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South African economist, business person, social activist and strategist

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Miriam Altman is a South African economist, business person, social activist, and strategist. Altman studied economics at McGill University where she got a Bachelor's degree in 1984. Afterward, she further her study to earn a M.Phil in economics from Cambridge and a Ph.D. in economics from Manchester University in 1989 and 1996 respectively.

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Leadership instability is the top challenge faced by many SOEs, and this was certainly the case at Telkom.

when they do understand, I’ve experienced more random acts of kindness in China than anywhere else.

Learning some Mandarin can really change the overall experience.

Chinese urban planning is legendary, and great thought has been devoted to public spaces.

A visit to Shanghai begs an exploration of art, fashion, design, and technology.

China has moved beyond the stage of imitation and has a growing community of designers and innovators.

I'm a very driven personality, there's no doubt about that. For success in bringing about this kind of change, you have to be pretty ruthlessly focused. I deal with intense stuff at Telkom and it's an enormous challenge and there's pain and pleasure. It's very exciting, but what if you fail? You can't fail.

I've learned over the years that leadership is everything.

It's true that past efforts have failed. There's been a lot of energy and a lot of great ideas, but it's been inconsistent.

The last three years at Telkom have been intense, challenging, rewarding - overall an incredible and life-changing experience.

When a lot of other kids during breaks from school were playing or doing other fun activities, I was going to work with my dad, which maybe didn’t seem that fun at the time but I actually thought it was a pretty cool experience. Early entrepreneurship shapens mind

Was a teacher in a NYC high school and noticed absenteeism was a huge problem from the first day I stood in front of my students. I realized that parents, an essential partner to help get kids to class, were often uninformed, parents play major role in education besides we teachers.