Sentences with phrase «from around a person»

Shatterproof wine glasses were a gift from the gods; no one had to feel bad about understandably dropping anything, and no one else had to spend 30 minutes awkwardly vacuuming glass from around peoples» feet.

Not exact matches

Some are blissfully unaware of the negative impact that they have on those around them, and others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos and pushing other people's buttons.

«We merged our efforts in mid-December with the team around Paul Kocher and the people from Cyberus Technology to work on two solid publications on Meltdown and Spectre,» said Gruss.

I also found the stories around team building — from recruiting, organizing and motivating teams, to having to let people go — very enlightening.

Roughly one - third of its Instagram photos are regrams from other accounts, which lets Starbucks show how different people are enjoying its drinks around the world.

More than half of working - age adults believe they have the ability to start their own company, according to a new report from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, which surveyed people working in 60 countries around the world.

And some of the players to watch out for are the same big guys from 10 or 20 years ago (Microsoft, Oracle, AT&T, etc.) who are the long - entrenched stakeholders and «powers - who - be» in your space — not because they're great innovators or disruptors, but because: (a) they're increasingly well - informed about who's doing what very well (damn those demo days); (b) they're fairly fast followers with great gobs of money; and (c) they have the people, resources, and patience to hang around and keep buying and trying until they eventually get things right in the long run.

The company is aiming for business travelers who want a step up from first class on commercial airlines and hopes to bring private travel «down to a level where people will fly it around the country.»

«I used to kid around that I went from being a really smart person to the least smart person in the room,» Rahn said.

The exact goals vary from person to person - in late»90s Gates once famously used his week to get his head around the emerging trend of the internet - but all commentators seem to agree that the experience is a great way to set your direction.

[With it,] she went from a child who couldn't hold a single letter in her head to someone who was able to read words and sentences and chapter books and able to effectively communicate with people around her.

As the internet has the power to connect people from across continents, businesses have surpassed boundaries to reach markets around the world.

When people talk about entrepreneurship, most of the discussions revolve around the sense of fulfillment or satisfaction they get from building something out of nothing.

We had to take what I've learned from turning around companies and growing them, and what the people here know about getting 100 million meals into Canadians» bellies every year, and mesh those skill sets.

I think he saw it — the political pressure that really resulted from public pressure, or people saying things as simple as, «I drive around the city and I can see with my own eyes that the lights are not synchronized.»

Additionally, 56 % of people said the people they surround themselves around «are not necessarily with them,» and approximately 40 % said they «lack companionship,» their «relationships aren't meaningful,» and that they feel «isolated from others.»

I'm going to go from running 386 people to 40,000 and you believe that my turning around the research business will drive the stock higher, and you want to keep me flat?»

But regardless of which side you lean toward, there are entrepreneurs leading the way in social impact, people like Joshua Schukman, founder of Social Change Nation, an organization focused on bringing together entrepreneurs from around the world who are making an impact while still making a profit.

«Unconsciously, their eyes scurry from person to person, darting around the room, without ever pausing to actually see the recipients of their message,» Price says.

Massachusetts: From Algonquian Massachusetts, a name for the native people who lived around the bay, meaning «at the large hill,» in reference to Great Blue Hill, southwest of Boston.

To pull it off, Catullo's team had to get over 180 permits to do the shoot, create a perimeter around the Acropolis that included over 400 security people, bring in their own TV truck and all key gear from the U.K., and become the first production granted permission to film at the Parthenon in almost 60 years.

As a brand that prides itself on crafting «exceptional products for exceptional people,» S.T. Dupont's ethos has attracted people from all around the world — including the Middle East.

Far from an economic powerhouse, China's economy remains a middleweight when its vast number of poor people is taken into account — the country's per capita GDP is only around US$ 4,500, 1 / 10th that of the U.S. And as a share of the economy, household incomes have actually declined over the past decade.

Tech hubs like Silicon Valley and East London's Tech City are attracting people from around the world — individuals who are on their way to becoming tech - startup entrepreneurs.

People's behaviour will change immediately — from how they decide to seek medical attention for non-viral conditions (serious health issues may get overlooked) to how people move around within their own city, reducing spending in retail stores and restauPeople's behaviour will change immediately — from how they decide to seek medical attention for non-viral conditions (serious health issues may get overlooked) to how people move around within their own city, reducing spending in retail stores and restaupeople move around within their own city, reducing spending in retail stores and restaurants.

A couple of weeks later, 12 people — eight men, four women — sat around a conference table with a moderator, while Carl, our editor, and I looked on from the other side of a two - way mirror.

Researchers have found a myriad of ways mobile devices keep people from living in the moment and fully engaging with people around them.

«Regardless of what you drink, use a beverage break as an excuse to get away from your desk, walk around, stretch, and interact with some people — all things that will help you maintain your energy levels.»

Strategy, priorities and their implementation are decided annually at three three - day off - site meetings with a core planning team of about 30 people from around the world.

Around 30 percent of LGBT people have planned a major vacation in the last 12 months, according to a Community Marketing & Insights study from 2013.

I guarantee you will meet all sorts of fascinating people from around world.

I'm a really proud Canadian, and being able to travel around the world driving these trucks has been amazing, and I love telling people about where I'm from.

«But in an economy that revolves around mobility and flexibility, a house that can't be sold becomes an economic trap,» preventing people from moving to where the jobs are.

While I did get a ton of new connections — going from around 800 of them to more than 1,500 — it was a pain in some ways, particularly the zillion notifications plus every 20th person emailing to ask me to remind him or her how we met.

Because everyone has a different number, lucky days will differ from person to person (these are the good luck charms from around the world).

To turn things around, Fitbit has been shifting its focus from just weekend athletes to healthcare and in February acquired healthcare data service Twine, which helps connect people with chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension with coaches and doctors.

From the perspective of many hiring companies, getting top - notch people can be a major pain point, particularly for any business located in a thriving startup scene where there's only so much A-level talent to go around.

While people can buy fractions of Bitcoin in increments of as little as $ 1 on cryptocurrency exchanges, institutional investors have largely been barred from those venues owing to fiduciary and compliance requirements around custody of assets.

While poverty has fallen around the world over the past 2 1/2 decades, the vast majority of the people who moved past the $ 1.25 - a-day threshold hail from China.

Facebook is financing hotspots in villages in countries like South Africa, which requires agreement from entrepreneurs who are willing to act as evangelists, writes Wired's Jessi Hempel: These business owners need to let people know that the hotspots are there and make them feel comfortable sticking around to use them.

When I arrive, four young people from Hsieh's favorite band, Rabbit, are eating TV dinners and messing around with the mashed - potato machine.

There's no doubt Twitter is a modern - day, real - time water cooler around which people from all over the world can gather to chat.

Take it from William Wooditch, author of «Always Forward: Discover the 7 Secrets of Sales Success,» which is centered around the idea that people can not sustain forward movement without the unconditional resolve to give and do their best every day, without retreat or surrender.

That's what turns us from a product that has maybe 40 million people signed up, to something that hundreds of millions of people around the world could potentially use.»

«People are coming from miles around, even from overseas, to visit this store.»

«[One] that is reaching out to the world, that is building bridges to the world, that is welcoming people in — the best and the brightest from every corner around the globe.»

Last March at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Moscow in March, I was scheduled to speak about women in entrepreneurship to a host of people from around the globe.

I don't just go to work every day; I get to learn from people that I get to choose to have around me.

«Look for times when you can make a point, tell a story to reinforce it, and collect your rewards from the faces of the people around you.»

It's the first one hosted in South America, for one, and it also features a refugee team representing misplaced people from around the world.