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Can Technology Reinvent Education?

Harvard Business Review

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. What are the critical levers for change that could be enhanced through technology?

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

If you have more time, contribute to an association committee. Connect as many strengths and resources as possible, for innovation lives in fresh combinations. The only way to work networking in is to schedule attendance to an event and go. This leads to furthering your credentials and friendships.

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business Review

The Board Had No Finance Committee. GE’s board had another major structural defect: It lacked a finance committee. As I have explained elsewhere , a finance committee is critical for a board in complex public companies like GE, which are involved in a broad range of retirement plans, stock buybacks, and large acquisitions.

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21st Century Education Requires Lifewide Learning

Harvard Business Review

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. This sweeping goal of total educational transformation may seem overly ambitious for someone whose work centers in learning technologies.

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Why Today’s Teens Are More Entrepreneurial than Their Parents

Harvard Business Review

Today’s teens are getting a completely different work experience than I did – and it’s better preparing them to be innovators. In addition to the ho-hum job market, and changing cultural zeitgeist, technology is changing where, when and how early we begin to work. The media is playing an important role in this shift.

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The 2010 Execution Round-Up: Six Companies That Couldn't 'Get It.

Strategy Driven

What did 2010 look like for you and your company? If an organization can’t get things done, nothing else matters – not the smartest strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even game-changing technology. OnPoint Consulting’s 2010 Execution Gap Maker Round-Up… Execution Gap Maker #1: BP (Need I say more?)

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Three Cases of Better Corporate Philanthropy

Harvard Business Review

The Nike Foundation also leans on its expertise in innovation and scale to find solutions to poverty, while keeping its operations separate from the business. It measures and holds itself accountable for changes in the way that teachers use information and communications technology in the classroom. Early results are encouraging.