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What Does It Take to Be the "Best" of Companies Today?
As a management professor and consultant, one of the questions that is inevitably posed - whether in a class or in a company’s conference room - is a simple one: How do we - as a company - become better? Now better - in this context - is a word with literally a thousand different possible meanings and interpretations. From a management perspective, you have to ask yourself specifically what do you want to achieve by getting better:
By David Wyld7 years ago in Journal
How Did E-Learning Become Much More Popular Nowadays
One of the greatest inventions in human history is the printing press. With it, knowledge was no longer limited to just to the oral tradition and to handwritten manuscripts available only to monks and to the aristocracy. The internet, alongside computers, maybe a close second. There aren’t many topics for which you can’t find at least an introductory course online. Anything from math, to languages, to history, everything is online. E-learning is the future, and below you will see some reasons why.
By Emily Wilson7 years ago in Education
What's the Best Way for a Beginner to Invest in Gold
Discussing all strong and weak sides along with the best ways to invest in gold is necessary to clearly understand the reasons for such types of investments. The investors around the world are still interested in gold mining projects, but the structure of investors has changed significantly recently.
By James Jackson7 years ago in Trader
The Gonski Report: Allowing Teachers to Teach (Pt. 1)
The Gonski Report looks at recommendations for the future funding of education in Australian schools. Most of the recommendations have to do with the politics of funding and the need for more investment in staffing and facilities, but perhaps a more significant statement is the one paraphrased here. “The panel accepts that resources alone will not be sufficient to fully address Australia’s schooling challenges and achieve a high-quality, internationally respected schooling system. The new funding arrangements must be accompanied by continued and renewed efforts to strengthen and reform Australia’s schooling system." Our schools need $5 billion. Will they get it? As a result of the Gonski Report the Australian government is about to throw lots of money at the perceived problems in the Australian education system. If the money goes towards more teacher training or infrastructure, then the real problems may be left unaddressed.
By Justin Runyon7 years ago in Education
How to Be Ready for Awkward Interview Questions
Let's dive in starting with the worst one. 1. “What are some of your weaknesses?” Don’t be cocky and say that you don’t have any or that none come to mind. Choose something that can be perceived as a weakness, but when you explain it, end it on a positive note.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA7 years ago in Journal
