumblebee population 116-fold The Scotsman World Beekeeping Awards cancels honey award due to fraud BBC All life on Earth now originates from a single cell. Meet Luke. Quanta Digestive content and food webs record the rise of dinosaur supremacy Nature Chernobyl dogs undergo rapid evolution, study suggests common mechanism climate What you need to know about the plastic pollution crisis as South Korea approaches treaty negotiations The Associated Press toilet Salmon are back after Klamath River dam bursts High Country News syndrome Persistence of spike protein in the skull-meninges-brain axis may contribute to the neurological…

Lambert Straser: Oh, another book to read, Kropotkin. By Elizabeth Svoboda, a science writer based in San Jose, California, and author of What Makes a Hero?: The Surprising Science of Selflessness. Originally published in Undark. In the opening scene of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in Nature, a flock of birds descends on a tree laden with fruit. Birds eagerly munch on the waxy, purple berries, but there’s more than enough to munch on for robins and cedar waxwings, as well as Kimmerler and his fellow humans. “I cannot mathematically calculate the value that I somehow think they…

Emily McAllister, a North Carolina-based agent, makes half of her business from Instagram and focuses on creating local content that provides value to her ideal customer group. Jimmy Burgess met her to find out exactly how she does it. Whether you’re refining your business model, mastering new technology, or finding a strategy to take advantage of the next market boom, Inman Connect New York prepares you to take a bold step. The next chapter is about to begin. Please join us. Join us and thousands of other real estate leaders from January 22-24, 2025. Success on social media is about…

The FT has articles with the following headings and subheadings: Deaths from fentanyl are decreasing. What’s behind the decline? Evidence points to changes in drug supply This is a great article, but there is no evidence to support the subheading (usually written by editors, not journalists). This article provides evidence that the amount of drugs seized has decreased recently, which may reflect either a decrease in supply or a decrease in demand. To avoid “reasoning from changes in quantity,” we need to focus on simultaneous changes in both price and quantity. Are the rising prices of fentanyl preventing users…

Optimize your recruitment process by overcoming 6 common challenges The rapid industry changes most companies are facing have made finding and retaining the right talent more important and difficult than ever. Organizations need to develop successful recruitment strategies that not only identify the best candidates from a rapidly expanding talent pool, but also engage them for the long term. This article describes six of the most common recruitment challenges companies face and how to overcome them. How to deal with the six recruitment challenges you’re most likely to encounter 1. Attract the right talent Recruiters and HR departments acknowledge that…

To me, that was a great idea. Your mileage may vary. Yesterday, Arnold Kling posted on his Substack about the pitfalls of going to graduate school in economics. Considering the content, it is aptly titled “Beware of Econ Graduate Schools.” Arnold lists three possible motivations for pursuing a Ph.D. in economics. Intellectual curiosity. You love exploring ideas and want to gain a deeper understanding of how the economy works and find answers to puzzles and problems in the field of economics. lifestyle. You want to write an economics paper, you want autonomy, and you want professional interaction only with other…

How to create a cybersecurity training plan Are you worried about protecting your small business from cyber threats? In today’s digital world, even small businesses are prime targets for hackers. Without proper cybersecurity measures, valuable data and reputation can be at risk. The good news? You don’t need a big budget to effectively protect your business. This article provides practical steps for creating a cybersecurity training plan as a small business owner. Practical steps to create a cybersecurity training plan 1. Assess the risk Start by understanding what your biggest cybersecurity risks are. Think about the sensitive data you store,…

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Small-cap stocks just had their historic week in three years, and one exchange-traded fund expert predicts the group’s all-time highs will help bring investors back into the group.”Small-cap stocks are going to be more popular in 2025,” VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth said on CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “They started to pick up steam after the election and as interest rates came down leading up to the election.”Rosenbluth, the firm’s head of research, expects small-cap ETF funds to benefit investors looking to expand their market exposure.The Russell 2000, which tracks small-cap stocks, hit an all-time high this week for the first…