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Statewide planning teams are created when larger systems change efforts in positive behavior support are identified.

Later in the article, writing about Democrats» current climate change efforts in Congress, Meyer writes,

Benjie Howard discusses how he inspires youth through the arts to connect across differences and engage in systemic change efforts in the school community.

We are looking for leaders with deep experience in leading change efforts in schools and a deep conviction that we need to accelerate the innovation of school models.

Additionally, the importance of grounding change efforts in educational change theory, relevant literature, and collaborative exchanges with others working toward similar goals can not be underestimated.

Learn from leaders who have successfully led major change efforts in higher education - based teacher education.

Adrianna Kezar, Ph.D. (University of Southern California) will engage in strategies aimed at change efforts in support of all faculty; explore policies and practices that better support contingent faculty; as well as offer ideas for reconfiguring today's adjunct and tenure - track roles into new faculty models.

While the United States» participation in international forums — including the Paris accord and the Arctic Council — has been reported, its continued, broad and constructive support for climate change efforts in these gatherings has not.

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While trafficking routes have changed over time, in recent years narco subs and other vessels leaving southwest Colombia or northwest Ecuador laden with drug cargos often head out in the Pacific, even around the Galapagos Islands, before turning north in an effort to skirt law enforcement closer to home — which may include underwater sensors in Colombian waters — as well as US - led interdiction efforts.

In other words, you value friendliness and empathy, even when you're just getting your oil changed... Above all else, always be nice, and make an effort to understand and empathize with your buyers» and sellers» points of view.»

«He's continued the same vision while changing a lot of tactics along the way, in the entrepreneur's ongoing effort to get product market fit,» Jordan says.

When it comes to startups and regulation, there's the Uber way of doing it: charging ahead like a raging bull in an effort to force law makers to change their ways.

And local efforts at changing that are not at all helped by businesspeople from affluent countries — with supposedly sophisticated markets and best - in - class business practices — show up with briefcases full of cash.

Derwin is investing up to $ 2 million in an effort to persuade Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, to speak out against Donald Trump's climate change policy and resign from his positions in groups advising Trump on business and manufacturing jobs.

«Now more than ever, we are excited to lead our company's global effort toward a renewable future and, partnering with Enel, set an industry example of how major companies can help to make a difference in climate change,» he added.

In response to the urgency, CI changed its mission with the hope that our efforts would become central and essential for our national, business and community partners.

«This is a year of really being an influence and a change maker in an amazing city that's really at the forefront of the revitalization efforts in our entire country,» says Greene Groves concluding her pitch for the program, ending with a paraphrase of the Michigan governor's pitch for Motor City: «Yeah, you can go to another city, but if you want to make a difference, come to Detroit.»

Pinto has spoken at length in the past about JPMorgan's efforts to prepare itself for changes to how the market operates.

Nearly 200 nations, including the United States under President Barack Obama's administration, agreed in 2015 to voluntarily reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to combat climate change.

In an effort to woo drivers, Uber launched an initiative called, 180 Days of Change — a campaign that aims to make «meaningful changes and improvements» to the driving experience.

Several groups opposed to Trump's candidacy have poured millions into a last - ditch effort to change the direction of the campaign in recent days.

Wang Kao - cheng, the dean of the Tamkang University College of International Studies in Taiwan, said Mr. Trump's comments on the «One China» policy - and other recent changes to the trilateral relationship among Taiwan, the US, and China - might have triggered Beijing's efforts in São Tomé and Príncipe, as The Taipei Times reported.

«I know in some cases [it] was lowered a level in an effort to streamline the process so it was more effective to the fighters on the ground,» he added, «but there was no change from a coalition perspective in the process — only who was the person saying «yes» to the strike on the Iraqi side.»

That means managing your time in a way that allows you to prioritize your action steps, removing as many distractions from your life as possible, allotting budgetary resources to your goals, breaking ties with people who discourage your efforts to change, and cultivating a strong support system of people who want you to succeed and will help hold you accountable to your goals.

Efforts to get Uber to change its «toxic patterns» were ineffective, said Mitch and Freda Kapor of Kapor Capital in an open letter to the company.

Inability to Dig Deeper that the «Usual Suspects»: Most leadership teams tend to choose the same people from within the organization to participate in nearly every new change effort.

The federal government will spend $ 8.5 million to change the traffic lines on all Mitchell and Kwinana freeway on - ramps in an effort to improve traffic merging and remove the stigma widely associated with Perth drivers.

Perhaps you also could add in a question to Marco Rubio about climate change, given that it was put in the context of Rubio's position that «federal efforts to fight climate change will cost U.S. jobs and hurt the U.S. economy.»

The company is also at the forefront of efforts to change the oilsands» poor environmental image, investing in the $ 1.35 - billion Quest project, which captures carbon emissions from oilsands operations and buries them beneath the surface.

But the country's GDP growth will slow to 6.4 percent in 2018 and 6.3 percent in 2019 due to monetary policy changes and the government's efforts to curtail credit and debt, it added.

And with each change made, calculate at least a rough return on investment (ROI) to determine if it was worth the effort — and whether similar changes in future make financial sense.

But Bochy calmly went about making decisions on starting pitchers and lineup changes in an effort to give his team the best chance to win.

More than 170 countries agreed early Saturday morning to limit emissions of key climate change - causing pollutants found in air conditioners, a significant step in the international effort to keep global warming from reaching catastrophic levels.

Fortune previously reported that the agency is making various efforts to remedy the issue, but unfortunately none of those changes had been in place at the time of Nikizad's flight.

To date, few public policies have been enacted in an effort to change our national eating habits.

The company has been making major changes in the last few months, ramping up its digital ordering, slowing down its expansion plans and slimming down its menu to refocus its efforts on being a beverage - led brand.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

The deal in Kigali builds on momentum from other international efforts this past year aimed at addressing climate change.

Even if Facebook doesn't roll out the changes in worldwide, taking the time to maximize your efforts on Facebook is still a smart move, as it lets you get the most value from the service.

Walmsley has been in place for around a year, but has already replaced nearly half of GSK's top executive team and has made sweeping changes in its R&D team, while shutting down many of its clinical drug trials in an effort to narrow the company's portfolio.

At its I / O developer's conference, Google said it is making more than 40 changes to its budding social network in an effort to simplify the design.

Perhaps now that Equifax and Deloitte have placed an exclamation point on the entire issue and regulatory roll - back efforts are a tad less in vogue at the moment, Congress will do what needs to be done and business will be more willing to change.

Developing a culture of appreciation and care can also result in a step change in effort and work quality.

Change is sweeping through front bars and suburban watering holes across the city, with publicans of some of the city's most recognisable pubs spending up big in efforts to stay relevant in Perth's rapidly diversifying hospitality sector.

«Macy's can be more malleable in its effort to meet the changing needs of the consumer and focus its effort on stores which are better gatekeepers of its brand image,» Moody's analysts wrote in a recent report.

Create a company where the team will put in extra discretionary effort, the sort required to create positive change.

Tarun: In health we're amazingly privileged to work with people who are using their intellectual and emotional efforts to change things, but you have to get inside people's brains.

After Trump won the presidency, Nicole Hockley, another founder of Sandy Hook Promise, said that the group would continue its efforts at the state and local level - and argued that, no matter who is in the White House, «I still don't think our country is ready yet for federal change.»

Perhaps most important will be whether the agreement will aid or hinder efforts to pass climate - change legislation in the United States.

Recall may actually be sharper in bad weather, because we aren't complacent - instead, we're paying attention to our surroundings in an effort to change and improve our mood; new external information that we may gloss over on a sunny day is therefore processed and registered.