Sentences with phrase «focuses its practice of»

The focus of the program is not substantive law, but rather helping lawyers make the leap from firm - focussed practice of law to functioning as in - house counsel.

The focus of the program is not substantive law, but rather helping lawyers make the leap from firm - focussed practice of law... [more]

Because of this confusion, we try to avoid using these words when describing what we do, but we admit that we have probably slipped up here and there - the fact is that it is hard to describe the highly focused practices of our lawyers, which are restricted primarily to personal injury litigation, without occasionally falling back on convenient words like «specialize.»

• Lawyers in the Halifax area can have the best of both worlds and choose to run either a general practice or to concentrate on a more focused practice of law.

I have focused my practice of law on Matrimonial and Family Law for the last seventeen years, working in Dutchess, Putnam, and Orange County.

Not exact matches

«This book helped me understand that doing your best work and being your most focused takes practice and training — and not necessarily the kind of practice you might imagine.

My yoga practice has taught me the power of mindfulness and how to train my mind to focus more on the present moment.

Put these tips into practice to focus on the positive aspects of life, and rewire your neurons to learn from happiness.

A matter of focusing on the present moment rather than reliving the past or worrying about the future, this practice has been shown to reduce stress and improve performance.

Rather, «it's how they practice: with full attention, focused on high - quality work, and in chunks of 60 to 90 minutes separated by short breaks.

Make it a daily practice to focus on cultivating new, positive relationships and let go of the negative ones.

This feedback can help business owners find out if their products, stock, pricing, and placement are appealing to customers; measure the training and performance of frontline employees; learn if competitors do a better job at sales, service, marketing, and operations; identify if employees are following company procedures or compliance practices; and, increase focus on service and selling to help convert browsers to buyers, Warzynski explains.

If practiced regularly, physical exercise is associated with better, more stable moods, increased focus and attention, and a host of other mental benefits.

One by one, he hired out all the other parts of the practice so that he could focus on his strength: creating the helpful content.

While conducting research for their book, The Mind of the Leader, Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter interviewed more than 1,000 leaders and found that practicing mindfulness, meaning a focus on the present, achieved by meditation and other techniques, helped those leaders engage with their employees, create better connections and improve company performance.

Being creative has more to do with uninterrupted focus for long periods of time than anything else — and that takes practice.

Commentary by Dan Eaton, a partner with the San Diego law firm of Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek where his practice focuses on defending and advising employers.

Of late, my consulting practice has focused on larger, longer - term projects.

Recruiting experts say focusing on an applicant's «pedigree» may seem like a shortcut to hiring only the cream of the crop, but this practice can have a negative impact in the long term, especially for tech companies whose survival depends on innovation.

Cascade has spent years focusing on employees, the community, and sustainability, so making the grade was largely a matter of documenting existing practices.

So right now, they focus on other applications, such as building precise three - dimensional models, drawn from CT scans, of actual patient organs and tissues that surgeons can use for pre-operative practice and training in the case of difficult surgeries.

The discipline of having a daily practice helps me to stay focused and to remind myself every morning what's important.

Questrade also puts a strong focus on agile management, a common practice in technology companies that brings together people from different areas of the company to work in small teams to quickly roll out new features while constantly iterating.

«It almost sounds like a Cinderella story, this kind of thing happening and getting noticed,» says Andy Smith, principal of Vonavona Ventures, a Lafayette, Calif. - based consulting and advisory practice focused on startups.

Tarun has worked in health for 30 years, focusing on public health research, policy and practice in the prevention of common chronic diseases and addressing Aboriginal health gaps.

A: Rooted in Hope will be working on a new project focused on water and sustainable farming practices with the City of Refuge in Ghana.

It's not the type of practice that most people like to do since it requires full focus and is extremely effortful.

Meg Osman is the executive director of CannonDesign's global corporate / commercial practice, focused on working with startup and emerging companies to implement real estate and workplace strategies that turn challenges into opportunities for growth and success.

Focusing on building content that is appropriate for each channel, sticking to best practices, aligning messaging with your brand and being generous will all ensure that you maintain a healthy and natural mix of long and shortform content.

Explorative tasks involve looking for new ways of achieving a goal rather than focusing on current practices.

He said that it's impossible to not feel positive effects from practicing a particular form of meditation: one focused on compassion.

Also, know that when you're practicing the agile startup process, you're focusing on small aspects of your company.

The federal banking regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, also last summer said it was reviewing domestic retail sales practices at Canada's key banks, focusing on «risk culture» and «the governance of sales practices.»

• CentralReach, a Pompano Beach, Fla. - based provider of electronic health record and practice management software for clinics focused on applied behavioral analysis and speech therapy, raised funding of an undisclosed amount, from Insight Venture Partners.

A focus on breathing is not required in all forms of meditation, but learning how to control it is useful even in practices where breath is not of primary concern, like TM.

Samantha Wallace, who leads the technology practice for Korn Ferry's division that focuses on mid-level search, said the Facebook hiring drive reflects the difficulty companies are having in figuring out how to best take advantage of A.I. and how to not become overly confident in it at the same time.

This year the LEAD group, leading the way on integration of sustainability into core business practices, is focusing specifically on the SDGs.

While consumer - centric companies dominated the fundraising, M&A was a different story with 46 of the 55 transactions involving practice - focused companies, accounting for all of the disclosed $ 4.7 billion.

This sort of organization & daily practice helps me stay focused and move my business ahead.»

She is active in numerous outside groups and shareholder coalitions focusing on responsible investment practices including the Investor Network on Climate Risk and the United Nations backed Principles for Responsible Investment, for which she served as the Co-Chair of the Small Funds Initiative Work Stream.

JULIA BOORSTIN, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT CORRESPONDENT: While Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has been the focus of widespread scrutiny for its privacy practices and shortfalls protecting consumer data, Google «s YouTube is drawing concerns as well.

His practice is focused on shareholder proposals, shareholder rights and improving corporate environmental and social disclosure requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Chris Lee's course focuses a lot on Adsense since that is what he makes a living on, however 95 % of this course applies to best practices for gaining organic traffic, SEO, link building, etc..

When you focus and practice a specific skill set long enough, one of the unexpected benefits is you become an unintended expert in spotting those with no skills at all.

In conclusion: By applying a creative methodology that tapped certain skills and developing a system of deliberate practice where I would focus on the weak parts of my skill set I was about to climb up the link building mountain and enjoy the view.

Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer wrote in the journal, Academy of Management Perspectives, that, «Although most of the research and public pressure concerning sustainability has been focused on the effects of business and organizational activity on the physical environment, companies and their management practices profoundly affect the human and social environment as well.»

[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?

«The second you open, you get the benefit of that name,» says Jeffery Haff, a partner with Minneapolis law firm Dady & Gardner, whose practice focuses on franchisees.

The theme of this year's MPW International Summit was «Leading with Purpose,» and the Summit featured dynamic conversations focused on best practices for building great businesses, understanding technology trends, and creating value — via investment opportunities in China and across the Asia - Pacific region.

As the «pay for work» practice is especially prevalent at the commodity - sourcing level of the food supply chain, the «No Fees» initiative initially focused on promoting ethical recruitment in palm oil and seafood sourcing, and has now scaled up to include companies in the electronics, apparel, and extractives sectors.