Sentences with phrase «companies approach things»

Not exact matches

The problem in companies is when they expect a bottom - up approach to innovation to result in actually getting a lot of things done.

A smart approach to compensation studies will help your company attract and retain talent — while avoiding stumbles that could punish you for trying to do the right thing.

While the chief investment officer of Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) can buy things most people can't — toll roads, office towers, stakes in private companies — he takes a value approach to buying, just as many retail investors do.

While other sharing - economy companies, such as Airbnb, take an «ask forgiveness rather than permission» approach, Scorpio and her co-founders wanted to do things by the book.

The Mannix brothers share many things with their father (Fred Charles Mannix) and grandfather (Fred Stephen Mannix), whose empires they inherited: their names, obviously, but also their sharp business acumen, quiet - but - aggressive approaches to philanthropy (Calgary's brand new National Music Centre — which houses Canada's Music Hall of Fame — came to being thanks to more than $ 10 million in donations from the Mannix family business; the company also contributed $ 1 million to the National Gallery of Canada in 2015) and steadfast commitment to privacy.

As my own company has grown, I've had to make continuous adjustments to strategy and approach every year based on business development successes and failures and a slew of other things I couldn't really plan for.

Holger Mueller, who tracks the HR sector as principal analyst and vice president at Constellation Research, contends that Zenefits» revenue model is the most revolutionary thing about the company, comparing its approach to Google, which also gives away its digital services for free (then monetizes its accumulated user data by selling it to advertisers).

Many service companies use this approach and offer things such as a discount on their services.

One thing is certain: If Patagonia does see growth from this approach, a new arrow will emerge for placement in companies» growth quivers.

Another, equally valuable way to grow your company is an outside - in approach to improving how you are doing things, which I call lateral learning.

Simply stated, we believe in taking a realistic approach to the economy and investment markets that starts by stepping back from all the noise and fear in the daily news and, with the aid of our deep network, focusing on the search for the world's best income opportunities and for great companies doing great things — both in North America and around the world.

Even looking at Glassdoor or something similar to learn what former employees are saying is invaluable information to have, because quite frankly, if you're going to approach employee advocacy blindly without even a sense of what your employees feel about the company, then a tool might even be a bad thing.

Because this is a very common practice, many creditors ask company A to co-sign loans to company B before they give them any money; however, the two - company approach gives you some protection and gives you a little more control if things turn sour.

The important thing is that the company uses more than one method, she says, in an integrative approach.

While it can be difficult to let things unfold organically, Catherine's focused approach has taken her through every promotion from director of financial planning to senior vice president of product strategy at Weight Watchers, to her current role at Shutterstock, one of America's fastest growing tech companies.

While companies like eHarmony still assert they have a «scientific approach» to helping people fall in love, some dating sites are starting to acknowledge that the only thing that matters when matching lovers is someone's picture.

One of the best things the show figured out how to do was to draw lots of stories from lots of different Bosch novels, keeping Bosch, Edgar, and company so busy that there are never the dead spots you get in most shows that use the «It's a 10 - hour movie» narrative approach.

Now, Rockstar has a unique way of doing things, an approach to pre-release marketing that really isn't mirrored by any other company in the business, and thus they can't be compared to how others market their games.

Whether that's if you adopt a more formal or casual approach, how teams work together, lunch, or team meeting traditions, the more unique things they know about your culture, the more confidence they will have in feeling like they have a place within your organization and can grow with the company.

A lot of car companies can learn a few things from Mazda's approach to infotainment usability.

Deadlines are approaching and companies are looking to get things done in preparation for the upcoming event.

I don't know where in the company's history they realized that this was a sensible thing to do but I think it was likely enhanced by widespread use of Myers - Briggs profiles, that helped management see that the individual talents of their group could be maximized by not assuming a one size fits all approach.

Beyond the Book and X-Ray have a bit in common and we show you how both companies approach people, places and things in entirely new ways.

Chen conceded in a blog post that the company has made some mistakes in the last few years saying: «It's tempting in a rapidly changing, rapidly growing mobile market to change for the sake of change — to mimic what's trendy and match the industry - standard, kitchen - sink approach of trying to be all things to all people.

The one thing Pottermore did was adopt the trans media approach, which few companies in the world have been able to match.

Joe Fairless: Hey, Josh, thank you for being on the show, from talking about the overall approach that you take to business and how to build a company, the process or the things that we need to pay attention to when we build a company — have the idea, have the plan, make sure we're solving something with a unique selling proposition... Be passionate, have dedication to our people, and know our business from a data standpoint — that right there is the blueprint for creating not only a real estate investing company, but just a company in general.

He had a very disciplined, rule - based approach to investing that focused on only one thing: A company's intrinsic value.

Do you think following the Magic Formula literally by - the - book is a valid investing approach for an individual investor, assuming he or she believes that buying «cheap» and «good» companies will in the long run lead to good things?

So in that spirit, I'd love to see how you approach one we all know and love but which encompasses a some aspects we don't often see on these hallowed pages: things like R&D, healthy doses of stock comp and even the name of the company becoming the verb for a universal activity — It is of course Hoov... Google!

Now, this approach doesn't exactly identify stressed situations on an industry basis except indirectly, as market prices tend to reflect the level of «stress», but in some sense it's doing the same thing in an oblique, company - specific way.

the nice thing about the capital cycle approach is just to say, OK, you can be as dumb as a value investor, or as blinkered, if you will, but just say: I'm going to look at companies and see how much they've been expanding their assets.

This has become a cornerstone of my own approach as I look for companies that can «do deals» and make things happen through their investing activities (buying and selling assets).

I can not begin to tell you how many times I have had companies approach me asking me to review things that have «cannabis» in them and I have declined.

But while it's true you may never recoup the premiums you pay to the insurance company (which is a good thing since it means your pet stayed healthy), there are problems with this approach.

The company's motto is, «Collect moments, not things,» which is the foundation of their daily approach to making the most of each moment, whether it is surfing, yoga, excursions, or simply connecting with other campers.

Now, Rockstar has a unique way of doing things, an approach to pre-release marketing that really isn't mirrored by any other company in the business, and thus they can't be compared to how others market their games.

«We feel the «walled garden» approach many developers take to server hosting makes it difficult for the clan / gaming communities as well as stifling mod and custom mapping development - two things that are very important to the success and longevity of any multiplayer game,» the company said.

«The last thing I want to do is just throw around a bunch of clichéd terms,» Ishii said, «but I honestly believe that our company DNA, high production development approach, and unabashed focus on the core community is going to be what separates us from the rest of the pack... So while it's true that the [mobile] marketplace is crowded, a big part of that crowd is currently made up of very forgettable factory processed gameplay experiences.

The company has remarked repeatedly that it's doing things differently this time, changing the way it approaches the release strategy compared to the relative failure of the Wii U. Most recently, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has noted that the NX will avoid the Wii U's greatest failure: A weak launch line - up.

But at the same time, in a very pragmatic approach, we understand that we're going to need the petroleum products at least for the foreseeable future, and certain segments of the Chukchi Sea and the Beaufort Sea have been opened up for leases, and the companies that are up there have been doing things under a legal process and with strict review by the Department of Interior and the United States Coast Guard, and that is proceeding.

Understandably he takes a lawyer's risk averse approach, (regulation will be important, there are lots of things that could wrong...) rather than taking the more optimistic view of a legal tech company founder.

So that's one of the things that companies have to be wary of that you can't just approach it as a typical deal.

Sadly enough, you might not be aware of these things, until it is time to approach the auto insurance company for damage cover.

All Things D also reported on the project, with an interesting nugget that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) approached Flipboard last year about potentially buying the company and promised to build such an app after Flipboard declined Google's advances.

After LG shock things up with the G5, which was clearly aimed at the tech fans amongst us, the company has gone back to a more conservative approach when it comes to flagship design.

Depending on how things go for Spotify, other tech companies could approach IPOs through direct listings too.

In these cases the only thing left to your job search is approach the company directly, without an introduction, using what we call a speculative approach.

The one thing most people fail to understand as they create resumes filled with facts, figures, and lists of accomplishments is that today's companies are inundated with tons of resumes that follow that same approach.

Perhaps the best thing for anyone to do when trying to build up some experience is to try and approach companies looking for a temporary work placement.

The thing is that some companies and organizations use creative approach when assigning titles to their employees and it is all good unless you remain in the company.