Category: Articles
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Four Steps to Business Model Innovation | INSEAD Knowledge
https://knowledge.insead.edu/blog/insead-blog/four-steps-to-business-model-innovation-15571?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2737332_Si-WeeklyNewsletterV3-Live&utm_term=&emailType=Strategic%20Intelligence%20Newsletter&ske=MDAxMFgwMDAwNFZwTXR2UUFG
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‘Clumsy But Temporarily Effective’: American Public Policy And Government
Teles’ arguments about the major challenges of government management describe a very different reality than most of us are communicating to our students. He argues that the problem with government isn’t its size, it is its complexity. And he argues that complexity produces incoherence, even to the point that “we…
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Research: Using a Smartphone After 9 pm Leaves Workers Disengaged – Christopher M. Barnes, Klodiana Lanaj , and Russell Johnson – Harvard Business Review
“… using a smartphone to cram more work into a given evening results in less work done the next day.” http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/01/research-using-a-smartphone-after-9-pm-leaves-workers-disengaged/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+harvardbusiness+%28HBR.org%29
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Strategies for Higher Level Brainpower in the Public Sector | PA TIMES Online
“Citizens should demand that government agencies maximize the value of tax dollars by constantly looking for better ways to utilize the brainpower of their employees.” via Strategies for Higher Level Brainpower in the Public Sector | PA TIMES Online.
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Attracting and Retaining Public School Teachers: Challenges for Today’s HR Manager | PA TIMES Online
“The strategic needs for acquiring, developing and retaining talent should flow from the education system’s improvement strategy, which usually includes an explicit vision of effective instructional practice and identifies the key people needed to implement the improvement strategy.” via Attracting and Retaining Public School Teachers: Challenges for Today’s HR Manager…
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How to Turn the Budget into a Good Management Tool | PA TIMES Online
Decades of research have confirmed the importance of delegating both authority and responsibility, of empowering employees, and of ensuring that staff members have the resources they need to get the job done. via How to Turn the Budget into a Good Management Tool | PA TIMES Online.
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Brilliant or Insane?: Eliminate grades: here’s your 5-step blueprint
As 2014 approaches, it’s time for teachers to commit to the kind of change that will truly transform education. The easiest place to start is with assessment. http://markbarnes19.blogspot.com/2013/12/eliminate-grades-heres-your-5-step.html#.UsDqDqgo6aw
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When Transparency Becomes the Enemy of Accountability: Reflections From the Field | PA TIMES Online
An exclusive focus on transparency can lead to unexamined confidence in the actions of government. Open systems do not mean that information is presented in a meaningful way or that it is accurate. The innocent assumption is that the citizen or the media will be able to detect and expose…
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What Makes an Authentic Leader?
There is a smartness to authentic leaders. Smartness does not mean all-knowing; it does mean approaching your leadership craft with an authentic intelligence, knowing the impact of how you lead. To develop this intelligence, highlighted below are four ideas to consider in building your authentic leadership capabilities. http://www.thindifference.com/2013/12/14/what-makes-an-authentic-leader/
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