Sentences with phrase «at giving back to»

So you're looking inward and focusing more on yourself than later in life when you're more secure in your identity and place in this world and looking at giving back to others.

The notorious Columbian kingpin was as good at giving back to the people as he was at taking the heads of his rivals.

Not exact matches

I have enjoyed talking to some of the Valley entrepreneurs about this, and I am impressed [at] how early they are thinking about giving back — much earlier than I did.

Meanwhile, the turmoil at Politico may be giving some media watchers déjà vu, or at least flashbacks to another Allbritton - backed venture that went through substantial upheaval: In 2010, a number of senior journalists including former Washington Post digital chief Jim Brady started an ambitious hyperlocal effort called TBD, only to have the entire effort implode in less than two years after what appeared to be a power struggle with Allbritton over the future direction of the site.

Looking back on my experience in customer service, I realize that the job is uniquely suited for giving new employees knowledge and skills that will enable them to succeed at their company.

Neither wanted to pay the full monty, but they certainly weren't going to sit back and let the competition swoop in and grab so much first - rate sports programming, particularly given the recent run Rogers» Sportsnet took at Bell's top - rated TSN.

And I find that one of the greatest joys I have is sharing what I've learned as a way to give back to the people who are either starting out in the industry, or are sort of at a point in their careers where they're looking for some sage counsel and advice,» he told me.

The movie was almost done at this point, so there was no way we were going to give his money back.

Speaking to the CIA on Saturday, Trump gave inaccurate figures about the crowd at his inauguration, saying it «looked honestly like a million and a half people» and said «it went all the way back to the Washington Monument.»

«There are two games playing back - to - back so for the customer that gives him the opportunity for binge viewing,» John Petter, consumer CEO at BT, told CNBC.

But now, at age 72, he says he likes to give back to fellow business owners.

IBM has given investors a multiyear EPS road map that relies mostly on its software and services businesses, and its ability to buy back stock at the right times.

Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, was recently asked by a charitable organization to give back a hefty speaking fee — $ 20,000 — after the event he spoke at took a loss.

«It took me three months to hit Submit, because I kept stopping — «Oh, I should create an employee incentive program and a formal handbook,» and «Oh, I should look at my vendors to see which are giving back to their communities,»» says LimeRed Studio's Emily Lonigro Boylan.

The combination of spending control and economic growth is going to restore some of those key financial measurements back to where they were pre-recession, and at that point give them a very strong footing to compete.

Looking back I still marvel at how he was able to achieve what he did, but I think the hardships he overcame during and after the war gave him the strength to fear almost nothing.

Whether we're proud because we work at the best bank in Rochester or because of how we give back to our community, every ESL employee seems to genuinely care about each other and ESL.»

«For one, Comcast could buy back its own stock at 8x vs acquiring Sky at 12x; although the deal is expected to be accretive in Y1, we question the synergies given the cross border combination.»

But at least give something back to the community,» Bruce Allison, 62, of San Francisco said.

Brittany Hodak, co-founder of ZinePak, doesn't believe in a flat - out rejection of capitalism altogether, but rather an adoption of a «conscious capitalism» model, in which businesses commit themselves to giving back to the community at large in addition to benefitting from financial gains.

Nosek was still too ashamed to even speak to Thiel, so Levchin went behind his back, collaring Thiel after a talk he gave at Stanford.

One jaw - dropping detail Brown confirmed: The company's CEO «gave employees fake receipts for money wire transfers to convince them the company had paid their back wages when in fact it hadn't,» reports Julie Bort in a post published Tuesday about drama at the job search platform.

«It lets our employees know that at any time, any given customer could report back to management,» says Cino.

That's not at all a concern for me since I can't remember the last time I've gone back to play a game from a previous generation, but it is going to make a lot of people frothing mad, which is ironic given that these are the same people who have actually held on to older games and not traded them in.

Research shows that nobody is good at it, and when you're not giving 100 percent to any project, it'll come back to bite you.

Even if your uncle is a terrific guy who sincerely wants to give you money, you should get something in writing — a letter will do — saying that he does not expect you to pay him back at any time.

«I believe it makes sense to give back to your university, and I have always been thankful for the excellent education I received at Carleton.

«Our company culture at Dream Water is to give back to our community and help others lead balanced, healthy lives,» says Lekach.

There's a couple reasons for this: after massive sleep deprivation and zero separation between work and personal life, taking a step back often reminds a founder of the things that they want in their personal life and gives motivation to the work life and while in a lull this can upset investors or look like avoidance, its in almost every case helped the company and lets be honest, if a company is going to die it isn't going to die in one week but be surprised at how much sleep a founder might need and you probably wouldn't want many friends around.

Bill 170 allows parents with kids to remain on a patio until 11 p.m. instead of 8 p.m., gives tourists the right to take a beer bought at the hotel bar back to their room, and liberates businesses open for a few months a year from having to buy a full - year alcohol permit.

Here's my elevator pitch: Roozt.com is the world's online marketplace to discover the sexiest brands that give back at members only prices.

In fact, I've found that slacking off makes me more productive because I slack strategically — meaning that I take breaks at designated times, for regular intervals, in ways that sharpen my focus when I sit back down to work,» she argues, asserting that «strategic slacking has enabled me to dramatically increase both the quality of my work and the amount I get done in a given day.»

The difference therefore would be documentable; on his own, La Marca promised, he could bring it in at considerably less, or Richardson - Vicks could give Lavoris back to the agency.

At this point, I think you need to go back to her, apologize for not giving her the full context earlier, and explaining what your boss has asked you to do.

They didn't mean bring them back to start at the bottom and work their way up again, but give them credit for their experience and figure out how to reintegrate them back in.

After giving birth to her first child last fall, Mayer planned to be back at work in only a week or two.

Economic factors like consumer confidence, financial obligations, and delinquencies are all improving and the consumer may be more insulated than investors think from a back - up in yields, given 75 % of their financial obligations are in the form of a mortgage, close to 90 % of all mortgages are 30 - year fixed, and the average mortgage is termed out at the lowest rate ever... Taking these factors into account, we generally think it pays to remain sanguine.»

«The Fed has not raised interest rates in such a long time, that it should really do it for good, not give it a try and then have to come back,» International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde said at a press conference in Ankara.

He also advises to go at the end of the day — sellers are more likely to give you a steep markdown so they don't have to haul their goods back home.

John Scott - Railton, who researches digital rights and privacy at the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, said he recently thought back to all the PowerPoint presentations and papers he had given and seen that cautioned about how third parties might access and abuse user data.

SALT Lending has issued $ 40 million in asset - backed loans that are aimed at investors in cryptocurrencies to give them a bit of liquidity without the need to sell off assets.

International Hall of Fame business speaker, trainer, and bestselling business author Michael Kerr shares how one restaurant serves up the fun and connects with their customers, plus a great fun at work tip that helps companies give back to the local community, a quote of the week from Sir Richard Branson, and some wacky food truck names that are hilariously punny.

Ebates makes a commission for referring you to the store you just shopped at, and they give you some of that money back as a thank you.

The «tough sell to the public» was made tougher by appearing to give dishonest Wall Street executives a free pass by not, at minimum, loudly filing suits attempting to claw back ill - gotten bonuses.

Maybe, just maybe it would be ok if someone was working on a technical problem such as a car, computer or something that was not directed at you (the person himself) maybe, no not even then... Certainly not a customer who you want to come back and see you... Why even taking the chance to insult a person... I'm on a mission to kindly tell people not to say «no problem» because it may reflect on there tip... So I give them choice & hopefully a good tip... Really folks, its just good common sense.

Every month, hundreds of expats in the Coronado Beach area meet at her home to socialize and discuss ways of «giving back» to their new communities.

And so it's very important to know that and that's so, you know I gave a talk at Google a number months back and I started it this way, I said even Warren Buffett says that most people should just index and I started to talk saying I agree with him, then I left.

This may sounds incredibly risky given my 5 year time horizon to retire at the age of 35 then you would be right — but she recommended that I diversify my equity exposure to include more international stocks (which I am doing more research on) and pull back on my bonds.

Secondly, even though one valuation ratio indicates that a stock may be undervalued (or overvalued) at any given time, always look at other valuation ratios to back this up.

And anyone with doubts that Ryan has at least one sharp eye on the prospect of becoming the nominee should go back and read a speech he gave to Capitol Hill interns on March 23 entitled «The State of American Politics».