Amidst pressure for schools to adopt off - the - shelf reform programs as a way of improving student achievement (Herman, 1999), it is interesting to note that, by and large, the schools in the studies summarized by Taylor, Pressley, and Pearson (2002) did not necessarily view packaged reforms as the key ingredient for improving student achievement (Charles A. Dana Center, 1999; Designs for Change, 1998; Taylor et al., 2000).1 The common denominators seem to be commitment and
hard work focused on research - based practices at both the classroom level and the school level.
There's no secrets, no magic, no BS in this program — it's based only on good old
hard work focused on the right exercises, rep pattern and tempo.
Not exact matches
It's
hard to
focus on being creative when a good part of your creative energies are spent trying to figure out how to
work within a system that doesn't tolerate dissent.
One biotech firm, Ossianix, is already
hard at
work developing a VNAR - based drug - delivery system, in collaboration with the global pharmaceutical company Lundbeck, which
focuses on drugs for brain disorders.
He has rarely taken formal action on the very regular publication of fictional stories that are written about him and he has
worked hard to develop a professional relationship with the media,
focused on his
work and the issues he cares about.
«Anyone who
works in music will tell you that it's
hard to get a gig, and to turn down gigs is silly,» says Hamilton, who was then ready to fully
focus on her fund.
While, it's necessary to have more process - oriented employees who
work hard to avoid mistakes, you also need employees
focused on driving the business forward.
People might feel like they're
working harder and longer, but they're not
focused on the key tasks that will move the needle in their business.
As we rush through our
work during the year, it can be
hard to
focus on much other than
hard data to tell us whether our staff is succeeding.
I
work 14 - 16 hours per day teaching and I
focus really
hard on offering as much value as I possibly can.
Zimmer explained that when motivating employees of Lyft to
work hard against Uber — which has six times the funding of Lyft, and is the highest - valued private startup in the world — he
focuses on the company's «humanity:» the fact that it values person - to - person interaction.
My colleagues and I
focused on developing beds with unique, niche benefits and
worked hard to implement an ecommerce strategy in a tough industry.
And I always walk away inspired by their level of achievement and, more importantly, because their success is always the result of
hard work,
focus, persistence, and consistently doing the simple things well, time after time after time.
It's
hard when you are so hyper -
focused on
work or overly committed to some random new obsession to pay attention to the fact that this thing you are aligned to is no longer aligned to you.
By
focusing on face time, and perceived «
hard work» you can miss out on great employees.
When I'm
working out, I want to be fully
focused on pushing my body as
hard as I can.
A culture of advancement also encourages team members to
work harder, which boosts productivity, fosters innovation, cultivates loyalty and keeps employees
focused on business goals.
To find success you'll need equal doses of
hard work,
focus and patience, according to the experts on this week's tip roundup.
Eliminate the inclination to take shortcuts and understand that
focus,
hard work and dedication are the only things that lead to success.
He believes his staff are less productive when they
work too
hard, because their
focus becomes very narrow.
Take me: I'm good at
working hard and staying
focused and delaying gratification and grinding — especially at unusual pursuits, like doing juuust a few too many pushups in one day — but do I actively cultivate a steady stream of things I can't wait to do?
It's about
focus, determination, optimism and
hard work.
You might think, «It's so
hard to stay
focused at
work.
Is there an employee that has a
hard time
focusing in an open workspace and wants a day to
work in solitude?
One thing we've found is that the more entrepreneurial - spirited candidates tended to have a
harder time
focusing on the tasks at hand when
working remotely.
If you want to apply a motivational boost to your
work, you need to
focus on the right angle, and this is why you need to get excited to do
hard work.
«When we first started Wrappup, our vision was to put back the
focus on conversations itself, and let AI do the
hard work,» added Ayush Chordia, co-founder and CTO, Wrappup, who will now be Director of Engineering and Applied Research at Voicera.
As much as you
work and as
hard as you
work, don't forget to
focus on your health, your body and your mental well - being.
In the meantime, what's at stake for Mike Dunne just seems to keep him
focused on the
hard, grinding
work ahead.
This will keep your team
focused on the shared goals you
worked so
hard to develop using the above steps.
As the team continues to grow, one thing I'm
focused on is keeping intact the culture the early leadership team
worked very
hard to create.
When they're receiving attention for an accomplishment, they quickly shift the
focus to all the people who
worked hard to help get them there.
More than half of poll respondents told Pew that the increased
focus on harassment will make it
harder for men to interact with women at
work (at 55 %, men were slightly more likely to say so than women.)
All of the lofty dreams in the world are useless if you don't have a single - minded
focus, strong will and are willing to put in
hard work.
They
work hard, but their
focus can be pulled in a thousand different directions during any moment of the day.
So Butterfield said Slack is rightly
working hard to
focus more on the business than the acclaim.
I
worked as
hard as I have ever
worked,
focusing full time on this technology.
«We are seeing that our
focus on the middle class, by putting more money in the pockets of
hard working families, and giving less advantages to the wealthiest, is growing the economy,» Trudeau said, as he also attempted to distract the media horde from his finance minister's loose interpretation of what constitutes a conflict of interest.
Conheeney thanked employees for their
hard work and urged them to stay
focused, and the attorney directed them to the Department of Justice's website for more information on the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law, known as RICO, the people said.
When your mind is right, the motivation behind your
hard work is the fact that you want to consistently hold your
focus on what moves you to be inspired, not stacking millions.
One of the things that helped me was I was
working so
hard and
focusing on my career that I was largely able to ignore and ride out the bear markets.
They're so
focused on acquiring new business, they forget about the current customer base — the ones they've
worked so
hard to acquire and nurture.
While most organizations spend the bulk of their sales and marketing efforts
focused on customer acquisition, few, if any, put any energy toward keeping the customers they
worked so
hard to attain.
What the old - school gurus have taught us to do in selling situations — impress the prospect, close
hard, and
focus on your sales numbers — simply no longer
works.
«We are
working harder than ever to make sure our guests are getting food made with high quality ingredients at an affordable price, and our operators and franchisees are
focused on the improvements in guest experience that are paying off.»
The
focus is a shift away from anticipating merits for
hard work toward proactively creating your own space within your company or in the community to become an acknowledged expert in your field.
Time for one of my reality check / motivational videos on the importance of taking control of the things you have control over (
working hard, making money and saving money) and limiting your
focus on the things you can't control.
You get to
focus more on your business and closing deals, while we
work hard to drive new prospective clients to your door.
Trying to stay
focused and consistant — and great to see
hard work paid of this first quarter.
Pitney Bowes is an extremely client -
focused company,
working hard to exceed satisfaction expectations and to deliver game - changing solutions.