By Saundra McDavid, JD, MBA
Faculty Member, School of Business at American Public University
Recent trends in business intelligence have added yet another area of concern for the business practitioner–cybersecurity liability. It’s not only about whether a server will be hacked; it’s about the types and amounts of data that are being collected.
By Shun McGhee
Contributor, Career Services
A couple of months ago, my wife and I welcomed two of our cousins over for dinner. The evening involved much laughter, and for the first time I was introduced to vegan pizza. In this context “introduced” means I saw it, though I am not yet brave enough try it. In addition to learning about various vegan cuisines, I also learned about my cousins’ differing philosophy on higher education. While both are neurosurgeons, Nancy firmly believed everyone should go to college, while Ronald was not convinced. I admit, I was shocked two physicians would have such differing opinions on a subject my wife and I have discussed more times than I can recall.
By Adrienne Erin
Contributor, Online Career Tips
You may have heard about a process called growth hacking that’s particularly popular with startup businesses that are trying to get ahead of the curve. It’s easy to use this principle in your career, as well.
By Donald Barnett
Quality Assurance Specialist for the Department of Veterans Affairs
After countless applications and hours of interviews, you finally land a middle-management job which requires you to interact with front line employees while implementing the corporate strategy dictated by upper-management. Where do you begin? How do you build the foundations of successful leadership? How do you avoid being just another manager who fails to inspire their charges?
Interview with Dr. Nancy Heath and Dr. Cassandra Shaw
Dr. Heath is the Director for the Human Development and Family Studies Program at APU
Dr. Shaw is the Director of Entrepreneurship Programs at APU
Running a successful daycare takes a lot of the same business principles that an entrepreneurial venture would. Beyond looking at nearby comps and testing the available market you’ll need to identify quality resources, and a niche offering. In this podcast Dr. Heath and Dr. Shaw blend together their knowledge of business start-up costs, what accounts for a quality childcare staff, and considerations for state licensure.
By Lindsay Scott
Business2Community.com – Special to Online Career Tips
Some of us naturally fall into the ‘risk averse’ category when we are weighing up the choices we have or the decisions to be made. Like every good risk management technique, we have to think about what could go wrong with a decision made.
Lisa Quast, Forbes
Special to Online Career Tips
While many people scoff at the annual performance process, it can actually be a great opportunity to increase communication between you and your boss and improve your career development. Just like with most things in life, the more effort you put into your self-evaluation, the more you’ll get out of the entire performance appraisal process.
By Nancy Collamer, Forbes
Special to Online Career Tips
2014 could be an especially good year to make a job change, if you’re so inclined or you must. Economists in a recent Wall Street Journal said they expect the U.S. to add nearly 198,000 jobs a month this year — that’s the highest estimate since 2005.