Sentences with phrase «culture as of»

The resulting book is as much a history of American culture as of American art.

Yet Vitogate could turn out to be as significant to the state's political culture as any of those earthquakes.

White Christians, after all, are not part of the majority culture and never have been, unless they define their primary culture as that of the United States of America.

Islam has retained its unity and universal characteristics in the midst of such diverse cultures as those of Arabia, Greece, Rome, and Iran in ancient times, and later in the cultures of Africa, Egypt, Turkey, Central Asia, India, China, and Southeast Asia.

«The parpy exhaust note is entertaining in moderation, if not as cultured as those of six - cylinder rivals from Porsche and Lotus, and the styling will always be a highlight.»

Not exact matches

As Claire Fallon, the Huffington Post's books and culture writer, points out, there are plenty of other reasons why ebooks may never catch on with a larger crowd.

«The CEO wanted to have a certain culture at the company, but he had a lot of other priorities to focus on as well,» Duffin says.

As part of Glassdoor's 50 Most Common Interview Questions series, career strategist Mary Grace Gardner from The Young Professionista says that «knowing what excites you helps to assess whether or not you fit with the company's culture.»

Erica Barrett is the owner and founder of Southern Culture Artisan Foods, a packaging food business she describes as a breakfast lifestyle brand.

As Mandel - Campbell wrote in her book: «Language is only window dressing without a solid understanding of a country's culture and history.»

«She lived, as we all have lived, too many years in a culture broken by brutally powerful men,» she said, and her words sparked emotions of anger and, at the same time, the motivation to fight for change.

In addition to the removal of Fielding as CEO, the startup is «taking a number of steps to improve Ripcord's culture, including but not limited to increased training, reporting mechanisms and Board oversight,» the representative said.

As much as recent efforts to encourage women in STEM education and STEM jobs have helped move the needle a bit, the culture of science has often made life for women scientists harder than it already is — excluding them from clubby publishing and peer review networks and sometimes outright snubbing their achievementAs much as recent efforts to encourage women in STEM education and STEM jobs have helped move the needle a bit, the culture of science has often made life for women scientists harder than it already is — excluding them from clubby publishing and peer review networks and sometimes outright snubbing their achievementas recent efforts to encourage women in STEM education and STEM jobs have helped move the needle a bit, the culture of science has often made life for women scientists harder than it already is — excluding them from clubby publishing and peer review networks and sometimes outright snubbing their achievements.

One habit of Prince's they told me about struck me as so counter to our times that I came to see it as illustrating what set him apart from today's culture of celebrity: he allowed no one near him to use a cell phone.

These days Candace is out from behind the mask and showing the world some new faces — as a singer (her rendition of Michael Jackson's «Heal The World» also went viral), vlogger, host on TLC, and ambassador for charitable organization Convoy of Hope, who as part of their mission works to empower young girls in cultures where women are degraded.

Setting up a company and culture that allows people to do what they do best (Mastery), in the way that they think will bring about the best results (Autonomy) focused on something that is meaningful (Purpose) as part of group aligned in values (Connectedness) is what drives a great and powerful culture.»

But their reputation is still in need of repair, and as a firm known for consulting, its future reputation will be paramount to the company's success, Dirker said, and a change in corporate culture will be just as vital as regulatory compliance.

This Pacific Northwest city is known for being a hipster haven, and offers both nature (like Mount Hood and Forest Park) as well as culture (check out Powell's City of Books or its number of microbreweries).

Now, Pelourinho's culture is as vibrant as its facades, and tourists from Brazil and the far reaches of the world flock to the historical center for food, dancing, and the Museu Afro - Brasileiro.

And if they succeed, their executives will be part of a culture that rejects the use of patents as a tool for aggression and ruinous lawsuits.

«I think frankly, employers should try to embrace the idea behind this, especially if the company has any pretense of being a feminist organization or treating women's rights as a priority, whether it's in their corporate culture or their customer relations.

«It's going to happen pretty fast,» predicts Greg Williams, manager of the B.C. Marijuana Party and Marc Emery's Cannabis Culture, both of which occupy a heritage building in a gentrification - resistant part of Vancouver popularly known as the Vansterdam block.

Nicknaming is just one example of how The Pink Ceiling's culture is defined by «a healthy irreverence,» as Whitehead puts it.

Designing the physical workspace may be easy to overlook as a means of dictating corporate culture, but it is in some ways the most fundamental of management choices.

Cultures as diverse as the Himba in the Namibian plains and the Berinmo in the lush rainforests of Papua New Guinea employ such five term systems.

Mulally honored the heritage of the company and used Ford's identity as a strength to reinvigorate a culture.

As a consultant, Teasdale often is hired to help leaders figure out how to develop better relationships, increase employee engagement and create a culture of learning and innovation.

Some of the key insights, like long - term thinking, continuous learning, and simplified company structure, all serve as building blocks for his startup's culture, he said.

Cornell also boasted a track record of building private - label brands, a priority for Target, and had a reputation as a leader who could rally the troops and change a culture.

Another culture that treats women as less than men (such that female infanticide still happens regularly), India, nevertheless, finds females in 30 percent of programming jobs, compared with 21 percent in the U.S.

«Going forward, the head of HR will also need to serve as the ethical voice of a company, coming up with a strategic plan to create and adhere to a zero - tolerance anti-harassment culture,» Mangan explained.

Gachot adds, «For many years, we have tried to deal with language as if it was a barrier for communication - while with neural machine translation, language difference is what makes the richness of communication between different cultures.»

He claimed that informants disguised as workers created a culture of fear, and that Segen workers were instructed «not to tell any information to the white men.»

«Just as the IRS performs audits of people all the time of their tax returns, the same purpose here is to ensure a culture of compliance in this area,» he said.

Co-founder Travis Kalanick stepped down as CEO of the loss - making ride - hailing company after a workplace culture investigation found more than 200 claims of misconduct.

Regardless of criticisms, Dalio readily admits the institutionalized culture, which he imagines as running like an interlocking network of «machines,» certainly is not for everyone.

We've found that making a virtual culture feel as real as possible requires a blend of technology and attention to personal details.

Growing up in the 1990s, he watched as Chip rode the wave of beach and ski bum culture, flogging jackets, sweatshirts and board shorts from here to Japan.

Hsieh began experimenting with Holacracy in 2013 as a way of maintaining Zappos» lauded employee - centric culture as it continued to grow.

Target has a unique, well - established corporate culture in the U.S., which the company views as one of the reasons for its success, and leaders sought to replicate that environment here.

Dig Deeper: Nolan Bushnell on Games and Parties in Company Culture How to Create a Company Philosophy: Fixing a Broken Company Culture As a company grows, it's possible for the leadership or the employees to lose sight of the founding values.

Every small business should be as transparent as possible with their employees to create a culture of trust and honesty.

In Laloux's terms, Zappos pre-Holacracy was a Green organization that operated with a traditional pyramid structure but focused on culture as a means of empowering employees.

It is important to be rigorous about analyzing the businesses» revenue and expenses, which means rigorously evaluating the qualitative aspects of the franchise, such as whether it has a culture of collaborative support or internal competition.

Lest you think of «culture» as a luxury, know that it is everything to your business as an entrepreneur.

These are things that are important to us as a culture and as a society and I only want to align myself with brands that have the same kind of cultural beliefs that I do.»

As the chairman of SolarCity, and the founder of Tesla, he has rightfully positioned himself as both an innovator and a pop - culture icon of what powers the futurAs the chairman of SolarCity, and the founder of Tesla, he has rightfully positioned himself as both an innovator and a pop - culture icon of what powers the futuras both an innovator and a pop - culture icon of what powers the future.

Measures such as quotas that force placement of a higher number of women into leadership may provide rapid results, but may not do much to help get rid of the bias, and won't change a company's culture.

Hourly and half - hourly news bulletins, combined with programs on a host of topics, from sports to culture and cookery to comedy, mean that the radio is arguably still as relevant today as it was in the years before podcasts, the web and streaming.

We can appreciate and enjoy other cultures while being respectful of them, and it's always a good reminder that while our hearts are in the right place (as we're sure Miley's was), we can all make mistakes from time to time.