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We might start by thinking about how companies can do more to balance year-on-year or quarterly targets against long-term aspirations that last—or even exceed—a lifetime, like the commitments some oil companies have made to reach net zero emissions.HUMANITY IS STUCK IN SHORT-TERM THINKING. HERE’S HOW WE ESCAPE.KATIE MCLEANOCTOBER 21, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
She moved to Australia for high school and with aspirations to be a doctor.HOW JANE FRASER BROKE BANKING’S HIGHEST GLASS CEILINGCLAIRE ZILLMAN, REPORTEROCTOBER 19, 2020FORTUNE
FFA, a community of women founders and a startup accelerator working to achieve greater gender diversity in technology, built a sample of 150 women from tech hubs “with high likelihood of having entrepreneurial aspirations,” according to its dataset.HOW COVID-19 AND THE RESULTING RECESSION ARE IMPACTING FEMALE FOUNDERSALEX WILHELMOCTOBER 16, 2020TECHCRUNCH
The results also highlight some important gaps between aspiration and reality—what people want companies to do, and what they think they’re actually doing.IN A TIME OF CRISIS, AMERICANS SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE TO CORPORATE AMERICA: FOCUS ON WORKERSMATTHEWHEIMEROCTOBER 2, 2020FORTUNE
On the other hand, if people share their feelings and candidly explain their fears and aspirations to others, they might better motivate positive change.PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY AGREE – YELLING AT PEOPLE WHO AREN’T WEARING MASKS WON’T WORKLGBTQ-EDITORSEPTEMBER 21, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWS
In this way, public curiosity may be gratified, but hardly any private aspiration after fame.THE POCKET R.L.S.ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
Property, the family, the state, are sacred; but aspiration toward the recognition of the equality of men is insanity.TOLSTOY ON SHAKESPEARELEO TOLSTOY
Beyond all this Michael sincerely tried to correct his morals and manners in the light of aspiration and faith.SINISTER STREET, VOL. 1COMPTON MACKENZIE
The Romantic aspiration is revealed in Steinle, even, in a certain “yearning after colour.”THE HISTORY OF MODERN PAINTING, VOLUME 1 (OF 4)RICHARD MUTHER
Phœbe's aspiration to become like her teacher did not lessen as the days went on.PATCHWORKANNA BALMER MYERS
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JUNE 13, 2021
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