Sentences with phrase «demands of business leaders»

These outcomes suggest that we, as a nation, are turning our backs on the demands of business leaders and other reform advocates to make core academics a national priority.

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Meanwhile there's a big demand for products that can analyze large sets of data, with more than half of all business leaders saying data analysis is critical to their success, according to a recent report from Boston University.

The thought that any entrepreneurial enterprise could be traitorous seems far - fetched, but it is precisely the dilemma faced by business leaders that stand in the way of the government's demands.

To meet this demand, Wells Fargo is supporting a Chamber Training Institute that trains leaders of diverse - segment chambers of commerce on key business and leadership topics for their members, such as how to access business credit and craft strong business plans.

While Uber, the global leader in on - demand transportation, relies on thousands of independent drivers, Uber's business platform enables the transition to self - driving cars, one of the company's stated strategic priorities.

Research done at the Bank of Canada and elsewhere, including conversations with business leaders, suggests that the main cause of weak investment is the high level of uncertainty that companies are facing, particularly about future demand prospects.

In the Conference Board's Index of Business Confidence survey, business leaders cited weak market demand, government policies, a shortage of qualified staff, and the depreciation of the Canadian dollar (which increases the cost of imported technology and machinery) as reasons for not inBusiness Confidence survey, business leaders cited weak market demand, government policies, a shortage of qualified staff, and the depreciation of the Canadian dollar (which increases the cost of imported technology and machinery) as reasons for not inbusiness leaders cited weak market demand, government policies, a shortage of qualified staff, and the depreciation of the Canadian dollar (which increases the cost of imported technology and machinery) as reasons for not investing.

Truly successful leaders are advancing the traditional leadership role by stepping up with bold, game - changing strategies for growing the business, creating value, dominating markets, and delivering innovation to a new generation of empowered and demanding customers.

This relatively new movement, which is also sometimes called student - centered learning, has its roots in the progressive strain of American educational thought, but its current incarnation is also based on the modern belief, common among corporate executives and other business leaders, that there is a major and potentially calamitous disconnect brewing between the historical structures and traditions of the American public school system and the labor - force demands of the 21st - century American economy.

Theresa May's strong response (remember Theresa May being strong was a thing six months ago) to the First Minister's demand fuelled the Tory revival north of the border that saw the Conservatives scoop 13 seats including those of SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson and his predecessor Alex Salmond, or as Ruth Davidson dubbed those two results: «Business and pleasure».

The currencies of the international partnership, trade and aid are at risk unless we stand together, with one voice, and demand that these systemic issues be addressed,» he told the gathering of leaders from civil society organisations (CSOs), businesses, religious bodies and diplomats.

Hoping to apply pressure to uncooperative Republicans in the State Senate, Mayor Bill de Blasio staged a City Hall press conference this afternoon with the city's top business leaders to demand Albany renews his control of the Department of Education.

That's why I've asked some of America's top educators, advocates, political and business leaders here today, to mobilize our schools to raise standards, demand accountability, and specifically, to strengthen math and science education and performance all across America.

Moreover, because it was a top - down approach - a demand for effective management that business leaders, governors, and the public could readily understand - it came across as a natural extension of mainstream reform efforts to make the existing system work better.

• A new intergenerational study shows that for 76 % of 15 - 17 year olds, studying hard for good exam results is their biggest priority for the coming year; and they are preparing to sacrifice friendships, family time, hobbies and even sleep to achieve this, • In fact 57 % of 15 - 17 year olds feel school work must come before anything else if they want to do well in the future • And only 39 % of this age group think being happy is more important than good grades • Yet half (51 %) of UK business leaders calls on teens to develop broader life / work skills before leaving education A new report launched today by National Citizen Service (NCS) reveals that the UK ¹ s 15 - 17 year olds feel under significant pressure to excel in exams at the expense of other life skills, experiences, healthy relationships and even their own happiness, suggesting that they are struggling to juggle the demands of young adulthood.

Mobilizing employers and business leaders to insist that states align high school standards, assessments and graduation requirements with the demands of postsecondary education and work and show graduates that achievement matters by using high school transcripts and exit test results in making hiring decisions.

programs may also provide valuable lessons to other colleges and universities on how to build sustainable leadership programs — drawing on the expertise of their education, business, and other schools — that can fill the unmet demand for high - quality, job - relevant training to senior education leaders, while being feasible in terms of the time and cost to participants.

Business leaders, like education leaders, are acutely aware of what this could mean for the future of our country: Young people might be unprepared for rewarding jobs and the demands of informed citizenship, businesses may not find the talent they need to keep innovating, and the economy may stagnate with too little innovation.

Internationally, Stewart has developed a series of international benchmarking exchanges to share expertise between American and Asian education, business, and policy leaders on how to improve education to meet the demands of globalization.

Creative and critical thinkers are in high demand by today's employers, with 93 % of business and nonprofit leaders reporting that evidence of solid critical thinking skills carries more weight than a job candidate's undergraduate major.

Over the years, one of the mysteries of my school choice advocacy has been the reluctance among many, including a large number of supposedly market sensitive business leaders, to understand and accept the dynamics of competition and how, in a choice environment, these dynamics will produce a supply of quality education alternatives to meet the demand while driving improvement in the public schools.

As parents, educators, community members, and business leaders, we want to feel confident that Arizona's children will emerge from our schools ready for the demands of college or the work - place.

In today's climate of high stakes testing, business leaders and politicians continue to demand better results with data driven assessments and test scores.

Perhaps our local business leaders are tired of filling their highest paid positions with young workers from out of state because our children are not qualified to accept the demanding jobs of today's economy.

In October of 2009, due to the harmonies that would be created in the businesses, the CreateSpace and BookSurge brands merged under the CreateSpace name to become the publishing and manufacturing on - demand leader for independent content creators, publishers, film studios, and music labels.

President Obama's administration is pushing to raise the nation's debt limit an additional $ 2 trillion, which currently stands at $ 14.3 trillion and issued dire warnings from business leaders that failing to OK the increase will lead to inflation, an immediate doubling of «Interest Rates» and a killer «Wall Street Crash» — House Speaker John Boehner, R - Ohio, says the GOP will demand trillions in spending cuts before considering an increase in the debt ceiling.

The Roosevelt has met the demands of presidents, foreign leaders and heads of global business with impeccable service and classic elegance.

Most climate change communication, like Showtime's Years of Living Dangerously and the American Academy for the Advancement of Science's What We Know campaign, websites like Climate Central and Real Climate, or academic programs like Yale's Project on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University's Center for Climate Change Communication, is predicated on the belief that if people know the facts about climate change and finally understand just how serious the problem is, they will surely raise their voices and demand that our governments and business leaders DO SOMETHING!

It brought me back to the lead up to the Paris negotiations when millions of individuals, businesses and NGOs across the globe demanded their leaders do what's required to protect our planet.

RTCC's on demand video channel, Climate Change TV, (www.climate-change.tv) is the first online video broadcaster dedicated entirely to climate change issues with a catalogue of more than 2,000 interviews from world leaders, environment ministers, scientists, business leaders and various stakeholders within the climate change debate.

From Apple, Facebook and Google telling North Carolina to keep its renewable energy mandates in place to business leaders coming out in vocal support of Obama's Clean Power Plan, as companies beef up their own sustainability commitments, they also appear willing to defend and demand policy that makes those commitments easier to achive.

That most law firm leaders think it's a lack of business development skills, rather than «flat or declining demand» (59 percent) jumped out at me.

Deloitte summed up the dynamic: «The traditional pyramid - shaped leadership development model is simply not producing leaders fast enough to keep up with the demands of business and the pace of change.»

«By valuing the positive impact of a healthy compliance function on the rest of the business, banks and financial institutions can create CDD processes that will meet current and future demands,» said Thomas Cosgrove, Strategy Leader, Global Compliance Solutions, Dun & Bradstreet.

Similarly, we see increased demand from firms to hire focused business development leaders — dare we say professional sales people — for firms willing to experiment with changes to the traditional «seller - doer» model of generating legal work.

Workloads are escalating, budgets are being scrutinised, retention and motivation issues are on the rise, there's a growing demand for metrics and measurement of output and impact and at the same time business leaders require increasingly complex strategic guidance.

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IT leader with expertise in the design, development and delivery of cost effective, high performance technology solutions to meet challenging business demands for highly recognized global companies.

Energetic, creative and effective leader with over nine - year track record of success in business - to - consumer demand marketing in multiple industries, including high tech, travel, insurance and sports marketing.

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