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• Courage in Crisis

  There’s nothing like a pandemic to send us looking for examples of good leadership to emulate.  The Harvard Business School suggests that the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 offers some worthy lessons.

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• Employee Development

  Now is the time for employers to encourage their team members to participate in training and learning programs.
  
  

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• Social Media Blunders

  Isolate your team, don’t measure results, and ignore two-way communication are just a few of the social media blunders you should avoid.
  
  

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• Irresistible Images

  Photographers were challenged to capture movement for their entries into the International Photography Awards, and the winners include images of wild carrots, a dog leaping for a flying disc, and a frog gracefully swimming.  Well worth a look.
  
  

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• Martian Flyover

  The European Space Agency, using their Mars Express spacecraft’s High Resolution Stereo Camera, have created a video that provides a stunning sense of what it would be like to fly in an airplane on another planet.
  
  

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• A Green Future

  Going green is becoming a business status symbol. Even better, by introducing green practices at work you can boost employee morale, attract customers, and reduce expenses.
   
  This story by Kelti Lorence appeared in the September-October 2020 issue of Business Central Magazine.
  Following are sources used in the story.
   
  Minnesota and Climate Change: Our Tomorrow Starts Today,  from the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board
  
  Introduction to ISO 14001 Report (2015)
  https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/store/en/PUB100371.pdf
   
   
  Gallup Poll, American concern about global warming, completed May 2019.
  https://news.gallup.com/poll/248027/americans-concerned-ever-global-warming.aspx
   
  Gallup Report, How Millennials Want to Work and Live.
  https://www.gallup.com/workplace/238073/millennials-work-live.aspx
   
  The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability, Harvard Business Review, by Tensie Whelan and Carly Fink, October 21, 2016.
  
  

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• Tax Withholding Calculator

  If you received unemployment in 2020, be sure you're still paying the right amount in taxes.  The IRS's Withholding Calculator tool can help you determine if you need to give your employer a new Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate, and provides information that will help you fill out the form.
  
  

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• Unemployment Insurance Fraud

  Unemployment Insurance (UI) fraud is not new, but lately it’s been in the news. You can report UI Fraud in Minnesota by completing and submitting a form to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
  
  If you are the victim of UI Fraud, review the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) steps on identity theft  and consider contacting the Social Security Administration to notify them your Social Security Number may have been breached
  
  

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• The COVID-19 Economy

  The coronavirus pandemic that spread across the nation and state in March and April of 2020 put a halt to the longest running economic expansion in recent history. Statewide, more than 660,000 workers had filed applications for Unemployment Insurance (UI) in Minnesota from March 16 to May 16, with specific demographics, geographies and industries more affected than others. To put the recent economic events into context, DEED has provided a set of articles explaining the impact in each region.  An excerpt of this report appeared in the September-October 2020 issue of Business Central Magazine. 
  
  

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