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NACM’s Credit Managers’ Index (CMI) fell 0.5 to 53.9 in June. This change in the CMI indicates a continued slowdown in economic activity. “There is no discernible trend in the CMI except that it remains in a low orbit,” said NACM Economist Amy Crews Cutts, Ph.D., CBE.

In today’s fast-paced business world, multitasking has become a key skill for professionals across industries. Multitasking is the ability to perform multiple tasks at the same time. It can sometimes look like juggling meetings or handling various projects both big and small.

NACM’s annual Credit Congress & Expo is renowned for its innovation, support for career advancement, relevant educational sessions and unparalleled networking opportunities. This year was no different.

Though the U.S. economy has seemingly survived a worst-case scenario recession (for now), debt is rising as a rapid rate for consumers, businesses and the U.S. government.

The credit management industry is facing a critical juncture as an aging workforce approaches retirement, threatening to leave major knowledge gaps.

Peter Drucker, ‘the father of management,’ famously said, “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” Feedback remains essential to continuous improvement and competitiveness. However, current feedback systems are broken and disliked by both managers and employees. They focus on the past, feel reproachful and often lack problem-solving opportunities. Insights-based system-wide approaches to feedback are needed now more than ever, as we have up to five generations in the workplace. Millennials and Gen Z require more novel approaches to feedback that allow for r…

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The “big” win: In a decision that helps balance Subchapter V’s pro-debtor provisions, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that the Bankruptcy Code’s exceptions to discharge apply to a corporate Subchapter V debtor with a nonconsensual plan (even though the exceptions do not apply to corporate debtors in “traditional” Chapter 11 cases). In doing so, the Fifth Circuit joined the only other Circuit-level court to address the issue (the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit), bucking what appeared to be a growing trend among other, non-Circuit-level courts that …