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Preview Thursday: Intelligent Disobedience

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At this writing, the pressure to meet numerical performance goals is roiling the entire education profession. As attempts to improve education in the United States began focusing on the results of standardized tests to measure student, teacher, and school success, the pressure magnified at all levels to do the wrong thing.

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IT Organizations Built to Last

Strategy Driven

Innovation begins with management; by fostering a culture that prioritizes innovation, creativity is incentivized among team members. Customer centricity: It’s been proven that companies that prioritize their customers see greater business results and continually bring more innovative products to the market. No related articles.

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6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 3 of 7

Strategy Driven

Yet, less than 2 percent of all professionals have had formal education or learning to understand and improve listening skills and techniques. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed. Name and address information required. Consider leaving a comment!

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The Big Picture of Business – The Making of a Classic: Houston Legends. How Entrepreneurs and Business Made City Grow.

Strategy Driven

My sixth book is Houston Legends , a definitive history of a dynamic global capitol. It is the hub of the world’s energy industry, headquarters of medical innovation and entrepreneurial phenomena. Recurring themes include pioneer spirit, business innovation, community give-back, growth and vision. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Doing Business in a Big Data World

Strategy Driven

Dale Neef is a technology advisor, and author of Digital Exhaust: What Everyone Should Know About Big Data, Digitization and Digitally Driven Innovation (FT Press). Books typically valued from $14.95 - $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed. It is a disruptive paradigm shift that most companies have yet to make.

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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, part 6 of 6

Strategy Driven

Today the value generators in any organization are what we call Coordination Workers. These are people who are educated, agile, mobile, and creative. They are problem solvers who generate value through effective coordination with each other. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95 part 6 of 6 !

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5 Ways Women in the Private Sector Can Turn the Economy Around

Strategy Driven

These women have more opportunities, are highly educated, and have fewer cultural barriers.” Talent Value: Statistics show nearly eight million jobs have been lost by men and, for the first time in this nation’s history, women now hold a majority of the nation’s jobs. . Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95