Sentences with phrase «better if point»

But don't forget the season that Robertson has had; it could have been even better if point guard Johnny Moore (who was felled by meningitis in December) had been in the lineup to take some pressure off Alvin.

Even if the Hawks move up in the draft, the choices he made during the off - season weren't good if the point of the season was to have the worst record.

Not exact matches

If we can accept them as reasonable judges, they all name Frances Hesselbein — Presidential Medal of Freedom Honoree, advisor to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, former CEO of the Girl Scouts, and more — as the best leader in the country.

These agreements are as much about expanding his footprint as they are proof points for other retailers: If White's shoes are good enough for the toniest retailers in North America, then they're good enough for Selfridges in London, Brown Thomas in Ireland, and so on.

Say your spouse has a credit card with little or no balance and a great payment history; if he or she agrees to add you as an authorized user, from a credit score point of view you automatically benefit from her card's available credit as well as her payment history.

They're looking for the best price, but if the lawn care company knows the pain point of needing to get this done in one day, they can use that to their advantage when negotiating price.

If my word isn't good enough for you, maybe you should point the Doomers to this highly recommended Daily Kos diary by Ministry of Truth from three weeks ago, the title of which is Corporate profits just hit an all time high BECAUSE wages just hit an all time low.

But the cost of the phone isn't the point — if Amazon gets data on users» spending habits and preferential access to that spending, then the R&D costs will be well worth it.

A good deck and strong data points are important but ultimately, if you want to deliver a persuasive presentation and seal the deal, it comes down to three main tactics.

The point is, it doesn't matter if it's Apple or Google — it's wrong to disparage a company just because it thought of a better way to do something that somebody else did before.

For example, if you want to parade impressive customer base growth over time, a simple, well - organized chart can help you make your point.

They think like a video game player: «If I collect more points or coins can I earn better tools?»

If they name a figure for what they think you deserve at this point, you have a good idea where you stand and you can explore whether or not there's wiggle room to go higher.

At that point, if I think there's a better fit, I might recommend another company,» Elster says.

It's actually a good idea if you don't shower, because you'll have the requisite greasy hair, and if you spill coffee on yourself at work, it will only add veracity,» she hilariously points out.

«If you sign up to get really great bonus points with an airline, it may not be your best card in the long run if you don't use that airline,» points out Amber Stubbs, senior managing editor at credit card comparison site CardRatings.coIf you sign up to get really great bonus points with an airline, it may not be your best card in the long run if you don't use that airline,» points out Amber Stubbs, senior managing editor at credit card comparison site CardRatings.coif you don't use that airline,» points out Amber Stubbs, senior managing editor at credit card comparison site CardRatings.com.

For instance, if you have a fair complexion, warm colors will look best on you; if you have a dark complexion, light «spring» pastels will work (I had to seek some advice on this point).

But he may have done better if he had actually kept his stake in the company up until this point.

If you already have Ultimate Rewards - earning cards like the Sapphire Preferred, the Sapphire Reserve, or the Ink Business Preferred, this is the best way to maximize your points earning on all your spend that doesn't fall into the other card's bonus categories.

It's always best to keep your presentations short and to the point, but if you must exceed the recommended 20 minutes, try giving your audience a moment to relax.

But, you might ask, if they don't want to be guided by best practices (or restricted by them, depending on your point of view), how do they want to be managed?

So while there could be a better entry point in the future for long - term investors, if these analysts price targets end up being right, then there is a chance you can get a boost in the short - term too.

But they also point out it could inflict further headaches on Employment Minister Jason Kenney if the set salary level is higher than the minimum wage, meaning temporary foreign workers would stand to make better money than Canadians.

Writing for the Unreasonable.is, Daniel Epstein, who has founded nine companies, points out that if we chase efficiency, we can very well end up quite far from our original goals.

In one of the most arresting points in the article, the author finds that in the 90s, 83 % of men aged 18 to 25 did not agree with the statement «It is much better for everyone involved if the man is the achiever outside the home and the woman takes care of the home and family.»

West points out that while it helped to know that both her agent and publisher are from large, well - known firms, she maintains that if business owners mean what they say, say what they mean and are who they say they are, they can't go wrong striking a deal online.

If a specific task or process is causing problems, try to work alongside a disgruntled team member, to better understand the person's point of view.

If you save a few points here and there, your profit and loss statement can get stunningly better.»

While the entire interview is well worth the ten minutes if you are a small business owner, or someone who works in a small business, the points that we appreciate the most were in his answers to «what can i do today to change my game: `

This gives candidates the chance to explain themselves, gives the interviewer a chance to address weak spots, and, if someone is hired, points out ways he or she might best be managed.

If their respective products aren't superior by this point, they certainly are «good enough,» which leaves BlackBerry up the proverbial creek.

Musk's point was that if Tesla engaged in conventional advertising strategies — the company currently does almost no advertising — it could increase demand, but its more pressing issue now is being able to simply built its cars, and build them well.

If you live in a larger home, the idea is to set them up around the house, and make it so your connection is quietly handed off to whichever access point works best.

If you had self - employment earnings in 2017, looking at your tax return can give you a good starting point.

Even if they forget much of what you say, people often remember stories that best illustrate a point.

He elaborated on this the point to BI: «If you want your kids to follow rules, then it's much more likely that, when it comes time to solve a problem, he or she looks to how it's been solved before — what are the conventional ways to doing it — as opposed to saying, «Well, how can I approach this?

If you're someone who wants to stay up to date with business news and learn about the finer points of finance and entrepreneurialism, then one of the best ways to pass your commute or workout is with a business podcast.

If this is your company and you're caught in the middle of a minefield, your best option (short of quitting) for conflict management is to rise above it: Point out the specific behavior in question, don't personalize the issue (be objective), communicate assertively and state the facts, and document everything that goes on.

But, even if the sports are deemed gambling, Sabino pointed out that it does not mean DFS is done for good.

«Our point is that if you are working and you are subject to rules that employees are subject to, then you are also need to have the rights that our legislature has said employees should have as well.»

If you care about what you do, and if you care about helping others relieve a pain point, then you need to become a good selleIf you care about what you do, and if you care about helping others relieve a pain point, then you need to become a good selleif you care about helping others relieve a pain point, then you need to become a good seller.

«What we've come to realize from a moral point of view, as well as from a very pragmatic business point of view, is if you put your employees first... then the clients get great experiences and the shareholders get great returns.

The second is that good policy works if you are pointing it the right direction.

«The point of this bill in those states that get a waiver to do what they need to do to make it work better in their particular states has support exactly for that very person who, if, in the course between a year, get extra aid for support for pre-existing conditions,» Ryan explained, citing what he said were successful examples in Wisconsin and Maine.

If you ask them how, the company would probably point to some of that aforementioned technology; StretchDown jackets use the new stretch - welded channel construction to trap warmth better than standard stitching and dynamic stretch knit for unrestricted movement.

I have to wonder if #RaceTogether would have made its point better by trusting the front line people in whom they've invested so much.

If this error turns out to be an actual mistake Reinhart - Rogoff made, well, all I can hope is that future historians note that one of the core empirical points providing the intellectual foundation for the global move to austerity in the early 2010s was based on someone accidentally not updating a row formula in Excel.

But even if you're not sure about the solution his company is offering, his point about the need to unclog the information bottlenecks that allow bubbles to form around top management is a good spur to get any entrepreneur thinking about how to access the unvarnished opinions of his or her employees.

They have accepted that if they want to innovate by doing things better and more profitably, they will inevitably stumble at some point.

«The company, at some point, will reach a crisis where it's really going to be a make or break for the business, and if they handle it well, it becomes a star,» Meeks said.