Sentences with phrase «practice group leadership»

Typically, a senior partner spends a significant amount of hands - on time, or even full - time, working with practice group leadership and the firm's managing partner or chairman to design and implement knowledge management initiatives that can dramatically change the way lawyers actually practice and that support the firm's strategic goals.

We also would like to thank the Fraud and Abuse Practice Group leadership for sharing this email alert with the Academic Medical Centers and Teaching Hospitals; Business Law and Governance; In - House Counsel; Life Sciences; Payers, Plans, and Managed Care; and Physician Organizations Practice Groups.

Practice group leadership may be on board because they more readily «get it» (or at least some do).

CMS Cameron McKenna (CMS UK) has unveiled its new practice group leadership structure as its merger with Dundas & Wilson goes live today (1 May).

Not exact matches

Stacy ticks off a list: «Managing partner, chairperson, practice group leader, office head, compensation committee, policy committee, executive committee, equity partner — anything that has governance and leadership responsibilities associated with it has to hit the 30 % consideration threshold,» she says.

Top Companies for Leaders ®, conducted by Aon Hewitt in partnership with Fortune Magazine and The RBL Group, provides cutting - edge insight into the leadership and talent strategies, practices, and outcomes that set global Top Companies apart from the rest.

He submitted a motion for the group to make a formal recommendation on the Senate's controversial practice of paying stipends to individuals who don't actually hold leadership posts.

As part of its continuing commitment to growing the practice of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging and therapy worldwide, SNMMI leadership works diligently to develop strategic alliances with key regional nuclear medicine organizations to assist these groups in expanding the scope and quality of nuclear medicine outside the United States.

Project Zero's 13 - week online, coach - facilitated course offerings — among them Creating Cultures of Thinking: Learning to Leverage the Eight Forces that Shape the Culture of Groups, Classrooms, and Schools; Multiple Intelligences: Expanding Our Perspectives to Support All Learners; Thinking and Learning in the Maker - Centered Classroom — are grounded in day - to - day teaching and leadership practice.

Students will pursue professionally relevant individual or group projects applying the lens of ethnic studies to curricular, pedagogical, leadership, or other field - based practices in education.

It's very important in a professional community that we see that leaders are, wherever possible, promoting professional learning in their group, they're promoting opportunities to take on leadership roles, they are models themselves of people who keep up with research, that they encourage people and expect people to themselves keep up with research in their area of practice.

Insight in action A program designed to prepare and support middle and high school science and mathematics teacher leaders featured five major strands: content knowledge, leadership skills, theory and practice of professional development, facilitating collaborative groups, and mentoring / coaching.

Built around the use of an embedded set of connected, web - based data tools, the OIP is being used by well over half of the 612 traditional public school districts and 100 + charter schools in the state to enact essential leadership practices as identified by the Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC), a broad - based stakeholder group jointly sponsored by the Ohio Department of Education and the Buckeye Association of School Administrators.1 It is also a key component of the state's Race to the Top (RttT) strategy.

The nationally recognized Ed.D program guides a carefully selected group of school leaders through three years of intensive leadership study and practice, preparing these prospective principals to enter schools with the most need and ensuring they have the proven training necessary to create a positive impact.

The report was developed to inform the work of the National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA) www.npbea.org, a group dedicated to quality leadership development and practice.

Through the rubrics, leadership teams collectively examine their practice and enact the 10 high - leverage equitable practices most likely to eliminate race, class, and other group - based disparities in student opportunities and outcomes.

Use with the leadership team, a small group overseeing implementation or all staff to identify structures, systems and processes already in place that can be used to support the implementation of feedback practices.

«This outstanding group of educators are primed and ready to impact policy and practices by coming together and developing their teacher leadership skill set.»

As the project has progressed, teachers have increased in leadership in substantive and practical ways: taking responsibility for project logistics (communication, calendar planning and recruitment), co-constructing the agendas, sharing more openly about the dilemmas and successes in practice, and ultimately using the team meetings as a context to problem - solve as a group to increase the quality of their teaching.

Themed training sessions for small or large groups of special education teachers, general educators, and related support staff that focus on such areas as leadership development, program development, group dynamics, essential tools instruction, advancements in special and alternative education practices, and the most effective methodologies and modalities for working with challenging populations of students.

Changing the common sense beliefs of teachers about heterogeneous grouping effects on the learning of struggling students requires those providing leadership to bring relevant evidence to the attention of their colleagues in accessible and convincing ways, to encourage actual trials with heterogeneous groupings under conditions which include opportunities for practice, feedback and coaching and to help teachers generate «the kind of assessment information that will make the impact of tracking and detracking more visible» (Riehl, 2000).

On average, these principals reported engaging in practices associated with instructional leadership and organizational improvement at higher rates than principals in the national comparison group.

Factors considered important to the reform included the following: (a) meeting for 1 hour a week in study groups; (b) meeting in cross-grade groups; (c) reflecting on teaching in study groups; (d) considering research - based «best practices» in study groups; (e) completing action plans in study groups; (f) selecting substantive topics for study; (g) maintaining topics over time; (h) meeting as a whole faculty once a month to discuss reform efforts; (i) working on parent partnerships and making effective use of the external facilitator; and (j) making effective use of the internal leadership team.

Support for implementation of the framework is provided to schools through assessment tools and the data obtained with those tools, an external facilitator, an internal leadership team, schoolwide efforts, and study groups that focus on implementing effective practices.

Supported by a dedicated group of regional funders including Baptist Community Ministries and the Kellogg Foundation, the Fellowship program currently partners with 13 schools to empower teams of educators to drive toward school - wide impact for all students by participating in a year - round program that expands their content knowledge, leadership skills, and equitable teaching and leadership practices.

Together, participants in Forum study groups have marshaled strong thought leadership and discussion of promising and innovative practices in service of the development of practical, implementable solutions to profound educational challenges.

In contrast, the approach under waivers, dubbed turnaround, was much more focused — applying only to the 5 percent of schools identified as «priority» schools and based on key principles outlined by the Department (see sidebar Turnaround Principles).62 Fewer schools were part of the effort, but in turn, the effort was much more intensive and required significant changes in school operations, culture, leadership, and practice.63 The hope was that a more disruptive and ambitious strategy will yield dramatic results: after three years, these schools would no longer be in the bottom 5 percent, and another group of schools could be identified to undergo turnaround.

5), such as the media, unions, professional associations and community and business groups, also have influence on school leadership practices, as do leaders» professional learning experiences (var.

Other stakeholder groups, including the media, unions, professional associations, and community and business groups also influence school leadership practices.

• Identify specific student groups whose needs are not being met; • Work closely with principals and teachers to change adult behavior and provide conditions in which students who have historically struggled can thrive; • Change system policies and practices that are barriers to students» success — school discipline and access to culturally relevant pedagogy are two key areas; • Engage parents to become involved in their children's education and empower them to be advocates; • Work with students through teachers and mentors to cultivate deep relationships and trust; • Provide students with leadership and advocacy opportunities to build agency.

Well, actually the «founders of No Kill» have always been a very select group whose love of all animals gradually but steadily led to the changing mindset and philosophy of saving rather than killing; not nearly enough credit has been given to all the independent and non-profit rescues, adoption groups and especially TNR groups who were promoting and practicing S / N and vaccinations long before low cost S / N clinics became available... such clinics still NOT that readily available in many jurisdictions; as for the veterinary community, for the most part, they were and are a major part of the problem along with their associations which remain regressive with their rather antiquated and self - serving leadership; for decades and even to this day it has long been known that the NUMBER ONE REASON people do not get their animals «fixed» (pet, stray, feral, it doesn't matter) is because of the lack of affordable S / N fees!

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The National Performance Network (NPN) and the Visual Artists Network (VAN) is a group of diverse cultural organizers, including artists, working to create meaningful partnerships and to provide leadership that enables the practice and public experience of the performing arts in the United States.

The National Performance Network (NPN) is a group of diverse cultural organizers, including artists, working to create meaningful partnerships and to provide leadership that enables the practice and public experience of the arts in the United States.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services has played a leadership role in this effort by convening an advisory group including representatives from industry, state and tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations that made comprehensive recommendations on appropriate wind farm siting and best management practices [7].

Acting as a catalyst for thought leadership at the practice, the Sustainability Group looks at ways to advance our sustainable design processes.

The treatment of the Practice of Law Board over the last three years is a textbook study on how to discourage and disempower a board comprised of volunteers: oppose their mission; cut their budget; withhold meaningful staff support; personally attack and seek to oust the volunteers who disagree with you; conduct secret meetings to discuss the future of the group without informing its volunteer members or inviting them to participate; dismiss or reject out of hand the volunteers» concerns; and replace the group's members and leadership team.

The benefits here lie in the value that this additional capability brings to practice groups in respect of: increasing the opportunity for value add exchanges on key business issues with senior client leadership; providing joined up legal and business services - for example in respect of corporate transactions and restructuring, and complex commercial negotiations in respect of major B2B contracts; and extending the reach of the brand beyond general counsel.

After that, most firms will start to look at who might have some «leadership» or «management» talent, and maybe appoint them to Practice Group Leader roles, or to a committee, or some other place where they might develop some management experience.

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed new leadership for two of its practice groups, with corporate partner Keri Rees taking over as company commercial head from Keith Froud, who is set to become the firm's managing partner.

She works with the firm's leadership to identify practice group hiring needs and opportunities for expansion in various core groups and geographic markets.

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If you are charged with starting, running or overseeing a practice group or client team — or if you have any leadership role in your firm (such as Marketing Partner)-- you might find value in this primer on leadership styles.

Our lawyers are also active in the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association and the Antitrust Practice Group of the American Health Lawyers Association, where our lawyers hold or have held numerous leadership positions, including Co-Chair of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee, Chair of the Criminal Practice and Procedure Committee, and Vice-Chair of the Cartel and Criminal Practice Committee.

For the first time ever, LawVision Group and LawyerBrain have teamed to develop and offer a cutting - edge workshop based on the latest research and experience on leadership that can help law firm Practice Group Leaders, Department Heads, and others leading practice or industry groups to achieve greater Practice Group Leaders, Department Heads, and others leading practice or industry groups to achieve greater practice or industry groups to achieve greater success.

Speak with former group leaders, leaders you report to, and leaders in complementary practice groups to learn the history of leadership in your group.

Slaughter and May has refreshed the leadership of three of its main practice groups, with new heads appointed for dispute resolution, IP / IT and pensions and employment.

With firms organized into multiple practice groups, nationwide client teams, international industry teams, and numerous offices, more partners are being asked to assume local, national, and international leadership responsibilities.

Duties include but are not limited to: • Execute strategy for the firm's integrated marketing, business development, communications, and recommend improvements to the strategy • Plan, develop, and execute projects and programs that support a practice group's strategic plan and track success • Support client engagement initiatives, including training for enhanced client service strategies, contact origination and relationship development, and education / thought leadership initiatives • Provide direction and manage production of proposals, PowerPoint presentations, and RFP responses for the practice groups • Provide direction and manage execution of practice group sponsorships, client presentations and seminars, and other events related to the promotion of the practice groups • Drive awareness / recognition, enhance quality and brand perception of the firm • Manage submissions for major awards, comprehensive survey response campaigns (e.g. Chambers), and related initiatives to further the awareness and positioning of the firm's practices and lawyers • Develop a deep understanding of the practice groups» strengths and market differentiators, including their client base and key market trends • Ensure consistent implementation of key initiatives and recommend strategies to cross-sell to adjacency practice areas • Recommend and help develop tactical marketing and business development plans • Collaborate with other members of the marketing team to ensure consistent messaging of practice group strengths in written materials, including website content

Cultural commitment must come from the leadership down, and we continually focus within practice groups and at partner retreats on the areas in which we are most proud.