We're used to coming second now, what we've got to do to progress and move on is make sure that we come first.
And the question is, are we going to go back to a plan that reverses the progress, or do we build on our progress?
Do we think that progress requires a central blueprint, or do we see it as a decentralized, evolutionary process?
So if we abandon BHAGs, how do we make progress?
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Police officers arriving at the scene of a suspected burglary in progress do not put down their armor of suspicion just because somebody proved to them that they are the legitimate occupants of the dwelling.
Clear goals, providing people with autonomy, and simply giving people help can do much to catalyze progress.
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They want Congress to give them credit for progress they do make with kids who start out way behind.
The next attempt to tackle the problem takes place in Kyoto, Japan, in December though commentators do not expect much progress.
What does this all have to do with accelerating social progress?
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How do we measure our progress in the in-between time?
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But medical progress may do only so much.
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Frankly, my own feeling about this is that we have a pause in the relationship, and it has nothing to do with external things like Syria or others, but more maybe with the difficult political season in the U.S. So do you expect real progress in any areas this year?
In no way, shape or form do these sad statistics represent progress.
Schools that do not make adequate yearly progress are targeted for improvement.
To make faster and more consistent progress though, do the full exercise.
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By using very advanced visualisation tools like Qlikview, we can disect the data and combine them in any dimension we needed, to make sure we have good ways to track out progress, and do not miss any markets or any products or any customers.
Do you feel that you have made some progress there in persuading the Israelis to hold off for a while, or do you think that that is still a live possibility in the next couple of months?
He also appealed to paramilitary organisations not to do anything which could undermine political progress.
Even with these pockets of progress, companies must do more, and strong policies may be the best catalyst.
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So even as we are clear-eyed about the challenges ahead, so, too, do we see the foundation for progress.
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What this kind of comparative data and analysis allows us to do is see more clearly where progress is and isn't occurring.
They may not make progress, but they do provide process: so long as meetings happen, they create a sense that at least something is being done.
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And we will be remembered, I hope, for what we do in our time to deliver progress for our people and to advance the dreams of all people.
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We could just chalk that up to the fact that the keyboard is a work in progress, but we do wonder if that diagonal key travel has anything to do with it.
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And does the overall prospect of this, do you fear that this is going to go on every year, I mean do you see any signs of progress in this particular area?
At both events, the focus was on the progress we can and do make when elected officials work together to find smart, common-sense solutions to the challenges that face us as a nation, from recovering from national disasters like Hurricane Sandy to continuing to rebuild our economy after the 2008 crash.
If we do see it, how will social progress happen from that moment on?
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