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Volunteerism, CE Incentives, and the Future of Athletic Training

Domain 5 (Health Administration & Professional Responsibility) dropped from 13% (PA7) to just 8% (PA8).

Should programs or clinical sites be responsible for teaching professional soft skills to students?

Most People Who Ask for a Raise Get One—Have You? From the data, 75% of those who ask for a raise receive some form of pay increase. If...

What red flags are an employer erratically waving during contract negotiations that could foreshadow challenges after you're hired? When...

What’s the Magic Number That Will Make You Feel Worthy $$$ Personal worth is shaped by many factors, and each person has their own...

Keep your eye on the prize! Athletic trainers should always negotiate! Never leave potential money on the table! Salaries for ATs have...

If your squint your eyes and kink your neck, what is your interpretation of these data points in the Athletic Training population? 🥸...

What scares you away from asking for more money in a negotiation? A common fear of negotiation is the termination of the process for...

As we all know, it feels like we're constantly under surveillance these days. Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer is keeping...

How do you determine your athletic training professional development and continuing education units (CEs)? At what point do you feel...

Women simply don't ask for more money. We need to stop this stereotypical waiting game and be more strategic. Research shows men are four...

What is a morning without more graphs and data on money! 📈 To The Bone Podcast Ep 29 Shelby sits down with Chad Starkey to talk about...

Leadership always seems to be going in so many different directions with so many things on their plate. Why does it seem like leadership...

The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Salary Survey is a useful tool for understanding compensation trends in athletic...

Not that I look to push blame, but I do think a proper leadership structure does differentiate how someone defines their work between a...

Some people assume that thinking strategically is a function of thinking up “big thoughts” or reading scholarly research on business...

The work-engagement crisis The amount of job satisfaction and engagement track with whether someone can find meaning in their work. The...

How do you boldly challenge the pillars of advocacy, equity, and inclusion (in a good way)? Groundworks is a private equity group that...

Are organizations hindering their performance by hiring people that are lacking the Chutzpah to keep up? Great and Always Better: A...

If you are hiring professionals.... Let them make decisions and be professionals. Netflix's Second Cultural Principle: People Over...

Why we should break the "we are a family" stigma at work especially if you want a turn a profit in your company. The 'Family' Culture...

Do you feel like you are dragging through the day? What is your pursuit of happiness lately? How do you define your "happiness"? Living...

Do athletic trainers wear a badge of good work ethic... or is it more in terms of a workaholic? The hustle and sacrifice that we proudly...