Sentences with phrase «board leaders in»

When Jerry Matthews, a consultant in Windermere, Fla., surveyed real estate executives and local board leaders in January, mergers were the top issue they mentioned.

«CFACT was able to convince school board leaders in the state that students deserve to learn all the facts and are smart enough to weigh alternative explanations,» he said, noting that this initiative would «serve as a model for similar programs in other states.»

Not exact matches

In fact, business leaders positioned to hire members of Gen Z will actually reap numerous rewards by bringing younger team members on board.

That bleak irony was hammered home earlier this month when John Boehner, a former leader in the political party that formally initiated the War on Drugs, joined the advisory board of a marijuana firm.

In our Global Leadership Forecast 2018 — published by DDI, The Conference Board and EY with support from CNBC — we took a look at more than 25,000 leaders spanning 54 countries and 26 major industry sectors.

Harford is a prominent diversity champion, both in the financial services sector and the wider business community, and served as the co-head of Citi Women and on the board of directors of The Forte Foundation, a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women leaders in business.

Our medical advisors come from the finest hospitals and medical schools in the nation, and our board includes internationally recognized experts in corporate finance, as well as leaders in the medical device industry.

That happened before a score of business leaders fled two White House - backed corporate advisory boards, citing Trump's controversial comments about a neo-Nazi demonstration in Charlottesville, Va..

In March, the hotelier appointed another female leader to its board: Heidi Ueberroth, the former president of NBA International.

In addition to giving up potential claims against the company, Hortons former leader waived his right to submit a written statement to the board concerning his departure as a company director.

Another analyst, who doesn't think the board simply decided that now was the right time to change leaders because Schroeder was 64, noted House, who is older than Schroeder, never enjoyed the top job when he was CEO in the past.

Thinkers and Doers, in partnership with the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) and Tamkeen, brought its international conference Follow The Leaders to Bahrain on March 6, 2018, with an aim to further strengthen the rise of entrepreneurship in Bahrain.

In a report last year, the Conference Board of Canada summed up Ontario's dilemma succinctly: «Either we become a leader in the development and commercialization of these technologies, or we rely on others to sell them to us.&raquIn a report last year, the Conference Board of Canada summed up Ontario's dilemma succinctly: «Either we become a leader in the development and commercialization of these technologies, or we rely on others to sell them to us.&raquin the development and commercialization of these technologies, or we rely on others to sell them to us.»

While cryptocurrencies are currently too small an asset class to pose systemic risks to the financial system, that may change as the space continues its rapid evolution, Mark Carney, chairman of the Financial Stability Board, said in a letter to G - 20 finance leaders published Sunday.

As a response, Endeavor finally took action in September by opening an office in Miami and assembling a board of local business leaders that includes execs from Virgin Hotels and Cisneros Group, one of the biggest privately held media companies in the world.

If a company needs to grow its leadership capability, for example, coaching one manager may be helpful, but to see dramatic returns, the company needs to invest in leaders across the board.

Top leaders in business know how to get team members on board and infuse them with passion.

With Greene on board, Google is hoping that its technology in conjunction with a recognized business leader can make it a true enterprise competitor.

The school conferred with a board of Nova Scotia business leaders two years ago to identify weaknesses in graduating MBA students.

I regularly see leader boards celebrating the success of various headlines in capturing viewers» clicks, although not necessarily actual readers, without the slightest reference to whether the underlying articles were even worth reading.

The challenge for boards with these leaders is to ensure that they don't get diverted by new opportunities too soon or engage in fire - sale asset auctions to build short - term credibility.

When a new leader comes on board from another company, or you've unexpectedly needed to promote someone in - house earlier than planned, the urgency to coach the new coach can be tremendous.

But HP, which had planned to mount a challenge in public cloud, fell off the leader board completely.

So here is the question I want to explore: In our ecosystem, whether as a leader in a start - up, or as an investor or board member, is experience more often enabling or constraininIn our ecosystem, whether as a leader in a start - up, or as an investor or board member, is experience more often enabling or constraininin a start - up, or as an investor or board member, is experience more often enabling or constraining?

«3M will benefit greatly from having two strong leaders involved going forward,» Mike Eskew, independent lead director for the 3M board, said in a statement.

TOKYO - Speech by Bank of Japan board member Yutaka Harada at a meeting with business leaders in Fukushima 0130 GMT.

That included the re-election to the Walmart board of two tech leaders: Kevin System, the CEO of Facebook (fb) unit Instagram; and Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo (yhoo), two people McMillon has said are crucial in guiding Walmart's digital future.

«We are excited to appoint a highly capable leader like Mike as CEO, while also leveraging Inge's tremendous experience in his new role as executive chairman of the board.»

By figuring out who your key audiences are in advance (typically they include employees, investors / board members, customers, opinion leaders in your community, elected officials, the press, etc.) you can make sure you have the vehicles in place to communicate.

Already a technology leader in infrared LEDs and infrared laser diodes, Osram will have a unique breadth of technological expertise and an expanded product portfolio after bringing on board Vixar's specialist capabilities in the field of VCSEL.

«Our plan,» Ackman wrote in a letter to CP's board, «is to transform Canadian Pacific from the worst performing railroad in North America into one of the best by effectuating a cultural and operational transformation of Canadian Pacific, which begins with a new leader.»

Few public company leaders could have done this, in part because few public company boards would have supported it.

In a keynote address at the Toronto Region Board of Trade last week, Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak pitched Toronto as a city «falling farther behind.»

«If I look at what they've done since (Wilson) announced he was stepping off the board, they've ramped up their product quality team, they've attempted to reinvigorate the design process as they were the clear leader three years ago in the space,» Burns said.

The controversial leader resigned from the company's board today, after having stepped down as chairman in 2013.

Roughly 43 % of business leaders think conditions will improve in the next half year compared with just 19 % last November, the Conference Board says.

«However, in the current environment and as the company accelerates its strategy execution, the board of directors has decided that the time is right for a new leader to drive the next phase in Ericsson's development.»

«Leaders were far more confident in their skills across the board — but employees really felt that there really wasn't room to challenge the status quo,» Rich Wellins, senior vice president of DDI, said of the research.

The key to being an influential leader on the field and in the board room is to be self - assured.

It's not because I really care whether you're a few steps ahead or behind me in tonight's rankings, or that your place on the leader board is far above mine.

LSE (ldnxf) has been looking for a new leader since former banker Xavier Rolet abruptly left in November following an ignominious public spat between activist shareholder TCI Fund Management and LSE's board.

Yet boards still give short shrift to entrepreneurs, lawyers and leaders in government, academia and consulting.

He loves Wilbur, thinks he's doing a great job and has been a strong advocate for the administration and been a great leader when it comes to the trade discussion on steel, aluminum, and certainly his involvement in trade across the board with the administration.»

«We're really fortunate to gain a leader with Dara's experience, talent and vision,» said the Uber board in a joint statement.

Fellow board members — and even her ailing 92 - year - old father — were unswayed by her argument that Viacom's leader «should be someone who is not... intertwined in Redstone family matters.»

«I think doing infrastructure in a tax reform bill would be largely, I believe, designed to attract Democrats to get on board, and I just don't know if there are going to be any Democrats that are gonna be available for support of a tax reform bill,» said South Dakota Sen. John Thune, a Republican leader.

Many of these Corporate Supplier Diversity leaders either serve as WBENC Board Members or in our Ambassadors» program.

Mr. Dorsey said that Twitter's board was not seeking a change in strategy or direction for the company as it searched for a new permanent leader.

«Cheryl Stevens is an eminently respected leader, who has guided our organization over many years and continues to be at the forefront of advancing opportunities for women's businesses in the marketplace,» said Laura Taylor, WBENC Board Chair.

«I look forward to working with the board, and the cleantech community, to carve new markets for our exciting ventures,» said Annette Verschuren, Chair and CEO, NRStor Inc. «Canada can become a leader in a new energy sector that's clean, profitable and will add a whole new dimension to our existing renewable energy assets, and MaRS is well positioned to make this happen.»