Sentences with phrase «challenging roles they took»

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The results underscore the big challenges facing Wal - Mart's new CEO, Doug McMillon, who took over the top role on Feb. 1.

From beginning my career on the manufacturing floor of Mars Drinks in the UK to taking the reins as president of Mars Chocolate North America, each role I've held has differed from the last — and has challenged me in new and exciting ways.

More than a decade ago, Joey Wat at Yum China, was given the chance to take on a massive career challenge that had a high risk of failure — and her decision led Wat into the role she has now.

«Most of the stores were not making money — a very significant portion, and there was an opportunity for me to take this role, but it was very challenging,» Joey Wat, CEO of Yum China, said when speaking to CNBC's Akiko Fujita last month.

Kraft Foods Group announced Chairman John Cahill will also take on the chief executive role, leading a food - and - beverage giant at a time when many of the largest packaged foods companies are facing a challenge to find growth.

In 2008, McDonough took the challenge and served his country in this role for eight years.

Canada has taken a leadership role in addressing the health challenges facing women, infants and children in the world's poorest countries.

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way

The challenge here is that you must be ready to take on more than half of the available roles in the business.

Kalanick may have to take a role under the new CEO, but it will be less than what he's used to, which means that managing Kalanick's ego will be Khosrowshahi's biggest challenge.

For a number of reasons, the Asia - Pacific region has always presented a particular challenge to PE firms that want to take an active role in value creation.

Christian aid workers have told Premier about the most challenging aspects of their roles and urged churches to take an active interest.

Gadamer, of how the inspired text, which we question in order to find its meaning and relevance, questions, criticizes, challenges and changes us in the process -» Some who today raise the proper question, whether there are not culturally relative elements in Paul's teaching about role relationships (an the material has to be thought through from this standpoint), seem to proceed improperly in doing so; for in effect they take current secular views about the sexes as fixed points, and work to bring Scripture into line with them - an agenda that at a stroke turns the study of sacred theology into a venture in secular ideology.

I have come to the sad conclusion that many Christians of my generation [I am 70 years old] are not only not up to the challenge; but they are reluctant to pass the mantle of power / leadership to the next generation and take the role of advisors / encouragers to them as they trial and error [the only way we can learn a new thing] their way to discovering and institutionalizing the New Reformation Rose.

The form of argument in this presentation has emphasized several specific points: first, that the Asian values argument, as a challenge to the implementation of constitutional democracy, is exaggerated and fails to account for the richness of values discourse in the East Asian region - local values do not provide a justification for harsh authoritarian practices; second, that the cultural prerequisites arguments fail because they ignore the discursive processes for value development and they are tautological, excessively deterministic and ignore the importance of human agency it, therefore, makes little sense to take an entry test for constitutional democracy; third, the difficulties of importing Western communitarian ideas into an East Asian authoritarian environment without adequate liberal constitutional safeguards; fourth, the positive role of constitutionalism in constructing empowering conversations in modern democratic development and as a venue for values discourse; fifth, the importance, especially in a cross-cultural context, of indigenization of constitutionalism through local institutional embodiment; and sixth, the value of extending research focused on the positive engendering or enabling function of constitutionalism to the developmental context in general and East Asia in particular.

Lets Theo, G12, Welbz take the role up front and challenge to keep all 3 on their toes bt maybe Mahrez isnt needed amd Welbz is the man covering Alexis?

Having lost Cazorla to injury for the time being, a player whose deep midfield role has been one reason we are challenging for the title, Campbell takes over on the left wing with extra defensive duties.

«STR is unique, facing the challenges of being spread over two countries and fulfilling the roles of both a team in its own right and an important part of the Red Bull driver programme: they are challenges that the team takes in its stride and, whilst doing so, continues to grow and improve year on year.

whatever you think of ramsey... and in my books he is a decent b2b but certainly not top class... he is not going to control the area between edge of box and centre line which is what all great DMs do... nor has coquelin proved that to me... he is a guttusso type player and has improved massively in that role... not convinced it is what will take us to challenging for titles however which is why a cavalho type DM is a needed addition especially as arteta and flamini are obviously not up to the task... but have always said that wengers job is to get best out of ozil santi and wilshere who are the real creative world class strengths of this squad... they need protection behind them and options in front... at moment the real worry is that wenger will continue to use mertesakher at CB and fail to bring in quality striker... so the song remains the same... without quality DM and attacking option we will be trying to retain 3rd place and reach qf of cl

«Taking on the Football Sabbatical role this year is an absolute privilege but, at the same time a massive challenge.

With no shortage of pace, ample creativity and great link - up play, he has everything it takes to play that role and it remains to be seen whether he can live up to the hype and once again challenge for a regular place in the Gunners starting eleven.

These small, soft lightweight animals immediately took on the role of transitional objects, comforting both children through many a challenge over the years, even making their way to college with my daughter.

Being a Stepmom is a challenging role in itself, add in young age and lack of parenting experience and it takes the word «difficult» to a whole new level.

Finding balance and taking time for my needs has been one of the most challenging aspects to the role of being a parent.

Today» society also brings about challenges that have become harder than ever to be a parent, but it can take on a whole new role when... more

While it's tempting to point fingers at our kids, our spouse, or others for the challenges we're facing at home, it's essential to take a step back and examine ourselves — our past, our «baggage,» our own thoughts and feelings — to recognize the role that we're playing and how we can change it.

Parenting is one of the most challenging roles we can take on.

When you work from home so you can take care of your children during the day or in the afternoons, it can be even more challenging as you may feel pulled between competing loyalties and overwhelmed by the responsibilities of your various roles.

«Virginia's next governor will have an important role in combatting gun violence and advancing solutions to make communities safer and we believe Ralph Northam is exceptionally suited to take on that challenge,» Kelly said in a statement.

Newly minted Nassau County Executive Laura Curran on Tuesday officially took on another important role — a leader in a key regional transportation planning group — and laid out challenges facing Long Island.

New York state is taking an expanded legal role in challenging Trump's executive order limiting immigration, with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman joining an ACLU - backed lawsuit to overturn the ban.

On foreign affairs, Mr Blair called for the West to take a more active role pushing for democratic change in the Arab world and said that Europe needed an elected leader to challenge the role of China in the world.

The National Nasara Coordinator hopeful who described himself as a full «blooded» NPP member and a true son of Zongo, reiterated that, he knows the challenges associated with Zongo communities thus the need to take the party's leadership role to improve the lot of the Zongo people.

They'll be expected to take a lead role in a challenging legislative and budget environment.

The new Sir Menzies - known as Ming - recovered from a serious brush with cancer to resume the prominent role he took in challenging the legal basis for the war and the «dodgy dossiers» regarding WMD.

In the face of these challenges in public understanding, the new report released at the AAAS meeting showed that 87 percent of scientists say they should take an active role in public policy debates about issues related to science and technology.

«It will also inspire people to take better care of our planet as they learn about the challenges facing park ecosystems and get excited about the science that will help protect them — and the role that each individual can play.»

«Science writers need to take an active role in challenging quackery,» he said.

As life sciences become the fourth pillar of the nation?s economy, and with the pace of development in this sector accelerating rapidly, science education is taking on an increasingly greater role in preparing students for many of tomorrow's challenges.

In the new analysis, investigators sought to understand the role of pre-existing anti-HA stem antibodies in protection against influenza using data from a healthy volunteer influenza challenge trial that took place in 2013 at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

At the same time the WHO set out their thinking behind their new position in a piece for the journal, PLOS Medicine, and they called for all regulators, companies, academics, institutional research boards, universities, funders — everybody who has a role in this — to take up the challenge in their own jurisdictions and make it happen.

But motherhood has also been one of the most challenging roles I have ever taken on.

Saint Luke's Muriel I. Kauffman Women's Heart Center was founded in 1994 and is recognized as the first women's heart center of its kind in the United States, taking a proactive role publicly addressing the unique aspects and challenges related to women's heart health.

Following an unlikely appearance as a football player in The Replacements (2000) and a turn as the son of Old Scratch in Little Nicky (2000), Ifans» role as a socially challenged forest dweller turned opera - loving socialite in the eccentric Human Nature provided audiences with abundant laughs and a further glimpse into the quirkiness of a truly unique actor.Of course the ever - eccentric Ifans was only warming up, and after supporting roles in such efforts as The 51st State, The Shipping News and Once Upon a Time in the Midlands Ifans once again took the lead in the 2003 comedy Donnie Deckchair.

Joseph's acting talents were put to the test when he took on the challenging role of Dexter Evans in The Cure.

Developed by Activision - owned studio Beenox, Spider - Man: Edge of Time challenges the player to take on the roles of both classic Amazing Spider - Man and Spider - Man 2099 to correct a timestream gone awry and prevent a catastrophic future brought on by the early and untimely death of Peter Parker.

Taking a fairly low - key role here is political strategist and former White House aide Chad Griffin, founder of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, the gay civil - rights group formed to challenge the law.

Turning in consistently powerful performances, Don has not only taken on challenging roles, but put his talents into producing projects he believes in as well.

Although Ralph Fiennes is best known for his versatile acting roles, he has now taken on the challenge of also directing a movie.

After breaking out big in the early 1990s, actor Jim Carrey took on his most challenging role yet - playing Andy Kaufman in the film Man on the Moon.