Sentences with phrase «gotten great things done»

We've had a Republican Senate in this state for six years, and we've gotten great things done.

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They understand that achieving great things means getting more done, taking excellent care of their bodies and thinking in ways which promote greatness.

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.

For people constantly in the public eye, the royals are unsurprisingly great at shaking the right hands, smiling at the right moments, and generally keeping it all together to make sure they get things done.

Since everyone at the outset is doing multiple jobs and since you can't be everywhere at once, you've got to trust your people to do the right things in the moment, since there's no rule book, no time for extensive preparation and instruction, and there's rarely a second chance to make a great first impression with a lot of new and prospective customers.

He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.»

Technology is great to get certain things done, but I got away from personal contact too far, and I can now see it had a negative impact on my business.

Asked what he considers his greatest achievement, he acknowledged the obvious — «the chance to be part of the software revolution empowering people was the biggest thing I have gotten to do» but made it clear it's healthcare that has his attention these days.

He is the one who gets the people to do the greatest things.»

Research shows that most people feel a great sense of satisfaction when they are getting things done, and this is a tangible way of illustrating that.

That's fine, but to get somewhere in life, to do great things, you have to have real mentors in the real world.

Great leaders have a higher level of perseverance, stick - to - itiveness, and drive than most anyone else, and they can be counted on to get things done.

One thing that often gets missed is that many entrepreneurs create new products because doing so creates greater opportunities for their employees.

«He's great at getting [clients] to do things, because you just immediately trust Dominic,» says Bob Felton, a semi-retired McKinsey director who met Barton early in his career.

Great business relationships are created when people work together toward a common goal — and are able to count on one another to do their part, meet commitments, and get things done.

I'm a very goal - focused, hard - driving person and what gets me energized and pumped up for the day is when we're doing great things.

That led me to do more things along those lines, and when I got the Cup level I saw drivers like Bill Elliott, Richard Petty, and Dale Earnhardt doing great things for charity.

Controllers are great, but at some point we will get to where I can just put a headset on and have my hands do things.

«Great perks (free food, free coffee bar rivals Starbucks, free juice bar, free ice cream bar, just free bars... I can go on), great energy in the company to get things done (motivated by a sense of how much of a difference the products make in the lives of people in earning their livelihood or taking it to the next leGreat perks (free food, free coffee bar rivals Starbucks, free juice bar, free ice cream bar, just free bars... I can go on), great energy in the company to get things done (motivated by a sense of how much of a difference the products make in the lives of people in earning their livelihood or taking it to the next legreat energy in the company to get things done (motivated by a sense of how much of a difference the products make in the lives of people in earning their livelihood or taking it to the next level).

Even though small companies do a great job at employee engagement, there's one thing their bosses consistently get wrong, the survey found: they put too much emphasis on compensation.

One of the greatest challenges we all face is the ever - increasing struggle to get things done.

The answer, of course, is that it's always a good thing to get the most out of your content and repurposing content is a great way to do so.

Great employees can teach their bosses to let go and trust in their ability to get things done.

«I think as a company, if you can get those two things right — having a clear direction on what you are trying to do and bringing in great people who can execute on the stuff — then you can do pretty well.»

The great thing is you can wear them running around doing errands and you're getting a little workout at the same time.»

The face - to - face comes after Trudeau, whose government is struggling with a pipeline crisis at home, pitched Canada as a great place to invest by telling hundreds of business leaders «that big things can get done in Canada.»

In terms of coordination, can we imagine putting a greater focus on self - organisation and collective wisdom, rather than bureaucratic rules and procedures, as a way of getting things done?

«The better macro-economic environment in Europe has created greater confidence to get things done.

The greatest challenge a new business venture faces is getting the right things done in the right order.

«The great thing about admin privileges in Messenger is they work in the background; if your group chat doesn't need that level of control, it won't get in the way of your group messaging,» wrote Facebook in a blog post.

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I recently got a phone call from an entrepreneur whom I respect and who runs a company that I hope will do great things one day.

And the great thing about the SR&ED tax credit program is that the tax credit is refundable, so even if your business doesn't make any profit, you will get the refund back in cash.

Although I'm expecting great things from cannabis stocks, don't get too excited about gains and don't get too bummed about losses.

Justin Sun has done a great job so far and I expect things will only get better as the Main Net launch draws near.

«In our evolution as investors, one of the things we have discovered is that it is often the things that don't get measured that have a greater magnitude on investment returns than what is measured.

All of these things might not affect your ability to get your own work done, but they will certainly impact how your boss views your professionalism, and how willing he is to trust you with greater responsibility.

By empowering employees to get active on social media and share information about the great things your bank is doing, you'll reach a wider millennial audience.

One of the great things about my job is that I get to travel around the world while doing it.

It's a great way to remind yourself of all the other things you wanted to do with your time that you didn't really get around to in your first attempt at retirement (since you really start yearning for them when you're busy working again.)

The great thing about Dollar General is, again, we've got the levers to enable us to do that.

If you are still living in Leviticus times, I got news for ya: the world is round, women can do math and own property, slavery is bad and we made this really hard metal called «steel» that's great for all sorts of things.

When we think of doing «great things,» we typically picture a story that will make the news or get shared in a book.

I suspect that when we do finally get to heaven, we will discover that this very imperfect thing called the church was the greatest source of comfort and good on the earth save our Lord Himself.

I suspect that when we do finally get to heaven, we will discover that this very imperfect thing called the church (in all its sometimes confusing manifestations) was the greatest source of comfort and good on the earth, save the person of our Lord Himself.

So many things can be right on your wedding day: the perfect decor, the most elegant reception hall, the greatest group of family and friends, the right hand, and even the perfect «I do» moment, but without the right spouse, you've got nothing with which to move forward.

And I really wish Christians would make up their minds about Jesus's place in the big scheme of things: is he a co-equal third of a trinity of ent.ities who somehow make up one large god, or is he a lesser god sent by his greater father god to suffer in order to straighten out the weird sin situation he created and didn't get around to fixing for thousands of years (the whole John 3:16 thing people are so fond of quoting only makes any sort of sense in the second situation).

I can see how one can look at this idea and look at the following examples in Hebrews 11 as «Because they were sure they would get this reward, they did this thing» but as the author points out in verse 39 that they didn't get what they imagined they would, so if we understand faith as «being sure» it would turn out that it is «being sure» of something and being totally wrong — instead it makes more sense to understand Hebrews 11:1 as saying that «faith is a realization (or actualization)» of our hopes, a realization that the author points out is greater than we could expect and be sure in.

A god gets a human woman pregnant, there's danger in his childhood, he's charged with doing some great feat before he can join his godly father, he can do amazing things,...

The great thing about getting older, is that you've been able to figure out who you are, what you like and become established enough professionally to actually do things you enjoy.