Drawing an analogy of material science advancements to the evolution of building materials, Chris explains how new technology creates opportunities for salespeople rather than making them obsolete. He predicts an explosion of new products and businesses as companies leverage the power of AI to enhance their offerings. With an optimistic outlook, Chris emphasizes that salespeople should embrace the possibilities brought by material science advancements and look forward to a world of new products and increased sales opportunities.
Last week Deborah Fell had the pleasure of hosting Peter Schwartz, a seasoned Vistage chair with over 30 years of experience in nurturing early-stage concepts and companies to fruition. Peter’s remarkable achievements, having won numerous awards twice over, speak volumes about his expertise. During our conversation, Peter highlighted a topic close to my heart: the profound impact of a leader’s presence and the essentiality of mastering inner and outer game skills in today’s complex work environment. This is a recap of that full episode with those highlights.
On SimiTree Health 360, Melanie and Chris from Afia, A SimiTree company talk about building an aggregate data warehouse now, several years before it’s needed, is the future of home health, behavioral health, and hospice real-time reporting. Chris Akerley, Co-Founder, and Managing Partner and Melanie Elliott, Vice President, Analytics Strategy, explain the growing trend of creating large-scale data insights based on individual behavioral health (BH) providers’ data.
On Topics in Drug Testing from Quest Diagnostics, Dr. Jeff Gudin and Dr. Jack Kain talk about how drug testing plays a critical role in combating the drug misuse epidemic. There are 2 main methods of clinical drug testing: presumptive testing, which includes rapid point-of-care (POC) devices as well as more sensitive laboratory immunoassays; and definitive testing, which uses highly complex laboratory instruments to identify and quantify prescription medications, illicit substances, and specific parent drugs and their metabolites, often missed by POC testing. In this episode, Quest Drug Monitoring & Toxicology experts will cover: Overview of the different types of drug testing, Limitations of point-of-care drug testing, Quest best practices for responsible drug testing.
Finally Father Bill talks about the fact that Theologians urge caution about literally thinking of heaven as being “up,” rather than an experience beyond our understanding of space and time. That said, we naturally find ourselves looking “up” when we lift our eyes toward heaven. Our calling is to strike a balance: always keeping our faith strong by looking “up” while always keeping our feet on the ground to do God’s will here on earth.
