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Leadership

Characteristics of a Successful Top Chef

The format for the hit television show Top Chef involves chefs competing against the clock and each other to create award-winning dishes that meet certain requirements. This is a dramatic, yet somewhat realistic, representation of the roles and responsibilities of a real-life top chef. If you think you want to […]

Certification

Advantages of Having a LEED-Certified Building

Many businesses claim that their company is committed to protecting the environment. Promises like these after all, are easy enough to make. Keeping them, however, is another story. Sometimes, some of these so-called "green businesses" are only concerned with gaining public points by projecting this eco-friendly image. On closer inspection, […]

Society & Culture

The Effects of Cultural Diversity in the Workplace

Cultural diversity has increased in workplaces as companies have expanded globally. Leadership success in the 21st century involves the ability to have intercultural competence. According to the book Managing Diversity by Gardenswartz and Rowe (1998), using affirmative action alone in today's economic situation is no longer an acceptable management style. […]

Leadership

What Makes a Great Boss

Bad bosses are like the news…we hear more about them than the good ones. I think it's time to reflect on the good ones we've had (or perhaps still have). Now, perhaps I should be a little more specific as to what I mean by "good boss". I don't mean "good" in […]

Business Leadership

Steps to Mental Fitness Achievement

Being optimistic is not just a common fact, you also feel positive and confident. This article is on the best exercises for mental fitness and positive thinking. The more you practice and think this way, the better for your positive daily attitude. 1. Think about the future One of the […]

Education

Secure That University Placement!

So with the increasing number of people applying for university, I thought that I would help some of you out! It can be quite a pain staking process and this is compounded further if you don't even know the first steps! Well, I have compiled five tips to help Application […]

Education

Religion In Education: What Is Right?

When it comes to topics within education that provoke debate, faith schools are always bubbling away, with the occasional newsworthy event causing ripples at the surface (take the Deputy PM securing a place for his eldest son at a top-ranking Catholic comprehensive, for example). Here in the UK, faith schools […]

Business Leadership

The Essential Skills Of Successful CIOs

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is becoming one of the most lucrative and powerful roles in large corporations. These C-level executives, also called “Chief Technology Officers” (CTOs), are in charge of a business’s technological capabilities in an economy that is increasingly dependent on technology. They are responsible for everything from […]

Family

Tips to Get Your Children Interested in Sport

The great English writer George Orwell, who gave the world Animal Farm and 1984, once wrote that sport is “war minus the shooting”. He was alluding to international sport and the Olympics, and undoubtedly these are the pinnacles of any professional sporting person’s career. Where children are concerned, developing an […]

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Pando Project 2011

ABOUT PANDO What is Pando? Pando is a nonprofit that empowers people to step up as leaders and develop new, local solutions to the problems in their communities. Who will use Pando? Pando will accept applications from any American over the age of 18. However the target demographic is Millennials […]