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Guides & in-depth articles

Tactical and thorough, guides help your readers understand complex topics and take action. Creating them requires thorough research and a deep understanding of the subject matter. Expertise helps, and sometimes I need to speak with an SME. But more often, I only need a few resource suggestions to get started.

Degreed •

Speak Up: How to Convey the ROI of Learning

Employee skill gaps can zap any organization’s productivity. Low productivity costs the median S&P 500 company $116 million annually, according to McKinsey research. How is your L&D department helping? Whatever you do, you must show that your learning programs improve skills, productivity, revenue, or other important metrics for leadership. In other words, you must show how L&D delivers the best ROI of learning, not just any old ROI of learning.
SmartRent •

Smart Apartments 101

From “The Jetsons” to “Star Trek,” futuristic household technology has captivated imaginations for decades. Today, those technologies
are driving real change in multifamily communities. Smart solutions, like keyless entry and remote monitoring, not only boost efficiency but also increase operational effectiveness. According to a Parks Associates “Smart Tech for Multifamily Properties:
Understanding ROI” report, smart locks alone can improve maintenance efficiency by 20%.
TermLife2Go •

How Much Does Life Insurance Cost?

When people start talking about life insurance, we tend to overestimate just how much it will cost in order to get the coverage we need. In fact, most people incorrectly assume life insurance costs three times more than it actually does.

On average, a healthy 30-year-old will pay $13.33 per month for a $250,000 term life insurance policy, or $160 annually. That’s less than your HBO subscription.

Yep, you can ensure your family’s financial security in the future, for the same price you pay to watch G a me o f T hr o ne s on repeat.
Degreed •

How to Turn Managers into Skill Coaches - Degreed

Skills initiatives are front and center for many leadership teams today, and some organizations are investing significant time and resources. But beware. Whatever work you do to get leaders behind skill development, whatever resources you secure for learning, and whatever successes you see with retention or innovation—everything eventually falls apart if your efforts lack skill coaching. Here’s why—and how—L&D can help managers be better skill coaches to help achieve critical company skill goals.
Eligibility •

How Medicare Deductibles Work

Before your Medicare coverage fully kicks in, most plans require that you pay a deductible—a set amount of money you have to pay out of pocket toward health-care expenses before your plan begins paying its share of costs.

Deductibles aren't your only Medicare cost
—premiums and copayments are other costs that come with Medicare—but lowering your deductibles can dramatically minimize your overall expenses.

The first thing to know is that each part of Medicare has its own deductible, and each of these deductibles works a little differently.
SmartRent •

What is centralized access control? A complete guide

If you own or operate multifamily communities, you understand how much time in a day can be lost to giving permissions access, training staff or dealing with security breaches. Centralized access control, which helps you manage your team and communities from one location, could be a solution.Centralized access control allows you to scale up security across your portfolio, or simply run your existing communities more efficiently and effectively.
Tremendous •

Survey Incentives: The Key to Increasing Response Rates

Survey incentives reward participants for taking a survey (or, in some cases, considering taking one). The types of incentives and how you deploy them may vary, but the goal is usually the same: to convince more people to respond. Offering survey incentives can come with additional costs and complications. But without them, you may not see the response rates you need to collect high-quality data, leading to wasted budgets and missed critical insights.
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How to Get 1 Gig Internet Speed

Although 1 gig internet speeds are increasingly common, actually using all that speed isn’t so simple. Everything between you and your internet provider needs to be dialed in for 1 gig speed. If even one thing in the chain is a bottleneck, you’ll never see all that speed. Unfortunately, most of the world isn’t ready for this much bandwidth. Getting all the right equipment is challenging, and it’s probably more work and more expensive than it’s worth for most people. But if maximizing your gig-speed internet plan is your goal, here’s what you need to use all that speed.

Thought leadership: Guiding toward the future

Thought leadership looks beyond the how and answers the why. It zooms out to look at your industry, the future, and how your organization will drive meaningful change. This content requires a visionary look at trends, social phenomena, and technology. When done well, thought leadership content can drive your brand's reputation as a respected authority.

SmartRent •

The Surprising Data About Smart Apartments

By 2030, the Smart Apartment market will grow to $13 billion. And why not? Multifamily owners and operators are finding that smart IoT devices, property management and work management solutions are saving them money, streamlining workflows and improving the resident experience. With their growing use of technology, apartment communities are bolstering their bottom lines—and producing a ton of data. Every time a smart lock opens, a thermostat adjusts itself and a work order is completed, property...
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Medicare Coverage by State

It's painfully obvious: the cost of health care in the US is rising. You feel it every time you visit the doctor, pick up a prescription, and pay your insurance premiums. As your wallet gets lighter, you might be wondering whether Medicare coverage will keep up with these rising costs.

But Medicare recipients in some states may feel these price hikes more than others. That’s right. How much you pay out of pocket (and how much Medicare covers) varies by where you live. We put together a map of the states that receive the highest and lowest Medicare coverage in the nation.
Degreed •

Learning Fatigue Is Real, and AI is Here to Help - Degreed

Your business can close its skill gaps, but only as fast as your people can learn.And no matter how much learning time your workers have, it’s all too easy for learning fatigue to slow them down or burn them out.Amid ever-increasing workforce development demands, nearly 60 % of HR professionals worry their companies can no longer rely on workers’ sense of duty—or their  investment in a long-term career path—to complete hours of online learning content.
TermLife2Go •

The Ladder Strategy for Life Insurance: Is It Right for You?

Choosing the right life insurance can put you in a bit of a pickle. You want to protect your income and assets in case you die, but not at the expense of living life the way you want to rig ht now . If your life insurance need is high, you’re older than 30, or you have health issues, getting enough protection could overthrow that balance.

Luckily, there’s a way to get maximum coverage when you need it most and less when you don’t—all while keeping your wallet from feeling empty today. We’re talking about using the ladder strategy for life insurance. If you’re willing to get a little more hands-on with your life insurance plan, this strategy could save you thousands on premiums without skimping on coverage.