Category Archive for "Careers"

04Mar

Another snow day? How to work from home effectively

The weather outside is …truly frightful if you live in the midwest or the east coast this winter. Read Craig Malloy’s Inc Magazine article for tips on prioritizing and setting clear expectations so working from home is productive....

25Jan

Announcing Allured Fund grants for confectionery education

Polish your confectionery skills and food science knowledge. There are many fine training opportunities in our industry this spring and summer to build your skills and knowledge. Allured Fund for Confectionery Education need-based grants provide financial help for industry members who wish to expand their food-science knowledge or confectionery skills...

20Jan

15 Economic Facts about Millennials

Millennials represent one third of the US population. The US Council of Economic Advisers has released a comprehensive study titled 15 Economic Facts about Millennials. The study focuses on trends in purchasing, education, career, civic-engagement and life-location decisions for this diverse and connected generation....

15Jan

Practice Structured Debate for Effective Decisionmaking

According to Harvard Business Review, “structured debates can provide an opportunity to rigorously discuss and dispute interpretations of current trends, as well as future predictions, in a kind of organizational “safe mode” that enables teams to explore external risks without putting individual members of the team at internal risk.” Read...

06Jan

Allured Fund grant applications due January 15th

There are many fine training opportunities in our industry this Spring and Summer to build your skills. Allured Fund for Confectionery Education need-based grants provide financial help for industry members who wish to expand their food-science knowledge or confectionery skills through continuing education courses. Due dates are on the 15th...

04Jan

HBR: Inspire to build effective teams

Creativity and developing the unexpected fundamentally depends on inspiration. To build an inspirational team, focus on elements of engagement, meaning, purpose and mission. This article by Eric Garton and Michael C. Mankins on HBR.org collected responses from 300 senior executives from companies around the globe....

23Dec

Smart Digital Marketing

Google Analytics expert Adam Singer delivers another great treatise on building your digital marketing platforms. Read the ClickZ article Smart Digital Marketing....