Sentences with phrase «challenging roles they took on»

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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.

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.

[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.

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.

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

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.

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

«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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

In Blue Night, Sarah Jessica Parker pivots to take on a huge challenge, playing a singer in a dark dramatic role.

Well known for his total - immersion method of character acting, Daniel Day - Lewis takes on the challenge of his career in the role of Christy Brown, an acclaimed Irish writer and artist with cerebral palsy who is only able to control his left foot.

Before taking over the box office as King T'Challa in Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman took on the challenging role of Jackie Robinson in 2013's... Read More

There are also excellent performances from Marjorie Estiano and Miguel Lobo, who have to take on challenging roles with subtext while remaining neutral in their performances.

Though a long - time fan of Mr. Russell, I've often been critical of his career - limiting role choices, and here he proves yet again that he has always been capable of taking on a challenging lead and delivering a nuanced performance.

Of course, I don't think Samantha Morton could act badly if you told her to, but this has to have been one of the more challenging roles she's ever taken on... not just anyone can turn a whimpering, confused (psychic) kidnapping victim in a sci - fi picture into a serious and introspective dramatic role.

But Bollywood up - and - comer Ali Fazal gamely accepts the challenge, taking on the role of the historically smothered (until recently, at least) Abdul Karim, and channels a buoyant charisma that makes it easy to believe that dispirited Victoria could fall for him so hard, platonically speaking.

Warner Bros. is getting back on the vine with «Tarzan,» which they temporarily shut down this spring, with Alexander Skarsgård still on board to wear the loincloth, and Waltz taking the role of a military figure who clashes with the linguistically challenged hero.

You will take on the role of a brave hunter challenging larger than life beasts that yield valuable resources used for crafting countless unique weapons and equipment.

Take on the role of a brave hunter on an adrenaline - fueled adventure challenging larger - than - life beasts.

At first she's unsure she wants to revisit the material; she doesn't feel comfortable playing the older character and she makes a compelling argument that she's still connected to the young character that she played early in her career but after discussions with the director and pressure from her agent and her assistant, she agrees to take on the role and the challenge.

«And so the more illogical and crazy it is, the bigger a challenge it is to take on that role and be like, «No, this guy makes a lot of sense.»»

While at the TCA Press Tour presentation for the Paramount Network, Collider got the opportunity to sit down with actor Taylor Kitsch for this 1 - on - 1 interview about the experience of playing David Koresh, whether he ever doubted the decision to take on the role, how he needed the help of a therapist to leave the role behind, getting the scripture and sermons right, his view of Koresh, the challenging physical transformation that he went through, and the toughest day on set.

The 32 - year - old actor takes on the challenging role of cosmologist Stephen Hawkings in the movie The Theory of Everything.

Before taking over the box office as King T'Challa in Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman took on the challenging role of Jackie Robinson in 2013's 42.

DiCaprio in contrast, who like Cruise found success early, seems eager to take on characters that challenge even if, at times, that means an ancillary role.

Because the first year in a new role is a whirlwind, it's easy to lose track of why you decided to take on the challenging role of educator.

And as the next generation takes on leadership roles, what can we learn from Skandera's challenges and successes?

You take on the role of Alan Sugar in challenging a maximum of ten groups to decide on a range of tariffs and logos for two customer groups.

The role provides an excellent opportunity for a high - performing, consultative, B2B sales professional to take on complex challenges, work for a highly - respected brand, and benefit from extensive coaching and support.

For the next 25 years, Dockterman tested and created dozens of educational programs, among them the award - winning Science Court, an animated television show that aired on ABC Kids that taught the fundamental concepts of elementary and middle school science; the Great Ocean Rescue, a computer application where students face four challenging rescue missions that take them deep into the world's oceans; and Decisions, Decisions, a game that teaches students the complexities of topics like immigration, the constitution, environment, or building a nation through role - playing and informed discussion.

Whether you're currently in a leadership role, or aspire to be in one, you're ready to take on new challenges.

While we began as a seventeen - member group meeting monthly to discuss wins and challenges in our classrooms and schools, we have evolved to take on a larger role.

Fourth, larger school districts need develop and engage a senior leadership team to take on these challenges collaboratively rather than have this work led by individual roles, divisions and departments in the central office, At the district level, Cosner says school leaders need to consider how to break down siloed efforts.

After a competitive application process, our Classroom Teachers take on the challenging role of instructional leaders of their classrooms.

When curriculum materials are expected to take on the role of change agent and transform teacher practice — as in a systemic reform initiative — the challenges of effective implementation are heightened.