Sentences with phrase «as role models of»

The Design Intelligence 2009 Sustainable Design Survey draws data from architecture and design firms throughout the United States, and findings included individuals and organizations that architects cite as role models of green and sustainable design.

Teachers must be equipped to serve as role models of learning, calculated risk taking, and commitment to growth.

West Ham Joint - Chairman David Gold has hit back at supporters who have pointed to Manchester City as a role model of how to complete transfer business this summer.

Keeping in mind that children look to you as a role model of how to grieve, setting the example of it being okay to talk about your loved one who...

In normal circumstances, you'd expect journalists — women and men united — to hail Rebekah Brooks as their role model of choice: humble beginnings, an absence of privilege, a demonstration of what talent and hard work can achieve.

On other blogs and from students within my style course Ines de la Fressagne is often mentioned as a role model of style.

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Inspiration comes in the form of daily perspiration as the team will look to you to not only set the vision but also be a role model on how the work gets done.

And Britain's equalities minister recently touted Christina Hendricks, the curvy star of Mad Men, as a healthy role model for young women.

As required by the nonprofit's by - laws, more than half of the Fortune Society's staff and at least a third of its board share with Kozlowski the experience of having been incarcerated, providing role models to those they serve.

As the workhorses of the ISIS fight, the «E» model Strike Eagle is a dual - role jet with the ability to find targets over long ranges and destroy enemy ground positions.

Choosing a role model and hero who has accomplished the kind of success you would like to have makes it easier to believe you can do it as well.

Having a person to look up to, to learn from and to have as a role model could be considered one of our fundamental needs, but sadly not everyone has a person like this in their lives.

I had a lot of trouble with role models as a kid.

Just as we have personal role models, having a business role model is a great way to develop an internal culture of continuous improvement.

Since women still account for such a small fraction of senior leadership, lack of access to role models and «inappropriate image» are still cited as common career derailment factors for women, but not for men.

None of my role models, such as Henry Thoreau and Martin Luther King Junior, are known for watching TV.

Lazaridis has now become another one of Waterloo's success stories, serving as a role model for a new generation of budding entrepreneurs.

In the study titled «What Would Batman Eat: Priming Children to Make Healthier Fast Food Choices» researchers at Cornell showed children pictures of role models before asking them to choose french fries or apple fries (raw apple slices) as part of their lunch.

Sharing her story of struggle and hardship, supporting charitable foundations and standing up for humanity, Rowling has positioned herself as a role model to all.

These women serve as role models and an inspiration to the next generation of women.

Besides her roles as a Partner at Leap Ventures and the founder and Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab Region, Fadel's presence is almost guaranteed at pretty much every startupcentric event worth its salt in the Middle East, where she can be seen doing everything from speaking on entrepreneurial paradigms to mentoring «treps on their fledgling business models.

Everything from teasing, lack of encouragement, lack of role models and subtle biases have recently been proposed as playing a major role in women's decisions to look away from technical careers, but I suspect the answer is more portentous — and follows women from the classroom to the workforce.

Her story is inspirational for both men and women — but how helpful is it really to hold Sandberg or her C - suite counterparts up as role models for the majority of working moms?

The one - on - one meeting sends a message of Tesla's importance in China, whose politicians consider the California company a role model for the country's new electric car companies, as many vehicles suffer from long charging times and a poor driving experience, he explained.

So, I dedicated my two years as a Kauffman Fellow to identifying the patterns of these amazing role models.

The most famous female media mogul of our time looked to anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela as a role model.

Small business owners see that this reality TV culture has been established — but they don't associate with those people as role models or as the types of people they consider themselves to be.

And even though we are all the sum of our parts, that answer tells me just about everything I need to know about Dale Earnhart Jr., the same way the person you choose as a role model could tell you just about everything you need to know — about yourself.

As a youth soccer player, I think I had really good coaches, really good role models that taught me a lot about professionalism and taking care of myself and I feel like I did that early on.

When asked who his role models are, he said he looks up to Daymond John, who became his mentor as a result of the Shark Tank appearance.

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way

Prior to his current role, Earnest served as an Investor - in - Residence at Backstage Capital where he focused on the technical and business model due diligence of investment opportunities.

Retirement plan administrators, most of which play other roles in the value chain, will need to reconsider their business model as 12b - 1 fees for product placements, their significant revenue source, come under pressure.

Create new alliances and role models: One of the most interesting and visionary proposals during COP21 was Bill Gates» project, «Mission Innovation» supported by President Barack Obama as well as 20 countries and 38 prominent business leaders and investors.

This belief is so powerfully embedded in the standard equilibrium models most economists use that, strangely enough, even those of us who described the imbalances in one paragraph and in the very next paragraph insisted that a crisis was unlikely — in China's case because of the government's very high credibility and its role as financial guarantor — were automatically assumed to be predicting an imminent crisis.

Although aspects of our trading system, such as the timing model, are mechanical and rule - based in nature, discretion still plays a major role in our overall trading strategy.

Using Shanghai as a case study, Dr. Zhou identified the key challenges to low - carbon city development in China as well as the role that Shanghai can play in creating a sustainable path of development for Chinese cities to model in the future.

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Prized for his frugality and admired for his keen eye for investing, the Oracle of Omaha serves as an excellent role model to successfully pursuing financial independence.

However, as Japan moves closer to a Western model of corporate governance, shareholders may be playing a larger role in the strategy and leadership of some Japanese companies.

While the constitution has had 27 amendments or so, it has stood the test of time, and over 240 years has become a role model as a way of government to work as it has problems.

Recognizing our nation's caring spirit, the Aga Khan cites Canada as a role model for the world and has selected Ottawa as the home of a new global centre for pluralism.

In his role, Philipp is responsible for the design and management of custom multi-asset models and strategies as well as delivering multi asset investment insights into the local market.

These include holding open Cabinet meetings at least once a month, which will be broadcasted on the Internet; giving Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) a greater role by reforming the Legislative committee system and allowing government MLAs to vote freely (as opposed to voting according to the Party's preferences); restricting the tenure of a premier to two (four - year) terms; holding a Citizen's Assembly on electoral reform to examine alternative models for electing MLAs; instituting a system by which citizens can recall elected officials; and instituting elections for all government boards and commissions.

Territories that includes creating new social interaction models, new roles as members of a social ecosystem, and advancing social business models that may very well alter the structure and business operations they have been wedded to for decades — in ways they could not have dreamed of just a few short years ago.

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At Tesla, Elon has overseen product development and design from the beginning, including the all electric Tesla Roadster, Model S and Model X. Transitioning to a sustainable energy economy, in which electric vehicles play a pivotal role, has been one of his central interests for almost two decades, stemming from his time as a physics student working on ultracapacitors in Silicon Valley.

And in 2015, Duncan, Obama's secretary of education, pointed to his old friend's district as a national role model and invited Runcie to speak at a White House panel called «Rethink School Discipline.»

Robin Thicke never put his name in the collective mindset of American society at all, let alone as a role model for anyone.

Thus the rapturous promotion of Nelson Mandela as a role model for American blacks, clearly suggesting that the course of black achievement is in overthrowing the white oppressor.