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Is Higher Education Too Expensive for the Middle Class?

Coaching Tip

The middle class has traditionally believed that higher education was crucial for climbing the success ladder and making money. However, many boomer college students decided to take more liberal education options having little fear of finding careers that paid well. At some private colleges, the numbers were even more extreme.

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How Should Change Leadership and Common Good Intersect?

Thin Difference

Rogers (2003) described diffusion as a social change, altering structures and embracing new ideas. Lowney (2003) discusses heroism as an important leadership trait, mixing a balance of dreamer and pragmatist. Rogers (2003) points out the essential nature of credibility in being a change agent, embracing knowledge and safety.

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What Robert Greifeld Can Teach You About Getting Your Organization On Track

Leading Blog

When Robert Greifeld was asked to take the helm of Nasdaq in 2003 to execute a turnaround, he came with a new story. Lobbying is education. T URNING AROUND an organization requires a new story. A very clear and well-told story. As he relates in Market Mover , the story had five parts: 1. Get the Right People on Board 2.

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Power Dynamics and the Formation of False Memories in the Workplace

CO2

Training and Education : Continuous Learning : Emphasize the value of lifelong learning. Vulnerability to Suggestion : Employees who feel less powerful or susceptible to influence may adopt false memories suggested by authority figures. Source : Gudjonsson, G. The psychology of interrogations and confessions: A handbook.

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Preparing for Re-entry into the Physical Workplace: Lessons from NASA

Michael Lee Stallard

Previously I’ve written about how relational disconnection between NASA engineers and senior managers contributed to the fatal accidents of the space shuttles Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003. I should’ve eased into it.”. One way to do this is through providing online or in-person training to boost connection among employees.

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Two Great TED Talks by Ken Robinson

First Friday Book Synopsis

He has worked with national governments in Europe and Asia, international agencies, Fortune 500 companies, national and state education systems, non-profit organizations and some of the world’s leading cultural organizations. He was knighted in 2003 for his contribution to [.].

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Tony Wagner on “Beyond Testing: 7 Disciplines for Strengthening the Instruction of Children”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Tony Wagner that first appeared in Education Week (November 11, 2003). Don’t let the publication date fool you. If anything, his recommendations are even more urgently needed now than they were then. To read the complete article, please click here. © Tony Wagner * * [.].