Sentences with phrase «biggest issue the company»

In its opening keynote address, Intel's CEO Brian Krzanich addressed the biggest issue the company faces today: Spectre and Meltdown, the two massive security flaws affecting millions of desktops in the world.

But there is still one big issue the company must overcome if it decides to go down that path: PayPal (PYPL).

Not exact matches

«What this has done is really allowed for more pools of money to be available to entrepreneurs, so that's the really big news about all of this,» says Geri Stengel, founder and president of Ventureneer, a digital media and market research company that, among other issues, specializes in crowdfunding.

Just a few years ago, privacy was a big issue as regular people started to understand that big companies like Facebook, Target, Walmart and others were using sophisticated technologies to understand users on an individual level.

If your company's marketing isn't accountable and isn't driving sales, then there is a bigger issue at play (and we can tackle that one separately).

Since you've already walked through financial & operating metrics the board meeting ought to be the time to run through 2 - 3 big strategic issues the company faces.

«One of the biggest issues with growing a company and achieving success is scalability.

Today, we're publishing Vivienne Walt's feature from our November issue on the on - off IPO of Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil company.

Most of their rivals in Europe and Japan were rebuilding amid the war's destruction, so big companies were raking in cash and didn't have any issue being generous.

Taking one for the team; bidding up and against your own best offer; sucking it up, and accepting a deal that you're not sure the company can afford — these are bad choices and consistent signals that there're bigger issues and problems coming.

Among the biggest issues oil - and - gas - exploration companies face in the search for new sources of hydrocarbons is putting humans or high - value assets at risk.

The big issue around climate change that «nobody's talking about» is whether oil and coal companies are prepared to write down 80 % of their reserves.

«Your individual biology, your health history and ever - fluctuating state of well - being, where you go, what you spend, how you sleep, what you put in your body and what comes out» — that rich - but - messy heap of information, more than anything else, is what's driving these companies together, write Erika Fry and Sy Mukherjee in their terrific cover story for Fortune's April 1 issue («Big Data Meets Biology»), which we're posting online today.

The other issue that faces all companies is, as you get to a large enough size, there are people whose job it is to protect business lines — they're just doing their job — but this is the classic case of «The Innovator's Dilemma,» the famous business book, which says that when companies ultimately fail, whether it's Polaroid or whoever, it's not because they were big and dumb; it's because they were actually really smart.

But for now, I'll point you to the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion, an organization comprised of some of the world's biggest companies who have made a public commitment to work together on issues of diversity and accountability in all its challenging nuance.

Instead of bland, crowd - pleasing statements about mission and beliefs, customers now expect — and sometimes demand — that big - name companies take stands on political issues.

The issue came to a head in 2003 when a big Quebec pension fund announced it was going to sell its investment in the company.

(For more, read the feature on the company in the new issue of Fortune magazine, «Activision Blizzard Aims for the Big Leagues.

Big tech companies like Microsoft issued a patch for the so - called KRACK bug on Oct. 10, Apple is in the middle of testing patches for iOS and macOS, and Google, whose Android 6.0 devices are the most vulnerable, said it would release a patch in early Nov..

With the public finely attuned to these issues, finance companies that demonstrate their commitment to doing right by their clients and employees by leading with integrity are seeing big financial rewards in the marketplace.

From bakers to retailers and construction firms, more than a dozen of Mexico's biggest companies cited concerns over NAFTA and the election and issuing conservative guidance in recent weeks, despite economic data pointing to an uptick in Latin America's second - largest economy.

To make themselves more competitive with prospective employees, some companies are starting to tackle one of the biggest issues millennials are facing today: student loans.

The final issue to be prepared for is long sales cycles, especially initially, but sometimes, even when you are entrenched and continuing to work with the big company.

«The biggest issue for those companies is that the dollar will strengthen, and that will lead to a fall in competitiveness,» says Roberto Rigobon, a professor of applied economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Execution is one of the biggest issues for small - business owners, says Scott Regan, founder and CEO of the strategic - planning software company AchieveIt.

Dimon said the company would focus on using big data, virtual technology, better customer engagement and more consumer choice to address critical problems and issues.

«Our biggest issue was that we lacked reliable statistics about our performance, ticket first - response rate, first resolution rate, satisfaction ratings and industry benchmarks,» she explains about the company's 62 - member strong customer - care team.

These may seem like arcane governance issues but they can make a big difference in how a board is run — and how well it acts as an effective control of a company's executives: in this case, both the executive chair and the CEO.

She says the practice creates a greater calm, helping workers better manage stress (and with U.S. companies losing an estimated $ 200 billion annually on stress - related workforce issues like absenteeism and subpar performance, that can make a big difference to the bottom line).

Big Idea: Having gone from helping a couple of students incorporate their company to Sillicon Valley's most powerful lawyer, Drummond has a front - row seat to history, overseeing the search giant's corporate deals as well as the public - policy issues embroiling the search giant around privacy and national security.

From what I can tell, issues such as a possible recession, rising raw - material costs and unstable capital markets that seem to bother big companies do not seem to trouble many start - up CEOs.

But if you don't trust one other or trust your partners» motives, then even small issues can grow into bigger arguments and quickly destroy any united culture at the company.

Not having chicken available is a big issue, but it's not a life - threatening issue, and the company applied the right amount of humor to the situation.

It's sad to say, but many big companies don't want to crack the door on this issue.

Even though Jacobs no longer runs Qualcomm's day - to - day operations, as chairman, he's still in on all the company's big issues.

Employees care more about companies that have bigger issues than making money.

Big name automakers and a certain electric car upstart are among the companies to be issued permits for testing autonomous vehicles in the state.

Some quality issues were simple rookie mistakes, like the time Handy ran a big promotional offer without realizing it was Easter weekend, and almost no cleaners were available, forcing the company to cancel bookings and issue credits en masse.

The biggest issue is some malinvestment in key comodities including oil, which will crater some U.S. companies but will hurt Russia and OPEC more.

Put yourself out of business, and let them get on and run your business day to day, and then you can start dealing with the bigger issues, and you can take the company forward into bigger areas, and you can — maybe if you're an entrepreneur, you can start your second business or your third business.

Geithner wanted the F.D.I.C. to guarantee literally all debt issued by the big bank - holding companies — an eye - popping request.

Before Warner's call, Senate Intel member Ron Wyden — one of the biggest privacy advocates in Congress — issued a letter to Zuckerberg seeking answers on a number of detailed points on Monday, including how many privacy audits the company has conducted for apps on its platform and if Facebook has ever notified individual users of privacy violations of this nature.

For example, the telephone sales force for some companies may be on hand 24 hours a day to take calls made in response to late - night infomercials on television.Security is a significantly bigger issue for round - the - clock operations, Arledge points out.

Susan Lyne, a co-founder of BBG Ventures, confirms that «the biggest issue is not the number of women starting companies, but the access to capital as you move up the food chain.»

In addition, I interviewed experts on the newest prototype methods, licensing managers at big and small companies, patent attorneys on the current issues, professors and successful entrepreneurs on time - tested marketing techniques, packaging designers, and investors on methods to raise money.

But we're funding very typically high growth Silicon Valley companies that are solving a big issue.»

A robotics company on a mission to revolutionize the hospitality industry by solving the two biggest issues in housekeeping: time and injuries.

Sexual harassment in the workplace is its own separate issue, and it's also a big focus for both consumers and companies.

Within the Tribune Tower in Chicago, Ferro has shared his own views on company strategy and operations, from big - picture issues down to more logistical details.

This can be a problem, particularly if a big issue affects an entire company.