But if people can't act on their values when the stakes aren't high, then how can they expect to
act on them when the consequences of their inaction affect not only themselves, but an entire group of people?
Again practicing philosophical generalization, Whitehead assimilates efficient causation to physical prehension: b
acts on a when a prehends b (SMW 61, 155; PR 91, 327, 336, 361; AI 250f).
Hearing that guiding voice is one thing — it takes courage to
act on it when it creates upheaval, but it's the only way to achieve the life we want.
First, a disclosure: Im not that big on New Years resolutions since most people do nt keep them, and I believe in allowing goals to come to mind at any time of year and
acting on them when inspired.
It will be interesting to see whether they are
acted on when the final version comes out.
Have your assistant help record your referral sources and keep track of their favourite restaurants, wines and other preferences for you to
act on when needed.
Amazon notes that follow - up requests will only be
acted on when Alexa is «confident» it didn't come from background noise, such as a TV show or conversation.
Not exact matches
Many people have commented
on the difficulty of knowing, in advance, what sorts of behaviours prosecutors are going to decide to take a swing at, whether in applying the Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act or deciding
when CEOs have neglected their duties to shareholders.
Sen. John McCain stunned much of the US and his party leaders
on Friday,
when shortly before 2 a.m. ET he voted against against a «skinny» plan to repeal parts of the Affordable Care
Act.
When they do get an email, they want it to be important enough — something below the water line — where they need to
act on something.
«We aim to only
act on accounts
when we're confident, based
on our algorithms, that their behavior is abusive,» says Ho.
Combining these answers tells us that
when you see the chance to work
on something you consider meaningful, you'll
act to make it possible.
So I'm going to suggest the thing I've learned is that
when it's right, you know it, and you
act on it.»
Keywords are what we type in
when we are searching for products, services, and answers
on the search engines, an
act that Americans performed 15.5 billion times in April 2010 according to ComScore, the web research firm.
But
acting confident enough to get
on stage and give a speech to a packed room, even
when your hands are violently shaking, is necessary to learning the art of public speaking.
An institution of Desjardins» size would not function without codified processes, and while the co-operative has plenty — 143 distinct ones
when it counted a few years ago — it is now looking to give employees more leeway to
act on the front lines by, say, allowing a caisse teller to offer an additional incentive at the counter.
The luxury bracelet - made from materials including watersnake skin, pearls from China and Madagascan lapis stones -
acts as a subtle personal assistant of sorts: alerting of pre-selected incoming calls, recommending restaurants nearby, and even notifying the owner
when it's time to leave an event for the next appointment based
on travel time.
Former President Barack Obama
on Sunday called for lawmakers to have «courage»
when considering health care legislation that would significantly gut his signature domestic policy, the Affordable Care
Act.
When you
act on ideas you truly care about, you are more likely to be right and more likely to work hard enough to succeed.
But
when you focus
on small
acts of kindness,
on love,
on opportunity and hope, you will have more opportunities and joy will be yours for the taking.
When acting on instinct, be flexible about the implementation.
Being decisive is a problem
when you
act on virtually no information.
The federal CAN - SPAM
Act has strict requirements
on what you can and can't do
when it comes to sending commercial emails.
The dispute centered
on the interpretation of a 1998 U.S. law called the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act, or DMCA, which protects internet service providers from liability
when users upload copyrighted content, so long as they remove infringing material once they receive notice or otherwise become aware of it.
When the Affordable Care
Act expanded Medicaid coverage, that «opened it up» to healthy people who could theoretically work, Conway told ABC's «This Week»
on Sunday.
But as with the executive order
on immigration, which is already being challenged by the courts, Trump is fulfilling his campaign promises by
acting decisively, even
when it's unclear how the order will be applied.
This classic disturbing thriller, which highlights a group of circus sideshow
acts who take vengeance
on their leader
when a beautiful trapeze artist does him wrong, was banned in the UK for 30 years and wasn't available in the country until a home - video version was approved in the early 1990s.
When presented this way, the information is easier to remember, and easier for audiences to
act on.
You will
act differently
when you're
on a mission.
However, May's sincerity was questioned by Labour's Lisa Nandy, who reminded her of three previous occasions
when, as Home Secretary, she had been failed to
act on information suggesting that incriminating evidence against individual MPs was routinely used by whips to enforce party discipline.
I think it is very important for you to do two things:
act on your temporary conviction as if it was a real conviction; and
when you realize that you are wrong, correct course very quickly
But
when you work
on pausing before speaking or
acting, you create a habit of thinking first.
But the Echo Show's screen can
act like a video phone, and it adds a useful visual element for your voice commands, especially
when it comes to more complex tasks like checking your calendar or shopping
on Amazon.
The Maryland Democrat highlighted that Flynn still held an authorized security clearance during the 18 - day period from
when acting Attorney General Sally Yates informed the White House that he could possibly be blackmailed by Russia until he was fired last February, while Kushner maintains his security clearance even as he has had to amend the application form
on several occassions for omitting contacts with foreign sources.
When EQ components are evident, a project team will
act with a high emotional bank account, the buffer or shield that can protect a team and support project success
on a high - risk, high - engagement project.
While a business shouldn't be expected to
act on every suggestion, there is tremendous value in having a sense of scale
when it comes to seeing how people operation and interact with each other.
«Reauthorizing the Choice
Act buys Congress some time to work with Secretary [David] Shulkin
on broader choice reforms that will truly empower veterans with the ability to seek care outside the VA
when they want to.»
Keep in mind, if you are going to encourage and implement a mechanism that asks for feedback, you need to be equally enthusiastic
when it comes to embrace that feedback and put a plan in place to
act on common themes and trends that emerge.
When it comes to the basics of entrepreneurialism — spotting an opportunity and deploying the skills necessary to
act on it — anybody can learn to do that.
The crux of the
act is simply this: illegal wage bias (based
on race, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability) occurs «
when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted,
when a person becomes subject to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, or
when a person is affected by application of a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid, resulting in whole or in part from such a decision or other practice.»
«If you believe passionately,
act with integrity and take personal ownership of the impact of your decisions, have the ability to look at yourself in the eyes and admit
when you are wrong, the rewards are that much greater than if you never had the courage to make bold moves, affect transformation, or ultimately strive to have a positive impact
on your life as well as the life of others.
Tobacco manufacturers once had relatively free reign, with even doctors starring in commercials,
on the airwaves before being banned from television and radio advertising in 1970
when President Richard Nixon signed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking
Act into law.
When congressional Republicans first planned to vote down his signature health care plan, the Affordable Care
Act on its seventh anniversary, Obama broke his silence to tout the law's effectiveness.
Act Like a Corporate Officer
When the corporation's owner signs her name to checks, contracts, or correspondence for the corporation, she must always indicate that she is the president to show that she is not
acting on her own but as an agent of the corporation.
Axios said the document had obvious flaws, including allegations that Schumer committed
acts in Washington, DC,
on days
when he was in New York and France.
Turkey's relationship with Moscow deteriorated after a Russian warplane was shot down
when it entered into Turkish airspace; there was a failed coup last July to bring down President Erdogan; as well as «an acceleration in the intensity of terror
acts»
on Turkish soil, Mitov said.
And herein lies the ethical question, posed to me by a director today: «
When does hanging
on or digging in breach a fiduciary duty by the director to
act in the company's best interest, rather than the director's?»
New research by Dr. Leanne ten Brinke at the Haas School of Business suggests that, while most of us have pretty good instincts
when it comes to recognizing liars, we tend to talk ourselves out of believing (or, at least,
acting on) what our instincts are telling us.
We stock up
on water and canned goods, we lionize the
acts of personal bravery that save lives
when hurricanes hit, and we donate generously in the weeks after the storm to help the victims who were most directly affected.
Indeed,
when I wrote my 2003 book, Value Leadership, after the Enron and WorldCom scandals, I was thinking about how important it is for a business to
act based
on values that make employees, customers, and communities better off — which ultimately benefits a company's investors.