Most of us relish a tan, but that’s a mistake. There are more new cases of skin cancer every year than there are of breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancers combined.
Category: Thought Leader
Posted inHome Mortgages, Thought Leader
New Internet Scam Hits the Housing Industry
Internet scams are seeping into the housing industry as housing gains momentum and more buyers begin their search online.
Posted inLive Healthy, Atlanta!, Thought Leader
Good and Dirty
Our cleaning supplies tout their germ-killing prowess. We like to clean and for good reason. But how far should we take our war on germs?
Posted inPublic Relations, Thought Leader
Social Media Gaining on Search Engines
A year or two ago, the traffic directed from social media channels couldn’t hold a candle to what search engines were bringing in to websites.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
What determines the health of a population?
In a college classroom in North Carolina a professor of Global Health Ethics puts a deceptively simple question to the class: “what causes disease?”
Posted inHome Mortgages, Thought Leader
Happy Employees Lead to Happy Customers
What’s the secret to building a successful company? Make your employees happy. A happy workforce raises sales by 37 percent, productivity by 31 percent and accuracy on tasks by 19 percent.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, MAP International, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Food as medicine
Atlanta is known as a center of global health activity. We are anchored in a state with a strong agricultural base, as well.
What do these two things have in common?
Posted inPublic Relations, Thought Leader
Social media proves it not only connects, but can be a matter of life and death
The Boston bombings have topped the charts as an example of how a tragedy can play out on social media.
Posted inHome Mortgages, Thought Leader
Realtors Confidence Index Supports Optimism in Industry
According to the Realtors Confidence Index produced by the National Association of Realtors, Realtors’ confidence in the market stems from strong buyer demand and a tight inventory.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, MAP International, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Nothing Wrong With Brain Surgery, But …
Though pay scales and prestige do not suggest it, Atlanta’s schools of public health are more valuable to global health than the highly-specialized physicians we tend to prize here in the U.S.
Posted inPublic Relations, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Reporting vs. Writing
A friend once told me there are two types of journalists: those who care about the story, and those who care about the writing.
Posted inHome Mortgages, Thought Leader
New Office Concept Is Enriching Relationships
The new Social Max Centers aren’t something created while waiting for the tide to rise – they are evidence of company growth rooted in sustaining relationships.
Posted inLive Healthy, Atlanta!, Thought Leader
Get Fit in Atlanta
This is an active city! There are lots of groups dedicated to bringing people together to get fit and get to know one another.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
The Double-Burden of Disease
While we have been working to tackle the diseases of poverty, the diseases of wealthier countries have sneaked into the same populations we serve.
Posted inRobinson School of Business, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
The “Right” Amount of Conflict
The question for most organizational leaders is how to have the right amount of conflict to spark creativity and not let the fire burn too hot or spread too widely.
Posted inPublic Relations, Thought Leader
Visiting PR clients in person should be an easy task, but sometimes it takes that old Southern charm
Visiting PR clients in person should be an easy task, but sometimes it takes that old Southern charm.
Posted inPublic Relations, Thought Leader
In PR, we are always looking for the next big thing. After the past few weeks, I’m convinced you are looking at it.
In PR, we are always looking for the next big thing. After the past few weeks, I’m convinced you are looking at it.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Looking for Sanitation Innovations
Where poverty exists, so do high rates of preventable disease. And where such disease exists, poor sanitation is often a root cause.
Posted inLive Healthy, Atlanta!, Thought Leader
Healthy Bank Accounts
Neglecting your health negatively affects your bank account. Preventable diseases cost Americans billions of dollars every year.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Not too Late to Focus on Water
Did you send a greeting card to someone over the weekend to mark World Water Day? Probably not.
