To Last - Summary of Key Points Written by James Collins & Jerry Porras both are associated with Stanford About this book: This summary of Built to Last is included because if one is going to change an organization‚ one needs to know what to change towards. This book is one of the best we know of that answers that question. It is one of the best pieces of research done on why certain organizations are more successful over time than others. Because its time horizon is a minimum of 50 years‚ its
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painting the Last Supper on the wall of the refectory (dining hall) of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan‚ Italy‚ and completed it in 1498. Leonardo was commissioned to execute the painting in the Dominican monastery of this Church by Duke of Milan‚ Ludovico Sforza. The church and friary found an ambitious patron in Ludovico Sforza. The Duke wanted to give visible expression to his position in both impressive buildings like the grand Church and grandiose paintings like the Last Supper. Therefore
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The last supper was one of Jesus last meal before he had to go be crucified .On the day of the last supper of Jesus Christ his disciples Peter and John came up to him asking him where you would like to have your feast at. And he said go to the city and find a certain man that is carrying a jar of water he will meet you there. After doing what was asked of them by finding the man in the city and preparing the feast for the Passover. As Jesus was sitting at the table with his disciple at the feast
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school with my friends ‚ not knowing these would be the most drama filled ‚ fatiguing ‚ happiest and saddest 4 years of my life . I had no idea what being a teenager would actually be like ‚ all I knew was that I was finally going to be in high school and I felt grown and independent. I thought I could handle any and everything ‚ but I was completely wrong . Freshman and Sophomore year I was all about my friends and my social life. I was always hanging out with my old friends and building relationships
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disturbance in time to suicide since the last treatment visit among veterans receiving Veterans Health Administration services. Among 423 veteran suicide decedents from two geographic areas‚ veteran suicides with a documented sleep disturbance were compared with those without sleep disturbance on time to death since their last VHA visit using an accelerated failure time model. The results were that veterans with sleep disturbance died sooner after their last visit than did those without sleep disturbance
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and seeking support by aligning company objectives‚ strategies‚ and policies. These companies are what Jim Collins and Jerry Porras call "visionary". Built to Last seeks to discover these timeless management principles that make a company truly "visionary" (Collins & Porras‚ 2002). One of the central principles presented in Built to Last is the importance placed upon building the company‚ rather than relying exclusively on building a specific product or service. Collins and Porras use the metaphor
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ARMY REGULATION 600-20 Chapter 3 contains information on Enlisted Aspects of Command including delegation of authority‚ noncommissioned officer support channel‚ precedence of relative grade‚ and date of rank‚ enlisted soldiers. Delegation of authority basically explains that whomever is in charge‚ wheather it be an officer or NCO will properly delegate all authority to the correct channels or individuals. The NCO support channel has 10 major missions in their job. Transmitting ‚ instilling and
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Chapter 20 Outline Party politics in an Era of Social and Economic Upheaval Contested Political Vision • Political parties in the nineteenth century energized voters by appealing to their economic self interests and by linking their programs to deeply held beliefs about the nature of the family and the proper role of the government. o Republicans: b4 the civil war‚ the Rep. had enhanced economic opportunity by using gov. authority to expand railroads‚ increase tariff protection
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Last Lecture Don’t judge a book by its cover. You hear that expression all the time. However‚ it couldn’t be applied greater than the book titled‚ “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch. When I first looked at the book‚ I expected to encounter a story filled with nothing but sadness. However‚ after reading this National Bestseller‚ I found that I had discovered a tale of life. “The Last Lecture” documents the life of Randy Pausch in the form of short stories that exemplified the kind of man
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Assignment 20 A 1- Which of the following oxidation numbers in the species given is incorrect? a) SO32−; S +4‚ O −2 b) ClO3−; Cl +5‚ O −2 c) H2C2O4; H 1+‚ C 3+‚ O 2− d) H2O2; H +1‚ O −1 e) Ca(ClO)2; Ca +2‚ Cl +2‚ O −2 f) Zn(NH3)6Cl2; Zn 2+‚ N 3−‚ H 1+‚ Cl 1− (Cl is +1 in this compound. Ca: 1 × (+2) = +2. O: 2 × (−2) = −4. Charge on the compound = 0; therefore‚ (+2) + (−4) + 2 × Cl = 0. The charge on Cl is 1+.) 2- A voltaic cell is constructed. One electrode compartment consists of a zinc strip placed
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