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Your Life Sciences Business: Guidance, Updates and Resolutions You Can Keep

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Fresh starts and new beginnings. That’s how we seek to approach each new calendar year. Personally we proclaim resolutions and set goals for ourselves: to read more, exercise or eat healthier. Professionally we build business plans, and set sales or production goals. While there’s plenty to plan and prepare for…

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All About You: Personal Liability Risks and Exposures (Part 1)

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Significant life events. Your ever-changing financial picture. An elevated public profile. All of these situations need to be evaluated each step of the way to properly safeguard your assets against liability risks. How much liability coverage is enough?  Consider your profession and associated earnings, both current and future, the value of…

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Potential Reclassification of Hazardous Waste to Universal Waste Rules | Ohio EPA Announcement

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Do you want to save money on waste costs and remove currently classified Hazardous Waste from your facility? The EPA has proposed making significant changes to materials that are currently classified as Hazardous Waste and adding them to the Universal Waste Standard. According to The Division of Environmental Response and…

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Medical Device Violations: FDA Launches Portal to Report Regulatory Misconduct

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The FDA recently launched a portal for individuals to report allegations of regulatory misconduct of a medical device manufacturer or individuals marketing a medical device. An allegation in this manner is any claim that a medical device manufacturer may be operating in a manner that violates the law and circumvents…

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Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs Guidance: OSHA Updates and Resources

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OSHA has recently published the long-awaited update (the last update was more than 30 years ago) to its Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs guidance. OSHA says the guidelines present a “step-by-step approach to implementing a safety and health program.” The guidelines are built around seven core elements:  Management leadership…

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Presence In Your Community: Three Steps to a Successful Service Day

Stephanie Kovacs

Want to advance into a leadership role but keep hearing you don’t have the experience? Why not try a unique approach to demonstrate those leadership skills you know you possess. Plan and execute the ultimate community service day! Holding a community service day will not only give you the opportunity…

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Strategy, Governance and Influence: Views From The Oswald Women’s Leadership Forum 2016

Christina Schmitz

CLEVELAND – Oct. 5, 2016 – In its third year, the Oswald Women’s Leadership Council welcomed an esteemed group of speakers, clients, and partners to join its 2016 Leadership Forum, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, at Oswald Centre in downtown Cleveland. The objective: take on the challenge to view business strategy…

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Insurance, Marijuana and The Workplace [INFOGRAPHIC]

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The legalization of marijuana remains a sticky subject for employers, including in Ohio and 26 other states where it remains illegal as of 2016. Download and share the following infographic, “The Effects of Marijuana Legalization in the U.S. Workplace,” presented by Assurex Global, and check out key discussion points within the industry. Even with…

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Presentations With Presence: How to Prepare Yourself and Inspire Your Audiences

Kim Ferenchak

As with most ventures in life, planning and preparation are the keys to effective outcomes. This is certainly true when it comes to presentations and speaking opportunities. There are no shortcuts to be had when preparing for an effective, informative and memorable speech. With the right prep, practice, and positive attitude, you…

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Cyber Security: More Than Meets the Eye For Individuals and Businesses

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A quick Google search of the phrase “cyber security” will result in more than 19,000,000 results in less than a second. If that’s not an indicator that this is a hot button issue, I don’t know what is. Based on my experience personally, and professionally in the medical device and…

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