Sentences with phrase «few meetings a year»

The line was always the same: «Just a few meetings a year.

Not exact matches

A few years ago during an important meeting, one of our investors was trying to explain our two roles.

Just a few months ago, this column's critique of one company's marketing professionalism was met with a vigorous defence on Twitter, even as the company was posting a recruitment ad for a marketing manager requiring just two to five years» experience (which didn't even have to be in marketing).

But just a few years ago, the Olympic medalist was struggling to make ends meet, and resorted to swiping apples from his gym to save money.

Over the next few weeks the best teams in college football will meet for one final game before heading back to the weight room and recruiting circuit to get ready for next year.

Millstein acknowledges that being his kind of activist director is hard work, much harder than just spending a few hours at eight board meetings each year.

You'll likely find job fairs a good resource for networking with other business owners, meeting potential clients and introducing yourself to job seekers who may decide to work with you a few years down the line.

When a cash crunch left Classics scuffling to meet payroll a few years ago, Berger started to fantasize about going public.

The 39 - year - old president, a newcomer to international diplomacy, will meet many of his counterparts for the first time over the next few days at the NATO meeting in the Belgian capital followed by a G7 summit in Sicily.

But in fact, Jeff Wald, co-founder of Work Market and one of the smartest people I've met on this subject, says the freelance share of the workforce has remained stuck at about 34 % for the last few years, and is likely to stay there for the indefinite future.

A few years ago, Schwartz was a guest at the annual meeting of Baron Capital, where he was introduced to Yemenidjian, who sits on the mutual fund?s board.?

After we've met a few times and they've done some homework that I've given them, I ask them to come up with projections of sales and expenses by month for the first year.

The beverage company's new guidelines for a plan already approved by shareholders at the annual meeting earlier this year mean it will issue fewer stock awards each year, addressing concerns that the plan would dilute their investments and was too generous.

One final note about being adventurous: during a management meeting on Necker a few years ago, we took a boat ride to nearby Mosquito Island.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

A few years ago I was visiting with Marc Benioff, founder and CEO of Salesforce.com, at a World Economic Forum Davos meeting.

A few years ago Green Hills even threw a black - tie party in the store to meet more Diamonds and Rubies, and 200 attended.

Webb later moved to Paris, where he met his wife, and after a few years there they moved back to New York.

Brit and Dave Morin first met a few years ago.

A few years ago, Microsoft did some research into this problem and found that people spend on average 5.6 hours each week in meetings, and that 71 percent of American employees reported that these meetings «aren't very productive.»

It sounded bureaucratic, and it most definitely was — over the next few years, chamber members held meetings, gave speeches, took meticulous minutes and, in February 1928, published the first edition of the chamber newsletter, The Commerce of the Nation.

A few years back, I had to dig my heels in during a meeting where one of my colleagues was trying to push an initiative through that would have been detrimental to the brand, and to the efforts of my team.

«You have a psychological advantage when you can go into a morning meeting with suppliers or distributors, having tested various pricing assumptions the night before,» says Maytag, whose 15 - employee operation — one of the few surviving small breweries in the United States — produces 25,000 barrels of premium beer a year.

A few years ago, Conley began to insist that every senior management meeting end with a leader describing someone anywhere in the organization who had done outstanding work in the previous week.

Over the past few years, the U.S. Government has worked closely with the government of Bangladesh to encourage the reforms needed to meet those basic standards.

«The CEO of a huge corporation who has to give pink slips to 5,000 workers he has never met would not be under as much stress as the head of a small firm who is forced to fire a few employees he has known and worked with for years,» Rosch says.

They met every few weeks in a rough Silicon Valley neighborhood the year that Ms. Castro was applying to college, and they e-mailed often, bonding over conversations about Ms. Castro's difficult childhood.

«A number of participants indicated that the stronger outlook for economic activity, along with their increased confidence that inflation would return to 2 per cent over the medium term, implied that the appropriate path for the federal funds rate over the next few years would likely be slightly steeper than they had previously expected,» the Federal Open Market Committee said in the records of its March 20 - 21 meeting.

In an article headlined «Donald Trump Cheated on Melania With Me,» InTouch asserts that Daniels told the magazine that she and Trump — then the host of NBC's «The Apprentice» — had several more encounters over the next few years after the Tahoe meeting.

Director compensation typically consists of a cash component (retainer), smaller cash amounts paid for attendance at board and committee meetings, and incentive compensation in the form of stock and stock option grants which vest over a period of a few years.

We have been traveling for a few years now and we visited very beatifull places and met many lovely and interesting people.

In some strict sense there is not much that the investors could have done: He has the votes, and they don't, and he could have just toughed it out and sat through some awkward board meetings for the next few years.

I have never been even remotely an expert either on iron and steel production or on the Australian economy, but recent action in the iron ore markets and a vibrant debate within Australia has, in the past three weeks, set me up for several planned and unplanned meetings with Australians — some old friends, some fund managers and bankers, some government officials — who remembered some of the comments I made a few years ago about Australia and iron ore and who wanted to discuss future prospects.

For the past few years, Lage has been meeting with a handful of developers and web architects every week in one of the Chick - fil - A Atlanta campus» three innovation centers.

One female entrepreneur says Pishevar asked to meet with her a few years ago to discuss investing in her company.

«The crises of the last few years have pushed monetary policy into uncharted territory,» ECB executive board member Sabine Lautenschläger remarked at a meeting organized by the Commissariat of German Bishops.

Beyond the Model 3 and SpaceX, the list of new projects Musk unveiled or began this year is long — underground hyperloops, electric trucks, a new roadster — and the goals he is attempting to meet in the next few years are lofty.

There are still enough projects coming on stream to meet 2018 demand, but in 2019, 2020 and beyond, the lack of investment over the past few years is going to cause a serious shortage of supply.

A few years later, he met Caryn, whose husband also had died suddenly.

Whether you're new to planning or have a few years under your belt, a retirement advisor can help you meet your unique goals.

A few years ago, if you told people you were blogging, you would often be met with a blank look.

«A number of participants indicated that the stronger outlook for economic activity, along with their increased confidence that inflation would return to 2 percent over the medium term, implied that the appropriate path for the federal funds rate over the next few years would likely be slightly steeper than they had previously expected,» the Federal Open Market Committee said in the records of its March 20 - 21 meeting.

These boards met six, or fewer, times per year and continuing to operate more like boards did in the past.

The ECB's meeting in March produced few surprises, though the central bank did increase its inflation forecast for the current year from 1.3 % to 1.7 %.

If your views of buyers have gone unchanged over the past few years and are still in the framework of buyers in companies making decisions via meetings internally with sales representatives, then most certainly this needs adjusting.

A few years ago, I had the chance to meet John Wooden and engage in a brief conversation with him.

Eric met Daniel a few years ago through a Matter Family Office event and was blown away by the «unreasonable» concept he had created and the incredible businesses he was working with.

We met briefly at the SMX London of last year, I was one of the few Dutch people over there.

Though the European Central Bank (ECB) refrained from announcing any further actions at its December 2014 meeting, a dovish speech by ECB President Mario Draghi a few weeks earlier did provide further backing for what markets have been signaling for many months, namely that the ECB might introduce full - blown quantitative easing (QE) at some point during the coming year.

I met John Hamilton, now an Anglican vicar a few years older than me.