Repeated attempts
at a task in a game are the norm, and it is not seen as «failure».
Focusing on learning upfront tends to require more time initially, but it sets you up to be more effective
at the task in the long run.
Make sure to use specific numbers you've generated in the past, whether it's how many sales you've garnered or your efficiency
at a task in terms of time.
Not exact matches
«Overall, some folks will really benefit from AMT repeal, but we can't look
at taxes
in a vacuum,» said LaBrecque, also head of the Michigan Association of CPAs» special
task force on tax changes, which ran simulations on more than 900 tax returns to see the impact of the proposed Trump tax changes.
Here we've compiled a list of seven fascinating individuals whose careers will be worth watching
in 2014 — some are new
at their job, while others have major
tasks on the horizon that will test them
in significant ways.
By avoiding the
task of employing extra staff members or handling operations such as payroll and web development, employees
at a company will also be able to free up more time to focus on delivering their goods to their customers and carrying out the
tasks that they were employed for
in the first place.
Maddock kept thinking about all the menial
tasks he had to perform
at his Wall Street job — data entry
in an Excel spreadsheet didn't exactly require special financial knowledge.
Investors sit on many boards and have many other job
tasks so often if you get a deck the day before and you're
in back - to - back meetings and a dinner you're only likely to have a cursory look
at the materials prior to meeting.
When you're talking to other people
in a business setting, try to focus on the
task at hand.
But,
at the same time, make them the heroes
in your success as a team, because
at the end of the day, they truly are the heroes... you've just inspired and motivated them to be up for the
task!
I would present it
in such a way that they understand that this is what makes you happier, able to function on the
task at hand better, and not that it's a deal breaker.
The employees were introduced to the fundamentals of Robertson's system — covered
in detail
in «Holacracy: The New Management System for a Rapidly Changing World» — including giving up traditional job titles and working on multiple
tasks rather than
at a specific job.
And yes, fantasy might work
in some cases, but it doesn't go far
at the workplace... that's where reality sets
in as we go about our daily
tasks.
In fact, psychological studies have shown that people who attempt to engage in numerous tasks at once can lead to lost productivity and tim
In fact, psychological studies have shown that people who attempt to engage
in numerous tasks at once can lead to lost productivity and tim
in numerous
tasks at once can lead to lost productivity and time.
Since conscientious individuals are hard - working and efficient, they're able to remove household
tasks and responsibilities from their partners» plates, freeing up more time for their spouse to recover from a hard day
at work, or to put
in more hours
at the office.
While you're involved
in a project, the intent should be mastery of the
task at hand.
When businesses post jobs on the platform, Toptal identifies available developers proficient
in the software languages necessary to handle the
task at hand, then contacts the client to learn more about the job and the company as a whole before interviewing programmer candidates to make sure their skills and personalities are properly attuned.
When you put off tough
tasks till late
in the day because they're intimidating, you save them for when you're
at your worst.
In a world where everything moves
at a rapid pace and people lose patience after waiting for five seconds, it feels like there are more and more
tasks we need to attend to right away.
Contingent motivators (such as «if you do this, then that») narrow thinking and block creativity unless the
tasks at hand are simple and rote, Daniel Pink said
in a TED Talk «The Puzzle of Motivation.»
Clear your workspace as you go through
tasks, and give yourself a few minutes
at the end of each day to make sure everything is
in its place before leaving the office.
Lucas was frustrated
at being given menial
tasks by his kid brother, and
in 2008, they agreed that Dan would become majority owner.
When she finished
in January 1945, her calculus teacher showed her a flier soliciting women mathematicians to work
at the University of Pennsylvania, where women were working as «computers» — humans who performed routinized math
tasks — mainly calculating artillery trajectory tables for the Army.
In 50 % of cases, people don't return to the
task at all.
Jim Maloney, CEO
at UFS, is an ardent advocate of the Prevue, which consists of an hour - long test
in the classic sense: there are words to unscramble, math problems, mental rotation
tasks.
On several occasions during my career, I've been brought
in on a project
at the last minute — literally days before a project launch — and
tasked with putting a comprehensive PR plan together to support the program.
It's easy to become wrapped up
in the highs and lows associated with daily
tasks at work or home.
A change
at the center of a team's offense will always come with a few hiccups, and pulling it off mid-season is no easy
task, especially with a quarterback who has played a regular - season game
in nearly two years.
Levy reported that
in a 2004 study of suburban rail commuters taking the train from New Jersey to Manhattan, «Wener and his coauthor Gary Evans found that the longer their test subjects» journey was, the higher the levels of cortisol (the primary stress hormone)
in their saliva, and the more difficult they found to focus on the
task of proofreading assigned them
at the end of their commute.»
But, said Terrill, «If you look
at the top
task - based companies, we'll do more service requests
in a few hours than they'll do
in an entire month.»
Making it a point to give detailed instructions on
tasks at hand, coupled with pointed questions about how the new hire is feeling and what they think would help them out
in their job are keys to making them feel comfortable and useful.
Today, success
in business
at all levels is innovation - driven and relationship - driven, not
task - driven.
His
task was to move one step
at a time
in an efficient manner.
In fact, you should delegate any
task that can be outsourced, particularly if you're not that experienced — or good —
at something.
A meeting on speakerphone, a chatty conversation
in the hallway or a chronic cougher can pull you away from the
task at hand.
During Sessions» speech on Tuesday
at the National Association of Attorneys General Winter Meeting
in Washington, D.C., Sessions said President Trump
tasked him with a goal to reduce crime across America and Sessions says he believes crime and drugs go hand
in hand.
But
in reality, a bigger danger to many companies and to customers» sensitive data comes from seemingly benign faces inside the same companies that are trying to keep hackers out: a loan officer
tasked with handling customers» e-mail, an attendant
at a nursing home, a unit coordinator for the main operating room
at a well - regarded city hospital.
Researchers from the University of Texas
at Austin, the University of California, San Diego and Disney Research recently conducted a study and found that when a person's smartphone is nearby — on the table or even
in the same room — that person's performance on a cognitive
task (requiring problem - solving and reasoning) will likely suffer.
In a column published Monday on the Next Web, he cited an experiment in which university students were assigned to work at computers outfitted with task tracker
In a column published Monday on the Next Web, he cited an experiment
in which university students were assigned to work at computers outfitted with task tracker
in which university students were assigned to work
at computers outfitted with
task trackers.
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In the control tower, you have to stay very focused on the
task at hand, which is concentrating on the airplane and making sure there are no problems.
Between 2008 and 2011, the joint
task force that operates the detention facility secretly evacuated
at least 19 troops who had worked
in detainee operations due to severe «behavioral health reasons,» according to an Army Institute of Public health study obtained exclusively by VICE News.
Creating a practice
in the office of openly supporting one another on a human level will let an employee quickly review a challenging personal matter and then put it aside so she can return to the work
task at hand.
«What's
in front of us is the
task at hand, and that's what we need to talk about,» says Deneen.
At Fortune's 2013 Most Powerful Women Summit, Cool said she spends the majority of her time reading and visiting Berkshire's operating companies, learning about their inner workings and occasionally getting involved
in the operations — a role that sometimes includes the unpleasant
task of firing management.
The same is true with stress
at work - you don't want it to paralyze you
in everyday
tasks, but before a big presentation or interview, stress is a good thing; it means you care.
The systems you put
in place need to be designed to handle
tasks at each end of this scale.
«We want them to go to companies that will put them
in the sorts of applications we know they can succeed
at,» says Brooks —
tasks such as picking up an object from a conveyor and putting it into a bin.
She drew on that experience a few years later when, as a junior
at Harvard
in 2011, she was taking an engineering class for non-engineers and was
tasked with inventing a product that served a social good.
The Guardian spoke with several of the brand's workers
at the PT Buma Apparel Industry factory, who told the publication that they are paid one of the lowest minimum wages
in Asia — less than $ 6 a day — while
at the same time being
tasked with high production rates.
«With its intelligent interface and contextual awareness, Bixby will make your phone more helpful by assisting
in completing
tasks, telling you what you're looking
at, learning your routine and remembering what you need to do.