Profession
Managing difficult personalities
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- Published on 26 June 2022
management psychology

The grumpy, lazy, manipulative, rude, and jealous. Here, in part two of our four-part series on management psychology, are five toxic types you may find in your practice, store, or office. How do you manage these difficult personalities? Learn some proven psychological stratagems.
EUHA Congress draws closer - watch the "save the date" video
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- Published on 15 June 2022
events

There's just a summer to go - and you know how those fly - until the expansive halls of the Hanover Deutsche Messe convention centre in Germany opens its doors to the audiology world. EUHA is coming, and the organisers' annual video invitation is already here.
THE CASE FOR LOUDNESS MADNESS
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- Published on 10 June 2022
fittings

And we thought hearing instrument fittings were getting simpler, writes top audiologist Raúl García-Medina.
British Academy of Audiology Annual Conference 2022 open for registration
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- Published on 06 June 2022
events

The British Academy of Audiology holds its 18th annual conference and exhibition on October 13 and 14, 2022 at the Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, UK. Registration is now open.
Where the hearing aid is still a "cosmetic device". Cue Madeleine's Law.
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- Published on 30 May 2022
insurance

It is certainly an insult to any hearing care professional, let alone the industry, to see hearing aids described as merely cosmetic devices, but those whose money-making is staked on health risks can and do see it this way. Thanks to a new law proposal, Ohio may join other states in challenging that perspective.
Oxford venue for one-day BSHAA conference in 2022
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- Published on 23 May 2022
events

The British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists (BSHAA) has announced a return to the conference scene with a 2022 for the diary: September 17.
CAN YOU SURVIVE THE DISRUPTORS?
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- Published on 19 May 2022
Business practice

Is your current business model strong enough?In a fast-changing world - irrespective of whether you are positioning for an exit, or still have decades ahead of you at the helm - standing still is not an option for most practice owners.
Starkey UK to bring customers together in Dubrovnik, Croatia for some post-pandemic inspiration on fearlessness
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- Published on 27 April 2022
networking

Three masters of tackling fear have been hired to speak at the first post-pandemic gathering for the Starkey UK faithful. Over 100 hearing care professionals will be jetting to Dubrovnik, Croatia for a Business Seminar from May 11 to 13.
Teams need managers, and managers need some soft skills - 10 keys to better communication
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- Published on 13 April 2022
psychology

Managerial communication is covered all too sparingly in audiology schools. Here’s a catch-up session based on the management science theories of Canadian academic Henry Mintzberg .
OTC hearing aids in sharp focus as American Academy of Audiology draws 2000+ to its first post-Covid in-person conference
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- Published on 12 April 2022
conferences

The American Academy of Audiology has confirmed that its AAA 2022 + HearTECH Expo —held in St. Louis, Missouri from March 30 to April 2—attracted more than two thousand attendees from 20 countries.