Sentences with phrase «cultural embassador»

To close, I hope that you find these insights useful and that you consider them as you embark on your next cultural transformation effort.

Not in Canada — that 25 % market share seems quaint compared to Indigo, which is enjoying a 50 % - plus cut of the pie thanks to cultural protection laws that have prevented foreign competitors from starting up.

You want to be sure of having a reasonable chance of fitting in on a personal level as well as a professional level, because to many people, cultural fit is extremely important.

When the seven - year - old company began to look at expanding beyond North America, Biderman says, it quickly realized that cultural differences have a massive impact on the shape of the online dating industry.

«To get the full change to happen, we probably need not only greater representation of women, but we need to see also a cultural shift in organizations that really places greater value on gender equity in the workplace, and makes it more legitimate and acceptable for women to lend a helping hand to other women in the work place.»

Dollar Shave Club's subsequent $ 1 billion sale to Unilever was no fluke: Science helped steer that ship, but the earlier viral advertising success of Dollar Shave Club demonstrated the cultural cohesion between the companies.

Where to stay: If you're in town for business but still want to be close to the cultural hot spots, check out the Hilton Austin.

Faced with the prospect of fewer visitors, Hong Kong is aggressively upgrading its own parks with features such as new hotels, cultural attractions and food trucks.

While budget is often the primary reason for choosing to share, cultural factors contribute as well.

Such close and consistent collaboration means cultural fit is beyond imperative.

They represent what Deloitte's Peter Brown calls a «Canadian way» of treating employees that aligns perfectly with macro-level social and cultural trends.

Get alignment on the key questions you want to ask - both technical and cultural - and what kinds of answers you are looking for

But what the average Tims consumer might not know is the myriad of business, psychological and cultural issues that have gone into this 19 - cent change.

Look for a cultural match.

The title's not - so subtle biblical reference is a hint at Stursberg's view of the Ceeb as the place that business common sense forgot, and the book serves largely as a catalogued defence of his belief that audience numbers, not an ambiguous cultural mandate, would define the network's success.

If Target failed to cater to regional and cultural differences, it's also done a poor job of distinguishing itself in the marketplace, says Mario Pilozzi, former CEO of Walmart Canada and the man who presided over the chain's entry into Canada in the mid-1990s.

Don't be confused by the name: This classic cocktail lounge is actually in Hamburg, the cultural center of northern Germany.

California Academy of Sciences Located in Golden Gate Park, the recently renovated scientific and cultural institution is one of the world's largest natural history museums, and features a planetarium, an aquarium and a stunning 2.5 - acre «living roof.»

As I have noted here before, the value of «hard power» (military dominance) and «soft power» (cultural, financial, diplomatic) can not be assessed until you don't have any.

So for the engineer in the coffee room, the cultural process made it easy for him to test out his idea and translate that into a real technology.

Because feedback was simply not a cultural norm at that church.

The Skirball Fire, named because of its proximity to the Skirball Cultural Center, is pushing its way through the high - priced Bel - Air area and threatening the Getty Museum.

The reindeer were a cultural and economic centerpiece for the Sami people.

Without them, you simply don't know what doors to knock on and, of course, there are language and cultural issues.»

«Bright entrepreneurs recognize that there's a lot of political and cultural excitement in Vermont,» he says.

92 % report keeping strong cultural ties with their homeland.

The reasons are cultural and emotional, backed by ill - conceived public policy.

What I thought but didn't say that day is that the problem these teams have is not technological; it's cultural.

They're also evangelists of a sort, driving cultural change within the company to focus on the use of data for business decisions and strategy.

But a meaningful cultural shift will elude us if we rush to judgment.

On the cultural side there's the Scotiabank Nuit Blanche arts festival in Toronto, the Scotiabank Giller book prize, a photo festival, a Caribbean festival, marathons and movie theatres.

These are needs that people outside of a cultural group wouldn't know how to address, if not even know existed.

The company has also put more emphasis on localization services that, in addition to translating documents or training videos, adjust content to account for cultural norms.

Solving logistical and cultural issues, of course, will mean little if the country destabilizes.

«The challenges in business today are not technical, they're cultural,» he says.

Hand - wringing cultural critics fret over how the internet is changing us.

they are the first to unite materialism, sustainability values and cultural influence...» Aspirationals are particularly prevalent in emerging markets such as India, China and South Korea, but are also common here in the US.

The town also has the added bonus of its cultural institution, the annual theatre festival, which carries its own benefits.

If your business depends on the engagement, creativity and free thinking of your teams, you must do your part to move the creation of a culture of conversation from abstract ideal to cultural reality.

At last count, Epic revealed there are 45 million people who signed up to play Fortnite, which makes it a phenomenal success and a cultural touchstone.

In turn, this made personality (or «cultural fit») more important than ever before.

That moment encapsulates a lot about what is at the center of Cole's belief system about people and about how to do business: Focus on the positive, even across a wide experiential or cultural background.

And while this fact is indisputable, less obvious are the social and cultural forces that lead an individual to kick the habit.

Alaska native heritage center Built by Alaskan natives as an educational and cultural institution, the centre gives a look at the state's variety of Native peoples and their history.

Perhaps if Mao hadn't struck down an entire generation in the Cultural Revolution and China had started integrating its economy and ambitions 20 years earlier, that hard and soft power might have been assembled.

«From a cultural perspective, and from the perspective of values and principles, I'm steeped in the legacy of the company,» Daly says.

If becoming a verb is the ultimate sign of achieving the status of genuine cultural phenomenon, then Marie Kondo's book, The Life - Changing Magic of Tidying Up has managed this milestone.

Joining a startup studio is like accepting a job at a new company: If the two parties have different priorities and cultural nuances, the relationship will be strained.

Somerset House Nestled between the Strand and the Thames, this grandiose, neo-classical building, is London's arts and cultural hub and the ground zero of London Fashion Week.

Buzzfeed has been aggressive in covering what it sees as Uber's cultural shortcomings, recently highlighting an apparent initiative by Uber in Lyon, France, to partner with an escort agency.