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The RuReady article library is organized around the three domains of the Adult Readiness Framework: Personal, Professional, and Leadership. Each article is written as an executive summary: concise, practical, and designed to give you something you can apply immediately. Browse by domain below, or scroll through the latest articles.
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Building an Organizational Foundation from the Top Down – Feedback Loops (12 of 12)
Organizational goals refer to the desired outcomes or achievements an organization aims to accomplish within a...
Building an Organizational Foundation from the Top Down – Golden Threads (3 of 12)
Most of us are familiar with vision and mission statements, but the process of linking these...
Building an Organizational Foundation from the Top Down – Vision Statements (2 of 12)
Most of us have heard the old saying - “The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts.” ...
Building an Organizational Foundation from the Top Down – Roles and Responsibilities (7 of 12)
Whose turn is it to take out the trash, change the diaper, or reset the Netflix password? Roles and responsibilities guide our personal and professional lives, probably more than we would like to admit. Roles and responsibilities can be a good thing. Too many of us...
Building an Organizational Foundation from the Top Down – Structure (6 of 12)
Most of us are familiar with organizational charts. In hierarchical organizations, they help depict who works for whom. But how often do we stop to analyze the organizational structure in the context of the mission, information management, timeliness of...
Building an Organizational Foundation from the Top Down – Strategy (5 of 12)
The US military defines strategy as an overarching construct outlining a combatant commander’s vision for integrating and synchronizing military activities and operations with the other instruments of national power in order to achieve national strategic objectives. ...