Archive for June 2019
America is Aging and Growing More Diverse, Census Data Shows
America is growing older as boomers edge closer to retirement age and natural births decrease, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. “The nation is aging,” Luke Rogers, chief of the Population Estimates Branch at the Census Bureau, said in a statement. “More than four out of every five counties were older in 2018 than in 2010.…
Read MoreHere’s the No. 1 Reason Why Employees Quit Their Jobs
David Novak, oGoLead co-founder and CEO If you go to work every day just going through the motions, you aren’t alone. According to Gallup, only 33% of employees are engaged at work. So, how can nearly 70% of the workforce be disengaged? I believe it’s because there is a tremendous lack of recognition in the…
Read MoreResearchers Test Vaccine They Hope Could Stem Alzheimer’s
Albuquerque, N.M. — Researchers at University of New Mexico researchers are working on a vaccine they hope could prevent Alzheimer’s disease, reports CBS Albuquerque affiliate KRQE-TV. UNM’s Health and Sciences Department Associate Professor Kiran Bhaskar, who’s been passionate about studying the disease for the last decade, says the work started with an idea in 2013. “I would…
Read More9 Ways Managers Can Help Employees Cope with Change
Read any book or review any case study about successful change and you’re sure to find one constant: for people in organizations to accept and act on change, they need consistent and compelling communication from their managers. Leaders and managers play different roles during change. Senior leaders’ role is to communicate the “what” (change objectives…
Read MoreDeaths From Falls Almost Tripled From 2000 to 2016
Deaths from falls of U.S. adults aged 75 or more years almost tripled from 2000 to 2016, according to a study published Tuesday in JAMA. From 2000 to 2016, the authors said, the absolute number of deaths from falls in the 75+ population increased from 8,613 to 25,189. During this same time period, the age-adjusted mortality…
Read MoreThe Most Important Thing You Can Do to Build Trust with Your Team
Leaders spend a lot of time worrying about what to say. We sweat over a presentation. Carefully write (and rewrite) “informal” remarks. Print out a draft email so we can re-read it one more time before hitting the send button. It’s all important, of course, but when it comes to building trust in your organization,…
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