Sentences with phrase «challenging the place of»

But, narratively speaking, Armipour's film delves far deeper, more specifically challenging the place of women in Middle Eastern society, where a woman walking home alone is the very definition of immorality.

They see Detroit as a challenging place of dramatic transformation.

Not exact matches

French President Emmanuel Macron forcefully challenged many of the U.S. president's policies during a visit to Washington, saying an international nuclear deal with Iran, which President Donald Trump has harshly criticized, was not perfect but must remain in place until a replacement is forged.

In just four years, Warby Parker's chic glasses and affordable prices have helped establish the company as one of the go - to places for eyesight - challenged.

The first order of priority to make the workplace a safe place for all is to identify and place the right leaders — those with character and moral excellence running through their veins — in positions to swiftly challenge the pervasive status quo.

I like the challenge of coming in, finding an issue and coming up with a solution, working with people to get the change in place, and then moving on.

Anders argues harnessing an abundance of talent before it becomes «a minefield of petulance, frustration and selfishness» is even more challenging than spotting skill and character in the first place.

All of that will have to take place under a different matrix than the norm for the profession as the investing world itself faces new challenges.

We have shifted focus in many areas of our business and have had to reorganize teams and assets to meet the challenges we've placed on ourselves.

While massive blizzards and extreme weather in places like New York can leave hotels and airlines scrambling to alternate staff and schedules, the tourism industry in Bali has a somewhat similar challenge every year: Day of Silence.

But now the professionally challenged have a place to turn: Occupational Outlook Handbook, a resource from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics that is available at www.bls.gov/ocohome.htm.

The challenging thing for the New York Times is that those words are arguably just as applicable to the rest of the newspaper's business, not just the part of it that was taking place in Paris.

Mounting volumes of data were testing the technology in place there, challenging the company's ability to keep Coke products on store shelves.

Every place I have been to has in many ways provided a set of cultural and mental challenges, but in terms of work, the majority of the places have been developed enough to welcome digital nomads with open arms, with reliable internet, affordable accommodation and plenty of beaches for me to unwind after a sweaty day grinding away on my notebook.

Medical debt is hurting the creditworthiness of 43 million Americans, and the systems in place to collect and report this debt can be challenging for people, according to

Everyone wants to be more global, to infuse ethics and integrity into the curriculum, to teach students to be more entrepreneurial and innovative, and to put more of a challenge into MBA programs that, at some places, have become little more than a two - year search for a better job.

Says one Adobe employee surveyed by Great Place to Work: «I feel I have the opportunity to take on whatever challenges I am capable of tackling, and we have the opportunity to give and receive honest feedback about how things are going.»

«Our view is that General Electric's key challenge is in North America and it relates to the lack of robust demand for new gas - fired power capacity coupled with an installed fleet that is coming off Long Term Service Agreements that were put in place as far back as 2000,» Obin explained.

(See my previous piece on the unusual political and regulatory landscape in Austin, and the unique challenges it placed in front of the startups in what's known as the «sharing economy.»)

Now that it has implemented this suite of tools, the big challenge will be convincing small businesses, like your local carpenter, roofer, or family landscaping outfit, that they need to pay for such a thing in the first place.

Automate as You Go As the size of your eBay - bound inventory grows, you may find that the processes and systems you had in place at the outset no longer serve you as well as you need them to, says Bastos, who advocates changing your system, despite the challenges that come with it.

He led Torstar through the most challenging period in its history, then signed on to place the greater Toronto transit system on a solid footing as president of Metrolinx.

Who hasn't faced the challenge of being asked for a document, looking fruitlessly across several shared drives, and then searching for clues among email and team messaging streams — only to be caught up in a fresh breaking issue that makes us lose track of whatever we were looking for in the first place?

That isn't to say they won't continue to nag at you as the years go on, or that new and varied challenges won't arise to take their place, but you'll be prepared to handle yourself in those most volatile and impactful first few months — and that puts you far ahead of the competition.

These mega-projects are fraught with challenges ranging from new engineering demands to public opposition.But to look at any one pipeline or container - port controversy in isolation is to miss the big picture of inexorable change in the world economy and Canada's place within it.

But Trump's greatest challenge to date — silencing accusations that members of his presidential campaign colluded with Russia to influence the election that placed him in office — remains as formidable as his boasts.

Though the US Navy has far more submarines in active service both in SSBN's and attack submarines, the Russian Navy's recent moves and its newest submarine plans, show a sign of changing strategy, with a new focus placed on challenging the US Navy's dominance — particularly underwater.

If Amazon wants to recruit and retain the best talent, Denver is the optimal place for them because of the growth of our young, motivated, and educated workforce that has been drawn to the city over the past few years... [I] f Amazon decides to make Denver their home for HQ2, it will be challenging to go head to head with them from a recruiting perspective.

Perhaps the biggest challenge in pursuing these copyright cases isn't the litigation itself but the sheer volume of piracy taking place.

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters)- California and a group of 16 other states on Tuesday challenged the Trump administration's decision to revise strict U.S. vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency rules put in place under former President Barack Obama.

Everybody who looks at this can put themselves in the place of the people they're watching and say, «That reminds me of the company I work for or that's the same challenge I had with my business.»

Establishing a business is a challenging feat in the United States, a place where eight out of ten businesses fail in the first 18 months.

Schulman hopes that, armed with new federal funding to tackle these challenges, states will step up and begin filling the gaping holes in the American child care system — smoothing out the child care cliff while also making it easier for families access care in the first place, increasing the number of American kids who spend their days playing, coloring, building, and singing in a safe, caring environment their parents can actually afford.

Challenging limits of the Speaker's unwillingness to impose standards on this place and the extent to which viewers are willing to have their intelligence insulted, Conservative MP Blaine Calkins and Justice Minister Rob Nicholson used a scripted exchange on the Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act to criticize Mr. Trudeau's public speaking.

«A very small percentage have put in place bans,» he added, while other communities «are going through a challenging process of updating bylaws and ordinances.»

They will do this at a time when the country and many of these places face very real economic and social challenges that will not change that much from Amazon's expansion, all on the hope for growth that is destined to happen somewhere, but probably not there.

Establishing a business is a challenging feat in the United States, a place where eight out of ten businesses

Credit Karma's 30 - Day Debt Loss Challenge is a great place to look for cheap ideas, from hosting a potluck with friends (instead of eating out) to inviting them over to your place to watch Netflix instead of going to the movies.

Dealing with the emotional toll of losing a loved one is difficult enough, but not having a life insurance policy in place can lead to undue financial challenges afterwards.

[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

During the first 90 days your assumptions will be challenged with the realities of the market place.

Canada and Mexico share economic traits that leave both well placed to face global challenges and capitalize on opportunities, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today.

He won an Apex Award for a book he wrote several years ago called Principled Profit, which was one of the first to challenge the conventional wisdom about the place of ethics and the environment in business successand that self - published book was republished by mainstream publishers in both India and Mexico.

Amy Bohutinsky, Chief Operating Officer at Zillow Group, talks about The Home Project: «At Zillow Group, our mission every day is to help millions of Americans find the place they call home, and we are uniquely positioned to understand the challenges some face and impact their housing outcomes.

In addition, they can reposition strategy for the future to help seize the rule as an opportunity to enhance strategies, challenge business models and accelerate many of the ongoing efforts already taking place across the industry.

Likewise, last October, the Department of Justice released a memo telling its federal agencies to allow maximum discretion to those claiming religious exceptions on the grounds that it was not the government's place to challenge «the reasonableness of a religious belief.»

Her biggest challenges are rolling out her initiatives to the entire company without hiccups, and to do that, she desperately needs help from a software company that can help her manage all of her employee data in one place.

And while federal loans come with their own set of challenges and risks, all 1.37 million private loan borrowers are often subject to fewer protections and less flexible repayment plans than those offered under federal loan agreements.Less accommodating repayment options and more rigid terms can quickly lead to private student loan defaults, which is a dangerous financial place to be.

Our Grower's Technology Roundtable, which took place at Cisco's headquarters this year is another example of how we bring key stakeholders to the table to define the industry's most pressing challenges and generate field deployment opportunities in order to get new technologies to market faster.

Beneath the turmoil and unrest that has seized much of the Middle East, there is a burgeoning tech scene offering a nugget of hope in a place where creativity can be a luxury and basic survival is often a challenge.