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San Diego County supervisors last week formally defined racism as a public health crisis, acknowledging for the first time that a broad and baked-in prejudice underpins virtually every aspect of public policy.
The unanimous declaration came days ahead of the national holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and after a majority of Democrats was elected to the county board.
Among other actions, the vote directed county officials to begin collecting data that will help them identify and respond to racial disparities in health, education, criminal justice and other staples of American society.
It was the latest advance in a two-steps-forward, one-step-back history of race-based discrimination that began even before the nation’s founding and was formally codified in the U.S. Constitution, which counted slaves as three-fifths of a person when calculating for congressional representation.
Bo Parfet: How to Use Your Short-Term Downtime for Long-Term Professional Success
Here are some tips for optimizing your professional downtime at work through personal reflection and proactive planning.
For busy, multitasking professionals like myself, having downtime during the workday can feel somewhat foreign. My to-do lists typically feel constrained by deadlines. In the absence of time-sensitive assignments, some of us would likely even forget how to do our jobs to the best of our abilities.
Hindsight is 20/20. Although thriving in deadline-driven environments is an important skill, deadlines do not need to be the only catalyst for productivity. Our society is hyper-focused on short-term gains, so much so that we can sometimes forget how it all fits into the bigger picture. Fortunately, I have embraced moments of reflection during my “professional downtime.” These moments have been crucial to my professional development; I can look back on what I did well, where I have
Advisor Group Expands Technology Leadership With Appointment Of Peter Clemson As Senior Vice President, Digital Solutions
Former FinTech CEO and Charles Schwab Technology Executive to Spearhead Development of Digital Platforms That Deliver Competitive Advantages for Financial Professionals Serving Increasingly Tech-Savvy Consumers
Company s Scale with Outsourced Clearing Approach Enables Speed to Market and Technology Development Agenda Squarely Focused on Financial Professional- and Client-Facing Solutions
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PHOENIX, Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Advisor Group, the nation s largest network of independent wealth management firms, today announced the appointment of Peter Clemson, a 25-year veteran of the financial technology space, to the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Digital Solutions, effective immediately, reporting directly to Cindy Hamel, Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer. Mr. Clemson wil
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EVANSTON, Ill., Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The biggest game in football doubles as the biggest night in advertising – the Super Bowl. This year s game is expected to look and feel different, including more safety precautions on and off the field following 2020 s challenging year. Yet advertisers see value in the big game, paying nearly the same price tag of $5.5 million for a 30-second spot on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, compared to approximately $5.6 million in 2020.
Leading up to, during and after the Super Bowl, professors at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University are available to comment on the trends and what to expect from this year s Super Bowl ads.