Sentences with phrase «at best a challenge»

Let us begin, then, with one cold, hard - numbered truth: For much of corporate America, racial diversity continues to be at best a challenge — and at worst a flat - out fiction — particularly in the executive ranks.

Cycling advocacy at its best challenges us to consider not just how we can repower our cars or coax people out of them at the margin, but also how we can build great communities where people are free to bike (or walk) anywhere they need to go.

Not exact matches

You obviously know your business better than the celebrity knows your business so definitely challenge pricing if it does not seem of at least equal value (or value in your favor).

In it, researchers examined the concept of «organizational ecology» by «looking at the nature of workplace strategies that small, dynamic organizations have developed to help them meet the challenges of doing more, faster and better, with less.»

For some people, networking events are challenges and having at least one friendly face there can give them the confidence to network better.

Constantly working in a global context, it was important from quite early on to learn to work with the more challenging elements of different cultures, while at the same time identifying their best factors and making them my own.

Rubin calls these sober - minded types «Eeyores» and says their determined commitment to avoid anything that feels phoney often makes them great workplace contributors — they're often better at realistically assessing workplace realities and challenges.

In Season 2 of Project Grow, we talk to entrepreneurs at New York's In Good Company coworking space as they meet the challenges.

We're very good at launching Mario Party - type games — that's one franchise that does better in Canada than other markets, for example — but when it comes to launching new IP it's a huge challenge in today's world, where consumers are just bombarded with entertainment options that didn't exist when we first launched Mario 30 years ago.

Only one thing is really standing in the way at this point: «The biggest challenge to adopting that is really for [wireless] operators to come up with a good way to manage your plan, because clearly you don't want to pay another $ 50 a month just to get a SIM card.»

Professionally, one of the biggest challenges remains hiring and retaining good employees at a startup.

Any type of reading is good, but reading within your industry or at a level that challenges you is exceptionally beneficial.

Stephens faced challenges as well, including taking on a product - architecture design that was larger in scale and complexity than what was envisioned at the beginning, and growing a culture that fits today's needs in a highly competitive marketplace for talent.

This demonstrates that the «fundamentals for real estate remain good,» he noted, but that the condo market is facing a challenge with the amount of supply currently available, although condo affordability is still at reasonable levels.

When you face a challenge, you can't just look at how it's limiting you; you have to look at how it changes you, and how it could change you for the better.

The study's bottom line seems to be that, sure, there is still plenty of sexism when it comes to women's behavior at the negotiating table, but if you're more interested at any given time in getting a good deal than challenging stereotypes, then flirting may be the way to go.

If you want to write a book, setting a Challenge that says you'll write for 2 hours a day will automatically trigger some progress and mental momentum, because you know that if you just do that over and over again, for six months, chances are very good you'll have at least a rough draft in place when you're done.

Getting the best from every team member is a challenge now that not everybody is full time at the same office.

But as Virgin grew through the years, so did our ideas about how to treat employees well, and how to take environmental impact into account, and by 2004, I had come to realize that we at the Virgin Group had a chance to tackle the challenges our society faces in a new, entrepreneurial way.

Jim Ferguson, who was part of the creative team at Leo Burnett that came up with the ad, said it was Bird that issued the shooting challenge because Jordan had well - publicized gambling problems at the time.

The Facebook COO and best - selling author challenges women at Chicago's BlogHer conference to answer the question: «What would you do if you weren't afraid?»

A good manager knows how to empathize with his / her people by celebrating their successes, understanding the tough times they are going through whether at work or home, and always challenging them to reach their full potential, no matter what happens.

Since I've written about the first issue, well - known status and evidentiary challenges, several times before, let's just look at this issue of consumer confusion.

The reports looked strong at first, but looking under the hood, Cramer was very concerned by the weakness he saw: Kimberly - Clark, for one, is facing pricing challenges, rising commodity costs and a slumping diaper business in what had once been its best growth market: China.

In it, space nerds of all stripes will find a ton of engineering to marvel at, including a 35 - story space vehicle (and even the prospect the intercontinental rockets that could get you from London to New York in under a half an hour), as well as plenty of discussion of the many technical challenges to realize this dream.

«At Kimpton I am part of a culture that challenges me to be my best self, challenges me to be a leader in the industry and also surrounds my team and I with some of the best leaders in the industry.»

Everyone wants to be more global, to infuse ethics and integrity into the curriculum, to teach students to be more entrepreneurial and innovative, and to put more of a challenge into MBA programs that, at some places, have become little more than a two - year search for a better job.

At our recent Entrepreneur Live event, founders of well - known and well - loved consumer brands shared what helped them stay on track with their missions in the midst of the changes, challenges and opportunities every entrepreneurial company experiences.

The challenge guides businesses of all sizes through the design thinking process to better understand their customers, take a good look at their business and goals, generate new ideas, and turn those insights into action.

At a recent Nasdaq luncheon Q&A, Schultz was challenged about his expansive view of «corporate social responsibility»: Was it not the role of the corporation simply to maximize profits for shareholders, who in turn can use the proceeds to do good in the world if they choose?

Summary: «The family of a special - needs teen is good at dealing with the challenges he faces - and excellent at creating new ones.»

«I was always reasonably good in my career at commercializing challenging technologies and problem - solving.

By acting unselfishly you prove to your people that you have their best interest at heart, and you break down defensive barriers that might otherwise make it challenging to share honest feedback.

Automate as You Go As the size of your eBay - bound inventory grows, you may find that the processes and systems you had in place at the outset no longer serve you as well as you need them to, says Bastos, who advocates changing your system, despite the challenges that come with it.

We hear it over and over again at Inc.: The biggest challenge that your business faces is finding and keeping the best people.

Flying with a two - year - old is challenging at the best of times.

While there are plenty of similarities, the marketing challenges EBTH faces are (unsurprisingly) different from those at Dollar Shave Club, which succeeded on the back of powerful storytelling as well as the underpinnings of strong performance - based marketing.

He saw turning that process from one that was arduous into a situation where you fix major consumer frustrations as an opportunity to disrupt and solve consumer challenges better, much like he did at Dollar Shave Club.

Kirby's decision comes at a particularly challenging time for United Airlines as the carrier grapples to reassure shareholders and appease employees amid lagging financial performance compared with rivals» and demands for better wages and benefits.

Whether it's slogging through a muddy obstacle course or brainstorming on how to better serve our customers, I can't wait for my next chance to work hard at a difficult challenge with my team.

Prodding your people to be less conflict adverse can lead to real benefits, according to Thompson who cites recent research that shows, «brainstorming groups that engage in open debate, challenging each other in benevolent ways, perform better than groups that don't have any debate at all.

A look at a range of export opportunities, as well as challenges, for companies seeking growth beyond their home borders.

You have to look at other companies that have to deal with legacy software and generations of old technology and it's a challenge to overcome that and I think [CEO] Carlos [Rodriguez], again, is doing a good job in the time he's had at ADP.»

What it is: «Webstock ’16 will be a time to look at the challenges overcome, those we've still to face and the opportunities we have to make the web and the products and services we work on better.

In «The State of Digital Media 2018,» my team analyzed more than 3.5 million pieces of published content (as well as survey responses from editors at online publications) to uncover challenges and opportunities in the world of content.

Being alone, or feeling that you are alone to fight your battles and go through challenges and experience failure is so difficult, at best, for most.

This year's Summit is shaping up to be our best to date, as we have a full slate of sessions aimed at overcoming your top challenges with actionable training, grounded in rigorous research and science.

And, as we all know, producing your best work means being the best you can be at overcoming the obstacles and challenges that come with being an entrepreneur.

While the new 4 - in - One's 10X lens suffers from the same key issue as before — the challenge of stabilization for a roughly postage stamp - sized focus area at a several - inch distance — the results we achieved were superior in contrast and apparently a little sharper, as well.

Speaking of overwhelming, saving for retirement, as you said, is sort of a big challenge and the good news in the report and the survey is that when people have a retirement plan at work, they feel more confident, they feel more comfortable.