HOW EXECUTIVES CAN SHAPE THEIR HEALTH AND THEIR COMPANY’S FUTURE By Tyler C. Cooper, MD/MPH Despite the demands placed on top executives, it’s no surprise that as a whole many in corporate America are not always inclined to incorporate exercise and good nutrition into their daily routine as much and as often as they should. [...]

ADOPTING NON-PROFIT PRINCIPLES FOR QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION By Gary Godsey Has anyone ever turned to you and said, “What now?” At this moment, it almost feels like the entire public education system in Texas is saying just that. We find ourselves in a very tight place, a nexus unlike almost any other time in our [...]

By Renato Ramirez Texas’ border region has a very entrepreneurial culture. A lot of people here start their own business or a business is passed on from one generation to the next. These are smart, motivated people but many of them have no financial training. They are knowledgeable about their business but they have questions [...]

By Keith Owen, PhD, Frank Falkstein, and Ron Mundy Each year organizations spend millions and millions of dollars to train and develop their staffs.  But, when the money has been spent and the training complete, do your people perform better?  Do they contribute more to your bottom line? The Truth about Learning Most of us [...]

By Beverly Ingle There’s one thing about the recent economic downturn on which both sides of the political aisle can agree: consumers are more conscientiousness about how, when and with whom they spend their money. Consumers’ expectations of business are changing, and corporations are increasingly asked to help solve our shared economic, social and environmental [...]

As the CEO, you were probably expected to go to college, just like Tiffani Evans, a government affairs and community relations professional at AT&T. Tiffani’s parents are both teachers, and the question was never if, but rather where, she would attend college. But for many high school students in Texas, there are no expectations of higher education.

Dr. Haslund uses children’s reactions to books as an easy diagnostic test, to determine whether they’re on track for developing the skills they need to learn to read.

Building a corporate community one bake sale at a time.