Sentences with phrase «by building consensus»

He holds a management position with one of San Diego's top public affairs firms, bringing to his clients more than a dozen years of experience heling many of California's top businesses and public agencies achieve their objectives by building consensus and seeking creative solutions.

«Adamowski's style «was my way or no way» and «He is not a person who leads by building consensus among all stakeholders,»» according to the local teacher union leader.

National Quality Forum (NQF) is a nonprofit organization that operates to improve the quality of American healthcare by building consensus on national priorities and goals for performance improvement and working in partnership to achieve them; endorsing national consensus standards for measuring and publicly reporting on performance; and promoting the attainment of national goals through education and outreach programs.

He leads by building consensus, listening to good ideas and serving all New Yorkers.»

«As the IDC has long believed, the best way to govern is by building consensus, working across the aisle, and advancing common sense proposals that move New York forward,» Klein said in a statement.

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Political scientist Keith Brownsey of Mount Royal University argues the Liberals paid close attention to the many fumbles made by Harper's Tories on the energy file: failing to build solid relationships with First Nations, allowing environmental groups to seize the public - relations initiative, not asserting federal authority and handing provinces like B.C. and Quebec control of the political agenda, keeping Canada outside of the international consensus on climate change, and ignoring legitimate criticisms of the federal review process.

In the months and weeks leading up to the congressional debate, she's met with dozens of lawmakers, conservative advocacy organizations, and business groups to build consensus and support for a plan that adopts parts of a 2015 proposal by Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Mike Lee.

Prince Mohammed's consolidation of power has upended decades of efforts by previous Saudi rulers to build loyalty and consensus within the royal family.

By Linda Hasenfratz and Hal Kvisle Published in the Hill Times — December 13, 2010 Despite clear signs of progress in building an international consensus, the outcome of the latest round of UN climate change negotiations in Cancun appears to have fallen short of the target: a clear and comprehensive plan to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

By Linda Hasenfratz and Hal KvislePublished in the Hill Times - December 13, 2010 Despite clear signs of progress in building an international consensus, the outcome of the latest round of UN climate change negotiations in Cancun appears to have fallen short of the target: a clear and comprehensive plan to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.Many of the most contentious issues remain unresolved, including whether to incorporate the negotiators» goals in a legally binding agreement and how...

IOTA addresses the issue by introducing a blockchain system completely different from those that already exist — it is built on a Tangle, a blockless, scalable, and lightweight distributed ledger which makes the network self - regulated as consensus on the system is not decoupled, but is an intrinsic part of the Tangle itself.

In his memoir «The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath,» Ben Bernanke illustrated frequent interaction and consensus building between the Fed Chair and Governors of the Board, as well as strong influences by the New York Fed President.

The times are favourable to self - determination, a return to reality, de-hijacking the «global normative consensus» built not by real people, but by the enlightened despots of our global age.

-LSB-...] Global governance can be «described» as the new global political regime which informally came about in the course of the post-Cold War conference process of the United Nations (1990 - 96), when a new «global consensus» was built, not primarily by governments themselves but through a historical and strategic partnership between the UN and so - called «non-state actors», mainly powerful western - based NGOs.

Provisions can be worked out to reconcile the past memories and amend past mistakes through religious values (repentance, forgiveness, and reconciliation), socio - economic means (such as providing assistance to development, promoting fair aid and trade, restitution, and reparation), and by political goals (of consensus building and solidarity).

The Water Cooler improves and expands early care and education (ECE) and K - 12 education for California's children by bringing together diverse stakeholders to build consensus for policy solutions that support the needs of children from birth to 12th.

In this quadrant the agenda is negotiable by all participants and participation is intended to build consensus or mutual understanding.

«This is democracy at work,» he said, adding that he believed the decision not to prioritise Brexit for debate was motivated by «a feeling that there needs to be a bit more consensus - building, rather than dividing the party at the moment».

«District Attorney Rice is exactly what we need in government today: tough, progressive, thoughtful and able to build consensus across the state in order to solve everyday problems,» Bishop said in a statement released by Rice's campaign.

If the main objective is to build cross-party consensus, then cross-party talks are the obvious vehicle (as in the cross party talks which preceded the Belfast agreement, or the current talks on further devolution to Scotland led by Lord Smith of Kelvin).

Ibe who was reacting to the advice given by the immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan, said the former Vice President, who he described as a master of consensus building, would not discountenance the importance of carrying everyone along.

These commonly require a legislative supermajority: in consequence any significant alteration in the existing constitutional arrangements is normally preceded by an often protracted period of scrutiny and consensus building.

The 57 - year - old real estate executive, accompanied by several staffers and volunteers who distributed campaign literature, frequently told those he spoke with about what he believes to be Mayor Bill de Blasio's flaws, especially a splintered relationship with the NYPD and his inability to «consensus - build» with Governor Cuomo.

Building on a rare area of consensus Meanwhile, if deforestation were eliminated by 2030, soybean - producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana and Nebraska could expect to gain as much as $ 7.7 billion in increased revenue.

«The goal of this project is to help build consensus around a shared set of facts about gun policy by demonstrating where scientific evidence is accumulating,» said Andrew Morral, the project's leader and a behavioral scientist at RAND, a nonprofit research organization.

Through seminars, workshops, working groups, and online consensus - building projects supported by immunological and clinical data from cancer immunotherapy trials, the Consortium works to address several of the key issues facing the cancer immunotherapy field.

This work included an evidence session held in October 2016 by the NDG office, with collaboration from the PHG Foundation and the Association for Clinical Genomic Science (ACGS), which informed Dame Fiona's paper on building consensus on genomic data sharing.

While in Geneva, Dr. Modjarrad was charged with guiding Ebola vaccine policy by monitoring the science, building consensus among diverse stakeholders and outlining a broad scientific agenda to define critical clinical endpoints.

This article aims to demonstrate that current international relations governed by the law of the strongest necessarily have to be governed in the future for a world government that is able to preserve world peace, defend the general interests of the planet making them compatible with the interests of every nation, mediate international conflicts and build consensus among all national states.

As current trends in contemporary society demand new educational responses, and traditional systems of learning are substantially challenged and reshaped, consensus is building around the importance of developing learners well prepared to meet the demands that current and future global trends make on individuals and societies, particularly in the area of civic and social participation, and ethical behavior in a world increasingly marked by difference.

You can avoid this and build consensus by understanding that consensus building is a manageable process.

By using inclusive, positive language, we can build consensus and create an atmosphere of collaboration.

My leadership philosophy is based on consensus building and accountability, balanced by the ability to translate a core mission into action reflective of a shared vision.

Accelerates progress by identifying opportunities to direct resources, troubleshoot barriers, and build consensus.

Topics include: • The importance of quality policies and by - laws • Agendas that work • Building consensus and coalitions for action • Budgeting protocols that focus on student achievement • Building a high functioning team that dedicated to making decisions on behalf of students Presenter: Owens Saylor, KASA March 6, 2018 • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CT • Bowling Green • $ 179 (or register for all modules for $ 899)

And by that metric — by our ability to build consensus around a set of interventions that work for closing the achievement gap — I would have to say that the last 50 years have been a near complete failure.

We anticipate a final version of the community school implementation standards within the next several months, followed by a similar discussion and consensus - building process around systems infrastructures (e.g. district, county, state, federal level) to support development, implementation and sustainability of at - scale community school strategies.

The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway by Doug Most Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 02/04/2014 History, Science & Current Affairs, 352 pages Number of reader reviews: 25 Readers» consensus: 4.4 / 5.0

As a member of the Board I would continue to devote myself to promoting Readium, building consensus with member organizations, strengthening alliances throughout the larger community, and encouraging commitment by existing and future members.

I certainly agree that scientific progress is better served by open debate than by consensus building.

(Sec. 213) Amends the EPCA to: (1) revise the definition of «energy conservation standard» to include energy efficiency for certain covered equipment, water efficiency for certain covered equipment, and both energy and water efficiency for certain equipment; (2) allow the adoption of consensus and alternative test procedures for purposes of the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles; (3) require the Secretary to prescribe a new test method for televisions; (4) expand the list of criteria for prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards, including requiring Energy Guide labels to include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could support an assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by federal standards.

But while it is uncharitable to describe building pipelines to fight climate change as a «crock of shit» or «Orwellian logic» — as David Suzuki and economist Mark Jaccard, respectively, have done — it's by no means certain that it will achieve a national climate consensus, which has eluded governments since that of Brian Mulroney.

is uncharitable to describe building pipelines to fight climate change as a «crock of shit» or «Orwellian logic» — as David Suzuki and economist Mark Jaccard, respectively, have done — it's by no means certain that it will achieve a national climate consensus, which has eluded governments since that of Brian Mulroney.

Drawing on case studies of past environmental debates such as those over acid rain and ozone depletion, science policy experts Roger Pielke Jr. and Daniel Sarewitz argue that once next generation technologies are available that make meaningful action on climate change lower - cost, then much of the argument politically over scientific uncertainty is likely to diminish.26 Similarly, research by Yale University's Dan Kahan and colleagues suggest that building political consensus on climate change will depend heavily on advocates for action calling attention to a diverse mix of options, with some actions such as tax incentives for nuclear energy, government support for clean energy research, or actions to protect cities and communities against climate risks, more likely to gain support from both Democrats and Republicans.

In terms of your request for something substantial, I responded to your original claim that «the theory relies on computer models» with a link to a RealClimate post that shows this claim is not correct — rather than computer models, the foundations of the scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change are built upon our understanding of how the atmosphere works and how we are changing it by emitting greenhouse gases.

Hey MaxiPriest, I typically start with the scientific consensus and then make amazing discoveries by building off this work.

The governance arrangements are built on and informed by five principles: inclusiveness, transparency, accountability, consensus - based decisions and participation.

I do not believe it is just the present US Administration driving this but includes scientists who have left, or been rejected by, the «consensus» and who are increasingly reaching out, building a consensus of their own.

Waiting for political types to decide, who by their very nature are clueless and indecisive, depending as they do on negotiation and consultation and consensus building are the wrong people to be making these decisions.

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