Sentences with phrase «focused leadership plan»

A business strategy simply can not succeed without an integrated, future - focused leadership plan to execute it.

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Since Mr. Xi came to power, China's leadership has recentralized power to focus on anti-corruption and abuse of power by officials, as well as developing big plans for market reform and opening the country to foreign investment.

The focus now was on «stability» and «leadership» and on who would provide a «realistic plan» (take that, Wildrose!)

Cation Capital, a private investment firm, plans to nominate four directors at the upcoming annual meeting of Calgary - based Crescent Point Energy Corp., part of its plan to bring «focused leadership with a refreshed board» to the underperforming oil and gas company.

Under the direction of a new leadership team, detailed plans have been put in place to focus investment behind growing the group's eight «power brands» of Hovis, Ambrosia, Mr Kipling, Sharwood's, Loyd Grossman, Bisto, Oxo and Batchelors.

Noting this as a priority for company growth, CEO Mark Mednansky has been a strong supporter of positioning females in leadership and has established internal programming (called FEED: Far Exceeding Expectations Daily) to help ensure Del Frisco's Restaurant Group creates a positive and inclusive work environment for its By offering a benefits package complete with fully paid medical for managers, 401K retirement plans and insurance for females and their families, Del Frisco's is able to provide female staff with a sense of security and the ability to focus on job and potential career advancement.

Based on findings, leadership crafted a Sustainability Strategic Plan — water being one of 11 focus areas — aimed at reducing the aquarium's environmental footprint.

A Department of Health spokesman said: «The principles of our modernisation plans - patient power, clinical leadership, a focus on results - have been widely supported, as reported by the independent NHS Future Forum.

The women's caucus plans to hold leadership forums and focus on economic issues for women, as well as obstacles in the workplace.

«We are completely focused on implementing the fully transparent Subway Action Plan that is delivering measurable results for riders under the leadership of Chairman Lhota and President Byford,» said MTA communications director Jon Weinstein, in a statement.

Rounding out the plan is a large section focused on workplace issues, including previously announced proposals to combat sexual harassment in the workplace and urging the state pension fund to prioritize investments in companies that have «adequate» women and minority leadership.

«She's tough as nails and accustomed to handling multiple complexities with focus, strategic planning and expert leadership,» Winfrey told the paper.

But democratic systems also have the downside of high cost of periodic elections, the influence of special interests on elected leaders and the general lack of a sharp national focus, in some cases, because of the frequent changing of leadership and change of national development plans anytime such changes happen, and also the generally slow nature of the decision - making process.

Cuomo spokesman Jon Weinstein said the governor is focused on solutions and working with the MTA's leadership and state agencies to advance the $ 843 million transit turnaround plan «as quickly as possible to stabilize the system.»

Key focus areas of the workshop will include: • Recognizing and understanding leadership in a science setting • Using negotiation as a tool in scientific discussions and problem solving • Identifying and resolving conflicts in the lab • Dealing with difficult people and situations in a scientific setting • Communicating your ideas and plans in a way that engages others • Leading productive scientific team and project meetings • Setting goals for and giving useful feedback to scientists • Creating a positive lab culture • Identifying, interviewing and hiring the best scientists for your team.

Stofan defended NASA's current plan and said it is achievable as long as there is focus, constancy of purpose, and continued leadership.

The SNMMI Future Leaders Academy training focuses on setting a clear plan for increasing leadership abilities by developing the necessary skills and organizational expertise to enhance performance and ultimately evolve into a leader both within the nuclear medicine and molecular imaging community and the society.

Our plan for this year is to focus on our existing markets and secure the leadership position within the premium segment of the online dating market.

Hess's second case study focuses on the five - year - old voucher plan in Cleveland, where he finds that the potential benefits of choice and competition were neutralized by multiple factors, including frequent changes in leadership, the state's move to take over the city's schools, the modest size of the vouchers (only $ 2,250), and the existence of strong unions.

Focusing effort on what matters most is central to the strategic planning of any successful school, and hence should be a key focus of building leadership capacity throughout the school from the principal team down.

When I asked Elisa Beard, the new co-CEO, what was the greatest constraint on TFA's growth plans, «leadership capacity» was at the top of her list, a surprise because of TFA's focus on leadership development.

The program focuses on three areas of leadership — planning, organizational strategy and change, and transformational learning — with an overarching goal of increasing your leadership and management capacity.

A skilled and well - qualified school business management professional on the school leadership team can focus on ensuring the effective use of available financial and human resources, aligned to the school's pedagogical aims and development plan, whilst other members of the team focus on improving teaching and learning.

The interactive institute, which focuses on topics of leadership, fundraising, planning, strategizing, and the life of the presidency, is also designed to help presidents build relationships with colleagues.

The texts themselves were chosen by the leadership of my charter school network, Uncommon Schools, with guidance from both the Common Core text - selection criteria and the network's own curricular team The lesson plan sequence, questioning, activities, close reading passages, schema, and focuses were up to me and my co-teacher.

Education secretary Nicky Morgan made the announcement in a speech at the Policy Exchange, saying that rural schools and coastal schools will be the focus on the new plans, which will see teachers offered higher salaries, future leadership roles and relocation costs as incentives.

However, the effectiveness of these new equipment purchases is not always maximised due to insufficient planning or focus on aspects such as leadership and management, teachers» professional learning, and network infrastructure.

This pilot has efficiently addressed short - term problems, created reliability and confidence in the operation and financial stability of the schools, all while freeing school leadership to focus on planning for the future.

This resource for states focuses on improving school leadership and the principal pipeline by tracking the right data and planning strategically.

This required focusing on specific areas of leadership practice separately (e.g., methods of clinical supervision, school - improvement planning, classroom walk - throughs, uses of student performance data), or within comprehensive guidelines or frameworks for leadership practice.240 In one of the higher - performing urban districts in our sample, district officials organized a three - year principaldevelopment program based on Marzano «s balanced leadership program.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the approval for New York this afternoon during a conference call with reporters, «In exchange for state developed plans to prepare all students for college and careers, focusing aid on the neediest students and supporting effective teaching and leaderships.

Strategic planning, grant writing, staff development, curriculum and instruction, student assessment, and school leadership are the focus of the annual fall conference.

This one - year program begins with a rigorous summer intensive (two weeks), and continues with four intersessions throughout the school year, during which participants focus on Relay's key instructional pillars: observation and feedback, data - driven instruction, positive student culture of high expectations, adult professional development, instructional planning, an aligned staff culture and strategic leadership.

Similarly, in the schools we studied whose plans reflected a belief that teaching and leadership affect student achievement, achievement gains were three times greater than they were in schools whose plans reflected a focus on student demographic characteristics as the primary determinants of student achievement (Reeves, in press).

In this new school, I plan on working with the school improvement leadership team in designing staff development programs that will equip the instructional staff with the skills necessary to promote collaboration in identifying grade level focus on highest student achievement, as identified by the student performance data.

Maryland's plan includes a strong focus on personalized professional learning for new and veteran teachers as well as a strong school system - focused approach to supporting all low performing and high poverty schools, with specific emphasis on turnaround leadership, talent development, instructional transformation, and culture shifts.

Participants who complete SEL101 will be eligible to participate in SEL201, a leadership - focused course, which will help school leaders and teachers develop critical leadership qualities and a plan for organizing and implementing social - emotional learning and school culture and climate initiatives.

Outside of the classroom, she has taken the initiative to plan family nights, with the goal of fostering strong school - to - home relationships; formed a hospitality committee focused on enhancing and maintaining staff morale; and taken on leadership roles within the school.

The Department of Education granted the waivers in exchange for state developed plans to prepare all students for college and career, focus aid on the neediest students, and support effective teaching and leadership.

All participants will attend a 12 - day summer session and four additional weekend «intersessions,» during which they focus on Relay's key instructional pillars: observation and feedback, data - driven instruction, positive student culture of high expectations, adult professional development, instructional planning, an aligned staff culture, and strategic leadership.

In fact, when I was working with a group of administrators at a leadership retreat, it was the most commonly cited focus of site - based improvement plans.

Hansen serves on the Operating Board for Alignment Nashville, the Board of Directors for the Exchange Club Family Center, and a number of city leadership councils, including those focused on the Child and Youth Master Plan, the Nashville AfterZone Alliance, Healthy Nashville initiatives, and the Education and Youth Resource Team for Nashville Next, the city's 25 - year planning process.

By focusing on leadership, planning, and analytics, ECRA helps ensure energy and resources are directed toward what truly matters for students.

The Obama Administration today approved the State of New Hampshire for a waiver from No Child Left Behind (NCLB), in exchange for state - developed plans to prepare all students for college and career, focus aid on the neediest students, and support effective teaching and leadership.

The FEAs have taken many forms, including: sheltered instruction observation protocol (SIOP) implementation in Texas; community - based equity assessment in Texas; IDRA's Focusing on Language and Academic Instructional Renewal (FLAIR) program implementation in reading in Louisiana; gender equity also in Louisiana; implementation of a multicultural framework in staff development to support student success in New Mexico; parent leadership in New Mexico; unitary status planning in Arkansas; English as a second language (ESL) classroom strategies in Arkansas; service learning in Oklahoma; and meeting civil rights requirements under the law in Oklahoma.

Her work focuses on promoting effective teaching and learning, balanced literacy, guided reading, writing, assessment, visionary planning, and leadership.

In a world of hyper - change, I need more than data and improvement plans to survive: I need books that re-energize me and help me to focus on the basics of leadership.

All content focuses on seven key areas (called gears), plus leadership, each of which are addressed during the comprehensive planning process.

Kedda is the Deputy Director of Partners for Each and Every Child, where she holds an internal leadership role focused on organizational strategic planning, human resources, and administration activities.

She is a highly respected professional and pioneering STEM educator who has comprehensive experience in developing, planning, managing, organizing, and implementing education programs and providing leadership to knowledge focused initiatives.