What if leadership isn’t about power, but presence? Research shows that emotionally intelligent leaders drive up to 20% better team performance, highlighting why heart-centered management and self-awareness are becoming essential to long-term impact. As Gen Z and Gen Alpha bring new expectations around authenticity, empathy, and reflection into the workplace, the need to rethink…
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What if leadership isn’t about power, but presence? Research shows that emotionally intelligent leaders drive up to 20% better team performance, highlighting why heart-centered management and self-awareness are becoming essential to long-term impact. As Gen Z and Gen Alpha bring new expectations around authenticity, empathy, and reflection into the workplace, the need to rethink…
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From Zero to 460% Engagement: 6 UGC Campaigns That Broke All the Rules
Picture this: You spend months crafting the perfect marketing campaign. Professional photographers, expensive equipment, polished copy. You launch it and… crickets. Meanwhile, your competitor posts a simple challenge asking customers to share their stories, and suddenly they’re swimming in engagement, leads, and brand loyalty. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. The biggest mistake brands make with…
The Critical Impact of Indoor Air Quality on Long-Term Care Facility Health
Indoor air quality represents one of the most significant yet often overlooked factors affecting the health and wellbeing of residents in long-term care facilities. With vulnerable populations spending the majority of their time indoors, the air they breathe directly influences their quality of life, health outcomes, and overall comfort. Industry experts emphasize that poor indoor…
The Hidden Threat in Every Breath: How Air Pollution Silently Steals Our Memories
Every day, we take approximately 20,000 breaths. Most of us think about air quality in terms of our lungs and heart—but what if the greatest danger lurks somewhere entirely unexpected? What if the microscopic particles we inhale are quietly infiltrating our brains, setting the stage for cognitive decline and dementia decades before symptoms appear? …
Building a Future-Ready Workforce: With Traditional Training Models Failing, It’s Time for Employers and Educators to Build Solutions Together
In an era where the average job tenure in the U.S. hovers under four years and industries are evolving faster than academic curricula can keep up, the need for a new approach to workforce development has never been more urgent. Companies like Amazon and McDonald’s are responding by investing in “education as a benefit”…
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Supply Chain Leaders Must Abandon Outdated Routing and Embrace Last Mile Optimization Through Modeling and AI
As geopolitical tensions disrupt global shipping and tariffs create fresh uncertainty in international trade, companies are being forced to reexamine their most vulnerable supply chain segment—the last mile . While upstream operations get the spotlight during crises, the final leg of delivery remains a persistent blind spot. That oversight has consequences: empty trucks, fragmented delivery…
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JUST THINKING… About Bringing out the Best in Educators and Learners with Ross Kimball
As the educational landscape rapidly evolves—shaped by advances in communication technology, growing mental health awareness, and post-pandemic classroom dynamics—one key question persists: How can we better connect with and empower both educators and students in the classroom? The stakes are high: studies show that teacher-student relationships directly impact student motivation, academic success, and long-term…
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Bringing Community into the Transformation of K-12 Schools: The Impact of Mentors, Local Voices, and Student Entrepreneurs
As K-12 schools across the U.S. struggle to recover from the learning loss and emotional fallout of the pandemic, a deeper reckoning is underway—one that challenges the very foundation of who’s responsible for educating our children. Despite billions in federal relief, a third of U.S. students are not even reading at a basic level…
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The Silent Health Crisis: Indoor Air Quality in Long-Term Care
The Silent Health Crisis: Indoor Air Quality in Long-Term Care Most nursing homes have infection control down to a science. They’ve got medication protocols that would make a hospital jealous. Fall prevention? They track every risk factor. But ask them about their air quality and you’ll likely get a puzzled look. That’s a problem, because…
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The Hidden Key to Entrepreneurial Success: Build Momentum Through Personal Branding and Authentic Networking
What if the biggest pivot of your career started with a conversation? In this episode of Professional Quotient, host Jason Winningham welcomes Fanny Dunagan, CEO and Content Strategist of PathLynks, LLC. Fanny shares her journey from high-pressure consulting in Singapore to founding her own media and branding company — and why learning to network…
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Execution at Scale: How Applied Digital Is Powering AI Infrastructure in Ellendale
AI infrastructure is evolving at breakneck speed, and the real challenge is no longer just designing next-generation data centers—it’s executing them at scale. As demand for AI-ready facilities grows, operators must adapt to immense increases in power density, new cooling technologies, and unconventional deployment locations. Power density requirements for AI workloads are pushing the…
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IABSC: Where Baggage Handling Professionals Find Their People
As baggage handling professionals, we speak a language all our own. Merge logic, tracking mechanisms, and baggage reconciliation. While the traveling public sees only their suitcase appear on the carousel, we understand the sophisticated symphony that makes it all happen. That’s exactly why the International Association of Baggage System Companies (IABSC) exists. Our secret sauce…
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Learning Out Loud with Belief, Courage, and the Power of Yes
In a world where workplace disengagement is on the rise, with global employee engagement falling to just 21% in 2024, leaders and teams are increasingly seeking meaning, connection, and growth in their work. Amid this shift, professionals are asking deeper questions about purpose and fulfillment, both individually and collectively. That’s exactly where Paul Plamondon’s…
The Measured Mindset: How Mentorship, Curiosity, and Listening Drive Professional Advancement and Growth
Not every path into analytics starts with code and spreadsheets. For some, it begins with curiosity, adaptability, mentorship, and a willingness to learn something entirely new. That’s the case for Mayank Malviya, whose journey from a humanities education in India to a career in U.S.-based market research reveals how initiative and mentorship can accelerate…
Building a Future-Ready Workforce: Disrupting Outdated Education with Employer-Driven, Community-Powered, Practical Skills Training
Workforce training is undergoing a radical transformation as industries face critical talent shortages and rapid technological change. Building a future-ready workforce requires rethinking traditional higher education models. These models emphasize broad academic development over targeted skill-building and struggle to keep pace with employer demands. According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report…
Freshman Year Survival Guide: How Overlooked High School Lessons Lead to College Success
Nobody warns you that college success isn’t just about brains — it’s about balance, too. In this refreshingly honest episode of Professional Quotient: Conversations that Build Equity, hosted by Jason Winningham, high school teacher Jacob Mutchler reunites with two of his former students, Lilly Salcedo and Oscar Davila, to reflect on what really mattered…
Medical school taught Dr. Robert Lufkin the conventional wisdom of the healthcare system, but his experiences and research exposed deeper issues at play. In this episode of Healthcare Rethink, hosted by Brian Urban, the spotlight shines on Dr. Robert Lufkin, MD, the author of Lies I Taught in Medical School. The conversation centers around…
