But like any employer initiative, business owners should be careful that their good intentions don't become oppressive or illegal.
Good intentions don't matter.
However,
the good intentions do not seem to have made much impact on those currently vying for partnership, with only 1 % of survey respondents stating they are very confident that steps being taken to improve diversity through schemes such as PRIME will be effective and a 54 % majority stating that such schemes will «probably not» be effective.
Even if something is intended to relieve immediate issues like water shortages, the good intentions don't excuse half - measures and short - cuts.
If I just exceeded the speed limit trying to prevent somebody from setting off a fertilizer bomb at a crowded event, and you're the cop that catches me, my good intentions don't mean I don't have to pay the speeding ticket.
Good intentions don't necessarily make good art.
I honestly didn't hate Hello Neighbor, but an interesting setup and good intentions don't make up for sloppy design, unwieldy controls, AI that isn't as smart as advertised, and myriad of other issues.
Susan has good intentions, but good intentions don't pay bills.
«We all know that good ideas plus
good intentions do not always equal good outcomes.
It's clearly a film that tries to mean well, but like a good - hearted hitman, good intentions don't make you moral.
Good intentions don't translate to good filmmaking in this scatterbrained examination of drone warfare.
Too often the director's enthusiasm and good intentions don't translate to us in the audience.
It celebrates female friendship in a way few movies do, but good intentions don't always make for a good film.
Good intentions don't equal useful information.
Just because you have good intentions don't assume everyone does.
The only problem: Good intentions don't count.
Good intentions don't matter — what you actually see through and achieve will be the measure of your success.
The things you're willing to shell out for when you're an expat... I've had a bonkers busy weekend — the kind of weekend you need a weekend from — so in spite of my best intentions I didn't get a lot of lunch focused...
The things you're willing to shell out for when you're an expat... I've had a bonkers busy weekend — the kind of weekend you need a weekend from — so in spite of my best intentions I didn't get a lot of lunch focused...
However,
my good intentions did not play too well so far.
It's such a busy time of year and getting organized seemed like the perfect way to ensure my good intentions didn't fall flat.
Parker put his heart and soul into it, but sometimes the road paved with good intentions doesn't lead to Hell: It stops at mediocrity.
Mere marketing and
good intentions does not an Amanda Hocking make.
The best intentions do not always turn out as planned.
But their good intentions didn't last long, less than three months.
Not exact matches
Investing more time and training in your people in their early days doesn't always work out, even when you have the
best of
intentions.
But
best of all, from the interns» perspective, if you don't have the means or the
intention to hire any of your interns, you should at least connect some of the most promising candidates with colleagues in your field and help them find their footing after they conclude their internship.
But as bestselling author and Oprah - anointed happiness expert Shawn Achor pointed out on in an excerpt from his new book on the TED Ideas blog recently, that sort of praise —
well intentioned as it might be — actually
does more harm than
good.
Even though you have
good intentions, that may actually
do more harm than
good.
Despite your
best efforts and
intentions, mistakes happen and it doesn't make sense to dwell on them.
Wired has a
good roundup of the possibilities; some observers fear the company has no
intention of reselling e-books, that it merely wants to block others from
doing so, but intellectual property experts see no evidence of that.
Those who possess minimal emotional and mental resources can
do very silly things, but their
intentions are almost always
good.
How
do we keep those
good intentions and get rid of the rest of the annoying buzz?
The
good news is, anyone is capable of
doing this if they just practice the right habits and come at it with the right
intention.
While both parties need to watch out for ill -
intentioned people,
doing your due diligence is part of approaching a rent - to - own situation so it has the
best chance of working out favorably for both the buyer and seller.
While the car company clearly wants to take a stance on and
do something to ameliorate the gender pay gap, the commercial has garnered criticism on social media, with some saying that Audi's hiring practices don't reflect the message of the likely
well -
intentioned ad.
With apologies in advance to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and online legal - advice company LegalZoom — both of which I have no doubt carry the
best intentions and otherwise
do good work — and, with an additional shout out to John Calvin, tracking startup confidence seems an exercise in predestination.
It's the time each year when we think about our finances and what we can
do to get smarter with our money but now it's almost Memorial Day and, you know what they say about
good intentions.
Ever start your day with the
best intentions to get things
done only to reach mid-afternoon wondering what happened to your productivity?
Yet when it is
done with
intention and self - awareness, breaking from regular routines can be a powerful way to stimulate new thinking, break bad habits, adapt
better to change, and be more collaborative in a team environment.
It's worth noting that Reddit's anti-negotiation policy, while
well -
intentioned,
does have its flaws: If the salary offered is based on the applicant's previous salary — which may or may not have been negotiated or fair — it could actually be worsening the pay gap.
A loftier reason for making a change, along with some support as we make it, can achieve what
good intentions and our ever - wobbly willpower seldom
does.
We've found that male managers, despite being
well -
intentioned, often aren't equipped to handle women in conversations about stress, flextime, remote working, what the company is willing to
do, and other issues that they need to approach differently than they would for their male employees.
Yes, I'm being blunt, but I'm
doing it with the
best intentions to keep you from making stupid mistakes that will cost you interviews or, worse, your credibility.
Clear your head and don't allow the noise of
good intentions shape your life.
«Obviously there are benefits to
doing print very
well, and it's our
intention to have the print cycle elongated as long as possible,» Sheehan said.
Gun violence has torn up many communities across the country, mainly due to negligence on behalf of local and national government to properly regulate access to guns, ignorance to their constituents» varying situations, and willingness to take money from organizations that very clearly
do not have the
best intentions for the future of the United States.
«This negative tone is starting to negatively impact our guest perceptions of the brand and undermines the
good and honest
intentions of our restaurant owners, their team members and our employees who are all working day to day every day to
do the
best for the guests and the brand.»
Did they miss the part where lots of
well intentioned «investors» bought Facebook shares at $ 80B, $ 90B, $ 100B, only to see the shares trade down to a fraction of that value?
Shel and Jay cite real - life examples of
well - known corporations who are changing the way America
does business with their
good intentions and innovative strategies.