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Get the Right Team: For anyone in a position of power you need to have an efficient team to produce results. According to Davis, when hiring in the education field there are a few things you need to look for that will ensure you’ve found the right match. “Make sure teachers know their content, care about kids and have patience to work with struggling learners,” he says. “You have them walk through how to deal with struggling learners and to plan lessons to deal with multiple types of learning.”

5 Tips for Success in Education

How to run a school for the betterment of the teachers, students and parents

P-TECH principal Rashid Ferrod Davis shares his personal techniques for managing a staff of teachers…

By Souleo

Posted: November 8, 2011 Tags: , , , , ,
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6-Year High School Prepares Students of Color for Work in STEM

Underwritten by IBM, P-TECH focuses on giving kids the tools to succeed in the STEM industry

The Department of Education, the City University of New York (CUNY) and IBM partnered to…

By Souleo

Posted: October 31, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Earl G. Graves, Sr with IBM's Rodney C. Adkins (Image: Corey Shelton/EconoPix, Inc.)

IBM’s $18 Billion Man Named BE Corporate Executive of the Year

Black Enterprise honors the work of IBM's Rodney C. Adkins

Rodney C. Adkins, IBM’s Senior Vice President, Systems and Technology Group, has received the highest…

By Derek T. Dingle

Posted: October 4, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Senior Vice President of IBM Systems and Technology Group and 2011 Black Enterprise Corporate Executive of the Year, Rodney Adkins (Photo by Rayon Richards)

Powered By Success

Rodney Adkins transformed IBM’s Systems and Technology Group into an $18 billion revenue generating machine

A few months before its centennial anniversary celebration, IBM faced one of its greatest challenges.…

By Derek T. Dingle

Posted: September 16, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

In the News: Mubarak Won’t Run; Raven-Symoné Back on TV; New York Daily News Names Black Managing Editor

Noteworthy headlines from around the Web...

Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak announced he will not be running for president during elections in…

By Janel Martinez

Posted: February 1, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

UBR Morning Post: Top Business Innovator Amos Winbush

Bonus content on the entrepreneurs and strategies featured on The Urban Business Roundtable

This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR Contributor Renita Young speaks with Black Enterprise…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

Posted: January 19, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

40 Next: Folu Okunseinde

In celebration of Black Enterprise's 40th Anniversary, we recognize African Americans, ages 21-35, who are changing the world of business

In celebration of our 40th anniversary, Black Enterprise is taking a look both forward and…

By Tennille M. Robinson

Posted: July 19, 2010 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

A Helping Hand

Major corporations are mentoring small businesses to become competitive suppliers

Margaret Garner, president of Broadway Consolidated Cos. Inc., a general contracting firm based in Chicago,…

By Brittany Hutson

Posted: December 1, 2009 Tags: , , , , , ,

Welcome to Detroit: Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo Kicks Off

Black Enterprise welcomed attendees to its 14th Annual Entrepreneurs Conference and Expo Sunday. Hundreds of…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: May 18, 2009 Tags: , ,

Tech Talk with IBM’s Elite

How Ajamu Wesley turned his passion for computers into a booming career

Ajamu Wesley’s calling was made clear early in life, when at the age of eight…

By Renita Burns

Posted: February 20, 2009 Tags: ,