Initiative

Helmuth Von Moltke and the Battle of the Marne Introduction By August, 1914 Europe had reached a boiling point. Germany and the Austro-Hungarian empire prepared themselves for an inevitable war against France and Russia. Germany had been planning for war for nearly two decades. Helmuth Johann Ludwig Von Moltke, German Chief of Staff, placed the fate of the entire German army into the success of the Schlieffen Plan, a grand mobilization plan he had inherited from his predecessor, which…

In today’s world of nursing, there are many theories that seek to define leadership in terms of individualistic style and character. The nurse I was assigned to on my first clinical day possessed a lassiez-faire leadership style. She did not frequently ask for input, but would provide input and support when asked. My leadership style, however, tends to focus on the interaction between a leader, their team, and the changing nature of an open-system environment (Marquis & Huston, 2015).…

round. The three best business plans will win prizes that total over $16 thousand. The goal is to build and sustain the Houston business community through effective and relevant educational initiatives. The Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives leads and coordinates all business and entrepreneurial initiatives at…

Every worksite wellness program today should be incorporating these five basic strategies into their programming. You do want to cover all the bases don't you? While it is understood that a cookie cutter approach to worksite wellness does not work, this does not mean that there are not basics that every worksite wellness program should address. Here is my thinking as to what the basics should be. 1. Promote All Employee Benefits Far too often, wellness, safety and work-life programs work only…

first lady,” this program first started with the creation of her garden at the White House in 2009. This garden was created with help of the local elementary school children. Silva writes that “The garden would be the genesis of her Let's Move! initiative the following year, where she took on childhood obesity and lack of access to healthy food. She tied that issue directly to what was the biggest domestic agenda item of the Obama administration, and that was health care reform.” It is also…

must support initiatives that help youth develop the formal operational thinking abilities necessary to recognize when they are interacting with concrete operational thinkers and understand the limitations of reason in such interactions. Youth must also be equipped with metacognitive thinking skills so they can think themselves out of dangerous interactions with limited thinkers with purpose instead of emotion. Al-Huda University (Al-Huda) is capable of effecting just such an initiative.…

that I utilize both outside of the organization as well as inside the organization. To continue the legacy of outstanding service that my predecessor has created I will lead by encouraging creativity on the parts of the officers to develop new initiatives that will better connect them to the community. One such program that has proven successful for me in the past is…

events to boost student attendance with the goal of securing a price increase of $7 per student from sponsors. Although Morton wishes to use the whole marketing budget, it is still concerning as Morton will need to limit the number of promotional initiatives as the budget is relatively small to establish an effective marketing campaign. In addition, Western Athletics is currently able to generate enough revenue to cover event expenses (See Exhibit 1). Thus, Athletics does not need to offer a…

During my time at the Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives, I experienced a different setting in which I was given a great amount of independence and responsibility. I helped manage Day to Serve, an annual initiative, that our office coordinates on behalf of the Governor of Maryland. I worked with two other interns and we were given almost complete autonomy in overseeing this huge program. I connected with many community leaders and nonprofit, business executives to network Day to Serve…

that there is strong infrastructure that will allow participation to thrive. Another important player in the whole process is the governor of Pennsylvania. The governor played a very critical role in implementing the HIE. He has been supporting the initiative, and he has fully endorsed the strategic plans that have are known for the HIE implementation. The governor is also expected to provide an executive order that will enable all the key players to collaborate and work together towards…