hope / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam K-12 U.S. school district superintendents and Americans overall agree on the three most important factors in assessing the effectiveness of public schools -- high school graduation rates, student engagement and student hope. /opinion/gallup/195248/student-hope-engagement-important-graduation-rates.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/195248/student-hope-engagement-important-graduation-rates.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 31 Aug 2016 04:00:00 GMT In Australia, less than half of students (48%) in Years 5 through 12 who were surveyed have hope for the future, according to the 2016 ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½Student Poll. /opinion/gallup/194525/australian-students-lack-hope-future.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/194525/australian-students-lack-hope-future.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 11 Aug 2016 01:00:00 GMT There's a difference between liking your job and loving it. Here's how doing what you do best, job crafting, and boss shopping can make a good job great. /businessjournal/165440/creating-job-love.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/165440/creating-job-love.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:00:00 GMT Though hope may seem like a soft concept, it has hard-edged implications for businesses and their performance, according to a leading researcher on hope. /businessjournal/160718/bottom-line-benefits-hope.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/160718/bottom-line-benefits-hope.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT A sense of hope can help companies prosper. Here's how executives can teach employees hope -- and build strategies that instill it in the organization. /businessjournal/160361/making-hope-business-strategy.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/160361/making-hope-business-strategy.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:00:00 GMT The country's residents are the most pessimistic in the world about the direction of their lives, according to Gallup. Here's what leaders can do. /businessjournal/159605/combating-greece-desperate-loss-hope.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/159605/combating-greece-desperate-loss-hope.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:00:00 GMT In a tough economy, many factors affect employees' engagement levels. Some factors, like a company's financial performance, are obvious. Some are less apparent but particularly relevant to employees' resilience amid stress. Among them: hope and communication in the workplace. /businessjournal/143408/Hope.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/143408/Hope.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:00:00 GMT It's easy to cultivate a sense of doom at the moment, and there are ample reasons to give up hope. But business leaders should resist the tide of negativity, says a prominent psychologist. That's because hope serves a bottom-line business purpose. /businessjournal/121211/Why-Hope-Matters.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/121211/Why-Hope-Matters.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:00:00 GMT Most senior executives are pushing hard to keep their companies together. If their businesses are to survive, those leaders can't overlook opportunities to boost productivity and profitability -- and that means employee engagement is more critical than ever. /businessjournal/120791/Leaders-Next.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/120791/Leaders-Next.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:00:00 GMT