Sentences with phrase «letting someone»

Along with permanently increasing the borrowing costs for states, letting a state fail means fiscally troubled cities and towns could follow.

I believe it's more about showing people what they're capable of, mapping that to your company's direction and then letting them go to work.

Facebook's experiment with letting users downvote and upvote comments, Reddit - style, seems to be expanding.

Says McConnell's longtime friend Bill Stone, who is a party regular in Louisville: «Mitch has always been a believer in knocking them out, and when they're down, putting your foot on their throat and not letting them up.

There's greater satisfaction in respecting our differences, but not letting them prevent agreements that don't require abandonment of core principles, agreements made in good faith that help improve lives and protect the American people.»

It's about offering your undivided attention and letting the person know that you value what he or she has to say.

Most small - business owners recognize that they can't grow without delegating but still have a tremendous amount of difficulty letting go of control.

Your phone is one the most challenging environments to implement true artificial intelligence, yet it's also the most important if the goal of letting computers aid people in everyday decision - making is ever to come to pass.

With the major pharmaceutical companies done with fourth - quarter earnings, J.P. Morgan is letting clients know which companies look the best down the road.

The A.I. was very accurate, Cornwell says, but users weren't comfortable letting a computer make those decisions if they didn't know the criteria it was using.

One thing a company can really benefit from is by letting its sales staff contribute to the business's overall strategy, a move that can lead to a 15 percent increase in revenue.

The original Foursquare still exists as a means of letting you discover restaurants, bars, and other places around you.

Strengthen Dodd - Frank banking regulations and crack down on Wall Street's «shadow banking system,» which Clinton describes as letting hedge funds and high - frequency traders profit disproportionately to every day investors.

By letting them in a little, you show that you trust your audience and earn their trust in turn.

In such cases, transferring the diluted liquid (again, pure water) onto a sugar tablet and then letting it evaporate works because the sugar has a memory of the water that has a memory of the chemical.

Melania has been mostly quiet and invisible on the campaign trail, letting her step - daughter Ivanka Trump assume a bigger role.

Altman, by contrast, has advocated for the government to take on responsibility for affordable housing, «instead of letting rich people drive it up to increase their own wealth.»

Sitting or standing upright, taking deep belly breaths, and letting your voice rise with passion and fall with authority help create what Morgan calls a «leadership voice.»

Restaurants do surge pricing by making drinks half - price early in the evening or letting kids eat free on Tuesdays.

However, if you're interviewing for a management position, hiring managers may be interested in seeing if you can handle the pressure of letting an employee go if needed.

Bill George writes in «Finding Your True North,» «Rather than letting the expectations of others guide you, you must be prepared to be your own person and go your own way.»

In modern office buildings, designed to maximize energy efficiency by letting in as little outside air as possible, CO2 levels around 1,000 ppm are common.

Letting go let's us move forward.

If you run poor meetings by letting people talk too long then don't be surprised if people push back against the no devices rule.

«I felt we should be doing headphone functionality, language translation, letting you talk to Siri, and all this other stuff,» Fritz says, «but Noah said we needed to start very niche and targeted [to offer] the most magical experience we can provide.»

By April 2014, Health Canada will be getting out of the pot business, opening up the market to licensed producers and letting individuals buy it with only a doctor's note (they currently need Health Canada authorization).

«I felt like I was letting clients down,» he says.

If not, make one person responsible for the calendar — letting too many people edit the calendar will only muddle things up.

Sure, if you run a retail or service business, there's no way to chuck employee schedules, but if your team is doing office - based work, you might consider tossing your set hours and letting your people come and go as they please.

I got the impression that setting the course and then stepping back and letting his team get the job done was the basic philosophy that had clearly served him well.

However, I always make sure to start the day strong and focus on not letting circumstance or what others think define my limitations or opportunities.»»

Let's take something like a financial advisor.

Let's be very clear here.

Yes, they have big goals, but they don't let those big goals distract them from whatever they're currently working on.

Launched about a year ago, Diveboard's free, multi-platform (web, iPhone, Android) social media and e-commerce service lets diving enthusiasts easily record and share their diving memories.

The best piece of management advice I received was from someone who let go of his entire staff because they were good but not great.

Force yourself to let others go first.

According to John Crabill, an executive with Mohu, the company's sales doubled during the January and February period when Dish (DISH) announced Sling, which lets consumers buy a bundle of cable channels over the internet.

«Let's keep the communication very clear, very honest and very complete.»

What we're doing is flattening organizations: SoapBox lets all employees submit ideas for making or saving money, for changes they'd like to see in the company or for ways to improve the customer or employee experience.

Don't let scary headlines keep you from pursuing opportunity overseas.

Note: outrageously attractive females can and will jump the queue, because some dude always lets them in.

Pro tip: Don't let peer pressure dictate that you take a vow of near - term poverty.

One of the best ways to do this is by using a solution like Yondo, which lets you create your own store that sells on - demand video content with your own domain.

«After several months of interviews with friends, teachers and coaches still reeling from the shock, what emerges is a portrait of a boy who glided through life, showing virtually no signs of anger, let alone radical political ideology or any kind of deeply felt religious beliefs,» the magazine explained.

A Google Chrome extension lets users filter out web pages mentioning the President.

Let staff know what rewards they can expect for a job well done.

If you're uncomfortable tooting your own horn, Mueller also suggests doing pro bono work or working with non-profits, to let other people spread your corporate values by word of mouth.

The new feature lets users unlock their devices by scanning their own faces.

Let's say after paying all its costs, advertising, payroll, taxes, and more taxes, a small business has a margin at the end of the day of 10 % (that's pretty good nowadays, especially for a smaller business); that means your 3 % credit card fees are costing them 30 % of their profit!