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The information that senior management needs: the Managing Think Tanks Series

Andrea Moncada wrote 6 days ago: Just like ensuring financial sustainability and accountability, effective leadership means being ful … more →

Tags: Contributions, Accountability, Balance Scorecard, Information, Managing Think Tanks, Raymond Struyk

Financial Management: Sustainability and Accountability - the Managing Think Tanks Series1 comment

Andrea Moncada wrote 1 week ago: [Editor's note: this chapter, while belonging to Raymond Struyk's book Managing Think Tanks, was wri … more →

Tags: Contributions, Auditing, Funding, indirect costs, Jeffrey Telgarsky, Managing Think Tanks, Raymond Struyk

Call for evidence: a new way of doing research

Enrique Mendizabal wrote 2 weeks ago: Think tanks are often presented as ‘suppliers’ of research and ideas. I have written abo … more →

Tags: opinion 2, think tanks, call for evidence, Policy Exchange, Research

Winning work from government agencies: the Managing Think Tanks series1 comment

Andrea Moncada wrote 2 weeks ago: Diversification of funding sources is important for think tanks – it allows them to have more freedo … more →

Tags: Resources and Links, think tanks, Funding, government funding, Managing Think Tanks, Outsourcing, Raymond Struyk

Renewing the Work Program: the Managing Think Tanks series

Andrea Moncada wrote 3 weeks ago: Just like having an efficient board of directors, setting an agenda is important for effective and e … more →

Tags: Contributions, Resources and Links, think tanks, Agenda-setting, Innovation, Managing Think Tanks, Raymond Struyk, Strategic Planning

Getting the most out of your board - the Managing Think Tanks series1 comment

Andrea Moncada wrote 1 month ago: Most think tanks around the world have a board of trustees or directors that oversee the think tank’ … more →

Tags: Contributions, Board of Directors, managament, Managing Think Tanks, Raymond Struyk

Communicating results - the Managing Think Tanks Series

Andrea Moncada wrote 1 month ago: In this blog we have put much importance on communicating research, findings and results as a part o … more →

Tags: Contributions, Communication, Managing Think Tanks, Ray Struyk, Research, Strategy

Ensuring good advice - the Managing Think Tanks Series3 comments

Andrea Moncada wrote 1 month ago: The importance of high quality research is undisputed among think tanks, which is why they put a hig … more →

Tags: Contributions, Managing Think Tanks, Peer Review, Ray Struyk, Research quality

Think tanks and universities: a research project proposal2 comments

Enrique Mendizabal wrote 1 month ago: The Think Tank Initiative has recently launched a double call for studies on the relationship betwee … more →

Tags: Events and Announcements, opinion 2, think tanks, Latin America, Research, South Asia, think tank, Think Tank Initiative, TTI

Think Tank Boards: Composition and Practices2 comments

Andrea Moncada wrote 1 month ago: [Note: this essay was written by Andrea Moncada and Enrique Mendizabal] Introduction Like any organi … more →

Tags: Board Members, governance, Management, think tank boards

Organising Staff Training - the Managing Think Tanks Series3 comments

Andrea Moncada wrote 2 months ago: Last week’s chapter dealt with good practices for motivating and retaining think tank staff. It also … more →

Tags: Resources and Links, Managing Think Tanks, staff training, Human Capital, Ray Struyk

Motivating staff for higher productivity -the Managing Think Tanks series1 comment

Andrea Moncada wrote 2 months ago: How to motivate staff ranked first in a survey conducted in 2001 by the Urban Institute. Think tanks … more →

Tags: Contributions, Resources and Links, think tanks, Management, Managing Think Tanks, Ray Struyk, Staff Assessment, staff motivation

Why pay attention to management? -the Managing Think Tanks series2 comments

Andrea Moncada wrote 2 months ago: The title of this blog post is also the title of the first chapter of Ray Struyk’s book, Manag … more →

Tags: Resources and Links, think tanks, think tank, governance, Raymond Struyk, Management, Ray Struyk

Managing human and financial resources: a Ray Struyk masterclass2 comments

Enrique Mendizabal wrote 2 months ago: Ray Struyk, author of Managing Think Tanks, has been very kind to share (and the Carnegie Endowment … more →

Tags: opinion 2, Resources and Links, think tanks, STAFF, Human Resources, Management, Managing Think Tanks, financial resources, timesheets

Call for Proposals: ICRU Undergraduate Research

UIHP Fellowships & Scholarships wrote 2 months ago: Call for Proposals: ICRU Undergraduate Research The Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU … more →

Tags: Candidate Development, Consider, Opportunities, University of Iowa Opportunities, Undergraduate Fellowships, Deadlines & Calendars, Professional Development, UIHP Campus Applications, Iowa

Apply to present at the 2013 Spring Undergraduate Research Festival

UIHP Fellowships & Scholarships wrote 3 months ago:  Spring Undergraduate Research Festival    Wednesday 4:30-6:30pm, April 10, 2013 at the University C … more →

Tags: University of Iowa Opportunities, STEM opportunities, Deadlines & Calendars, listen, learn, social science, Professional Development, UIHP Campus Applications, 2013, surf

Present your research at Iowa's State Capitol - Apply by February 18, 2013

UIHP Fellowships & Scholarships wrote 3 months ago:  Research in the Capitol          Tuesday, March 26, 2013 …. icru@uiowa.edu. … more →

Tags: Consider, Opportunities, University of Iowa Opportunities, STEM opportunities, Deadlines & Calendars, Humanities, social science, Professional Development, UIHP Campus Applications

Was Lincoln an 'S' or 'N' on Myers-Briggs?

DLFowler wrote 3 months ago: Here’s a revealing insight from William Herndon, Lincoln’s law partner who was possibly … more →

Tags: Lincoln's Psychology, carl jung, Myers-Briggs, psychology, Lincoln Raw, Lincoln, Psychology

Clinical Trial Information: Bee Venom for the Treatment of Parkinson Disease (MIREILLE)NCT01341431

awilla wrote 3 months ago: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential of using bee venom to treat Parkinson Disease … more →

Tags: bee venom, clinical trial, Neurodegenerative diseases, Parkinson's, Treatment


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