Sentences with phrase «around the culture of»

His research revolves around the cultures of primates, especially chimpanzees.

Cumming's new boss was keenly aware of the situation and was committed to helping him turn around the culture of the school.

School change expert Michael Fullan and principal Michelle Pinchot collaborated on an experiment: As Pinchot tackled her first years turning around the culture of Heritage Elementary School in California — using ideas Fullan has promoted about school culture and leveraging teachers» power — she and Fullan checked in every few months on how the work was going.

Driven to provide academically rigorous opportunities for high - risk youth, Founder & CEO Beth Anderson and other community leaders conceived of a school that would embed intensive supports around a culture of high expectations for older and disconnected youth.

Dealing with issues around the culture of your team?

Not exact matches

The group of inspirational judges includes Aaron Firestein and Raaja Nemani, co-founders of BucketFeet which produces shoes designed by artists from around the world; Lance Rios, founder of Hispanic communication platform Being Latino; Roberto Torres, Luis Montanez and Chris Findeisen, creators of made - in - America apparel brand Black & Denim; Sulaiman Sanni and Ben Lamson, creators of the crowd - funding website WeDidIt; and Marve Frazier, CEO of premier destination website for African American popular culture and entertainment Bossip.com and Chief Creative Officer of Moguldom Media Group.

«That was just the tip of the iceberg,» says Kelts, a University of Tokyo professor and author of Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. «I mean, [look at] the fact that sushi is available in mainstream supermarkets around the country; the fact that Japanese style, design and architecture are appearing in major cities around the country; [and] the popularity of manga and anime in bookstores and Wal - Mart and Target.»

No, this book won't offer you many chuckles, but it might help readers break through our culture's unhelpful silence around our inevitable end and think through how to go about the final chapter of life with some dignity.

Culture that builds around hard - working teams often tends to forget some of the «fluff.»

Despite some changes, the country has preserved much of its traditional Buddhist culture, a big draw for the tourists who come from around the world to explore its majestic mountains and centuries - old monasteries.

«The culture of that organization, from a marketing perspective, grew up around that DNA,» said Philp.

For this reason, take steps to ensure that you only employ people who genuinely enjoy interacting with those around them and help foster a culture of transparency and directness in the process.

The problem perpetuated by the show, argues Kopke, is that it contributes to a business culture that revolves entirely around the pitch, a short - sighted approach that barely scratches the surface of what an entrepreneur has to offer, or what it means to grow an idea into a long - term business plan.

«I need to be building things to feel like I'm making a meaningful contribution, and I didn't want to sit around as some kind of wall decoration - slash - mascot for culture.»

So although the inevitable stress of the holiday season is sure to bring about challenges all its own, remember to look to the culture you've built, and you should be able to turn the mood around pretty quickly.

The Board and the Executive Leadership Team are confident that Dara is the best person to lead Uber into the future building world - class products, transforming cities, and adding value to the lives of drivers and riders around the world while continuously improving our culture and making Uber the best place to work.

New York «s culture website Vulture wrote recently about the difficulty in forecasting this year's Best Picture Oscar race for reasons that include an especially diverse crowd of contenders, as well as last - minute controversies and an all - around «politically charged moment» in time.

I desperately wanted to find out what it was that made an organization innovative because so much of the buzz around innovation seems to simply anoint certain companies with the vision and charisma of an innovative leader or culture.

While the policy update may have been necessary to turn around Yahoo's lackadaisical corporate culture, it was widely seen as a condemnation of telecommuting in general, Kessler says.

Companies that want to stick around for the long haul need to implement a culture that provides their employees an identity worthy of ownership, a label that can be proudly worn, and an ensemble of expectations that align with desired behavior and goals.

They also spell out changes to company culture, including prohibiting romances between bosses and their reports and creating clearer guidelines around use of drugs and alcohol.

Until you know what's most important to your culture — say, a sense of open dialogue or supreme creativity — it's hard to ask specific questions around it, to see if the company is measuring up to that goal and how it can be stronger.»

When design thinking is embedded in company culture, it enables companies to find success by focusing all of their efforts around customer problems.

Because of the close relationship that universities have with entrepreneurship, «America plays a vital role in spreading the culture of entrepreneurialism around the world.»

«Women — from executives to engineers to driver partners — have helped build Uber into the company it is today,» she tells Inc. «We're proud of the culture we're creating here and the positive impact we're having on communities around the world.»

It seems like we've acclimated to a culture of running around to meet deadlines and obligations, whereby we never get personally fulfilled.

The biggest thing I've learned is how important it is to build a company culture that is centered around a collective sense of purpose.

But when it comes to the intricacies of daily life, have you ever stopped to think about how your daily routine compares with others around the globe and just how much culture influences your behavior?

Rikers, which houses around 9,800 prisoners daily, has come under recent scrutiny for a culture of violence that included officer attacks on prisoners and several inmate deaths.

There is the freedom to go deep in the culture, and tell the story from the cultural participant perspective, which allows for a high level of freedom and awareness around unique cultural and economic issues.

It is part of an overall turn - around program that began a year ago to correct regulatory compliance issues, reset our culture and values, increase operational efficiency, and introduce a new SaaS platform and business model.

Instead of being out of this world, the next wave of offices is down to earth — and, to a greater extent, designed around employees» needs and specific company cultures.

Owned by Sina Corp., a Yahoo - like web portal that came to prominence in the early day, it's become prominent in Chinese politics, especially around environmental issues, corruption over food safety, disaster response and in Chinese celebrity culture, where a number of actors and singers have gained millions of followers (or «fans» as their called in Weibo lingo).

We're sitting in the company's headquarters in San Francisco's Mission District, discussing the philosophy of Asana's culture, which they conceived around the time they were trying to recruit old friends and colleagues.

There's the archetypical foosball - table - and - everyone - running - around - in - hoodies vibe, but the pluses of early company culture generally go deeper than perma - casual attire and laid - back office design.

A plethora of research shows that the people you work with and the culture you work around will affect your behavior, for better or worse.

From larger, more established startups like Valve to newer ones like Treehouse, getting rid of managers who boss people around is a deliberate tactic to build the kind of culture that pushes forward creativity and collaboration, with everyone leading rather than following.

The company credits its success with its «understanding» of Turkish culture and focuses many of its campaigns around prominent local figures and musical hits.

Culture is one of those words that's thrown around a lot but is rarely understood.

«Forrest Gump,» which centers around the life of Forrest, a slow - witted man from Alabama, has no shortage of famous scenes that have become embedded in pop culture.

Working together around common values and learning how to communicate as a family in order to reach a shared goal are key pieces of creating and maintaining a healthy family culture.

We get trained by our elders to be the next teachers of our culture and that continues with our little ones too, we teach them to take on the role when we are not around, when we leave this world.

«The Board and the Executive Leadership Team are confident that Dara is the best person to lead Uber into the future building world - class products, transforming cities, and adding value to the lives of drivers and riders around the world while continuously improving our culture and making Uber the best place to work,» Uber's board said in a statement late on Aug. 29.

Johnson went on to say that NewSci's successful seed round is indicative of the changing investor culture in and around Tallahassee.

In fact, this pair represents only a tiny fraction of the digital ecosystem that has built up around the exploiting of information Facebook users share online, as described in detail by Austria's Cracked Labs Institute for Critical Digital Culture, in a June 2017 study.

Both companies facilitate and inspire contemporary culture to happen in real time while reaching millions of people around the world.

Ed takes us into his existential crisis after megahit Toy Story, behind the storytelling scenes of The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and Inside Out, and around the risks, triumphs and failures that led to his building a massively successful and creative culture.

Document all of these goals, and then base your culture - building activities around hitting them.

For thousands of years, in countless cultures around the world, gold has been recognized as an exceptional store of value and, as such, accepted in all forms of transactions.

Amid a litany of accusations about Uber's «bro culture,» board member Arianna Huffington has been trying to help turn things around, and she's starting at the top — with CEO Travis Kalanick.